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  Why doesn't the GB make field service optional for certain congregation members only similar to the Mormons?

  by yadda yadda 2 in

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  ephesians 4:11 makes for a strong case that not every member of the congregation should have to go door-to-door.. "so christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,..".

  this shows that different members of the first century congregations served different ministerial functions.

  so why don't the jw's say that field service is no longer compulsory for all congregation members, only for those who feel a calling for it per eph 4:11..... the mormons sort of do this with their young men and women 'elders' doing 2 years voluntary, genuinely full-time service (these mormons boys put in some big hours 6 days a week and have their meals provided for them, etc!

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  Question for those converted to JW as adults

  by DaleRivers in

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  why did you become a jw, what particular teachings attracted you to 'the truth' ?.

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  in my case (baptized at 20/21) it was the only religion i knew; my mom, her mom, and favorite sister were jw; and the teachings of no hellfire or immortal soul made sense to me.. .

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  Terminology the Society Hates?

  by toweragent in

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  in my most recent talk, i got counseled for using some terms that were not prefered.

  for example i said "new testament" rather than "the christian greek scriptures".

  i also used the term "gospel", but even worse, i made reference to the "synoptic gospels" and the "gnostic gospel".. i guess i never thought of it before, but when i looked at the societies information on the matter they always say things like, "the so-called new testament..." or "the so-called synoptic gospels..." why with all the "so-called?".

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  Jehovah's Witnesses Respond To Ebola - What do you think?

  by toweragent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/world/jehovahs-witnesses-respond-2014-ebola-outbreak/.

  i usually find most of what they post on the news or updates section of the website repulsive or even nauseating.

  but i really thought this was nice of them to finally be proactive in something like this.. the article even mentions helping non-witnesses as well.

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  Evidence of life after death?

  by little_Socrates in

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  2. friends

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/life-after-death-largestever-study-provides-evidence-that-out-of-body-and-neardeath-experiences-may-actually-be-real-9780195.html.

  "experts currently believe that the brain shuts down within 20 to 30 seconds of the heart stopping beating and that it is not possible to be aware of anything at all once that has happened.. but scientists in the new study heard said they heard compelling evidence that patients experienced real events for up to three minutes after this had happened and could recall them accurately once they had been resuscitated.".

  how are people having "experinces" while there is no evidence of heart or brain activity?.

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  Well, it was your basic KH wedding, now 40 years later

  by JeffT in

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  2. experiences

  my wife and i still like each other.

  fortieth is "ruby.

  " since rubies aren't in the budget, we went to ruby beach for the weekend.

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  The 2 witness rule

  by tim hooper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i've just been informed by a jw apologist that regarding the 2 witness rule in cases of child abuse, the child himself counts as 1 of the witnesses.

  he also stated that if 2 children complain about abuse seperately, the 2 children then count as 2 witnesses.. any thoughts please?.

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  The Blatant SEXISM of Watchtower!

  by Island Man in

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  2. beliefs

  from my yahoo answers question here: .

  "the bible says of deborah: "now deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lappidoth, was judging israel at that time.

  5 she used to sit under the palm tree of deborah between ramah and bethel in the hill country of ephraim; and the sons of israel came up to her for judgment.

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  Happy Birthday,JW Facts

  by Bangalore in

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  happy birthday,jw facts.have a great day.. .

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  bangalore.

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  Lurker no more

  by DaleRivers in

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  hi folks:.

  i've been lurking here all summer and i finally decided to take the plunge and join you all.. i'm a single, 53 y/o black woman living in the nyc metro area (usa).

  i was brought up around jws:mom's mom, mom and my favorite auntie were all in.

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