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3How do you deal with the constant strain?
by 24k injust last night, i had a jw relative visit from out of town.
while dropping him off at his nightly accomadations, a drive of only about five minutes, he, of course, took the time to inquire about my lack of meeting attendance, my use of the niv bible, and my recent trip to a promise keepers convention.
with such a short drive ahead, i didn't really want to get into a long discussion, so i tried to keep it brief and non-confrontational.
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Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New
by 24k inhas anyone heard of the gentleman who wrote the above titled book.
among other things, he claims the new world translation is the most accurate translation available today.
the author is jason david beduhn, an associate professor of religious studies.
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Well... I'm busted this time
by 24k ini think i may have just precipitated my exit from the watchtower a little sooner than i expected.
i was really looking forward to attending easter services at a local church today, and so made arrangements to ride with a friend of mine and his wife.
my friend is a recently disfellowshiped former fellow elder.
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Was it worth meeting with the judicial committee?
by 24k infor those of you who met with a judicial committee and were subsequently da'd or df'd, was it worth the time and effort?
did the elders let you speak your piece, or were they only interested in hearing that key word or phrase that would allow them to act?
was there genuine interest shown, proboing questions asked, did they really want to know how you felt?
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Do you find any value in attending the occaisonal meeting?
by 24k indo you still attend the occaisonal meeting with your believing family members?
if so, do you find any value in what's presented?
i still attend the occaisonal sunday meeting with my believing wife in an effort to show my respect for her feelings and my willingness to be tolerant.
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How long can you be a non-person?
by 24k into shed some light on the above question, i will need to give some backround.
3 years ago, i stopped serving as an elder in my local congregation.
i have not regularly attended meetings for more than 2 years and i have not participated in the door to door work for about the same length of time.
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Living in a divided home
by 24k inlet me start off by saying that i love my wife dearly.
she is, and has always been my best friend.
she is a devoted wife and a wonderful mother.
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Feeling Frustrated
by 24k inhave you had this experience when talking with friends and family members who are still in?
you:well the society looked down on attending college when i was getting out of high school.
them:they never said you couldn't attend college.
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How Many 1st Century Christians?
by 24k injust wondering if anyone has done any research regarding the estimated number of christians around during the 1st and 2nd centuries.
it seems that there would have been well over 144,000. if so, there certainly would not have been any remaining spots to fill during the 20th century.
of course, the bible doesn't seem to set a number limit on those going to heaven.
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144,000 ?
by 24k inwhile in the midst of a discussion with my wife, who is a devout witness, regarding who go to heaven, it dawned on me that the wbts teaching that only 144,000 go to heaven seems to have a fatal flaw in the math.
according to acts 2:41 "... about three thousand souls were added to their number that day.
" speaking of christians.
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