Prayer is not worship. When one files a lawsuit/legal complaint, the last paragraph or so "prays" to the court for relief in some form. It seems to me that Catholics merely believe Mary and the saints have more "pull" will Jesus and will intercede for them.
Posts by Mum
-
11Why do Catholics pray to Mary/saints?
by BoogerMan ina very good friend of many years told me that he prays to mary and makes requests.
i didn't try to discuss/debate the subject - his choice - but wondered how catholics would view these scriptures: .
(john 14:6) jesus answered, “i am the way and the truth and the life.
-
-
-
26
Exes: Would You Rat On A Current JW?
by NotFormer init's an interesting thought.
if you are an ex jw, presumably dfed, and you see a current jw in good standing engaging in behaviour that would concern their elders, would you pass on that information to interested parties?
do accusations from exes and other outsiders carry any weight?
-
-
Mum
I have no desire to talk to any JW for any reason. If the act was illegal, I would report it to the police. If I thought the person needed help, I would contact Social Services.
-
41
More than 17 years of service to the XJW community!
by Nathan Natas ini want to take a moment to salute rick fearon, an "apostate" near boston massachusetts usa who more than 17 years ago started the sixscreens telenetwork on youtube.
you can find it here: https://www (dot) youtube (dot) com/ (at) araretreat/streams.. like our benevolent host simon green here at jehovahs-witness.com, rick has not done his great work for his own financial enrichment or to collect followers for himself, as some xjw grifters have done and continue to do.. saturdays and sundays are the busy days at six screens, with call-in programs like:.
* jw world news.
-
-
Mum
I watch Rick on YouTube when I can. His videos are really long, so I don't always take the time.
-
-
-
Mum
Maybe the alien would feel more at home with JW's than normal humans.
-
5
Anyone have an NDE or help me with mine?
by BeaverEater inapproximately, 14 years ago i experienced a very violent explosion.
i was air vacd to another city and died in route.
i dont remember going anywhere or seeing a light, but it was after the fact that got weird.
-
-
Mum
I've never had an NDE, but I am fascinated by them. There are many YouTube videos with people recounting their NDE experiences. Dr. Raymond Moody wrote a book in 1975 called "Life After Life" in which he explores the phenomenon in detail after interviewing many experiencers.
I, of course, can offer no explanation for what you're going through. It's hard coping with intense feelings like you have for this woman. The best recommendation I can make is therapy. Be careful who you tell about this, though, because people tend to see you as insane/crazy.
-
3
Joanie the Jehovah (sic) Witness Stripper
by Mum inon youtube, type "joanie the jehovah witness stripper" in the search bar.
several versions of the song will appear.
it's hilarious, and, apparently, based on a real life jw who was a neighbor of the song's writer..
-
-
Mum
On YouTube, type "Joanie the Jehovah Witness Stripper" in the Search bar. Several versions of the song will appear. It's hilarious, and, apparently, based on a real life JW who was a neighbor of the song's writer.
-
10
Who the JW's governing body USED to be! 😂😂😂😂
by BoogerMan inw50 1/1 pp.
10-11 par.
2 - the watch tower bible & tract society, the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses,... .
-
-
Mum
Actually, they used to be Nobodies! Their list of "achievements" is pretty lame. I'm sure they take pride in this fact, showing that they lack "worldly wisdom" but still have the "wisdom" to shun, prompt suicides, and protect child molestors.
-
12
How about having a special undercover mode so PIMOs can browse the site with greater security?
by Island Man inwhen you visit the site it says jehovahs-witness big and bold.
a pimo might be browsing the site and a jw might come up behind him unexpectedly and notice he's visiting a site about jws other than jw.org, which can lead to the pimo reported for viewing apostate information.. to help remedy this risk, i was thinking about the possibility of having a button that activates an undercover mode where the title of the site is not prominently displayed so it's not easily apparent to an accidental eavesdropper that it's an apostate website.
also, the color-scheme and graphics can be different so that it doesn't look like the regular site.
-
-
Mum
I think there should be a topic entitled "PIMO Inside Information" so that those still inside can apprise us of what's going on in JW world currently.
-
63
How Do You Know You Are In The Wrong Religion?
by Vanderhoven7 ini believe this list which many of us worked on needs to see the light of day again...and added to if possible.. you know you are in the wrong religion:1. when the all important question is not: "do you believe in the lord jesus christ?"....but....
"do you believe in the "faithful and discreet slave" appointed in brooklyn in 1919?"2.
when you will be refused baptism if: a. you don't believe jerusalem was destroyed in 607 bc (whereas all non-jw scholars, all encyclopedias and all history books say this event took place in 587 bc.)b.
-
-
Mum
I believe there are many wrong religions, but most of them don't have such a comprehensive list of wrongs as Watchtower.
Religion can only be considered right if it improves one's life and motivates him/her to live a life of caring about others and living a life of service (not the JW kind) to humankind. -
6
If Carey W. Barber were still alive, he'd be in this picture waving the book he sold Muhammad Ali.
by was a new boy ina pioneer sister, from a neighboring congregation, told us back in 1972, the visiting co, carey w. barber was working their territory and went in to ali's training camp.
ali was working out in the ring while barber preached to him.
the 'campaign' was the peace and security book.. .
-
-
Mum
For what it's worth, I watched a documentary of a reporter going through Elvis' books at Graceland. The "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained" orange-covered book (which I remember from the '50's) was among the books apparently owned by Elvis. There was no story about where he acquired it. I also saw a video (on YouTube?) of a JW giving one the the publications to Barack Obama. No matter how big a celebrity one is, the JW's can be counted on to track you down.