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  Would I be disfellowshiped for this?

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

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  if a publisher openly told the elders that they thought the gb were wrong about some or a lot of things, but said they will not share these thoughts with anyone else then would this be a case of disassociation disgfellowship?.

  my guess is lots of elders meetings and shepherding calls to try to get you to say something they could use against you.. but what would be the sin in which you are not repented?.

  the only reason to be dissed is non repentance?.

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  peacefulpete

  Disentangle yourself for a moment. Ask, who are you, what's important to you? Formulate a strategy to accomplish that to the extent you can. Know there are variables beyond your control. Be at peace.
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  disfellowshipped for having a personal opinion based on WT

  by Leslie in

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  in 2008 i was baptized into the truth after leaving a trinitarian faith.

  during my eight years as a jehovah’s witness, i strived to keep the standards set by the bible, wt and the faithfull and discrete slave.

  but unfortunately, the congregational elders from the kingdom hall i attended were not keeping to jehovah’s standards, hence, wrote my letter of resignation.

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  peacefulpete

  You are in an unenviable position. You clearly believe the JW religion to be agents of God but are outside their favor. Millions are presently in your shoes. Suffice to say many here have eventually come to see things differently. Whatever your conclusions are, know you are welcome to vent or ask any questions from others here.
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  How to send Memorial greetings?

  by CuriousAboutJW in

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  i have a friend who is a witness, and i wanted to send them a message on tuesday, but i'm not entirely sure what to say.

  "happy memorial" doesn't seem quite right.

  what are some appropriate greetings to send on the day of the memorial of jesus christ?.

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  The idea of holidays is so negatively viewed that even on the one day they commemorate they do not regard it as one. They do not use special greetings or expressions. Its really just another day at church.
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  What is wrong with Watchtower Soteriology?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  i'm making a list.

  1. salvation is redefined for the majority of members from justification to survival into a new system..

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  peacefulpete

  The message that humans need salvation.
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  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

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  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

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  Israel's Bennett Walks Back Claim the West 'Blocked' Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal (businessinsider.com)
  
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  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

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  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

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  peacefulpete

  The sooner Russia pulls out the sooner the peace, is also true. Your choice to have Ukraine capitulate and give up their homeland to shorten the war makes you sound like a Putin backer. So much of this seeming pro-Russia talk from the right over the past year has been simply the result of the perceived necessity to oppose whatever a Democrat President does. If he says white, they have to say black. . If he supports something, you have to reject it. It's come to that.
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  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

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  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

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  peacefulpete

  Of course, you get useful idiots like peacefulpete who, having spent decades deriding people as racist and Little Englanders for caring about England's national interest, have now discovered how important national identity is.

  So you seem to be saying you now understand the Ukrainian desire to remain independent. Glad I was useful.
  
  
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  apollonius of tyana clips

  by peacefulpete in

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  apollonius of tyana

  "apollonius of tyana in cappadocia (asia minor) was a neophyagorean sage: he followed the teachings of the philosopher pythagoras (born ca.

  apollonius was born about the same time as jesus and survived until near the end of the first century c.e.

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  peacefulpete

  Still interesting.
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  Some thoughts on the message of doom

  by JeffT in

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  one of the recent threads on the talk about the hailstone message got me to thinking.

  the problem with putting out a message like that is what to do when nothing happens.

  i have to think that somebody will be asking that question.

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  peacefulpete

  Sorry,kinda got on a roll. Bit off topic.
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  England v Ukraine

  by BoogerMan in

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  so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.

  things must be improving, eh?.

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  peacefulpete

  My comment, England for the Germans, wasn't flippant, it was sobering. An aggressive nation felt justified in expanding it's empire. It was stopped by an international effort. Americans were split on whether to fully engage in the war. Many felt it wasn't our problem. I for one believe the decision to support our allies was the right one.