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Demon attacks on JW in past, where'd they go?
by thedepressedsoul in
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in the 80's and 90's (maybe even earlier) i remember hearing lots of witnesses talk about "demon attacks".

whether it was someone studying the bible who then started having strange things happen in their house to people bringing stuff home from yard sales and getting personal attacks and horrible dreams resulting in them dystroying stuff they brought home or getting rid of it.. .

i also remember hearing a sister say she had to pray in a home with a study because the study started to get attacked.
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JW.org funny statistics
by thedepressedsoul in
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i went to alexa.com to see some stats on jw.org.

for some reason it still mentions it as watchtower.com but i'm sure that'll be updated at time.. .

two funny statistics i noticed.. .
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E-Watchman? Thoughts?
by thedepressedsoul in
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i stumbled upon the website e-watchman today and while i didn't have time to read over everything i found this thoughts so far quite interesting.

recently when reading matthew i can't help but feel that jesus warnings about the pharisees also applied to the gb and elders.

actually everytime jesus brought them up i realized how similar they are.
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Not willing to meet with Elders? DF?
by thedepressedsoul in
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if a person says that they are not willing to meet with the elders or does not meet with them, will that get them df'ed?

there is a rumor about a person who has left the truth (went inactive) about being imoral.

they do not have the 2 person witness so they can't take actions because of this.
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Luke 12:45 - Does that mean the F&D can go "bad"?
by thedepressedsoul in
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the more i read the gospels the more i get the feeling that jesus warns about organized religion or those that overbear on your faith telling you completely how to worship god.

let's say luke chapter 12 is talking about the f&s.

does vs 45 on mean that the f&s can turn bad so to speak?
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The genius of the new donation arrangement
by thedepressedsoul in
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ive given this new arrangement a lot of detailed thought and how greatly it benefits the wt and how much it puts a strain on each congregation.. first, let me explain how the old arrangement worked.. you had 3 donation boxes in each kingdom hall.

one for worldwide work, one for kingdom hall construction and one for congregation contributions.. the congregation contribution box accounted for about 60-75% of all donations.

the world wide work box probably accounted for 20-30% and the kingdom hall construction for about 5% of the contributions.
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"C.T. Russell was recently demoted to nothing more than a seeker of truth"
by thedepressedsoul in
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i saw this in one of the posts from a member.. .

has something changed?

not sure i remeber hearing that c.t.
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What do you think are the future doctrine changes will be?
by thedepressedsoul in
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2. beliefs
the whole organization is going through huge and big changes.

it can be seen by names of departments, to how things function and teaches.

my questions to you is, what do you think the future changes will be, both in teaching and organizational matters?.
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Power taken from the Annointed?
by thedepressedsoul in
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before the recent change, faithful and discreet slave represented every anointed individual that partook.

anyone who was or claimed to be anointed was part of this faithful class.

however, a problem arose with this.
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I am having trouble believing in God...
by thedepressedsoul in
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2. beliefs
i was raised a jw and i am still one but recently i have been having trouble believing in a god.

this is not meant to offend anyone who does, i am just curious to see if i am the only one who thinks this..... to start, i am a very black and white person.

if 1+1=2 it makes sense to me and i can agree with it.