Topics Started by objectivetruth

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Why would Adam or Eve choose the tree of knowledge instead of the tree of life.
by smiddy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
please help me out here .. in genesis 2:16 it says " and jehovah god also laid this command upon the man: from every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction.

17 but as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it , for in the day you eat from it ,you will positively die.. ok we get that , but what about this ?.

wouldnt it make more sense to forbid the eating of the tree of life first ?
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Free to Believe, Leave? or be Shunned? other examples of WT Reps "lying" to Public?
by cha ching in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you think you can go to the wt and ask for a "straight answer" .... think again..... .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gipomx7wnyy.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/war-of-words-breaks-out-among-jehovahs-witnesses-2361448.html.
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New Article on BEARDS and Attire of Jehovah's Witnesses
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have had requests to add an article about beards and jehovah's witnesses.

it is interesting that there is virtually no statement that says a witness cannot have a beard, yet universally they do not have beards.

i have scoured quotes from all the threads on jwn, all references to beard on the cd watchtower library, and copies of elders letters that i have.
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A big shift in the world is about to happen......
by EndofMysteries in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't want to deceive anyone and i have to clarify a few things so i'm sorry this is going to be a lot more vague then you want.

infact if you do not already realize or also feel something is about to happen as in the title, then move along, it will be a month or 2 before i update this.

it's not my intention to annoy anybody, i am too uncomfortable to post any details because it's too new and i need to verify things, and i am also feeling responsible to give a subtle warning, that it might be something somebody needs to see.
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'Obey the organization like Moses'--why this is wrong
by sd-7 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was just thinking about how the watchtower often compares the organization's position to that of moses.

challenging moses, in their retelling of the biblical account, equated challenging god's authority, as korah, dathan, and abiram did, to their own peril.

the conclusion we are to gain from this is not to challenge, question, or disagree with the watchtower society's teachings even in our private thoughts.
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Dear Caleb - Jehovah is not sad
by jgnat in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i watched the children's video.

pretty slick.

do jehovah's will or else your parents and god will be very, very sad.
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Collective Guilt, how dangerous is it?
by Momma-Tossed-Me in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i will be writing a more comprehensive report on this topic but please give your thoughts on it.

i think that it has been used by some of the most ruthless dictators in history to control the public dialog within their countries.

it is a powerful tool that is very effective when paired with fear.
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True Faith
by paulnotsaul in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was thinking back to when i believed "the truth".

i was trying to remember any real emphasis put on faith.

it always seemed that faith, in the jw mind was a visual concept.
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QUOTES web site is off line.
by Gerard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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is quotes web site off line temporarily or permanently shut down?

http://quotes.watchtower.ca/
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I promise to stop after this one, one more rant...
by wanderlustguy in
1. jw
2. friends
is not talking about the planet or why we are alive, but why are you reading this?

why have you sought out this place?

only you know those answers, and i definitely don?t know anything about anyone, but here is the answer for me.