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  BIG WEEKEND JW NEWS STORY EXPOSES HEARTLESS CULT

  by West70 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the following newspaper article appears to be the original (and more lengthy and indepth) article from which associated press took their "summarized" (and less informative) story which is being picked up by a number of television stations and newspapers across the u.s. .

  this better version should be forwarded to media outlets as a more informative version for their audience.

  they also embrace political neutrality.

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  NeonMadman

  2 Corinthians 10:3
  For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.

  Looks like you cherry-picked the NIV for this verse; other translations make it clear that Paul was talking about spiritual, not physical warfare:

  For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. (ESV)

  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, (NASB)

  For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage warfare according to [what we are in the] flesh. (Yes, even the NWT).

  Read the context. This verse has nothing to do with whether a Christian should serve in the military. It's talking about spiritual warfare against false teachings (notice verse 5).

  In Luke 3:14, soldiers came to John the Baptist and asked what they should do (in response to the message he had preached). Did he tell them that their military service was unacceptable to God and that they should resign from the army? No:

  Luk 3:14 Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."

  Similarly, there is no record that Cornelius was asked to resign as a Roman soldier (even an officer!) in order to be pleasing to God (Acts 10).

  Paul used military illustrations constantly (Ephesians 6, for example, but there are many others). Why would he do that if military service were repugnant to God? Can you picture Paul using adultery or murder as an illustration of spiritual virtues? Of course not - but he used military imagery over and over again.

  It's true that some historians report that the earliest Christians did not join the military. But why was that? Was it a moral position taken on biblical grounds? Or could it have been that the earliest Christians lived under the Roman empire, which spent a lot of time trying to hunt them down, destroy their scriptures, and throw them into arenas to be eaten by lions? If that was the business in which the army was engaged, one can easily see why the Christians would refrain from joining - not because military service in itself was forbidden, but because the military AT THAT TIME was their greatest enemy.

  I see no biblical objection to military service in a nation where the military is not engaged in the persecution of Christians. I respect that other Christians may disagree with my position. What I don't respect is that an organization dictates matters of conscience for its members in a pharisaical fashion and requires parents to shun their children who make a conscientious decision that differs from the organizational position.
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  Shepherding Book Cover Guessing Game!

  by yknot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lets play a guessing game to help us remain patient while the "shepherding' book is being scanned by more elders than i am gonna admit cuz i don't wanna embarrass the service department!.

  so we know it is a softcover..... (if you are an elder and have yours-- mums the word-- please pass on playing and just enjoy the board speculation).

  speculation:.

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  NeonMadman

  Interesting picture on the cover. A shepherd standing watch over a flock of sheep in what appears to be an area of high ground with storm clouds gathering in the distance. The image they are trying to convey is obvious. But given that 80% of the book deals with judicial matters, a more appropriate picture would probably have been the shepherd drop-kicking the sheep's butt right out of the flock and down the hill.
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  KS made public-Jah's will

  by Sayswho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it would appear that this may be gods will...since the book is being made public...despite the effort to stop it.so the ones trying to stop it may actually be working againts jehovah's will.

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  NeonMadman

  Not much, obviously. It can't even protect itself, much less anyone else!
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  can we talk "public apostacy" for a moment?

  by chickpea in

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  2. friends

  how public have you been as an apostate in your community, where your activities.

  that are decidedly contrary to the bleatings of the b0rg and publicized?.

  i am about to commit a humdinger of a display of worldliness, with potential for.

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  NeonMadman

  I speak at local churches, teaching them why JW's are wrong. I guess that makes me a public apostate.
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  KS made public-Jah's will

  by Sayswho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it would appear that this may be gods will...since the book is being made public...despite the effort to stop it.so the ones trying to stop it may actually be working againts jehovah's will.

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  NeonMadman

  So, not only is the Watchtower's god unable to stop the demons from bothering his people, he can't even stop apostates from foiling his organization. To paraphrase Dr. Ron Nash, if I had a god like that, I think I'd want to pray for him!
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  "We're not here to debate or argue"

  by sabastious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as a jw i was always taught "never to get into debate or argue with householders.".

  you know what is interesting about that?.

  the message i had when i went to your door was essentially "hello, what ever your current belief is... is wrong.

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  NeonMadman

  They are there to debate or argue right up to the point where the householder presents them with a debate point or an argument. Then they run away.
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  The Bedbugs are coming....

  by Snoozy in

  1. social
  2. current

  i seem to hear more and more on the news about the bed bug epedemic.

  today they were talking about it on tv and they said they are spreading ,among other ways, at theaters and libraries.. i love going to the show and my grandchildren are spending a lot of time in the libraries at their colleges.. it's just a matter of time before someone close is exposed to them.. what do you do?.

  i know for myself i am fearfull of going to the theater now.. they were talking about it in illinois and i am in missouri..can bedbugs swim?

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  NeonMadman

  I try not to be paranoid about these things and would like to think part of it is media hype.

