Sofia Lose

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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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  Sofia Lose

  In my case, I remain because there is much to lose in terms of family and friendships. Now that TTATT is evident, it is guilt-free the missing of meetings, the low service hours, the pure enjoyment of life is indescribable liberating!

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  Explanation Of New Bible Translation

  by Sofia Lose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been a little troubled with the explanation on the new world translation given during sunday's meeting.

  the mag read that with less words the understanding would be more clear, and offered examples where certain texts had 27 words and now only have 19 words and the meaning is clearer.

  i am not okay with said explanation.

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  Earnest,

  Interesting point. However, as all things JW go, I suspect the re-writing of the WBTS bible fits in with their current agenda of doctrinal changes. Crafty.

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  Explanation Of New Bible Translation

  by Sofia Lose in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been a little troubled with the explanation on the new world translation given during sunday's meeting.

  the mag read that with less words the understanding would be more clear, and offered examples where certain texts had 27 words and now only have 19 words and the meaning is clearer.

  i am not okay with said explanation.

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  I have been a little troubled with the explanation on the New World Translation given during Sunday's meeting. The mag read that with less words the understanding would be more clear, and offered examples where certain texts had 27 words and now only have 19 words and the meaning is clearer.

  I am not okay with said explanation. How about the biblical text itself which reads that we are not supposed to alter the Word Of God? That there would be punishment for anyone that either added or took away any words?

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  HELP - A Guide to Fade

  by cognitivedizzy in

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  2. friends

  hey everybody, been here lurking for years now... i tired of all the gb 2.0 shit and need to fade successfullydo we have a guide, i am very tempted to go out with a bang, but i want my wife with me, she aint a strong witness and would happily trust me ... i love her a lot.

  status as of now,,, read coc isocf, been through jw facts and am convinced this religion is bs, also a ms now :( damn.

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  Sofia Lose

  There is this couple at the cong that started attending school during the meeting evenings, and he even took a job that required traveling. Have not seen them in a while but hear that they are doing well and are happy. One more set of survivors!

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  'Anointeds' Do you know any and if so what are they like ?

  by Introvert 2 in

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  2. experiences

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

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  I have known of three loonies in the Spanish congs that claim to be anointed, but all that deal with them know they are just 'nutty'. Funny characters they are.

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  Just a funny thing to me, that I found out last week

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. friends

  so the head of the elders the cobe or whatever their called was the one who talked with me when i had doubts.

  or i should say came running when my wife called the elders on me.

  he while not really looking at my 10+ page document proving one of their major doctrines wrong and trying to find out my true motives.

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  Young people are all about being connected and finding out stuff in the Web. They are leaving in droves. Mentally they are just gone. Good for them. This is otter bs and such a huge waste of time!

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  Average Age of this Forum?

  by Garrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heyo!.

  i'm quite interested in knowing the average age of those of us who use this forum.

  i made a quick strawpoll that you can find at the following link: http://strawpoll.me/4340636 just pick an age and click "vote" if you wish to participate.. admins: if this breaks any rules, i apologize in advance..

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  Sofia Lose

  50s here! Feeling every bit of them years.

  Getting old sucks the big one!

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  Any Letterman Fans

  by berrygerry in

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  not many shows left.. was a fan from his nbc days when he had a lot of innovation.. no question, he has a quick mind, which to me, is a key to comedy.. a distinct memory was awakening my poor pre-teen daughter when dave was back on the air after his heart surgery.. no matter what, is a changing of the guard (if only the wt could do the same)..

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  I can hardly wait for Colbert to take over! Love his comedy and demeanor. Letterman... No so much; never really got his humor. Miss Jay Leno terribly. Hopefully Colbert will fill the void.

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  Hello, just introducing myself

  by Miss Behaving in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've just signed up two days ago, but i've been lurking for about a year and a half.

  here's my story if you're interested:.

  my parents converted when they were in their first semester of college.

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  Welcome. Things can only get better. Make wise choices. Be careful.

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  Everything seems to be changing... why not birthdays?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if we look at all doctrines, we see an overall effort to conserve unity and control.

  - assuming most birthdays, if allowed, would probably be oriented to children, then that means 40 celebrations per year.

  so all in all, this give a total potential attendance to a birthday of 30 families (120 attendance / 4 family members).

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  Sofia Lose

  News flash: Plenty of JWs do in fact celebrate their birthday. Grant it, not in the lavish fashion as most others, but rather in private/family-only gatherings. Yes indeed it happens, and more so since the WBTS lost its credibility when it changed the 'generation' doctrine.

  Not celebrating one's birthday is bs!

  SL