Leander
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If you were convincing a JW to leave...
by Leander inwhat would you say and what would you show them to prove the wts has misled many?.
also if that person asked if the wts had violated any scriptural prinicples how would you respond?
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MAJOR UN/WTS/NGO NEWS - WTS IS GONE
by hawkaw inas of 11:45 this morning (i had a telphone call this morning with the refernce department person named holly at 212-963-7234), i can tell you that the watchtower has disassociated itself from the united nations dpi!!!!!!.
the dpi is now taking them off the list.
the dpi requested the list removal to be done this morning!!!!!.
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Could someone help me research a few things?
by Leander ini've heard that the society has changed information in their volumes/cd's from what was originally printed.
can someone give me a few examples of this?.
i'm also looking for scriptural information about the disciples and their misunderstanding of jesus teachings.
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Has the WTS ever made a prediction that came true?
by Leander inthis morning a thought occured to me "has the society ever made a prediction or prophecy that has come true"?.
most of us are familiar with the prophecies or dates the wts has emphasized in the past.
of course all of those predictions never proved to be accurate so the question is, "if this is god's prophetic organization where is the proof"?.
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WOL's discussion of NGO and UN
by outcast inthis was cut and pasted, because i don't think the post will last long over at wol.. how would you answer this newbie?.
http://www.witnessesonline.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/witnessesonline/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=6&t=000102.
torontonian .
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Define the term "apostate"
by Leander inapparently there are several different definitions for apostate especially from the society's point of view.. .
personally i've always thought that an apostate was a person who used lies, slander and half-truths to cause others to stop serving god.
but according to the wts an apostate could be a person who causes someone to have doubts about the society regardless if the information they are presenting is the truth.. .
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The disturbing thing about ALL religions
by Leander inover the past couple of years i've been really questioning myself about why i have doubts about the wts and even the bible.. even though i've been raised as jw all of my life i've often felt that i was'nt really a religious person.
unlike some of the people around me i just could'nt (and still can't) work up any excitement about the bible.. so after much thought i've come to the conclusion that the disturbing thing about all religions is that fear is emphasized more so than love.
some might argue and say that the bible teaches just the opposite, some will no doubt think about the scripture "god loved the world so much that he sent his only begotten son".
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Does the WTS really own stock in an weapons co?
by Leander ini found this post at this link - http://www.messagefriends.com/cgi-bin/rcidxmsgb.cgi?pid=4552-8075-4552-4552.
smartie on 8-10-2001 - 8:15pm .
subject: jw's please answer my question .
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Is the UN 'scandal' the big one ?
by Simon inlooking at the stats, there are well over 14,000 views of the thread about the un.
the next 'most read' thread is around 9,500 so it is clearly a burning issue.. i wonder if the involvement with the un is the biggest threat to the wts?.
they are getting badly burnt because of their covering up child abuse and www.silentlambs.org is doing a great job of raising the profile of this but even so, i can see the 'mental defense mechanism' of many jws excusing this as 'individuals imperfection'.. they cannot excuse the gb getting in bed with the un.
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Has God always used a visible organization?
by Leander ini've been talking to a couple of people from my kingdom hall about the society's involvement with the un.
i mentioned that i had serious concerns about this recent news.
i noticed that in both instances in my speaking with these individuals they tend to use the reasoning that even if the society really is involved with the un that there must be a good reason for it.