Does that mean that devil's food cake is forbidden??? Boo hoo big time! Blood oranges are wonderful and even my dogs eat them after they're peeled.....the oranges, not the dogs.
Warrigal
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses eat Blood Oranges?
by Elsewhere in.
i came across some interesting oranges at the store the other day: blood oranges.. the outside is orange with large red patches, the inside is a deep red... it could also be described as a grape color.. i tried them and discovered that they don't have much of an "orange" taste at all.
i would say that eating one is more like eating a black-berry that happens to be shaped like an orange..
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what caused me to doubt the borg 2
by kilroy2 ini had been in the cult for 30+ years when a watchtower article came out about how a witness would never use any thing to defend him or her self, including pepper spray stun gun.
and absoultly no fire arms.
i had followed blindly for years cauz mama said so and mama and grandpa could not be wrong.
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Warrigal
Welcome Kilroy2! I'm in total agreement with you regarding defending oneself with whatever weapon comes to hand. I too have handguns, rifles and a shotgun and know how to use them all.
Jesus did tell his apostles to get swords and the swords at that time were not suitable for anything except self defense. l take this as a divine OK to defend oneself using weapons. The Roman short sword was certainly not suitable for hunting and would hardly serve as a spit to roast meat upon.
Jesus knew we would live in difficult times and allowed his followers to protect themselves and their loved ones with the most powerful weapon available to them at the time.
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Warrigal
Sounds more like the WTS dog and pony show to me. Wheeeaaaahhhhhh snort.
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Sins :D
by Eppie ini just realised that i have committed three 'wbts-sins', or did something at least very questionable in the eyes of the jws, in the past two days (besides the regular sex, drugs and rock&roll of course .
i went to a groooooooooooooovy concert (and i got the signature of the lead-singer on my arm!!!!
and the good thing is: i don't even feel guilty anymore!!!!!!
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Warrigal
Good for you, Eppie! Get out there and Live.
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Its been almost a year since I've been out; got a visit this past Sunday
by Leander inlast year on may 18th i officially stopped attending jw meetings, i first told my wife and then i wrote a brief letter stating that i was resigning as a ms. over that time period i've had some doubts about whether or not i was doing the right thing, but basically i feel that i've made the correct decision.
unfortunately i can't say that i've become more spiritual during these past few months, however i do feel more and more strongly that there are many things in the bible that may be erroneous.
i'm not at the point of being an atheist, but i do feel that i'm ignorant of god's purpose for humans.
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Warrigal
As I recall, the WTS said that when reading Bible verses its important to consider the context and to whom the statement was addressed.
Jesus told his APOSTLES to preach in Matt. 28:19,20. Not being an apostle, I never felt the need to go from door to door though I did to keep the elders off my back.
An interesting sidelight; Did the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius or the Samaritan woman at the well receive the command to preach? What about Nicodemus? Joseph of Arimathea? It seems there was a whole host of folks in the first century who were never told to get out and go from door to door.
Warrigal
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What Do You Think About "Jehovah's" Organization?
by minimus inas witnesses, you are constantly bombarded with the expression,"jehovah's organization".... if we don't believe in jehovah's organization, we are doomed.
we must put faith in jehovah's organization.
jehovah's organization is the modern day "ark of survival"........these types of expressions have been drilled in the heads of jehovah's witnesses for decades.
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Warrigal
What do I think of "Jehovah's Organization"? Jehovah left the building a long, long time ago.
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Article in the Awake about us "Apostate Fighters"
by LuckyLucy intoday i was at work and a jw slipped a watchtower and awake in the mail slot.in the awake there is an article titled "is there an unforgivable sin?
" here is a paragraph that caught my eye.. some people who were once faithful christians have purposely drawn away from god,perhaps because of bitterness,pride, or greed, and are now "apostate fighters" against god's spirit.they willfully oppose what the spirit is clearly accomplishing.
have these induividuals committed the unforgiveable sin?
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Warrigal
The WTS loves to throw up smoke screens to hide their true nature. The unforgiveable sin should be the one that is committed when the person doing so knows that it is a sin. Their Bible says that there is no forgiveness left for it.
I'd class child molestation, abuse and shunning among the unforgiveable sins.
Warrigal...of the Apostate Warrior Princess Class
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Do you think JW men treat women worst than 'other' men in power?
by BLISSISIGNORANCE ini ask this question because we often hear about jw men (bros., elders, servants, co's etc.
) treating sisters as lower and weaker beings than themselves.. but i wonder if it's not just a male-dominant world problem.
i didn't grow up as a jw so every male i met for 30 years was not a jw.
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Warrigal
Some, not all, of the men can be abusive and overbearing. They take as their mandate that wives should be in subjection to their husbands and milk that for all its worth.
There is an elder in the local cong who is verbally abusive to his wife and child. She is so cowed and downcast that I wonder if it becomes physical abuse behind closed doors. She doesn't socialize with the other women and won't engage in conversation beyond the initial niceties. I truly feel so sorry for her but she is afraid or constrained from reaching out to anyone.
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Warrigal
Yes! Now thats a real blessing. There was a special breaking news report this afternoon and we all stood up and cheered.
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Breakdancing is from the Devil
by Huxley insome youngsters (i always hated that word...) in our congregation went to a rock concert.
two out of ten of these kids decided to join in the "mosh pit", and try their hand at "crowd surfing", just like on mtv.
well the other eight kids decided to rat them out to the elders for behaving in a worldly manner.. the local needs talk the following week discussed the danger of music in the life of a young christian.
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Warrigal
Got a kick out of everyones comments on this thread....the WTS must know how fragile the belief system is if the Twist can take a person out of the ' troof '.