Topics Started by thomasaquinas

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Need some good thoughts....
by diana netherton in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it's been a tough year for me so far.

my grammy passed away in june and i haven't grieved her properly.

it was a jw funeral and that wasn't the platform to do that.
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A JW apologist writes about VAT 4956
by VM44 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a jw wrote the following in an attempt to discredit the evidence provided by vat 4956. comments on the author's logic would be appreciated.

does vat 4956 prove 587?.

many point to vat 4956 as proof that jerusalem was desolated in 587bce.
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God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah - Review
by Jeffro in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a recent thread about this week's study of the watch tower society's god's word for us through jeremiah led me to decide to review how much of the bible book of jeremiah is actually considered in that publication.. unlike other watch tower society verse-by-verse considerations of some bible books, their jeremiah book instead purports to impart lessons 'for us'.

key scriptures in jeremiah contradict jw doctrine, so a verse-by-verse approach was out of the question, probably having learned from their daniel and isaiah efforts that expose problems with jw interpretations.. one good feature of the watchtower library on cd-rom is you can search for a scripture, then find all the search occurences for where that scripture has been cited in jw publications, which made the process much easier.. in god's word for us through jeremiah, much of the bible book of jeremiah is ignored altogether.

in fact, less than half of the bible book is mentioned at all, and only 16% of jeremiah is actually quoted (including portions with the instruction to "read" the cited verses.
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Anyone here believe in white magick?
by diana netherton in
1. watchtower
2. bible
if so, does it work?

i've been reading up on it and i am curious as to how it works.. .
2008 The Secret History of the World by Mark Booth- Interesting quote.
by thomasaquinas in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is an interesting read for any who suspect history may be different from what we were taught in school or in the wt org.. the reason for the post is an interesting quote from page 539 of this book.

comments invited.... "how to recognize satan?

or any false prophet?
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Are there more XJWs than JWs?
by punkofnice in
1. watchtower
2. bible
......well, that's my question.. i have no stats to back anything up.

just putting it out there for thoughts/comments..
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QUESTIONS FROM READERS - W15, 01/01 .... new light!
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. bible
questions from the readers (w15, 01/01).

what is the christian position regarding looking out the window ?.

"gods word, the bible, commands us to thoroughly make sure of all things; hold fast to what is fine.
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Reason
by dissonance_resolved in
1. jw
2. experiences
so as someone newly awakened, my thoughts have turned to "why didn't i see this sooner?

how could i be so blind?

" part of it is that i never realized anyone may have left due to differences with the doctrine.
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How many fornicating sinners will be welcomed at the Memorial with hugs...hypocrites!
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we invited our very close witness friend to a picnic/coffee in the park and she said she would sms us and let us know...she didnt bother which is like a big f.u to me.

we are inactive but not sinners.

imagine all the fornicators she will be huging at the memorial.."sooo nice to see you!!!
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What Did You Do With All Your Watchtower Publications?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i needed room when i moved so i sadly threw my entire library away.

i mentioned this to an exjw.

he and his wife took all the hundreds of books, including bound volumes from the 1800s and are now using them for research and proof of watchtower lies.. what did you do with your books?.