Topics Started by jamclark

5
whether the Jewish or SDA Saturday, or Sunday, the Pope has a point
by nonjwspouse in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i keep liking what i hear from this pontiff.

he lamentes not keeping a day of no work to spend with the family.. .

campobasso, italy (ap) pope francis has lamented the abandoning of the traditionally christian practice of not working on sundays, saying it has a negative impact on families and friendships....... at one point, the pope, speaking off the cuff, encouraged parents to spend more time with children.
10
so is the BORG now the WORG ?
by bigmac in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
j.worg.
14
The Scriptural Meeting JW's Don't Have
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
do you ever read in your bible about a "service meeting"?

how about the "theocratic ministry school"?.

the society has to reach back into the ot to justify its assemblies and conventions, as with national holidays in ancient israel.. yet, there is no official modern-day version of this:.
24
A suggestion for Fading Dubs. STOP SINGING!!!
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
whether or not you realize it [ many of you do ], words have power.

think of the power of the human voice.

think of a beautiful song, or a symphony.
25
Are witnesses the best behaved people in the world?
by speargrass55 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi everyone, i was discussing with a family member recently and was encouraged to at least consider the benefits of being raised in the truth.

for example,i'm not a drunk, don't do drugs, respect others etc.

the point is i've found lots of nonwitness friends who have similar behavior.. growing up, when a worldly person does something good like help someone i'll hear things like "that's nice of him, for a nonwitness.
21
Which Bible Translation?
by Blackbird Fly in
1. watchtower
2. bible
just wondering which is your favorite translation of the bible?

we only have the nwt (pre 2013 revision) here, curently.

but i wouldnt be opposed to having another translation to refer to....
52
GB's letter regarding UN membership - How Do You Prove Them Wrong?
by will-be-apostate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was reading brant jones' experience (published on jwfacts.com).

i read both letters: the one he wrote to the gb and the one he recieved from them.

link: http://jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/brantjonesunresponse.pdf.
8
yhwh
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
we have been told that this yhwh is the symbol for gods name and that they the jews didn't use his name because it was so special.

history shows that the name was banned for a time before the maccabees and after it was to sacred to say.

there is a problem with this idea though and that is, in older writings of the name dating back to around 1400 bce in egypt the name yhw was found and yhwh was also found on a moabite stella also very old.
101
The Last BOE!
by Atlantis in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is the last boe we will be able to provide.

our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.

we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.
14
Aren't Jehovah's Witnesses really standing in front of the LIGHT and blocking it?
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
folks are about as happy as they decide to be.. looking on the bright side of life gives you more of a foothold when things go awry.

nurturing hope builds a foundation for you which enables you to save for tomorrow and build toward the future and hang on when things get tough.. people dig their own graves when they become pessimists.

"why bother" replaces "that's worth a try!".