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  At the mouth of 2-3 witnesses a matter is established .Gods word the bible proves a generation is 50 years +, or - 5 years

  by smiddy in

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  jehovah`s witnesses make a big deal about the 2 or 3 witnesses in judicial decisions yet they ignore that evidence when it suits them.. firstly :.

  regarding the length of a generation matthew ch.1:17 gives a strong clue ,their are 3 lots of 14 generations mentioned which equal 42 generations from the time of abraham to jesus .. watchtower publications give abrahams birth as 2018 bc......they also give jesus birth as of 2 bc a period of 2016 years .

  2016 yrs.

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  Their are so many newbies coming on board now I would like to know what they think of this thread ?
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  Will there be a sense of urgency in 30 years?

  by neat blue dog in

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  it's pretty easy to see how current events would have any jw convinced the end is imminent, but i just don't see how there could be a major push for zealous service, pioneering, etc.

  decades into the future.

  even if (when) world events happen periodically that could scare the r&f, there are now countless hours of hd video of jw leaders saying how close the end is.

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  With JW`s there is always a sense of urgency , its what keeps them going .

  If there was no urgency to their message the religion would slowly die out.

  But surely sooner or later the "urgency" gimmick has to have run its course among the majority of them and it will not go out with a bang but a whimper.
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  Does Anybody Here Pray To God?

  by minimus in

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  i’m just curious..

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  A Rabbi was interviewed after 60 or so years of praying to God in Jerusalem and asked what he prayed for and his answer was about reconcilliation between Jews and Arabs and for world peace .

  Then asked for his opinion after all of these years ,

  he replied

  I`ts like talking to a brick wall.
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  Another Gem of a conversation with my PIMI Dad

  by joe134cd in

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  the following is a conversation i had with my pimi father regarding a news segment on tv dealing with csa.

  joe: that’s terrible the incidences of csa happening in the community.

  dad: yes it is.

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  Well Satan is in control of this world,

  How does that coincide with what Romans ch.13 say about the superiour authorities of this world and how this is God`s arrangement and to take a stand against this arrangement is to take a stance against God.?
  
  
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  WTHAYTTS?

  by HappyDad in

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  what the hell are you trying to say?

  there.........i'm finally getting this off my chest.

  i see so many posts where instead of spelling the words, the poster uses letter abbreviations.

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  I`ll try to remember that carla not just for you but others also..

  OK happy dad ,WTHAYTTS = ( what the hell are you trying to say ) yes ? and i`m an 81 year old fogey too,but OK point taken .
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  Victorian couple who tested positive for Covid and travelled to QLD during lockdown are JWs?

  by Ruby 1976 in

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  has anyone heard this?

  ive been told multiple ex jws have confirmed it but no one seems to kow their names so im still skeptical..

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  Book em Danno
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  Victorian couple who tested positive for Covid and travelled to QLD during lockdown are JWs?

  by Ruby 1976 in

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  has anyone heard this?

  ive been told multiple ex jws have confirmed it but no one seems to kow their names so im still skeptical..

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  Book em Danno
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  Jen Psaki on JW Broadcasting

  by neat blue dog in

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  is this the new trend?

  🤣.

  8:52. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb-081_3_video.

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  They made an announcement a while back telling brothers NOT to send letters to the branch expecting them to send them forward to brothers in prison, because there is “no provision for this”.

  But there are no brothers or sisters in prison ,because if they were true Jehovah`s witnesses ,they would not be in prison , that`s why there are no Catholics in prison today.

  
  
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  JWs don't have any problems

  by neat blue dog in

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  they never get disgruntled and leave, they never abuse children, they never sleep around or steal.

  because if they were a true jehovah's witness they wouldn't do that, and if they do something wasn't right with them to begin with.

  anybody else heard this "logic"?

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  That`s why there are no Catholics in prisons because if they were true Catholics they wouldn`t be in prison,right ?
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  Poll: Atheists overwhelmingly oppose the death penalty, but most Christians favor it

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  see https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/16/poll-atheists-overwhelmingly-oppose-the-death-penalty-most-christians-favor-it/ .

  i am an atheist and i disapprove of the death penalty.

  i remember michael dukakis, when he was a usa presidential candidate, saying i he was opposed to the death penalty - even for rapists and murderers.

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  Serial killers ,rapists who murder their victims ,paedophiles who kill kids ,etc,etc.

  i`m in favour of the death penalty for these people who commit these crimes.

  However I do see a need for alternative solutions for jailing non violent ,petty crimes committed by one timers ,whereby habitual criminals still need to serve time in jail.