Posts by TTWSYF

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JW World Record - Youngest Baptism

by soiledumpling in

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please let me know the age of the youngest child getting baptised.. i knew of a girl of 11 years.. .

TTWSYF

I am always amazed at the idea that because Jesus was in his 30s when he was baptised that Christians should wait also. It is unbiblical to wait imho.

Jesus was in his 30s because that's when John the baptist was baptising. He wasn't baptising when Jesus was 6 was he?

Also, Jesus did not need to be baptised, did he? It was another example of his humility and humanity in my opinion.

What do the scriptures say? In the book of acts there are several examples of whole families being baptised at once. Now a family could have teenagers, young children, infants, etc.

IE Acts 16;15 'She was baptized, with her household'

Acts 16;33 'He was baptized at once with all his family'

1Corinthians 1;16 'I did baptize also the household of Stephanas'

These examples are the examples of the early church establishing it's doctrine on the baptism of the Christians. No studying, No age restrictions and not baptized in the name of any church or organization.

respectfully,

dc

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St Paddy was pretty much a Dark Ages Rick Santorum.

by Low-Key Lysmith in

while many of us yankees will be eating irish stew & corned beef & cabbage and getting pasted on green beer, irish whiskey, and/or guinness, take a moment to ponder what we're really celebrating.

st patricks day in the us has become more a secular holiday than a religious one, mainly an excuse to overindulge in booze and embrace irish heritage (whether you have any or not), and basically get your party on and wear silly green costumes, which is all fine & dandy.. let's take a brief look at what's really being celebrated, however.. st patrick wasn't even irish.

he was a briton slave kidnapped and taken to rome where he was raised and schooled in catholicism, eventually becoming a bishop.

TTWSYF

Seems like this post has some 'posting issues' or my server isn't showing the replys.

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St Paddy was pretty much a Dark Ages Rick Santorum.

by Low-Key Lysmith in

while many of us yankees will be eating irish stew & corned beef & cabbage and getting pasted on green beer, irish whiskey, and/or guinness, take a moment to ponder what we're really celebrating.

st patricks day in the us has become more a secular holiday than a religious one, mainly an excuse to overindulge in booze and embrace irish heritage (whether you have any or not), and basically get your party on and wear silly green costumes, which is all fine & dandy.. let's take a brief look at what's really being celebrated, however.. st patrick wasn't even irish.

he was a briton slave kidnapped and taken to rome where he was raised and schooled in catholicism, eventually becoming a bishop.

TTWSYF

Not to get too detail oriented, but St. Patrick was actually Scottish and was kidnapped by Irish raiders and sold off as a slave back on the emerald ilse. After a number of years he escaped back to Scotland and then persued a life of education and and religion and was drawn to the catholic faith. He later received the sacrament of the preisthood and then was sent back to Ireland by the church where he converted many pagans to christianity. Clearly, the truth of the saints day has been lost to too many pints as it is a favorite drinking day of many. myself included

respectfully,

dc

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....And what if it IS the truth????

by MsGrowingGirl20 in

what next???

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TTWSYF

Q-When the WTS has the policy of 'lying for the TRUTH', how could you even ask the question?

A- There's the answer

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Surprise biblical discovery

by stillstuckcruz in

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/investigators-may-discovered-earliest-evidence-christian-iconography-jerusalem-231736336.html.

TTWSYF

Terry wrote- Better than any dozen "famed Watchtower scholars"!

Are there really any 'famed Watchtower scholars'?

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How to get your family out of the JW world.

by Giordano in

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on another thread a new poster the truth is mine talked about needing to stay undercover so that he doesn't lose control of his family to all of his well meaning theocratic relatives.. i remember reading a number of success stories about how some on this forum managed to get out with their families intact.

in particular i was looking for mad sweeney's account of his family bible study night and others who were able to find a way to connect to their loved ones.. i imagine there are a number of lurkers/posters who would like to know how they accomplished that..

TTWSYF

I for one would like to know how to get my brother's family out of the JWs intact.

Very difficult as he acknowledges that the JWs are not very scriptural, but still believes that they have the TRUTHtm

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You Might be a Jehovah's Witness if . . .

by sizemik in

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you might be a jehovah's witness if .

you know when nisan 14 is but you forget you own birthday.

you wash windows for a living but you own five suits.

TTWSYF

Although being ignorant as to real scholarly research in any theological field you still feel that you know more about the bible and most other religions than people who actually practise their faith

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The lying upper class??

by darthfader in

interesting article:.

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/shame-on-the-rich.html?ref=hp.

the team's findings suggest that privilege promotes dishonesty.

TTWSYF

incidently, ignorant people lie plenty too...ei-lying for the 'TRUTH'

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The lying upper class??

by darthfader in

interesting article:.

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/shame-on-the-rich.html?ref=hp.

the team's findings suggest that privilege promotes dishonesty.

TTWSYF

I have read this before. There could be several reasons, but one could be that SOME educated people think that they're smarter than everyone else and that they can cover their tracks with spouses and others.

dc

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Why can Witness Doctors give Transfusions and sisters sell cigarettes??

by Witness 007 in

it's a "mortal sin" for a witness to not "abstain from blood" or smoke, yet witness elders who work in the medical field are free to administer blood transfusions.

and sisters that work in a supermarkets in the section that sells smokes are free to do so.....it's like not being immoral yourself but being a "pimp daddy" for others..

TTWSYF

Are there really any JW MDs? I'd be very surprised.