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  The Bible and Masturbation...4000 years of inspired input and no scriptures about it ?

  by smiddy in

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  my philosophy when i was a teenager :"those who admit to it are stupid ,those who deny it are liars" that was my response to peers who posed such a subject when i was a teen .now, being a mature aged person i think this subject could do with a bit more enlightened content.. i am a male so i can`t speak for the females ,who, i hope will give their input on this topic for discussion.and i mean it as a serious discussion.. males experience erections from the time they are babies and the natural thing to do is to hold it , and before you know it fondling it gives you releif.. society doesnt help by making you feel guilty and like shit as a dirty person.why in the world do babes ,young children ,young boys get erections before they even know what it`s function is for.

  if a god designed sex for procreation then surely this wouldnt become an issue until they reached the age of puberty ,not when a male is still a baby.. and getting back to my op nowhere in the bible does it talk about masturbation which surely has been going on since adam was a boy/man.. i`m sorry, but to deny that you would have to be a complete idiot ,imbecile ,fool ,or just brain dead.. so for 4000 years of inspired scriptures from god ,nothing is said about a condition that effects every man from his birth to his death .. makes you wonder doesn`t it ?.

  smiddy.

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  Nothing much has changed over the years. In 2011 they are at it again: "Like Mário and André, you can find help in your efforts to conquer the habit of masturbation." Really, those dix are still up to writing about

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  "Although the people quoted in this article are males, many females also struggle with masturbation. Hence, the advice given pertains to both genders. Note, too, that this article discusses masturbating oneself. Doing it outside of marriage to another person is included in what the Bible calls fornication, a very serious sin in God’s eyes" (g 11/06 pp. 18-20).

  Bible-based backup for that assertion: zip.
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  jw's view of wordly people - hipocrisy

  by spirituk in

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  i was wondering how a baptised jw see wordly people?

  i mean what do they think of people who arent jw ?

  do they think we will die forever and that we are controlled by satan?

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  bats in the belfry

  That's because some are very dumb - they mistake astrology for astronomy.
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  December 15 Watchtower --- A New Low in WT Anti-Intellectualism

  by Room 215 in

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  i wonder whether any of you took note of the article in the 12/15 study edition wt "the simplified watchtower .. why introduced" i couldn't believe they actually had the temerity to put such tripe into print and onto the record.. i was flat-out astonished with its put-down of vocabulary building and self-improvement:.

  one egregious example: " the time spent looking up words and explaining expressions (ostensibly from the "smart people's" watchtower) is now spent gaining an understanding of the scriptures and how they fit into the lesson.".

  one jw cited in the article actually blames her college education for causing her to fall into the bad habit of "speaking and thinking a way that was more complicated than necessary.

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  Apognophos >>>

  Gerrit Lösch (GB member) stated recently that "pursuing higher education is like putting a gun to your head"

  You can watch it here (courtesy of Cedars):

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B7DRwti-H4
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  Worship at the meetings(TM)....REALLY??

  by punkofnice in

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  there were times when i was a jw that i asked myself :.

  'what constitustes actual worship at the meetings?'.

  it got to a point where the only worship i could see was a sycophantic arse licking of the governing body.. i found nothing at the meetings(tm) were actually anything like worshipping god.. .

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  Video endings:

  
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  Is there a 'third' way to leave?

  by Splash in

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  once baptised, apart from death there are really just two ways to leave the congregation: df or da.. but notice this quote:.

  "does he really desire to disassociate himself, or does he simply no longer want to associate actively with the congregation?".

  - shepherd the flock of god (2010) p. 111. .

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  bats in the belfry

  Resurrected: The Guardian article of June 15, 2000

  and

  Their "Shepherd the Flock of God" book says (excerpt):

  

  

  
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  DYING TO PIONEER!

  by The Searcher in

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  i was talking with an elderly sister today, and she brought up the topic of pioneering in march & april.

  she then mentioned the elderly brother who has an extremely serious condition who was used to explain to the congregation, how he would adjust to be able to get the pioneer hours in.

  it became 100% clear to the sister (and probably others) that this brother could die by pushing himself so hard.. loving shepherds, prove it - don't sanction such ones to enrol for such a life-threatening exercise.

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  Ready to die? No, God permitting.

  "Some must discontinue their pioneer service because of serious health problems. If pioneers are not hasty in this regard, however, they may find that a sickness can be cured or health can improve sufficiently for them to continue pioneering. Many can pioneer despite health problems because they get medical treatment, stick to a diet suitable for them, and get needed rest and exercise. A traveling overseer observed one pioneer sister so afflicted with arthritis that she needed help to walk from house to house in the ministry. (Acts 20:20) Yet, she and her husband conducted 33 home Bible studies and had helped 83 people to accept God’s truth. Her health improved in time, and she attended the Pioneer Service School 11 years later."

  w93 9/15 p. 30
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  Is there a 'third' way to leave?

  by Splash in

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  once baptised, apart from death there are really just two ways to leave the congregation: df or da.. but notice this quote:.

  "does he really desire to disassociate himself, or does he simply no longer want to associate actively with the congregation?".

  - shepherd the flock of god (2010) p. 111. .

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  The Searcher >>> very true.

  Trust no one with your reasons - especially not your Witness family members.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses believe they are not an American sect - Why?

  by bats in the belfry in

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  the reason being:.

  "all of our teachings are based on the bible, not on the writings of some religious leader in the united states.

  " 1 thessalonians 2:13.. (item #3 on jw.org web page).

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  The reason being:

  "All of our teachings are based on the Bible, not on the writings of some religious leader in the United States." — 1 Thessalonians 2:13 .

  (item #3 on jw.org web page)

  Wow can that be? As far as what I understand, all the writings originate from Brooklyn, NY, USA.

  Has something changed? Or is it just disinformation?

  Many doctrines JWs adhere to I have never seen to be teachings of the Bible. But many of their doctrines for sure were conjured up in the ivory tower and had their beginnings there.
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  2013 Yearbook of JWs - Weird Cover Photo!

  by 00DAD in

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  ok, can someone please tell me, what in the world do these women have on their faces???.

  i couldn't find that it said where this was taken, but i'm guessing it's in myanmar as that is the featured country in the yearbook.

  for context, here's a scan of the entire cover:.

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  Thanakha:

  

  

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  The Pope has resigned,

  by Prefect in

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  just announced on sky news the pope has resigned..

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  cantleave >>> In that picture he looks so gay.