What Does the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses Think the Bible Really Teaches?
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Posts by pirata
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Six Screens
by minimus inany opinion that you'd like to share regarding six screens?.
(i don't get the fascination, but rick has succeeded in making us know his site, hasn't he?
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pirata
6 screens would be cool, but you'd need a pretty powerful computer, and does one really need that much resolution?
I'd prefer just to play on a projector or something similar.
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Can someone PLEASE scan the Watchtower dated 7-15-11 and PM me. Im going public. People need to be warned about this CULT. Im done sitting on the sidelines watching
by foolsparadise inplease send me the magazine in its entirety so it looks authentic and credible.
i will be showing this article to all media types and news authorities.
i have lost my family to this destructive cult in the past year.
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pirata
Check out the "simplified" edition. It's more direct and to the point. Less wiggle room for optimistic "maybe they really meant that"
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'necessary family business'...just what is it?
by Aussie Oz in(prompted in part by the post on the latest wt reinforcing shunning).. say a child has occasional, not regular, contact with a d/f parent.
the child later gets married, is inviting the parent seen as ''necessary family business''?.
if a wedding is not, then what is?.
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Aussie,
If you are still able to communicate with your son, can that even if he does not formally invite you, he can let you know the times/addresses of the proceedings?
I did a search in the Watchtower library. There are cautions about inviting disfellowshipped ones to receptions. But nowhere is any mention made of attending the ceremony. You have every right to attend the ceremony, and there is no information to say that you can be prevented from doing so.
*** w97 4/15 p. 25 Weddings That Honor Jehovah ***
Experience has shown that a good way to limit the number of guests is by using specific invitations in writing. It is wiser to invite individuals instead of whole congregations, and as orderly Christians, we should respect such limitations. Written invitations also help us to avoid the embarrassment of having a disfellowshipped person show up at the reception, for if that happened, many brothers and sisters might choose to leave. (1 Corinthians 5:9-11) If a couple invite unbelieving relatives or acquaintances, these will no doubt be limited in number, giving more importance to those “related to us in the faith.” (Galatians 6:10) Some have chosen to invite worldly acquaintances or unbelieving relatives to the wedding talk rather than to the reception. Why? Well, there have been cases when worldly relatives created such an embarrassing situation at a wedding reception that many brothers and sisters felt that they could not remain. Some couples have arranged to have only a small dinner with close family members and Christian friends.
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'necessary family business'...just what is it?
by Aussie Oz in(prompted in part by the post on the latest wt reinforcing shunning).. say a child has occasional, not regular, contact with a d/f parent.
the child later gets married, is inviting the parent seen as ''necessary family business''?.
if a wedding is not, then what is?.
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pirata
It depends on your conscience.
The BOE will let you know if your conscience is/was right or not.
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July 15th WT out - Coming out Swinging at Apostates Hard
by LostGeneration inthis is one of the most aggressive watchtowers i think i have ever read.. four study articles on not "following the crowd" not following unrealities(page 13) not following false teachers, meaning apostates of course(p 15).
avoiding false teachers means "refusing to read their literature, watch tv programs that feature them, examine their web sites, or add comments to their blogs.
(para 7, pg 16).
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JustHuman14, you call them imperfect, uninspired, spirit-led prophets with "eager expectations"
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Reason for new study editions and the topics within.
by hotiwitabody234 ini might be rambling on.... i attended the meeting tonight.
i'm not sure how it is in other halls.
there are about 120 publishers in our hall, in the midwest.
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I think this stance on apostates will be effective for the strong jws until a certain point. Initially, they will feel that they shouldnt view any apostate literature because they will automatically be deemed an apostate once they do that. They will believe the second they view or go researching they will become this ex demon jw that will immediately never believe the watchtower again, so they will refrain from it. However, this will work for so long. Humans are naturally curious. Eventually, people will research things when prominent members such as elders, ministerial servants, etc leave the organization or are disfellowshipped, etc.
Indeed.
The Kingdom Ministry article saying not to do research outside watchtower publications, nor read/discuss the Bible in small groups with a view to verifying the official teachings, is what pushed me over the edge and got me starting to look to other sources to verify my faith and prove to me I had the truth.
PS. Welcome to the forum!
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re-enforcing the shunning of immediate family - WT 7-15-11
by undercover injuly 15th wt study edition (regular dumb edition, not the dumber one).
god's rest - have you entered into it?.
subheading, when someone we love leaves jehovah.
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My opinion is that this very policy is what causes the overwhelming amount of "apostate" criticism on the web and other places. If they simply let people live with their dignity, family and friendships in tact, the outrage and anger that's found here and other places wouldn't exist.
BINGO!
The bible says to shun anyone who is a so-called brother (hypocrites), not those who are no longer brothers. The threat of disfellowshipping creates so-called brothers who do not leave the congregation because they want to preserve their dignity, family and friends. Ironic indeed.
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The "Verboten" Principle: Ignored By Watchtower Leaders
by metatron ini once read an observation as a teenager that i never forgot.
i called it the "verboten" principle.. in nazi germany, as with other totalitarian systems, there is a tendency to vastly multiply signs that read "verboten!
" (forbidden!).
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BCK, welcome to the forum!
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Survival of the Great Tribulation Depends on Observing Family Worship.
by compound complex ingreetings fellow jwners:.
it was stated at sunday meeting that, according to the governing body, a jehovah's witness' survival of the gt hinges upon his participating in family worship night.
have you read or heard this?
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pirata
David Splane at a District Convention not that long after the Book Study was done away with. He stated that the friends were appreciative of the GB's mercy for eliminating the Book Study as it was a hardship considering rising gas prices and difficulty traveling for JWs in different lands.
I remember this point as well.
