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  Apostate - what does the word mean to you?

  by Tallon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  over a period of time i got to thinking - what does the word 'apostate' mean to me.

  having given it some thought, this is my view;.

  the org has given the word its own definition and basically use it to demonise people and consider them pariahs.. however, the jw meaning of 'apostate' is a mere word and only has power if recognised as such.

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  Jesus was an apostate from Judaism, It is name calling for somebody who does not agree with your big idea.
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  How are all of you?

  by Holden Caufield in

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  been busy with life how are all of you?.

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  Good to see you check in Holden, how are things wth you?
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  Book of Revelation

  by Whynot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the things that really bothered me is how most of the book of revelation isn't understood by most jws.

  most of the trumpets were already sounded many decades ago, is that still right?

  it seems like most jws just look the other way.

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  Waton - "How about Babylon the Great not being Christendom but a bigger middle east based outfit?"

  Yeah, ticks some of the boxes.

  
  
  
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  Book of Revelation

  by Whynot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the things that really bothered me is how most of the book of revelation isn't understood by most jws.

  most of the trumpets were already sounded many decades ago, is that still right?

  it seems like most jws just look the other way.

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  "If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself."- Adolf Hitler, often miss attributed to Joseph Goebbels. How many times did we get dragged through this is the book study, was it three times or only 2??

  
  
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  Just asked JW wife to quit

  by rathernotsay in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i wont get into why i asked my jw wife to leave... theres another thread for that lol... but more out of pure curiosity i asked her just now... "in order to save this marriage would you leave the jws?

  ", it was a snap call no, like not even a second to pause and think about it, which kinda took me back a bit, followed by a angry "why would you ask me that now?

  " (shes going out witnessing with my kids and her friends).

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  Hi Rather not, I don't know anything about your wider situation however I would suggest that you buy her some flowers and apologize for being so rash and confess that you were out of line with that demand.

  None of us know exactly what the near future holds for the borg but I think that the writing is on the wall and if we wait patiently all of it's bad deeds will be laid bare. The rank and file are already voting with their wallets because of a growing undercurrent of discontent and attendances are falling in western lands.

  If she would be OK without the cult, just hang in there, and your kids will benefit also.

  The only people who benefit from divorce are the legal parasites
  
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  A concise list for my therapist...any suggestions?

  by Straw Man in

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  been a lurker here for a long time.

  i am just now starting to deal with the issues from my witness upbringing.

  it's been about 10 years since i was df'd.. just recently i started to see a therapist and i am trying to get across the depth of the effects of growing up a witness.

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  Smiddy beat me to it, you are spending your hard earned cash with the wrong person.
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  looking for old lapel badges

  by blownaway in

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  other than ebay anyone have any idea of where to look?.

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  But why?
  
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  Org's "rearranginging deck chairs on the titanic" serving 2 purposes

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. beliefs

  in 2 weeks we will be announcing major changes in northern ohio congregations and there is quite the buzz in the area about it.

  just talked to a jdub from the detroit area that just underwent similar changes, and they mentioned it has been "quite exciting" to get to meet new brothers and sisters.

  so besides the cash benefit of selling a couple kingdom halls in the process.

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  LevelThePlayingField 7 hours ago

  They just announced in my hall tonight that the week of July 30th they will be spillin' the beans to everyone.

  I can't wait, have to make sure I go to this one
  
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  Do You Think The Mayor of London Is Doing a Good Job?

  by minimus in

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  his city seems pretty dangerous especially since he has taken over and of course he just loves trump.

  lol .

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  John Free - "The British have lived side by side with Muslim communities for many decades- in peace. The current climate of hatred against Muslims will not lead to anything good certainly not a fair and just society."

  
  
  Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life.
  
  Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components.
  
  Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.
  
  When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well.
  
  Here's how it works.
  
  As long as the Muslim population remains around or under 2% in any given country, they will be for the most part be regarded as a peace-loving minority, and not as a threat to other citizens. This is the case in:
  
  United States -- Muslim 0.6%
  Australia -- Muslim 1.5%
  Canada -- Muslim 1.9%
  China -- Muslim 1.8%
  Italy -- Muslim 1.5%
  Norway -- Muslim 1.8%
  
  At 2% to 5%, they begin to proselytize from other ethnic minorities and disaffected groups, often with major recruiting from the jails and among street gangs. This is happening in:
  
  Denmark -- Muslim 2%
  Germany -- Muslim 3.7%
  United Kingdom -- Muslim 2.7%
  Spain -- Muslim 4%
  Thailand -- Muslim 4.6%
  
  >From 5% on, they exercise an inordinate influence in proportion to their percentage of the population. For example, they will push for the introduction of halal (clean by Islamic standards) food, thereby securing food preparation jobs for Muslims. They will increase pressure on supermarket chains to feature halal on their shelves -- along with threats for failure to comply. This is occurring in:
  
  France -- Muslim 8%
  Philippines -- Muslim 5%
  Sweden -- Muslim 5%
  Switzerland -- Muslim 4.3%
  The Netherlands -- Muslim 5.5%
  Trinidad & Tobago -- Muslim 5.8%
  
  At this point, they will work to get the ruling government to allow them to rule themselves (within their ghettos) under Sharia, the Islamic Law. The ultimate goal of Islamists is to establish Sharia law over the entire world.
  
