No! Jesus was 30 when he got baptized and the WTS say they do everything based on the Bible so nobody should be baptized until they are at least 30!
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(I was baptised at age 21 )
Tallon
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Should Youths Get Baptized?
by NikL infound this little gem of an article in the june 15, 2011 wt.... should youths get baptized?“i am so happy that my daughter is now a servant of jehovah, and i know that she is happy too,” said carlos, a christian father in the philippines.
a father from greece wrote: “my wife and i are delighted that our three children were baptized as jehovah’s witnesses during their adolescence.
they are making spiritual progress and are happy about serving jehovah.”christian parents have reason to be overjoyed when their children get baptized, but sometimes the joy is accompanied by uneasiness.
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Tallon
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Your Top Ten Favourite Movies?
by LoveUniHateExams injust thought i'd start a thread about favourite movies.
mine, in no particular order, are .... alien - a great visual film.
the chest-bursting scene is still great to watch, no matter how many times i've seen the movie.
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Tallon
Well, where do I start. My favourites continue to change however, in no particular order;
- Dances With Wolves
- Titanic
- Imitation Game
- Braveheart
- K 19
- Invictus
- Goodbye Bafana
- Zulu Dawn
- Erin Brockovich
- Gladiator
Then there all the James Bond movies, and + + + ...
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Dutch conventions organized like circuits
by Gorbatchov inhere in holland jw.org is organizing for the first time the yearly conventions like circuits.
the whole summer the new convention hall is used for small group conventions instead of 10.000 seat external halls.. it keeps the money in the organization.
not renting external buildings.. the 29.000 witnesses here are divided now into 2.000 seat audience.. g..
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Tallon
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For all in the USA - Happy 4th of July!
by ttdtt init's nice to say that:).
i am looking forward to a 4th party with "worldly people" and fireworks!.
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Tallon
The Colonies have declared Independence!!!??? How dare they?
I shall write to "The Times" in the strongest possible terms!LOL
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For all in the USA - Happy 4th of July!
by ttdtt init's nice to say that:).
i am looking forward to a 4th party with "worldly people" and fireworks!.
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Tallon
Happy 4th July to all our American friends on the forum
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Can JWs vote?
by NikL ini finally found the questions from readers i was looking for.. from nov 1, 1999 wt .
it says.... questions from readershow do jehovah’s witnesses view voting?there are clear principles set out in the bible that enable servants of god to take a proper view of this matter.
however, there appears to be no principle against the practice of voting itself.
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Tallon
In JW land only the men can vote , elders vote MS into positions , elders vote for appointment and deletion of elders , the GB vote each resolution needing a 66% pass. They ask publishers to vote for resolution for more money , they just can't vote for a pagan who will give them subsidised health , fix roads ,education or any other thing that they can winge about.
Spot on Chook
... and dont forget that annoited females cant vote either even though they can rule in heaven with JC?, and they have no say in congregation matters or sit on the Governing Body? ...
Smiddy, It's absolutely crazy. Makes no sense at all.
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Wow i do not reconize this religion anymore...
by _Morpheus inhad the misfortune of stopping by the "regional" convention yesterday.
i promised my daughter i would come to sunday afternoon so she wouldnt have to ride home with her mother.... holy crap it was weird!
im sure all of this has been covered on the forum but to actually see it.... just wow.
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Tallon
I remember back in the 80's when the JDub's (in the country I lived in at the time) used to slag off Jimmy Swaggart for his 'tele-evangelism'. Here we are in 2017, and the JDubs are doing the same thing with JW TV, videos etc.
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Reached a milestone today!
by Bungi Bill intoday represents for me something of a milestone.
after breaking both bones in my lower left leg nearly four months ago, i am now able to walk without the aid of crutches.
also, the orthopedic specialist has cleared me to once more drive a motor vehicle.
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Tallon
Fantastic news Bungi; best wishes for a full recovery.
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I Give Up!
by pale.emperor inim giving up guys.
i've reached the end of my patience and now i finally refuse to waste any more time on part-time witnesses.
i've text all of my active jw family members and told them to delete my number from their phone and never contact me again.
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Tallon
Hi PE
Sorry to read of your predicament. You have done all you can mate, so it's time back off. The ball is now firmly in his court.
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Dealing with Loneliness and Social Anxiety
by NoviceLocs14 inhello, this is my 1st initiated post on this site, so i'm a bit nervous.
i did search for similar topics on this site, but a lot of them have been inactive for several years, so here goes.... a little background, i was pretty much born in "da twoof", baptized at 17, pioneered for about 6 years, was part of the rbc part time, and was even in the foreign language field for the last 3 years i was a jw.
so i pretty much had a pretty active social life within the organization due to being part of all of those things.
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Tallon
Hi Novice.
First of all, welcome to the forum.
Do you enjoy sport activities? If you do, maybe you could join a club or leisure centre. It is a great way to meet other people and enjoy life. You could ask your husband join you in this.
Wishing you all the best.