if you do support sanctuary cities, would you be happy to live in one?.
hey, in the bible, sanctuary cities were acceptable, right?
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Israel didn't have sanctuary cities. Cities of Refuge were basically a large prison-town as a result of negligent homicide. Deliberate murderers just got the death penalty.
Sanctuary cities today are really a country breaking its' own laws and ultimately shooting itself in the foot.
did anyone else have a parent who could be described as highly narcissistic who was a jw?
how was that for you growing up?
which was worse - the narcissistic religion or the narcissistic parent?.
Yes I did. You can have a fairly good life as members (if you must) if you don't take the religion too seriously. But having a narcissistic parent in addition to the already narcissistic organization is of course by its' very nature worse.
our goal is to help our bible student to grow spiritually.. .
as his love for jehovah grows, however, he will likely begin to think about how he can help others, including those who are already part of the congregation.
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Our goal is to help our Bible student to grow spiritually.
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As his love for Jehovah grows, however, he will likely begin to think about how he can help others, including those who are already part of the congregation. (Matt. 22:37-39) When the time is right, do not hold back from mentioning the privilege of supporting the Kingdom work financially.
i came home from work today to see i have a pm, but i’m unable to access it.
simon, help!.
I tried to 'burn' the notification by opening the message . . . But it won't burn!
and if you call someone a bitch , you would be fined 150 dollars the first offense and second is 200 plus possible jail time..
Didnt Paul refer to some one as the son of a bitch?
He said 'son of the devil' lol.
I personally don't like to use language like that, but regulating speech like that is not only inconsistent but a slippery slope.
i came home from work today to see i have a pm, but i’m unable to access it.
simon, help!.
Ah, that explains it. Yeah, I've got one too.
it's very odd that the jan. 2020 watchtower was nearly 3 weeks later than normal.
another odd thing about this watchtower is that it has two articles (about the anointed) that is very similar to two articles they wrote only four years earlier.the fact that they have even reprinted two articles that are only four years old suggests that they continue to have numerous problems surrounding their teaching's of the anointed and problems with those claiming to be anointed.here are a few of the differences between both the 2016 and 2020 articles -2016 watchtower states.
anointed christians need to be taught by jehovah just like everyone else.. 2020 watchtower statesof course, anointed christians need to be taught by jehovah through the congregation just like everyone else.. four years ago, they acknowledged that it was only jehovah who were teaching the anointed but the newest watchtower now states that it is through the congregation.watchtower 2016 states there will be 144,000 ruling with jesus in heaven.
Interesting observations, thanks.
the recent article on the 5th anniversary of jw broadcasting includes a helpful graphic showing our hosts:.
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What about all the billions of people in India and China? Nobody who Jehovah wants to "draw" to himself from there?
just heard from a friend who keeps in touch with the jw's.
a person who has been studying found out some things on line about the witnesses and decided to not get baptized and stopped attending the meetings.
she lives with a witness.
Yes, I know a man who started studying but never even became a publisher or even attended meetings that much. He found out TTATT online and started reverse witnessing to his JW family, and soon enough he was being called an "apostate" by the congregation and the word was spread to shun him, even though he only studied briefly. Apparently it's all about how much you rock the boat that'll earn you the apostate badge, technically true or not.
i'll be the first to say that the russian government is pretty terrible and overreaching in its', power but that's not what this is about.
in a recent hearing, a witness for the jws said this under oath:.
one thing makes jehovah’s witnesses unique: they do not rely on strict rules or the authority of any particular leader, instead, they try to help adherents develop a bible-trained conscience so that each individual can personally and voluntarily make decisions guided by the bible.. i'm sorry but that is just not true.
I'll be the first to say that the Russian government is pretty terrible and overreaching in its', power but that's not what this is about. In a recent hearing, a witness for the JWs said this under oath:
One thing makes Jehovah’s Witnesses unique: They do not rely on strict rules or the authority of any particular leader, instead, they try to help adherents develop a Bible-trained conscience so that each individual can personally and voluntarily make decisions guided by the Bible.
I'm sorry but that is just not true. Then there's this ridiculous contradiction:
The Bible says that ‘life is in the blood’; therefore, blood should never be used.
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They believe that blood should not be used in any form
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They do, however, accept minor blood fractions.
