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  Notice to all JW's - You must now call the Yorkshire Ripper your 'Brother'!

  by nicolaou in

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  i'll post more as i get it but according to the 'mail on sunday' this serial killing monster has "become one of jehovah's witnesses".. sick.. .

  see http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/

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  ...have just watched a DVD - and the Yorkshire Ripper's SECOND line of defence was that when he worked as a gravedigger, he heard the voice of God telling him to go and kill prostitutes. So, this (becomming a JW) isn't his FIRST experience of wanting to please/follow God
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  Luke 21 v 8 - ring a bell?

  by TheEdge in

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  ''he said:''look out that you are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'i am he,' and, 'the due time has approached.

  ' do not go after them.. i wonder who these false prohets are who could be constantly saying, ''the due time has approached'?

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  Thanks for that Little Toe - there's so many topics prior to my joining - I just haven't been able to go through all of them!
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  Luke 21 v 8 - ring a bell?

  by TheEdge in

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  ''he said:''look out that you are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'i am he,' and, 'the due time has approached.

  ' do not go after them.. i wonder who these false prohets are who could be constantly saying, ''the due time has approached'?

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  ''He said:''Look out that YOU are not misled; for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, 'I am he,' and, 'The due time has approached.' Do not go after them.

  I wonder who these false prohets ARE who could be constantly saying, ''The due time has approached'?
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  Is This An Urban Legend?

  by TheEdge in

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  i remember, many years ago possibly at an assembly, hearing the story about a baptism (may have been a family being baptised).

  upon being baptised, all members of the family cried both tears of joy (for the newly baptised's being anointed by god's spirit at that moment) and of sorrow (as they would never have everlasting life together in an earthly paradise).. is it urban legend?

  did anyone else hear this?

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  I remember, MANY years ago possibly at an Assembly, hearing the story about a baptism (may have been a family being baptised). Upon being Baptised, all members of the family cried both tears of Joy (for the Newly Baptised's being Anointed by God's Spirit at that moment) and of Sorrow (as they would never have everlasting Life together in an Earthly Paradise).

  Is it Urban Legend? Did anyone else hear this?
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  DAing greedy persons

  by Gill in

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  so, with the' new disassociating light' wil they have to da all of their overweight witnesses in line with the scriptures:.

  'quit mixing with anyone who is a fornicator....greedy person...'?.

  surely by their actions of overeating, and greedy persons not inheriting the kingdom, they would be 'showing by their actions' that they are not a jehovah's witness?.

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  I totally agree on this Gill - I have, many years ago, questioned this and never received a satisfactory answer. Like you, I don't have a problem with anyone's right to live the way they want to, but I DO have a problem with people choosing to interpret Scriptures to suit. Especially when THOSE people interpret ambiguous Scriptues to suit themselves, yet ignore the Black and White ones.

  The Western World is generally guilty of overeating, and we KNOW it - just as certain JW KNOW they are too. Smoking, I feel, was an ambiguous / conscience decision, and as I remember, when The Society decided to ''ban'' it, smokers were given 6 months to quit. I wonder how many would leave if they were given 6 months to alter their gluttonous lifestyles ?
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  Are Those Of Us That Do Not Preach or Attend Meetings Still JWs???

  by minimus in

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  what's your opinion??

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  Minimus - I've asked this in response on 2 other threads - are ''Inactive Publishers'' still counted in the overall number published by the Society? If so, are WE boosting THEIR numbers.
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  Issues with claiming to be TFDS

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  2. beliefs

  i submit the following for your thoughts and comments.

  making the claim.

  the single most significant problem i have with the jw doctrine, is that they claim that god chose them to be his earthly organization, to the exclusion of all others.

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  ......and you know what else would be interesting to know? the proportion of FDS representing their ethnic/social/etc background. I always imagined God would choose a proportional representation to rule, as this makes sense to me. In actual fact, from what I understand, back in the 1930s, many people from the same families were ''chosen'' (I am beginning to think they were just of the same ''personality trait'' and got caught up in some religious frenzy).

  How many Asians / Africans etc has Jehovah chosen? Will every nationality (on Earth) be represented in Heaven by 143,995 Americans?
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  there have been changes.....

  by lisavegas420 in

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  how would you respond to the following quote.....i got this from a pro jw site.

  i don't post on the site, just read.......i just wanted to know how you all would respond to this post.never let anyone cause you to doubt the organization...true there have been changes in the past in which the society readily admits to but the bottom line is that this is the channel jehovah has chosen...remember the vision of his chariot...those wheels could change any direction on a dime...it is our responsibility to move with that chariot and keep up otherwise we will be left behind with nothing better to do than finding fault with this precious organization!.

  i would like to know more about the chariot wheels too....

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  It's like the carrot in front of the donkey...need I say more?
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  Elder said I could Lie

  by Es in

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  last week my ex husband sent a letter to the elders telling each and every one of them just what he felt about them.

  as they were d/f him he figured this was his last chance.

  in his letter he stated that as i had scriptural reason for divoce, so did he.

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  you can lie to me if you like, Im not going to know"

  That's a bit of an ambiguous statement. I think (maybe?) you're reading it as an invitation to lie - but he probably just means that no one knows the truth unless they are witness to it, so your word has to be taken.
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  Is it morally right ...

  by Vivamus in

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  ... to try and attempt at getting through to an 70 year old elder?.

  on rash impuls i wrote a letter to one elder.

  a man who is most dear to me, even though my feelings towards the jw are negative at best.

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  TheEdge

  This man sounds dear to you, and he clearly has a genuine interest in you too. Over the years, you say, he has been like a 2nd father to you, and has tried to guide you to the truth HE knows.

  So, supposedly I have forced this man t look at some things, maybe cuz out his love for me he will investigate, just so he can convincce me

  Your motivation for responding the way you have done is not to stumble him, but from the same love he's shown you. At the end of the day, he's an elder, and although you may be concerned because of his age (and I DO understand this), he must be ''compos mentis'' and have the ability to think for himself.