Posts by logic

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Really, how do you decide?

by startingover in

over the last 9+years, i have read many discussions between believers and non believers.

each side supports their claims with research which includes links to websites.

my question is, how do you decide what information is really the truth and unbiased?

Did you really pay attention at conventions or assemblies?

by donny in

a co-worker of mine whose family (2 daughters, wife) are jw's related a funny story yesterday.

his wife and daughters missed the friday portion of the convention last week in order to attend a wedding of a worldly relative.

at dinner she mentioned to him that she would go to the convention this friday to make up for the one she missed.. he then asked why and she said so she could get the information she missed.

logic

I never did , because I was in a coma.

I use to ask jws thay lot with the same result.

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Why Watchtower Teaching On Armageddon Is A Myth

by Scott77 in

at romans 6:1-14, we read in part, but especially at 6:7, " for he who has died has been freed from sin.

... we have died with respect to the wrath that sin incurs, having had our sins forgiven".

now stop and think.

logic

You are trying to use logic to understand jw doctrine. It doesn't work.

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Why are they so anal about assembly badges?

by highdose in

they insist you must wear you and whats more it must be placed in clear view for everyone else to see.. i have been challenged before now " sister!

are you wearing your badge!?

" it made me wonder why?

logic

I don't need no stinkin badge. Never wore the things. And no one ever asked me why.

I did nave my elder cousin ask me why I wasn't wearing a tie, I told him because wearing

a tie is just a very stupid idea made up by someones idea of fashion, end of conversation.

20

JW Cafe

by James_Slash in

according to this group the watchtower is the most widely spread magazine in the world.. i imagine that michael belkin must be one of us with his comment, right?.

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logic

Most of the witnesses I have talked to do not read the magazines. Why would anyone else read them.

I have had several elders admit that they do not read everything in the magazines.

Two elders recently at my house did not even know about the recent changes. I told then

that an elder should at least know what the society changes.

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"Generation" talk from 2010 DC from Tucson, Arizona

by cabasilas in

this file was shared by a friend and permission was given to post to internet archive:.

http://www.archive.org/details/remaininsecretplaceofthemosthigh.

from file description:.

logic

What I think is stupid is that jesus said this generation 2000 years ago. The society is saying two overlapping

generations. There has been one heck of lot of generations overlapping since then. I like the way they are just

overlooking that little fact.

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Antitypes / Greater fulfillments - Where does this concept come from? Is there a biblical basis for it?

by Psychotic Parrot in

i've been discussing this recently with my dub family & would like some more information on the subject as i'm not all that well informed on it at present.

i'm not a believer in the divinity of the bible, but i do respect those who feel that bible helps them in their lives.

however, those who claim that certain ancient prophecies will have a greater / larger fulfillment in modern times puzzle me.

logic

I asked this once but never got an answer. I think it is because there is no biblical answer, it is just a belief .

I researched it for some time and could not find an answer. Have asked several jws and they

definetly had no answer. I then just wanted to know where the belief started. The jws

aren't the only ones that teach this, it started along time ago. That is why I'm somewhat of a preteries

( that most of prophecy was fulllfilled with the destruction of jerusalem 70 a.d..)

37

Did you swear when you were a JW?

by St George of England in

i have noticed that quite a few people here swear and use profanity.

an elder once told me this is quite common in the congregations he has been in.

i was raised in so never allowed to swear and never got into the habit.

logic

It would be hard for me to communicate otherwise.

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Are they deliberately trying to get rid of the "Old TImers"? (re "generation")

by hamsterbait in

the vast majority have been sucked into the witchtower babble and trash cult over the last 25 years.. this constant rehashing and contradicting of the "generation " teaching is bound to drive significant numbers of the pre 1985 -"ish" witlesses away from the kingdumb hells, much as "1925" drove away vast numbers who might yet undermine "jug" rutherfords efforts to secure his power.. they will then be able to make major revisions of what to us older ones seem like core doctrines, which will be lapped up like iced cream by those who only have the perspective of the 21 century litterature.. this is too obviously deliberate.

its not like some tiny side comment:.

when the gibbering buddy wants some embarrassing thing to go away, blondie has pointed out many examples, they stop talking about it.. with this change they are rubbing peoples noses in it, slapping them round the head so they dont miss it.. and who are "gasping" at the co talks?

logic

Well I'm 63 and they got rid of me.

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CO visit reviews new "Generation" change today...

by Soldier77 in

so this week has been co visit.

i'll try to do a review without too much of me going off on a tangent to get the overview out and then let you all comment as you see fit.. theme of the week based on matt.

24 (sign of jesus presence and the end of the system of things).. co stressed once again (he as said this in every talk this week) that we are approaching 100 years of jesus reign.

logic

It appears that the CO doesn't get the new generation crap either. Poor ignorant b*****d.