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The indoctrination is amazing. Another article displaying the authority, they believe is by god, the WTBTS have. And not recognizing this authority means certain death. What I think is great is how Blondie started it. Such hypocrisy to point out "failed prophecies" from other faiths while ignoring their own are just not revealed clearly and will be in time, "new light."
Once again, well done Blondie!!
so- here's some good news, and some bad news.. bad news first.. my alternator is dead.. good news.. no service for at least a week.
bad news.. had "dates and such" i had to cancel.
good news.
Richie...think...motorcycle. There are a few advantages. Good on gas, don't have to worry about taking your vehicle in service, or even go in service for that matter...................
not to rain on the collective parade but what makes people here think they are appostate?
most of us have come to a rational conclusion that the jw / wtb is directed by a bunch of old men not directed by the holy spirit, is fallable, and cynically changes doctrine.
so to be against that is not to be appostate.
Main Entry: apos·ta·sy 
Pronunciation: &-'päs-t&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -sies
Etymology: Middle English apostasie, from Late Latin apostasia, from Greek, literally, revolt, from aphistasthai to revolt, from apo- + histasthai to stand -- more at STAND
1 : renunciation of a religious faith
2 : abandonment of a previous loyalty : DEFECTION
That's from Webster Dictionary. By that definition we are indeed apostates. But like everything else, it's a dub play on words. Aren't all dub's that convert, apostates? Aren't the dub's knocking on doors trying to make apostates?
many know my story; im in a fade, still attending meetings every now and then.
recently i had to endure a co visit.
during one of his talks i didnt know what to do, laugh or start yelling.
Hey DL76, thanks….you too happydad. But believe me, they aren’t getting to me by any means. But I just think it’s so sad they have so many people under their power that are willing to throw every aside to try boost numbers for the benefit of a publishing company.
Don't want to toot my own horn, but I had a thread on the earlier:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/29/93090/1.ashx
I just can't believe they would disregard the Constitution like that.
last night, a brother gave a talk, and referenced the sun.
in his talk he said two very interesting things:.
"the largest star in the universe, the sun provides light to the farthest reaching corners of our galaxy.
"Jehovah has set the sun's orbit so that it is close enough to keep up warm and happy year round."
Well.......maybe they are right, I mean, I feel warm and happy.
hi every body...i grew up beleiveing in the jw religeon...my mother studied off and on.. due to problems in the family she never got baptized...but she allways beleived in it and so do i..but recently i decided that i want to start studying again..and this time serioulsy b/c before i was a kid now im grown..but for the past 10 or more years ive been sinning..i had a baby without being married ...and i used to smoke marijuana alot!
but i stopped ...but i still do smoke ciggarrettes im trying to stop but its hard to quit cold turkey!
my ?for jw please i will take advice from others but i really dont want to b/c i really want to study and eventually get baptized...anyway my ?
Daisy, welcome to the board. Here is some advice I hope you take to heart if you do indeed start to study. ASK QUESTIONS!! And search within yourself if the answers make sense. Ask them to prove that the heavily relied on date of 607BC is real. Ask them why they were working with the UN as a NGO for over 10 years then quit only because they got caught. Ask them if they think they are blood guilty for kids and others dying because of not accepting blood products they now say is Ok to accept. ASK QUESTIONS.
I don't want to criticize you by any means but your first few posts told me a lot and is something I always hear. In short, it sounds good. It's really strict, but it sounds good. You know what the old saying is, "if it sounds to good to be true........"
okay, so i'm reveiwing the cases for and against the doctrine of sola scripture, when i see a patirstic quote attributed to st. augustine, in de unitate ecclesiae.
so i'm trying to find it and a reference website said there was no english translation.
then i start searching for it in latin, and i came across "epistola ad catholicos de secta donatistarum vulgo de unitate ecclesiae.".
Damn it......can't rub these goose pimples down!
OK in all seriousness. How many scriptures are wrong due to faulty translation? Even a good translation is still up to interpretation. Which 9 times out of 10 is wrong to what the writer may wanted to express.
many know my story; im in a fade, still attending meetings every now and then.
recently i had to endure a co visit.
during one of his talks i didnt know what to do, laugh or start yelling.
Hehe, TY for your condolences 144001. The attention now is fully turned, not to “saving” people, but furthering this publishing company.
Interesting quote Blondie, that just shows how 2-faced they really are. If you’re not getting 10 hours a month your lazy, but don’t let people criticize you.
Good point as well U/D
many know my story; im in a fade, still attending meetings every now and then.
recently i had to endure a co visit.
during one of his talks i didnt know what to do, laugh or start yelling.
Many know my story; I’m in a fade, still attending meetings every now and then. Recently I had to endure a CO visit. During one of his talks I didn’t know what to do, laugh or start yelling. His talk was, of course, based on the "activities" of the cong. First he mentioned a 5% increase of inactive ones. This came with a gasp from the audience. He then went on to say that the national average was something like 10.5 hours and the cong’s average is just over 7 hours. This came with a lot in the audience looking around shaking their head’s in disgust. His next comment was that almost 40% are "low hour publishers." This came with audible gasps of shock from the audience as if to say "how could this have happened??" I couldn’t believe both his comments aimed at causing guilt, and the reaction from the audience. Then he went into the whole spiel of staying away for things that distract of the "ministry." Which is a growing trend this year in particular, anti-career, anti-college or university. But the emphasis on "works" is sickening!! Where is written that the national average is the required amount for all? Where is it written to keep tract of hours in the first place? How much really is enough? And why isn’t the R&F picking up on it?
