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  questions from a newbie!

  by lfwalli in

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  ok i'm too impatient to look through all the old posts..so hear me out.. i'm studying with witnesses, but not yet baptized.

  i was raised around the truth.. i've looked through some of the old posts and i have heard alot about the shunning of former "members".

  i've been told that this is not a scriptural practice.

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  Note the word used by Paul is majority but not everyone, which means there were some who didn't shun a wrongdoer:

  6 The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him."

  So not everyone followed Paul's previous request that they shun the wrongdoer in Corinth, they were not in anyway scolded or punished for not doing what he had said, and this shows that although he had been given authority by some of the congregations to "order" Timothy and other workers to do this and that, he did not have dictatorial powers to order every Christian to shun a person. He could suggest it but each was left to his or her own conscience to decide if to do so. Galatians says we are all equals before God, all imperfect humans who would not be resurrected except for God's gracious kindness and the sacrifice His son made of his human life.
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  Russia: Jehovah's Witnessess contracts cancelled

  by DevonMcBride in

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  http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=297

  this article was published by f18news on: 13 april 2004russia: jehovah's witness rental contracts cancelled

  by geraldine fagan, moscow correspondent, forum 18 news service

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  In that case, they will, as you claim, be all fired up.

  However, the fact is that when declared a criminal organization, it did not and will not help them, especially since WHY they are a criminal organization was spelled out so clearly.

  The laugh is on the criminal bosses in Brooklyn whom naive members think are right hand brothers of Christ even while they allow child molestation and other crimes.
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  How would a JW answer , "Why does Jehovah allow children to be abused ?"

  by run dont walk in

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  ask a jw.

  why does jehovah allow our children in the congregation to be abused (physically and sexually) by others in the kingdom hall ?.

  were not children, the most important to jesus and jehovah ?.

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  Often elders are themselves the perpetrators of the abuse.

  Watchtower Society, WHO watches your Watchers? Don't claim your elders catch all the molestors when they themselves are often the molestors.
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  Russia: Jehovah's Witnessess contracts cancelled

  by DevonMcBride in

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  http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=297

  this article was published by f18news on: 13 april 2004russia: jehovah's witness rental contracts cancelled

  by geraldine fagan, moscow correspondent, forum 18 news service

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  When a group of men sitting in New York ignore scriptures that say put mercy first and instead let loved ones bleed to death based on that ignoring of the balancing scriptures, it is wrongful death - murder.

  Russia is correct to ban a group that preaches murder. We love many of the people who are JWs but such unlawful deeds as murder and covering up of child molestors is criminal, and for this the Governing Body and their toad frog elders are 100% guilty.

  Given the cowardice of Ted Jaracz, is it any wonder?
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  Why Crosses Are Okay For Easter And Other Times

  by allpoweredup in

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  paul said "boast" of the emptied "stauros" on which christ died as a symbol of resurrection over death, so it is unbiblical to call a cross a repugnant murder weapon (gal 6:14, 1 cor 1:17-18) those who teach christ died on a stake or pole instead of a cross ignore that human remains with the ancient item of death and also inscriptions show archaeologists that the stauros was a cross not stake.

  dr frederick zugibe's research shows suffocation would be in minutes if on a stake but in hours if upon an outstretched cross which is just as luke

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  Why Crosses Are Okay For Easter And Other Times

  by allpoweredup in

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  paul said "boast" of the emptied "stauros" on which christ died as a symbol of resurrection over death, so it is unbiblical to call a cross a repugnant murder weapon (gal 6:14, 1 cor 1:17-18) those who teach christ died on a stake or pole instead of a cross ignore that human remains with the ancient item of death and also inscriptions show archaeologists that the stauros was a cross not stake.

  dr frederick zugibe's research shows suffocation would be in minutes if on a stake but in hours if upon an outstretched cross which is just as luke

