Topics Started by FideiDefensor

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If you aren't Lutheran, you won't get to heaven
by Judith in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just had a conversation with a friend who is going to pre-marriage classes at her soon to be husband's lutheran church.

she (a methodist) says that she is causing quite an uproar because she keeps asking questions and the minister told her off at her last class.

she questioned his statement that a person cannot understand the bible properly unless they are lutheran.
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10 Things You'll Never Hear at a Kingdom Hall
by Scully in
1. jw
2. friends
(originally posted by armageddon1975 on yahoogroups).

"a donation to a charity.

good idea.".
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JWs CAN CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS!
by Sirona in
1. jw
2. friends
when a jw tells you christmas is pagan, therefore you shouldnt celebrate it, you can refer them to this article.

it is discussing wallpaper and other home decorations and what sorts are acceptable.. *** g76 12/22 14 are they idolatrous decorations?

so the christian needs to be primarily concerned about what?
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On decorating trees
by Yerusalyim in
1. jw
2. friends
as liza, the kids, and i were decorating the christmas tree last night, my mind went back to our first christmas together 6 years ago.

one of the first questions liza asked was "you're not going to put up a tree, are you?

" typical jw conditioning.
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Claims by Jehovah's Witnesses
by joelbear in
1. jw
2. friends
jehovahs witnesses claim to be happier than non-jehovah's witnesses.. jehovah's witnesses claim to be happier because they live in a spiritual paradise where everyone is more loving and more moral.. one of the reasons i left is very simply because i found these two claims to be false.. i disproved them by one simple action; getting to know non-jehovah's witnesses.

the more i did this, the more i found that happiness and kindness were traits that were not associated with any particular religious, social, business, ethnic or political group.

happiness and kindness instead were associated with very individual qualities: self confidence, good naturedness, humility, generosity of spirit and patience, among others.. i continue to try to apply these traits to my life and study those around me who display these traits.
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My Job
by radar in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
why am i frequently staring into space?.

no i don't smoke pot at work.. i hear but i do not listen.

i look but i do not see.. i laugh but i am only pretending.. i play the game but i am not really taking part.. my job sucks.. please help.
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Apostate overseers visit
by sleepy in
1. jw
2. friends
hello i've been sent from botchtower headquaters to see how the flock of apostate are digressing spiritualy.. as we all know it is important to be inactive in the service and meetings and i see that many of you are doing well.. it can be hard though , sometimes when we come home from work tiered it is all too easy to get washed and changed and to rush of to a meeting without stoping to eat.. but without trust in the holyspirit you can become stong and my be able to get into the habit of watching tv or maybe even going to the pub.. even if you can do a little tv watching a day instead of reading the watchtower and awake it will help.. in order to combat the desires of the spirit we must replace them with more apostate things.i notice that some of you have not been active on the internet recently.. this is not good for your progress.. on my next visit i would like to see more non attendance at meetings less studying and more engagment in materialistic pursuits.. oh and some of you have been reporting your hours, please consider the relevent material as whether this is unscriptual or not.. with warm love and apostate greetings ,.

sleepy
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Another family lost (I'm feeling sick)
by Andee in
1. jw
2. friends
just thought i would take a look over at wol.

then, i found this.. of course, all the responses were what fantastic news this was.. .

hdhslh .
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New NGO-Letter by German Branch
by GermanXJW in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
storch - a participant on the german board http://www.infolink-net.de/forum.htm wrote to the german branch.

he got the following reply.

and his local elders informed him without any reference to the letter that he is not to do talks in the tms at the moment.. the english translation is mine.
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Reference to 2 Maccabees in Hebrews 11?
by CatholicGuy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hebrews chapter 11 is well-known for its description of the "heroes of faith.

" after speaking of the most notable figures from the old testament it says:.

"women received their dead by resurrection; but other men were tortured because they would not accept release by some ransom, in order that they might attain a better resurrection.