I ordered 3 bloody marys at my local pub without getting attacked.
if you believe it's true, it probably is.
iamwhoiam
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Witnesses =Saying "bloody Mary" x 3 in mirror WILL cause demon attacks...mental conditioning?
by Witness 007 inyes according to witnesses anything can cause demon attacks even buying old furniture, the wrong {haunted} house or article of clothing....don't forget those evvvvil smurfs!
some witnesses share stories about how they were attacked by demons in the night.
like my witness friend who claims his bed levitated after reading ghost stories....is this just mental conditioning or is he just nuts?.
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Local Needs: Low Hours
by breakfast of champions inthe local needs was about low fs time in the cong.
about 1/3 of publishers are averaging 4 hours per month.
that is unprecedented in our cong, a usually 'zealous' congregation.. my take is this: if you don't believe it yourself, why are you going to waste valuable time telling others?
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iamwhoiam
yes..not just field service hours, but attendance is inconsistant and fewer brothers are volunteering and/or reaching out.
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Transfusion or Murder?
by iamwhoiam inlet's say a couple is told by a doctor that the odds are good that thier baby will die prematurely unless a blood transfusion is given.
the parents decide not to go through with it due to thier beliefs.
if the baby dies from not getting a transfusion, is that considered murder on behalf of the parents or atleast criminal neglegence?
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iamwhoiam
Let's say a couple is told by a doctor that the odds are good that thier baby will die prematurely unless a blood transfusion is given. The parents decide not to go through with it due to thier beliefs. If the baby dies from not getting a transfusion, is that considered murder on behalf of the parents or atleast criminal neglegence? I mean, i'm aware of the abortion laws (roe vs. wade), but refusing to save the life of your child after its born... Thoughts?
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How do you know when the Governing Body speaks for itself, and when it is supposed to speak for Jehovah?
by dgp inin the catholic church, the pope is considered "infallible" when he speaks ex cathedra.
that is to say, he is not infallible when he speaks about things that don't have to do with religion.
for example, he may say whatever he pleases about economics, but no one will hold that catholic economists will have sinned against god if they consider that the pope is wrong.. the important point here is that the pope is thought to be infallible only when he speaks about matters strictly related to the church.. the wikipedia has this:.
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iamwhoiam
That's the whole point of religion...you can't know. That's why they will continue to make the big bucks along with psychics and all other forms of paranormality. people are afraid of what they can't see, yet unafraid to fork out the cash to someone/entity that says they can. People want to be deluded because it's easier and more dramatized that facing reality.
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"Mentally Diseased" comment - help needed
by sizemik ina complaint regarding this comment was forwarded about a week ago to the nz human rights commission.. it was simply an email outlining the complaint and quoting the paragraph in question.. today i recieved a request for more information as follows .
my name is robert hallowell; i work at the human rights commission as its legal counsel.. .
thank you for your email of 14 september 2011. would you be able to send me a copy of the particular edition of watchtower or a copy of the article that you enquired about?.
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iamwhoiam
I took 10 copies off the counter at my hall in case i need them in the future.
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Wording of "mentally diseased" press release - feedback?
by cedars inas some of you may know, i am working with trailerfitter and cantleave in helping amelia with her efforts to complain about the latest "apostates are mentally diseased" article.
she has an appointment with local police tomorrow afternoon, as she has lodged a complaint under the 'hate crimes' act.
it has been suggested that this issue may merit some media coverage, and with this in mind i have prepared a draft press release.
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iamwhoiam
"The purpose of the article was evidently to block any current Witnesses from discovering the truth about the organisation’s history, and its increasingly discredited beliefs."
Can you pick another word other than "evidently"?...lol
Also, in that article, there was a footnote on the bottom of that page that gave the definition of an "apostate". Does anyone know where that definition came from and how it compares to the definition in the Oxford English Dictionary (industry standard)?
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Were any of you anointed?
by TimothyT indid any of you feel that mystical force telling you that you were of the anointed class?.
what did it feel like?
was it real?
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iamwhoiam
my grandmother claims annointed, she has been partaking for as long as ive been alive. when i asked her how she knew she was one...she simply said that it was because there was no desire in her to live forever on earth.
an old friend of mine who partook said that while he was driving from new york to florida, he had a vision of ruling in heaven that he can't explain in words. he said he was so freaked out that he then felt the presence of an angel in the backseat of his car assuring him that "everything is going to be alright".
anyone else have or have heard anything like this?
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'Apostates' being labelled 'mentally diseased'. Is discrimination against mentally disabled people by using it as a 'hate crime' term?
by punkofnice insorry if i'm not expressing myself very well but i wasn't allowed an education due to wbt$ regulations.. what i'm trying to say is that the wbt$ using the term 'mentally diseased' as an insulting term against those fictitious 'apostates' they want everyone to 'hate', is surely very discriminatory against those that have a genuine mental illness.. it's like calling a white person that has caught a suntan the 'n' word isn't it?
offensive, inappropriate and utterly destructive.. in the uk the press can be pretty sensitive about such name calling that implies that mental disease is somehow to be used as a hate crime word.. is it worth writing to the press to complain about such discrimination?.
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iamwhoiam
A "bible study" of someone in my hall has been commenting in the meetings fairly regularly. She raised her hand on sunday and was called on. She asked a question to the conductor, "what kind of false teachings are they promoting?" in response to one of his general statements to the audience. The conductor said they use things like "hellfire" and "trinity" to to stumble others, which I thought was a BS answer. The COBE immediately raised his hand, was called on, and said apostates are known for being "overly-critical" of the organization.
Funny stuff
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Check out this link. Same imagery as in JW literature
by foolsparadise inhttp://xfamily.org/index.php/gallery_of_posters.
didnt realize until now how eirilyyyyyy similar jw's are to other religions.
wow.
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One scripture that got me thinking on my way to leaving...
by MrFreeze inwhen i was still in, i read a scripture that i think got me started on my route to leaving and not buying into the bs anymore.. for the longest time (ever since i was baptized) i wasn't exactly the beacon of a model brother in what i was really doing.
you could say i was leading a "double life".
my jw persona was holier than thou.
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iamwhoiam
I think "where else will you go" is a trap. if you answer, "nowhere" or "i don't know", they beilieve you are no longer interested in "the truth" and are an apostate. If you answer "somewhere else", you are an apostate. Either way you answer this question you are an apostate. Perhaps the best answer would be, "thanks for stopping by".