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  If Heaven is such a good place then how was it ever allowed to get to the state where a war was necessary.?

  by smiddy3 in

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  a precedent has been established .if it happened once it can happen again..

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  A precedent has been established .If it happened once it can happen again.
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  Did You Know Any "Genuine"" Old School Anointed?

  by Number 6 in

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  2. experiences

  growing up in scotland in the 1970s in scotland the anointed were few and far between, but we had one old dude in our cong who claimed to be one of the anointed.

  in the days when it was taken seriously.. i'd be curious how you viewed them.

  thing is, he wasn't an elder, or even a ministerial servant, just a plain old publisher.. but he was revered like he had a hotline to jesus.. the other week i was talking to a friend of similar age to me but who hung around the wt a lot longer than i did, and he just commented "oh him... he was a doddery old fool who used to just sit and piss himself.

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  I knew of two or three in the 60`s but I don`t recall anybody ever giving them any special treatment.

  And I was always puzzled by that , if they were recognised as an anointed person how come they never held a position in the congregation regardles of them being a male or female.?

  As anointed were open to males and females ,it also puzzled me why when the illustrations appeared in the publications ,the anointed were always shown as having a beard ,a male attribute ,however never was there ever an illustration of the anointed without a beard .?
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  Divorce/Terms of Agreement

  by SFSDGUY in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm a first time poster and i apologize if this topic has been discussed before.

  when i met my wife she was disfellowshiped and were happy, got married, and had a kid.

  after we had our daughter she got reinstated so her family and her jw "friends" could spend time with our daughter.

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  In my experience I have found that many JW`s who become passive ,faders ,and dont participate in the religion anymore ,and even those that have been reproved or DF and don`t attend anymore they still have this hangup .

  And I put it this way

  They have left the "truth" /religion ,but the religion /"truth" has never left them .

  With these people their is always a chance they will rejoin the religion at some future time.

  With these people you have to be sure they have done the homework and proved for themselves that the religous doctrines and beliefs they have held and those that they still hold are just man made doctrines with no God involved.
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  Email from JW relative/elder

  by Lynnie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .

  we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.

  so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .

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  Welcome jannyG ,we look forward to hearing your story and more from your input when you are ready.

  That was a good letter Pete though I`m afraid it will fall on deaf ears.

  I think that scripture Ps 115:5-6a A mouth they have but they cannot speak, Eyes they have but they cannot see,Ears they have but they cannot hear....TTATT.

  O.K. if they can take scriptures out of context then so can I ,its called Spiritual Warfare .
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  Do You Think Prostitution Should Be Decriminalized?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the us there is a bill in the house of representatives to decriminalize prostitution.

  what do you think about that?.

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  Sex is normal that two consenting adults ( usually) agree to whether they be of the opposite sex or the same sex.

  There is nothing abnormal about it ,its not dirty or obscene nor is it a sin with consenting adults that I can see.

  Like any industry it needs to be regulated and safety measures put in place to protect the one providing the service and the client .

  As the saying goes its the oldest profession in the world ,so why criminalise it ?

  And of course restrictions need to be put in place to stop abuses such as criminals ,pimps ,exploitation of youths ,children etc,etc.

  So my answer is yes ,if all of these safegaurds and others I haven`t thought of are in place .
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  Are Jehovah’s Witnesses competent to resolve the issue of blood transfusion?

  by 30LPP in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello everyone.. first of all, i would like to say hello to all of you.i am not a jehovah's witness but i have been a child with "truth" because of my family.

  i am interested in the subject of this sect in the hope that i will be able to wake up the rest of my family.i would also like to share with you another interesting book of polish author włodzimierz bednarski, which was released in 2019, quite recently, and which is a small guidebook for the medical community and criticism of the watchtower society’s teachings.the book in pdf format is available for download at: .

  are jehovah’s witnesses competent to resolve the issue of blood transfusion?known books of this author are also:armageddon in 1975 'probability' or 'possibility'?year 1925 and millions now living will never die!ever-changing teachings of jehovah's witnessesthis book will probably be released later at:https://wtsarchive.com/pubs/3rd-party-publicationsi encourage you to read the above materials, because they are really worth it.. i wish everyone perseverance and health..

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  And to state the obvious ,the WTB&TS / Jehovah`s Witnesses religion have blood on their hands.

  Shame on them .
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  "The Origin of Life" fails to deliver

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://jwstudies.com/_the_origin_of_life_-_fails_to_deliver.pdf .

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  The geologic record is far too complex for simplistic Bible myths

  Doug I have just browsed page 16 and found where you doubled up on this section except for this paragraph which is only in one .

  I hope this helps to tighten things up.

  smiddy

  PS .i`m a slow reader so I`ll be lucky if I can wade through it all before I die .LOL

  Excellent job cobber.

  The brochure’s objective is to vindicate a Bible that it accepts from religions it rejects

  I love that quote .
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  Greta Thunberg...what’s your view of her?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  she certainly is passionate about climate change.

  🤔.

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  If this was a "crisis" and "emergency", would you take a break?

  I get your point ,however ,

  Apparently Jehovah`s Witnesses do that all of the time ,LOL
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  Upon learning of a terminal illness would you return to being a JW to appease your family?

  by NVR2L8 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is an hypothetical question...i am doing well.

  but i was thinking about how my jw family, grandchildren and all will feel when their inactive grandfather dies with no hope of being reunited in paradise.

  of course there would be immediate rejoicing if i came back to the "truth" and a surge of conditional love from the "friends".

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  I think if I lost my marbles I still couldn`t bring myself to ever set foot in a KH again ,nah.
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  Why are they buying names and addresses?

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. social
  2. current

  apparently the jws of coventry, england, have been spending their congregation's money buying names and addresses from the local council.

  i wonder what they want them for and is this something that each congregation does?

  i'm curious now.

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  I wonder if this practice occurs anywhere else like Australia for instance ?

  Any of you Aussies aware of this practice happening here ? and could it ?

  Wouldn`t that be a breach of privacy regulations / laws?