Posts by problemaddict 2

Nah. Guy was not "going to meetings" last few years. Probably just something he did for a while, and he lost interest, nobody in the org is going to hold a musical icons feet to the fire.

if his funeral is to be held in the KH, the SOLE purpose would be the ability for the JW brand and service to reach a mass audience.

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Newbie

by Ryan in

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hi, only just joined.

going through a rough time at the moment and maybe this could help.

any body around 27 year old age.

Defend Jehovah's Witnesses.. False claim from opposers of JW's--Creative Day..

by James Mixon in

"the creative day" how long was each day?

defend.

maybe this was posted before but i found this site.. search the above site.

problemaddict 2

You guys sure this is still being taught? I recall the creative days now being allegorical (duh), and refferencing a period of time that cannot be known.

I really don't think they still teach creative days are 1K or 7K from Genesis.

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Proclaimers Book claims anyone can leave the org

by Sanchy in

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was going through proclaimers book and found this little nugget on page 232. there is so much wrong with this paragraph that my head almost exploded when i read it.. however, i was thinking, perhaps those like me that are trying to fade away without "trouble", can use this in the case that an elder should start questioning with intent of escalating matters.

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problemaddict 2

You my choose any color you like, so long as it is black.

-Henry Ford

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Anthony Morris claims "dogmatic" does not apply to GB.

by Sanchy in

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so i was scrolling through the latest morning worship videos and found our good friend tony m. explaining why the gb is not dogmatic.

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you can find hirs reasoning at around the 3:30 mark here..

problemaddict 2

STA,

Yes......know your place! How could I have not seen it. Its like I didn't even notice I've heard it so much. Haha.

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I was disfellowshipped because of Satan

by elbib in

during co visit, i took him for a bible study i was conducting.

during the session, the householder said he believed satan was not a person, but personification of evil within us.

i left co to handle householder’s doubt.

problemaddict 2

Playing devils advocate here (see what I did there?).....if there is no Satan biblically speaking, then what of stories regarding evil spirits and Satan's henchmen all over the place.

I personally do not believe in naughty spirits, but I think the bible does in fact teach that they exist. To me trying to say Satan is a part of an allegorical Jesus fever dream is trying to justify belief in the book that has spawned the story.

So......what about demons?

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Anthony Morris claims "dogmatic" does not apply to GB.

by Sanchy in

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so i was scrolling through the latest morning worship videos and found our good friend tony m. explaining why the gb is not dogmatic.

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you can find hirs reasoning at around the 3:30 mark here..

problemaddict 2

Oh man......when you watch the 3 minute mark until the end....he REALLY stumbles on his own tail. Here is the redux in my mind.

1) the word translated in the bible is "dogmata", but while that means dogma, the word means something different in english than it used to, because dogma is a critical word.

2) Dogma means a system of belief that cannot be questioned and refuses to consider other opinions are justified, but that doesn't apply to the slave because its a theocratic arrangement and a collective body (the fds).

3) Apostates and opposers want to tell you that everything that comes from headquarters is dogma and (red herring alert), arbitrarily decided. (what does that have to do with dogma?)

4) If you want blessings from Jehovah on you, or your family (huh?), you should take the decisions passed down (decrees.....dogmas lit), and just obey them while if need be also asking Jehovah to help you understand them.

5) Acts 4:5,6. When CO's and others meet and discuss/disseminate info and you OBEY.....then you will be "made firm in the faith". Jehovah blesses obedience. This is not a collection of made made decisions, its governance from God

I puked in my mouth a little.

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AGREE? or DISAGREE? Popular Music

by Terry in

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip0wuwjbdmi.

"from 1955 till present, popular music has declined to the point where it is now consistently "stupid" and homogenous.

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Having been a youg man in the 80's 90's, but not exactly an old man now (not yet 40), I would say that while its easy to say this is true, people easily forget how bad popular music can be over time......as they only remember the good things.

Comparing what a fool believes by the doobie brothers or you wanna be starting something by Michael Jackson in lyrical quality with Taylor Swift or the latest rianna dance song isn't comparing apples and apples. Why not compare "do the hustle" or some other disco abortion with the Lumineers or an up and coming artist Anderson Paak and that lyricism.

Few people give credit to the present.

That Lauren Hill letter is 3 years old......still no music. I agree with her summation, but......nobody forces you to sign the contract. And still......no music.