Posts by rnicole76

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which are the strong points of the WT?

by marcopolo in

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can someone say me ?.

rnicole76

Is correct pronouciation of God's name from it's original language a bible requirement? There are no scriptures saying this!

My reading from the Bible indicates transliteration of names from one language to another is common and goes without saying biblically. Since the bible is written in numerous languages, Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic and makes no mention that this is wrong or not allowed. Our word for God's son "Jesus" is the English version and bears little in common in pronouciation with the original. Jehovah is just the established English version of YHWH (which is the FULL name for Jehovah in the vowelless Ancient Hebrew)

Um i am confused by this. Didn't the WBTS say that we must call Him Jehovah to get salvation? I read from different articles that the name "Jehovah" came from the Catholics. What is your thought on this? What does the Watchtower have to say about this? If you don't know is that is the right pronunciation, then why use it?

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UK Newspaper articles. Young JW death re 'no blood'

by ThomasCovenant in

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1279252/jehovahs-witness-15-dies-refusing-blood-following-crash.html.

rnicole76

I would never refuse blood for my child. Never....i don't care if the elder disfellowship me. I would never let my child die because of the no blood doctrine. It is a shame that these parents happily let their children die from not having blood. They think they are doing it for Jehovah but years later the blood transfusion may be a "conscious matter". Think about all these people that died from not accepting organ transplants and now you can accept them...

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This Week's Article - Young People's Baptism

by jgnat in

this is the first study article from the april 15, 2010 watchtower, titled "young people - strengthen your desire to serve jehovah.

" i hit paragraph four and i just had to pause to comment.

i am pretty darn sure this is a softening of the jehovah's witness stance regarding the appropriate age for baptism.

rnicole76

The youngest i seen is 5 years old. Thats around the time i got baptized. Her mom need her a&% whooped.

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Donating to the WTS agian!!

by DoubleVision in

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so my lovely wife still determined to give to the wts when she goes to the convention is pissing me off.

i looked in the .

check book and a checks missing.

rnicole76

The only time I actually donated money to the WTBS when i was little and i had some change in my purse that i wanna get rid of. It was a few pennies and dimes. I should of saved that...

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Watchtower most widely read magazine??? Gawd

by ESTEE in

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i have not posted in a very long time, but here is a link i thought might be of interest.

it made our local paper, likely sent by the jws for some more free publicity.. http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/thesearch/archive/2010/05/27/what-is-the-most-widely-read-magazine-in-world.aspx?commentposted=true#commentmessage.

i posted a reply under their comments.

rnicole76

you know these jws hiding under the disguise as a worldly person who is defending the religion.

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My Memories of Bethel in the Franz Era - part one

by Dogpatch in

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food was passed from one side and if you were #10 you may not get too much to eat!

when i finally did, she was not at all interested.

but i was lucky it didnt work out, for she never would have left the watchtower.

rnicole76

i like the story. very interesting!!!

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In Remembrance of Raymond Victor Franz

by snowbird in

my thoughts on ray franz.

living down here in the backwoods of alabama, we were privy to very little of what was going on in wt world.

most of us never heard about the shake-up at headquarters during the 80's.

rnicole76

the governing body just wants to continue maintaining their power and freeloading on the WBTS's expense. If the organization crumbles, these men are through.

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Typical email exchange I just had with a JW

by jwfacts in

most of the emails that i receive from jws are short and to the point - i am wrong and jehovah will soon exact vengeance on me.

they never identify where i am wrong.

here is a typical one.

rnicole76

jwfacts i would like to thank you for taking the time out to make this website. I'm sure you have changed so many lives today. I walked away from the computer with an open mind after reading what you have posted. Your site is really eye opening for me.

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Typical email exchange I just had with a JW

by jwfacts in

most of the emails that i receive from jws are short and to the point - i am wrong and jehovah will soon exact vengeance on me.

they never identify where i am wrong.

here is a typical one.

rnicole76

When i first visit your site, i thought ti was written by an active jehovah witnesses that is preaching and informing others about the religion. lol When i read some of the information about the WBTS, i did more research by looking up other websites and reading some old materials on watchtower library. i just can't believe what i got baptized into. I signed my life over to a man made corporation. What led me to research this organization? I had questions about the history of the WBTS. I know my parents do not know. So i research different websites to understand the history. i came across some shocking information. I even watch the news on youtube about the pedophiles and i was disgusted by the way the WBTS handle these ones. I haven't been baptized for even a year and i just realized that this is not "the truth". Before I became baptized i didn't think of any question or to do research. For so many times, I wish I would of thought of this sooner.

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I like the people in my Kingdom Hall!

by lavozsa in

this may sound like a funny title, but it is actually true.

just to give a brief background on myself, i've been a jw for nearly 12 years now.

i didn't grow up in a jw family, nor is anyone else in my immediate family a jw (except my wife and her family).

rnicole76

I never had real friends in the congregation because it is all on religious belief that is shared with them. These people are more sincere than the congregations. They would stick with me no matter what personal decision i make. Once you make a decision that the WBTS said you cannot do, they will turn on you quickly. I never like going to the congregation get together because it is too awkward.