Topics Started by Rufus T. Firefly

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How the new US gay marriage ruling could cause trouble for the WTS
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
here are a couple of ways that come to mind:.

-- suppose a married gay couple, or even one of the partners, starts studying the bible with jws and decides he wants to baptized?

would the jws require him to get a divorce?
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Time Magazine Article: Now’s the Time To End Tax Exemptions for Religious Institutions
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
http://time.com/3939143/nows-the-time-to-end-tax-exemptions-for-religious-institutions/?xid=newsletter-brief.

june 28, 2015 .

nows the time to end tax exemptions for religious institutions.
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Fun at The WT This Morning
by OneFingerSalute in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so ofs was at the wt this morning, and on par.

14 the question was, "what trust can a faithful christian whose relative is disfellowshipped have?".

after awhile when no one else raised their hands ofs did, and was called on.. ofs commented, "one of jw can have the trust that god will lovingly give them the ability to uphold the disfellowshipping arrangement by totally shunning family members.".
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Car group stopped by
by All for show in
1. jw
2. friends
a car group out in service stopped by.

we don't even live in the territory,not even close.

we happened to be outside with the kids playing.
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The Confederate Flag
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.
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Going clear: Scientology
by James Mixon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a must see if you haven't seen it.

some scary stuff.

they pay their workers.
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Watchtower's deception regarding blood transfusions
by Rufus T. Firefly in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
you also ask why one can be dis-fellowshipped for taking a blood transfusion but not for taking blood fractions.

while both may affect the life of an individual, the expression "life-sustaining" in connection with blood transfusions is synonymous with the idea of taking in food for nourishment.

in this regard both whole blood and major components of it carry nutrients, oxygen, and other nourishment to the body.
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
by Rufus T. Firefly in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i hope this link works for everyone.

if you can watch this video, i think you will find it very interesting how closely scientology resembles the watchtower society.

for example, the watchtower's 'apostates' equate to scientology's 'suppressives.
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Fading and not "outing" yourself, what are your thoughts on it?
by Brock Talon in
1. jw
2. experiences
fading and not "outing" yourself.. what are your thoughts on it?.

i ask, because i just received a scathing personal message on facebook from a person who read my latest book and in it i describe myself as a fader.

i was not dfd and i did not da myself.
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What JW.ORG Needs - Live Chat Feature
by Garrett in
1. jw
2. friends
someone with influence needs to persuade the gb to add a live chat feature to the website.. i was strolling through the mormon site out of curiosity and noticed they had a live chat option.

golly, i can't pass this up.

i decided to talk to jake and spencer.