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  Do The JW's Really Believe The Bible?

  by Honesty in

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  2. bible

  they make all these claims about believing the bible but always refer questions back to the governing body of jw's.

  so, who is the final authority on the scriptures for the jw's?

  is it really the bible or what some men decipher to be what the bible says?

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  To answer the subject title question: Yes, JWs do believe the Bible. Whole heartedly. However, they have quite the unique understanding of the Word.

  DY
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  Witness Convention Banta fodder - lose your music career + go fulltime!

  by Dogpatch in

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  2. friends

  satisfaction beyond music

  amelia couple will share its story during this weekend's jehovah's witnesses' meeting

  by alberta lindsey times-dispatch staff writer saturday, july 2, 2005 .

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  The less education/career the masses have going for them, the easier to control.

  DY
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  No Clapping at Wild Statements at DC????!!!!

  by hamsterbait in

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  2. friends

  i just read a post that said the audience was not obediently clapping at the convention when the speakers made wild statements (presumably with the rising nazi voice).

  did anyone else notice this.. will others look out for it at their dc and tell us?.

  i'm not going.. bwaaaaahhhhhhh.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  At conventions, just like at the Public Talk meeting on Sundays, I only clap (out of courtesy and good manners) when the speaker is done and leaving.

  There are many compulsive clappers at the DC and other smaller conventions. It's just soooo silly.

  DY
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  How/Why were the Jehovah Witnesses chosen?

  by Hondo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not a jw, never have been, but lost my wife (a japanese national) to them in 2003. i have been in and out of some of these forums trying to learn as much as possible about what drove my ex-wife to, for the most part, reject me and take her jw congragation as her new family, her new counselors, her new best friends, etc.

  a jw doctrine that has always bugged me is the belief that jesus came to earth in 1918/19, or there-a-bouts, and chose them as his one and only representative orgainization on earth (i think i have it right).

  some may take this the wrong way, as it may sound a bit glib, and i apologise in advance if this is the case and i offend anyone, but my ex-wife truely believes, no matter that she can't explain why (and maybe this is my answer.

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  Hondo,

  If your spouse has no biblical reason for leaving/divorcing you, demand your rights. Go to the local congregation and expose your case.

  I'd love to hear the other side of the story when posters come up with these type of cases.

  So unfair that we're left here just speculating based on one side of the story.

  DY
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  Local Needs - Apostate Warning!!

  by hopetofade in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had a very interesting local needs part last nite - warning against apostate activity in our area, as well as the dangers of the internet.

  the elder giving the talk discussed how he googled "watchtower" and a whole boatload of sites came up, such as silent lambs, etc.

  "we need to stay away from these.

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  They're afraid. They're very afraid.

  DY
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  I'm a newbie...

  by hopetofade in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey everyone!

  another wisconsin newbie here.

  been lurking for a while, been doubting for a very long time.

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  Welcome hopetofade!

  DY
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  How/Why were the Jehovah Witnesses chosen?

  by Hondo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not a jw, never have been, but lost my wife (a japanese national) to them in 2003. i have been in and out of some of these forums trying to learn as much as possible about what drove my ex-wife to, for the most part, reject me and take her jw congragation as her new family, her new counselors, her new best friends, etc.

  a jw doctrine that has always bugged me is the belief that jesus came to earth in 1918/19, or there-a-bouts, and chose them as his one and only representative orgainization on earth (i think i have it right).

  some may take this the wrong way, as it may sound a bit glib, and i apologise in advance if this is the case and i offend anyone, but my ex-wife truely believes, no matter that she can't explain why (and maybe this is my answer.

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  I feel pretty sure the JWs were not solely responsible for the break up of your marriage. No way!

  I've never heard them say to break up the marriage to any sister/brother. If anything, I've heard them teach for the sister (mainly) to hang in there, praying to Jehovah, in hopes that she'll gain the husband's approval and he'll become a JW himself.

  However, having said that, some women/men are abused in some way or are extremelly unhappy, but lack the network/strength to leave a bad relationship to begin with and they find this strength and the network to finally leave a mate once they join the WBTS.

  These are the cases that I've seen.

  Unless you were married to a nut case, like so many I see joining the R&F of the WBTS, perhaps a sincere self-exam will reveal the real motives for your mate leaving you.

  DY
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  Iran's new president declares worldwide 'Islamic revolution'

  by Elsewhere in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453552.1027777777.html

  iran's new president declares worldwide 'islamic revolution'

  special to world tribune.com.

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  Oh darn, we're sooooooooo screwed!!!

  DY
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  Just curious

  by pratt1 in

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  since this is the 4th of july weekend, do any of you display the american flag in or around you home?.

  i have to admit, although i have been faded for many years, i find it difficult to even own anything with the american flag symbol.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I appreciate the 4th of July celebrations, but I'm not so patriotic that I'd display a flag or dress in flag-like customs.

  I'll go as far as doing the cookout bit, watching the fireworks, and maybe even wearing the flag colors. I don't think I'd ever display a flag, though.

  Perhaps it's that JW deep in my hard drive indoctrination. Something I guess I'll never be able to get rid off for as long as I live.

  DY
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  5 JW's DEAD 3 HURT BAD convention crash!

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. social
  2. current

  5 dead, 3 injured in i-10 rollover

  arizona daily star - jul 01 3:21 am

  five people died and three were injured in a rollover crash on interstate 10 east of willcox, officials said thursday.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Sad, sad news.

  DY