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  Strange Moment During The 2015 Regional Convention

  by JW_Rogue in

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  hi, i'm new here but hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.

  during the "imitate jesus" rc there was a strange moment where they played a video of a brother trying to explain the 1914 teaching.

  the brother quickly goes through all the scriptural "proofs" and the householder is dumbfounded.

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  I think hat the object of the video is to acknowledge that it can be difficult to explain the teaching and that you have to be careful as to how you teach it.
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  The Bible is NOT Error-Free

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for many christians, the bible is viewed as the 100% error-free, perfect book straight from god, where every single word was carefully chosen by god for a reason.

  but, usually, when you have a discussion on the topic, these christians will end up saying that only the original copies written directly from the hands of the prophets and apostles were error-free, and all manuscript copies since then are subject to copyist mistakes and other errors.. since zero original copies are in existence, how do we know the originals were error-free?

  why should we think the originals should be error-free to begin with?

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  Fisherman: "What does that have to do with the Bible being inspired?"

  Is this inspired?

  28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, 29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives. - Deuteronomy 22:28-29 New International Version
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  Need help on Resurrection

  by Bella15 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope all is well.

  recently my uncle ( my mom's brother ) passed away, he was never a jw but evangelical christian all of his life, never accepting my moms teaching.

  so my mom in facebook keeps on making references to other family members when her brother comes back in the resurrection and live in the paradise ...i thought that worldly people who is not jw will not going to be resurrected .... what is the current teaching on resurrection for nonjws?...

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  NeverKnew:

  "Sounds like paradise will have imperfect people... Doesn't that make it an imperfect paradise? And does anyone know what scriptures are leveraged for this second chance program?"

  No it does not because being resurrected gives you the chance to become perfect in a perfect paradise. The resurrected gradually become perfect.

  Also, they do not directly cite scripture for the 'second chance' teaching since they are in denial of basic Christian doctrine about the resurrection, on Judgment day, which is that of immortal souls given an immortal body and being sent to either heaven/paradise earth or to a literal hell.
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  The Confederate Flag

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

  he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

  not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.

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  zimunzucz:

  WND.com- World Net Daily is an accepted news feed for the Drudge report.
  

  World Net Daily, Drudge Report? You've got to be kidding.
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  The Confederate Flag

  by Simon in

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  the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

  he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

  not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.

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  millie210: "...is it legal to fly a flag with a swastika in Canada or America?"

  Marvin Shilmer: "In the USA, yes."

  What about Germany which was the birthplace of Nazism?
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  The Confederate Flag

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

  he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

  not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.

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  cappytan,

  Village Idiot: "Ending slavery was everybody's business."

  cappytan: "I didn't say it wasn't."

  cappytan, you said "In my mind, it's a piece of history, and promotes that heritage of telling Washington to mind their own business."
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  The Confederate Flag

  by Simon in

  1. social
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  the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

  he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

  not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.

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  zimunzucz:

  "The Charleston shooter, Dylann Roof, had been arrested months earlier and was caught with powerful prescription drugs-- drugs that can cause a person to act out violently."

  Yes, they can do that but Roof did state that blacks were responsible for rape and the destruction of America. Medication is not likely to effect or change your prejudices even if they can take you to the point of violence.

  garyneal:

  "When I see someone flying the confederate flag I am thankful that we have the freedom to do so, even if it means that others might be offended. I don't prejudge them as stupid."

  You can say the same thing in Germany about the swastika being a part of German history and even bring up that Hitler had some good points (He did build hospitals and schools.).
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  The Confederate Flag

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

  he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

  not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.

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  Simon:

  "Tear it down, burn it and do it publicly. It has no place in modern society and, like it's cousin the swastika, should only be seen in museums."

  The South were the same as the Nazis. The Nazis thought of themselves as a "master race" while the Confederacy thought of themselves as......a master race.

  cappytan:

  "Comparing it to the Swastika is also a false equivalency. The German Government of the WWII era took specific steps to exterminate the Jews."

  Why would the South want to exterminate their free labor?

  "It really is sad that the imagery of the confederate flag has been commandeered by hate groups.

  "In my mind, it's a piece of history, and promotes that heritage of telling Washington to mind their own business."

  Ending slavery was everybody's business.
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  Need help on Resurrection

  by Bella15 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope all is well.

  recently my uncle ( my mom's brother ) passed away, he was never a jw but evangelical christian all of his life, never accepting my moms teaching.

  so my mom in facebook keeps on making references to other family members when her brother comes back in the resurrection and live in the paradise ...i thought that worldly people who is not jw will not going to be resurrected .... what is the current teaching on resurrection for nonjws?...

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  Bella15

  "...I thought that worldly people who is not JW will not going to be resurrected .... What is the current teaching on resurrection for nonJWs?..."

  Actually, JWs teach that almost all who were alive before Armageddon would be resurrected and have a 'second chance' of salvation. Those who die at Armageddon might as well not get resurrected since they were already in defiance of Jehovah.
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  Missed it by that much ----------23

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i almost had a freaking heart attack.

  i even threw my coffee cup at the wall and starting yelling like crazy when i got the the 5th number correct.

  i was checking my texas lottery ticket for this past saturday.

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  I've gotten 4 out of 5 playing Fantasy Five on two occasions but that is only $200+ compared to 5 out of 5 which could be $50,000 or more. Once I had to stop playing because of lack of income and my lucky numbers got the 4 out of 5 again. Arrrrgggh!

  The only proven strategy is to play the same numbers over and over again. Even then the odds are a gazillion to one.