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"Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)

by FusionTheism in

watchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.

following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.

along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.

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All of those people in that famous 1914 Generation magazine...

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By “evolution,” we mean “macroevolution”—apes turning into humans, for example.

by FadingTruth in

august 2015 awake .

quote in title taken from article footnote.. anyone have information on who gene hwang and yan-der hsuuw in the article are?.

why do they repeatedly state that apes turned to humans when that's not what evolutionists teach at all?.

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"It cannot make accurate predictions."

Are they talking about themselves???

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Revised New World Translation

by FusionTheism in

i just wanted to put it out there that i am actually truly impressed by the revised nwt.

i think it's an awesome bible version.. the only issues i have are that it should only have "jehovah" in the new testament when quoting the old, and the alternate translation of john 1:1 in the footnote should be in the main text..

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How did you feel about the previous version?

That's old light _Morpheus. Get on with the times!

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WT started using the internet in 1997, brother said

by StarTrekAngel in

so brohter (not elder or anything but many years active) had to give talk this week.

talk related to how jehovah gives abilities to people thru the spirit.

started off with the mention of how god told moises to build the tent and gave people the abilities to work wood, stone, etc.

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This is how it used to look February 6, 1997...

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What is Your Brainwashing IQ ? Take the Quiz

by Finkelstein in

so how much do you understand about brainwashing, its application and effects ?

essentially lures people into its grasps and then brainwashes them for exploitation and manipulative purposes by using mental indoctrination techniques.. here's a quick quiz to take to answer some of these questions.

http://voicesfordignity.com/brainwashing-iq/.

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You have reached 14 of 21 points, (66.67%)

:-)

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Why did the org "forgive" KH mortgages?

by Magnum in

i know this has been discussed, but i think it's good that topics like this get brought back up from time to time for the sake of newbies and lurkers, plus, i have a question (related at end of post).. the org brags about "forgiving" kh mortgages as if it's so loving and giving.

i put the word in quotation marks because most of us realize it wasn't forgiving anything.

the new arrangement should actually bring it far more money.. for example, suppose there are twenty congregations total.

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With this new arrangement, I have seen 2 cases happening:

Case 1:

Credit card company: "Hello John Doe, we will cancel your $50.00 payments that you pay every month!"

John Doe: "Great! Thanks! Such a wonderful company. What should I do to get this going?"

Credit card company: "Nothing. We cancelled your $50.00 payment. The only thing you have to do is send us $15.00 instead for the rest of your life. Ain't it a deal?"

John Doe: "Oh..."

Case 2:

John Doe: "Great! I just finished paying my credit card! I have a zero balance!"

Credit card company: "Ah, nope! Actually, you gotta pay us $15.00 for the rest of your life."

John Doe: ":-("

In both cases, our friend John Doe loses. In both cases, the congregation loses.

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A Whole New Watchtower Society (Governing Body 3.0 / Simplified Society)

by FusionTheism in

a whole new watchtower society (governing body 3.0 / simplified society).

i'm not here to attack the governing body, watchtower society, or the jehovah's witnesses (jw) organization.

the bible says there is just "one hope" for christians (ephesians 4:4).

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Type and Antitype Interpretations should be done away with unless taught directly in the Bible.

Sure! Oh! if only other religions will do away with their type and anti types like the WT had done for decades!..oh, wait...

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What are Some of your best JW Questions they can't answer?

by 1tMakesNoSence in

i made a thread on reddit regarding questions jw's can't answer.

was wondering what you guys can add to it..

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How did brother Lett ever get tapped to be a member of the GB?

Of all of the questions on this page, this is the most enigmatic of all.

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Blood Transfusions -- Simplified Suggestion

by FusionTheism in

if you look at the context of acts 15, the commands given, are given to gentiles because jews with weak consciences would be stumbled if they saw gentiles doing these things.. these were not eternal, absolute moral commands from the almighty.

they were temporary, cultural, ethnic instructions to help the jews and gentiles get along together when they were brought into the same congregation.. for example, one of the commands given is that gentiles must not eat any meat sacrificed to idols.

yet, the apostle paul wrote many times telling christians that it is "up to your conscience" whether to eat such meat or not.

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Good.

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What on earth have the JW org got to offer?

by Half banana in

what on earth have jw org got to offer?.

one hundred and thirty six years this july of the worlds most published and least read magazine: the inglorious watchtower.

nothing in it which is original has been of any use to mankind.

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The things the Watchtower offers, as far as religious doctrines, which people find appealing (and which are actually Biblically accurate), are:
* No traditional Trinity
* No eternal torment in Hellfire
* No Calvinistic Predestination that makes God be portrayed as more evil than Satan.
* No complex Rapture theories (except, well, now they've made a complex Rapture theory for the Anointed)

And actually, all of them highly debatable.