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  Badge of honor - for apostasy!

  by Vidqun in

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  today, i have attended my jc meeting, courtesy of three local elders.

  all three had their "shepherd"-books on their laps.

  i carefully and meticulously proved to them that their interpretation of dan.

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  jhine

  Interesting that you say that if you associate with a particular group you are forced to conform to their teaching. I am CofE so Anglican and Witnesses tend to level the accusation towards us that my church doesn't keep it's members in line , so we can't be a true church .

  Yes our theology is Trinitarian but after that there are no hard or fast rules for which we could get kicked for not obeying.

  Other than the 10 commandments, the main two being " love God .... " and " love your neighbour " that's it .

  I always feel that it's such a shame that when someone manages to break free from the WT they usually become an atheist or if like you they retain their basic faith they are suspicious of any kind of religious affiliation.

  I suppose l get it , as you say " once bitten , twice shy . " but l do wonder if you are missing out on fellowship and encouragement.

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  Read the last sentence in this article! Hmmm!

  by Iamallcool in

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  https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/us/south-carolina-remains-identified/index.html .

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  jhine

  Ok , l get it now . Anyone outside of America probably doesn't know about this case , which included me .

  Yes in the light of that information l understand the original OP . It does seem POSSIBLE that the WT helped him . Not sure how that can be proved though

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  Read the last sentence in this article! Hmmm!

  by Iamallcool in

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  https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/us/south-carolina-remains-identified/index.html .

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  jhine

  I've read the report through a couple of times am l missing something? I can't see anything pertaining to the WT .

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  Read the last sentence in this article! Hmmm!

  by Iamallcool in

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  https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/us/south-carolina-remains-identified/index.html .

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  jhine

  So what are you thinking lamallcool ?

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  Peace and Security and Mike Flynn

  by SouthCentral in

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  i was on a jw page recently and some dubs were openly predicting the end of the world in a year.

  mike flynn (trump advisor) mentioned having one religion in america and the dubs went crazy.

  someone even mentioned 1975 on the thread.. it seems to have since been deleted; but there were about 50 comments before i couldn't find it again.

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  jhine

  Sorry Smiddy just seen this. Of course l agree to some extent . Their are religious groups that are cash cows and some individual preachers ( mostly American it has to be said ) who milk their followers.

  On the flip side this was part of an exchange on a What's App group that l belong to.. . " l thought that you would like to see the washroom that is being built in memory of our niece .... who died. My sister and brother in law have close contact with a charity in Ghana."

  

  Sister Aba is over here at the moment as she is visiting a young man they have funded through Oxford University. Christianity in action!

  If people turn up at the clinic on a bicycle ( the rich ones ! ) they pay one rate . If they have flip flops on they pay less and if they are bare foot they aren't charged.

  That is how Christianity should work and does in in some groups.

  So l can't agree fully with that blanket statement because l know better.

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  Peace and Security and Mike Flynn

  by SouthCentral in

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  i was on a jw page recently and some dubs were openly predicting the end of the world in a year.

  mike flynn (trump advisor) mentioned having one religion in america and the dubs went crazy.

  someone even mentioned 1975 on the thread.. it seems to have since been deleted; but there were about 50 comments before i couldn't find it again.

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  jhine

  Can't fully agree with that.

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  The WT brings up the theme of fleeing

  by Kosonen in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-january-2022/those-seeking-jehovah-will-lack-nothing-good/.

  this article explains what a modern time application to fleeing might involve in the prophecy jesus told about the last days.. that is a timely reminder.

  i think it will become soon possible to flee to australia from the mark of the beast.

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  jhine

  I'm sorry , have l slipped into an alternative reality without noticing?

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  Eating of blood prohibition specifically not forbidden for non-Jews

  by peacefulpete in

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  deut 14:21 you shall not eat anything that has died a natural death; give it to the stranger in your community to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner.

  for you are a people consecrated to yhwh.... it seems quite self evident the ritual of blood letting prior to eating meat was understood by the deuteronomist as binding only on jews..

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  jhine

  I agree that Paul's words refer to murder. Also l believe that there was a rather vile practice at the time of people drinking the blood of dying gladiators in the belief that they would gain the strength of that gladiator . So that would be forbidden.

  Jews have no problem taking transfusions because

  a) it's blood from a human being who is still alive , not a creature which has died to provide food or as a sacrifice.

  b) the preservation of human life is a sacred duty.

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  While the cult of JW asks kids for Ice Cream money......

  by mickbobcat in

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  other churches give kids ice cream.

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  jhine

  road to nowhere

  mea culpa , mea culpa 😂

  I help to organise social and fund raising activities at my church. Things like Summer Fayres, Christmas Fayres , quizes etc. . Yes PART of the idea behind these events is to attract people who don't normally come to church .

  There is no preaching just a good time but of course it's nice for people who are not part of the congregation to come in meet us , feel relaxed in a church and see that we aren't ( very ) weird.

  We don't hide that and why should we ?

  Lots of local churches have become testing or vaccination centres and run food banks no strings attached. We feel that we should be part of the community.

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  The Deity of Jesus Christ

  by Reciprocity in

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  fair warning, i am not a jehovah's witness believer, but i am curious about what it is you believe and why you believe it.

  so i am interested in talking to you instead of reading about you from my own christian perspective.

  after all, who understands what jehovah's witness believes better than a jehovah's witness?

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  jhine

  Hi Reciprocity welcome , like you l am a never been a JW ( life long Anglican) I can confirm what Vandherhoven said. I just joined this group to find out more generally from exWitnesses about the WT .

  Most folks on here are pretty much professional atheists ( but still a nice bunch 😂 ) . Something about realising the truth about da truf as they might say leaves most with a very bitter taste in their mouths . Stick around on here for a while and you will have your eyes opened, l know l did .

  The Quora suggestion is a good one , l have engaged with a couple of JWs on there. Mostly from answering questions asked about the WT then being targeted by Witnesses who don't like my answers.

  That may seem odd but as l say stay on here as well and you will realise why . What you will get is some animosity from people if you try to preach .

  Jan