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  Why dose the WT hate porn?

  by on the rocks in

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  porn movies are the most positive ones...no murder,no war, no fight, no cheating, no suspense (every body knows the climax).

  just love and lots of love with happy endings.

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  sd-7

  Well, Matt. 5:28, 29--looking at a woman, forming a passion in your heart, adultery. The possibility of becoming addicted to it = it becomes your idol, idolatry. I can't reconcile being a Christian with looking at porn, it's quite simple. It can--though it doesn't always--lead to objectifying women or misogyny. That would sum up the answer to the question at the top of the thread.

  I do think it is a morally dark gray concept, as where is the line between that and prostitution? It's ultimately the same thing, just that you, or the audience is just watching rather than participating as in prostitution. I do think there is a risk of coercion there, for women. I also think the ones who are performing sex acts are taking a considerable health risk as well, since they generally don't use protection and are having multiple partners. I mean, I take it there are specific industry rules and plenty of routine testing they do, but still...there is a lot of risk there.

  That said, I think it's less objectionable if those risks aren't there, and it's just a celebration of the beauty of one person's body. As long as they're willing participants and are taking reasonable health precautions (I think they should at least be wearing protection, personally), I think to that extent it's really not such a big deal.

  --sd-7
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  Im a non JW and i'm interested in a JW

  by littlebigtown123 in

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  i'm interested in this girl and shes a jw.

  i went to the meetings and i was bored out of my mind.

  i can see how the religion is very appealing to people.

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  sd-7

  I was going to weigh in on this person needing to hear from SD-7, but, SD-7 has already responded, and its likely that this person will ignore all the great advice here in pursuit of what he thinks is his own version of a spectacular piece of a$$ anyway.

  Ah, to be remembered so fondly! I suppose I've become something of a legend.

  Glad to hear you're going on a date with someone else. Whatever you do, don't leave the back door open for this JW girl. She'll have a moment where she'll try to sneak in. Don't give her that chance. It's very real and very serious, what can happen if you leave any room in your heart for her. I'm not saying she's some sort of monster; I don't even know her. I'm just saying that you don't want to lead her on about anything, so it's best to steer clear of her. She's going to have a very different perspective on dating than you as a non-JW will. So staying away from her will be better for everyone involved. Good luck. And may God have mercy on your soul.

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  www.JW.org - What the...?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've just held my vomit bag in from of me and taken a butchers at www.jw.org.

  who is it designed for?.

  what's the point of all those sterile vids?.

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  Well, it's not how I would introduce the public to the religion, even if I was still a true believer. But...since I'm not anymore, I can't say I'd be any good at that sort of thing anymore, getting back into that mindset.

  --sd-7
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  Do you think the WTS is about to change the doctrine about 1914? If so, what are the signs that is under way?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what the title says.

  do you think the wts doctrine that says that christ was made king in 1914 is about to change?

  if you think that's being orchestrated and prepared, do you see signs of that already?

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  Absolutely not. It is a core tenet, on the same level as getting baptized or going out in field service. It will not be changed anytime during our lifetimes.

  If they ever did, there would be a gradual buildup to that, similar to how they laid the foundation for the new 'faithful slave' teaching by changing other doctrines that were related.

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  This is just plain CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by wasblind in

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  2. friends

  " jehovah's witnesses were not in the concentration camps because they were criminals.. .

  when officers wanted someone to shave them, they trusted a witness with the razor, because they knew that no witness would ever use such an instrument as a weapon to harm another human.. .

  when ss officers at the auschwits extermination camp needed someone to clean their homes or care for their children, they selected witnesses, because they knew these would not try to escape.. .

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  sd-7

  I think what struck me as odd about many of the stories about such circumstances was that JWs, for some inexplicable reason, desperately needed, not copies of the Bible, but copies of Watchtower literature to sustain themselves. It goes to show that their faith is preserved by the literature and not by scripture at all.

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  A picture so outrageous, it deserves its own thread...

