Topics Started by ClassAvenger

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God's purpose for Earth
by ClassAvenger in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hey guys, i haven't been around in a while and it's nice to be back.

i have some questions that have been bothering me, and i need some help.

i am a christian and i have been witnessing to a jw, yet there is one strong hard question which i have trouble answering.
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What do you disagree with the Disfellowshipping policy?
by ClassAvenger in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what do you disagree with the disfellowshipping policy?
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Born Again?
by IT Support in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
to those who consider themselves christian.... is it possible to be a christian without being 'born again'?.

did you get baptised again after leaving jws?.

confused.... ken.
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How important is the Devil to God?
by Narkissos in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a few days ago, on the thread about ?a new view of the trinity?, rubadub voiced his disappointment as to the lack of any really new view, such as a fourth member who could turn it into a quadrinity or replace any of the members of the trinity in case of emergency.

at the moment i just laughed, but later on i thought the devil could be a very good candidate.

just think: under the influence of persian dualism, shortly after yhwh, the god of ancient israel, became god in the absolute sense (say in the 6th century bc, with second isaiah), satan (from a common hebrew noun meaning ?opposer?
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Dallas Apostafest Pics!
by cruzanheart in
1. jw
2. friends
okay, i'll start it off!

it was a fun weekend -- on friday night we had a fairly quiet (for us) gathering at xenawarrier's and lauralisa's hotel room with hors d'oeuvres and then a nice dinner at gloria's.

saturday was lunch at sonny bryan's bbq and then off to get some culture at the dallas museum of art.
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.A question for the guys about VASECTOMIES!!!
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. medical
would you recommend it?.

i've got an appointment to see my doctor in less than an hour for some pre-op discussion.

i guess they want to make sure that i am sure!.
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I had to DF my brother a few days ago!
by cyberguy in
1. jw
2. experiences
i had to df my brother a few days ago!

i just wanted to visit him and my family late december.

anyway, he said, "we don?t want you here!
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Visible org
by A Paduan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've heard that jws explain their non-links to early christianity by some sort of imagined "competition of religions" that they "won" - is this true?

or else, how else do they explain away writings like this -

"all the ancient records of the roman bishops which have been handed down to us by
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Tonight I am sad..very sad
by fulano in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i was thinking of our friends who were tortured and who died in the concentration-camps in germany and other countries during ww2..and that all in vane as i understand now.. i was thinking of the missionaries of age who are frustrated in their assignments, who see how their lives have gone with no reward and finally without a purpose.. i was thinking of bethelites of age, with no change to go back into real world.. i am glad i had the guts to leave missionary-work at the age of almost 40 and at least have the next 40 years a real life!.
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Why does God create abominations?
by CPiolo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
many religious folks, including fundamentalists, moderates and liberals, from a multitude of faiths, including jehovah?s witnesses, claim that homosexuals, bisexuals and trans-gendered individuals are abominations in the eyes of god.

they believe these people are sinners of the worst sort, that their behavior is a perversion, is evil, dangerous and a threat to society, the family and/or ?family values.?

these poor souls are going to be punished in some way by god for their choices and behavior ?