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Christianity EtcRe: Worst Bible Translation? by truthislight: 3:08pm On Aug 11, 2012
eddy1977: to add to this list, I would also say that the Jehovah,s witnesses bible is a pile of manure
can you site an example?
Christianity EtcRe: Worst Bible Translation? by truthislight: 3:05pm On Aug 11, 2012
SimonAndal: That's why I read none at all. The only bible-like book I've read is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
I See!

No wander you are who you are.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 2:45pm On Aug 11, 2012
Nimshi: .

Fresky : I have one question for you:

In what year did the JWs recognise 607 BCE as the date for the destruction of Jerusalem?

If you don't know, go and find out and return.

Don't copy/paste anything yet, just answer that question with a date, and the reference from Watchtower literature.

That ought to put a break on the repetitive stuff you've been posting.

So:

In what year did the JWs recognise 607 BCE as the date for the destruction of Jerusalem?

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the answer given to you is so ACCURATE that all that is reading this thread can see and know that your basis for attacking the JW is fraudulent and lies.

Did you accept the answer no, since the truth is not and never your interest but to do the desire of your father who is a liar and the father of the lie satan himself.

How can you have remain in the truth? No, not visible since it takes honesty of mind to see the truth and love it.

After the answer of 607 BCE has been given you look at the next childish question you are asking ^^^^

is 607BCE a personal thing of the JW or it is a bible thing?
The JW are simply saying that bible properties are accurate and not that it is the property of JW in brooklyn.

The question of when they adopted it is of what significant? ^^^^
Hatred has eaten you up and blinded you, If you cant beat them join them.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight:
@ nimshi

You said that the JW settled people that are child abuser

lies!

unlike catholic priest that are custodian of parishes, the JW dot have such individuals in any place that stay under the control of the JW and become their liability.

The only hosting is the bathel that is highly restrictive.

All members of the JW are independent and they take care of their self and their businesses, no how a members crime will translate to be the problem of the organization.

This we all know that their organization is different from others cus they dont have pastors and priest In cathedrals.

How then can a members offence be an offence that their organization will pay for?

Bogus, BONUS, BONUS. Lies
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight:
MyJoe: Lol @ child abuse, child, abuse child abuse, how strange.

@Nimshi
I am aware of most of these things. I was framing my statements to draw you out on that issue because when I think of the JW, dangerous is not something that comes to my mind. I am not defending anyone and I think it's better exagerations and incidental inacuracies and generalisations are avoided in discussions like this because it pushes the deluded further in his delusion. It "vindicates" his position, having heard countless times that he will be "persecuted".

I think you misunderstood the Africa ra.pe thing I mentioned. I wasn't "sanitising" anything. I agree about the freedom to think and choose matter. I have written considerably on it over recent weeks in frosbel's watchtower thread and won't rehash it here.

But at the end of the day, people make their choices. There are people who believe if they don't hand over 10% of their salary every month, bad things will happen to them. Who do we blame - them or their deceivers? Like you, I have argued on this forum that it's their leaders. But I recognise that the other side has a good argument. Philosophically, it is a tough question. What we both agree on, though, is that the deluded should be helped, if possible. But you must keep it whiter than white to avoid firming up the position of their captors.

The child abuse matter is fairly well-known in the West, particularly the US, where it has been reported by the major networks, with people like Barbara Anderson - thanks to her for blowing it open - interviewed in some cases. Three or four years back it was even mentioned in district conventions in the US about the payout to victims - it was already in the media, you see. No, Nigerian JWs know nothing about it since it has not been in the local media. But, still, if something is on the international media and the internet... Now you have brought it here, just look at the reaction you are getting: "it's in your head". That's the individual issue I talked about earlier.

I will report my findings on the investment matter when next I come on, likely on Monday.
q

just a little observation.
your analogy on people paying 10% of their monthly salary to a church and the JW is quite an unrelated analogy since the collecting of tith was an exclusive to the jewish livitical law covanant.
The new high priest being christ cannot and does not collect literal material tith for feeding.
In the old arrangement it was men that die that collect tith. Hebrews 7:8 to 12.

so, when leaders go contrary to what the scriptures says it is their error and they bear it and people should see and know that they are not following what the bible says that is if the people had love for God's word. 2thessolonians 2:9-12.

But when people keep going to them for the promise of prosperity/selfish reason the individuals greed is misleading him.

The JW stand by what the bible says.

So, the comparism lags since they operate at different principles/tangents.
Peace

One is off from what the bible says while the other is exclusively on what the bible says.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight:
Nimshi: Since you cannot see any false JW teachings from what I've written, I am unable to further assist you.
Recall I did hint at being you (only as a poster here) being constrained in ability to understand stuff . . . but:

1) you could learn a bit from the ongoing discussion witn MyJoe on this thread (MyJoe may well be a JW . . . )
2) it appears you have some difficulty in understanding structured arguments.

Now, youtube is your friend, so I will be recommending videos for you. Here's one Witness talking; 30 years a Jehovah's Witness:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNyg68Gg2MI
my understanding is that christianity is not for perfect people.

Peter was not perfect since he even denied the christ, and so was other of his apostles.

Love for God cannot be an offence.
If i should take the JW that are sacrificing a lot to follow that narrow tight life style of christianity what will i do with all the criminals and all those extorting money from people and those people nonchalant about christ?
What about those living extravagant lifestyle though they dont even know what the bible teaches?

