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  Why Marrying An Outsider Is NOT A Disfellowshipping "Offense"

  by Divergent in

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  2. friends

  so yeah, i was thinking about this.

  marrying an unbeliever is considered to be wrong, but at the same time, it is not a disfellowshipping "offense".

  well, the reason is simple: there is more to gain than to lose by not disfellowshipping.

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  I cannot recall anyone getting disfellowshipped. However, these ones were "marked."
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  Will the UN turn on Religion?

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as all witnesses know, the opening gambit of the great tribulation will occur when the united nations turns on organized religion to devastate them and leave them naked of people and resources.

  however, as jehovah's judgement day has been spoken of as being "imminent", the question that can be fairly asked ... 'is the united nations organization actually in a position to act as god's destroyer of false religion?

  while i have no doubt that most within that organization had in the past tried to make the lives of the desperate better, the united nations has unfortunately now become a weak and underfunded political eunuch.

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  The Watchtower never gave a good definition of what "turning on religion" really means. Do you have an idea of what is the practical application of this "turning?"

  Once you think through what they suggest, it is actually pretty silly.
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  What is the purpose of life?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  while reading the magazines the other day it occurred to me that jws never really had a very good answer to that question.

  because it was aimed at young people and it said something along the lines, "if you believe in god you have a purpose, but if you don't believe in god your life has no purpose or meaning".

  i think that is a faulty analysis of the situation.

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  Given the number of posts that have responded to asking what is the meaning of life, I guess the meaning of life is to explain what the meaning of life is.

  If that isn't it then the meaning of life must be to simply perpetuate the DNA of the human species, at least until something better comes along. Then we will die off just like millions of other species before us.
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  Assembly day - La Féria, tx stats

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just quick post for stats.

  1300 attendance .

  4 baptism, 3 adults and 12 year old son of an elder from my cong.

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  It is a crime that they use kids as the battering ram to prove to the world that they are different.
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  Relationship Between the JWs and Brooklyn Coming to an End

  by betterdaze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the 107-year relationship between the jehovah’s witnesses and brooklyn is coming to an endby terence cullen sept. 21, 2016, 9:45 a.m.for jehovah’s witnesses, brooklyn heights was until recently the equivalent of vatican city for catholics.

  brooklyn—“the borough of churches”—arguably has no congregation with a more noticeable presence than the witnesses.

  the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, the governing body of the jehovah’s witnesses, built its headquarters at 25-30 columbia heights, and it is there to greet any visitor driving over the brooklyn bridge.

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  Brooklyn has always been a cultural anchor for JWs. I have often wondered what effect of losing this cultural anchor will have on the organization.

  Something tells me that abandoning Brooklyn is part of a much larger strategy to create a directional change in what this religion is all about.
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  Using the term "Watchtower" when talking to a JW

  by Sanchy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anyone else noticed how alarm bells go off inside a jw mind as soon as they hear someone that "is out" refer to the leaders of this org as "watchtower"?

  i've chatted with a few friends now about my doubts and each and every time i've started using phrases such as "watchtower said this" or "watchtower did that", i can almost see their heads about to explode in anger, as if they've just realized they are talking to the lucifer himself.

  some have even interrupted and corrected me by reminding me that it's not "watchtower", it's "god's organization".

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  I usually use the word "society." This seems to be more palatable when engaging in a discussion. It never occurred to me that the word "Watchtower" created such bad vibes. I wonder why?
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  If Satan is real . . . . . . .?

  by Dunedain in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lets try to think about this "logically", and i use that term loosely, because we are going to use jw "logic".. so, they say that satan is real.

  these are the last days.

  satan is "roaring about", like a lion, with him and his demons "trapped" within the confines of earth.

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  I have been told that I am following Satan because of my withdraw from the Watchtower. Given that live has been pretty good since leaving the "truth," is all I can say is - God bless Satan. Good Job!
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  New commentary on revelation coming up?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i heard through the grapevine about a forthcoming book:.

  together through the great tribulation - come to jehovah's mountain.

  still awaiting solid confirmation though.

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  So all the times we studied the Revelation book at the congregation book study was a waste of time. Wow!
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  May 22 1969 Awake!

  by zeb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "if you are a young person you need to face the fact you will never grow old in this system of things.. why not?

  because all the evidence in fulfilment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years...as a young person you will never fulfil any career that this system offers".

  may 22 awake!

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  I was 12 years old when this was written. Words like this have an effect on people's lives. Shame on them!
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  How Will Armageddon Begin?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  and how long will it last?

  and who will come after that, yahweh, as the old testament says or jesus, as the new testament says?

  the scriptures say he'll come to the mount of olives, but surely that's a spiritual mount of olives.

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  There are many many very bad things that could happen to humanity. But these events will have nothing to do with the fulfillment of bible prophesy. They will be just events. If you hang around for 10 or 20 billion years, the fate humanity (if it even exists) will be far different than now.