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539 BCE
by Zico in
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2. friends
a quote from this site - http://www.2001translation.com/jerusalem's%20destruction%20587%20or%20607.htm says that 'most historians agree that 539-b.c.e.

is the date of the overthrow of babylon, for there is much evidence pointing to this.

so, it is called an absolute date.
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607 - What Russell taught.
by Zico in
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i was wondering if someone could clarify what russell taught about 1914, as i'm not completely sure.

so, he first taught that jesus became king in heaven in 1874, and that armageddon would come in 1914?

he started teaching the date came from 606, and changed this to 1915 when he realised there was no 0 c.e?
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Things JW's say...
by Zico in
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since realising that this organisation doesn't have the truth, i've started to notice a lot of hypocritical statements from other jw's.

they criticise others for doing the same things they do, though they don't seem to realise it.

as i'm still a part of this organisation, it makes it very frustrating for me to hear these things, and not be able to shout out about their hypocrisy.
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Reading 'apostate' sites? - Can you be disfellowshipped?
by Zico in
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2. friends
i would like to make it aware to some friends that i have read some 'apostate' sites, so i can share my doubts with them.

i'm hoping that they'll keep what i tell them to themselves, but what i was wondering is, if i did this could i risk getting disfellowshipped if my friends told the elders?

all my family and friends are still very much a part of the organisation, and so i am not ready to be shunned yet.
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John 8:3-11
by Zico in
1. watchtower
2. bible
3the teachers of the law and the pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery.

they made her stand before the group 4and said to jesus, "teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.

5in the law moses commanded us to stone such women.
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Chaperone rule.
by Zico in
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the chaperoning rule has got to be one of the craziest rules the society has come up with.

has anyone had a problem with it?

i find most congregations don't seem too strict on it, but my one is very strict.
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The name Jehovah and demons.
by Zico in
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2. friends
the society teaches that if unexplainable things are happening in your home, then shouting out the name jehovah will cause them to stop.

as you probably know, this is meant to be because these strange things are caused by demons, which may have posessed an object from your home, which was previously used in demonic activity.

but, supposedly, since they fear jehovah, shouting out this name can cause these things to stop, even if only temporarily.
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How did you cope?
by Zico in
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when you found out that this religion probably wasn't the one true religion like you had believed probably for a large portion of your life, or maybe even all of it, how did you react?

my whole life belongs to the society.

all my friends are witnesses, my family are witnesses, even my job is dedicated to the society.
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607
by Zico in
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2. friends
can anyone provide me with any evidence (links to other sites is fine) that jerusalem could not have possibly fallen to the babylonians in 607?

thanks again for your answers.

zico
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Question about the Anointed
by Zico in
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2. friends
i have just joined this site after having been visiting as a guest for a few months.

i am searching for answers so please be patient with me.

a friend of mine in the congregation has directed me to this site as he has been having doubts about the organization, though he said he never posts on it.