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  Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Brother Jeramy in

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  allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.

  i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.

  some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).

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  "You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons." - 1 Corinthians 10:21 New International Version
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  'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

  by Introvert 2 in

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  would like to hear about any experiences anyone has had with the so called ' anointed ' .

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  I knew an anointed man in the 1970s who was in his forties. Some of the elders questioned his status but that was a common attitude to have with the post 1935 anointed.

  He was normal though a tiny bit odd when you spoke to him at length. I once asked him how he knew he was anointed. He explained to me how as a child he knew he was different. He said he could feel the Earth rotating under his feet.

  He was the life of the party and was very popular with the Witnesses. He would have a party at a restaurant after the Memorial with a lot of people attending. Once he got a bill for $144 and he made a big deal about it.

  He wasn't nice to his wife though; he always treated her disrespectfully even though she was a wonderful woman so it was inevitable that they would later divorce. He died in his mid 50s.
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  Atheist Miracles

  by Perry in

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  i reworded a variation of a common critique of atheists to my own liking.

  no, i do not hate atheists, i love them!

  they keep me from getting bored.

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  What Perry seems to ignore, as a young Earth creationist (?), is that there are religious people who combine the supernatural with straight up evolution. The Jesuit philosopher Teilhard de Chardin was one of them (Yes, I know Perry, he's going to hell for his heresy).
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  On the subject of Child Baptism - Video

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, the latest "kids" kingdom melody video is out.. here are some screenshots:.

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  yep, that's right, they showed a kid with a teddy bear getting baptized.. here's the video in full for documentation, if you can stomach it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellrtyj_maq.

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  On the subject of Child Baptism - Video

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, the latest "kids" kingdom melody video is out.. here are some screenshots:.

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  yep, that's right, they showed a kid with a teddy bear getting baptized.. here's the video in full for documentation, if you can stomach it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellrtyj_maq.

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  BU2B,

  "Just the other day she threw out a little "magic toy pony" because it was magic and Jehovah hates it."

  I hope you fished it out of the trash and put it somewhere secure. She might grow out of the religion as she grows older and would probably cherish the thought of still having that childhood toy.
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  Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Brother Jeramy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.

  i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.

  some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).

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  Brother Jeramy,

  "For starters, the preaching work is a commission from Christ, not the Watchtower Society."

  Put quite simply it is not Christ you are leading those you preach to but the Watchtower society.
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  How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  all that i can say is....what a shame!

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  cognitivedizzy,

  "Feel like... no words to explain, lost out so much teenage time... and i hate them for that" Same here. I can't blame myself because I was 13 and naïve when I got in, anyone can be fooled at that age. I was 21 when I got df'd for apostasy. Fortunately that was a relatively short period of time but it was the most formative years of my life. No plans for anything since I was living through 1975. Didn't even get my spinal curvature corrected - that can only be done as a teen ager.
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  Any one out there wanting to get together?????

  by ellaella in

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  2. experiences

  new to this site.

  was wondering in southwest area of us is there any one that would know of way to get-to-gether w/ ones possibly i knew all in growing up lets say in callifornia or nevada from the 1970s to present?

  i would love to see if any one else was able to leave because of all that was found out about this organization.

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  Village Idiot

  Hi ellaella, welcome to the club. Tell us more about yourself.

  I sent you a PM (private message). Just clink on the top bar on the letter thingy.
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  Will they jump of the building?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  during the depression people committed suicide because everything they had invested in was gone overnight in an instant.

  many people are very fragile creatures.

  if by some freaking chance, (like enron, tiger woods, or the morning of august 1945 in hiroshima) the wts gets caught in a humongous scandal, say like links to human sex trafficking, (i can fantasize right) and the government steps in to investigate and finds them guilty and legally shuts them down permanently, will there be tons of suicides?

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  John Aquila,

  "...the government steps in to investigate and finds them guilty and legally shuts them down permanently, will there be tons of suicides?"

  Perhaps a few but not that many. Power hungry elders will probably step in to fill the void. The prospect of becoming a GB member or one of the top dogs will be a lure for them.

  During Rutherford's reign up to 3/4 of the witnesses left. It was still able to grow again and bigger than before.

  However, what may be interesting to see is what would happen if the GB were to abandon the Organization with tens of millions of dollars in their pockets. Even then the Witnesses will think that the forces of evil killed them or that they are hiding from persecution, ready to communicate with them in secret, since the end is near.

  Also, it is very doubtful that government has the power or inclination to shut down any religion.
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  Perry's Miracles

  by Village Idiot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this thread is dedicated to our beloved poster of 13 years perry and his parrot.

  for those who are new to jwc perry is the foremost apologist for christian fundamentalism and all its shining truths.

  he previously posted a thread entitled atheist miracles.

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  Come on Perry, I know you're there.