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  Questions for your JW Friends & Family

  by tallguy345 in

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  i've gotten nowhere debating theology with the jws in my life as a result of circular logic.

  are you 100% sure of your beliefs?.

  have you proven them to yourself?.

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  garyneal

  Are you 100% sure of your beliefs? Have you proven them to yourself? Are you willing to bet your very existence on it?

  These three was what got me to research religions in general. After all, if my everlasting life depended on my finding the right belief system and following it, I would make darn sure I know what that belief system was. For me, it was a simple choice, follow the WT or stay with my previous beliefs in Christianity. The Watchtower lost very quickly. After a while I began to see that even my previous beliefs cannot be 100% certain either.
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  apologies to ubms.....confessions from the o

  by Miss.Fit in

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  garyneal

  how did you meet? Did she tell you up front she was a JW? Is she trying to go back?

  We met at a store where we both use to work.

  Did I know? Yes, I kind of figured it out. You see, I had a friend who was a witness so I sort of knew a little about their beliefs. Of course, her father made it real clear when he found out we were dating and came running up to me one day to 'lay down the law.'

  I think she is teetering, not sure if she wants to go back, torn between pleasing her mother and living according to 'God's' standards and wanting to live her own life.
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  apologies to ubms.....confessions from the o

  by Miss.Fit in

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  garyneal

  Yep, she's a born in.
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  apologies to ubms.....confessions from the o

  by Miss.Fit in

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  garyneal

  My mother-in-law sent a letter to me after my wife and I moved in together and said that she had left Jehovah for me. I could not believe what I was reading, my mother-in-law was saying that my wife chose me over Jehovah. What really struck me as odd about it was that I attended church myself and considered myself to be very Christian.

  Of course, I know now why she though this way, but back then I did not know better.
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  The reason why Jehovah's Witnesses are not false prophets

  by 70wksfyrs in

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  this weeks km disscusses the topic of why jehovah's witnesses are not false prophets.. on page 136 and 137 of the reasoning book, it asks and answers the following question:.

  have not jehovahs witnesses made errors in their teachings?.

  jehovahs witnesses do not claim to be inspired prophets.

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  garyneal

  *sigh*

  I've said this before and I will say it again. If the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is not a false prophet, neither is Harold Camping.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses explore new way of witnessing

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  lets educate this reporter.

  http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/witnesses-explore-new-way-of-witnessing-220914021.html.

  witnesses explore new way of witnessing.

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  garyneal

  Well, just sent my e-mail.

  John, Regarding your article about witnesses on this web page. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/faith/witnesses-explore-new-way-of-witnessing-220914021.html All I have to ask is did you actually research this? That is beyond what the witnesses or their publications told you. Because it does not appear that you did. Witnesses have been doing street witnessing for a long time, a lot longer than what your article states for example. You should really do real research on what you publish, how is anyone suppose to take your writings seriously if what you write contains obvious errors? Sincerely, Gary Neal
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  Should an elder discourage military service even if said elder has a military pension?

  by garyneal in

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  discussion with my wife concerning what i perceive as a hypocrisy that i see amongst elders (and ministerial servants) who happened to serve in the military long enough to draw a pension check.

  all this in a former life (read before coming in to the truth) of course.

  i think if said elder were to discourage a young one from seeking military service, or worse participate in the disfellowshipping of such a person if he or she choose to serve, smacks of total hypocrisy.

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  Well, the way I see it, if an elder can go about discouraging others from serving and tell them that "Jehoover will supply their needs," then they need to walk the walk. Give up the benefits and let, "Jehoover supply their needs."
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  I called in to a local radio station to give an opinon

  by nonjwspouse in

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  it was on the topic of controlling religions ( not the jw topic but another religion) and i mentioned hassans books, and twisted scriptures, suggesting all should be required reading for all teens, but as soon as i mentioned the jw i was cut off, edited that part out by that delay.

  odd.

  do they really have that much power so that there is no critisizim on a talk radio show that i know is not bothered by contraversy.

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  what is the radio station? Maybe we should mass mail them and ask for an answer?

  I am all for that and will gladly participate in the mass mailing. Keep us posted.
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  Interesting quote from July 15, 2013 Watchtower

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  the article who really is the faithful and discreet slave in the july 15, 2013, watchtower contains a curious comment.

  in paragraph 10 it is stated: "in recent decades, that slave has been closely identified with the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.".

  can anyone tell me who in recent decades has closely identified that slave with the gb?

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  Can anyone tell me WHO in recent decades has closely identified that slave with the GB? I know it wasn't the GB who did so! I cannot believe that JWs will let that statement go unchallenged.

  I can, especially if my wife is any indication. I remember when I first told her about this noo light she said, "Hasn't that always been the case?" I believe witnesses always felt that this was the case, now the GB is just putting in print what most witnesses have accepted all along.
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  Question regarding Lucifer

  by truthhurts13 in

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  if one of the meanings of the name lucifer, is morning star, can someone please explain to me the last line in revelation 22:16?.

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  garyneal

  I had read somewhere that Lucifer referred to the actual morning star that was closest to the horizon. It depicted that star (due to it closeness to the horizon) as being the fallen star and that is how it depicted Satan, as a fallen star or sorts. Of course, I also heard that that account also referred to a king (not sure which king). The best person I could think of to elaborate on this is Leolia.