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  In Judas' Defense

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have read in jw.org that the governing body affirms that judas has been eternally condemned:.

  did judas iscariot commit an unforgivable sin?.

  his greed moved him to steal money that had been donated for a sacred use.

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  Gee thanks sir 82, yes I am interested, I found the whole story quite fascinating.
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  In Judas' Defense

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have read in jw.org that the governing body affirms that judas has been eternally condemned:.

  did judas iscariot commit an unforgivable sin?.

  his greed moved him to steal money that had been donated for a sacred use.

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  I think they discovered a Gospel of Judas a few years back that raised some interesting questions about the story of Judas.
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  Favourite Movie quotes...

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  inspiring, funny...you choose.... i'll start with inspiring: .

  frodo: i wish the ring had never come to me.

  i wish none of this had happened.gandalf: so do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide.

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  Are Magicians Spawns of Satan the Devil?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was perusing the internet not long ago and came upon this series of videos by a guy calling himself xendrius.

  it declares that many of today's best magicians are in league with the devil.

  his claims are based on his observation that the tricks would be impossible to do unless the magicians had made unholy pacts with the devil.. so what's the take of the wtbts?

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  sparrowdown

  Or, is satan a spawn of magicians?
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  Beards galore at the Assembly

  by Truthexplorer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, at our recent assembly, i noticed that there were quite a lot of brothers wearing beards.

  not just the older dudes, but right across a range of ages, young men, middle aged men and older men.

  is watchtower beginning to relax this rule at last?

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  The next grooming letter will be about the scurge of arghh!!! (Cue psycho shower scene music) Hipsters!!!
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  This Cult Should Be Called to Account

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the emotions from this are surreal:.

  (kudos for the kid to record it).

  https://soundcloud.com/throwawayjw1914_2/abuse.

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  What a horrible woman. She sounds like the wicked witch of the west.
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  Video: 607 & 1914 Why These Dates Matter to Jehovah's Witnesses

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is a great video.

  i think it's his best work so far.

  everything you ever wanted to know about 607 in 30 minutes.

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  When I was in I just just accepted the whole dates thing on face value and never queried it. Most people learn about these dates as children of the borg or during the love bombing honeymoon phase of their recrutiment and their eyes glaze over during these studies, talks and articles. So these lies are "hidden in plain sight" for the majority of JWs.

  That's what effective cults do.
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  Another Up Building Field Service Experience

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the following was from a friend of mine:.

  yesterday for the first time in the 2 years we've been living here.

  two 50+ year old women.

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  sparrowdown

  Excellent point about free will and their lack of use of it.

  I wish more would gently and intelligently challenge their beliefs like this, when they come to the door. If more people did I think many of the JWs (the ones I know anyway) would start feeling very uncomfortable about what they actually believe and that the WT expects them to defend the indefensible.
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  WTS Throws Hail Mary Pass with Major Paradigm Shift

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let me begin by stating that i have no insider information, this is merely my observation.

  i believe that some time ago in watchtower land, somebody at hq posed these questions (probably an outside consultant because i don't think the gb is this hip): .

  what would happen if we cut in half the average age of the responsible brothers in the organization?

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  Because WT are such spin doctors and masters in the art of misdirection it's difficult to know what they are up to, and what their intention is. I believe there is more design than accident in all their actions.

  I wouldn't be surprised if they sent up multiple false flag events to distract from what they are really doing.
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  JW's have he lowest tolerance for LGBT

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to a pew research survey ... and it has evolved little since 2007.. eden.

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  Does not surprise me, some apologists have tried to say that the society is more tolerant of these things now, but, I have heard comments by JWs that would be classed as hate speech against gay people. In my experience many JWs loath gay people as people, not just their lifestyle.