You can approach this topic from another angle and that is that in some countries it is illegal to vote.
I know that the Society have indicated over the years that this is a conscience matter
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In view of the Scriptural principles outlined above, in many lands Jehovah?s Witnesses make a personal decision not to vote in political elections, and their freedom to make that decision is supported by the law of the land. What, though, if the law requires citizens to vote? In such a case, each Witness is responsible to make a conscientious, Bible-based decision about how to handle the situation. If someone decides to go to the polling booth, that is his decision. What he does in the polling booth is between him and his Creator.
The November 15, 1950, issue of The Watchtower, on pages 445 and 446, said: ?Where Caesar makes it compulsory for citizens to vote . . . [Witnesses] can go to the polls and enter the voting booths. It is here that they are called upon to mark the ballot or write in what they stand for. The voters do what they will with their ballots. So here in the presence of God is where his witnesses must act in harmony with his commandments and in accordance with their faith. It is not our responsibility to instruct them what to do with the ballot.?
What if a Christian woman?s unbelieving husband insists that she present herself to vote? Well, she is subject to her husband, just as Christians are subject to the superior authorities. (Ephesians 5:22; 1 Peter 2:13-17) If she obeys her husband and goes to the polling booth, that is her personal decision. No one should criticize her.?Compare Romans 14:4.
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is it ilegal to DF someone for voting?
by Pleasuredome ini was wondering, does anyone here know if there are any countries or states that would make it ilegal for a religious group to ex-communicate someone for voting or voting for a particular party?
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As A JW, Did You Ever Really Love Jesus?
by minimus init was always about "jehovah god".
jesus was mentioned but he was always in the background.
many religions boast of loving jesus.
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The problem with the JW religion is that they do not encourage any personal spiritual growth or spiritual exploration. When deeply in, I was exactly the same as everyone else. When I began my journey out, I realised that the NT is exclusively about Jesus, him being our personal saviour and Lord. Now I am not saying that I totally believe that myself, I still tread a rocky road, but it is pretty undeniable that this is what the NT teaches. Start talking about Jesus and hi being our personal saviour and JWs find themselves very uncomfortable. Eyeslice
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Partners in The Truth (website)
by catchthis ini noticed the website below here on the google ads and wanted to see what type of people were advertising themselves on it.
lo and behold, someone doesn't think too highly of the ones who are looking for a mate!
just read the "general information" section.
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tut tut ... and the latest Awake is warning about internet dating! Who knows you could be matched up with some pervert of a dog somewhere.
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LOVE IN FRANCE, and what about you?
by MAHABA inthis trailer has been done by french governement to show what happen to some beaten wives.
(they said that 10% of women are beaten by their husband in france)
http://www.justice.gouv.fr/violencesconjugales/45secvf.mpg
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Interesting.
Women need to be taught from an early age that relationships always, always have to be zero tolerance towards violence.
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In my experience of serving as an elder for many years, bodies of elders are often disjointed and quarrelsome.
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Do you hide apostate literature on your computer?
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i was wondering how many here take special precautions, like deleting internet files and clearing your internet history, so that no one else may use your computer and find out that you're visiting apostate forums and reading apostate literature.. maybe some won't even put a jwd icon on their desktop, just incase a jw family member could see it.. .
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I am not open about it - so yes. I use Firefox rather than Internet Explorer to browse JWD thus no history is left in the browser I (and the rest of the family) normally use.
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STEM CELL RESEARCH & THE WTS
by Mary ini read a very interesting article on stem cell research and the possibility of it being used to cure cancer, but you'd be using your own blood.
it part, it says:
cord blood is easily defined as blood retrieved from the umbilical cord after the birth of the child.
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I am sure it is going to be an area they will dither on.
Eventually, as stem treatment become more common, it will become a conscience matter - just like blood fractions.
Interestingly, this week a guy in the news was cured of diabetis through the transplant of cells from a death donor. It wasn't stem cells but getting stem cells to become insulin producing cells is a big area of research at the moment.
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Would You Stay As A Witness, Even Though You Knew It Wasn't "The Truth"?
by minimus inwhen a witness starts thinking, there comes a time when decisions have to be made.
when you know that their bible chronolgy is unsupported or that the revelation climax book is absurd, it begins the process of 'what are you going to do now?
'......what could get you motivated is the realization that "love" is not the hallmark of this organization.
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Most of us who are 'out' now had a period of transition. It is hard to leave so staying is an easier option for many.
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What if "the end" happens in 2150?
by JustTickledPink injust a question.... what if the wts came out with a for sure prediction based on new light that without a doubt armeggedon will be here in 2150?
well, that means that our generation will all die, but we can hope for a resurrection and we have to continue to preach and our grandchildren or great-grandchildren might actually be the ones to walk through the "end" into their "new system"
the question is how many jw's would there be?
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I am with the general consensous here; an 'end time' religion has to have an end point.
JWs will increasing problems recruiting people into a religion that sticks to its 1914 doctrine.
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Name "Conscience Matters" That You Can Get In Trouble Over
by minimus inthey say you can vote in an election-----but try it!
by doing so, it is reported that one can be considered "disassociated"......any other examples?
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Although it keeps coming up, in all my years as an elder, "bedroom activities" never came up as an issue to deal with. Keep things quiet and the elders will probably not even have the nerve to investigate. My wife an I have always had an 'interesting' sex life.
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