Fred E Hathaway

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  Ask Fred E Hathaway, a.k.a. Q. Bert

  by Fred E Hathaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who feel that i've hijacked your thread(s), i'm still relatively new here, so your forgiveness (based on this acknowledgement and apology) is appreciated.

  i'm posting this link, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640, on the other threads as soon as i can.

  bear with me as i attend to the necessary housework involved.. fred/q..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Thanks, Arthur. I try to be respectful of each person's individual style, so I generally post in context. But, then, this is my first forum to participate on. I appreciate all of the respectful feedback I get. It shows up over time, as I keep working away at whatever I see to work at.
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  Ask Fred E Hathaway, a.k.a. Q. Bert

  by Fred E Hathaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who feel that i've hijacked your thread(s), i'm still relatively new here, so your forgiveness (based on this acknowledgement and apology) is appreciated.

  i'm posting this link, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640, on the other threads as soon as i can.

  bear with me as i attend to the necessary housework involved.. fred/q..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  I'm not into serving false concepts, after all.
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  Ask Fred E Hathaway, a.k.a. Q. Bert

  by Fred E Hathaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who feel that i've hijacked your thread(s), i'm still relatively new here, so your forgiveness (based on this acknowledgement and apology) is appreciated.

  i'm posting this link, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640, on the other threads as soon as i can.

  bear with me as i attend to the necessary housework involved.. fred/q..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  I did skim through parts of Raymond Franz's Crisis book while still early in my Bible studies with JWs. I have seen excerpts of both books on JWD posts.

  As for combating cognitive dissonance: I had to look that up. An article on that is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance. Personally, I stick to learning how to live by Bible priniciples. If I want dates, I look them up, in order to help in my understanding. If things are controversial, it tends to mean gaps in logic. In cases like that, I tend now to ask questions until I see a sound explanation.
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  Ask Fred E Hathaway, a.k.a. Q. Bert

  by Fred E Hathaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who feel that i've hijacked your thread(s), i'm still relatively new here, so your forgiveness (based on this acknowledgement and apology) is appreciated.

  i'm posting this link, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640, on the other threads as soon as i can.

  bear with me as i attend to the necessary housework involved.. fred/q..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  And the English translation is... ?
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  Ask Fred E Hathaway, a.k.a. Q. Bert

  by Fred E Hathaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who feel that i've hijacked your thread(s), i'm still relatively new here, so your forgiveness (based on this acknowledgement and apology) is appreciated.

  i'm posting this link, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640, on the other threads as soon as i can.

  bear with me as i attend to the necessary housework involved.. fred/q..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Thank you, Bizzy Bee, for your thoughtful reply. I look forward to discussing things further with thoughtful people. And yes, fences must be built and kept in proper repair, otherwise property values can plummet.
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  A Morning on Mulberry Street (pro-JW cartoon)

  by indoubt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  not sure if this was previously posted here... it was sent to me by a regular jw and this person thought it was the best thing ever.... so sad... .

  http://mediaphil.free.fr/fun/jw/3dpreach/flvplayer.html.

  (since i don't post often here): my current status is that i am "inactive" and happier than ever... i have not been to a meeting in 3+ years..

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Rather than "hijacking" this thread any more than I have, I'm at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640, with the Subject: Ask Fred E Hathaway, a.k.a. Q. Bert. We now resume the regular comments relating to the Subject: A Morning on Mulberry Street (pro-JW cartoon).
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  JW's participate in Government talks with other religious bodies!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  (please delete if already posted).

  http://www.online.ie/home/news.aspx?newsid=636132 religious bodies in talks with government.

  ground-breaking talks between the government and religious bodies began in dublin today.. .

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  Fred E Hathaway

  For those who want to discuss my life instead of the thread topic, I'm now at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640. Thank you for your kind attention. We now return to the regular broadcast with the Subject: JW's participate in Government talks with other religious bodies!.
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  Is practicing Capoeira wrong/bad/discouraged by Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by aikichristian in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my girlfriend used to be an avid capoeira practicioner for over year.

  she has reaped many benefits from it: increased physical fitness, flexibility, some self-defense skills, and stress-relief.

  she enjoyed it.. unfortunately, an article came out in the spanish version of the "watchtower" ("atalaya" in spanish) essentially saying that capoeira should not be practiced because it has some spirituality stuff in it that was wrong.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Sorry, aikichristian, if you felt I was hijacking your thread. I'm taking my comments to http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640. Thank you for your kind attention. Now back to the scheduled broadcast of Is practicing Capoeira wrong/bad/discouraged by Jehovah's Witnesses?.
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  "Trinitarians" how can you "lie" to the truth? Is truth a person?

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was talking to this jw's elder who i believe has to be the best debater against the "trinity" doctrine that jw's have he brought up several point which i feel needs to be addressed by trinitarians.

  first of all he argured that acts 5:3-4 about lying to the holy spirit in no way makes the holy spirit a person any more that "lying to the truth" in james makes "truth" a person.

  i have never seen that verse before about lying to the truth.

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  Fred E Hathaway

  Those who want to discuss my understandings rather than than the current thread subject can meet me at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640. Thank you for your attention to this announcement. We now return to the Subject entitled: "Trinitarians" how can you "lie" to the truth? Is truth a person?.
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  How did I conclude it was not the 'truth'?

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a new board member asked me this.

  i asked if it would be all right to publish my reply.

  the question, in full, is, .

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  Fred E Hathaway

  For those who want to continue questioning/sharpening me as to my views, go to my new thread "Ask Fred E Hathaway a.k.a. Q. Bert" at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/131766/2343640/post.ashx#2343640. Now, back to jgnat's conclusions. Sorry for distracting you (all).