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  Prediction in "Bible Teach" book is already a false prophecy

  by hamsterbait in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they warn the person actually reading the book that they should heed their warnings of armageddon, as it "will come in your lifetime".

  since they now pin it on the life of anybody who reads the book, only one of those who read it needs to die to prove them wrong.. if i die it didnt come in my lifetime neither!

  don t these clowns really think about some of the stuff they print?.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Very interesting, I'll have to remember this for future use!
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  If one were to shun and ignore Witnesses does that make one just as bad as them?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for all the criticism of jehovah's witnesses' shunning policy, if one (an ex jw) were to deliberately avoid contact with witnesses and, dare i say, shun them, does that mean that one is just as bad?.

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  PaintedToeNail

  No.
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  The "invisible" Elephant in the room: ELDERLY JW's nobody provides for

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  question: how does the leadership of jehovah's witnesses instruct its members to prepare for the eventual elder care of its members?.

  answer: it pretends it will never happen!.

  is this responsible leadership or some kind of cognitive dissonant malfeasance?.

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  Terry-good points, all of them. My parents are rapidly approaching this, father is on medical retirement, mom gets so little retirement money from her back breaking and disgusting labor of working in a medical facility laundry, that it is laughable. They are often telling me how no one ever visits or phones them. They are constantly being asked to ferry people to and from meetings and assemblies, even though they can barely drive themselves in the best of conditions, much less winter or night driving conditions. They own their own home, but can't care for it properly, and I live hundreds of miles away in another state. They've managed to alienate my only sibling remaining in their area by JW ordered shunning.

  I have begged them for years to move near me, but they are sincerely incapable of making decisions, as the end is nigh, and should they uproot themselves with armegeddon right around the corner.......
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  What are the best things to first bring up to a JW parent about mistakes, lies, etc., from the GB?

  by Chemical Emotions in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i need advice..

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  PaintedToeNail

  I ask my spouse questions, he has no answers and often agrees that I am right. Yet, he says he will always remain a JW. He is a 3rd gen born-in...there are none so blind as he who just won't see.
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  How Come I Rarely See People In Field Service, Vs The 1980-1990s Doing House2House?

  by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  field service hours have hit new records each year, but i am seeing less people working the territory.

  where is all the time spent, that people are putting in the field ministry?

  it's been close to ten years, since i have seen people working certain territories.

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  PaintedToeNail

  The congregation where I was going had meetings for field service at 9:00 am, weekdays and Saturday. To be at the meeting for field service during the week required herculean effort if you had get kids off to school and drive to the very rural KH. When I asked why they met so early, the elder told me the older ones liked the meetings at that time. The older ones are very inflexible, I've noticed, when it comes to JW things. At another cong. I attended, the Service Meeting was at 7:00 pm. The elders were constantly harranguing everyone about getting to the KH on time. So many attendees worked 30-80 mi away, they forced a vote to have the meeting at 7:30 pm. The results were split almost evenly, but the old ones, who gave very few parts, were retired and had no kids to get ready, all voted to continue the 7:00 pm meeting time. The elders continued to beat the R & F about being there on time, and the hall always started to fill between 7:15 - 7:45.

  By the way, meeting for field service before 9:30 am should be against the law. Who wants a bunch of religious weirdos knocking on their door on Saturday morning, at 9:20 am...its just criminal!
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  JW's 'put off living'

  by Lady Viola in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was reading a book and read the following quote:.

  "one of the most tragic things i know about human nature is.

  that all of us tend to put off living.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Lady Viola-very thought provoking post. I've been reading a lot of self help books lately, and have had the conversations with my husband about us being able to come up with ideas of what we want to do in life. Trying to live in the present is quite difficult for those raised a JW. Trying to be positive about things is also a challenge, as we were supposed to find wickedness in everything but our religion, but I think I'm succeeding, most of the time.

  AnnOMaly-I am so glad you decided to go against those in the cong. and have children, you are right, those who sacrificed having children for the paradise dream, do very often regret their decision, but it is too late to be remedied. I have friends in that position. Trying to encourage your kids to be happy in this life is really difficult when their father is really steeped in all the traditions of men of the GB, but I try to counter-balance my husband every time I can.
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  Why can Witness Doctors give Transfusions and sisters sell cigarettes??

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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..

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  Straining out the gnats, aren't they. All the provisos: You can sell lottery tickets in this situation; but not in that. Sheesh! And to think at one time I agreed with these statements.
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  What Scriptural Support Is There For Believing in Second/Greater Fulfillments of Bible Prophecy?

  by JWB in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what scriptural support is there for believing in second/greater fulfillments of bible prophecy?.

  this is a genuine equiry into where the idea of second/greater fulfillments of bible prophecy originated.

  does it have definite scriptural support or is it simply an extra-biblical religious device thought up to try to make prophecies appear relevant to the modern age?

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  Steven Unthank is a true HERO

  by Shawn10538 in

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  i just got done listening to hsi interview on six screens.

  if any of you have any doubt about his motives and the greatness of his heroic actions, listen to the entire interview.

  it is more than 3 hours long and i believe he addresses many concerns some here have had.

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  PaintedToeNail

  Lady Lee-Very eloquent!
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  What Scriptural Support Is There For Believing in Second/Greater Fulfillments of Bible Prophecy?

  by JWB in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what scriptural support is there for believing in second/greater fulfillments of bible prophecy?.

  this is a genuine equiry into where the idea of second/greater fulfillments of bible prophecy originated.

  does it have definite scriptural support or is it simply an extra-biblical religious device thought up to try to make prophecies appear relevant to the modern age?

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  PaintedToeNail

  Vanderhoven7-Thank you for such interesting information. We have all been puzzled and terrorized by these interpretations, you have sorted them out and made sense of them.