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  "Don't challenge Satan!"

  by Funchback in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  was this one of those jw urban legends at every hall?.

  when i was 7 years old and began attending meetings, one of the first things i heard people say was "don't challenge satan!",.

  i thought, 'what would happen if i challenged satan?

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  MarkofCane

  I remember the Edubs saying when you pray to God don't pray out load because Satan will hear you, you must pray quietly to God. Satan can challenge your request and screw up your plans. That was kind of creepy, the thought that Satan was so powerful he would be in my bedroom listening to my private prayers to god.

  I never challenged Satan didn't seem like a good idea at the time, now, well there a lot of residual indoctrination that I'm still trying to undo and messing with the occult still freaks me out. I remember telling people I studied with "The devil's greatest lie, is convincing people he doesn't exist" Crazy sh!t wish I was making this stuff up.

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  What Is The Watchtower's Biggest Problem?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the organization has many problems.

  certain doctrines are problematic.

  the men who run the organizaion have issues.

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  Makemeanunbeliever

  You guys are hilarious. You have no idea about business/religion infrastructure. Once an entity gains momentum it then becomes its own entity through momentum. The org has plenty of momentum to last another 100 years plus.

  Yes it has problems, doesn't every person, business or religion. With the recent downsizing, restructuring and tightening up on spending they secure themselves for battles to come. Get used to it. The org is not going anywhere.

  
  

  MMAUBI agree with your assessment on the Org., It is responding like a business, restructuring , downsizing and lower its operating cost. That's exactly the problem with the organization its acting like every other religion and business, why would you devote your mind and life to man made business? It uses religious mandates to control you but at the end of the day still a business. I would expect a lot more from Gods true organization on earth, don't you agree? Its seems like its all about money at this point and how did Jesus treat the business men at the Temple?MC
  
  
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  What Is The Watchtower's Biggest Problem?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the organization has many problems.

  certain doctrines are problematic.

  the men who run the organizaion have issues.

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  Oh and of coarse we are their biggest problem. "The conscientious class"
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  The Pope Tells Trump He's Not A Christian

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  this should be fun.

  building a wall is unchristian.

  i can't understand why the pope is getting involved in american politics.. poor donald..

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  The difference between the Pope and Trump?

  When the Pope say's "I will tell Mexico to build me a wall and they will pay for it, it a fact".
  
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  Reply to Bugbear: Why I believe in the Bible

  by Saved_JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  [some words i corrected for spelling & grammer] .

  "i have been studying the bible for almost 20 years....after graduating in history and science comparing to the the bible, i have have come to to the conclusion that the bible cannot give you any reason to believe in it at all.

  so i wonder, why do you use the bible as facit to your believes?

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  MarkofCane

  If the bible was god true communication with mankind, then it turned out to be very ineffective means to communicate. Primitive email is much more effective, design by mere imperfect man. This website is more effective then Gods means to communicate.

  Then, theirs all the confusion regarding this 'life saving message'. Currently there exists over 45,000 Christian denominations that profess they hold the truth. This is just Christians who hold the same belief that Christ is their messiah. Why so much confusion?

  Then theirs the evidence of the written word, was it by man? or God? Looks more like a message to control man, a lot of arbitrary laws designed to keep the upper echelon in control of the common folk and the slaves. If you notice the rich upper class can beat there slaves,' just don't kill them', have multiple wives (adultery, ok'd by god), commit atrocities against there neighbors ( ok'd, by the big guy) take there wives and daughters as slaves, rape, theft and murder. Not called that in the bible, it was a Holy decree to rid the land of unbelievers. Sound familiar, ISIS is still using that very same decree.

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  WT should admit that 1914

  by bobld in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was a man made date when jesus came and that a generation is not 102 plus years.. why not say something like this.when the disciples asked jesus for a sign and the end of the age.jesus gave them a composite sign and said all these things will take place.when-before the people now living(at the end of the age which no one knows)have all died..

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  Ok, we are being ruthless let say something positive. I don't want them saying we just come here to make fun of them. Let see?...Hmm Oh.... The shackles are stylish and practically invisible, you hardly know you're wearing them?

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  WT should admit that 1914

  by bobld in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was a man made date when jesus came and that a generation is not 102 plus years.. why not say something like this.when the disciples asked jesus for a sign and the end of the age.jesus gave them a composite sign and said all these things will take place.when-before the people now living(at the end of the age which no one knows)have all died..

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  If they came clean it would be like the 'guards giving the prisoners the keys to the asylum and letting them free'.

  They have to many projects and lawsuits going to remove the shackles from there captives, does not make good business sense. You do know it's a business don't you?

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  What Is The Watchtower's Biggest Problem?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the organization has many problems.

  certain doctrines are problematic.

  the men who run the organizaion have issues.

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  1) Number one has to be Internet (Google's killing them)

  2) Education / science, We can now explain what was at one time attributed to gods wrath: Lightning, earthquakes, solar eclipse, etc.

  3) WT History (Lies, lies and more lies, throw in some failed prophecy's and you have a cult.)
  

  4) Lawsuits (money & bad publicity)
  

  5) JW.Broadcast; What an embarrassment, now everyone knows we are crazy. Thanks AM3

  MC
  
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  Toasting is Pagan - How many contradictions can fit in 2 pages, I found 5?

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower 2007 feb 15 pp.30-31 explains why jehovah's witnesses are not to toast.

  what is astounding is that for each point they then go on an explain why the point is irrelevant, yet still conclude toasting is wrong.

  what did people think when reading this?

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  JW.org is toast.....I will toast to that. Cheers
  
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  Caption This Photo From The January Study Edition

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. social
  2. humour

  so as some are probably aware the january study edition has two articles on the anointed.

  one basically discouraging people from believing they are anointed and another about how ones should view partakers.

  this photo is from the second article:.

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  MarkofCane

  Who wants to join a religion where they admit to having thousands of questionable members on record?

  Would you let you or your family or your children associate in a group with thousands of mentally unstable ones?

  You nailed it David_Jay