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Will God resurrect our beloved pets? What do you think?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower doesn't hold out any hope for us ever seeing our beloved animals again.

i find it very difficult to believe that god -- a god of love -- would refuse to resurrect an animal that we had become so attached to.

over the years i have bonded with no less than four (4) dogs, all of which were/are like family to me.
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What did Charles Taze Russell and the Bible Students believe?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know that present-day jehovah's witnesses believe that 144,000 are to go to heaven and rule alongside jesus, and that the survivors of armageddon along with those who will be resurrected are to live on earth with the prospect of living here forever.. questions:.

> what did pastor russell and the bible students originally believe about the earth?.

> did they believe that the earth would always exist and that it would become a paradise?.
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Questions About the Watchtower's View on Blood Transfusions.
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i admit to not being very well informed about the watchtower's view on blood transfusions.

i have a couple of questions that i hope someone here is able to answer.. i understand that the watchtower now considers it to be okay to receive blood fractions.. my first question is: are all fractions considered to be permissible?

and if not, specifically which fractions are not permissible?.
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A few questions I need help with please.
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
howdy folks!.

has that title changed?

if so, what is it now called?
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Would I be in trouble?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
would i be in trouble?let's suppose that i had never stopped going to the meetings at the kingdom hall, and that i was still actively engaged in the field service.

if you were to be invited into my home you couldn't help but notice that the entire top (probably 6 foot across) of my entertainment center (a piece of furniture that holds the tv and that has glassed-in shelves on each side) is crowded with religious figurines, most of which came from the local catholic store.. .

next to that is the nativity scene that has several pieces: the wise men, the "star", the babe jesus, and joseph and mary etc.
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I have a question that I need your help with.
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi folks,.

i have a real serious question that i hope you will be able to help me with.. in the 4-1-1986 watchtower, pages 30-31 it talks about "approved association".

what i'm seeking your opinion about is this: if a baptized jw is deemed to not be an 'approved associate' at some point (due to his having developed a divergent view regarding one or more of the watchtower's unique teachings) does his 'not being an approved associate' mean that the watchtower society no longer considers him to be a jw?
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Does the Watchtower Society teach that people who die at Armageddon will not be resurrected?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
question: does the watchtower society teach that people who die at armageddon will not be resurrected?.

please give a "yes" or "no" answer to start with.

then, if your answer is "yes" please document that it is taught with references or quotes from the wts's publications or public talks that have been given.. thank you for any assistance that you can provide..
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Noting discrepancies in Watchtower publications.
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
here is a link that shows two pages out of the may 1, 1999 watchtower, pages 17 and 18.. http://www.geocities.com/thewatchtowerstudy/wt050199p17-18.htm.

in looking at what is supposed to be the same wild beast, do you see a difference between the one shown on page 17 in comparison to the one shown on the following page?.

the difference i see is that the heads of the beast in the first image are all lion's heads, whereas the heads in the second image are all leopard's heads (notice the spots).. be reminded that these images are in the same magazine.. something like this might seem to be of little significance to many people.
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March and April issues of the Watchtower
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. bible
does anyone know if the march 15 and april 15, 2009 watchtowers (study editions) are online for downloading?.

thanks.
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Critiquing an article out of the June 2006 Awake!
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
url for article:http://www.watchtower.org/e/200606b/article_01.htm.

the short article noted above appeared in the june 2006 issue of awake!

although i think the author did a good job in general i totally disagree with the following three things that were said:(a) by asserting their independence, adam and eve irreparably damaged their relationship with jehovah (b) and inflicted sinas imprint upon their organism, right to its genetic foundations.