Posts by jwfacts

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Undeniable proof the Organisation has Jehovahs Blessing and Direction

by wheelwithinwheel in

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James Bond 007 must be the true prophet, with the number of futuristic inventions it showcases.

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Just got back from trick or treating with the kids...

by cognac in

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husband is completely, beside himself livid.

he's going to the elders on me.

i've havent been to a meeting in over a year.

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Halloween is such fun. It is only just taking off in Australia. The street next to ours gets very involved with every house being decorated and Zac had one of the best days of his life.

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Apostate with the HIGHEST ENTERTAINMENT VALUE has to be this lady

by Terry in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swgzcvh3rns&feature=youtu.be.

she is magnificent!

katie kitten.

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I agree. I watched her child protection videos and couldn't drag myself away even though one went for 15 min.

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Recent Update - Service Report

by Da.Furious in

on oct. 22, eight brothers were released from prison in turkmenistan by presidential amnesty.

(see 2014 yearbook, p. 31) the ninth brother is still imprisoned, but it is hoped that he will be released shortly.

some were already in prison for three or more years and had been severely mistreated.

Pretty standard growth. Not as impressive as I expected given the huge push of 100 years of Jesus. Baptisms were the same as most years despite all the activity, so the additional growth was inactive JWs getting all enthused again. That won't last long.

300k views with only 9000 signing up for studies shows it was mostly JWs just checking out the page.

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New ExJW here for the first time.

by WideAwake7 in

i am here for the first time ...but have enjoyed reading others experiences that i feel i can relate too.

i used to be an elder for more than 20 years .

i have successfully faded with my wife and children.

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Welcome

The JWs will be split into three types.

The nice ones that treat you normally as if nothing changed

The judgemental ones that completely ignore you

The uber ones - expect a few of these - that remind you how bad the world has become and that you need to come back to the hall of you want to survive. I had a number of people tell me that at my fathers funeral.

You may also get a few comments about how great jw.org and have you checked it out.

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I AGREE WITH THE JWs: THE 'SOUL' DOESN'T EXIST

by NAVYTOWN in

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i agree with the witnesses about almost nothing, but i do think they have the right idea when it concerns the 'soul'.

it is my belief that there is no such entity as a 'soul' that resides in a human being.

the idea originated in ancient, pre-scientific eras.

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One good thing about being raised a JW is the lack of fear of the afterlife. There is a fear of dying but not of what is after death.

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Was the Biblical Canon Directed by God?

by Chris Tann in

this is a question a sincere christian may agonize over after learning that some books of the bible were rejected by certain early christian groups,while other books that did not make the canon were accepted.

also,when one realizes that so called inspired writers of the greek scriptures quote from apocrypha,that most christians reject today,one wonders if these writings that include these quotes should even be in the bible.. it is true that when it comes to the christian greek scriptures the canon has been closed for many centuries.

also, these books have been accepted by christians ever since the second,perhaps first,century.

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Your OP misses the mark in that you don't identify which Bible Canon that you believe to be the correct one. There are several in use by different Christian groups. That point in itself is good indication God did not direct the selection of books.

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Jehovah's Witnesses are the only people who don't practice war and who preach worldwide!

by EndofMysteries in

this is what somebody has been telling me, trying to convince me aside from anything one can say or cause reason for doubt, as the evidence that they are the true religion and true people of god.

they are convinced because while 'all other' christian and other religions support war, troops, etc, jw's don't and they are the only one's who carry god's name and preach.

nothing else matters.

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Ask why there are more Seventh Day Adventists and more Mormons that JWs if only JWs preach? How do they and other religions grow?

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Slip Sliding Away :I went to a 1 day assembly-Why?

by MissFit in

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i have not attended anything jw related for over a year.... until last week when i went to our one day convention.. why you ask?.

i can do what i want i'm a grown adult.. ok...ok...so my jw childhood friend who i have not seen forever, came by for a visit.. i mentally went through the check list:.

is she pioneering and need extra time?.

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How did you find it?

The only concern I have is that you could be setting yourself up to be hurt by a woman that cannot really be a friend to you anymore.

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The Present Truth is the Truth and the Old Truth is the Truth, even if they contradict.

by garyneal in

that is the conclusion you must accept if you are a jehovah's witness as my wife tries to explain to me that even if what they are teaching today contradicts what they were previously teaching, they had the truth then and they have the truth now.

the difference is, they (the witnesses and the governing body) simply believed that what they were teaching at the time was the truth but when they discovered new information they adjusted their thinking.

so since they formerly believed it to be the truth, they were in the truth.. an example she gave involved people who once believed the earth was flat.

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Basically she is claiming it is the sincerity of her belief that is important, not the accuracy. Ironic, since the Watchtower repeatedly says thise in other religions are unacceptable to God regardless of how sincere they may be.