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  Jesus- Ignored, Forgotten& Unemployed at WTS

  by metatron in

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  wouldn't it be fair to say that early christians were.

  obsessed with the name and person of jesus?

  wish to deny that?.

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  Thanx Met,
  Makes me think of Matt. 23:13 about the "Hypocrites" who "shut up the Kingdom of the Heavens," and do not permit others to go in. I mean, come on, really, why would anyone want to get in touch with real sin??
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  JW Justifies Societies Pedophiles

  by DakotaRed in

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  below is a link to a site by who i believe to be along time jw and an article he has written basically justifying the watchtowers stance on the pedophile issue.

  the gist of it i got was that since there is so much more of it in other religions, it isn't all that bad within the jws.

  what a pity they won't open their eyes;.

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  Hilda, In all this rhetorical wrangling, a simple truth seems to get lost. Since we're all 'imperfect', it's not so much what we do, but more what we do about it. If we seek real peace and freedom, one must co-operate with the true, living dynamic of 'confessing and leaving' one's sin. This is true for any indiviual or organization, and it's certainly not limited to the WBTS understanding of how to do it. It's not enough to say 'yes, there are sins'. It's more like 'this is how I've sinned, this is who I hurt and how I hurt them, it was wrong, I will humbly recompense them and this is what I'm going to do daily, if need be, to keep it from happening again'. Sounds simple, but it's not easy. We all have the choice. We can throw up whatever pretense we want (well-worded policy changes), but if we can't or won't do what's neccessary to 'leave' the sin, then we are not only unsafe, but are probably in the process of selecting our next victim
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  BREAKING MY SILENCE EVERYONE READ!!!

  by D8TA in

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  2. friends

  as ive made it known on this board, my current status with the watchtower bible and tract society is that of inactive.

  this is a loophole i have utilized, to keep an open channel of communication with family members in the organization.. i want to clarify with everyone: i do not hold any doctrinal ideas, theology, ideology, opinions expressed in any form by the wtbts.

  therefore, to simply put, i do not believe in the wtbts in any way, shape, or form.

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  D8TA, There you go again, beatin' around the bush. Just say what's on your mind, go ahead do it, now don't be shy.
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  PRESS- Silentlambs-More to Follow---

  by silentlambs in

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  2. friends

  , http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2002/05/08/ke050802s203205.htm.

  jehovah's witnesses act against abuse-policy critics .

  by peter smith .

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  Thank-you Bill and all the others for your courageous hard work. Just when you think you've reached a state of insensitivity to all the grandiose lies spewed by the WTBS, here comes their take on how current, timely, and above all scripturally correct their child-molestation policy is/has been. What??? No background information? No giving due credit to all the brave ones that sent a loud cry heavenward. Please prophesy this Oh great WTBS; Who now is being dragged by hooked jaws to the real judicial committee? Amen, Come Lord Jesus.
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  INDEED, LET THE GAMES BEGIN

  by You Know in

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  2. current

  several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.

  indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.

  but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?

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  and joelbear, thanks for the neat post.
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  INDEED, LET THE GAMES BEGIN

  by You Know in

  1. social
  2. current

  several enemies of the watchtower have ebulliently expressed the sentiment: let the games begin.

  indeed, i too share that desire to let the games begin, so-to-speak.

  but, what exactly are we to expect when once the games commence?

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  YK, True; a shocking, cataclysmic 'end' could engulf this world at anytime. But nothing that JW's have said or done will vindicate them as true prophets, and nothing that they have said or done will provide them with any special 'protection' from such an event.
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  We thank you Jehovah

  by ballistic in

  1. jw
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  when the new song book "sing praises to jehovah" was introduced from the great publishing company in 1984, it was clearly and frankly admitted (suprisingly) that some of the old songs had to be dropped due to the fact they were copied from other religions and some even infringed copyright in this regard.

  however, from an early age "we thank you jehovah" had always reminded me of "god save the queen" and this song was not dropped and continues to be regularly used down to this day.. i realise in later life that the two songs are indeed similar in a musical sense.

  you can almost play one song on top of the other in places and the starting chord structure is identical.. also, the two songs both seem to have a certain feeling of reverence which i am not sure is conjured up by the timing and the harmony alone or by the meaning the songs have in terms of their lyrics and use.. it turns out the british tune has been used many times over by different people and even by other countries, as european visitors to britain in the eighteenth century noticed the advantage of a country possessing such a recognised musical symbol - including germany, russia, switzerland and america (where use of the tune continued after independence).

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  I always felt that many of those songs reminded me of pre-war Germany.
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  CO talk

  by Fatal Error in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we had our second co talk yesterday, the topic of which was loyalty, thinly veiled as to one another, but dripping with threats toward those who might go against the society.. after the usual drivel about the society being god's organisation, and appreciating their junk food (as an aside, has anyone actually vomitted up any of this "food"??

  just wondering...), i was rudely dragged out of my slumber by the co's harsh declaration that we should shun all those who slipped away from the thruth, as they inactivity is a bad influence.

  he went on to heap the blame on them, "if they feel this way, then they should expect their due", "they bring shunning onto themselves" etc.... has it always been this way?

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  I can just get a real visual of him, up there now, oozing with love, with one of those trademark 'you're gonna pay bigtime!' expressions. Eyes bulging, veins popping, truly a Christ-like moment. Ironic isn't it how the majority of JW's love worldly organizations(Welfare, Housing Assistance, Reduced Pay Medical Clinics) but condem the people,and most of us here condem their fecund organization yet love the people.
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  What Am I thinking?????

  by butalbee in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with all the recent hog wash going on in my life, i can't believe i am even entertaining this notion.

  everybody on this board knows how i feel about this path, these beliefs, and here i am thinking, pondering wondering, maybe jehovahs witnesses do have something to offer me, maybe i need their 'close nit' love inside their congregations?

  maybe i could see the truth, if i only opened my eyes to it and tried to accept it???

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  One of the gifts of being out from WTBS control is the opportunity to meet people/groups that believe in the freedom of letting others learn at their own pace. To allow others this process seems to be a true test of love and faith in somehthing greater than me. I most often can't choose my teachers or my lessons, so I say thank-you all for your contributions.
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  A big "thank you" to everyone here

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  in the past i have sometimes felt like i have to be the 'bad guy', so to speak, because i need to lock or delete topics, deactivate people, try and stop fights and such like - basically, telling people off and not being 'nice'.. well, apart from the odd heated debate and harsh word (and disruptive 'visit') i have not really had a great deal to do for the past month or two and it has been very nice - a pleasure to serve.. so ... i thought i should say a 'thank you' instead of a "stop it!

  " for once

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  ...and in the final part of the daze, a Website will be set-up, and to it all sorts of sorts will come....thanx Simon (unless of course you really are a very sly WTBS agent and we're all just about to get the real squeeze of brotherly love)