PC - great post. Getting JWs to think about what they are doing is exactly what you did. Perhaps you planted a little seed that will grow over time!
jstalin
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they just called on me
by pc inan older woman and a younger woman with a baby in a stoller knocked on my door.
my house is so decorated with spider webs,pumpkins,skulls,gravestones, etc.
when i opened the door the crawling hand and candy dishes started thier seperate sounds and music, i just started to laugh.. she didn't introduce herself as one of jehovah's witnesses, she said she was doing volunteer work.
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How much money would you have to win, to quit your job?
by JH insome people love their jobs so much, that even if they won a couple of million $ playing lotto, they would still keep their jobs !!!
sounds stupid, right?
but i guess some have wonderful jobs, and money isn't everything.. how about you, what's the minimum you'd need to win to say, good bye boss ?
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jstalin
The minimum I would need to quit my job would be about $2 million. I could put that in the bank and live off the interest for the rest of my life. That would leave me with just about what I make for a salary, so I wouldn't be rich by any means. I'd say that to call oneself rich, you'd need $5+ million in the bank.
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Christianity, Satan & Halloween
by Nellie inforget about being a witness - i never, ever understood how mainstream christian people could justify participating in a celebration that is so overtly satanic.
while i recognize the ability to dress up in non-satanic costumes, the participation aspect bothers me.
of course, now, my kids want to trick or treat, but i just can't bring myself to say "yes.
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jstalin
Would god condemn you for doing something, such as participating in Halloween, when you have no evil intent in your mind or heart?
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Circumcision?
by jstalin indoes the wts have anything to say about circumcision?
is there an official doctrine?
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jstalin
Does the WTS have anything to say about circumcision? Is there an official doctrine?
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A reminder for Witnesses who deny this
by gumby inhere's a precious little gem for jehovahs witnesses who deny what their organisation really teaches.. when they are directly asked..." do you believe your the only ones who will be saved"?
they try and wiggle out of it with some vague, obscure answer.
below is what they really believe.. watchtower 1989 september 1 p. 19 remaining organized for survival into the millennium .
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jstalin
Double Edge said:
That's been my experience. I've never been a dub, but when I asked my dubbie friend that question, their answer was "only Jehovah knows people's heart".... I was left with, "oookay... and that means......?" then they would "tap dance" around the question for the next several minutes. Go figure.... just say I'm worm food and be done with it.
My response would be "can one be saved outside of the organization?" The statement that only Jehovah knows implies that one can be saved outside of the organization. It says that it isn't necessarily true that only dubs will be saved.
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What do you call God
by PoppyR inok, very interested to know, for those of you that still have a faith, and it seems many do.
what do you refer to god as?
is jehovah correct, is it not, is it too associated with jws for you to carry on doing that?
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jstalin
God is in the TV
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Is god all knowing?
by gringojj ini dont understand how god can be omnipotent, and all knowing, but that doesnt apply to knowing the future?
god is not human.
he had the power to create us.
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jstalin
One cannot be simultaneously omnipotent and omniscient. This is the conflict that finally sent me over the edge to atheism.
If God know everything which will happen, he knows what he is going to do at all points in the future. Therefore, he has no free will, meaning he cannot be all powerful.
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New Governing Body members
by Lot ini was curious if anyone has any thoughts on why the two new members of the gb haven't beeen announced on the society's web site?
they were appointed on august 25 according to what i have read here, but no one in my congregation has said anyhting about it.
i know it is still a little early for it to be in the watchtower, but don't they usually post this kind of news at jw media?.
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jstalin
One brother I know of ;the anointed....His name is Bro. Freedman ;55 years old. He is not a member of the GB though. Why are so many young anointed all of a sudden?
Because the whole idea is a fraud...
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"Pope was investigating Knights Templar before his election"
by sf injust saw this and wanted to post it for any whom may find it of interest:.
http://theinsider.org/news/article.asp?id=1149.
*** the new pope, benedict xvi, was actively investigating secret societies including the knights templar and the illuminati, it was revealed yesterday.
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jstalin
Oh, and I was abducted by aliens last night so Dick Cheney could probe me at Halliburton headquarters.
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How many Jehovah's witnesses are there now?
by Stan Conroy ini've been asked that question, and since i've been out of it for years (and away from this forum for some time) i have no idea.
can someone give me the latest figures?
stan
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jstalin
I just looked at the stats online for JW growth over the last several years. Though about 250,000 are being baptised each year, total membership (publishers) is only going up by about 100,000 each year. That means 150,000 people are leaving each year. That only about a 1.6% growth rate, not even matching population growth rates.