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by joelbear 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  joelbear

  Toward the end of my pioneering days I remember beginning to run into people from churches who told me they believed they would live on earth forever. They believed Jesus would live here with them.

  I also ran into trouble distinguishing Witness beliefs in other areas from other denomination's beliefs.

  After 25 more years, I would think this would be even more the case now.

  Has anyone who has recently left noticed more of this blurring of differences between JW doctrine and regular Christian church doctrine?

  take care

  Joel
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  Doc_jedd

  although i havent left the borg yet ive noticed that many people dont readaly belive any more in the classic hell fire,eternal torture doctrin that many churches and/or denominations still teach.................Jedd
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  battman

  Hi jbear,
  good thought. imvho i believe that we are
  just starting to see this blurring effect and
  it will really start to accelerate in the next
  few years. in another 5-10 years the wts
  will be as bland and indistinguable as cold
  oatmeal. the heat, passion, vision, direction
  is long gone to the "committee graveyard".

  where is lee iaccoca when we need him?
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  metatron

  You got it, battman

  Pick up any Watchtower volume from the '60's and start reading
  at random ....
  Then compare that with any recent Watchtower!

  The depth is gone - it's all just superficial mush, with occasional
  boasts about how great they are.

  Another example: Read the Knowledge book and look at the way
  it nearly dismisses things like holidays, blood, and the Gentile
  Times in breezy paragraphs.

  Stroll on the ocean of JW souls and you'll scarcely get your feet wet.

  metatron
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  GentlyFeral

  Joelbear,

  No, I don't notice a blurring between JW and standard Christian doctrine. What I see (here in the SF Bay Area) is a blurring between liberal Christian churches and Unitarian Universalism.

  GentlyFeral