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Posts by Ding
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14Resolution passing with zoom
by jonahstourguide inhi folks.. i put this in practices as i thought that appropriate.
perhaps it should be in scandalous behavior.
not a big deal but an example of the cult-ish intimidation and behavior.. at the end of this mornings short wt review prior to the convention brainwash by jackson, ( melbourne australia) the elder stated "brothers we have a resolution to present to the congregation".
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Do You Think the Federalist System in the US Gives States too Much Power?
by RubaDub inas time goes on, i keep rethinking this whole thing about states' rights here in the us.
the more i think about it, i think less states' power may be a way to reduce some of the craziness going on.. as mentioned on another thread, you can't even drive now into some states without them checking your license tag where you are from so you have have to be quarantined.
states such as georgia are pretty much wide open.
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Ding
Historically, it's not a matter of the States being "given" powers.
The States existed as separate sovereign countries until they ceded specific, limited powers to the federal government in 1787 in the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment makes clear that all powers not ceded exclusively to the federal government nor explicitly denied to the States by the Constitution belong to the States or to the people.
Instead of saying, "Where does it say in the Constitution that the federal government can't do such-and-such?" the real question is, "Where does it say in the Constitution that the federal government CAN do such-and-such?"
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Beards are depicted as normal in heaven but not on earth
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | august 2020. study article 32. walk humbly and modestly with your god.
jesus is depicted in the heavens.
next to him stand some of his co-rulers.
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Ding
What happened to Jesus being Michael the archangel? Where are his wings?
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We Are Not False Prophets-Watchtower
by Vanderhoven7 ina jw apologetic video.
https://youtu.be/itxmldcsmly.
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If the WT isn't a false prophet, then there is no such thing.
Who has erroneously predicted dates for the end more than the WTS?
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GB teaching - Gays and Lesbians will be resurrected as Gays and Lesbians
by Listener inthe final talk of the saturday afternoon online convention is given by lett, sporting a creepy looking combover, which for some reason, looks creepier than normal.
he talks about how those resurrected will need to come into line with a new moral code otherwise they will be destroyed.
he uses an example of gay people having to turn away from their inclinations even though they may feel that they are perfectly acceptable.. this demonstrates that the gb feel that being gay is a taught behaviour rather than an imperfect unnatural desire, otherwise they would be growing out of that desire as they develop towards perfection, as they teach.
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"Now in the case of one raised from the dead to earthly life, the sinful record for which he was condemned to death no longer stands against him. Like one released from imprisonment, he has the opportunity to conform to law. Nevertheless, the resurrected one is still the same human. His death produced no change in him as to personality and sinful inclinations. By resurrection he did not become a perfect human, free from all effects of sin and imperfection inherited from Adam. He was not declared righteous because of dying. As in the case of an ex-convict, he must put forth diligent effort not to succumb to his fleshly weaknesses. He must start in, as it were, where he left off in life and take full advantage of God’s provisions for everlasting life on earth." -- WT 10/1/1974, Questions from Readers, pp. 607-608
So the WT teaches that those who are resurrected will be raised with all the same sinful inclinations and desires they had the moment they died.
This would include not just things sexual but also things like lying, hypocrisy, pride, greed, covetousness, selfish ambition, and the like.
This would seem to me to mean that the millennial kingdom as described by the WT would hardly be a paradise.
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JW.org Focus on the Past - Have Always Wondered?
by JWTom injust curious of others thoughts.....while watching the latest round of convention videos with my pimi wife it was highlighted again in the content how much the wt org.
has always focused on the past (in my opinion).
many of the historical events that are highlighted as significant are from 100+ years ago in some cases.
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Ding
Maybe that's because every time they try to predict the future they get it wrong.
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No more hour requirements for pioneers
by solomon init was announced at the meeting.
do what you are able to because of covid.. i think i should sign up as i’m able to meet the hour requirements.
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Ding
0 hours works for me!
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New Disfellowshipping Procedure
by Anna Marina indisfellowship but never, ever announce it.. this new procedure is to be confirmed - anyone else come across it?.
for this record these are jesus' actual instructions in relation to this matter:-.
(matthew 18:15-17) 15 “moreover, if your brother commits a sin, go lay bare his fault between you and him alone.
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How would active JWs know to shun them if no announcement is made?
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What's Wrong with the Watchtower?
by Vanderhoven7 innot sure who wrote this list a while back but i think it is worth a repeat....to be added to or subtracted from or modified...whatever.. what's wrong with the watchtower.
"overlapping generations" - this teaching makes no sense.
the word used by jesus is in the singular, not plural form.. .
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Applying the 2 witness rule to child molestation
Covering up pedophilia
Claiming to be God's sole channel of communication (except for Geoffrey Jackson when engaging in "theocratic war strategy" before the Australia Royal Commission)
Mistranslating Bible verses to match their doctrines (such as John 1:1, Colossians 1:16-17, Romans 6:7)
Requiring JWs to die and let their children die rather than take blood transfusions
Banning organ transplants and vaccinations as required by scripture and then dropping the bans without explanation
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Post your experiance with JWs who did not save for retirement and had to work or live off off SS till death
by wolverines inbut one i remember was a full on dyed in the wool believer how was a farmer.
around 1975 he sold his farm moved his family to a very rural place and waited for the end to come.
he ended up working for his brother in law hanging drywall.
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Ding
You're "spiritually weak" if you don't wholeheartedly buy into the latest false prophecy.
So you give up your home, your job, and your savings so you can go where the need is greatest and pioneer.
But after the prophecy fails and you're left without a job, without adequate insurance, without savings, and without retirement income, the whole thing was YOUR idea and YOUR failed expectations.
You're at fault for running ahead of Jehovah's chariot.
And now you're in danger of becoming an apostate if you entertain forbidden thoughts that the GB was at fault.
The false date, the hype, and the exhortations to give up everything to focus your entire life on field service right before the end of this wicked system of things were "merely an expressed opinion." (Rutherford, 1926)
"In its issue of July 15, 1976, The Watchtower, commenting on the inadvisability of setting our sights on a certain date, stated: 'If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises.' In saying 'anyone,' The Watchtower included all disappointed ones of Jehovah’s Witnesses, hence including persons having to do with the publication of the information that contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on that date." (WT, March 15, 1980, pp. 17-18)
"...persons having to do with the publication of the information..."
This is probably as close as the WT will ever get to saying, "The GB's understanding was based on false premises. They believed their own hype and led many sincere JWs to financial ruin."