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  More money-grubbing: Give us your money even if you can't afford food

  by bohm in

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  the message would appear to be that jehovah needs money more than that old lady needs food:.

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  Spiral A couple of years ago she was asked to make another large contribution
  

  I thought God's organisation never begged or petitioned for donations.
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  More money-grubbing: Give us your money even if you can't afford food

  by bohm in

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  2. friends

  the message would appear to be that jehovah needs money more than that old lady needs food:.

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  Splash

  The WT completely miss the point of this account.

  Both versions of the needy widow in Lu 21 and Ma 12 start with Jesus giving a warning to his disciples who are about to witness the widow making herself destitute. Jesus says "Beware of the scribes... they devour the houses of the widows".

  Continuing, he sits his disciples down near the treasury chests to demonstrate what he means.
  The poor widow comes by and puts in everything she has - "she, out of her want, put in everything she had, all she had to live on".

  How can this be commendable?
  She is the centre of Jesus lesson on how not to be like the scribes who demand too much, even from those who can least afford it. We know how Jesus felt about the self-important, self serving scribes and pharisees. The GB are just the modern day equivalent, equal in their delusion and cruelty.
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  More money-grubbing: Give us your money even if you can't afford food

  by bohm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the message would appear to be that jehovah needs money more than that old lady needs food:.

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  Splash

  Health problems: That is no excuse to miss meetings, even if you have to bring your medical equipment
  (Philippians 4:5) Let your reasonableness become known to all men.

  Wayward children: Kick them out and carry on like nothing happened
  (John 13:34) I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another

  Low finances: Giving to a multi billion dollar organisation is more important than having food in your cupboard.(James 1:27) The form of worship that is clean and undefiled from the standpoint of our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation

  (2 Corinthians 12:14) for the children are not expected to save up for their parents, but the parents for their children

  
  

  The GB have lost the plot. The stuff they come out with these days is unbelievable even for those who expect craziness. Their angry, disdainful view of the flock is so clear, the congregations exist to serve and provide for the GB and nothing more.

  (2 Timothy 3:1-5) But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers... having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away.

  (1 John 3:10, 11) The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Whoever does not practice righteousness does not originate with God, nor does the one who does not love his brother.
  
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  What would be the perfect song to introduce a JW comedy sketch?

  by usualusername1 in

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  i have no idea.... .

  any ideas will help.... .

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  Splash

  Unknown but a good fit.

  http://genius.com/Hop-along-the-knock-lyrics
  
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  Trying to find WT

  by Life is to short 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am trying to find the wt that says we have to obey the gb even when what they say makes no sense.. i think it was 4 year's ago.

  i know it was just mentioned in a thread and i have looked but just cannot find it.

  i want to show it to my counselor this afternoon.. thanks i'm advance if anyone can find it..

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  Splash

  Latest incident of this.

  w16 Feb p.11-12 Para 14 "Jehovah called him My Friend"

  What about us? True, God does not make such requests of us today. But he does ask us to obey him even when his commands are hard for us to comply with or we cannot comprehend the reasons for them.
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  J.W.'s Interfaith Hypocrisy

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  w02 10/15 p. 27 questions from readers - "would it be a form of interfaith to purchase a building from another religious group and convert it into a kingdom hall?

  "generally, jehovah’s witnesses avoid such dealings with other religions.

  except when cash clarifies their thinking!.

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  Flip flop alert...

  OK TO RE-USE RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS FOR K.HALLS?

