Posts by berrygerry

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What is the main reason the Watchtower Society baptize their children so young?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

jesus was thirty was he was baptized.

today, you hear of young children getting baptized as young as 10 years old.

the parents, family and congregation think it's a wonderful idea that someone dedicates their life to jehovah at such a young age.

berrygerry

insidetheKH 3 hours ago

@Rules you forget that at the time that Jesus walked the earth John the Baptist just started with baptising people.
furthermore billions of people (in other denominations that consider themselves christian) are baptised right after they are born
Anyway the main reason is,... WHY NOT baptise Teens? We let them make career and education choices that influence them the rest of their lifes at that age so why not the choice to serve Jehovah?
there are biblical examples of young people who make a stand for Jehovah,.. Samuel did, David did,.. Jesus did, to name a few

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/284627/children-being-baptised-aid-book-v-insight-book

"The whole early period knows baptism only of adults"

http://imgur.com/YgXe7k1

Paragraph 1, Page 188

Either you follow the first-century or you don't.

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I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!!

by Kulotti79 in

jw
friends

hello all... i currently studying the bible teach book and i'm just curious what information does the study conductor record about the student and is it passed on??

and they keep on saying "the truth" which is starting to get on my nerves.

lol.

berrygerry

Why are you "studying"?
Do you think it is the "only true" religion? If not, then stop now...before you get "love-bombed" into getting baptised...then dropped like a lead balloon shortly after.

Sorry - disagree.

If you have an exploratory personality, view this as a thesis opportunity to generate Cognitive Dissonance and develop conclusions.

39

At the meeting ... Ugh

by cappytan in

jw
friends

at least i have this forum.

is there a shorthand for referring to this website?

saying jehovahs-witness.com seems like a long winded way..

berrygerry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyVJsg0XIIk

Prayer faders.

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I'm studying with Jehovah's Witnesses!!

by Kulotti79 in

jw
friends

hello all... i currently studying the bible teach book and i'm just curious what information does the study conductor record about the student and is it passed on??

and they keep on saying "the truth" which is starting to get on my nerves.

lol.

berrygerry

It would depend upon how long you have been "studying" as to what type of info is passed on.

Generally, you have been used / are being used as a: "I started a Bible Study" "MY Bible Study (insert: should be MY Bible Student)," blah, blah, blah - "Thank you Jehovah" (also see conclusion of: Consoling a (Hot) Grieving Widow video).

When the CO visits, pubs are encouraged to arrange for the CO to attend PROGRESSIVE Bible Students.

Are you progressive enough? (Are you progressive enough, huh, are you? [Apologies - a bit Clint tonight] )

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At the meeting ... Ugh

by cappytan in

jw
friends

at least i have this forum.

is there a shorthand for referring to this website?

saying jehovahs-witness.com seems like a long winded way..

berrygerry

Love this thread.

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I hope Armageddon doesn't come before the new Star Wars movie comes out

by Zoos in

ever had this thought about an upcoming movie?.

and then i would feel guilty for putting my entertainment desires ahead of god's kingdom.. .

shameless!.

berrygerry

Funny post.

I have thought that about reality shows and movies for about 15 years - "Hope Armageddon doesn't come before ... "

We're such idiots.

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Why I like Jehovah's Witnesses

by undercover witness in

i keep reading that jehovah's witnesses are in effect monsters.

i keep reading that they kinda leave chaos and distrust in their wake.

so i simply wondered if anyone had anything nice to say about them?.

berrygerry

They know what the men told them about God's name... oooh just wish they'd reiterate that whole point about the Roman Catholic Monk who made up the name "Jehovah" mentioned in their publication "Aid to Bible Understanding".

Thanks for the reference.

Another paragraph chopped from Aid to Insight.

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3rd Gen DF'd finally writing

by AFreeBeliever in

i've been reading many of the postings on this forum for a couplefew years, finally joined today.

i think reading cappytan, and others like that, compelled me to share, it seems i might have a bit of a different outcome than many i have read, perhaps it will be hopeful/helpful to someone.. i was a born-in, 3rd gen jw, my entire family (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and most all of my childhood friends) were in.

some dropped by the wayside as the years went on, but many stayed in, and if they didn't, they still acted/talked as if they believed it was "the truth" and it was their weaknesses/failings that made them stop attending.

berrygerry

Thank you for posting.

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Consequences of staying on the recommended Hotel list

by Samaritan At the Well in

i wanted to share an experience i had and see if anyone else had encountered this same matter.

we always tried to make an extra effort to ensure we stood on the approved hotel lists when going to our special day conventions or district conventions or what they now call regional.

we use to stay many nights a year and i would save up my hotel points to use at a later time.. i remember checking in at popular chain hotel and asked the hotel clerk how many points would i earn for the 3 night stay?

berrygerry

Our first child was due to be born around convention time.

For whatever reason, the closest hotel was not on the list.

With severe guilt, at the time, I booked it anyways, and as a family with a 3-week-old baby, walked 2 blocks to the convention, no parking, no driving hassles.

Total a-hole group.

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Separated from a loveless Marriage

by PLAYGROUND in

i don't know where to start.

i got married a year and half ago.

some months into the marriage things where discovered.

berrygerry

As a born-in who believed that only 2 virgins should marry in a perpetually blissful state, I now say that that is shat.

Met a very old longtime JW acquaintance last week - who ended his first marriage in a most horrible way.

He just remarried, but made a point that they had done a trial run of several YEARS first.

The two-virgin rule DOES NOT work!