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  David Splane on the "older members" of the GB

  by Richard_I in

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  in the august broadcast, david splane is shown in a morning worship video.

  i just wanted to focus on the end of the video, were he has this to say:.

  the governing body loves to get together and discuss the bible.

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  smiddy

  Splanes talk speaks volumes to me. Their is no Holy Spirit ,Jehovah`s direction , or any input from the King Of Kings , Jesus Christ in any of their new light revelations .

  And has not ever been for the past 140 years.

  What he is saying is that a bunch of guys get together , using there own brain to rationalise the scriptures to fit their failed past directions/explanations where the scriptures should lead us , to the new interpretation of those same scriptures making sure that they don`t conflict with our previous directions /explanations of those scriptures we made.

  Holy Spirit , Divine revelations ,Angelic direction , has nothing at all to do with New Light announcements .

  They are no different from any other Organised Religion Christian or otherwise .
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  'Strange' Australian Melbourne Baptisms

  by darkspilver in

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  not seen this before, or at least haven't registered it before.

  maybe it's just a traditional style?.

  i mean it's basically a glorified cattle trough?

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  I remember going to a convention in the 1960`s in Bendigo where a baptism was held in a lake , not a tub.
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  Jw's and beards

  by wannaexit in

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  without going into details.

  it appears that new light might be coming down the pipes that beards are acceptable.

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  Illustrations in the WT publications always show Jehovah , Jesus , Angels , and the 144000 as all having beards, even though many of the 144000 are women.
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  Ex JW Reddit numbers going crazy

  by Crazyguy in

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  i don't know what the membership increase is like here but over at reddit their getting 20 plus newbies daily if not more.

  it's crazy how much thier growing 2000 or more since i signed up and that wasn't that long ago.

  looks like the loyalty conventions didn't stem the tide.

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  If it`s true , great , if its just wishful thinking ? great , but heading in that right direction.

  Time will tell.
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  Elders and Attendants sing, clap and turn backs on Street Preacher after Duluth RC.

  by ToesUp in

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  very strange behavior by the attendants and elders after the duluth, ga, rc.

  on the first link the attendants start to exit the arena, then line up and turn their backs on the street preachers.

  (around the 6:00 mark).. elders and attendants after duluth rc.

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  If that doesn`t ring a red flag to a practicing Jehovah`s Witness as to what a cult is I don`t know what will.

  That is embarrassing beyond belief.

  If I was still a member of this religion , I would be ashamed at the antics displayed at this convention by Elders ? ministerial Servants ? responding to a person objecting to their beliefs.

  In the old days they just turned a blind eye and ignored it , and it went away .

  This video has just highlighted how cultish the Jehovah`s Witnesses are in their response to those who differ from their point of view.
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  Hello Everyone

  by Mozzie in

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  hoping this is the right section..... my story so far,,,.

  hello everyone, i have been reading a lot on what most jws would say apostate websites, but i have been asking myself, how much of this s true and considering a lot of these are run by ex jw elders, bethalites and one who was with the gb at one stage, overseers and the like.

  i was an unbaptized publisher many years ago but never got to the point of baptism as i fell into sin, that pretty much ended my attending meetings again.

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  Mozzie , ask yourself these questions . If God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son....etc.etc. John 3:16

  Why did Jesus only speak to the Jewish people ? His ministry , starting at 30 years of age mind you was only to Jews.

  What was the Son of God doing for the first 29 years of his life ?

  He certainly wasn`t concerned about the religious or otherwise state of mankind. ( nothing to worry about here )

  { Jehovah`s Witness children are taken door to door in strollers before they can even walk and are expected to continue going D2D when they can walk and talk giving a witness }

  Jesus Christ obviously didn`t think he had anything worthy to say to the rest of mankind for future prosperity simply because he never recorded anything down himself.

  At least Moses supposedly wrote the first five books of the Bible , Jesus ? None , Zilch ,.

  Doesn`t that make us wonder ?
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  'Strange' Australian Melbourne Baptisms

  by darkspilver in

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  not seen this before, or at least haven't registered it before.

  maybe it's just a traditional style?.

  i mean it's basically a glorified cattle trough?

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  How old would that young girl be who got dunked twice , obviously her feet came up out of the water the first time.

  I had to put the mute on so as not to listen to that song.
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  Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy about the messiah whose name is Immanuel, so why the name Jesus ?

  by smiddy in

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  maybe i`m getting old and senile , but i was thinking about something that used to nag at the back of my brain when i was "in" , wasn`t the messiah to be called immanuel ?

  according to isa.7:14 and not jesus ?.

  why was the name immanuel substituted with the name jesus .?.

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  Just a thought on the few responses made so far , nobody seems to take the litreal scriptures seriously certainly not as the word of GOD.to be obeyed without question
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  Prisoner finds love on the outside

  by Kent in

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  prisoner finds love on the outside .

  by amanda gearing.

  a jehovah's witness minister who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife in 1997 has fallen in love while on prison work release and remarried in brisbane on saturday.

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  It never ceases to amaze me how some women are attracted to convicted criminals become ,convinced of their innocence ,start up a relationship somehow , and end up marrying their prey.

  Think about it , the person in jail is not in a good position , emotionally .He/she is in a vulnerable state.

  Whether he/she is innocent or guilty matters not

  The incarcerated person will bond with the person who is sympathetic to his / her cause , and a communication dialogue will transpire which can lead to an eventual intimate relationship.

  Their must be a study done sometime why this is so .
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  Jesus (if he exists) has a heart of stone - a saga about the hurt of children in his church.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  jesus is supposed to care for little children.

  mark 10 is often quoted to illustrate his concern.. mark 10:13-16niv.

  the little children and jesus13 people were bringing little children to jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.

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  smiddy

  I wonder just how many physical assaults / sexual assaults against children by Jehovah`s Witness parents or guardians occur each year world wide , that come to the law enforcement / child protection authorities .

  I would include denying a life saving blood transfusion to a minor in that catergory.

  My guess it would be quite substantial .