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An Odd one Out?
by link inthis question must have been asked before but i cant find it with the search facility.. does anyone know of a christian religious denomination that only has doctrine and dogma that is not disputed by any other christian religious denomination?.
this of course is entirely different to saying does that denomination agree with the doctrine and dogma of all other religious denominations.. i hope that someone will give this some thought because i could not come up with one.. thanks.
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Is it a gamble?
by link ina jw family member tells me that dealing in stocks and shares = placing capital at risk in the hope of obtaining financial reward without working.
he claims that it is therefore unchristian.. is this view correct?
apart from stocks and bonds donated to it, is there any evidence that the society uses subscriptions to deal on the markets?.
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The Judges Funeral
by link ini read somewhere that judge rutherfords funeral was delayed by court cases.
apparently he wanted to be buried at "beth sarim" at sunrise or something.. if this is not just some mythical story, can anybody provide links to further information on this topic?
i have tried "search" but cant find anything and am quite curious about it.. thanks.
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Strange Ways
by link inthere have been numerous recent threads about the level of psychiatric illness amongst the jw fraternity.
does anyone have any stories about the way in which this manifested itself with people in their congregations?.
i remember the brother who was found by the police in the early hours of the morning wandering about in the local park.
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A hidden agenda?
by link inhow many time do we see philosophical gems of matchless truth in the societies literature which are followed by some completely contradictory and ludicrous statement.. the following example is taken from mankinds search for god: .
*** sh 26-7 2 religion-how did it begin?
logic tells us that a correct conclusion can be deduced only from a correct premise.
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I never quite made it
by link inif we take a look at the mental energy that must have been expended in contributing to threads on this board regarding various concepts of christianity it does not seen unlikely that, if it could have been "bottled" and kept, it could be used to power the next space shuttle.. is this what christianity is all about?
is it just one gigantic intellectual exercise that is only an option to those with the mental capacity to understand the never ending theorys put forward by all and sundry regarding its practice and bible understanding?
i believe that this would exclude at least two thirds of the worlds population from ever becoming, what many seem to believe are, true christians.
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The dreaded disfellowshiping
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i have been informed on good authority (a dub for 27 years) that you cannot get disfelowshiped for committing a wrongdoing, only for being unrepentant.. can anyone tell me if this is true or not, and if it is not where the misunderstanding comes from?
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A dumb question?
by link inits quite possible that i am the only one on this board who does not know the answer to this question so can someone please enlighten me.. at jeremiah 25:12 it says that when 70 years have been fulfilled, babylon and its king will be destroyed.
when does this 70 years start from?
all wts literature says that babylon was destroyed in 539 bce, two years before the end of the 70 years of judahs desolation in 537, which started in 607 bce.. are these two different lots of 70 years?
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Questions at baptism.
by link incan anyone please tell me the precise wording of the two questions that are asked of candidates immediately prior to their baptism?
i believe the second one is the point at which the candidate kisses good-bye to the inclination, right or ability to think for themselves ever again!
any comments?.
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The missing link
by link inim a newbie and the first thing i have to do is apologise for not being able to make a full introduction for myself.
this is because i am the only member of my family that has been able to stay out of the j.w.s.
as long as i attend meetings with them and keep my opinions to myself i am allowed to stay on the outside.