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  UK commission of Inquiry into WT

  by zeb in

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  is it true that the commission of inquiry in the uk will not be investigating the wt there over child abuse!

  please tell me this is not correct..

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  smiddy

  What made you ask this question zeb ? just curious.
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  Jehovahs Witnesses and Babylon The Great.Why the Emphasis on the R.C.Church and not on Islam.

  by smiddy in

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  i was thinking back to when the book babylon the great has fallen gods kingdom rules.was published many years ago when it was believed religion was declining in the world.. the book took exception to the r.c.church as the worst of christendom substituting themselves for the kingdom of god on earth , the counterfeit kingdom i think they called them.vicar of christ on earth.. and while its true to some degree in western lands today that religion is declining as regards christendom it is not happening in non christian religions around the world.. which brings me to the unprcedented rise and spread of islam in the world today .. with the war in iraq ,syria ,etc,and the people fleeing these war torn countries to europe and elsewhere around the globe with refugees and asylum seekers the spread of islam in the short space of time now beats any missionary projects conducted by christendom.. judaism ,christendom and islam all have their roots in the bible.the jews first then christians then muslims.. the bible only relates to the first two jews and christians and is completely silent about muslims.even in prophecy.. the book mentioned earlier btggkr nowhere mentions islam or muslims.as if they didnt even exist ,yet today they equal in numbers to all of christendoms religions.. islam today is by far a greater threat to christianity and especially to jehovahs witnesses than anything the roman catholic church ever posed before.. obviously the holy bible and the holy spirit or jehovahs chosen people the jehovahs witnesses never did forsee the rise and influence of the religion of islam in todays world.. the bible is completely silent about islam or the rise of muslims on the world stage.. could it be that they could no more predict the future than i could ?.

  the wtb&ts the publishing house of jehovahs witnesses have for the past 100 years have continually attacked the roman catholic religion and portrayed them in an unfavourable light.time after time in mags and books,.

  how many times have the wtb&ts attacked and challenged the religion of islam and muslims and condemned them as a principle member of babylon the great the empire of false religion.. to this day jehovahs witnesses cannot freely go door to door preaching their message in muslim dominated countries where proselytism is forbidden.

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  smiddy

  B.B. my experience with the WT ,going back to the 1960`s was that they always had an article or two every year against the R.C.Church maybe i was more attuned to it because my brother in law was a staunch catholic and we used to have long discussions about religion.

  Two things that stand out to me as far as the WT was against the R.C.Church was an article in the WT dealing with "The chief cornerstone " of religion and it dealt with the claim of the church `s claim to the apostle Peter.

  And of course the WT`s response that it was a foundation built on a dubious foundation.

  The other one that sticks in my mind was an article that stated that the R.C.Church was the dominant member of Christendom that all other christian religions sprung from and that they had a Pope who they claimed was the Vicar of christ on earth

  And while they spoke about christendom it was always as I remember it as the R.C.Church as the principle opponent of Christ jesus kingdom.
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  North Korea threatening to bomb Guam...

  by mikeflood in

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  crazy kim again....could happen?

  thoughts?.

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  smiddy

  I think Kim is just trying to get Trump to throw the first punch and then cry foul ?
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  JWs biggest problem is not doctrinal issues

  by Chook in

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  it's biggest problems are associated with its lack of genuine love and concern for the rank& file.

  the average person doesn't need a food critic to tell them their hamburger is shit, in the same manner the average person can discern kindness and love.

  gbs fake love and concern is evident in the way head office deals with victims of sexual abuse by jw clergy.

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  I remember in the 70`s some JW`s pointed out to the GB that japanese non JW`s as a nation showed more love and compassion as a culture than was found among jehovahs witnesses and asked why was that.? If we had the truth ?
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  New Research at AJWRB

  by Lee Elder in

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  the latest research article published at ajwrb estimates the number of jehovah's witnesses who have died from following or being coerced to follow watchtower's blood policy.

  the numbers are staggering.

  http://ajwrb.org/jehovahs-witnesses-and-blood-tens-of-thousands-dead-in-hidden-tragedy.

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  smiddy

  for some reason the tight chest feeling over certain doctrines still hasn't susbsided. I feel so angry at myself for allowing it,

  Arent these figures only taking into account the USA ? whereas deaths have occured all over the world due to Jehovahs witnesses ban on blood transfusions and non acceptance of particular blood components while accepting other blood fractions or components.

  Where in the Bible are such distinctions made as to what blood fraction or component you can use or not use,?

  Its a man made ruling by a group of men who by their own admission are neither inspired or infallible nor spirit directed and can make mistakes.

  And hundreds if not thousands of people have died obeying the dictates of these men over the past 70 decades.
  
  
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  "Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."

  by HereIgo in

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  i was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.

  does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?

  or is that just my wishful thinking?

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  smiddy

  In other words they may as well belong to any other christian religion because what they are saying they are no better than any other religion doing their best to be christians according to their understanding of the Bible.
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  My mums dying she refuses blood transfusion...the horror.

  by Witness 007 in

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  mum has a mild form of lukeimia if she took blood like normal people she could live to be 100. but no, anointed sisters dont compromise jehovah wont allow it.

  so here i am moving to sydney for one month going to hospital everyday putting my life on hold to watch my mother die slowly.

  watching her gasp for air, struggle to breath.

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  I`m sorry for your loss witness 007 , we can only hope that the JW/GB get their own just deserts sometime in the future.
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  Brother & Sisters, Aunts and Uncles.....husband and wife

  by menrov in

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  was just thinking about the practice in wt (and i believe some other religions as well) to call your fellow female (baptized) jw a sister, a brother if it is a man.

  children call older people aunt or uncle.

  so, at home, i can call my wife by her first name etc.

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  smiddy

  I was a JW in Australia for 33 years covering two states and I have never heard of a child calling an adult JW either aunt or uncle ,never.

  It was one of the things that used to bug me about the religion where children adressed adults by brother or sister and then using their first name. E.G. brother john , or sister mary etc.

  I always thought it was disrespectful , if anything I thought they should adress an adult as brother or sister and use their surname but this was never the case.
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  New baby on the way... and transfusions

  by Anony Mous in

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  2. medical

  it's been a while since i posted life updates.

  this time we are having a baby boy come along in a few months.

  off course nothing is ever easy, my wife is extremely anemic to the extent we are being referred to a hematologist for iron and/or packed red blood cells and potential full blood transfusions.

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  smiddy

  Congrats to you and your wife for the baby thats coming.

  for some reason the tight chest feeling over certain doctrines still hasn't susbsided. I feel so angry at myself for allowing it,

  Dont worry sooner or later those feelings will, and do subside .

  Just concentrate on a positive outcome for your wife and your new baby boy.
  
  
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  Genesis chapter one can make your life meaningful and joyful

  by venus in

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  literal reading of genesis chapter one brings no benefit because you would see god as speaking to fishes and birds (genesis 1:22) which we know is not possible.

  however, with “a king’s mind” if one looks for the implied truth behind its literary allusions it may bring immense benefit.

  (proverb 25:2) for example:.

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  smiddy

  venus no disrespect implied though your comments /beliefs /thoughts are your own personal opinions and supposing their were many who read your views support your assertions before you know it you will have your own religion setting you up as a guru.or maybe a prophet even.

  Isnt this exactly how the 30-,40,000 different Christian religions started ?

  Who said the Bible is an instrument you can play any tune on.