Rufus T. Firefly

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  Many JWs are chaste or virtuous homosexuals and "in good standing"

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  2. beliefs

  [it gets under my skin when people post that a jw was df'd for being homosexual.

  if one ever was df'd simply for being homosexual, one would have ample grounds for a lawsuit.

  the comments in brackets are mine.].

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  Is dis-fellowshipping a sociopathic practice? At least one expert thinks so.

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  2. friends

  we do not burn people at the stake any more.

  but how far removed are we from that dark ages ritual when we tear families apart through the misuse of disfellowshipping by misapplying scriptures such as 1 corinthians 5:11 and 2 john 9-11?

  with that thought in mind, please consider the following:.

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  Is disfellowshipping a sociopathic practice? At least one expert thinks so.

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we do not burn people at the stake any more.

  but how far removed are we from that dark ages ritual when we tear families apart through the misuse of disfellowshipping by misapplying scriptures such as 1 corinthians 5:11 and 2 john 9-11?

  with that thought in mind, please consider the following:.

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  "Take Me As I Am" (a song by Rumer)

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  2. friends

  i was deeply touched by a story titled i escaped a cult, and it ruined my life by rachel mirante saavedr which she posted on facebook.

  in it she makes the point that, to jws, "love is absolutely conditional.

  " it was my experience, too, that the concept of unconditional love is totally rejected by jws, and, thinking back, that may well have been the very first discrepancy i perceived between the christ-like personality and what i observed within the jw culture.

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  Interesting quote from July 15, 2013 Watchtower

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the article who really is the faithful and discreet slave in the july 15, 2013, watchtower contains a curious comment.

  in paragraph 10 it is stated: "in recent decades, that slave has been closely identified with the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.".

  can anyone tell me who in recent decades has closely identified that slave with the gb?

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  Disfellowshiping a pagan practice says AWAKE! magazine

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  the [catholic] hierarchys excommunication .

  is altogether foreign to bible teachings.. .

  the encyclopedia britannica says that papal excommunication is not without pagan influence.

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  Pre-Paid Legal Services...many JWs market it

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone know of any jws in the us who became involved in marketing pre-paid legal services?

  i believe it is now known as legal shield..

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  Two questions to make one think

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how do you think the wtb&ts (and the average jw) would answer the following two questions?

  how would you answer them?.

  (1) can one be a genuine christian without being a jw?.

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  A question for those still active as JWs

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

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  2. experiences

  from the sept. 15, 1981 watchtower, p. 23, par.

  a person might renounce his place in the christian congregation by his actions, such as by becoming part of an organization whose objective is contrary to the bible, and, hence, is under judgment by jehovah god.

  so if one who was a christian chose to join those who are disapproved of god, it would be fitting for the congregation to acknowledge by a brief announcement that he had disassociated himself and is no longer one of jehovahs witnesses.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

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  Apostacitis

  by Rufus T. Firefly in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  apostacitis is a term denoting a condition with which the watchtower society has become thoroughly infected, particularly since the year 1981 when sincere christians who merely resigned from the organization over principled differences in belief became viewed the same as unrepentant wrongdoers (1 cor.

  5:11) and as those rejecting the good news about the christ (2 john 9-11).

  there was a time when news of one becoming an apostate was so rare among witnesses that it sent shockwaves throughout the organization.

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