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  Do Jehovah’s Witnesses “Witness” Any More?

  by minimus in

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  i see no more preaching.

  no more door knocking.

  no more car groups.

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  pistolpeteI agree they won`t disappear in the short term ,however they will be a pittance to what they are now.
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  Do Jehovah’s Witnesses “Witness” Any More?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i see no more preaching.

  no more door knocking.

  no more car groups.

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  If you question any of their beliefs or ask a question that`s embarrassing to them ,they will say they don`t debate with anyone ,go look up JW.ORG with your question.

  The JW`s of old are long gone.They are on the road to being an obscure small sect of no consequence .
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  UC Berkeley Study on Disaffiliation from JW

  by emmayataco in

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  i'm a uc berkeley student researching the effects of disaffiliation from the jehovah's witnesses.

  i'm not ex-jw but i am ex-mormon and as your cousin i can sympathize with the struggles we face when we question/leave the religion.. i currently have a survey open which closes on sunday the 20th at 11pm.. if you meet the criteria i encourage you to take the 20-30 minute survey.

  -be at least 18 years old-born/raised jw (born in or family converted when you were minor)-"left" at least 6 months ago (left=inactive and questioning/non-believing).

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  I`m afraid I don`t qualify being a convert when I was twenty years old.
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  Steal in Iran and Get Your Fingers Chopped Off!

  by minimus in

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  three teens were convicted of stealing and the punishment is cut off their fingers.

  some past punishments were finger and foot removal.

  pretty barbaric but i bet they don’t have too many looters there..

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  Isn`t Iran the place where a female victim of rape can be stoned to death ? or am I confusing it with some other Muslim state.?
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  Why Jehovah`s Witnesses are wrong emphasising the name Jehovah.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi friends, feel free to correct me where i`m wrong with this post.after all it`s just my observation of jw`s and the bible.. in the beginning of gods dealings with adam it was on a personal level , god to man so to speak.. god then dealt with humans via the patriarchs , then with the levi priesthood ,then judges ,( and a woman was a judge ) then kings ,somewhere in between all of this prophets played a major part ,and then came jesus christ the messiah.. and to my knowledge god has not validated a successor to him with any evidence i`ve seen .. jehovah`s witnesses claim to be christians but have with no new testament backing usurped jesus with jehovah.. this period of time ,until god says otherwise ,christians are to give honour and glory to none other than jesus christ .. that is the name that is above any other name until god says otherwise.

  phil.2:9-11. not the name jehovah .the bible never says anything about a kingdom of jehovah ,the coming kingdom is the kingdom of jesus christ with his associate 144,000 earthly subjects.. this is just my understanding of what the bible actually says .. whether i believe it or not is another matter..

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  Hi friends, feel free to correct me where I`m wrong with this post.After all it`s just my observation of JW`s and the Bible.

  In the beginning of Gods dealings with Adam it was on a personal level , God to man so to speak.

  God then dealt with humans via the patriarchs , then with the Levi priesthood ,then Judges ,( and a woman was a judge ) then Kings ,somewhere in between all of this prophets played a major part ,and then came Jesus Christ the Messiah.

  And to my knowledge God has not validated a successor to him with any evidence I`ve seen .

  Jehovah`s Witnesses claim to be Christians but have with no New Testament backing usurped Jesus with Jehovah.

  This period of time ,until God says otherwise ,Christians are to give honour and glory to none other than Jesus Christ .

  That is the name that is above any other name until God says otherwise. Phil.2:9-11

  Not the name Jehovah .The Bible never says anything about a Kingdom of Jehovah ,the coming Kingdom is the Kingdom of Jesus Christ with his associate 144,000 earthly subjects.

  This is just my understanding of what the Bible actually says .

  Whether I believe it or not is another matter.
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  Where have the NWT Bible changed verses to fit their theology ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i can think of two to start off with .

  john 1:1 and luke 23:43 ,what others can you come up with ?.

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  I can think of two to start off with . John 1:1 and Luke 23:43 ,What others can you come up with ?
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  Thinking about Flipper

  by HappyDad in

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  with all the fires raging in california and oregon, i have been thinking about flipper and hoping he is ok. .

  flipper..........if you read this, know that we are sending love your way.

  we will most likely worry about you until we hear from you..

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  I was just wondering about flipper myself the other day ,he hasn`t been on here for about 3 months and I thought that`s unusual ?

  i hope he`s OK ?
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  Do Other Sheep have Eternal Life Now?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  one of the benefits of justification is eternal life for believers.

  i found an interesting passage from the wt, june 15, 1974 which reads:.

  "it is to the spirit anointed christians who will rule in that kingdom that most of the christian-greek scriptures is directed, including the promise of everlasting life.

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  I have been out for about 27 years now and I thought JW`s taught the anointed gained immortality whereas the other sheep gained everlasting life providing none of them rebelled against Jehovah God.

  He always had the option of ending your life if he chose to do so ? I could never understand how imperfect humans could gain immortality ,thinking you could never die ,however I was corrected by that as being untrue.

  GOD always held the upper hand.

  Then I couldn`t see what the difference was with everlasting life and immortality?
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  Worldwide preaching campaign targeting government officials.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
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  does anybody know what this message will contain ?

  is it designed to provoke a response that will bring persecution on the religion ?

  or is it just going to be some meaningless weak campaign to get the rank and file all excited about it and achieving nothing.. or is it going to suggest to the government officials that this mob could very well be the next jonestown /wacol incident and we need to act now.

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  Thanks Petra the english one would be fine.
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  Worldwide preaching campaign targeting government officials.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  does anybody know what this message will contain ?

  is it designed to provoke a response that will bring persecution on the religion ?

  or is it just going to be some meaningless weak campaign to get the rank and file all excited about it and achieving nothing.. or is it going to suggest to the government officials that this mob could very well be the next jonestown /wacol incident and we need to act now.

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  Does anybody know what this message will contain ? Is it designed to provoke a response that will bring persecution on the religion ? Or is it just going to be some meaningless weak campaign to get the rank and file all excited about it and achieving nothing.

  Or is it going to suggest to the Government Officials that this mob could very well be the next Jonestown /Wacol incident and we need to act now.?