Posts by McKafka99

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Can some one please explain "ecclesial privilege"..

by McKafka99 in

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....and how it may or may not figure into the cano event and possible fallout from it?

thanks.

McKafka99

....and how it may or may not figure into the Cano event and possible fallout from it? Thanks.

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Please explain how disfellowshipping is a loving gesture

by McKafka99 in

can someone please outline the rationale and scriptures used to support the idea that disfellowshipping is a loving gesture?

i am trying to understand how this behavior is justified, when in my mind in seems a simple matter; one only needs ask oneself, 'if jesus (or jehovah) were standing next to you, would jesus (or jehovah), support any shunning-type actions?

' i find it very difficult that the answer would ever be 'yes'.

McKafka99

Can someone please outline the rationale and scriptures used to support the idea that disfellowshipping is a loving gesture? I am trying to understand how this behavior is justified, when in my mind in seems a simple matter; one only needs ask oneself, 'If Jesus (or Jehovah) were standing next to you, would Jesus (or Jehovah), support any shunning-type actions?' I find it very difficult that the answer would ever be 'yes'. While I know I could never agree to any rationaliztion for it, I'd like to try to comprhend it. Thanks.

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I'm going back to the JW's

by Honesty in

if you can acccurately disprove the mathematics in the following i will be at the local kingdom hall first thing in the morning and ask the elders if i may rejoin them in worship.. here is some information i have compiled regarding what the watchtower has printed in regards to the babylonian kings and how the lengths of their reigns can be calculated to arrive at the date of the destruction of jerusalem by nebuchadnezzar.

if you're like me you've probably remained totally clueless whenever the subject of the chronology leading to back 607 b.c.

as the date for the destruction of jerusalem by nebuchadnezzar comes up.

McKafka99

Sorry for what might appear to be simple questions that may be answered elsewhere, but:

1) Is there any disagreement about the fact that there are no dates in the bible to begin with? (Simple question, only a simple answer needed. Either there are dates in the bible or there are not. I am not talking about translations or interpretations. Either the bible has dates such as 586 BC, 537 BC, 607 BC, etc or it does not.)

If there are dates, please supply book/chapter/verse.

If there are no dates in the bible, then there can exist no "scriptual (bible) evidence" for ANY specific date. All dates must be derivative of secular/archaelogical sources. Yes? The bible only provides lengths of times for and between events, either literally or interpretatively. Right? And these timings from the bible may or may not correlate to secular/archaelogical discoveries?

2) Is there any secular/archeaological evidence/support (no matter how weak or strong) for events ascribed to 537? If so, please tell/describe. Again, please try to keep it simple.

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What is the Future of the Watchtower Society?

by jwfacts in

after reading comments on this site for a while and looking at what happens to other religions i feel the watchtower society has a long future in front of it.

this is bad news all round, sad for us waiting for our families and sad for witnesses waiting for paradise.

the reason i say this is that any organisation with 6 million members, billions in assets and little to spend their money on would find it very hard to go out of existence.