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  No sex in NS.

  by IMustBreakAway in

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  i have been a jw all of my life and i have never heard anyone say anything about not having sex in the ns.

  did the wtbs ever actually say that?

  or is a bit of wittness folklore?

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  The New System, What will we remember?

  by drew sagan in

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  the reason for this post is based on a conversation i had a few months ago with an elder and a very stubborn publisher.

  we where out in service and these two guys started talking about how in the new system everything of the past will be forgotten, "the former thigns will not be called to mind", you know how it goes.

  anyway i cound't take it anymore.

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  What's so bad about Satan?

  by robhic in

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  why is satan supposed to be so bad?

  he gets the blame, sure, but what does he explicitly do?

  that god had?

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  Judgement

  by sass_my_frass in

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  i'd like to know if there's any bible quote supporting the jw practice of judging people now.

  i've read a lot of 'judge not lest ye be judged' stuff, and i thought that the one doing the judgment was god, on judgment day, and in the meantime we're just doing our best.

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  Stumped 'em!!!

  by candysearching in

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  i had a conversation (debate) with my disfellowshipped husband about "the truth" that he tries so hard to protect.

  me: hey, babe, can you tell me again why jw do not celebrate birthdays?.

  hubby: well, only two are mentioned in the bible, and on both, men were killed.. me: well, herod and pharoah killed men whenever they felt like it right?

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  Battleground God!

  by Stealth in

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  can your beliefs about religion make it across our intellectual battleground?.

  take this test to find out... i took one direct hit.. .

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  WTS advocates resisting rape to the point of death?

  by M.J. in

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  over the years the wts has vacillated on its stance regarding the distinction between rape and mutual consent to fornication.. in years past, the wts has stated that "the primary distinction between rape and consent was whether a woman screamed for help.

  " (awake!, 4/22/73, p. 17).. the wts's latest published stance, however, states that while the act of screaming establishes innocence of the victim, screaming in itself is not the sole criteria for determining the victim's innocence before god.

  if one is incapable of screaming, it does not matter, since jehovah can read a person's motives:.

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  Disfellowshipped Numbers ?

  by Clam in

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  do the wts release statistics for those disfellowshipped from the organisation.. i understood that they published the numbers of newly baptised and those attending the memorial, but what about the other side of the balance sheet?

  i'm assuming they don't for pr reasons.

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  BLOOD ISSUE=PROBLEM=CAN HOSPITAL BE SUED?

  by jack w in

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  hi friends, .

  a good "fader" friend of mines wife was recently at the hospital.

  she used to be a staunch witness but has since gotten fed up with the whole charade.

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  If you were God, would you want to be worshipped?

  by rebel8 in

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  if i was the god of the bible, i think my priorities would be to set the ground rules of life and manage the planet, ensuring life is good.

  i cannot envision any reason to desire worship.

  appreciation, yes.

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