Topics Started by Shane

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Stand firm, my ass!
by Kent in
1. jw
2. friends
in military base of karadjordjevo there were 14 conscientious objectors before the escalation of war in march.

twelve of them were nazarenes or jehovah's witnesses and two which did not declare religiously.

they were working on "non-military" tasks but on military premises and for the benefit of the army.
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Divorce Policy of JWs
by Ray Skyhorse in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have a general question about the policy of divorce.

i'm a not a jw.

can anybody get a divorce?
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Family and its importance
by Shane in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
disfellowshiping or ex-comunication puts great strain on family members, it has been successfully used by other religious groups jehovah's witness's are no exception.

any group or government that can successfully put a wedge between family members is a threat to the whole family of man.. by using such phrases or reasons as: its for their own good or its being done cause we love them, or we wakening them to their senses, are simply rationalizing their actions.. think about this: monkeys shun at times one of their own, but the one shunned most of the time dies from it; are we higher than monkeys in love?

humans also die if shunned or become mentally sick depressed to the point of at times taking their own life, because if one has been a witness or other shunning group for all or most of their life who is now a support group for them?
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childhood and the watchtower
by 4christ in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am not a jw but....... when i was a child my mother was a "searcher".

she was involved with armstrongism, some other cult i cant remember the name, and finally jws.

she would take me with her to "bible studies" and i would listen.
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Could you please read this?
by ethan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this may take a while to explain, but if you read through and respond i'd appreciate it.

i became best friends with a jw about two years ago.

we were the best of friends.
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Anointed Christians throughout 2,000 years
by ozziepost in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is the view as found in the latest magazine:.

"for almost 2,000 years, that peace has been enjoyed by faithful anointed members of the body of christ.

" (the watchtower september 1, 2001, page 14, paragraph 3).
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Can anyone help me?
by aud8 in
1. jw
2. experiences
can anyone out there ease my mind?

i am about to disassociate myself and feel so scared.

what if i'm making the wrong decision?
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My Story
by Commie Chris in
1. jw
2. experiences
ive been lurking hear for a few weeks.

heres my story:.

i was raised in a catholic family in toronto and went to catholic schools until grade 9 (age 13).
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1952 WT - Official Policy on Anointed
by Amazing in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a must read: the following is taken from the january 15, 1952 watchtower, pages 63 and 64. it is the most cmpassionate, kind, and detailed article i ever found on the topic of how jws know they are anointed.

the article even encourages jws to consider'partaking of the emblems' at the memorial.

it is the 'final article' that gave me the 'courage' to openly declare my hope as one of the anointed.
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I'm a new study, unsure a little uncertain. Help??
by Meow921 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i recently started doing some studying of jehovahs witnesses, and i find most everything so logical, and the people involved have been so nice to me.

i'm 30, and currently am not associated with any denomination.. what i don't understand is how the word "cross" got translated into the bible if it's not right.

aren't we supposed to believe the bible?.