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  need Help with quote

  by turtleturtle in

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  2. bible

  looking for that quote from the wt that says something like:.

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  it does matter which religion we belong to because we are responsible in part for that religions decisions..

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  *** g87 9/8 10-11 Future Prospects for Protestantism-And for You! ***
  If Your Church Fails to Act, Will You? If, after making an honest investigation, you are less than pleased with what you see, do more than just complain. A journalist, while commenting on Karl Barth’s statement that a church is its members, logically concluded: “Church members . . . are responsible for what the church says and does.” So ask yourself: Am I willing to share responsibility for everything my church says and does? Can I really be proud of having all its members as spiritual brothers? While considering these questions, do not overlook the significance of Revelation 18:4, 8. Speaking of the world empire of false religion, displeasing to God, it says: “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues . . . [for] her plagues [shall] come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.” You may sincerely believe that your church is no part of false religion that God says he will soon destroy. But your life depends upon being 100 percent sure. Are you? False religion has no future, nor do those who support it. True religion will last forever, along with those who practice it. Make your choice accordingly.
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  If anyone is interested in my 'Coming out' video on Youtube....

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hx5mghrvbs.

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  Kim, great vid! Thanks for sharing!
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  An Elder Reads CoC !!

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have recently joined the site.

  i was just appointed an elder this summer.

  i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.

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  Tech49, great post.
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  An Elder Reads CoC !!

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have recently joined the site.

  i was just appointed an elder this summer.

  i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.

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  Thanks for posting and welcome to the board!
  
  I also read Crisis of Conscience after learning TTATT. Second book I read after Apocalypse Delayed by Jim Penton (also an excellent read). I second your positive statements about Ray and CoC. After reading, I was left with the same feeling; the curtain had been pulled back!
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  New Watchtower video on "real friends"

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5schopnecog.

  it's difficult to imagine how this video could be more disingenuous and hypocritical.

  cedars.

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  It appears their hypocrisy knows no bounds.
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  Paul belived paradise was heaven

  by DS211 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  now i want all to add whatever they want to.

  i was just reading the bible reading for tonights meeting and started 2 cor 12...and what i noticed was that paul here is revealing something, a revelation or vision of sorts, here it says (and its from the nwt for lurkers).

  12 i have to boast.

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  "Paradise" is used only three times in the New Testament - 2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7; Lk 23:43 - and it's pretty clearly a reference to heaven in all cases.
  
  Of these verses, Luke 23:43 presents the biggest problem for the WTS:
  
  Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
  
  Despite all instances of "paradise" in the NT clearly implying heaven, the WT says this "paradise" is a FUTURE TIME ON EARTH. That being the case, how could the evildoer be there "today"?

  But then, when has the GB ever allowed a little thing like the bible to get in the way of a good doctrine.
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  New Awake magazine goes after the media

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a link to the pdf.... http://www.jw.org/download/?issue=201312&output=html&pub=g&fileformat=pdf&alllangs=0&langwritten=e&txtcmslang=e&isbible=0.

  some interesting quotes.... while it is wise not to believe everything we read in the news, it does not follow that there is nothing we can trust.

  the key may be to have a healthy skepticism, while keeping an open mind.tone: when the tone of a news item is angry, spiteful, or highly critical, it suggests that an attack is under way and not a reasoned argument.sources: is there evidence of thorough research?

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  There are a number of child abuse cases lined up against the WT right now. It's reasonable to assume they expect more to come. I see this as damage control, preparing their readers for what they expect to be in the news in the near future.
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  The Lawsuit Landslide: Irwin Zalkin representing ELEVEN child abuse victims against Watchtower

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  many of you will be interested to know that irwin zalkin now has 11 lawsuits against watchtower at various stages.. these can be summarized as follows.... j.l.

  shocked by the lack of action, the victims mother immediately left the congregation with her son.

  by this stage campos was a known predator with complaints having been made to the elders at linda vista spanish, playa pacifica spanish and the watchtower dating back to 1982.elizabeth mcfarland ohio a former ministerial servant named scott silvasy sexually molested elizabeth when she was a child through her early teens.

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  clarity:

  I was told, an elder on the west coast, was sentenced to prison for rape of children.

  But except hearing of it thru hearsay ... it really is off the radar!

  Lou Daigle was a Jehovah's Witness elder and child rapist on the West Coast (BC) who was sentenced to prison this year. It was not publicized that he was a JW.

  http://www.oyetimes.com/news/canada/37953-city-of-surrey-man-louis-daigle-sentenced-to-11-years-jail-for-sexual-offences
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  What kind of scandal would cause most JW to leave the "truth"?

  by Iamallcool in

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  The only thing I can come up with is if the GB were to print BLATANT, OUTRIGHT LIES in the Watchtower magazine. That would totally do it for sure.

  Oh wait,

  Never mind.

  (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/261206/1/People-it-really-is-this-simple)
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  Truth be Told

  by witchywoman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband and i had the wonderful opportunity to see this movie in portland oregon.

  it is produced by gregorio smith.

  he was raised in the jehovah's witness religion, and shows this movie from that point of view.

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  Trevor Scott

  witchywoman,
  
  Nice that you were able to talk to Nate. He's a great person who has never hesitated to talk about his experience of growing up in the JW religion.