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  Restrictions

  by ozziepost in

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  there is a practice among jws of applying restrictions to individual members.

  it forms part of the judicial process and, although having no scriptural basis, is applied automatically to erring ones who are judged to be repentant.. so, for a period of time, usually up to 12 months, the individual is not allowed to share in commenting at meetings, offering public prayer, appearing on the platform in congregation meetings, or in serving as an auxiliary pioneer.. as with any man-made law, difficulties arise from this practice.

  although no announcement has been made to the congregation, individual congregation members can have their curiosity aroused.. for example, take the real-life situation where a sole parent has been placed on restrictions by a judicial committee.

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  Bjg Brains

  by hippikon in

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  ok the reasoning goes like this.

  we use les than 1% of our brains (some even less).

  there fore we have a huge unused capacity (our brains could be 99% smaller and we wouldnt notice).

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  Carbon-14 Dating

  by Amazing in

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  hello all: in discussing evolution, creation, and bible chronology we will at some point pass through various dating methods that challenge religious beliefs, especially that of the watch tower religion.. some years ago the watch tower society published material (i forget the actual reference) that challenged carbob-14 dating as flawed and prone to error, especially when dating fossils.

  the wts cited some sources that dealt with sample contamination that may cause errors in reading half-life of carbon-14.. i wish i could find the article again, because it was published when i was still working in nuclear engineering.

  i recall feeling that the wts was stretching the claims to cover the understanding of bible chronology regarding the age of homo sapiens being about 4,026 years.

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  Whats an Apostate

  by hippikon in

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  was luther an apostate, or hus or wykliffe or calvin.?.

  and what about the lollards the waldenses or the anabaptists were they all apostate?.

  or were they just standing up for what they thought was right?.

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  Sydney BBQ

  by buscar in

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  hello fellow sydneysiders.

  the sydney bbq is neigh.

  the time is almost upon us.

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  I'm curious

  by teejay in

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  to all loyal jehovah's witnesses:.

  the bible says that at the mouth of three witnesses let every matter be firmly established.

  so i'm curious... if you had to choose only three, what three things about the watchtower society and/or it's teachings convinces you beyond any doubt that jehovah's witnesses has the truth about the bible and is the sole representative of jehovah on earth today?.

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  The dilema of Uncle onion.

  by uncle_onion in

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  my dilemma.

  those of you who know me personally and via the web will know that i am a studious person.

  now take a look at genesis 36:31. this verse says these were the kings who reigned in edom before any israelite king reigned.. at the time of writing genesis, they were no kings of israel.

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  Who is an atheist here, just wondering?

  by spectromize in

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  i would like to know who is an atheist here and why you like to take part in discussions on this board?.

  thanks for your replies.

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  NEW RELIGION! NEED INPUT!

  by TR in

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  this is sort of a take-off of the "what should the wt do" thread.. i need to get together a board of directors and elect a president and officers.

  we need to figure out a doctrine, a manifesto, and a set of disciplinary rules.

  we need to figure out a way to fund our new movement.

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  Did You Know ....? [Rutherford]

  by RR in

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  1. that judge rutherford had a mistress.

  2. that he died from a fall down the basement stiars where he cracked open his skull and the rats fed on him.. 3. that his son, malcolm, left immediately after his father became president and lived the life of a hermit, never to speak to or about his father until in death in 1995.. 4. that the judge was a womenizer, alcoholic and racist and dabbled with the occult.. _______________.

  never take a laxative and a sleeping pill on the same night.. edited by - rr on 27 january 2001 13:44:18

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