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  Living Church of God & the Watchtower

  by JAVA in

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  i?m sure most of you have seen some coverage about the murder/suicide by a member of the evangelical church called the living church of god.

  the church was founded in the mid-1990?s when it split from herbert w. armstrong?s worldwide church of god.

  the living church observes the sabbath on saturday along with other old testament rituals.

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  blondie try -- http://home.datawest.net/esn-recovery/artcls/asurviv.htm I'm sure there are other apostate sites that looks at the Living Church of God. As already posted, the group splinted from Armstrong's large sect, and has only been around for about 10 years.
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  What is the "SPECIAL" announcement to be made on Sunday?

  by Jez in

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  does anyone know?

  i heard it through the grapevine, that there is to be one this sunday.. jez

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  Looking at stuff printed by the Tower is like reading something for a third grader, except it?s harmful if one really believes it.
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  Living Church of God & the Watchtower

  by JAVA in

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  2. friends

  i?m sure most of you have seen some coverage about the murder/suicide by a member of the evangelical church called the living church of god.

  the church was founded in the mid-1990?s when it split from herbert w. armstrong?s worldwide church of god.

  the living church observes the sabbath on saturday along with other old testament rituals.

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  JAVA

  I remember hearing Armstrong on the radio in the mid 1960s, and he sounded like someone right out of the headquarters at Brooklyn, but with a lot more polish. When I discovered the Living Church of God was a splinter group from Armstrong, I saw red flags. The guy that killed 7 people before killing himself had the same hopes and mindset as a JW.
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  Living Church of God & the Watchtower

  by JAVA in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i?m sure most of you have seen some coverage about the murder/suicide by a member of the evangelical church called the living church of god.

  the church was founded in the mid-1990?s when it split from herbert w. armstrong?s worldwide church of god.

  the living church observes the sabbath on saturday along with other old testament rituals.

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  http://www.livingcog.org/ I did Berean, that's why I believe this case around members of the Living Church of God reminds me of the Watchtower in so many ways.
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  Living Church of God & the Watchtower

  by JAVA in

  1. jw
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  i?m sure most of you have seen some coverage about the murder/suicide by a member of the evangelical church called the living church of god.

  the church was founded in the mid-1990?s when it split from herbert w. armstrong?s worldwide church of god.

  the living church observes the sabbath on saturday along with other old testament rituals.

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  kls ? I guess God works in mysterious ways. In order to be heard God gives a member of an end-time sect a gun and over 20 rounds of amo. Next God has this guy murder 7 members of the group, then kill himself. God figures this is a great way of spreading the news about this wonderful group. Hey, where does one sign up? I think this shows how desperate some folks are in following the blind.
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  my mom stopped going to meetings today

  by dh in

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  i don't talk about my family very much on here, but today i feel i have to, because today after all the years of pushing, finally there is a result.. thanks to life & the universe and everyone on jwd, who by simply existing have helped in a way that i don't know how to write.. today is the day my mom stopped going to meetings.. i won't go into loads of detail at this point because it's very involved, but it's done.

  my dad is an elder and is still going, but my mom is out now.. thanks

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  dh -- Good for you, and way to go for your Mom. Now, if your Dad gets to be as smart as your Mom, we'll have another party!
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  Living Church of God & the Watchtower

  by JAVA in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i?m sure most of you have seen some coverage about the murder/suicide by a member of the evangelical church called the living church of god.

  the church was founded in the mid-1990?s when it split from herbert w. armstrong?s worldwide church of god.

  the living church observes the sabbath on saturday along with other old testament rituals.

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  Carmel -- The number of disfellowshipped could be in the millions. Revenge on the elders or someone who turned them in to the body of busybodies might cause a normal person to go over the edge. When reading about the member of the Living Church of God who unloading his gun (twice) in the group of around 60 members because he seemed upset with a sermon, one can't help but wonder what folks like that would do if they were shunned.
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  Communicating with the Dead

  by Swan in

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  is there a jw publication by this title?

  is it a tract or booklet of some kind?

  i remember there were several tracts and handbills published about the dead.

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  Would talking with a JW about items written by former JWs be the same as "communicating with the dead?" :-)
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  Living Church of God & the Watchtower

  by JAVA in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i?m sure most of you have seen some coverage about the murder/suicide by a member of the evangelical church called the living church of god.

  the church was founded in the mid-1990?s when it split from herbert w. armstrong?s worldwide church of god.

  the living church observes the sabbath on saturday along with other old testament rituals.

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  rebel8 -- Your post reminds me of several JW suicides that I'm aware of in Dayton, Ohio. There was a woman with some mental-health issues that attended meetings from time to time. I remember how upset she became when 1976 rolled around and nothing happened. Not long after that she jumped out of a highrise and landed in a dumpster. She had such high expections and faith in the Tower, but saw nothing to live for after the 1975 failure. What a shame--so sad. Had she had a gun, and walked into a KH, it's no telling what could have happened.
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  The dubs came calling

  by ChrisVance in

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  i live in mexico and the dubs come to my door from time to time.

  usually i tell them that i hope that they can leave their religion because it's a cult.

  yesterday i told them that i'm gay and that i know they hate gays.

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  The biggest fear a door-to-door JW has is talking to a former JW. They can't use the cons that's used on others. Nearly everyother word in door-to-door sermons is a lie, and ex-members can easily point it out. Way to go Chris!