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nelly136

nice to meet you Gloria, things are a little busy here at the moment but as a rule its pretty peaceful,
nelly

JAVA

Welcome Gloria,

I know what we, as Jehovah's Witnesses have been told about coming to such places on the internet but I just had to. - gloria

Thanks for joining in, and taking a big step by posting. Yes, the Society warns about reading information on the internet. Many Witnesses reach a point when they wonder why "the Truth" needs to fear information. Truth stands on its own merit. If a Catholic priest warned his parish not to read anything about their religion unless it's approved by Rome, what does that suggest? I think that's a fair question for any religion.

Nice having you here, and I hope you enjoy the conversation and coffee.

--JAVA, a cup without coffee is like a room without windows

Seven

Logical,

This forum has turned into a bit of a hole lately...

I think not! This always was and always will be a "nice" place. Btw, hope you are okay. I think about you often.

Gloria, Search the archives for posts by waiting, Redhorsewoman, Frenchy, Friend, Pathofthorns, Java, LDH, eyes, and various newbies. They have much to offer in the way of information and support. All opinions are welcome here. You may want to visit the chatroom. In the upper left corner of the page you'll see the words Live Chat(in blue).
Click there and enter your screen name and password. It's open 24/7. I hope to see you there.

Seven

gloria

Thank you,

gloria

Messed up again! Shoot! One more try.
Thank you, eyes_opened and Frenchy and Nelly, and JAVA. It does seem like a friendly place. JAVA, I feel as you do about not looking into other things. We often hear this from Catholic people at the door in our territory. They tell us that the priest had told them not to listen to us but we always try to reason with them that they have nothing to fear from an examination of the Bible. I always wondered why that never applied to us, as Jehovah’s Witnesses. I asked an elder this once and he told me that it’s because we have the truth and we don’t need to look anywhere else. What do you think about this?

Sevenofnine, I’ve taken your advice and I’m poking around. There is so much stuff, though! I don’t think I will be able to wade through all of it but I am trying to read as much as I can. I think you are very nice. Let me see if I can make one of those smiling thingies… I hope it comes out right!

gloria

What do you know, it worked! This is great. I'll try the others later on.

SixofNine

Welcome Gloria.

I always wondered why that never applied to us, as Jehovah’s Witnesses. I asked an elder this once and he told me that it’s because we have the truth and we don’t need to look anywhere else. What do you think about this?

I think your world is about to be rocked.

Take it from someone who was in your spot just a few short months ago, it is not a bad thing. The truth really will set you free.

nelly136

youre welcome gloria, I hope you find what youre looking for, I think you'll find that those with the most to hide have the problems with people searching for answers, wishing you the best.
nelly

SixofNine

Danielle, I just read about someone who got a brand new WT cd-rom and was itching to put it to bad use.

hmmmmm??

JAVA

Gloria,

They tell us that the priest had told them not to listen to us but we always try to reason with them that they have nothing to fear from an examination of the Bible. I always wondered why that never applied to us, as Jehovah’s Witnesses. I asked an elder this once and he told me that it’s because we have the truth and we don’t need to look anywhere else. What do you think about this? - gloria

That's the answer I would have given when I was an elder. However, it answers the question by avoiding the logic of the question. His answer is circular in that a Catholic priest (or any religionist) could say the same thing to members of the perish, church, etc. That answer discourages going to the next level of reasoning. It also puts pressure on the one asking the question because going to the next level suggests one is questioning "the Truth," a serious trap that could lead to disfellowshipping.

If we de-construct the elders answer to your question, it says: It's a logical question to ask when talking to folks at the door, however JWs should not use the same logic when scrutinizing their religion. That's not a rational answer!

--JAVA, a cup without coffee is like a room without windows

Edited by - JAVA on 6 February 2001 17:9:8

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