As was pointed out to me recently,
this is an exjw forum, hence conversation is JW/WT centric
wallsofjericho
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Why do "Apostates/exjws" always go into "Watchtower-bashing" when you show them inconsistencies in the Bible?
by booker-t ini have noticed with "apostates/exjws" they always resort to "watchtower-bashing" whenever you show them inconsistencies of the bible.
we could be talking about contradictions, such as where did cain get his wife if adam,eve, abel, and cain were the only ones on earth?
the usual answer when they cannot answer will be "well the wt gave false prophecies in 1975".
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Changed: Head coverings for sisters, w15 2/15 QFR
by wifibandit indoes a female kingdom publisher need to wear a head covering if she conducts a bible study in the presence of a male publisher?.
in a questions from readers item published in the watchtower of july 15, 2002, it was stated that a sister should cover her head if she conducts a bible study in the presence of a male publisher, whether he is baptized or not.
further consideration of the matter suggests that a modification to this direction is appropriate.. if the male publisher who accompanies the sister while she conducts an established bible study is baptized, the sister would certainly want to wear a head covering.
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wallsofjericho
when I was 14 I attended a FS group of probably 40 people and I was the ONLY baptized male there. An uber-dub pioneer in her 60's took the group wearing a head covering then asked me to give the prayer
was so weird, and terrifying for me at such a young age
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Overlap what???
by dugout injust out of the blue i asked my wife whos been a jw for some 30 odd years can she explain the overlapping doctrine.
she said to me she never heard of this and said she will have to look it up.
i thought oh s#^%!.
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wallsofjericho
like much of what the BOrg teaches, it only truly makes sense once your mentally free and you quit the mental gymnastics
it all makes sense once you leave
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Jehovah's Witnesses Ban upheld by Supreme Court.-TASS reports. Are Russian JWs suffering as a result of Watchtower Governing Body Hate Rants?
by Balaamsass2 intass news:.
russias supreme court rules jehovah's witnesses from samara extremist organizationrussia.
november 13, 20:58 utc+3 .
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wallsofjericho
agreed vidiot
to see the R&F and their children suffer because of the BOrg's unscriptural rules is too bad. They are good people, they are meek, that is why they obey blindly. They just want to be happy. Not unlike the malawe and mexico scandals ray franz talked about it CofC
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"It's the intent that counts and not the result."
by donny in"it's the intent that counts not the result.".
i have been out of the jw organization for some 22 years now and i sometimes get a reminding jolt out the hoops that some will jump through to make their religion make sense to them.
the first line in this post is what a jw on the street here in salinas told me on saturday when trying to justify the society's history of false prophecies.
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wallsofjericho
Very good job
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Lowering the standards: The sign of a cult struggling for survival
by Hidden-Window inmany of the recent changes in the jehovah's witness organization are a clear sign of a cult that is struggling for survival.
the internet has change the scenario in a very dramatic way.
many of us who for years struggled alone with doubts and cognitive dissonance thinking that we were the only ones, that we, as individuals were the issue, now know that there is a large community of individuals who see the organization as what it is, a mind controlling cult that is not only false, but also dangerous.. the governing body clearly understands the consequences of this awakening.
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wallsofjericho
Russel was easy going with the "brothers" then rutherford came in like hitler himself and reinvented the BOrg nringing in strict rigid procedures
the BOrg is being reinvented again more than ever since the banishing of the millennial dawn.
15 minutes, both parents counting family study time (buttressed by family worship night), 30 hour aux pioneering, all these tactics to keep less active ones from slipping way, the fresh mainstream feel of JW.org..... Once everyone is all nestled in, in will come the REAL reform
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I HATE vets
by Xanthippe intook one of my cats to the vet two weeks ago, she gets dermatitis from flea bites and although she gats flea treatment every four weeks the skin problem flares up about every two years.
so i asked for her usual steroid tablets which clear it up in about a week but no this young vet about 25 thought she should have a steroid injection and an antibiotic.
didn't work and she's much worse.. went back today and another vet said can't give you the tablets because the injection is still in her system and lasts 6 weeks.
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wallsofjericho
wallsofjericho, you must either have no experience with cats or be cold and heartless. My wife and I marvel every day at and get great joy from the many sweet, affectionate cats that live with us. I would hate to be like you.
I grew up with cats. I am tired of cleaning fur off all my clothes, emptying litter boxes, dealing with hacked up hair balls, smelly cat food, etc...
you would "hate" to be like me? like what? someone that doesn't like cats? you would hate to be like someone who doesn't like cats? what the hell is that supposed to mean? I don't much care for tofu, would you hate to be like someone that doesn't like tofu?
just to make sure of your hatred for me, in the country we have the privlige of dealing with all the unwanted cats of city folks who dump their cats off in the country. Then they get distemper and I have to shoot those cats and bury them. I've shot several. How do you like me now?
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Nethinim - (Barb Anderson please comment if you can!) :)
by wallsofjericho in*** w06 2/15 p. 28 par.
11 walking in the path of increasing light ***.
the year 1992 saw still another refinement, one that is comparable to what happened after the israelites and others returned from exile in babylon.
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wallsofjericho
good stuff folks,
Another interesting thing is that the revised NWT no longer says "Nethinim". Each place where that term occurred in the old NWT, it's been replaced by "temple servant".
great catch!
But I recall it implied that all the 144k could die off and the Org would be run by the "given ones" until the Big A. Did you get this too?
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Tight Pants Tony Made The News
by thedepressedsoul inif you go to google and just type in, jehovah witness about 10 different articles pop up about tonys comment with the gays wanting men in tight pants!
i didnt play with any other google words yet but comment is getting a lot of publicity!.
he done goofed on that one!.
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wallsofjericho
agreed, this is a JW board so yes the focus is on them. I accept that.
I also think that large mustaches with waxed, turned up twirly ends look silly. Does that mean that it should become law that no one is allowed to express themselves by having such a mustache?
agreed. However I don't think it would be a stretch to suggest that tight skirts on women is out of line for a "christian". Why would tight pants on men be any different?
I get that the GB stand on a platform of speaking for god, but to be honest, any christian SHOULD consider tight pants or "skinny" pants unchristian the same way they would find tight skirts
don't get me wrong, I find this kardashian look extremely sexy, but I don't hold the bible as my authority. I would think most "christians" should find this inappropriate.
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Tight Pants Tony Made The News
by thedepressedsoul inif you go to google and just type in, jehovah witness about 10 different articles pop up about tonys comment with the gays wanting men in tight pants!
i didnt play with any other google words yet but comment is getting a lot of publicity!.
he done goofed on that one!.
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wallsofjericho
I hate the tight pants look on men
its a rediculous look
I don't hate the people that wear them, I just hate the look. And if they are "emo" I dislike that look even more. so lame
do we live in a world where no one is allowed to express a negative opinion about something? I am sure there are other religions that express disdain for this look also, do we attack them also?
