Carol1111

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  Superstitious people

  by biblexaminer in

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  the world is filled with superstitious people.

  and some of the most superstitious are jehovah's witnesses.. remember, i didn't say they alone are the most superstitious, nor did i say they are on an island.

  how do we know that this is true?

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  Carol1111

  Why do they want you to touch the plate?
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  Should I get babtized?

  by BlackWolf in

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  i know this sounds like a ridiculous question but i was talking with my mom in the car today and of course we got on the topic of getting babtized again.

  she told me that jehovah holds me accountable for my sins regardless of wether i am babtized or not so i have no reason to be holding back because it won't change anything.

  my parents are the type of super strict jw who will shun you just for not being a witness.

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  I asked the last pair of JW's who came to my door what baptism meant to them, and they were stuck for words. You could try asking your parents what it all means so that they will know that you are seriously considering the subject. You could buy a lot of time with this. The idea of baptising a child, or pressurising anyone to get baptised is not in the bible.
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  Finding time

  by Jordandemm in

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  is it possible to full time pioneer while working a full time job without making up the hours?

  i know of a brother who recently got married too a pioneer the guy was really desperate to get married because his wife despite her many 'spiritual credentials' has very few christ-like qualities unfortunately, anyway that's besides the point.

  he is a pioneer now and i'm sure he will be a ms soon the organisation likes that type of stuff the 'pioneer couple' so it shouldn't come as a surprise.

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  Carol1111

  Must be exhausting. Sad too.
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  Apathy trolley chat

  by punkofnice in

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  i was in a different city this weekend so i decided to natter to 2 bored jws on the apathy trolley.i just nattered, nothing thought provoking or anti witness.

  i was waiting for someone so hard time to spare.what struck me was, that no matter how many times i said that i don't believe in god, they spoke to me as if i did.

  they kept asking me how god would feel about stuff.

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  Carol1111

  I asked some JW's sitting in the village if they had a bible, but they did not. They were out preaching with no bible! It's like having a plumber call with no tools.
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  Bible code

  by Carol1111 in

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  what do you think of this?.

  http://www.biblecode.com/struct.html.

  genuine question.

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  I have just had a look at theomatics debunked, and it seems to indicate that it is rubbish, so that is 2 different opinions, and probably sorted! Thanks, steve2.
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  Bible code

  by Carol1111 in

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  what do you think of this?.

  http://www.biblecode.com/struct.html.

  genuine question.

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  That's basically what I think, interested scepticism.

  It looks good on the surface, but is too complicated for me to properly understand, like a lot of things..
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  Bible code

  by Carol1111 in

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  what do you think of this?.

  http://www.biblecode.com/struct.html.

  genuine question.

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  Carol1111

  What do you think of this?

  http://www.biblecode.com/struct.html

  Is there anything in it?

  genuine question.
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  First Born Syndrom? -

  by elderINewton in

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  is it just me or does it seem like a large portion of first born children leave the "truth" or find ttatt?

  its weird for me, but of all the other people out i know (only about 20 ish) they are all first borns, and usually the wife is as well.

  just looking at this from a different lens and curious if others see the same.

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  Carol1111

  First borns are the oldest child and so probably do most things before the younger ones.
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  The Demons were messing with me last night!

  by olongapo joe in

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  so said my pops one morning.

  we were visiting my sister in eastern tennessee and the night before after everyone else went to bed pops was watching tv when all of a sudden and completely on it's own the tv changed to the tonight show, holy smokes!!

  must be demons cause pops didn't change it!

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  What is the thinking behind demons?

  Never having been a JW I have never had problems with this way of thinking.

  If there was a noise in the house my first thought would be to find out what was doing it, not blaming it on demons.

  What are they supposed to get out of hiding, making noises and changing the tv channel?

  Haven't they got anything more interesting to do?

  Where do they get their living from? ie what do they eat?
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  New way to fade?

  by dothemath in

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  a brother in a local congregation has successfully faded, no announcements or judicial hearings that anyone has heard of.. his immediate family are all out, but they have lots of family still in.. if he had joined another religion, or the army, or put up christmas lights, likely the elders would be hounding them like crazy.. but no, he has accepted evolution(it seems to be common knowledge).. i would have thought this would be a disfellowshipping offense, but lots of time has passed, and they just leave them all alone..

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  Carol1111

  Surely Christ was enthroned in heaven AD33 not 1914!

  last chapter of Matthew v18

  18 Jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “All authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth.