Topics Started by Spoletta

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Who else is tired of attacking/defending Islam?
by Spoletta in
1. social
2. current
at this point, i think we have a good idea of everyone's opinion of islam.

for the love of god, can we move on to something else!

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Born in baptisms to avoid embarrassment
by Spoletta in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i noticed a recent commenter mention an assembly that had only one baptism, a born in.

the last assembly i went to had three baptisms, of which two were born ins.

could part of the motivation for youth baptism be to avoid the embarrassment of an assembly with no baptisms at all?
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A question to Non-US forum members.
by Spoletta in
1. social
2. current
now that trump is on his way to making america great again, will you consider moving here where you can get the best healthcare and education that anyone with a lot of money can buy, plus the ability to buy all the guns you need to protect yourself?

and it gets better!

if you are caucasian, you need never worry about discrimination.. am anxious to hear your replies.
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Another Burnt Out Elder
by Spoletta in
1. social
2. family
young elder(mid-thirties) in my congregation stepped down last night.

nicest guy, with two lovely kids, a great supportive wife.. it got to be too much, as the other elders are practically useless, let him do all the hard work, while they did all the "important" stuff.

literally ran him ragged.. he's still in good standing, gave the final prayer.
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Moral High Ground
by Spoletta in
1. social
2. current
it seems that the other threads about trump's policies are veering off into endless ideological theories about how much better we are than islam.

does anyone think there is a chance that islam can be changed in the same manner that christianity has over the centuries?

with the inflow of ideas from western countries into the middle east, will people gradually want to move away from sharia law to something less patriarchal and cruel?
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1 day Assembly Woodburn, Oregon 2/11/2017
by Spoletta in
1. social
2. current
attendance: 1,2037 cost: approximately $12,000 baptised: 2 born ins.
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Voting At Meetings
by Spoletta in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why is it that the watchtower finances are cloaked in secrecy, yet when the congregation is ask to approve extra donations to the organization, the voting is in public, so everyone can see who is "loyal" to jehovah.. hmm... i think i just answered my question.

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Sisters as Ministerial Servants?
by Spoletta in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my wife has been trying to convince me that the organization is hinting at the possibility of making some older sisters ministerial servants.

she is awake to a lot of the false doctrines, but is still clinging to the hope that the org may become more progressive in the future.

anyone else pick up on this?
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Noah a Preacher of Righteousness?
by Spoletta in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
during the watchtower study today, i browsed genesis and looked for evidence of noah ever preaching to anyone.

from what i could glean from the scriptures, it was a foregone conclusion that noah's family would be it on the ark.

(unless they towed some rafts behind) my wife says that building the ark could be considered a witness of his faith to the wicked world, but that seems kind of lame to me.. so, should i just assume that god decided not to give anyone else a chance for redemption?
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Geoffrey Jackson, Deuteronomy 18:22
by Spoletta in
1. watchtower
2. bible
not sure if this has been commented on, but while reading a discussion, deuteronomy 18:22 was mentioned.

i looked it up, and was struck by its connection to a remark made by geoffrey jackson during his arc testimony.

the gist of the scripture is that if a prophet declares something is from god and it doesn't come true, he is speaking presumptuously, and should not be feared.