on a trip to rome a few years ago i asked my friend (who is roman and jw) what the catholic faith thinks of jw.
he simply stated that jw is tolerated by the church but that really not much thought is given to them.
is there an official stance on jw by the catholics?
Regarding the original topic:
The Catholic church does not recognize Jehovah's Witness baptisms as being valid. That is because JW baptisms do not use the trinitarian form: baptizing "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). The church does accept most protestant baptisms, those which use the trinitarian form and wet the head with water (anything from a simple pour on the forehead to full immersion is acceptable).
https://youtu.be/4upzvonzg10?si=1bdvv6qzcuj2fo6s.
oh, the joys of being one of jehovah’s witnesses, where you get to learn that heaven is a vip lounge for exactly 144,000 people—and sorry, everyone else, you're stuck in the “earth forever” section.
yep, you get to mow grass in paradise while the chosen few float around in immortal glory.
To be among the 144,00 anointed ones, you must belong to one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Rev 7:4-8), and be a male virgin (Rev 14:3-4). And the "huge number, impossible for anyone to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language, they were standing in front of the throne and the Lamb..." (Rev 7:9) not staying behind without a "heavenly hope".
That is not compatible with the two castes of salvation preached by WTBTS, inc.
doge got the crazy idea of auditing the gold in fort knox.
come to find out no one has been allowed to see if there is any gold at fort knox for the past 40 years.
not even the senators or congressman have been allowed to see the gold.
If the Commander In Chief issues an order for DOGE to audit Fort Knox, they will be admitted to perform the audit. Any military officer who disobeys or obstructs that order can be informed that the C.I.C. no longer requires their service. Or be court martialed for disobeying a direct order. Rank has its privileges!
this information is supposed to be in the upcoming march wt.
(i don’t go on jw dot org).
it would sound like they are hinting at a change in thinking.. in my opinion, any such change would be yet another slap in the face to faithful pimis along with those other recent changes.. there are so many heartfelt responses on that thread and a lot of justified anger.. don’t know what to say except that i’m so glad i never listened to the religion all those years ago.
PS: be sure to name the WTBTS as a beneficiary in case you're gone before the money is!
https://youtu.be/-kdbs3lcsx8?si=icfla8tzg0p_wdcz.
the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses (gb) has done it again—another bold prophecy, another epic fail.
during their 2024 annual meeting, they confidently announced that the nations of the world would soon hand over their power to the united nations.
It was all supposed to happen by sundown, September 5th 1975. (But sundown where? Jerusalem? Brooklyn? Beth Sarim?)
(From an older thread: fred-franz-time-which-we-now-interested-1975-lecture.)
say it ain’t so!
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in one sense it’s a no brainer because the figures just don’t add up any more.. in another (negative) sense it’s a no brainer because it’s been fundamental to jws since year dot and might undermine the whole thing?
Somebody must have reminded them about "12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel" and "...who had never known women". There aren't many Jewish virgins among the Witnesses!
new york times 9/5/24.
" there are only two shakers left.
they've still got utopia in their sites.. "by jordan kisner.
I wouldn't be surprised if Russell & Rutherford's WTBTS follows a path similar to H & G Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God: casting off their most peculiar doctrines, loss of members, and becoming another tele-evangelical group. Also note how similar many of their doctrines are!
i would suggest:.
the short answer is yes.. the longer answer is a qualified yes, with some caveats.
the short answer is yes because jehovah’s witnesses teach that jesus is michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful, and have taught this since the very beginning of the religion.
Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jesus is Michael the archangel, their leader, eldest and most powerful
That shows misunderstanding of the Archangels. They are not the highest rank of angels, but rather the second lowest. What sort of angels surround the mercy seat of the Ark of the Covenant? They are not archangels (Exodus 37).
according to the next boe letter to be read at next week's midweek meetings in the united states,.
the theme of the convention for next year is.
pure worship.
As an ex-UnBelieving Mate, one thing I never saw during the few times I joined my ex at the Hall was anything resembling worship. Sermons? Yes. Circular-reasoning talks "proving" the Watchtower by citing another Watchtower? Yes. Uninspired songs? Yes. Scripture readings? A little, but often out of context, and always from the mediocre NWT. But actual worship of the Lord? None!
i was wondering if you could prove with "original" independent documents that rutherford was an alcoholic.... .
i read penton, but since he is a former jw he could not be considered an independent source.... .
I thought it no coincidence that Beth Sarim was (a) about as far as you could get from Brooklyn/Bethel within the 48 contiguous states, and (b) a short ride to Tijuana, where booze was readily available in exchange for Yanqui dollars.
