Posts by jula71

That's a joke. If the penalty was carried out, it would be a deterrent. Since 1977, 630 have been sentenced to death in Cal. It has been carried out 10 times. Those on death row will die of old age before any sentence is carried out, they know that.

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Can someone help me to understand?

by hiccup in

i am very new to this whole "religion" and although i have pulled up some information on jehovah's witnesses, i can't seem to get my arms around it.

the reason i have come here is because my father has been doing bible studies and readings for about 2 years now and over the last 6 months to a year he has been someone very different from who i used to know.

it all started with a near fatal car accident and then with my sister getting involved with drugs and running away with her boyfriend.

jula71

Undoubtedly it is. JWs tend to attract people who are going through a vulnerable period in their life or who are lonely or who have experienced bereavement.

Spot on Crumpet. But not just vulnerable, but I read a post a few days ago, that really got me thinking as well. A common thread in dub's is addictive behavior. Combine those two patterns, you have a perfect candidate to be a dub.

And I have to agree with WingCommander, but that's a different thread all together.

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Please help teach my Jewish friends

by Booker in

i am interested in jehovah witness theology, and i at this time write to a jewish news group.

many of my jewish friends are starting to belive in the new testement.

i was hoping that someone could reply to my public post below, so that me and my jewish friends can understand why we should become jehovah witnesses.

jula71

The problem is, myself included but I don't consider it a problem, most people that escape a cult like the JW's cut through the shroud of religion and become agnostic or atheist. Why escape one cult only to join another? Likewise I can't see a point in assisting some-one from one religion to follow another.

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Can someone help me to understand?

by hiccup in

i am very new to this whole "religion" and although i have pulled up some information on jehovah's witnesses, i can't seem to get my arms around it.

the reason i have come here is because my father has been doing bible studies and readings for about 2 years now and over the last 6 months to a year he has been someone very different from who i used to know.

it all started with a near fatal car accident and then with my sister getting involved with drugs and running away with her boyfriend.

jula71

ithinkisee beat me too it. I've heard from all that have been to it, the DC all but says secular education and a "consuming" career is wrong. You have to remember, dub's try to be very careful with what they say so things don't can back and bite them in the ass. They would never say college and a career is wrong, BUT they are very successful in making you feel guilty as hell if you do. They constantly teach, although such things are not wrong in onto themselves, if you do, you simply can not be putting "kingdom interests" first. That's the game they play with all "conscience matters", if you arrive at a conclusion they do not like, you will hear about it. And 10, for the record, Sirona hit the nail on the head.

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Meat eating preditors will eat grass like a lamb!

by jimakazi in

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i am always a little pi***d when i see jw illustrations showing lions and tigers in the close vacinity of samll children, lambs and other meaty treats with no safety barriers.

[why this is paradise is beyound me - these anaimals smell].. so if we assume an intelligent creator, why would he create large meat eating preditors if he really ment them to eat grass?

every thing about their make up is about specialistation, from teeth, to jaws, to how their stomachs work.

jula71

I love how the articles say to "not pay much attention" to these things.

Same as saying "don't worry about the man behind the curtain!!" Pretty funny how they skate by some topics.

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This sh*t is hilarious and true!

by sweet tee in

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friends

world religions (learn to laugh).

taoism: sh*t happens.. .

confu(ianism: "confu(ious say, sh*t happens!

jula71

Thats some good sh*t!!!

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Will the WTS Org change or Die Out?

by doinmypart in

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friends

the wts org has:.

a formidable enemy (ex/former members),.

an enemy with an excellent communication tool unavailable in the past (the internet),.

jula71

I have to agree with Blondie. Over the years the changes have been really subtle. And those subtle changes will continue. But fixing its doctrinal problems would mean changing the very backbone of the religion. The main thing that comes to mind is 1914, which totally hangs on 607BC. Topics like that they simply con not change. So I think it will most likely die out once the remaining GB start dying out.

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"love amongst themselves"

by rebel8 in

this strikes me as a particularly dumb question, so sorry in advance.

i cannot find this scripture anywhere.

anyone know what scripture is it they're referring to?

jula71

(John 13:35) 35By this all will know that YOU are my disciples, if YOU have love among yourselves."

It's not a dumb question!!

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A question for the Christians...

by misspeaches in

hi guys.

wondering if you have any input on this one.. now that you are no longer a jw what is your interpratation of the lords prayer where it says 'let your will take place in heaven also upon earth'.. i would love to hear your opinions on this matter.

as a christian the belief is that you are going to heaven right?

jula71

The thing is, JW's claim they are the only ones that literally and totally follow the bible, but then they pick and choose what is and what isn't to be taken literal.