  YES: -- w02 10/15 p. 27 Questions From Readers
  Would it be a form of interfaith to purchase a building from another religious group and convert it into a Kingdom Hall?
  [Picture on page 27] This building, which was a synagogue, was purchased and renovated into a Kingdom Hall

  NO: -- w99 3/15 p. 24 Building on Pagan Foundation
  AMONG the many impressive monuments that are visited by tourists to Rome, Italy, is the Pantheon. The Pantheon was originally a pagan temple, a "place for all gods," which is the meaning of the original Greek word. Today, it is still considered a Roman Catholic church.
  It ought to be obvious, however, that changing the dedication of a temple or the name of a celebration is not sufficient to transform the 'worship of devils into the service of the true God.' "What agreement does God's temple have with idols?" asked the apostle Paul. "'Get out from among them, and separate yourselves,' says Jehovah, 'and quit touching the unclean thing'

  YES: -- g96 9/8 p. 31 Why the Chapels Are Closing
  The list serves as an epitome of the collapse of religion's influence, not only in Wales but in many parts of Europe. Sixty-eight chapels were listed as "now demolished." One that was not listed, in Penygraig, was converted many years ago into a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses for the flourishing Rhondda Congregation.
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  Can GB be guilty of sinning against Holy Spirit

  by Chook in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the crime is ,condoning the removal of and shunning of jw children ,who when older want to express freedom of religion and attend another church.

  god created family unit ,gb destroys lives on all levels of family tree.

  can this be the unforgivable sin?.

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  Splash

  According to Jesus words, the GB fit this description perfectly when they started kicking bethelites out and making special pioneers redundant.

  (Matthew 25:41-46) Then he will say to those on his left: ‘Go away from me, you who have been cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. For I became hungry, but you gave me nothing to eat; and I was thirsty, but you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger, but you did not receive me hospitably; naked, but you did not clothe me; sick and in prison, but you did not look after me.’ Then they too will answer with the words: ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying: ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of these least ones, you did not do it to me.’ These will depart into everlasting cutting-off.

  
  
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  Jehovah's Witnesses post 'anti-gay' 'Harness Your Habits' leaflet in North Devon

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovah's witnesses post 'anti-gay' 'harness your habits' leaflet in north devon.

  devon and cornwall police have said a leaflet posted through doors in north devon isn't a crime – despite it advising gay people to "control their urges".the leaflet, entitled "how to harness your habits", was distributed in north devon by jehovah's witnesses and contains an article asking "what does the bible say about homosexuality?

  "in it, the religious group states that "rejecting homosexuality" is completely different to "rejecting people of a different skin colour" and says their views are the same as people who "view smoking as harmful and even repugnant".it also compares gay people to animals, but says "unlike animals, they can choose not to act on their impulses".the journal was contacted by a reader, who wishes to remain anonymous, who felt "belittled" by the leaflet.

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  The Bible says that homosexuality is wrong while at the same time saying that some lesbians will be accepted into the kingdom. How does that work?

  (Luke 17:35) "There will be two women grinding at the same mill; the one will be taken along, but the other will be abandoned.”

  
  
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  Being nice to LGBTQ people is an affront to god?

  by Viviane in

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  2. current

  this should be titled "jerks for jesus afraid of their own shadow, sexuality".

  seriously, someone thinks that a video on how to be nice to people different from him is an affront to his god.

  http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/federal-worker-would-rather-be-fired-than-watch-lgbt-diversity-video-god-doesnt-want-me-to-see-it/.

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  Splash

  keyser soze: Wow. Even JWs aren't that fanatical.
  

  They come pretty close.

  *** w70 5/15 p. 314 The Spread of Homosexuality ***
  The spread of homosexuality means that many persons are taking up a way of life that so often brings frustration and misery. It is something detestable and loathsome in the eyes of God and lovers of righteousness. Our knowing what to do to avoid such an unhappy outcome, one disapproved by God, is the wise course to take. The following article discusses homosexuality’s causes and prevention.
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  meeting with elders about WT involvement in UN

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i still go to the meetings because of my in wife and it came about that the elders knew of my pissed off attitude about the society getting involved in the un.

  so the elders said they could help me get over that and wanted to meet with me.

  now just to let you know, i have only told my wife and her mom so far about it, that's it.

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  Splash

  From 1970 to 2011 the WT quoted from The Guardian newspaper almost 200 times in the Awake!, Watchtower and other books.

  I think this removes any possibility that the WT society thinks The Guardian has apostates working for it.

  'Apostate' does not mean what most JW's think it means.