It strikes me how much this is like bird watching.
Seeing a JW with a beard is like spotting a rare bird in the wild...
so i went to the kh for the first time in a month, and the first brother in our congregation has grown a full beard.
i am in a western u.s. semi-rural area in a cong with an extremely conservative and controlling elder body.
oddly enough, it seemed like people were going out of their way to converse with him and act like they didn't notice the beard or they complimented the beard.
It strikes me how much this is like bird watching.
Seeing a JW with a beard is like spotting a rare bird in the wild...
i know this has been discussed over the years on this forum, but i just had to post this again!.
it seems that the popular fad amongst the "spiritual" ones in the local circuits is to home school their children instead of sending them to school.. now to clarify, we are in a very nice area of semi rural australia .
one with very community minded, and strong family values.
I went to public school as many other of my peers. But I've seen a portion to JWs who were homeschooled. They did not seem properly educated.
so a user named "the-question" said the jw's were right about 607 bce.. this is your chance brother to prove us all wrong.. we all can't wait to hear from you :).
That's what I used to believe. I was wrong.
And here is why:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-K8pyVfKcU&t=1s&index=1&list=PLyNx0oM_bmgDJHQFzgm4L0rRuPpwTOVmz
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyNx0oM_bmgDJHQFzgm4L0rRuPpwTOVmz
so a user named "the-question" said the jw's were right about 607 bce.. this is your chance brother to prove us all wrong.. we all can't wait to hear from you :).
And he wasn't interested in discussing the matter either.
i truly don't understand the mindset of a troll.
i know it's been explained, but i still don't get it.
it is hard to distinguish between a troll and a jw apologist at times because the reactions are very similar.
I'm wondering who is hitting dislike? Did I step on someone's toes?
i truly don't understand the mindset of a troll.
i know it's been explained, but i still don't get it.
it is hard to distinguish between a troll and a jw apologist at times because the reactions are very similar.
I truly don't understand the mindset of a troll. I know it's been explained, but I still don't get it.
It is hard to distinguish between a troll and a JW apologist at times because the reactions are very similar. How can one tell the difference?
so, you left because of a bad example(s).. why all the whining?
nothing better to do with your time?.
you at least know far more about the bible than any church-goer?.
World conditions since 1914 have only gotten better as a whole...which is a whole another video series: www.jwlove.org/1914ad
But in regard 607 BC, I'll take the first point about the Bible interpretation. There is nowhere in the Bible that proves the Jews returned from exile in 537 BC. If one reads Ezra chapters 1 to 3, it seems to point to 538 BC.
so, you left because of a bad example(s).. why all the whining?
nothing better to do with your time?.
you at least know far more about the bible than any church-goer?.
BTW...if you want to talk about 607 BC, start another topic on the matter. Argue the case.
so, you left because of a bad example(s).. why all the whining?
nothing better to do with your time?.
you at least know far more about the bible than any church-goer?.
There's lots of this information in written form out there about 607 BC. All it takes is a little googling.
https://ad1914.com/history-of-the-doctrine/
https://jeffro77.wordpress.com/index/607-for-dummies/
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/607-587.php
And this is a synopsis of each of the videos I linked to above: www.jwlove.org/607bc
We've had plenty of debates with JW apologists on this forum about this very subject.
so, you left because of a bad example(s).. why all the whining?
nothing better to do with your time?.
you at least know far more about the bible than any church-goer?.
As a JW, I would've said the same thing. Historians are not doing guesswork. And the Bible itself points to 587 BC.
That is why I did this video series on the subject exploring this from every angle.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyNx0oM_bmgDJHQFzgm4L0rRuPpwTOVmz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-K8pyVfKcU&index=1&list=PLyNx0oM_bmgDJHQFzgm4L0rRuPpwTOVmz