Posts by CloseTheDoor

if you have been a jw for 20+ years you may remember that the wt went into great detail on different illustrations that jesus used and the "type/anti-type" ridiculous explanations.

remember the revelation book and how those obscure jw conventions of the past pictured big things in heaven and the opening of seals?

anyway, the wt lessons for the next two weeks do two big things for me.

CloseTheDoor

The majority of Jehovah Witnesses seem to have average to low education standards and of course their are others with higher education in their ranks...

Could this be a reason why nu-lite is readily accepted by the rank and file ? So easily ?

Smiddy, I think that is one of the biggest reasons.

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Just saw this on Facebook

by Driving Force in

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who is this giving glory to?.

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CloseTheDoor

Zeb, I recall that wt issue. It has been used quite often.

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Celebrating Holidays Should Be a "Conscience Matter"

by Wild_Thing in

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the witnesses seem to love to make things a "conscience matter" and then just shame people into doing whatever it is they want them to do anyway.

so, why haven't they done this with the holidays?

there are plenty of scriptures in their own bible they could use to justify making it a conscience matter, yet the last i knew, celebrating christmas was still a disfellowshipping offense.

CloseTheDoor

Wild_Thing I have pointed some of these passages out to Witnesses before, but most either said "Interesting," and thought nothing more about it, or the others rolled their eyes in confusion and really didn't care.

My family is active in the congregation, but we also celebrate various holidays (and Biblical Holy Days), including Memorial (Passover). Although, for obvious reasons, we do so in private. But we have always celebrated Thanksgiving openly and have invited some brothers over for dinner. Nothing was ever said about it. I know many Witnesses that do the same.

A couple of years ago, I knew an elder that lost his privs in another congregation for attending a Christmas party. I have heard of some being DF'd for it.

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Just saw this on Facebook

by Driving Force in

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who is this giving glory to?.

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CloseTheDoor

The GB must be loving this kind of garbage. Free marketing. I call it idolatry.

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The 144,000 cause a SLIGHT problem!

by The Searcher in

the following five references succinctly explain that christ's sacrifice exactly matched what was lost by adam.

that's why christ is described as the "last adam.

" (1 corinthians 15:45) .

CloseTheDoor

Thanks for sharing that Searcher.

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Who are the people in JW TV videos?

by HappyDad in

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out of curiosity, i have caught a glimpse or two of the "drama" style videos.

are the ones in these televised "dramas" jw's or did they hire actors for the job?

i can't see the average jw being able to do acting as good (if you will call it good) as some of these people.

CloseTheDoor

Slave4_38y, indeed.

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JW.ORG on Everything

by anonread in

why do they have jw.org on all their social medai like instagram.

were they told to do that?

also wtf is up with all their accounts being private??

CloseTheDoor

I told my wife the other day that putting that logo on everything is akin to idolatry.

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Beroean Pickets

by joe134cd in

hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.

http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.

although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.

CloseTheDoor

I have enjoyed the site immensely since it started, as I agree with much of what the author and many of the commenters have stated.