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  Why won't JWs have "civilized" debates with home owners?

  by ilikecheese in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it seems kind of crazy to go to someone's house touting your religion as truth and then not even defend your own beliefs.

  why do jws stop the chat if someone just tries to calmly reason/debate with them?

  i'm not talking about crazy preachers who start slamming bibles and yelling about how they need jesus or something.

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  AuntBee

  As a "householder' whose been visited many times over the years, i think their willingness to have long discussions is not what it used to be, say, ten years ago. I don't know, maybe it's just true in my neck of the woods...who knows. My all time favorite was the woman who was almost cursing and literally shaking the dust off her feet as she left, after i had recited a generous sampling of WT false predictions. -- A year ago i asked a couple at the door if they could call me, because it was an inconvenient time, and i would like to discuss with them the 144,000 doctrine, but they never got back to me.
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  Do some x witnesses shock you despite being one?

  by Seraphim23 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  AuntBee

  Terry - you should get a webcast - 5 minutes a day - "Daily Reflections by Terry" (for any faith or non-faith) read with soft music playing in the background.
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  Cell Phones Distracting from the LIfe-saving message

  by AuntBee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i dont' use my cell phone when with friends, to show them how important they are to me, and i am focusing on them, etc.

  i turn it off completely.. i'm doing a free bible study with 2 really nice jw ladies.

  but today, one of their phones went off loudly twice, and she had to check each time who it was etc.

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  AuntBee

  I guess everyone has their own take on cell phones!

  Thanks for the link, AnnOMaly, LOL!

  Yes, it sure was helpful in that situation, Quarterback.

  I'm pretty easy going and wasn't really taking it personally, i just made the observation, because i've spoken to JWs for years (usually by their initiative ) , and i think they are changing. I think there is noticeably less zeal and relish for defending their doctrines, than there used to be. At least from an outsider's perspective.
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  Cell Phones Distracting from the LIfe-saving message

  by AuntBee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i dont' use my cell phone when with friends, to show them how important they are to me, and i am focusing on them, etc.

  i turn it off completely.. i'm doing a free bible study with 2 really nice jw ladies.

  but today, one of their phones went off loudly twice, and she had to check each time who it was etc.

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  AuntBee

  I like free stuff...
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  Cell Phones Distracting from the LIfe-saving message

  by AuntBee in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i dont' use my cell phone when with friends, to show them how important they are to me, and i am focusing on them, etc.

  i turn it off completely.. i'm doing a free bible study with 2 really nice jw ladies.

  but today, one of their phones went off loudly twice, and she had to check each time who it was etc.

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  AuntBee

  I dont' use my cell phone when with friends, to show them how important they are to me, and i am focusing on them, etc. I turn it off completely.

  I'm doing a free Bible study with 2 really nice JW ladies. But today, one of their phones went off loudly twice, and she had to check each time who it was etc. The other one's phone went off once, and she had to take it and talk for a while.

  I was kind of surprised by that!

  PS don't worry, i'm not trying to join the WT...
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  Expectation is not a false prohecy, Is the Watchtower Society in the clear ?

  by wasblind in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  because there is a difference.

  to expect somethin' doesn't mean it will happen.

  for years the wts made a direct prophecy and have claimed to meet the qualifications.

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  AuntBee

  I'd like to add - even if it was 'wrong expectation', the WT's VERY LONG list of "wrong expectations" shows them to be at best, a very poor interpreter of Scripture!!

  I told 2 JW ladies last week, that i was once tricked by a guy named Hal Lindsey. He wrote a best-seller called " The Late Great Planet Earth", and said the end would be in the '80's, based on his understanding of the term "This generation", its length combined with his chosen starting point. Seeing as he was completely wrong on this, i no longer read any of his books, or listen to anything he says. -- I just kind of left it there for now, for them to make an application if they so chose.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-09-2012 WT Study (SHOW SPIRIT)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  spirit do you.

  their spirit.

  in the congregation today?.

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  AuntBee

  Your reviews/comments are awesome!

  It's interesting to note that the verb "show" is not really in this verse. This is clear when you look at the Kingdom Interlinear. In most translations, the verse reads simply: "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, amen"

  The NWT does the same thing in Galatians 6:18.
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  untitled

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  niight has fallen at the beth sarim mansion.. president joseph franklin rutherford (the "judge") sits calmly sipping whisky from a flask on the edge of his silk sheets at bedtime.

  he sets the glass on the night stand.

  he begins cleaning his nickel-plated pistol to high gleam.

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  AuntBee

  What an AWESOME offer, Kurtbethel!!

  Will someone get Terry a literary agent?
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  Meet a friend of mine: G.K.Chesterton

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i love the mind of g.k.chesterton!.

  he has a wonderful way of looking at things and then getting you to see them by saying something simple.. chesterton was a very creative man who was able to take on every subject with wit and turn things inside out.. as wiki describes him:.

  he wrote on philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism, biography, christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction.. .

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  AuntBee

  G K Chesterton defined absent-mindedness as present-mindedness about something else. LOL. Makes me feel a lot better.

  I like the one you gave about tradition.
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  Similarities between Roman Catholics and Jehovah`s Witnesses

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  both claim to be the sole path to god (or did at some point ).

  both claim to reach back to first century christians ,( though jw`s are a bit ambiguous about this).

  the r.c church has a pope , the j.w.`s have a governing body ,both providing spiritual food to the faithful.

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  AuntBee

  I had an interesting convo with a Witness this week, and i found some of the parallels useful to challenge her trust in the WT. For example, saying that Jesus is not Mediator for all men. Thus, you need to stay "connected" to the Annointed, who are connected to Jesus directly. Thus, making the org the Mediator between you and the Mediator Jesus. I told her it reminds me somewhat of traditional Catholicism, as you need what they provide, to get to Jesus. She was insisting it is not like that at all...

  On the other hand, Catholicism is not as monolithic as it used to be - wow, the beliefs of individual Catholics vary widely! I think there is overall a more ecumenical attitude these days.