Emphasis on "works" required for salvation such as the "studying" of WT publication to qualify for baptism, meeting attendance, formal witnessing and reporting all considered essential for salvation, yet the bible references sited as proof to such things are vague and general.
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What Written & Unwritten Rules Do Jehovah's Witnesses Have?
by minimus injws should "not go beyond what is written".. please list examples of how they do not follow that bible instruction..
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Should I be mad?
by kairos ini've been df'd for about six weeks now.no one has broken the obligation to "honor the disfellowshipping decree".that's the way notorious co paul kohler describes the "loving arrangement" that is jw shunning.
( just "serving" napa ).
so, my wife's family has been "loving me" ( barf ) when out of nowhere, one of them sends home homemade soup for me.... well, i got super pissed.
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You gotta admit, no one sends mixed messages quite like dubs do.
Excellent point possum.
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Should I be mad?
by kairos ini've been df'd for about six weeks now.no one has broken the obligation to "honor the disfellowshipping decree".that's the way notorious co paul kohler describes the "loving arrangement" that is jw shunning.
( just "serving" napa ).
so, my wife's family has been "loving me" ( barf ) when out of nowhere, one of them sends home homemade soup for me.... well, i got super pissed.
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sparrowdown
Nah, if they can't be bothered treating you like a human being then how does soup help?
Prisoners get meals as well doesn't mean the guards love them or feel bad for keeping them prisoner.
I understand completely why you're pissed.
Shunned people need friends and family not patronized with the soup of silence.
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Money woes show it ain't the truth
by OnTheWayOut injehovahs people do not beg for money.
[...] we have never considered it proper to solicit money for the lords cause, after the common custom .
it is our judgment that money raised by the various begging devices in the name of our lord is offensive, unacceptable to him, and does not bring his blessing either upon the givers or the work accomplished.
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Well, with faith being such an exact science and all, if they go under it shows they are chosen because they are being "persecuted for my sake" and if their shameless "show me the money" stunt works then they are chosen because Jehovah saved their asses from the fiscal abyss. -
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Have you heard the one about "Back to the Future" Predicting 911??
by EndofMysteries inwhen somebody posted this on fb, i was anxious to see how ridiculous it would be, probably worse then the gb prophecies, etc.
after watching the clip, i honestly don't know what to believe.
at the very least it's very entertaining and interesting.
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sparrowdown
@ idiot - "......you can go f**k yourself" lol.
Whoah, I like this new bad ass vidiot.
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Have you ever had your oven door explode?
by Ucantnome inthe other day the glass in my oven door exploded and sent glass into the next room, fortunately i wasn't peering in at the time.
about a year go the previous oven door shattered one morning.
the oven was cold.
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No worries, I even had bits of safety glass stuck on the back of my sweater and in my hair. -
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Have you ever had your oven door explode?
by Ucantnome inthe other day the glass in my oven door exploded and sent glass into the next room, fortunately i wasn't peering in at the time.
about a year go the previous oven door shattered one morning.
the oven was cold.
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sparrowdown
The glass on my oven door exploded as you describe, a thousand pieces of safety glass all over the place.
I had just checked whatever was cooking shut the door and as I turned and walked away pshhh.
I felt like I was in a Bruce Willis movie walking away calmly from a house as it explodes behind him.lol, ok so I have a flair for the dramatic.
I wish the WT was an oven door 😇
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How many of you left the Org since 2015?
by Paul Bonanno ini have noticed that many lately have left the org or are in the process of leaving.
how many of you have left since 2015?.
this month will be my 21 years out of the org into the road of freedom.
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I have watched Kim and Mikey they are a funny couple. -
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How many of you left the Org since 2015?
by Paul Bonanno ini have noticed that many lately have left the org or are in the process of leaving.
how many of you have left since 2015?.
this month will be my 21 years out of the org into the road of freedom.
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sparrowdown
I stopped attending meetings in 2014 but continued fake reporting.(1hr)
As of September 2015 I have stopped reporting and have ignored txt reminders from COBE.
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Blatant apostates did they ever rescue anyone from the cult?
by Crazyguy inwe have all heard about ones who have left and became seriously opposed.
did they have any success in getting anyone out like thier families or is going full appostate a waste of time when it comes to rescuing family and friend's?
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sparrowdown
It depends on the personality of the individual and where they come from as well.
Some countries and cultures are more used to people that protest than others. That can influence how you view protest in general.