  When Muslims approach 10% of the population, they tend to increase lawlessness as a means of complaint about their conditions. In Paris , we are already seeing car-burnings. Any non-Muslim action offends Islam, and results in uprisings and threats, such as in Amsterdam , with opposition to Mohammed cartoons and films about Islam. Such tensions are seen daily, particularly in Muslim sections, in:
  
  Guyana -- Muslim 10%
  India -- Muslim 13.4%
  Israel -- Muslim 16%
  Kenya -- Muslim 10%
  Russia -- Muslim 15%
  
  After reaching 20%, nations can expect hair-trigger rioting, jihad militia formations, sporadic killings, and the burnings of Christian churches and Jewish synagogues, such as in:
  
  Ethiopia -- Muslim 32.8%
  
  At 40%, nations experience widespread massacres, chronic terror attacks, and ongoing militia warfare, such as in:
  
  Bosnia -- Muslim 40%
  Chad -- Muslim 53.1%
  Lebanon -- Muslim 59.7%
  
  From 60%, nations experience unfettered persecution of non-believers of all other religions (including non-conforming Muslims), sporadic ethnic cleansing (genocide), use of Sharia Law as a weapon, and Jizya, the tax placed on infidels, such as in:
  
  Albania -- Muslim 70%
  Malaysia -- Muslim 60.4%
  Qatar -- Muslim 77.5%
  Sudan -- Muslim 70%
  
  After 80%, expect daily intimidation and violent jihad, some State-run ethnic cleansing, and even some genocide, as these nations drive out the infidels, and move toward 100% Muslim, such as has been experienced and in some ways is on-going in:
  
  Bangladesh -- Muslim 83%
  Egypt -- Muslim 90%
  Gaza -- Muslim 98.7%
  Indonesia -- Muslim 86.1%
  Iran -- Muslim 98%
  Iraq -- Muslim 97%
  Jordan -- Muslim 92%
  Morocco -- Muslim 98.7%
  Pakistan -- Muslim 97%
  Palestine -- Muslim 99%
  Syria -- Muslim 90%
  Tajikistan -- Muslim 90%
  Turkey -- Muslim 99.8%
  United Arab Emirates -- Muslim 96%
  
  100% will usher in the peace of 'Dar-es-Salaam' -- the Islamic House of Peace. Here there's supposed to be peace, because everybody is a Muslim, the Madrasses are the only schools, and the Koran is the only word, such as in:
  
  Afghanistan -- Muslim 100%
  Saudi Arabia -- Muslim 100%
  Somalia -- Muslim 100%
  Yemen -- Muslim 100%
  
  Unfortunately, peace is never achieved, as in these 100% states the most radical Muslims intimidate and spew hatred, and satisfy their blood lust by killing less radical Muslims, for a variety of reasons.
  
  'Before I was nine I had learned the basic canon of Arab life. It was me against my brother; me and my brother against our father; my family against my cousins and the clan; the clan against the tribe; the tribe against the world, and all of us against the infidel. -- Leon Uris, 'The Haj'
  
  It is important to understand that in some countries, with well under 100% Muslim populations, such as France, the minority Muslim populations live in ghettos, within which they are 100% Muslim, and within which they live by Sharia Law. The national police do not even enter these ghettos. There are no national courts, nor schools, nor non-Muslim religious facilities. In such situations, Muslims do not integrate into the community at large. The children attend madrasses. They learn only the Koran. To even associate with an infidel is a crime punishable with death. Therefore, in some areas of certain nations, Muslim Imams and extremists exercise more power than the national average would indicate.
  
  Today's 1.5 billion Muslims make up 22% of the world's population. But their birth rates dwarf the birth rates of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, and all other believers. Muslims will exceed 50% of the world's population by the end of this century.
  
  Adapted from Dr. Peter Hammond's book: Slavery, Terrorism and Islam: The Historical Roots and Contemporary Threat
  
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  Christopher Hitchens at the "Festival of Dangerous Ideas"

  by Finkelstein in

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  2. bible

  hitchens has some provocative thoughts about where much of today's monotheist beliefs originated which came out of inarguable human ignorance and how potentially dangerous and redundant they are in this modren day.

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwihkm126bk.

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  I like that "hierarchy of disagreement" Finky, says a lot about the mentally diseased appostate tag.