Posts by unique1

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When were JW congregations desegregated?

by gaiagirl in

have jw congregations always been integrated?

or was there a time in the past when they were racially segregated similar to other churches, schools, etc?

if there was a change in policy, were jws leaders in the movement to integrate, or were they just following along because circumstances forced them to do so?

unique1

In NC, halls were segregated until the 50's. They often talk about the first time they merged and how wonderful it was.

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My dear mother Crapola

by sooner7nc in

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hey everybody, my mom's onboard now.

she joined a month ago and just now told me, the ol' broad.

i'm so happy i could cry!!!

I've just become a father

by jwfacts in

i have been married for 10 years and have two wonderful step kids, 15 and 21. being a jw i did not want a child as life seemed so pointless.

things changed for the better since leaving and i am now the proud father of a big baby boy zac - 9pounds (4.1kg), 52cm long and huge lungs.

my wife is filipino so the baby looks very asian at the moment.

Fun with study article April 2008

by hamilcarr in

perhaps it is not surprising that in lands where many have received such an education [at college or university] belief in god is at an all-time low.. w2008-04-15 repudiate "valueless things".

perhaps it is not surprising too that in lands where many haven't received such an education, crime, violence, war, deprivation, starvation, child death, female suppression and mind control are at an all-time high.

is this not a clear fulfillment of the words paul wrote to timothy that we are living in critical times?

unique1

Impressive. Mind control huh? They are really picking on others about mind control????

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I think I just became an unbaptized bible study student apostate

by AddaGirl in

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i had some major questions regarding 607 bce which directly affect the doctrine of 1914. my teacher, admitting being weak on history, could not answer my questions.

i started researching and found that the appropriate dates for the "seventy years" were appearing to be 609 bce to 539 bce, the ruling period of babylon.

this meant that everything i was being taught based on 1914 was in effect, a lie.

unique1

Impressive. Hope you got one or two to really think about it.

WELCOME to the board by the way.

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My daughter is in the hospital .......... it's kind of weird not to pray

by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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my daughter shannon is 20 weeks pregnant.

the placenta is pulling loose and she has some bleeding.

the doc seems confidant that both she and the baby will be fine.she found out this week that it is a boy.

unique1

Awww, I am so sorry to hear that your daughter is going through this. I hope the high risk doctor will be able to offer some hope.

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new BS assignment, new threats.

by inkling in

ok, so after about 2 months of straight absence from my bookstudy, the elders shuffled me off.

apparently my current (actually quite kind, if a bit clueless) bs overseer was.

not being enough of a nazi.. my newly assigned bs has a (aforementioned in another post) dimwitted, socially obtuse, and.

unique1

I would just straight up tell him "While I appreciate your concern, I am a grown man capable of making my own decisions. If I choose to not go to the meeting that is my call and none of your business. If I ever need any help from you I will call YOU. Until that time comes I would appreciate it if you didn't harrass me every Tuesday and Thursday."

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I'm new!

by uhoh08 in

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hi everyone.

this is my first entry but i just wanted to know if any of you been able to convince your friends to come out of the "truth" and realize the society for what it really is?

unique1

Welcome.

I haven't really tried to get anyone out. I am not very persuasive. My friend Leftbelow (screen name on here) has been able to get at least one out and one half way out and is working on another.

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I am an Aunty

by Princess Daisy Boo in

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yay - my sister in law gave birth to a beautiful little baby girl on sunday - tiny little thing, only 2.7 kgs, but absolutely precious... now i know i have two of my own and would probably go insane if i had anymore, but god i am so broody... .

.

unique1

CONGRATULATIONS!!! She is a pretty little thing.

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OK you scuz buckets... I'm mad now!

by dawg in

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folks, surly one of you can tell me what the scriptual reasons the jws have that only the so called "annointed" should partake of the evening meal as the laughable jws call it?

have i pissed someone off?

did i not bathe this week?

unique1

From the Reasoning Book:

Who

istopartakeofthebreadandthewine?

Who partook when Jesus instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal shortly before he died? Eleven faithful followers to whom Jesus said: "I make a covenant with you, just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom." (Luke 22:29) They were all persons who were being invited to share with Christ in his heavenly Kingdom. (John 14:2, 3) All who partake of the bread and wine today should also be persons whom Christ brings into that ‘covenant for a kingdom.’

How many are there that partake? Jesus said that only a "little flock" would receive the heavenly Kingdom as their reward. (Luke 12:32) The full number would be 144,000. (Rev. 14:1-3) That group began to be selected in 33 C.E. Reasonably, there would be only a small number partaking now.

2004 Watchtower 3/15

Who

AretoPartake?

To identify who properly partake of the Memorial emblems, we need to understand what the new covenant is about and who are party to it. The Bible states: "‘Look! There are days coming,’ is the utterance of Jehovah, ‘and I will conclude with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant . . . I will put my law within them, in their heart I shall write it. And I will become their God, and they themselves will become my people. . . . I shall forgive their error, and their sin I shall remember no more.’"—Jeremiah 31:31-34.

The new covenant makes possible a special kind of relationship with Jehovah God. By means of this covenant, a certain group of individuals become his people and he becomes their God. Jehovah’s law is written within them, in their heart, and even those outside the fold of physically circumcised Jews can come into the new covenant relationship with God. (Romans 2:29) The Bible writer Luke speaks of God’s purpose to ‘turn His attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name.’ (Acts 15:14) According to 1 Peter 2:10, they "were once not a people, but are now God’s people." The Scriptures refer to them as "the Israel of God," that is, spiritual Israel. (Galatians 6:16; 2 Corinthians 1:21) The new covenant, then, is a covenant between Jehovah God and spiritual Israel.

On his last night with his disciples, Jesus himself also made a different covenant with them. "I make a covenant with you," he told them, "just as my Father has made a covenant with me, for a kingdom." (Luke 22:29) This is the Kingdom covenant. The number of imperfect humans taken into the Kingdom covenant is 144,000. After being resurrected to heaven, they will rule with Christ as kings and priests. (Revelation 5:9, 10; 14:1-4) Thus, those in the new covenant with Jehovah God are also in the Kingdom covenant with Jesus Christ. They are the only ones who rightly partake of the emblems of the Lord’s Evening Meal.

How do those entitled to partake of the Memorial emblems know that they are in a unique relationship with God and are joint heirs with Christ? Paul explains: "The [holy] spirit itself bears witness with our spirit [our mental disposition] that we are God’s children. If, then, we are children, we are also heirs: heirs indeed of God, but joint heirs with Christ, provided we suffer together that we may also be glorified together."—Romans 8:16, 17.

By means of his holy spirit, or active force, God anoints the joint heirs of Christ. This makes them certain that they are Kingdom heirs. It creates within anointed Christians a heavenly hope. They view as directed to them all that the Bible says about heavenly life. Moreover, they are willing to sacrifice all earthly ties, including life on earth and all human relationships. Although spirit-anointed Christians realize that life in the earthly Paradise would be wonderful, this is not their hope. (Luke 23:43) Not because of false religious views but as a result of the action of God’s spirit, they have an unchangeable heavenly hope and therefore rightly partake of the Memorial emblems.

Suppose a person is not absolutely sure that he is in the new covenant and the Kingdom covenant. What if he also lacks the witness of God’s spirit that he is a joint heir with Christ? Then it would be wrong for him to partake of the Memorial emblems. Indeed, God would be displeased if a person knowingly represented himself as one called to be a heavenly king and priest when he did not really have such a calling.—Romans 9:16; Revelation 22:5.

I know it is no 3Bullsh*t but hopefully it will be what you need.