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  WTS says you are free to do what we tell you

  by ozziepost in

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  the may 15 issue of the watchtower contains a discussion of the question: would it be advisable for a true christian to attend a funeral or a wedding in a church?.

  the tone of the wts view is set in the very first line our taking part in any form of false religion is displeasing to jehovah and must be avoided.

  nonetheless the last line of the article states whatever the situation, the christian should make sure that the decision will not interfere with his preserving a good conscience before god and men.. so apparently it's a personal decision for the jw as to whether he/she will attend a funeral in a church or not.

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  I've been studying for about a year now...

  by Meow921 in

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  i've been studying with the jw's for about a year now.

  i know that by nature (or nurture!

  ) i have an addictive personality so i have tried to be real careful that i'm doing the right thing by getting involved with them.

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  THE SOCIETY SAYS DON'T HAVE CHILDERN!

  by new boy in

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  i will never forget the saturday, i was in field service about 10 years ago.

  we came to this one house, a man in mid- thirtys came to the door, we preceded give our sermon the man said i m very, very grateful i dont believe the way you do!my friend and me looked at each other a little confused.

  the man said in again i really thank god, i dont believe the way you do.

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  Watchtower says Dos and Don'ts are out

  by ozziepost in

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  among the latest instructions to the rank and file witnesses is this one:.

  "following bible principles, we will avoid trying to live (or demand others to live) by an extensive and rigid set of dos and don'ts that go beyond the teachings of the bible.

  " (the watchtower - issue of april 15,2002, page 22, para 15).

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  Intro & Urgent Request

  by doinmypart in

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  i have been lurking on this & other boards for a couple of years.

  i am an elder in the u.s. we had an elder's meeting last week where we read a 7 page boe letter.

  i have a copy in pdf format and would like to post it here.

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  WT U-Turn on "Great Crowd" (May 1,200...

  by stevieb1 in

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  the following is taken from questions from readers p.31 of the my 1, 2002 watchtower.

  it is the wt response to the question: "when john saw the "great crowd" rendering sacred service in jehovah's temple, in which part of the temple were they doing this?".

  quote.

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  Dont blame the witnesses, its the Bible...

  by sleepy in

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  dont blame the witnesses, its the bible's fault.. well you can blame them for trying to stick to the thing, but belief in the bible is the main problem.. i've heard the gb and witnesses be called evil by some, as though they have gone out to hurt people on purpose.. but i doubt that this is true, at least in recent times.. no the problem comes from believing the bible is god's word and trying to interpret it and follow it.. what happens when you do so?.

  you get the catholic inquisition,people burnt at the stake,you get jews fighting for a promised land, religious groups who let their children die and a host of other problems.. i ask a question.if you were god and were going to have a book written on how man should live, would you do it in such a way that if misinterpeted or taken too literaly or mistranslated slightly , could result in the death and suffering of thousands of people,and would enslave people to false religious beliefs?.

  yes there are good points and principles in the bible, mainly the words of jesus, who didn't write any of it himself.. but a few good principles don,t outweight the bad done in the name of the bible through the past 2000 years.. the society has tried to follow the bible, and take it for real .in doing so they have had to take on beliefs and ideas that can ultimatly cause harm.. it is like me reading a instruction manuel for my car, that is a fake written by a non-expert.if i follow that manuel , although it may not be all wrong, some instuctions could be in error and cause damage to my car and risk injury to other people.. if people then come along after and say "well its not the manuel thats wrong , you've just misunderstood it , look if you do it this way,that way..".

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  info for lurkers...like me

  by Axelspeed in

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  just wanted to say this since i have no where else at the moment to vent at the moment and for lurkers...also, it might be timely since coc has been under discussion in a few threads lately.

  i am doing research and taking it slowly right now.

  i know lot's have been helped by coc, even me, as it put a lot of things into perspective.

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  how do you stop crying......

  by flower in

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  when you start reading rays book and find out that everything you know to be factual, the only constant, solid, truth in the universe is just nothing?

  i've known this in my head since i started reading posts here on xmas day but i have never really believed it.

  i thought i just wanted to believe it so that i could rid myself of some of this guilt i've always carried around.

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  intro/ brief vent

  by Axelspeed in

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  hello..new to the board, though i have lurked for a while.

  this is surprising because just a few months ago it would have been unthinkable.

  if some even thought that i hinted in this direction, ....i dont even want to try and explain the repercussions.

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