i have been surprised recently to see so much support by ex-jws for the watchtower's refusal to fight and kill.
in my opinion it is a vice masquerading as a virtue.
of course war should always be a last resort but there are occasions that it has to be done.
What kind of a world today would we be living in if the USA , GB,and Australia were truly pacifists during the second world war. ?
I shudder to think
Jehovah God was never a pacifist in actual fact he was a warmonger no wonder humans created in his image like to fight wars.
Jesus Christ never came to bring peace but a sword to cause divisions in a family so by extension you divide a community and then a nation ,and then you have global conflicts.
it seemed like the society taught that somehow everyone and everything pictured the anointed class.
is that still the case?
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Surely the number of 144,000 has been achieved 1,000 times over since the first century AD..
Think about it ,a football stadium can hold on average 40-60 thousand people ,here in Melbourne the MCG can hold 100,000 people for one game.In one day.
And Jehovah`s Witnesses would like to have us believe that in over 2,000 years the almighty God Jehovah still hasn`t been able to find 144,000 out of faithful men and women to obtain this number of 144,000
Their have been Billions of Christians these past 2000 years who have lived and died many of which went through persecution,torture and even death upholding their faith in God and Jesus.
And their weren`t enough of these to fill the 144,000 anointed ?
And none of these were faithful enough to of the anointed ?
According to the latest figures their is now something like 18,000 who are /claim to be of the anointed today ?
my wife has held onto them like they were family heirlooms.
we are cleaning and clearing out accumulated stuff and i pointed out that there is the cd-rom library now and that the society has made revisions and really doesn't want us to be reading the old stuff.
she said that even though there have been changes to the teachings, the wrong understanding served its' purpose at the time.
LHG I`m sure their would be some Dubs that would have paid you $$$$$`s for that if it was from a GB anointed however looking back on your post it could have been just a mentally diseased person LOL
so i woke up this morning with nothing planned for the day.
i rolled out of bed around 9am and went to local mcky ds to get some breakfast, and lord and behold there was a group of jdubs sitting around eating and sipping on coffee, probable counting time.
anyway, i glanced over and recognized all of them and they glanced back at me.
We used to sing "Keep your eyes on the prize", I try to keep looking in the windshield and not the rearview mirror
I love that Jake
Don`t worry MTSman time cures everything even being indoctrinated into a cult.
it`s christmas eve here in australia today and i wish all of you a very merry xmas simply because i can without being zapped , or hauled into a jc committee.. it doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , i`m not now , however i can appreciate and respect those who do.. so whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.. and if jw`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry xmas and anti-witness to them ..
It`s Christmas Eve here in Australia today and I wish all of you a very Merry Xmas simply because I can without being Zapped , or hauled into a JC committee.
It doesn`t matter whether you are religious or not , I`m not now , however I can appreciate and respect those who do.
So whatever your views on the matter have a great day and enjoy the holidays in whatever grabs your fancy.
And if JW`s do come knocking on your door as they do this festive season wish them a merry Xmas and anti-witness to them .
need some help explaining the falsehood of 1914 and this generation.
i am needing articles fod reference.
And as Venus says we should be taking into consideration Jewish Documents because it is their History and in their language and if anybody should know what they are talking about it should be them ,shouldn`t it ?
Why should we be relying on Christian Apologists for their interpretation of Jewish documents ? Who have their own agenda ? One that is at loggerheads with Jewish traditions ?
And if History has been nothing else, it has demonstrated to us how Western Society / Christendom have persecuted the Jews throughout the Centuries.
Do the writings of the Jew`s ,Hebrew scriptures ,Scholars , point to the year of 1914 ? as being of any significance ? NO
1914 is a year that has been prominent in just one ( JW ) of over 40,000 christian sects in the 1900`s in well over 140 years at the last count.
And do not forget C.T.Russell was a believer in the Zionist movement. as a Christian ?
The very name " APOSTATE" is going to turn off any doubting / lurkers who have been indoctrinated for many years or even decades to reject anything that even smelt of anything apostate
It takes months and even years to come to terms with your exit from the Borg where you are comfortable with how you now are.
On the other hand ones that have been out for many years may get some comfort from this type of mag.however i cant see the benefit or point in doing such a thing when you have this and a number of other sites that cover these questions anyway ?
Like everything else I guess there are pro`s and con`s to a solution.
according to this website ... http://www.americansthatmatter.com/charles-taze-russell/.. fairly accurate.
it must be new.
i haven't seen it before.
The article says that C.T Russell was never a Mason whether he was or he wasn`t he was certainly influenced by the Organization of Masons having their symbols on the cover of his magazine he published.
You would think he was also a strong believer in the Zionist movement of the time also judging by the title of his magazine whether or not he was a member who knows.
"Zions WatchTower And Herald Of Christs Presence"
The article does say "American That Mattered for good or Ill"
worldkim jong un expands his war on christmas with new ban on singing and drinking.
aol.com 14 hours ago .
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I wonder what his private life is really like , you know behind closed doors ?
i just realized that i was 39 years old when i joined this discussion board.
i remember the morning conversations that always brought me laughter, and i think there were only a but about 9 or 10 regulars back then!
i will now turn 57 years old in a few months.
somebody, you think time flies fast at your young age 57? ,wait till you get to my age (78) if you blink you will miss a year LOL
I have been on here about 13 years ( as smiddy) glad you dropped by .It`s a great site thanks to Simon Angarad and Co.
How about an update on whats been happening in your life since exiting the Borg.if it`s not an intrusion of your privacy .