  No, it's really not. I sell pest control services, and we deal with these things constantly. They really are spinning out of control. Industry predictions say they will be the #1 domestic pest within a few more years.
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  The Bedbugs are coming....

  by Snoozy in

  1. social
  2. current

  i seem to hear more and more on the news about the bed bug epedemic.

  today they were talking about it on tv and they said they are spreading ,among other ways, at theaters and libraries.. i love going to the show and my grandchildren are spending a lot of time in the libraries at their colleges.. it's just a matter of time before someone close is exposed to them.. what do you do?.

  i know for myself i am fearfull of going to the theater now.. they were talking about it in illinois and i am in missouri..can bedbugs swim?

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  NeonMadman

  No spray you can buy can kill them...... NO SPRAY!!! Trust me. It will work for 1 night then ..... we're back..

  "Amateur" sprays (the ones you buy at Home Depot etc.) actually tend to spread them. The spray kills the ones it actually hits, but the others nearby are driven to other areas to get away from the spray.

  And bedbugs tend to migrate anyway; they will crawl from one part of the house to another or travel with humans. Part of the reason is that they reproduce by a method called "traumatic insemination." Gross alert - stop reading this paragraph here if your stomach is weak. Male bedbugs have a swordlike penis. Females have a vagina, but the males rarely use it - rather they plunge their swordlike penises directly into the female's abdomen and deposit their seed there. The females who survive this procedure are impregnated, and, as you can imagine, don't want to hang around their baby daddies any more. Therefore, they go somewhere else. Like another room in your house.

  There was a segment on one of my judge shows, where one sister sued another for bringing bed bugs to her home and the expert said it doesn't have anything to do with being dirty, clean people can transport them too.

  Exactly. Cleanliness has nothing to do with it. Bedbugs are not like cockroaches, which thrive in unsanitary environnments. Bedbugs feed almost exclusively on human blood (the only exception would be if they feed on an animal in desperation when no humans are available) and they are hitchhikers. They can get into the folds of your clothing and travel with you wherever you go. Hotels get them when someone stays there who has an infestation at home, and then that infestation can transfer to the next guest if it isn't discovered and addressed. Treatment is expensive (in a hotel, professionals will typically get $400 or more per room), so sometimes very cheap motels are more of a risk, if the owners are not willing to spend the money to rectify the situation properly.

  I wouldn't get freaked out about having 1 jump n you and you bring it home. You can see them. size of an small ant.

  If you see one, there are likely others around. If you find one in your home, I'd suggest getting a professional treatment. Bedbugs can go a long time without a blood meal - a year or more. So if you find live or dead bugs, you need to assume that you have an infestation and treat accordingly. One pair of bedbugs can produce literally hundreds of offspring within 75-90 days, all of whom then start to reproducing as well.

  Tried to turn the Heat up all the way to kill them in the heat registers.... I think they liked it.

  To kill them with heat, you need to maintain a consistent temperature above 140 degrees for at least an hour. The company I work for is on the verge of unfurling a portable heat chamber that can be used in hotel rooms to decontaminate mattresses and furniture from bed bugs. I'm actually going to a training session for it next week. The problem that sometimes happens with conventional heat treatments is that the item (such as a mattress) achieves a surface temperature of 140 but does not heat consistently all the way through. Thus, the bugs that are nested inside do not die.

  Chemical treatments, applied correctly, can also be effective, but very few non-professionals know how to use the chemicals effectively for bedbugs. Every possible crack and crevice in the affected room must be treated. Some people think that all they need to do is replace the affected mattress, but that's not true - the bugs get into everything in the area.

  And I wonder if you can make someone pay the expense of getting rid of them if you get them from that person/place?

  I'd imagine that it would be pretty hard to prove with any certainty where you got them. There would always be the possibility that the source was somewhere else, unless you could show that the person had deliberately infested your home.

  Also I wonder how long it takes to find out you have a problem if you carry one home or someone brings one to you?

  That can vary. You might spot a bug right away, or it might take several months, until there had been enough reproduction to result in a noticeable infestation. Look for live or dead bugs, shed skins, small black marks around the edges of mattresses or box springs (it almost looks like someone took a sharpie pen and made a bunch of dots with it), and blood spots on the sheets. You could also place glue boards around the legs of the bed and see if you catch any bugs (because bed bugs only crawl, they do not jump or fly - though they can crawl across the ceiling and drop). If you have a "hit," it's time to call in a pro.
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  WHY DOES THE WATCHTOWER TEACH THAT THERE WILL BE NO HUMANS IN HEAVEN?

  by clarity in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1 cor 15:51 says that our mortal bodies will be changed.

  by giving up or taking off the physical body.

  no.. not taking off ... but putting on incorruption and immortality.

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  NeonMadman

  Rom 8:11 If, now, the spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in YOU, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also make YOUR mortal bodies alive through his spirit that resides in YOU.
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  Forehead or Hand - JWs?

  by ablebodiedman in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  watch the video.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_gsfu6fg2u.

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  NeonMadman

  I'm not sure what point the video is trying to make. JW's are far from the only religion to baptize by immersion. Are they trying to imply that baptism by immersion is the mark of the beast?