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  NEW LIGHT?

  by sandy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to a jw witness friend of mine it is not always necessary to go to the elders to confess, not even the more serious sins such as immorality.. she said the only reason one would go to the elders is if they feel they no longer have jehovah's favor.

  the elders are there to help them see they can still be loved by jehovah.. is she on crack!

  i had a long discussion with her yesterday about religion and jws.

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  E-Watchman Has Sent NGO Letters to Over 5000 U.S. Congregations!

  by Greenpalmtreestillmine in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  e-watchman has sent over 5000 letters to congregations in the u.s informing them of the ngo debacle and a similar one to 101 branches around the world.

  and according to his guestbook post he has signed his real name to the letters!

  great work and great news!

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  DF'ing: The "Right Kind" Of Repentance.

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

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  i've heard of judicial committees df'ing people because their repentance, although genuine, was of the wrong kind.. for years now, elders have been told to make absolutely sure that a persons abject repentance, which might include copious weeping and even hysteria, is to be of no avail if:.

  they suspect that the accused's being sorry is only the fact that they are feeling sorry for themselves.. they suspect that the accused is showing sorrow only for the fact that they have been found out.. anyone else come across this?.

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  FOR LURKING JW ELDERS- REVISED LIST

  by jst2laws in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sorry to have to repost this but i screwed up the original thread so bad i can't even get in to 'edit'.

  here is the current list of former (some present) elders.

  for over a year i lurked as an elder on h2o and this board.

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  Found an Old Letter

  by Scully in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was going through an old file folder a few days ago and came across this letter i wrote to our old congregation regarding renovations that had been proposed.

  at the time, i was very upset with the way the proposals were steam-rollered through (i think the sentiment comes across nicely in my letter lol).

  has anything like this ever happened elsewhere??

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  JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES WANT IT BOTH WAYS

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when individuals leave the organization for conscience reasons, it is evidence that god is shepherding and protecting the flock by doing a sifting work.

  when people leave another christian religion it is evidence that the religion is morally corrupt and unable or unwilling to provide spiritually for their members.

  when a christian from another denomination lies, he is acting according to his own disposition being from the father of the lie.

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  Who Pays The Ferryman....?

  by hillary_step in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  french philosopher blaise pascal once noted, "men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

  " a case study for this statement can clearly be evidenced by the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.. the gb present themselves as lovers of truth and righteousness who are the only persons on this planet who speak for god.

  this doctrine is at the very core of the beliefs of jehovahs witnesses and is one of the few that cannot be rationalized away by wts apologists.

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  I am stunned!!...CharitablePlanning

  by sf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i feel like i did when i first read ray's book crisis of conscience"; like i was punched deep in the gut and can't catch my breath.. i took someones suggestion here to call the: .

  charitable planning office.

  watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

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  "Not of Our Sort" Part I

  by TMS in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an old man.. this is a topic i have been comtemplating for some time as i continue in this transitional time of my life, reminiscing about my 50+ years with what some of you call the "borg", but i simply refer to as jehovah's witnesses.. good people i have known who loved god, but did not fit into the organizational scheme of things is the topic.

  there will be at least three parts a la amazing.

  this topic will sink out of sight like a rock, but it is therapeutic to write it and the contemplation brings a smile to my face.. my first subject is b.w.. b.w.

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  Do Children and Aeroplanes mix ??

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. family

  we are going to visit canada later this year with our two boys, aged 1 and 3, and wondered if anyone had any experience or tips for taking small kids on planes and keeping them amused for 8 hours.. heeeeellpp !!

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