OH Sea Breeze that`s funny,HA HA ,I hope they never take him off JW.Org.I think he will do a marvellous job of preventing new ones from joining and help older ones in getting out.
But thats just my opinion.
smiddy3
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J. W's Are Afraid of Old Literature
by IWant2Leave ini'm reading babylon the great has fallen, god's kingdom rules, published 1963. this was studied years ago when i was about 10-12 years old.
i wanted to just read some of the beliefs from decades ago.
my wife wants to know why i'm reading this book.
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Has anyone ever turn down being appointed an Elder or MS?
by Davros inhas anyone turned it down or know of someone who did turn down being an elder or ms?.
yes, it should be one of the biggest privileges a brother can get !!
(how do i put the barfy icon in?
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smiddy3
I was considered Elder material a few times while I was a MS ,but I was not interested in becoming one.
My wife and I were in a clique with Elders and MS in a liberal progressive congregation and things that I picked up in conversations however obscure ,I did not want to be involved in it
Plus the fact I believed it carried a heavier burden which I didn`t want.
I believed I knew my limitations .
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Resurrection, Reconstruction? What is it? It never made sense to me. Your opinion.
by Wasanelder Once ini never had much faith in whatever resurrection was.
what appealed to me about jw doctrines was the rejection of the "it's a mystery" defense of the indefensible.
when i would ask how going into non existence could be reversed when all the atomic parts of who we are had been scattered for thousands of years, the answer was "jehovah can do anything".
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smiddy3
When I was a witness i never gave it much thought about it and just accepted it in faith.Later however I had different views about it .The wages of sin is death and I understand that to be the Adamic death brought about by Adam and Eve`s disobeying god.There are a few times in the Bible where a resurrection has occurred ,and if that is the case they should be still walking around now. What other scriptural basis is their for humans to die ?
Sin and imperfection is the result of Adam and Eve disobeying God ,and the wages of sin is death.
Another thought is that modern science and technology in the medical field has enabled many people to be brought back to life after they have clinically died ,so they too should be still walking around among us but sadly many of them have also since died a second time.
A second death ?
And doesn`t that open up another can of worms ? for the WTB&TS ? to explain that ? With relatives of faithful Brothers and sisters who have gone through this ordeal ?
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According to History
by Gorbatchov inaccording to history, now only a reichstag fire is needed to eliminate democracy.
it is very likely that this will happen.. g..
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smiddy3
Would you like to elaborate Gorby ? Why do you say this ? What history events are you referring about to base this assumption on ?
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Spiritual Paradise Watchtower Style
by Vanderhoven7 incan you believe the presumption?.
https://youtu.be/1mamt-krcnc.
https://youtu.be/wjnk-mr_860.
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Is that tie trying to get out and away from Stephen Lett?
How can anybody take this man seriously ?
Surely anybody new to JW and see`s this guy give a talk would never come back.
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I lost both my jw dad 84 yrs. Old and my motherer age 81 from the corona a never he age age 81
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My condolences ,to lose both within 24hrs of each other ? a tragedy.
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My parents died from the corona virus
by Hotpepper inboth my 84 yr old jw father and my never my jw mother 82 with both together died from the the corona in 24 hours of each other.
i can tell many fighting i have had here in the last 20 years.on this site .
i juy hope they rest in peace.
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smiddy3
I`m sorry to hear that ,both parents died within 24 hours of one another ? that is a tragedy.
my condolences to you.
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Trouble in paradise!
by Confusedalot injust for fun, some thoughts about the paradise teaching:.
will all the carnivores be transformed anatomically?
if a lion is transformed into a herbivore would it still be a lion?
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If billions of people are resurrected, you're going to need mass-production of clothing, food, shelter, etc. Mass production = assembly lines, shift work, etc. Again, who gets stuck with those crappy jobs? And why them?
How will the G.B. be able to control everybody on the planet ? TV`s ,P C`s ,no electricity and if you do have these things you need materials and factories to produce them and infrastructure roads and transportation to get them to everybody .
The printed paper such as books and letters etc.? Again you need paper,ink , machinery,power etc,etc.that needs to be manufactured by a workforce and again transport is a problem because there will be no ships to cover the seas ,no airplanes to fligh across oceans and if they existed they would also need a workforce to operate them night and day.
And without all of the mod cons we all take for granted today to be gone Paradise would soon become a living hell here on earth.
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Welsh Police v American Police
by ThomasCovenant inhow's we do it in my home country.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w30sckf9j2s.
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smiddy3
Watching that video I do think that police officer took a real risk in tackling that man with the knives as the taser didnt have enough effect on him to make him completely helpless ;Luckily for him he was able to disarm him and nobody got hurt .
but it was sheer luck that they didnt get injured.
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2020 Convention streamed
by Rattigan350 in2020 convention of jehovah’s witnesses.
we warmly invite you to watch this year’s three-day convention presented by jehovah’s witnesses.
as a result of the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic, this year’s convention program is being presented online at jw.org.
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smiddy3
I suppose they will expect you to dress up in your Sunday best with collar and tie for the Bros,and dresses with the appropriate length for sisters while you sit in your own living rooms to watch it ?
And no talking during the sessions and standing up for the song and prayer when its offered.
And make sure you go to the toilet before the session starts ,dont want you to miss any nu-lite that might come out.