Topics Started by Joe Grundy

19
Religion in the USA and Elsewhere
by Joe Grundy in
1. social
2. current
trying to follow media reports in the us and elsewhere, a question occurred to me.. in the uk, religious beliefs are largely irrelevant to most people.

even those who claim adherence seem to do so in a fairly vague way and it doesn't seem to make much difference.. in the us (it seems to me) it's a much bigger issue.

the evangelical christian movement seems quite powerful politically in various iterations ("family values" etc.
64
HYMNS you will never hear at the Kingdom Hall
by Vanderhoven7 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
do you have examples of hymns you will never hear in kingdom halls in any country.. here are a few of my favorites:.

https://youtu.be/cjivdc-_njs.

https://youtu.be/7gfvl0ef-be .
4
Porter Resignation: Spousal Abuse: Mormons = JWs?
by Joe Grundy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
reading the reports of porter's (alleged?

) physical abuse of his ex-wives, i was struck by a few things:.

- abuse was reported to (mormon) church leaders.
36
Is it 16?
by Jrjw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi can anyone tell me if it's true the society says parents must take their child to meetings until they're 16 even if they don't want to?

my ex is being a pain about me not forcing my 12 year old to be a witness.

he doesn't know i'm becoming inactive at moment so i have to be careful how i word things to him.
19
Debating a Christian at work.
by pseudoxristos in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a christian at work has been after me for more than a year to go to his church and be saved.

i like the guy and consider him a friend and have been politely trying to avoid the subject.

i have recently decided that enough is enough and i told him i would discuss religion with him.
17
How does the WTS explain away THIS scripture?
by Searching in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm honestly in awe about this particular scripture (and honestly i can't keep thanking jwfacts enough for providing biblical contradictions to the jw doctrine!).

"john said to him: "teacher, we saw a certain man expelling demons by the use of your name and we tried to prevent him, because he was not accompanying us.

" but jesus said: "do not try to prevent him, for there is no one that will do a powerful work on the basis of my name that will quickly be able to revile me; for he that is not against us is for us.
42
Told My Parents Yesterday That I Don't Want to Be a JW
by Saethydd in
1. jw
2. experiences
i wasn't entirely sure what to expect when i made the decision to tell my parents how i really feel, but i was prepared for the worst, fortunately, it didn't come to that.

after i told them i didn't want to go to the meetings anymore it led to a long talk with them.

they made a number of irksome and woefully uninformed statements but at least they were not aggressive and have said that they won't force me to move out over this, though, i can tell they are hoping they can convince me to "accept the truth," as long as i still live with them.
9
BBC Radio 4 feature on child Abuse
by Isambard Crater in
1. jw
2. friends
on the radio this morning.

here is the link:.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08njt79.
28
JW apologetics websites.
by Steel in
1. watchtower
2. bible
lately i have been studying some basic christology and jesus in the old testament and why first christians believed jesus was god in the flesh.

really interesting stuff.

i am not really sure if i fully understand it but i do now realize why pastors go to university and bible school for a number of years and also how their beliefs are not just based on a few verses that can be edited in the nwt.
16
At what point were you taught about disfellowshipping? What page in the current study book is it covered?
by jambon1 in
1. jw
2. friends
even thinking about born-ins here.

at what stage of your 'bible teaching' were you taught about the practice of disfellowshipping?.

reading john cedars book and the section about when the more crazy shit gets introduced to you is very telling.