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  "A thousand years as one day"

  by Awakened07 in

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  the scripture saying: "...one day is with the lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

  " (2. peter 3:8) is often used both by jehovah's witnesses and others, to show that a day can literally mean a thousand years in the eyes of god.

  this is then used especially for the creation story, and for the fall of adam and eve.

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  Day and night is only relative to the Earth because a point on it turns on it`s axis facing too the sun and away from it . There is no night and day in the Universe ,just as there is no up or down ,only out their .
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  SANG BLOOD

  by Marcial in

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  2. medical

  courts of denmark all lands supreme court news and judicial summaries blood transfusion to a member of jehovah's witnesses was legal.

  01 feb 2022. .

  supreme court.

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  An interesting story,I wonder how this will pan out ?
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  Suit, shirt and tie

  by JoenB75 in

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  i always hated suit, shirt and tie and wondered why men of all walks of life should be forced to wear these uncomfortable clothes and spend the money on them.

  it should be remembered some of the worst people wear them, like creepy joe, putin, dirty corrupt frauds in business, law etc.

  and of course al capone.

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  I haven`t worn a suit or tie since `93 and if i go to a funeral I wear casual clothes as does nearly every one else here in my neck of the woods.

  Did any of the first century Xia ever wear a suit and tie ? or did they wear their everyday clothes when they gathered together in a meeting.? They never had special clothes for special occasions back then.

  Just another controlling factor that the GB puts on their members.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. scandals

  original reddit post (removed).

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  If these accusations against Lloyd Evans are true and they seem to be according to Evans own words out of his own mouth ,then i`m flabbergasted how anyone can still support him ,still throw money at him to keep supporting his poor choices / lifestyle living , cheating on his wife , and family.?

  Regardless of what good he has done in the past as an activist ,it doesn`t excuse how he has lied and misappropriated funds meant for his activism against the JW / WT religion and used for his dysfunctional lifestyle with hookers ,misusing those funds.

  He is a fraud.

  It makes you wonder about the caliber of people that support him and his lifestyle.?!
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  Well what do you know gb finally understanding social isolation or shunning.

  by Yomama in

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  2. friends

  update some upstanding jw are experiencing social isolation isnt that what df and da people feel?reap sow karma..

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  Who the bloody hell is Kenneth Cooky ?
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  Biblical Anachronisms in JW Literature

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in a recent post ffghost made a comment about how they're always inserting modern concepts into biblical narratives to make it relatable to jw's organization.

  here are some that come to mind:.

  - the capitalized term "governing body" when referring to the older men in jerusalem (really just another group of christians that paul outspokenly disagreed with and didn't look to for approval).

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  Yes I too remember the beardless Jesus picture , it really goes to show you how dishonest and what means they will go to and deceive you.
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  The Governing Body KNEW CSA was happening at Bethel

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. scandals

  https://youtu.be/btryr_z7elg.

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  Download the videos of CSA (child sexual abuse ) cases in Australia case 29 and 30 something ? sorry can`t recall off hand the second case Number ,dealing with Jehovah`s Witnesses .

  Very Illuminating./ Eye opening into JW`s handling of JW`s child sex abuse cases against minors .
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  What is your IQ? Does it Matter?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  i had an aunt that had rheumatic fever as a child and only had an iq the high 70's.

  but, absolutely no one was able to bs her on an emotional level.

  she had an uncanny ability to see through people's bs.

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  Having a high IQ doesn`t equate with having common sense or critical thinking skills.
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  What are some of the weird teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, past and present?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  2. bible

  i just picked up a few from mark jones as follows:.

  i see is that the vast majority of jws don't seem to understand what their religion actually teaches.. the more controversial or embarrassing doctrine - although still official doctrine that has never been rescinded - is just not talked about anymore in the magazines.

  there are dinosaurs living on venus.https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2fowhx/dinosaurs_on_venus/.

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  Are ex JW`s here aware that 6000 years of human existance on earth ending in 1975 was preceded by an earlier timeframe of 6000 years ending in the late 1800`s ?

  Something to do with a calculation error of some prior bible scholar ? or some such thing ?

  It is recorded in one of their publications somewhere .
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  Coercion at its worst: religious mandated shunning

  by Yomama in

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  by patrick haeck any comments on article?.

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  I too would like a follow up on this outcome

  Religion gets too many "free" out of jail cards for my liking simply because they are a religion.