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  Removing verses form the NWT

  by Phizzy in

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  the jw org has removed certain verses from their nwt version, claiming usually that what is removed is not found in the oldest mss, that claim is fair enough, until you ask a simple question, this :.

  " if you are going to remove interpolations from the bible, where do you stop?"..

  the org.

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  joey jojo

  Gods holy, sacred book, apparently dictated to faithful servants. As the WT says:

  Most Bible writers acknowledged that they wrote in the name of Jehovah, the one true God, and that they were guided by him. Prophets who wrote the Hebrew Scriptures proclaimed more than 300 times: “This is what Jehovah has said.” (Amos 1:3; Micah 2:3; Nahum 1:12) Other writers received God’s message through angels.—Zechariah 1:7, 9.

  The Bible was written by some 40 men over the course of 1,600 years. Some men were used to write more than one book of the Bible. In fact, the Bible is a miniature library of 66 books. It consists of the 39 books of the Hebrew Scriptures, called by many the Old Testament, and the 27 books of the Christian Greek Scriptures, often called the New Testament.

  If it is so trustworthy, why does the WT feel the need to change anything?
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  Does becoming (or remaining) one of Jehovah's Witnesses result in Poverty? Pew Research results differ from Watchtower claims.

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  "raised in the truth" during the 50s, 60s,and 70s i repeatedly read and heard from the platform how reading the magazines weekly "was the equivalent of a college education" and how many had turned their family economic situation around by being "trustworthy" and giving up expensive bad habits most "worldly people" had.

  sounded good.. what is the reality?

  how does avoiding higher education, and then spending up to 20 hours a week getting ready for, commuting, and then participating in meetings and field service affect family finances?.

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  joey jojo

  I remember a visiting elders talk one Sunday, he was talking about the dangers of higher education and putting people off going to university. Yet, he was a university educated architect.

  I really resented his talk because I had woken up by then and was severely regretting the choices made for me by my parents concerning my own education.

  I don't know how he could look young people in the eye and actively derail their futures.
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  Answering JW Conversation Stoppers

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  jws often try to justify their religion as being the only true religion.

  questions like.

  which other organization is doing this or that?

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  joey jojo

  JW's expect people at the doors to challenge everything they have ever learned and believe in, based on a discussion at the door using jw literature. They expect people to turn their backs on everything they hold dear.

  Yet, they are not willing to answer the most reasonable and justified questions about their own faith, and will shun you for doubting.
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  Mass Shooting at Kingdom Hall in Hamburg, Germany

  by EdenOne in

  1. social
  2. current

  mass shooting at a kingdom hall in hamburg, germany this evening.

  at least 6 or 7 killed, dozens injured.

  single shooter on the run, police doesn't rule out more shooters.

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  joey jojo

  "If you talk to God, you are praying, if God talks to you, you have schizophrenia."
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  Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

  by WingCommander in

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  2. friends

  this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

  this is not a joke.

  anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

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  joey jojo

  Spoke to my JW dad yesterday- he didnt even know TM3 was gone.
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  "Mankind's Search for God" book

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

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  this book was published around 1990, but was never studied (to my knowledge).

  does anyone know the reason why?.

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  joey jojo

  I dont believe we studied it.

  I remember thinking some JW's might find other religions interesting if they studied the book.
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  Do Masks really help in preventing respiratory infections? Recent study reviewed

  by Reasonfirst in

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  in the recent coronavirus scare, masks were promoted as one way to minimise possible infection.

  a study, reviewed yesterday by an english medical commentator, dr john campbell, says, no!.

  watch what he has to say on this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3vy2lyqn1a.. the study he reviews can be found at: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.cd006207.pub6/full.

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  joey jojo

  Dr John Campbell- Doctor of Philosophy, not medicine.

  If you take a look at this study, there are some serious criticisms of it.

  I never believed masks were perfect but I wore them during the pandemic anyway. If they help - even a little, then whats the problem with wearing them? At the very least, if they are wearing one, it should prevent someone spitting all over you as they talk.

  My experience with people that dont like masks is that its more about the fact they dont like being told what to do, not about science.

  https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/so-ridiculous-major-flaw-with-gold-standard-covid-mask-study-exposed/news-story/008737f7b3f7bf669f633a3004a9e40b

  https://theconversation.com/yes-masks-reduce-the-risk-of-spreading-covid-despite-a-review-saying-they-dont-198992

  https://www.health.com/cochrane-review-do-masks-work-7112631

  https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/multiple-studies-show-face-masks-reduce-spread-of-covid-19-cochrane-review-doesnt-demonstrate-otherwise/

  https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20230216/qa-what-a-major-review-does-and-does-not-tell-us-about-masks-and-covid19
  
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  Details of Noah’s Ark

  by enigma1863 in

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  jw magazines have claimed the flood story has so much detail that it couldn’t be just a made up story.. is it detailed?

  name one person outside of noah’s family.

  name one nephilim.

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  joey jojo

  The largest modern, wooden ship, the Wyoming, built in 1909, was 450 feet long - about 50-60 feet shorter than the ark.

  The length caused it to flex and buckle in heavier seas and had to be constanly pumped with steam pumps to stop it from sinking, although it had metal bracing for support.

  Also, no one seems to know with any certainty what gopher wood was.
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  DISSOCIATION - Based on Covid 19

  by gavindlt in

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  2. friends

  dear friends,.

  i think you all know me as a person who has always strived, despite my imperfections to only ever wanting to be and remain in the “truth”.

  it is in fact what i so desperately want for my son ashton and my baby girl honey bee, to be lovers of truth and grow up to be a loyal servants of jehovah god and his son, jesus christ.

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  joey jojo

  I dont agree with everything in your letter about vaccines but it has made me realise there are probably a lot more JW's out there who arent happy about being forced to vax just to attend meetings.

  It could be the deal breaker that pushes more to leave.
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  How to debunk the 1914 calculus ONLY using JW publications?

  by psyco in

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  i remember having read somewhere, but i cannot find it anymore, that it is possible to debunk the 1914 calculus using only jw publications, like "insight on the scriptures" (chronologies) for example.. do you have any sources about that to suggest to me?.

  thanks..

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  joey jojo

  scholar
  joey jojo
  It all depends on the astro program you use and its methodology otherwise you can get different results such as that done by Dr. Rolf Furuli in his published research using professional software.
  scholar JW

  So, before designing the programs for the different astronomical charts, all the software engineers from around the world got together in order to create a consiracy just to discredit 607 BCE?