Topics Started by Hernandez

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Catholic Approach to Scripture: How It Made Me Leave the Jehovah's Witnesses
by Hernandez in
1. watchtower
2. bible
indoctrinated into all things watchtower, i once believed the bible was true history, that evolution was false and evil, and that the bible could be trusted to be reliable when it touched on science issues.

then i got introduced to the official catholic bible translation of u.s. catholics, the new american bible revised edition (or nabre--not to be confused with the protestant nasv or new american standard version) and things changed.

i was shocked to learn that the nabre teaches.... the creation and flood stories of genesis are jewish adaptations of mesopotamian heathen creation-flood mythology, not history.
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Who has the authority to decern what the bible really teaches?
by TTWSYF in
1. watchtower
2. bible
so i ask because of all the books, mags and testimonies that the wts promotes.

not only the wts, but many other christians attempt to speak about the bible with authority.

how do we measure who is an authority if we don't know that much?.
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Why are there still so many of humanity that are immersed onto the lies, ignorance and delusions of religion ?
by Finkelstein in
1. watchtower
2. bible
all religions under critical examination has been recognized inherently as formative lies devised to appeal to human emotions and as a means to cultivate power and control for a select propagating few.

knowledge acquired through scientific inquiry and evaluation has proven that all religious adherence was mostly drawn out human ignorance targeted toward the emotions and consciousness of people.

here we are in the 21 century and people like the jws are still adhering to the lies of christianity and how this religion developed over time.
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Catholic church raised a cry of alarm, every year thousand of Catholics become J.W
by James Mixon in
1. watchtower
2. bible
my brother (elder) e-mailed this to my sister(not a jw).

the francisco pope praises j.w worldwide.

oh shit, they will have a field day with this.
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What they don't tell you what was left out of the Bible.
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in the newest bible the gb took out the scriptures found in the last chapter of mark verses 9 on.

they say these scriptures were added later.

what they don't tell you in in the oldest bible the septuagint the assention of christ to heaven was also not in the book of luke nor mathew!
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How to Irritate JWs: The Catholic Way
by Hernandez in
1. social
2. humour
what's the greatest advantage in becoming a roman catholic after leaving the jehovah's witnesses some 17 years ago?

why, it's the way it totally irritates people and really pushes their buttons...that is, if you are one of the unfortunate jehovah's witnesses who happens across my door during field service.

i have developed several techniques to make it very frustrating to the unwary witness who hopes to make headway at my house.
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Bible Contradictions regarding forgiveness & revenge...Not a trustworthy moral guide
by krismalone in
1. watchtower
2. bible
recent broadcast have gerrit losch talking about not holding a grudge and in septembers broadcast david splain talking about not demanding an apology after being wronged.

the subject of forgiveness and revenge is one of many examples of moral contradictions in the bible.

the book 1984 mentioned the terms double think and double speak.
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What were Jesus's 'Miracles' supposed to prove?
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the healings, feeding the five thousand, walking on water, resurrecting the dead.

none of it happened of course but let's take the bible literally and say that it did.. so?.

didn't magic practicing priests perform 'miracles' in a contest with aaron?
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Any Others of the "Anointed"?
by Hernandez in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was baptized in 1985, was a regular pioneer, ministerial servant, and on the way to becoming an elder when i left the witnesses in 1999. i also was one of those who claimed and (at the time ) believed i was one of the anointed.. i am wondering if there are any others here who also claimed they were of the anointed?

how did you come to that conclusion?

how do you feel about your claim now that you are out?.
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We were fooled by the. " Jehover" of the W.T.
by The Rebel in
1. jw
2. friends
i think that's a fair comment.

but i am not convinced by the " god" outside the w.t so far, and i think that's also a fair comment.

if god exists why does he seem a complete liability to convincing the majority of decent people i know to associate with his one true religios organisation?