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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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what do they think of none jw
by the devil 666 in
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can anyone tell me what do jw think of the family of none jw .as most of you know my daughter is a jw and it now seems to me that these so called people are telling my daughter not to have any contact with her family only with them.

if this is true why are they doing this and why is she doing what they are telling her.

the devil 666
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Problems/Questions on Practices and Beliefs
by candysearching in
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i posted this on another thread, but got no response.

why do jws claim to not celebrate christmas and/or birthdays, but will accept gifts?

why don't jws celebrate christmas/birthdays?
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I'm new here and have lots of questions
by jaada in
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hello, i am new to this board, i am not a jehovahs witness however i studied with them for years, i went out into service a couple of times, but i havent done anything in 4 years.

i am so confused.

i always have been scared of the last days thing, but i could never accept the fact that while i was in the meetings, my husband and parents were all at home and the witnesses would tell me that unless they changed and started coming to the meetings that they would be killed!