Topics Started by Lily Pie

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Witnesses at my door today
by Lily Pie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, i've been waiting for them to do the *rounds* here for a while.

and they finally turned up.. i lead the discussion towards holy spirt and personal relationship with god.

(personal relationship with god is really about interacting with the father, jesus & the spirit, not just the spirit - but i think emphasising spirit is a simple way to get across my point) i was curious about whether or not they had one.
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Are they really that bad???
by anonymous4 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
had a good look into the doctrine, beliefs and practices of jws and to be honest, i don't really see anything wrong with it at all.. it's biblical and i've had such an eye opener the past year or so reading some of their books and magazines .

is there really any real reasons why i shouldn't want to get involved further?

:-).
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses represent a less legitimate form of religious expression?
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
i am at a point where i tend to think all religions are rubbish.

the bible is not a book to lead one's life by and not deserving of much respect.

if jesus existed then the gospels are not an accurate picture of his life and even if the non-supernatural elements resembled a real person there is much to repudiate as there is to admire.. so what about comparing jehovah's witnesses to other faiths?
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Jan Awake, stating JW's are only true religion
by lostsheep82 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i haven't posted in a long time.

most trying to recover and still get my head straight, this religion when you find it's not the 'truth' is hard to move on sometimes.

my mom urgently needed to speak to me about a magazine that just came out.
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Is field service a biblical requirement?
by Listener in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there are two classes of jws - the annointed/chosen ones/those with the heavenly hope and the great crowd/other sheep/those with earthly hope.

this makes it quite difficult to determine as to whether jesus was giving directions to either the annointed or both classes.

but the org does distinguish at times as to the authorities given to them (the annointed) and therefore the directions they may impose on the other sheep.. there is an interesting article about witnessing and who's responsibility it is.. from the watchtower 2004 3/1 para 20. the great crowd of other sheep have imitated their anointed brothers.
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Birthdays - most logical explanation...
by bottleofwater in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
can someone explain step by step why birthdays don't contradict the bible.. refuting the wts' evidence, including the terms explaining the account of birthdays in the book of job not referring to birthdays according to the wts' explanation?.
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I HATE this religion
by brotherdan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so today was my first sunday meeting that i didn't go with my wife.

as an update she has decided not to move out right now...because she doesn't have anywhere to go.

but she is giving me the silent treatment.
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*Grace* According to JW's. Your thoughts will be appreciated.
by Lily Pie in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi, i'm a bit of a lurker on this site occasionally, just to help me understand my jw relative.

i am so curious to ask this question, but i fear asking a practicing jw, because you know, they can be a tad evasive, and maybe defensive too.

lutherans say.
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"Evolution is JUST a Theory!"
by sabastious in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
and i feel a little sheepish.. check this out:.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/plate_tectonics.

^ plate tectonics (from the late latintectonicus, from the greek: ?
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Oz Govt following UK & French lead on Tax/Charity status
by Mattieu in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
just another update on 1 australian senators quest to squash the tax free status of scientology/jw's and other cults:.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/call-for-independent-charities-commission-20100912-1570g.html.

now the election is over, hopefully wont take too long for legislation to pass.