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  Trading Hierarchies

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  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is closely related to a topic that's already been presented here by someone else, but i felt that i had to post this because i wanted a more detailed answer to a question i raised on the post: .

  when a person who is jw converts to the rcc, or vice versa, isn't this essentially trading hierarchies?

  if so, does this have to do with that person's true belief or is it ingrained into them that they have to have their beliefs or god's word filtered down to them through a chain of command?

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  Do Paul's Letters Really Count?

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  if there is anyone here with some heavy bible knowledge, i would like to throw this nugget up in the air.

  in 2 timothy 3:16, paul reminds us that "all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching...." nwt (because that was the version that was sitting nearby).

  my question is: did paul consider the personal letters he wrote to the various churches and to timothy, titus, and philemon as scripture?

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  JWs and the Mentally Challenged

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  2. experiences

  i know three women from the local kh (one is a distant relative of mine) who call on my uncle for bible study.

  problem is, he has alzheimer's disease--and they were told about this!!!

  still, they've been doing studies with him until my aunt (his wife) told them to stop coming by.

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  Questions Asked of Candidates for JW Baptism....

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  2. beliefs

  as a non-witness, i've heard that potential candidates for baptism have to answer a series of questions.

  1. what are some of these questions?

  2. is this an actual form or are these questions oral (be nice!)?

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  I'm so jealous of you guys...

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  2. friends

  i see that many of you usually post some cool animated "smiley" at the end of your comments.

  why can't i have or find them?

  i'm a mac user with safari as my browser.

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  Does anyone have access to a Nov. 2007 WT?

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  2. bible

  i have it on my computer i just tell me which date

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  Is it just me?

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  2. friends

  i've listened to a number of jws speak about the "new world" and it strikes me that many of them plan to carry a lot of materialistic and worldly expectations with them.

  for example, i heard one lady complain about the williams' (venus and serena) success as tennis players, that they should be out there preaching and waiting to play tennis in the new world.

  another one came from a visiting elder speaking at the local hall.

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  So When exactly IS Doomsday?

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  How Did You Feel During Memorial?

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  2. friends

  i'm sure this topic has been mulled over already, but indulge me and other newbies to this site.

  how did you feel when memorial took place and you didn't/couldn't really partake in it?

  and what happended to the wine and bread afterwards if no one ate or drank?

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  They won't leave me alone!!!! What can I do?

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  2. friends

  i'm new to this site.

  i'm not a jw but have studied with them largely because i wanted to know for myself what jws believed and wanted to hear it from them, not from others (i.e.

  catholics, baptists, methodists, etc.).

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