Posts by cappytan

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Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Brother Jeramy in

allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.

i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.

some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).

cappytan

Thanks for demonstrating my point about the pathological negativity many exhibit on this forum.

Ad hominem.

- You posited a position that YOU don't agree with.
- You claim to be a JW, which requires 100% agreement (at least publicly) with the GB, a position you disagree with.
- You teach people the JW religion, yet discount it as false.
- You proclaim faith in Jesus and to teach the truth, yet are actively involved in and claim to be a member of a religion that teaches the opposite of Jesus and obvious falsehoods.

Are those statements true or not?

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Preparing for Life in the New World

by cappytan in

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shouldda, wouldda, couldda...but didn't.. .

cappytan

stuckinarut2: It's gonna be like the Matrix. Jehovah will just download that stuff into our brains.

Isn't it great how the solution to any problem or question is, "Oh, Jehovah will take care of it."

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Preparing for Life in the New World

by cappytan in

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shouldda, wouldda, couldda...but didn't.. .

cappytan

Shouldda, wouldda, couldda...but didn't.

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How Soon Will We See 9-Year-Olds in Committee Meetings?

by TTATTelder in

that teddy bear baptism video was shocking.. if you haven't seen it yet.

check it out on this thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/271170002/on-subject-child-baptism-video.

cappytan

My wife and I were both baptized in our preteens. I was 11.

Before we woke up, we had already noticed the trend of encouraging child baptism and we didn't like it. We both agreed that our kids would NOT be getting baptized before they were 18. We wanted it to be their decision, not something they were doing to go along with the crowd and then get in trouble later in life.

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wifibandit Please check your pm!

by Atlantis in

wifi:.

please check your private messages.

petra has been waiting for the last 4 days to assist in large file transfer.

cappytan

Sent him a head's up.

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Is visiting a grave a DFing offence in Japan?

by wifibandit in

in a post at the exjw sub-reddit a user, ursusaractus, posted a link to a site showing a secret ossuary/mausoleum built a few years after the chiba assembly hall was constructed.. http://buta.exjw2.org/noukotudo/noukotudo.htm.

as to why this is of note, he said in part:.

in japan, cremation is the norm for burials, and most either inter the ashes in a family plot (with many other deceased relatives) in a buddhist ceremony, or bring them home to be placed on the family buddhist altar.

cappytan

I can't see it officially being a disfellowshipping offense...

Although I could see it being one of those things that calls your "exemplariness" into question.

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I wonder if you can be spiritual and religious at the same time??

by Deltawave in

ok again i would like to apologise as i did come across preachy.

i am not going to debate whether or not i am a bk as you have your opinions either way.

what i was trying to write though was my thoughts and feelings which i hope don't offend anyone on this forum.

cappytan

Does that also mean that we can blame God for all of the ugly things in the world? If not, why not?

That is an excellent question. No way to have a satisfying answer to that and still retain a belief in God.

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I wonder if you can be spiritual and religious at the same time??

by Deltawave in

ok again i would like to apologise as i did come across preachy.

i am not going to debate whether or not i am a bk as you have your opinions either way.

what i was trying to write though was my thoughts and feelings which i hope don't offend anyone on this forum.

cappytan

I understand the aversion some have to using the word "spiritual."

But if you think about it in terms of say, having spirit, I think it could take on an acceptable meaning for me.

My definition:

Spiritual: of, relating to, being in high spirits.

When I meditate, it is a spiritual experience in that sense. I feel refreshed, renewed and my mind feels centered - my spirits are high.

Spiritual, when relating to your mind, in this sense is acceptable to me.

However, if it has anything to do with something outside the physical universe, like some kind of detached being, or that there's something innate in you that is your "spirit," I reject that definition outright for lack of evidence.

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Question Box: Should JW's use the Internet to witness to people abroad?

by cappytan in

i hadn't seen this posted here yet.. source via wifibandit on exjw subreddit.. what are your thoughts/comments on this?.

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cappytan

ScenicViewer: Is this from a magazine? A Kingdom Ministry? What is the issue or date?

It is from the July issue of the Kingdom Ministry.

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JW Records Request - United States

by cappytan in

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has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

cappytan

C Lynne: Welcome!

There's a lot of great stuff on here. There are even elders who leak information before the congregations even know about it.

- Your pal.