Topics Started by Ring Wielder

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Did you ever experience Holy Spirit?
by Ring Wielder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was a jw for 40 years.

although as an individual/cong/body of elders holy spirirt was prayed for, i cannot think of one moment when i thought..right now i have gods spirit acting upon me.

it was never described adequately for me to completely understand and i suspect that others felt the same, yet everyone talked as though they knew exactly how it worked.
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Relationships and age difference
by greendawn in
1. watchtower
2. bible
people say that love is blind to age difference but when you have/had to strike a relationship or marry with someone what's the maximum age difference that is/was acceptable to you?
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Who Was Shocked By the Watchtower UN NGO Scandal?
by AlanF in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
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i'd like to get comments from people about whether and how much they were shocked, surprised, or otherwise bothered by the watchtower society's becoming an associated non-governmental organization (ngo).. note that i'd like to see these comments because they might lead to some interesting publicity, so please comment accordingly.. alanf
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Dr Who ... revenge of the BBC !
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
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the latest episode of dr who really made me laugh - the bbc script writers made some quite subtle but pointed digs at the government wo had previously 'won' (unfairly) after appointing their own judge as to whether the bbc or the government lied about iraq.. the pm got killed.. downing street got destroyed because of aliens with .... weapons of mass destruction that could be launched in 45 minutes seconds (which in the end turned out not to exist).

brilliant.
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don't ya think it's a rotten trick?
by zaphod in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
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i've always thought that it was a rotten trick for god to create us with free will and then punish us for using it.. wha'd'ya think?
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In My Opinion...
by OldSoul in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
in my opinion (for the sake of sixofnine and his propensity toward apoplexy):.

it seems to me that while there are many issues that we could address regarding the watchtower bible and tract society/governing body/congregation of jehovah's witnesses, there is one that stands out as uniquely given to ease of communication.

i would like to take this opportunity to state which issue and why, then invite open commentary.. the issue of the watchtower bible and tract society attaching itself to the un/dpi.. while i readily agree that this is minor in importance compared to matters like child molestation and failed prophecy, i see this as the easiest to bring up, the easiest to substantiate, and the easiest to demonstrate long-term gross error in.
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Papal ceremony fairly ludicrous for Christians?
by Qcmbr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for anyone who is a catholic stop reading now - i'm about to mini vent.

i don't doubt that the recently departed pope had many redeeming qualities and this post has nowt to do with him as a person.

i cannot get away from the fact that the pomp and ceremony of the catholic church (including the regalia) is so far away from the humble woodcarvers son and his example.
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Will reading CoC automatically make me want to leave WTS?
by ljwtiamb in
1. watchtower
2. bible
since i am still active (somewhat).

i have not read the book and you know what the org says about it.

will crisis of conscience surely send me into a tailspin?
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Another Crisis of Conscience Thread... :)
by jeanniebeanz in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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just got my copy of crisis of conscience.

*puts on vivaldi, finds eyeglasses, sits down with a fresh cup of coffee, buckles seatbelt, opens book* introduction...... (see you guys in a couple days...).
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Kill the Kid, Now That's Justice! (WT 5/15/05 QFR)
by ezekiel3 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this in it's entirety from the watchtower may 15, 2005, page 31. you might find the reasoning a bit hollow.

questions from readers.

why were david and bath-sheba not put to death for committing adultery, whereas their newborn son died?.