Topics Started by Double Edge

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Do JW's pay tithing?
by Double Edge in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a friend of mine said that jw's paid tithing.

i've never heard it mentioned on this board - is this true, and if so is there a set amount?

it's biblical so i would expect the jw to say something about it.
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A Near Death Experience
by Double Edge in
1. watchtower
2. bible
today i was on the internet trying to get information on converting 110v electricity to 220v when i came across a near death experience of someone who was electrically shocked.

i thought it might be of interest to some on this board:

220 volts to my near death experience
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JW Beliefs of Yesteryear
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
in janh's brillant post today: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=31893&site=3 .

he mentioned that the jw's use to believe in the rapture of the saints, a belief commonly held by some mainstream christian sects.

i started to wonder "why and when did they change that belief" and "what other beliefs were held by jw's that were held by other christians, but have now completely changed?
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What do JW's Do on the 4th?
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
pardon my ignorance, having never been a jw, but what do jw's do on the fourth since they don't believe in flag and country?

can they go to friend's bar-b-ques?

is it ok if they go to a parade or firework display?
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Shunning / Also, do JW's Fast?
by Double Edge in
1. watchtower
2. bible
since the newsreleases of last week, i'm currently in a hugh email discussion with a jw friend of mine.

i asked him if it was true that jw's shun.

he sent all sorts of scriptural backup along with what looks like jw written material on shunning.
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Is the GB considered the 12 Apostles?
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
excuse my ignorance, but as some of you know i've never been a jw.

my question is about the governing board (gb...right?

): since jw's believe that they are the 'church' that jesus set up with his 12 apostles, do they consider the gb the continuation of those apostles?
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JW's Claim the Truth...Where's the Proof
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, i'm a senior member, but still 'new' to this board.

since i'm not a jw or ex-jw, can someone please explain to me how jw's trace their 'authority' to be the true church that god set up.

a jw friend of mine said they go back 6,000 years.
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Memorial Service...why is it special??
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been on this board since january, and although i'm not a jw or ex-jw i've learned a lot from some very 'interesting' people.

my question is: from what i understand, the memorial service comes once a year to jehovah's witnesses.

i come from a christian background where the communion is served almost every week (other christian churchs serve it once a month).
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Near Death Experiences - How do JWs explain
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm not a jw, but it is my understanding that jw's don't believe in an immortal soul that passes on after the body dies...that when a person dies, they 'sleep' until called forth in the resurrection if they were found worthy.

is that correct?

if so, what do they think of the numerous documented near-death experiences over the centuries?
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First Time ... after visiting for 3 months
by Double Edge in
1. jw
2. friends
have peeked in for the past several months and find this a very diverse (kind of) and interesting group.

i'm not an ex anything, (not jw either...if that's ok)... but i've learned a lot from you.

hope to be able to bring another point-of-view that can be at least half as interesting as most of yours are.. poetic overview of me (if anyone cares):.