Topics Started by brother devoted

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Is Imperfection the same as Sin?
by jgnat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lately i have made some pretty bold statements about the value of dialogue.

so i thought i would put it in to practice.

i've picked this topic, one i have not studied out thoroughly.
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Whats so wrong with us
by brother devoted in
1. jw
2. friends
i have read the topic "no trespassing..." and can't keep frm asking "are you afraid of dialogue?".

i thought we were in america where we have freedom of speech, i have the freedom to approach my nieghbor oin conversation and he has the right to either continue the discussion or say "not interested" .

this whole thing about wanting to erect signs seem to cut off the freedom of speech that america says it prides itelf on...what happened?
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QUIET signs at assemblies
by Jez in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lol...this one kills me.

again this year brothers had to walk the halls carrying signs that said "quiet please" everyone just ignores these poor embarrassed brothers.

the assemblay is going on and yet the halls are full of ppl walking, visiting, cruisin'.
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Isn't the Power of Prayer Just a Myth?????
by Balsam in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1. isn't the power of prayer just a myth?

if a child asks a parent for help in an emergency and the parent does not respond we'd call it child-abuse.

if a friend asks a friend for help and they were immobile and silent we'd call that betrayal.
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Is the Watchtower Part of the "Antichrist"?
by metatron in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the apostle john's day, a variety of religious sects appeared in christian congregations called the gnostics.. many of these gnostics thought that matter and flesh were bad and anything 'spirit' was good, so they believed.

that jesus couldn't have been flesh and blood.

so, john condemned them , in his letters, as the "antichrist" because.
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The Internet and Apostasy
by CakeMonkey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
has the internet and forums like these caused an exodus from the j-dubs?

when i left in the early 1990s i met support groups through the yellow pages but it still felt like i was the only one in the world who was an apostate.

i've come to this forum in the last year to browse because my brother has now left.
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...they neither marry, nor are given in marriage...
by Tashawaa in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one of the hardest doctrines of the witnesses that i couldn't wrap my little brain around, was the teaching that the resurrected would not marry.. i remember one assembly, a whole talk was spent on the resurrection, and emphasis was placed on the fact that they would not marry.

the couple sitting in front of me (obviously a happy couple, 'cause this distressed them) whispered how they just couldn't believe it.. here's the scripture they use to back their doctrine:.

matt 22:22-33 specifically vs 30 "for in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven...".
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To WHOM did Ananias lie?
by Tyre in
1. watchtower
2. bible
acts chapter 5 speaks for itself.

it is quite obvious that, not only did peter regard the holy spirit as personal, but as god himself present with his people.

as you read the nwt`s version, ask yourself the following questions:
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Jehovah's Witnesses Seek To Expand Presence In Brooklyn
by Larry in
1. jw
2. friends
august 05, 2004

on ny1 now: news all day

weather: wet & cloudy, high 79
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Walk with God: My Notes on the DRAMA
by ezekiel3 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
11:10 drama: they bore thorough witness to the good news wow.

i wanted to make some special comments on this since i found so many interesting things here.

the dramas can be a great place to read between the lines and most jws don?t catch it because they put their notepads down.