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  Are the MEN apostates more imp. than the WOMEN?

  by LDH in

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  well, here are my thoughts on the subject.

  we sit here and bash the wbts for having gender separation, but what about us apostates?

  do the women apostates carry as much weight as the men, and why do you say so?

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  Do the women apostates carry as much weight as the men, and why do you say so?
  LDH,

  Say does that stand for Latter Day Heretic? Just kidding, after all my wife and I published the article, Women Equal in the Faith many years ago and what we found as a result was that many men hate it. They still hold to the old traditional Jewish values and present day WT values that Paul tried to stamp out. This puts me on the outs with many of them.

  Men are more into machinery and technology and have taken the lead in much of this effort. But there are women behind them pushing. All have a share and many women are doing much that is not visible to us. So more is being done than we can see. Sadly some are still in the dark ages like JanG who will not let me post on her site because I tend to beat her up in discussions on H2o. Perhaps such are too emotional and not seeing things in a practical way. Society does take its toll and it takes a special kind of women to come on here and stand up for the faith with all the rest of us. But whatever the situation, I would like to see more of them.
  Joseph

  Edited by - JosephMalik on 22 June 2002 8:58:38
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  The WTS is 100% wrong.

  by Mr Bean in

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  my question is:

  how you can trust an organization which has 100% miss!?!?!?

  not only regards prophecies but also in doctrinal matters.

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  But of course, as has been pointed out on this forum, who really has?

  Gopher,

  I have for one. And so have others. Things like Passover and our Lord's imprisonment for 6 days during Passover, No Governing body, no one goes to heaven, everyone should partake, Judas did partake, who will be resurrected and why and so forth. Paul was the 12th Apostle not Matthias, the blood letter issue was an error on the part of James who was still keeping the Law that took some 14 years for Paul to correct, to name a few. It got past Paul for a time but he went back to Jerusalem to correct this error.

  And I think that Alan is right in that the flood was not global since the term world must be understood in context just as the terms God, heaven, spirit, and "all things" and such must be understood in context.

  The truth is out there for anyone really looking for it.

  Joseph
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  Heavenly Hope

  by cyrano in

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  the watchtower teaches only a few have the heavenly hope.

  men of old such as abraham will supposedly be raised from the dead and live on earth.

  yet, hebrews tells us these men actually had a heavenly hope.

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  HEB 11:16 Instead, they were longing for a better country--a HEAVENLY ONE. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

  Cyrano,

  Suggestions? Sure, to Hebrews the word Heaven was simply another expression for "God," "Authority, or rulership like a King" A better country would be one under Gods authority not mans. So this city would be a Godly place to live, unlike the present human conditions that existed for Sarah and Abraham. To think that heaven or heavenly means a place somewhere other than earth is a Watchtower blunder and another example that they do not understand scripture. Context determines what is meant and in this case the city would be here on earth as they would have expected for their children. Joseph
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  Jehovahs Witnesses In A Nutshell

  by invisible in

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  so much information on this website, so many raw emotions felt by individual's as a direct consequence of being in this 'religion', the underbelly of wt teachings that the organisation tries it's damnedest to keep from you, the general public, in essence, what is it that these people really believe in a nutshell?.

  jehovah's witnesses believe that this whole world is lying in the complete control and power of the wicked one, satan the devil.

  who is satan according to their belief structure?

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  Lady Lee,

  Nice post. I like it. Could not have said it better. Thanks.

  Joseph
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  Owwwww... So SUNBURNED ... Owwwwww

  by joeshmoe in

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  ok, i'm pretty much gonna be online all day, since i can do nothing else but sit here in my underwear, touch nothing, and curse the sun.

  damn texas sun!

  damn you!

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  Better still, get a bottle of Vaseline Intensive Care lotion with Aloe and Naturals. Best moisturizer on the market and really helps the skin. Better than many Aloe formulas found in heath stores at twice the price. And you may even find it in the supermarket. Take care of that skin, sunburn can cause melenoma cancer.

  Joseph
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  Will I Die?

  by professor in

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  my doctor recently told me that my blood pressure is normal, but at the higher end of normal.

  i should lower my cholesterol level via diet and exercise.

  fine.. recently i applied for a job that allows me to further my education during the week but will still provide for my family.

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  Is this serious? Am I going to die any minute? Or is this lady off her rocker?

  You have a problem but you should be able to manage it. Fish oil capsules (Omega3) may help you. They are available over the counter and cheap. They should burn up some of that cholesterol and perhaps help you to lose weight as well. And by all means take whatever blood pressure medication the doctor prescribes. You should be able to get that job and the exercise will be good for you as well.

  Joseph
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  I'm a Qualified Mixologist!

  by Windchaser in

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  i am the proud owner of a bartender's certificate stating that i am a qualified mixologist and americas bartenders, inc. also sent me a list of bars to be interviewed at (two of which are within a mile of me)!

  this is so cool.

  drinks are on the house!

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  I will have my drink shaken but not stirred thank you.

  Joseph
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  Is apostate an appropriate term for us?

  by sleepy in

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  how do you feel?do you like to be called apostate ?.

  apostate just means: someone who renounces a former belief or principle.. to people who have never been witnesses it may not symbolise much.but to witnesses the word means a lot.in many of their minds it is synonymous with evil and perverted.. since it jw's who will likely call us apostate not others the term almost always has a bad or negative useage.. but it does identify us as people who have completely rejected the religion.. so is it good for us to use it or not?

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  JosephMalik

  Look up the meaning and see if it does not apply both ways. It is a deviation from an 'orthodox' way.

  Gumby,

  Meanings mean nothing, they are simply general applications. You must understand the term in context as I stated.

  21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

  But it was James the accuser that was the apostate now. He was the one standing aside and corrupting the faith not Paul. It would take years and many battles before James would see the truth and be born again as our Lord required of His disciples of that time.

  Joseph
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  Response mailed August 1997 by a brother

  by IslandWoman in

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  june 15, 1996. .

  dear brothers,.

  in the article "what 'instinctively wise' creatures can teach us", the last paragraph ends with the sentence: "and they [true christians] continue to learn from some 'instinctively wise' creatures.

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  JosephMalik

  The interpretation should be WASH ME, WASH ME.

  Joseph
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  Response mailed August 1997 by a brother

  by IslandWoman in

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  june 15, 1996. .

  dear brothers,.

  in the article "what 'instinctively wise' creatures can teach us", the last paragraph ends with the sentence: "and they [true christians] continue to learn from some 'instinctively wise' creatures.

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  JosephMalik

  True Christians do, then, "continue to learn from 'instinctively wise' [ones]".

  Island Woman,

  True, but where are such instinctively wise ones? Not in the Watchtower with its many false doctrines and rules. They are individual Christians found everywhere acting independently of such organizatations that pervert truth. More truth has been dispensed on this forum then ever was dispensed by the Watchtower in its 100 or so years of existence.

  Joseph