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  Paul said "boast" of the emptied "stauros" on which Christ died as a symbol of resurrection over death, so it is unbiblical to call a cross a repugnant murder weapon (Gal 6:14, 1 Cor 1:17-18) Those who teach Christ died on a stake or pole instead of a cross ignore that human remains with the ancient item of death and also inscriptions show archaeologists that the stauros was a cross not stake. Dr Frederick Zugibe's research shows suffocation would be in minutes if on a stake but in hours if upon an outstretched cross which is just as Luke
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  IMPALEMENT OR CRUCIFIXION?

  by BluesBrother in

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  http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/crucifixion.html

  given the topicality of the passion of the christ, it got me thinking again about the manner of his death... i had always been led to believe , in my days as a dub , that death on a stake was far more likely and logical because to be suspended with spread arms would place too much centre of gravity in the centre and the body would pitch forward.. given that jesus took several hours to die, i found the following quote from .the above site interesting ..

  "physiological response to crucifixion

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  Paul said "boast" of the "stauros" on which Christ died as a symbol of resurrection over death, so it is unbiblical to call a cross a repugnant murder weapon (Galatians 6:14, 1 Corinthians 1:17-18) Those who teach Christ died on a stake or pole instead of a cross ignore that human remains with the ancient item of death and also inscriptions show archaeologists that the stauros was a cross not stake. Dr Frederick Zugibe's research shows suffocation would be in minutes if on a stake but in hours if on outstretched cross as Luke
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  Why Do JWS celebrate Memorial on different day than everyone else?

  by wednesday in

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  jehovah's witnesses have explained many times at the memorial's why they celebrate a day before the jewish people celebrate passover.

  i do of course understand that tech, the jews are celebrating a different holiday than jws.

  i found a simple explanation of this a year ago, but now cannot locate it.

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  Paul said boast of the "stauros" on which Christ died as a symbol of resurrection over death, so it is unbiblical to call a cross a repugnant murder weapon (Galatians 6:14, 1 Corinthians 1:17-18) Those who teach Christ died on a stake or pole instead of a cross ignore that human remains with the ancient item of death and also inscriptions show archaeologists that the stauros was a cross not stake. Dr Frederick Zugibe's research shows suffocation would be in minutes if on a stake but in hours if on outstretched cross as Luke
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  Would you wear a crucifx?

  by orangefatcat in

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  my wonderful husband knows that i have been a religious person most of my life and while he despises jehovah's witnesses with a passion, he knows that i still believe in god and christ.

  he being a greek orthodox and a wonderful human being he bought me a beautiful crucifix of jesus on a cross.

  it is black stone and silver and says on the back of the cross, alpha and omega.

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  Paul said boast of the "stauros" on which Christ died as a symbol of resurrection over death, so it is unbiblical to call a cross a repugnant murder weapon (Galatians 6:14, 1 Corinthians 1:17-18) Those who teach Christ died on a stake or pole instead of a cross ignore that human remains with the ancient item of death and also inscriptions show archaeologists that the stauros was a cross not stake. Dr Frederick Zugibe's research shows suffocation would be in minutes if on a stake but in hours if on outstretched cross as Luke
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  "deranged Jehovah's Witnesses" ??? intelligence???

  by Nathan Natas in

  1. watchtower
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  http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fsectionid=132&farticleid=390564

  fear of violence as polls near .

  april 2, 2004. by beauregard tromp.

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  Throughout Africa there are groups that split off from the Watchtower Society dating back to the late 1800's and which are called part of the Watchtower Movement, often confused with the modern Watchtower Society of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Perhaps the largest and most successful is the God's Kingdom Service group headquartered in Nigeria in West Africa, but many splinter groups are also found in East Africa. Most preach God, named Jehovah, wants earth to become paradise which the meek will inherit.

  But many allow local views and some Old Testament examples of polygamy to hold sway, so that men can marry more than one woman. Also women are not given as much freedom as with Jehovah's Witnesses, in most cases.

  Most Watchtower Movement groups permit some political freedom. A few have been highly political and some were also active in killing British and other colonial troops during national wars for independence in the 1900's.