I had the same thought cross my mind when I read it this morning. I could see it happening for all religions really. That will be the time that WTBTS says their prophecies are coming true. The scarlet covered wild beast is attacking Babylon the Great and about to touch the eye of Jehovah. The end is nearer! It will be a God-send for the GB.
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The organisation is one step away from this..
by Dis-Member inun slams vatican over child sex abuse.
a united nations human rights committee has slammed the vatican for adopting policies allowing priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children.. the un committee on the rights of the child denounced in a report on wednesday the holy see for adopting policies that allow the clergy to abuse children with impunity.. "the committee is gravely concerned that the holy see has not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, has not taken the necessary measures to address cases of child sexual abuse and to protect children, and has adopted policies and practices which have led to the continuation of the abuse by and the impunity of the perpetrators," said the un committee.. .
in addition, the un committee urged the vatican to release documents about the pedophiles and churchmen instead of concealing them.. it also urged the holy see to "immediately remove all known and suspected child sexual abusers from assignment and refer the matter to the relevant law enforcement authorities for investigation and prosecution purposes.".
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hello!
by gamergirl inglad to be a new member and find others with similarities of background.
some background info on me: my dad became jw when i was young, so i spent maybe a third of my life in the religion.
although i respect everyone's beliefs, i personally knew many genuinely selfless people in my congregation, but the way i was raised, now that i am an adult i am realizing was very sheltered and unrealistic.
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pronomono
We're glad to have you with us, Gamer Girl. For me, video games have been the only way I've been able to keep my sanity as I've been working on my fade. I like games with deep stories, but will play just about anything - DMC, BioShock, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, almost anything really except Barbies Island Paradise.
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History And The Search For True Christianity
by pronomono inwhat happened to the original christian churches named in the bible - philadelphia, thessolonica, ephesus, smyrna, pergamum, thyatira, sardis, and laodicea to name a few?
one would think that since these were the original churches, if we could trace the history of these churches down to our day, we could find who is preaching truth today.
obviously this doesn't lie with jws because it is a new religion, although i do not doubt the sincerity of their belief.. there are two likely cases that i can see: 1) these became what is now known as the roman catholic church, 2) the roman catholic church was an apostate christianity that seperated from these true churches and used their power to snuff out the true churches from history.. which one do you think is correct?
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pronomono
Thanks, itsibitsybrainbutbigenoughtosmellarat. I'll give that a read.
In my mind true Christianity comes down to the two basic commands: love God with whole heart and soul and love your neighbor as yourself. Absolute truth is impossible in our limited capacity. And for that reason, I am very reserved when it comes to religions that claim their teachings to be such.
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History And The Search For True Christianity
by pronomono inwhat happened to the original christian churches named in the bible - philadelphia, thessolonica, ephesus, smyrna, pergamum, thyatira, sardis, and laodicea to name a few?
one would think that since these were the original churches, if we could trace the history of these churches down to our day, we could find who is preaching truth today.
obviously this doesn't lie with jws because it is a new religion, although i do not doubt the sincerity of their belief.. there are two likely cases that i can see: 1) these became what is now known as the roman catholic church, 2) the roman catholic church was an apostate christianity that seperated from these true churches and used their power to snuff out the true churches from history.. which one do you think is correct?
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What happened to the original Christian churches named in the Bible - Philadelphia, Thessolonica, Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, and Laodicea to name a few? One would think that since these were the original churches, if we could trace the history of these churches down to our day, we could find who is preaching truth today. Obviously this doesn't lie with JWs because it is a new religion, although I do not doubt the sincerity of their belief.
There are two likely cases that I can see: 1) these became what is now known as the Roman Catholic Church, 2) the Roman Catholic Church was an apostate Christianity that seperated from these true churches and used their power to snuff out the true churches from history.
Which one do you think is correct? What do you believe happened to these original churches?
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Reading Captives of a Concept: Interesting what i read in CH3
by DS211 insurely jesus would have noticed what they had been teaching about his second coming, or invisible presence as they prefer to call it.
matthew 24:3 37 .
today they teach that he returned to begin his second coming in 1914. but the proclaimers book explains that this was not what they were teaching before, during and for many years after jesus' inspection in 1918-1919. on pages 46 and 47 it explains that in 1876... .
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pronomono
I just started that chapter Friday. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
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WTS putting recommended hotel list on JW.org
by doinmypart ini wanted to make hotel reservations at a place my wife and i like to use, but my wife told me she already made reservations.
she said the wts has the list on jwdotorg.. anyone else know about the recommended lodging list being online?
i couldn't find it.
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The site is rooming.jw-conv.org . its very simplistic. And without a login you won't get far.
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Will the 2014 Memorial partaking YOUR last?
by prologos inpossibly yes.
many wt doctrine dissenters have privately taken the bread&wine on that night for years.
one reason is that the new covenant is not for heaven, but for forgiveness of sin, and jesus served the emblems to those with an earthly hope.
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pronomono
.....diarrhea, explosive diarrhea.
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i finally had "the truth" talk with the hubby
by monis ini have been inactive for a couple of years.
he has too, but wants to go back.
he has never researched anything about jws.
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pronomono
Billy, My thoughts exactly. I had the exact same thought seconds before reading this thread. It was like deja vu.
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Have You Ever Met...Or KNOW...a GB Member?
by Cold Steel inif so, what is your experience?
i've seen only a few talks by gb members and would like to hear what they're like.
are they personable, aloof, humble, arrogant?
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pronomono
I haven't personally met one, but Stephen Lett joined us this past weekend at a couple of assemblies in lower Alabama. He wasn't anything special, just a regular brother like all the rest of the speakers. No extra holy spirit. It made my blood boil when he started talking about apostates and said "Did you know a member of the GB turned apostate?" Shame on him for speaking of Ray like that.
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I met a lovely x JW sister this morning
by KateWild inon my way to work, i saw my neighbour from the next street sitting at the bus stop as usual.
i always offer her a lift and say hello and try to "encourage" her.. the family was in our book study, the kids know i love them to bits.. well did the flood gates open or what, she has got old mags she wants show me, internet websites.
if she is on here she hasn't worked it out yet.
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pronomono
I'm happy for you Kate. You deserve a good friend.