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Are homosexuals born that way? The March 15 Watchtower seems to say so.
by matt2414 in15 one brother who was raised in a christian household wrote that for as long as he could remember, he struggled with homosexual tendencies.
he said: i always felt awkward.
it seemed that i didnt fit in anywhere.
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If you were a Witness, when did you realize the Governing Body was apostate?
by matt2414 infor more than 30 years i believed everything that came from the watchtower society, especially since i lived at bethel for a while and i knew a lot of the gb members, who to me seemed intelligent and personable.
at the beginning, the emphasis was on the bible, the kingdom, jehovah and jesus.
but gradually over time, there would appear an elephant in the room that no one seemed to talk about, such as the change in the understanding of "generation.
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Have you ever wondered why as Jehovah's Witnesses you ignored the inconsistencies, lies and hypocricies of the Watchtower's Governing Body for so long?
by matt2414 inhere are a few examples of what i overlooked for so long:.
1. the watchtower often praised rutherford's 1918 talk "millions now living will never die.
" however, everyone who had ever heard that talk was dead.. 2. the governing body urges the placement of the watchtower's "bible" literature with strangers.
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Do JWs treat women like second-class citizens, like their husbands' property?
by matt2414 inas an elder, i recall that the husband always had to be present on any judicial committee meeting involving his wife, but that the wife was not to be present on judicial committee meetings involving her husband.
has this changed?
if not, isn't that treating women as lesser persons than their husbands?.
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On what scriptures does the WT oppose higher education?
by matt2414 inrecently the wt has taken a stricter stand regarding going to college and getting a higher education.
does anyone know what scriptures the wt uses to support this?
i can't find any in the bible.
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Where does the Governing Body say "old light" comes from?
by matt2414 inthe governing body claims they've received "new light" from jehovah every time they change their doctrine.
so where did the "old light" come from that's being replaced?
if the old light is incorrect, could it have come from god?
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Are the Witnesses opposing God with their twisted view of "higher education"?
by matt2414 inmsnbc is reporting that "the government reported friday that the unemployment rate for college graduates fell slightly in may, to 3.9 percent from 4 percent a month earlier.
for people with just a high school degree, the unemployment rate increased to 8.1 percent, from 7.9 percent a month earlier.".
the bible says at 1 tim.
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Could the Governing Body be the "Evil Slave" of Matt. 24:48-51?
by matt2414 in48 but if ever that evil slave should say in his heart, my master is delaying, 49 and should start to beat his fellow slaves and should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, 51 and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites.
there is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of [his] teeth will be.
" mt 24:48-51 nwt.
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Isn't it hypocritical for the Governing Body to feature a biochemist in Awake! magazine but at the same time condemn higher education?
by matt2414 inthe january awake!
has an entire article about a woman, a molecular biochemist, who became a witness, and yet the watchtower leaders condemn and blacklist any of their members who get a college education.
i couldn't stop thinking about this as i read the article.
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Since it's obvious to true Christians that the Governing Body is apostate, are they represented by the "evil slave," the "man of lawlessness," the "antichrist" or someone else in the Scriptures?
by matt2414 inafter the conti verdict last week, the list of high crimes committed by the witness organization led by its governing body just gets longer and longer.
in addition to harboring, protecting and even legally defending child molesters, the governing body is also guilty of being defacto false prophets, stumblers of "little ones," blasphers of god with their "jehovah hates everyone but us" teachings, causers of division between brothers with their shunning policy, among myriad other actions that have turned people against god.
so, who in the bible represents the governing body?