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  GB says NO SPORTS for JWs??!!WHAT??HUh?!!

  by plmkrzy in

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  -------------------s post the other day got me.

  thinking about all the things that really bugged.

  me about the wts.

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  plm,

  From what I understand, no high risk sports like para-sailing, bungee-jumping, sky-diving, wrestling, martial arts and boxing because they can cause bodily harm.

  I think other sports like marksmanship and chess (though it's not quite a sport) are no-no's. The first one because (in their view) promotes killing, the second one because (also in their view) promotes warfare.

  There may be some other sports that the WTS banned. Can anyone else post which other sports besides the ones that I mention?

  Thanks.

  Ajax
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  questions about obtaining Higher Education for JWs

  by AjaxMan in

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  i have read a couple of threads the last couple of days that dealt with what you have to give up when becoming a jw.. most posts that i read said they have to give up getting a higher education.

  my question is this: is that still a trend today?

  that elders frown or discourage young jws from going to college or university by telling them to put kingdom's interest first?

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  I have read a couple of threads the last couple of days that dealt with what you have to give up when becoming a JW.

  Most posts that I read said they have to give up getting a higher education. My question is this: Is that still a trend today? That elders frown or discourage young JWs from going to college or university by telling them to put Kingdom's interest first? I read in another site that the WTS softened up on that stance, but the elders are still frowning on active JWs pursuing an education.
  Also in a chat, a member told me that right now it is OK for active JWs to go to a trade or vocational school, but they are frowned if they go for an A.S. degree (2 year college) and it is definitely a no-no for them to get a B.S. degree (4 year college) or above (M.S. or PhD). Can anyone verify with me if that is true or that depends on which congregation the active JW goes to?

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  A question about Theocratic Warfare

  by AjaxMan in

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  i read that term a few times when i was reading xjw sites.. my question is what is theocratic warfare?.

  i like to read any example of it as well as other descriptions or any of your experiences.. .

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  Thanks MetaTron,

  I wonder if their spin about their UN involvement is a prime example of Theocratic Warfare because they are denying (actually lying) about their involvement in order to protect what they've been teaching (The UN being the Scarlet Colored Beast).

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  A question about Theocratic Warfare

  by AjaxMan in

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  i read that term a few times when i was reading xjw sites.. my question is what is theocratic warfare?.

  i like to read any example of it as well as other descriptions or any of your experiences.. .

  ajax

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  DIM,

  In other words, it is lying like when JWs lie, it is Theocratic Warfare.

  Am I right?

  Ajax
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  A question about Theocratic Warfare

  by AjaxMan in

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  i read that term a few times when i was reading xjw sites.. my question is what is theocratic warfare?.

  i like to read any example of it as well as other descriptions or any of your experiences.. .

  ajax

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  I read that term a few times when I was reading xJW sites.
  My question is What is Theocratic Warfare?

  I like to read any example of it as well as other descriptions or any of your experiences.

  Ajax
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  Synopses of the Danni issue

  by seven006 in

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  for those who would like a synopses of this issue for what ever reason, i would like to try and put as many of the confusing pieces together as i can.

  why they chose to do it at a kingdom hall is understandable.

  mark made his post and revealed a few facts in this issue that were suppressed by the gag order.

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  Dave,

  Great Job!

  Ajax

  "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and the best things never die." - The Shawshank Redemption
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  Do you think JWS are a cult?

  by Trixie in

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  do you think that the jw religion is a cult?

  i believe that it is, but i wanted to get other people's opinion.

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  Any group that doesn't allow you freedom of thought or independent thinking is not necessarily a cult, but a totalitarian system or a dictatorship for a lack of a better word.

  You don't have the freedom to read the bible by itself without any type of "aid".
  Men don't have the freedom to grow beards.
  Married couples are dictated on how their bedroom behavior must be.
  You cannot celebrate any holidays or there will be reprisals against you.
  You cannot donate blood even if it means it will save somebody's life.
  You cannot receive blood even if it means saving your own life.

  The list goes on.
  There is no freedom with that list.

  On the subject of serving the military and celebrating holidays, did you know that JWs did both of them before the 1930's?

  SexyTeen - If you do have the freedom that you might claim you have, can you verify the question above about serving the military and celebrating holidays?

  Peace

  Ajax
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  Do you think JWS are a cult?

  by Trixie in

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  do you think that the jw religion is a cult?

  i believe that it is, but i wanted to get other people's opinion.

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  They do have cultish tendencies so...

  "If it acts like one, behaves like one..."

  Well, you got the idea.

  Ajax
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses evil?

  by SexyTeen in

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  i am shocked at the many accusations against jehovah's witnesses in this forum.. i know that i am young, but most of my family are jws and they are good people and i love them.

  even my worldly family is very nice and i do not shun them.

  the friends in the hall are very nice also.

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  outnfree,

  You got mail.

  Ajax

  "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and the best things never die." - The Shawshank Redemption
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  Are Jehovah's Witnesses evil?

  by SexyTeen in

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  i am shocked at the many accusations against jehovah's witnesses in this forum.. i know that i am young, but most of my family are jws and they are good people and i love them.

  even my worldly family is very nice and i do not shun them.

  the friends in the hall are very nice also.

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  SexyTeen - Ajaxman: I don't know yet. I spoke to an elder and asked what he recommended and he told me that although four years of school seems like a long time, that I won't regret because a bachelors degree is necessary for many jobs now adays. I like computers and a two year program seems good enough. I still have time to decide, meanwhile I will be going to a junior college.

  That's good, girl. You got the oportunity that many here didn't have. You may not want to take my following advice, but anyways, I still offer it:
  You make your own decisions about your future and your life, not man and not anyone can tell you to decide what you have to do in your life because in the end, it is you who is living your life, not the other person.

  Just some food for thought for you.

  Your never-was-JW friend,
  Ajax

  "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things and the best things never die." - The Shawshank Redemption