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  WT April 15, 2015... Odd first paragraph

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  flipping thru the pages of the april 15 wt study edition, i bumped into something that strikes me as odd.

  not that the wt never publishes odd things, but usually such comes in the form of misapplied scripture or hidden second meanings.

  i've never paid attention before but to me this is the first time i see a whole paragraph with no bible verses to read.. in the article tiled "always trust in jehovah!

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  StarTrekAngel

  Thanks all for the pointers. Would be nice for the WT to point those out as well. Many will believe the bible says this things.
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  WT April 15, 2015... Odd first paragraph

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  flipping thru the pages of the april 15 wt study edition, i bumped into something that strikes me as odd.

  not that the wt never publishes odd things, but usually such comes in the form of misapplied scripture or hidden second meanings.

  i've never paid attention before but to me this is the first time i see a whole paragraph with no bible verses to read.. in the article tiled "always trust in jehovah!

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  StarTrekAngel

  Flipping thru the pages of the April 15 WT Study Edition, I bumped into something that strikes me as odd. Not that the WT never publishes odd things, but usually such comes in the form of misapplied scripture or hidden second meanings. I've never paid attention before but to me this is the first time I see a whole paragraph with no bible verses to read.

  In the article tiled "Always Trust in Jehovah!" the first paragraph reads...

  IT WAS a dangerous time to be a Christian in Rome. Blamed for setting fire to the city in 64 C.E. and accused of hating mankind, Christ’s followers were objects of intense hostility. If you were a Christian back then, you would daily face the possibility of being arrested and tortured. Some of your spiritual brothers and sisters might have been torn to pieces by animals or nailed to a stake and burned alive to serve as nighttime illumination.

  
  

  Can someone please point me to the bible verse that shows this? Where does it say that dead Christians were used to light the city? I do understand that such may have been the practice of the time, but I think that is no reason to print this as if it was guaranteed that it happened.

  Another interesting thing is the Spanish translation. The English version read "...accused of hating mankind..." while the Spanish version read "...se les acusa de odiar a la gente..." . Literally translated it would read " they were accused of hating people". Not sure how they translate this stuff... mankind and people are comparable but the accuracy of the translation would altered by the use of two different words. Which one, not sure... but they should have stuck to the same word in every case.
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  Joining another cult... is it an option? Your thoughts..

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i've just finished reading "freedom of mind" today.

  meditating over the many things i've read, one chapter of the book talks about how there could be a situation where more than one family member may have joined one cult, while another member may have joined another one.

  it mentions the possibility of using one family member against the other in order to bring them both to questions their own cults.. this hit me home as i had been thinking if joining a cult would be a good idea.

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  I've just finished reading "Freedom of Mind" today. Meditating over the many things I've read, one chapter of the book talks about how there could be a situation where more than one family member may have joined one cult, while another member may have joined another one. It mentions the possibility of using one family member against the other in order to bring them both to questions their own cults.

  This hit me home as I had been thinking if joining a cult would be a good idea. I know Mr Hassan has said before that comparing cults is a good way to wake up a loved one. However, in many cases is difficult to get a loved one to get them into such comparison debate when they have their guard high up. Chances are they will figure it out. But what about if you joined another cult? What if you get crafty and pretend like you are innocently falling for another group. I mean begin attending their meetings and participating in their rituals, provided you don't join anything crazy. My hope would be that they will come immediately concerned and would have to put their thinking to the test. They will try to talk you out of it and in the process, potentially wake up?

  Any comments?
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  What do you say to a 5 year old that asks

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  'dad why don't you go to meetings?

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  I know that the "boring" thing would work with my kids just fine. They already know is boring. They sure would be shocked if they ever learned that I've decided to stop attending meeting. But their question would come more from a perspective of "can we do the same then?"
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  language

  by brandnew in

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  2. friends

  ok so, im wondering if this site and many others can be translated into othe languages, cuz alotta spanish do not know ttatt.

  and im concerned.

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  I will send Paul Grundy an email to ask him if he would like to have us take a look at this idea. We could translate his site and research the WT articles in Spanish. I say this because older magazines were not published at the same time as the English ones, so the dates and page numbers may vary.
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  John 21:23 a new argument for JW's regarding false prophecy promoted being OK

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  i want as many minds put into this as possible.. there is a new argument among the extreme jw apologists, saying that even the disciples promoted mistakes.

  they base themselves on john 21:23. keep in mind, i am not a believer but i want the answer from a believer's standpoint, please.. .

  nwt:.

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  I've always wondered.. who was the apostle that they expected would die. It wasn't Judas was he?
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  this weeks bible highlights: Jehovah slaughters his own people to teach David a lesson

  by nowwhat? in

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  2. bible

  from 2 samuel 24. i am so mad at myself for not making a comment how could anyone explain this away?

  then after he slaughters 70,000 he then feels regret?

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  StarTrekAngel

  I am praying for your lack of faith as we speak. If you guys were making efforts to attend meetings you would know that our loving master (the GB) has provided the answer. The WT says that because of our faith we do not dwell on the things we don't understand. We know Jehovah knows better.

  LMAO!
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  language

  by brandnew in

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  2. friends

  ok so, im wondering if this site and many others can be translated into othe languages, cuz alotta spanish do not know ttatt.

  and im concerned.

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  StarTrekAngel

  I am bilingual as well and very much willing to collaborate in an effort to put together a site like jwfacts in Spanish.
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  Kudos to you People Who support your Spouse Suffering Meeting Attendance

  by smiddy in

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  2. friends

  i was inspired to post this because so many of you lovingly support your spouse by going to meetings conventions etc .knowing the crap your going to have to put up with , hoping that someday he/she will wake up to the bs.. and your willing to do this for as long as it takes .i take my hat off to you all.. it must take a lot of intestinal fortitude and love to do that .. smiddy.

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  StarTrekAngel

  I meant to say "have the guts to do it". Could not properly edit on iPadiPad
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  Kudos to you People Who support your Spouse Suffering Meeting Attendance

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was inspired to post this because so many of you lovingly support your spouse by going to meetings conventions etc .knowing the crap your going to have to put up with , hoping that someday he/she will wake up to the bs.. and your willing to do this for as long as it takes .i take my hat off to you all.. it must take a lot of intestinal fortitude and love to do that .. smiddy.

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  StarTrekAngel

  I actually had the guts to do it. I can seat there all day long and listen to the bs if I had to. What I can not stomach is hear my wife put them above me or our family. Despite knowing what I know and actually agreeing with me (on a few topics only), she can not stop chastising the kids for getting distracted in the meetings. I've tried the road of showing her that she can not question my motives without questioning theirs.. That I only have good intentions . Her answer? The road to hell is paved with good intentions. What about their "good intentions?". Are those not paving the road to hell?

  in my case is more of a "keep your enemy closer" approach. I do believe in respecting her "faith" but as a loving husband it is my duty to press forward, even if it will eventually cost me my sanity or even my life. Leaving them alone to decide on their own religion is to risk for them to be manipulated by outsiders who could eventually hurt them. Sometimes, irreparably so. It would be selfish, in my opinion, to think that you should love myself above them