Yes exaxly as you say. Of course, many people do not want to acknowledge these facts because they WANT to believe in the God of the Bible. However, I think there is a second reason for denying the existence of such macabre facts. It is because people do not want to be called anti-Semites. And the Bible describes the early history of Judaism. It turns out that Judaism originated from tribal religions that at the very beginning practiced things like human sacrifice. It was only later that the religion evolved and began to respect human life more. There is nothing extraordinary about it. But for some people, talking about it is anti-Semitic.
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Jephthah's Daughter
by cantleave ini have read somewhere that jephthah's daughter did not really go into temple service but was a victim of ritual sacrifice.
the bible says that after weeping over her virginity that the maidens would visit her annually.
how could they visit her if she was killed?.
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Jephthah's Daughter
by cantleave ini have read somewhere that jephthah's daughter did not really go into temple service but was a victim of ritual sacrifice.
the bible says that after weeping over her virginity that the maidens would visit her annually.
how could they visit her if she was killed?.
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The story of Jephthah's daughter is special to me because this issue was a turning point for me when I realized that the Bible is not holy and cannot have come from a loving Creator.
I spent a lot of time trying to explain it in a positive way for the Bible, I read many explanations from various apologists. I repeatedly begged God, in whom I still deeply believed at that time, often with tears in my eyes to give me understanding. All to no avail. All because, in my opinion, the Bible itself does not leave much room for speculation.
So when it comes to interpreting the Bible, I think the first place to look for the answer is in the Bible itself. I think the answer to this matter is in Leviticus chapter 27. This chapter contains the laws regarding making vows. Jephthah made a vow, so let's see what laws applied to him. It turns out that according to Leviticus 27, there are two types of vows: those that can be revoked (verses 1-27) and those that cannot be revoked (28, 29). If Jephthah made the first kind of vow, he could easily redeem his daughter according to the tariff (30 or 10 shekels depending on age) However, as he himself said, he could not revoke this vow: "Now I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I am unable to turn back.” So what did he have to do with his daughter according to Leviticus 27:28, 29? He had to burn her." But no devoted thing that a man devotes unconditionally to Jehovah from his belongings may be sold or bought back, whether from mankind or animals or the field he possesses. Every devoted thing is something most holy to Jehovah.29 Furthermore, no condemned person who is set apart for destruction may be redeemed. He should be put to death without fail."
And then there is the fact that Abraham did not at all question the source of the voice that told him to offer his son on the stake. He was sure that this is his God and not for example same evil angel who tells him to do it
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How they could change blood doctrine
by Person inmany people say gb will soon dump blood doctrine to appear less fanatical.
others saying it is impossible for them to do that because of legal ramifications.
i think there is a way that could potentially be solution to those problems.
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Many people say GB will soon dump blood doctrine to appear less fanatical. Others saying it is impossible for them to do that because of legal ramifications. I think there is a way that could potentially be solution to those problems. Instead of dumping that whole doctrine, they could say that whole blood transfusions are still forbidden but actually Bible gives no basis to distinguish between 4 main components (fractions if you will) from other smaller fractions and so taking transfusion not containing whole blood would be matter of conscience. In many cases transfusion of one main blood component is sufficient to save life so this new blood doctrine would be much less harmful but at the same time they would avoid admitting that they were completely wrong on this and that would create a loophole in some potential court cases. What do you think, does it make any sense?
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New light: the GB are infallible
by AEnEm inamazing new light in the latest morning worship by gary breaux.
the gb "never lie or deceive us.
we can have absolute trust in the governing body".. he then makes a very helpful point, so as to avoid being deceived and avoid lies.
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This not that new. In 2020 Gajus Glockentin in talk titled "Protect Yourself From Lies" said exactly the same thing namely to fully trust GB. I remember this because that was something that caught my attention and I even talked to an elder about this.
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Is there “new light” on 1914?
by wallsofjericho ini’m hearing paraphrasing like “we just don’t know” .
is this regarding 1914?
or micheal the arch angel?.
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The guy who posted that sensational news about new lite regarding Jesus ruling not yet is in my opinion a troll looking for attention.
Take a look on his post shortly after annual meeting:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1734baj/they_just_had_a_huge_meeting/
And this is his recent post about 1914 new light:
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/195tv93/in_just_two_hours/
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Elders testing some promising men by talking like an apostate?
by Person incouple years ago as a promising ms i had some weird conversations with two young elders.
it was always as we where alone only i and the elder.
they would initiate a conversations about things like blood doctrine, celebrating birthdays, view on homosexuality etc.
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So like I said either they are incredibly stupid and think that this is great method to proof someone's loyalty to GB (running a risk to stumble serviceable MS) or they just want to destroy this whole circus
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Elders testing some promising men by talking like an apostate?
by Person incouple years ago as a promising ms i had some weird conversations with two young elders.
it was always as we where alone only i and the elder.
they would initiate a conversations about things like blood doctrine, celebrating birthdays, view on homosexuality etc.
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Yes I told that to other Elders to see their reaction without saying who it was, and they wasn't interested at all. They cut the conversation immediately.
The point is, I am sure that those two young Elders they where not honest with me. Tey are not PIMO or even. PIMQ. Actually they said that they want me to become an elder So what was their strategy? I don't know.
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Elders testing some promising men by talking like an apostate?
by Person incouple years ago as a promising ms i had some weird conversations with two young elders.
it was always as we where alone only i and the elder.
they would initiate a conversations about things like blood doctrine, celebrating birthdays, view on homosexuality etc.
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Couple years ago as a promising MS i had some weird conversations with two young elders. It was always as we where alone only I and the elder. They would initiate a conversations about things like blood doctrine, celebrating birthdays, view on homosexuality etc. They would express their doubts. And then they wanted to know what is my opinion. This among other things attributed to my awakening.
There are people on reddit with similar experiences. One guy even posted that this is common practice even openly discussed on Elder Body meetings. I wonder what you guys think about this? I mean for me it either show that they are completly insane or that they want deliberately destroy this organization from within for some reason.
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JW sign is the sacred cow being idolized by the JWs
by enoughisenough inthis video makes valid points and the last pictures in the video says it all imo...i knew witnesses who wore the logo in their jewelry.
the sign represents the organization, so the organization is what is really being worshipped instead of god almighty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktadlxlqee8.
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I recall prayers at the meetings when speaker begged: *O Jehovah help us bring glory to your organization "
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Will the GB Eventually "observe" Tithing?
by Sea Breeze infound this on fb from the recent losch talk.
time for a new business model?.
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From wol:
No, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not practice tithing; our work is financed by voluntary donations. What is a tithe, and why don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses practice tithing?
The commandment to tithe, or contribute a tenth of one’s belongings, was part of the Law given to the ancient nation of Israel. However, the Bible makes it clear that this Law—including the “commandment to collect tithes”—does not apply to Christians.—Hebrews 7:5, 18; Colossians 2:13, 14.
So how do you think they could go around this?