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  What if .... some thoughts

  by menrov in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, to start, i no longer believe the scriptures are inspired.

  may be some writers were influenced but that does not mean all what they wrote was correct.

  does this mean there is no creator?

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  Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

  Jesus of Nazareth, Luke 17:21

  By oneself is evil done,

  by oneself defiled,

  by oneself it’s left undone,

  by self alone one purified.

  Purity, impurity on oneself depend,

  no one can purify another.

  Siddhartha Gautama (the first Buddha), The Dhammapada 12:165

  500 BC a man in Nepal by the name of Siddhartha Gautama was born. Gautama claimed to achieve enlightenment at the age of 30 and shared his enlightenment the best way he knew how - through a common ground of religion. Gautuma is the first Buddha and gave us his teachings (the Dharma), which have a Hindu tone as Gautuma and his contemporaries were raised as Hindus. However, Gautuma was a revolutionary and despised the religions class. This too was apparent in his teachings. Gautuma taught that in life we unnecessarily suffer and he showed the path that would end suffering. There is no god in Gautuma's teachings. In fact, he taught that if we are to obtain enlightenment and end our suffering it is only by our own acts of selfless love that we do so.

  Five centuries later another man in Israel by the name of Yeshua was born. By the age of 30 Yeshua gained enlightenment and shared his enlightenment the best way he knew how - through the common ground of religion. Yeshua used the teachings of Judaism as a vehicle to convey his enlightenment. Yeshua was a revolutionary who despised the religious class. He taught that through selfless love we can reach the kingdom of God which is inside each of us.
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  3 New Letters Arrived!--2019-December!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2019 december brd newsletter.

  https://docdro.id/odvxhqr.

  2019-s-1-e-congregation field service and meeting attendance report.

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  truth_b_known

  The Sunday "Public Talk" was just that - a talk designed for the non-JW public that JWs were supposed to invite to hear during their public ministry. I was born in and got our in my mid-thirties. In over three decades I could count the number of people who attended a Sunday meeting that met this scenario on one hand.

  This is a letter of surrender. The "Public Talk" is no longer a public talk. Its just another talk that the rank and file have heard time and time again. Its just another opportunity to gather the flock to be guilted into being fleeced.
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  San Antonio: JWs leadership condemn former member accused of child molestation

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/jehovahs-witness-leadership-condemn-former-member-accused-of-child-molestation.

  jehovah's witness leadership condemn former member accused of child molestation.

  by joe galli.

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  No one at the Kingdom Hall here was willing to talk to me on camera.

  Wow! Here was there chance to give a witness and they passed it up. Better get back to standing next to a literature cart.
  
  
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  105 yrs.of Jesus Christ Rule is About To End ....What has Been accomplished ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at this pace its going to take more than a thousand years to make earth a paradise .by my reckoning.. what have the g.b.

  been saying about his kingdom reign now that its gone over 100 years ?

  and what he has accomplished ?.

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  105 years is a little over 10% of Christ's 1,000 year reign. That is the equivalent of the President of the United States taking office and for the first 6 months sitting on his hands in the oval office 24/7.
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  Cart Witnessing....They deserve the same ''cold shoulder''

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a man named jerry.

  on a public sidewalk, he asks attendees leaving a jehovah's witness convention in san diego a simple question, ''do jehovah's witnesses have the truth.

  not one person acknowledges him.

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  truth_b_known

  I remember when Jesus and his disciples made their first literature display in Jerusalem. The disciples were overjoyed Jesus wrote a book explaining his teachings. The disciples didn't understand their own beliefs and lacked the knowledge to defend their faith so they referred non-believers to the book.

  Yeah. Literature carts are just that ridiculous.
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  Disability Discontinued for Lifting Religious Pamphlets!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  disability discontinued for lifting suitcase of pamphlets!.

  https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191202/news08/912331976/disability-discontinued-for-man-caught-lifting-religious-pamphlets .

  petra!

