Andre, an 18 year old brother from Romania has been battling with masterbation. Although his urges were very strong, Andre continued to ask Jehovah for help. One week later, a new Awake! article was presented by the "Faithful and Discreet Slave" entitled, Is Masturbation Wrong? "It was an answer to my prayers", says Andre. "I was able to see that masturbating (see Pornia) automatically makes me homosexual since I am technically having sex with myself."
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Ridiculous "it must be the Truth"-type experiences in Bible Study
by stillstuckcruz intwo weeks ago during the bible study, we werein chapter 7 of the publication " 'bearing thorough witness' about god's kingdom".
paragraph 16 and 17 say this:.
16. christians today are priveleged to share in the work like that done by philip.
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Download pdf copy of NY Certification of Incorporation for the CCJW for your files
by AndersonsInfo inif you would like to have a copy of the ny certification of incorporation of the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses, it can be found at my website: www.watchtowerdocuments.com:.
document section, first one on the list: http://www.watchtowerdocuments.com/documents/2000-present.html.
to download: http://www.watchtowerdocuments.com/documents/2000_ny_certif_of_incorporation-christian_congregation_of_jws.pdf.
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I really like article III
It seems the Christian Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses is an entity that is there only to assist Jehovah's Witnesses in thier endeavors. I suspect they are able to surrender responsibilty for any actions of the Jehovah's Witnesses (a separate entity). I could be wrong though.
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What do you know about Friedrich Nietzsche?
by highdose ini was supposed to study his stuff in collage, i let slip to the elders that i was supposed to study him and they went mental.
like i was about to study the devil himself!.
i was told that he inspired the nazis and that he belived that concentration camps were a great idea.
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He committed suicide.
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Carl Sagan's Demon-Haunted World
by SweetBabyCheezits infull pdf online.... for anyone not familiar, this is a book that contrasts science and pseudoscience/superstition.
it's gold.. .
http://www.philosophy.thecastsite.com/readings/godwantsyoudead/demonhauntedworld.pdf.
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Paranormality by Dr. Wiseman is a very good book also if you want to check it out. Even has some cult related things in there.
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Short memorials, boring weddings, no birthdays, etc...just because it places too much emphasis on a person?
by Chemical Emotions indoes that seem fair?
did it ever make you feel kind of...ashamed to be a human?.
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i remember being from a small town and the first witness kid they ever had in my school. yeah..the holiday and birthday thing...that got me zero friends and persecution out the wazoo. believe it or not...my teachers gave it to me the worst.
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What is God's Rest? Watchtower Study Articles for 12-25 September
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in a few weeks i am going to be disfellowshipped for being gay and my dad told me that i may want to read the two study articles coming up in the 15 july 2011, watchtower regarding entering into gods rest.
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“We can enter into Jehovah’s rest—or join him in his rest—by obediently working in harmony with his advancing purpose as it is revealed to us through his organization”.
Simpler version : We are only worthy of Jehovah's rest if we are obeying what he does/does't say as interpreted by the Watchtower.
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Truth about the "Truth"???
by iamwhoiam inhow and when did you first realize that the truth was not the "truth"?.
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How and when did you first realize that the truth was not the "truth"?
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How Many on JWNet are still JWs?
by RayPublisher ini've been wondering about this for some time.
if there are 60,000+ registered users on here, what percentage are actual non-dfed or non-daed witnesses?
if it was 1/3, that would be over 20,000 active/inactive witnesses that post and read these pages- and that's huge.
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Franklin..
I am in the southeast. Yes..we now have sisters carrying the mics. They are wearing head coverings. The elder body made a case in the last meeting with the CO that the attendence/qualification of brothers in our hall is low. The CO told them to use the sisters. They are allowed to handle stage and the sound system as well. However, the elder in charge of overseeing the sound said to keep them as substitutes for now (fill-ins for those on the list who don't show up).
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How Many on JWNet are still JWs?
by RayPublisher ini've been wondering about this for some time.
if there are 60,000+ registered users on here, what percentage are actual non-dfed or non-daed witnesses?
if it was 1/3, that would be over 20,000 active/inactive witnesses that post and read these pages- and that's huge.
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iamwhoiam
Mentally/Psychologically exited years ago. Physically still in and "serving" as an MS. Family would disown me if I left....emotional blackmail. I was raised a JW. While i'm still in...I can't help but chuckle inside at the crap slung by the R&F (e.g. overlapping) as well as at those who hang-on to their every word under the delusion that life does not exist outside of the organization; of course, most religions claim that.
A Few Observations: People are complaining more about the little things which shows me they harbor resentment over the big things but wont say. Most of the new baptismal canidates are children of already believing parents. Depression is on the rise especially with those who have been in for a long time since none of the things they were led to believe (and slaved for over the years) are coming to fruition. People are more and more looking for signs of the great tribulation and making false assumptions (e.g. we have been having some really bad weather lately, it must be the end..let's get busy in field service). Most of the new comers are extremely uneducated, physically impaired, or have major mental problems...targets of oppertunity for those who live for the ministry. No one really takes their assignments seriously and the majority of brothers as well as young ones have no intention of reaching out...not good for all the leading brothers who are up there in age. Sisters are now handling the microphones even though there are a sufficient amount of brothers.
Assessment: It's only a matter of time
Something I saw recently:
http://www.thefamily.org/en/ another organization (been around since the 60's) that claims they are the only true religion...one to add to the pile i guess.
http://www.xfamily.org a critical site of the above organization.
A nice read on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_Student_movement#International_Bible_Students_Association
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"Dub"ble Standards!
by sabastious in3:8; it-2 pp.
whether the wrongdoer is weak or wicked.. weakness is not synonymous with repentance.. (w95 1/1, pp.
wrongdoing.
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We will tie this heavy stone to her leg and throw her into the lake...if she floats she is a witch and we shall burn her at the stake. if she does not float she is not a witch and will have peace with god.
a game you can't win.