Posts by 5thGeneration

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Is the Jehovahs Witnesses organization really a cult?

by Etude in

im sure the question has been brought up before on this board and i imagine that for many of us the answer is patent.

however, i recently saw a documentary on pbs regarding the mormons and it stated categorically that the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is not a cult.

given that it has its own set of strangeness and history of revision as has the wtbts, could it also (the jw) be considered a main stream, although minor religion?.

5thGeneration

Is the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization really a cult?

No more than any religion IMHO.

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here we go:does anybody know any witnesses who got baptised in order to achive something else instead of worshipping jehovah?for example i know a jw who got baptised because his only motivation was to get laid (get married) with a female jw..

5thGeneration

All of my friends growing up have all left. Most got baptised because it was expected. I did it because I believed.

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Stayed up all night, see it is a cult now.

by gutted in

i really needed to find a place to write this as i don't believe i can talk with anyone else about my account, perhaps it is similar to a lot of yours.. last night for whatever reason i said i would go online and look up information on jws.

i have been raised as a jw all my life and baptized the last few years.

i looked at www.freeminds.org and www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com and couldn't believe how easily the whole of my lifes teachings were refuted.. i can't stop my brain from running, bs just in regards to theology alone (1914, paradise earth, celebrations etc.

5thGeneration

Remember...you don't have to "throw the baby out with the bath water" either. Many after leaving the organization have been so hurt and are so angry they completely dismiss God and Jesus. Many though are able to preserve that relationship with them. However, each must make up their own mind.

I agree!

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Question about vasectomies

by ldrnomo in

years ago i remember reading something published by the watchtower about men not being appointed as overseers if they had a vasectomy i have searched the cd library but cannot find the information does anyone remember where i might find that information?.

ld.

5thGeneration

Yup.

w99 6/15 pp.27-28 Questions From Readers

Was one of the things that made me see how controlling the Society has become and hypocritical for criticizing the Catholic Church's view on personal birth control issues.

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Memorial 2010 Your Experiences

by scotinsw in

just got back from memorial.

only went so that i could say to my parents that i had gone and to remind myself why i left.. oh my word!!!

it was sooooo painful.. got there a bit late - it was a couple of minutes into the talk.

5thGeneration

The biggest thing that irked me was the usual push to go to meetings. I said to my wife, "Here we go..."

The brother read Hebrews and then announced we have 2 weekly meetings and we should attend weekly because Paul told us to, it's right there in the scripture we just read.

Paul said no such thing.

PRICELESS!

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Golden Age Quotes--You have to see it to believe it.

by blondie in

jw
friends

question: will husband and wife live together after the resurrection is completed, if both are in harmony with god?.

answer: the scriptures do not reveal what the relationship of men and women will be after the resurrection is completed.

the most that we know is that there will be no children born during the last 100 years of the millennium (isa.

5thGeneration

When I was an MS giving public talks, a super pioneer started quoting a WT from the 60s.

I told her it's irrelevant and out of date and if I ever gave a talk with all pre-80s references it would be 80% wrong and I'd probably be deleted.

She was offended of course! LOL

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Validity of JW Baptism

by maputo95 in

please could someone tell me what is said in a jw baptism?

i was told that jw baptisms are invalid because they do not baptise in the "name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit.

because of this invalid baptism a catholic cannot marry a jw with church approval, i think.

5thGeneration

These are the little things I used to ignore but now eat me up inside.

It could so easily be scripturally accurate:

(1) On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will?

(2) Do you understand that your baptism is in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and identifies you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses?

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