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  truth_b_known

  Now I am waiting for the criminal insurance fraud charges to be filed.
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  Going in different directions

  by dothemath in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  was visiting with some old friends a while ago, and got to hear some interesting updates about their congregation.. there is a new family moved in, from the ukraine, and are very zealous.

  when giving their experience (they're quite new in the "truth") they feel strongly that the religion has changed their life.. they were ready to divorce, but from studying the bible, etc., they are now a happy family.. its really a yearbook type example that make a lot witnesses feel vindicated.. on the other extreme, in the same congregation, a teenager just graduating (an elders son) just up and left and moved in with a "worldly" family.

  he told his parents he doesn't believe it's the truth, and actually believes in evolution.. he was being "encouraged" to get baptized, but he managed to avoid that.

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  Side note - In Texas a person is considered an adult at age 17, but the parents are legally obligated to make sure the 17 year old completes high school. A 17 year old that graduates high school is considered an adult by the State of Texas.
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  Unpopular Opinion on Convention Protests

  by Jehalapeno in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i think it's really sad that people that wasted countless hours preaching for a cult are deciding to waste more hours on that same cult after leaving it.. get a hobby.

  enjoy life.. "the best revenge is a life well-lived.

  " - some person said this..

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  If you were given the knowledge that lead to happiness and joy would you keep it to yourself or share it with others?

  Like many religions, Jehovah's Witnesses claim that ultimate happiness is some future event to work towards. Unlike many of those religions, Jehovah's Witnesses teach that nothing in this world brings any happiness. As we have all learned, this is not true.

  Happiness is not in the past of the future. Happiness is being in the now. Why not share that with them so they can experience happiness, too?
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  New baptism contract

  by resolute Bandicoot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi all, a little while back we had a thread on the topic a new baptism contract, specifically question two, in that the "in association with gods spirit directed organisation" has been dropped.

  we had two circuit level baptisms in australia since the story started getting around where the old wording was still being used and i was starting to think that it was just a rumor.. the melbourne international convention this passed weekend used the new contract, in which the claim of spirit direction is rolled back.

  i would share here if i could post a mp3 file.. what will be next 1914 swept under the carpet?.

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  in·spire

  /inˈspī(ə)r/

  Learn to pronounce

  verb

  past tense: inspired; past participle: inspired

  1. 1.

     fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

     "his passion for romantic literature inspired him to begin writing"

     Similar:

     stimulate

     motivate

  cause

  incline

  persuade

  encourage

  influence

  rouse

  move

  stir

  spur (on)

  goad

  energize

  galvanize

  incite

  impel

  animate

  fire the imagination of

  fire with enthusiasm

  inspirit

  incentivize

  fillip

  inspirational

  encouraging

  heartening

  uplifting

  stirring

  rousing

  stimulating

  electrifying

  exhilarating

  exciting

  moving

  affecting

  memorable

  striking

  impressive

  influential

  stimulative

  Opposite:

  uninspiring

  dull

  • create (a feeling, especially a positive one) in a person.

    "their past record does not inspire confidence"

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    arouse
    awaken

  prompt

  cause

  induce

  ignite

  trigger

  kindle

  produce

  generate

  bring out

  bring about

  give rise to

  sow the seeds of

  enkindle

  Opposite:

  extinguish
• animate someone with (such a feeling).

  "he inspired his students with a vision of freedom"
• give rise to.

  "the movie was successful enough to inspire a sequel"


di·rect
/dəˈrekt,dīˈrekt/
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verb
past tense: directed; past participle: directed
1. 1.

   control the operations of; manage or govern.

   "an economic elite directed the nation's affairs"

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   administer

   manage
run
control
govern
conduct
handle
be in charge of
be in control of
be in command of
be the boss of
lead
head
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rule
preside over
exercise control over
be responsible for
be at the helm of
supervise
superintend
oversee
guide
regulate
orchestrate
coordinate
engineer
mastermind
run the show
call the shots
call the tune
pull the strings
be in the driving seat
be in the saddle
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  aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person.

  "heating ducts to direct warm air to rear-seat passengers"

  
  

  
  

  I promise you the Holy Spirit never did either for the Watchtower Society, its teaching, writings, or decisions.