For those who have less restrictive policy, how do they justify the disagreement with the 'bible based literature'? Isn't it thought that the WT literature is all but equivalent to the Bible?
insearchoftruth
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Where does one draw the line on whether the origins of a practice make it acceptable?
by insearchoftruth inok, am very confused:.
honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a jw to do.. windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a jw to have.. pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a jw to do.. wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.. birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore job 1 - job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded).
thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do.
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Sigh
by wantarevolution ini'm tired, i'm tired of feeling guilty all the time, tired of feeling manipulated into doing something that i am sure that i do not want to do anymore.. i am just back from a few days in madrid at our assembly.
despite myself i found myself enjoying some of the talks - particulary some on saturday.
but probably not the right reasons.
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insearchoftruth
is the bible lying here?
I think the Bible is a wonderful piece of literature as a guideline for ones life, but not a textbook. There are many issues with what the book tells us, and all religions (yes the JWs included) that 'base themselves on the Bible' pick and choose the parts that they want to follow.
IMHO, the WTS is extremely guilty of this practice because if the Bible is such a wonderful book, why has there been a concerted effort for 130 years plus to create 'Bible based literature' by a group of men in Brooklyn, in volumes so much greater than a book that does not change.....but they have even changed that book to suit thier needs.
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Where does one draw the line on whether the origins of a practice make it acceptable?
by insearchoftruth inok, am very confused:.
honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a jw to do.. windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a jw to have.. pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a jw to do.. wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.. birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore job 1 - job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded).
thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do.
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insearchoftruth
You have learned that in the WTS there are the written rules and the unwritten rules.
Will some congregations have less restrictive policies than those written, or is it always the case where they may be more restrictive.
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Where does one draw the line on whether the origins of a practice make it acceptable?
by insearchoftruth inok, am very confused:.
honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a jw to do.. windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a jw to have.. pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a jw to do.. wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.. birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore job 1 - job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded).
thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do.
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OK, am very confused:
Honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a JW to do.
Windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a JW to have.
Pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a JW to do.
Wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.
Birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore Job 1 - Job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded)
Thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do
You need to either rely on past practice and precedence or ignore it completely, but the WTS seems to speak out of both sides of its collective GB mouth.......
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Martial Arts - what is the present stance of the WTS
by insearchoftruth ini have read before that the wts is against the martial arts....i do not have a wts cd, so was wondering if there is any wts literature to support this?.
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Thanks for the information.......it will be very useful!!! Any more is always appreciated!
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WatchtowerInformationService.org back online!
by Rado Vleugel init has been two years ago i posted for the last time on jehovahs-witness.net, so not everyone will now me.
i am the webmaster of watchtower information service.
a site that is online since 1999.. due to problems with my previous host watchtower information service went down on january 23 2009. because of family issues i didnt have time to bring it back online until now.. i resurrected most of the articles, but unfortunately i lost some articles and a lot of comments of our visitors.
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insearchoftruth
Thanks appreciate the heads up and new look!!!
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District Convention ruminations
by sir82 inif y'all can stand one more dc thread, i thought i'd post some miscellaneous rumbling ramblings about this year's edition.. to protect my privacy, i'd prefer not to disclose the location - pm me if interested.. ***** attendance, as in all other years i can remember, was much lower on friday than the other days.
in fact, the attendance was 22% lower on friday than on sunday.
so, as usual, they hammered home the point about the importance of attending all 3 days....on friday!
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Wow...just wow.
I am just sitting here shaking my head.........I can see a very young child thinking this was kind of neat.....but an adult, give me a break.....
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Martial Arts - what is the present stance of the WTS
by insearchoftruth ini have read before that the wts is against the martial arts....i do not have a wts cd, so was wondering if there is any wts literature to support this?.
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They need to open their minds and see that this is a wonderful world that we live in.
Very true Hecklerboy......the world may have its faults, but as a whole it is pretty good.....much better than the dark ages.
Since my wife has been studying again, her attitude on about everything really sucks, and I can understand, if all you ever hear is the bad points about everything......
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Living in sin
by vikesgirl101 inso i have been seeing this great "worldly" guy for about 8 months.
he has been married twice, and i have been married once for 13 years.
we both had bad marital experiences.
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Hey vikesgirl, sounds like you may not be ready.
I lived with my wife about six months prior to getting married, and there were children involved from her side, not sure if it was a good idea. She was a JW apologetic at that time, now she is an uberzealous study.....
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Things I learned at the 2009 DC !!!
by tresdecu inunfortunately i had the "flu" friday and saturday.
but i made it to the sunday session to make an apperance.. on sunday, i learned that we are,... ready, this is a new one for me :"...on the doorstep of the great tribulation..." so close brothers!
so close!.
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insearchoftruth
Like the solution gubberingbody....