As Casey Stengel used to say ``you can look it up," but my recollection is that JWs make a distinction between the ownership of rifles and of handguns, the latter being a no-no and a possible disfellowshipping offense.
That was my understanding too. One of the Watchtowers many unwritten laws.
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JW and Guns
by eljefe ini had a debate on another forum with a jehovah's witness on a gun forum.
anyway he is a jw that owns several handgun as well as an ar-15 (the civilian version of the military's m-16).
i posted several watchtower articles that show how jw's shouldn't own guns.
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JW and Guns
by eljefe ini had a debate on another forum with a jehovah's witness on a gun forum.
anyway he is a jw that owns several handgun as well as an ar-15 (the civilian version of the military's m-16).
i posted several watchtower articles that show how jw's shouldn't own guns.
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Looks like we have enough shooters to have an Apostashoot. I will be keeping my feet away from Simon though.
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JW and Guns
by eljefe ini had a debate on another forum with a jehovah's witness on a gun forum.
anyway he is a jw that owns several handgun as well as an ar-15 (the civilian version of the military's m-16).
i posted several watchtower articles that show how jw's shouldn't own guns.
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I found this Watchtower article:
20 For example, when the July 15, 1983, Watchtower magazine pointed out that guns were not for Christians, Jehovah?s Witnesses in New Caledonia got rid of their firearms. Shortly thereafter, a local political group searched through a town, burning down every house where they found firearms. But no Witness houses were destroyed. Known neutrality is often the best defense, as has proved true in Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Zimbabwe, and other lands.
Watchtower 85 7/1 pg 23
I knew some "brothers" who had hunting rifles and shotguns. But no one who owned a hand gun. Its good to be out and shooting my guns.
My guns:
Browning High Power 9mm
Glock 22 .40
Springfield Armory 1911 .45
Mossberg Series 88 12 gauge
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JW and Guns
by eljefe ini had a debate on another forum with a jehovah's witness on a gun forum.
anyway he is a jw that owns several handgun as well as an ar-15 (the civilian version of the military's m-16).
i posted several watchtower articles that show how jw's shouldn't own guns.
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eljefe
I had a debate on another forum with a Jehovah's Witness on a gun forum. Anyway he is a JW that owns several handgun as well as an AR-15 (the civilian version of the military's M-16). I posted several Watchtower articles that show how JW's shouldn't own guns.
I am curious if anyone else had guns while a JW, and if so which?
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How Many People Are Less Stressed Since Leaving The Witnesses?
by minimus indo you feel better----emotionally and mentally since stopping meetings and living under the rules of the witnesses?
i've heard reports of better physical and mental health since persons have left the organization.
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eljefe
My mental health has vastly improved. I no longer think that I am not doing enough for Jehovah. Now I spend my nights and weekends relaxing instead of service/meetings.
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As JW's, we were taught that God would answer any prayer in line with his will. I would assume that it is God's will to let people know that he exists. I prayed for a year for God to give me some kind of sign that he exists. A year later nothing had happened. Or maybe God didn't care enough about me to answer my prayer. I am guessing he just doesn't exist.
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Someone else but thought provoking nonetheless. Is God a she?
Anyway, I think God is a way that we try to explain ourselves. What, why and how we are. To most it gives a logical religious explaination, but I think it creates more questions than it answers. -
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Must of been mid afternoon
I could tell by how far the child?s shadow stretched out and
He walked with a purpose
In his sneakers, down the street
He had, many questions
Like children often do
He said,
?tell me all your thoughts on god? ?
?tell me am I very far? ?
Must of been late afternoon
On our way the sun broke free of the clouds
We count only blue cars
Skip the cracks, in the street
And ask many questions
Like children often do
We said,
?tell me all your thoughts on god?
??cause I would really like to meet her.
And ask her why we?re who we are.
Tell me all your thoughts on god,
Cause I am on my way to see her.
So tell me am I very far -
Am I very far now? ?
Its getting cold picked up the pace
How our shoes make hard noises in this place
Our clothes are stained
We pass many, cross eyed people
And ask many questions
Like children often do
?tell me all your thoughts on god?
?cause I would really like to meet her.
And ask her why we?re who we are.
Tell me all your thoughts on god?
?cause I am on my way to see her.
So tell me am I very far? ?
Am I very far now
Am I very far now
Am I very far now
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Thank those who helped you out of the Org
by Nosferatu inhere's a thread for all of you to thank those who helped you make your way out of the org.
i'll start.. i'd like to thank my ex-fiance for the support that she had given me when i needed it the most.
when i was faced with the elders coming to give me a shepharding call, she had given me the encouragement to stand up to them, and tell them truly how i felt.
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I would like to thank JWD and those who posted. Even though I wasn't posting yet, I was reading everyone's posts and experiences. I realized how much our lives were similar and faded.
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AHA! Moments. When you were a JW; what struck you the hardest counter?
by Terry insooner or later every jehovah's witness encounters an intelligent person with facts at their disposal who can unload something that causes a doubt.
naturally, you defend against it.
but, the wind has been knocked out of your belief-system however briefly.
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eljefe
I began to ask questions about the WT and JW's in general. Everyone I talked to said that we had to "wait on Jehovah" or that was "a perfect organization run by imperfect men". Everyone I spoke to ended their converstation with this or it was the crux of their argument. Then I realized, you could use that logic for any religion and come to the same conclusion. Their logic was highly specious yet they based their entire life on it.