i found this statement from a recent article about isis to be quite interesting in view of the way that any jw can be accused of apostasy with little or no possible repercussions or consequences for the accuser: .
in islam, the practice of takfir, or excommunication, is theologically perilous.
if a man says to his brother, you are an infidel, the prophet said, then one of them is right.
I agree with violias, the WTS and islamists aren't too dissimilar on their views on apostasy. The only difference is the WTS eagerly awaits the killing of apostates by God at Armageddon.
The punishment for apostasy is death - this isn't restricted to terrorists. It has widespread support across the Muslim World.
jehovah's personality is explosive with no guarantees he won't blow a head gasket and destroy your ass for some petty offense.. i know the jws claim jehovah always keeps his word and once you get to heaven or pass the final test you got guaranteed everlasting life.
but when we look in the bible jehovah seems to kill even his worshipers over trifles, so who is to say that someday he won't get pissed off and destroy the whole human race and start all over again?.
while i don't believe the bible or what the wt corporation teaches about jehovah personality, if what they say is true then i would much rather die than live an eternity under the whims of such a capricious jehovah.. the reward system the bible has promoted is really terrible and not to be grasped at..
jehovah's personality is explosive with no guarantees he won't blow a head gasket and destroy your ass for some petty offense.. i know the jws claim jehovah always keeps his word and once you get to heaven or pass the final test you got guaranteed everlasting life.
but when we look in the bible jehovah seems to kill even his worshipers over trifles, so who is to say that someday he won't get pissed off and destroy the whole human race and start all over again?.
while i don't believe the bible or what the wt corporation teaches about jehovah personality, if what they say is true then i would much rather die than live an eternity under the whims of such a capricious jehovah.. the reward system the bible has promoted is really terrible and not to be grasped at..
Nothing like burning people to death for trying to worship him
'any muthaf*kka worship me da wrong way, ah'm gonna fry his ass. Fo' shizzle'
I'm sure Outlaw can do better - I'm just a beginner
according to radio news earlier today he was raised as a jw but was told to leave home when he was disfellowshipped and turned to the mosque for support.. a teenager who was on his way to behead a british soldier with a 12in knife when he was arrested, has been found guilty of preparing a terrorist act.. brusthom ziamani, 19, was also carrying a hammer and an "islamic flag" when he was arrested in london in august 2014......
Just been reading about this. It was bad for his parents to disown him for leaving the WTS. Of course, that had nothing to do with him being found with a 12 inch knife, a hammer and a black flag of jihad.
He could have chosen to live within the law and worship at his local mosque. Instead, he chose to get involved with terrorism. I hope they lock him up and throw away the key.
end of the worldhow and whenexplained scientifically!.
problem with humans is that they dont learn from mistakes.
their greed has already spoiled air and water, and brought global warming which would ultimately sink most of the inhabited earth!.
The CIA and controlling the climate. From The Guardian. Nuff said ...
from the online journal yad l'achim .
http://yadlachim.org/?categoryid=203&articleid=577.
in the above article jehovah's witnesses and the jews, a great many controversial issues are placed squarely in the spotlight of history.
Good post, Simon.
Their boasts are more cultish crap.
From what I've read about him, Rutherford was an egotistical bully and a loudmouth.
Apparently, every non-witness belonged to 'the Devil's organisation'.
I feel sorry for ordinary JWs that bore the brunt of persecution, while Rutherford drank alcohol in Beth Sarim or was chauffeured around in one of his Cadillacs.
some jw's on various postingshave asked me was there anything about the jw's i still agree with.
of course there are some things i agree with and some i partially do.
1. political involvement - while i do not agree with totally avoiding anything associated with politics, i agree that many of todays churches are way too involved in trying to sway their constituents beliefs.
Is there anything about the JW's you still like? - the 'clean lifestyle' aspect is vaguely appealing to me sometimes. This can be found among atheists, agnostics, members of other churches/religions, though.
Including the congregation in the discussion - I never saw much of this. Some things were put to a vote - congregation members never voted against, in my experience.
I agree with the OP - religions should be apolitical.
That's about it.
this topic has been on my mind lately.
i have been looking around at jws and wondering how many truly believe the end is as near as they are told.
from my personal experience, i know that my parents fully believe the end is imminent and may come any time now.
Based on my own experience and on what I've read here, it seems to me that there are two groups of JWs: those that genuinely believe the end is near and swallow everything the GB spews forth; and those that largely believe they've got 'the truth' (or the closest thing to it) but don't really know when 'the end' will come.
I also think that group 1 are a minority but are 'zealous' so fill many positions of oversight.
The blind leading the blind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqzhnx7xma.
the bible does say that the "day of jehovah" (armageddon) would be associated with the sun becoming dark followed by the moon turning to blood.
but the moon turning to blood is specific to a total lunar eclipse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuqzhnx7xma.
the bible does say that the "day of jehovah" (armageddon) would be associated with the sun becoming dark followed by the moon turning to blood.
but the moon turning to blood is specific to a total lunar eclipse.
Charlie/larsinger - being transgendered and in the WTS must've been a total nightmare. Have you thought about seeing a counsellor?
All the best
Take care
LUHE