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean no disrespect to sd-7 or his fine thread on which this picture has already featured, but i think it is just so ridiculous that it deserves a thread all of its own.. lurkers and apologists, this is how your precious organization views itself.... behold the madness.... .

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  cedars.

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  sd-7

  In journalism, this is a "dog bites man" story, ie that which is expected.

  Exactly. By the way, did you hear about that dog biting that man? It's crazy! They really need some sweeping dog control legislation, maybe even to ban dogs altogether. I'm afraid to leave my home, for fear of dog attacks along the way.

  --sd-7
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  A Quote from the January Public Watchtower: SHOULD YOU FEAR THE END OF THE WORLD?

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a little preamble: of the handful of online friends i've made during my time on jwn, auntbee has certainly been the best.

  the time and dedication that she has to help jws is amazing, even more amazing when one considers she was never a jw herself.

  she is very well read.

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  sd-7

  Stop the press! So...the Watchtower quotes from a publication which quotes from an "apostate"!

  We can, you can't. I see how it works. Again. Reminds me of that quote from the John Rylands Library in the Trinity brochure, quoting from a book that denies Jesus ever considered himself the Christ. But we're gangrene, right?

  --sd-7
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  What I don't understand about the 2013/4/15 link

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  hi friends,.

  i don't understand why some posters can provide the link to the 2013/4/15 study edition watchtower http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=pdf&issue=20130415&output=html&pub=w&langwritten=e&option=trgchlzrqvnyvrxf&txtcmslang=e.

  and why i can't find this edition on the jw.org download page.how do you know the link, before published at the site?

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  The podcast is merely a foregleam of the larger fulfillment of the magazine to come. Only those enlightened by progressive instruction are able to download it...as I antitypically BLUUEAAAAH

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  New F&DS Light question

  by ItsMyLife in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a question about the implications of the new light regarding the f&ds.

  sorry if it sounds complicated, i'm not good at explaining things.. .

  if the f&ds is now just the few brothers who get together to dispense the food at the proper time, and the f&ds will be appointed over all of christ's belongings, then does that mean they will be appointed above the rest of the 144,000 when they go to heaven?

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  sd-7

  like a theological VOLTRON

  LOL!

  Hmm. Let me go all sd-7 parody style on this thing:

  "While the anointed who are not part of the 'faithful and discreet slave' are not tasked with providing 'food at the proper time' to God's people, they still remain among the ones who "keep following the Lamb wherever he goes." They have still been chosen by holy spirit to rule as kings and priests with Christ. (Rev. 14:1-4; 20:4-6) Thus, while the reward received by the 'faithful and discreet slave' and the remaining ones of the 144,000 still on earth is the same, the key difference between the two groups is that the 'faithful and discreet slave' has uniquely received authority to take the lead in Jehovah's organization and to provide spiritual instruction. Does this mean that the remaining anointed who are not part of the slave class on earth are somehow less worthy of their heavenly reward? Of course not! Jehovah's holy spirit has selected these anointed ones to rule alongside his Son. What better assurance can we have of the worthiness of the anointed than Jehovah's own holy spirit?"

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  Is there one scripture you like to show JWs and why ?

  by Pterist in

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  2 corinthians 4:4. the wbts like to use 2 corinthians 4:4 frequently.

  however, they invariably never complete the section of verse 4, which states "lest they see the radiance of the glorious gospel of christ" .. i ask them what does this mean to them personally ?, my motivation is to draw their attention to exactly what is been hidden by the god of this system of things.

  the answer is in verse 6 and 7 "yahweh who said let the light shine out of darkness, has also made the light shine in our hearts to radiate and to make known the glory of god as it shines in the face of christ, however we carry this treasure in vessels of clay, so that this all surpassing power may not be seen as ours, but as gods"!

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  Matthew 28:20: "And look! I am with you all the days until the conclusion of the systems of things."

  Was Jesus saying he was going to be invisibly present from 33 C.E. on? If he was "with you", how is it possible that 99.9% of Christians after 100 C.E. were in an apostate form of Christianity for 1800 years? Was he, in fact, lying, when he knew that his presence would not begin until 1874 1914?

  --sd-7