All you have advocated are the easy things that all are doing but the JW seem to be the ones restricting themselves to suit the bible which i think is not easy to do.

I have red the bible from start to finish with notes on Gods views on varying topics that has to do with how God views things.
so, i can build my own opinion as to what the bible says.

Why other MOG claim inspiration they dont follow the bible in all it says.

The JW dont claim that God talk to them but says that the bible is Gods's word.
They defend the bible and accord it respect more than any other religion.
Most other religions i have talked to take some part of the bible and reject some and claim that some part are not real,

meanwhile, some contradict the bible outright and stick to the pride of their MOG.

Are you of the opinion that the witnesses that took their time to dig deep into the bible over and over and are able to bring out information that other churches never bothers are the ones doing the wrong things while the ones that dont even take the bible seriously is on the right?

Why then did Jesus say that one should keep on asking and seeking if the JW effort and interest will be a crime?

You said they copied their doctrine from 7day advantist or so, whichever, it is them that i seem to see doing the teaching and preaching round the clock which made me to wander how christ will be feeling concerning their works?

Christ ones said:
"if they are not Against us they are for us"

i wander if christ will hate them for not supporting wars and being seperat from the world.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 9:43pm On Aug 10, 2012
Child abuse, child abuse, child abuse,

how strange huh

This stuff dont go unnotice?

Men it will make head lines.

Hope it is not just on you head?

Acts 15:29 says take no blood.

Fractions Ofcouse makes up the blood.

Hiv even lives on body fluids even breast milk.

Come up with biblical teaching that is unscriptural of theirs pls.

This thread is getting boring with this.
Gash! Can pass for a nagging wife.
Peace
Christianity EtcRe: Theists Who Hear The Voice Of God & Feel Everyone Should Believe by truthislight: 8:52pm On Aug 10, 2012
Martian: This person sums up what I would like to tell christians/muslims but I'm always too busy laughing smiley or saying it in a mocking fashion.

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/blog/2012/04/05/prayer-hallucination-and-date-night-with-god/
one lazy dog, on April 6th, 2012 at 5:18 am Said:
[b]I don’t think it’s too surprising to hear that people see or hear their culture's specific god or gods. As an artifical construct that is specific to humankind throughout history, spirit worlds of all sorts have been conjured up for many reasons and rationales. To “know” that god speaks to one as an individual is no doubt emotionally comforting, but what about the many others across all societies and history who have similarly known that their god or gods speak also to them. Are we saying that they are wrong and delusional, but we are right?

A belief in some sort of spiritual life is all well and good, but one should not be upset that such a thing does not stand up to an objective and scientific analysis. There is a reason why miracles of the church have disappeared with the appearance of the age of reason. I would advise the devout to be content with their inner spirituality, but be cautious in demanding that others follow your own beliefs. What each of us “know” is very much our own.[/b]

*edited
all this voice hearing stuff is not universal to religious people today.

Why the voice?

From who?

How do you verify the claim of whose voice it is if any?

Not when majority of extortioners claim to hear from God,
so, if they did, what God was that going by there actions and life style?

Action speaks louder than voice or claims of voice.

"By there fruit you shall know them"
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight:
Nimshi: You asked a direct question, I'll answer it thus:

--- (1) I have some limited data on what happens to Christians who become JWs and then discover that the doctrinal purity that attracted them to the JWs is a sham. The final effect - and this conclusion is almost complete - is that they end up losing all faith in God or religion. This is fascinating. There's an ongoing study to figure out why. It is my inclination that research will confirm what is already known: the JW religion casts all other Christians as members of 'Christendom' (this is disingenous and dishonest), and since the JW religion goes to great lenghts to discredit Christendom, most almost all JWs and JW associates find Christendom detestable. Now, when converts/recruits are opened to the true history of the JWs, they see the JWs for what they are, and then they lose all hope, finding no refuge anywhere and having lost all hope in God. This effect can be devastating to individuals whose lives are dependent on believing in a supreme being, and particularly, the God of the bible.

--- (2) Do you know of the JW doctrinal practice of disfellowshipping people? This is perhaps the singular/most destructive doctrine. If you respond that you know, then I will go into details why this makes the JW religion a dangerous one; I will furhter show how this policy destroys lives, distrups families and hasdicaps people who, having being JWs, decide to want to lead a different kind of life.

--- (3) I would classify the JW religion as a high control sect (this is not my invention; many researchers have arrived at this correct conclusion long ago); I do not say this lightly and for effect; there's credible evidence thatthis is the case; this makes the group dangerous. There are many doctrines that characterise this group, including the surrender of natural/fundamental rights at baptism, the draconian no-blood doctrine, the (presently) immutable position that what Brooklyn orders as 'doctrine' is always right: dissent is absolutely unallowed, as is independent consideration of scriptural points ...

There's more . . .

Now, a note: I don't claim that individual rank and file JWs (those whom you're wont to see on the streets) are necessarily dangerous as individuals; no. It is only when acting as agents of the Jehovah's Witness organisation, preaching as they have been indoctrinated, that they assume the mantle of danger. If you are willing to discuss, I could expound on this.
it is obvious that you dont have the capacity to prolong your own life or reward yourself with everlasting life let alone others, but that God that you dont belief in will if people get correctly and follow the guirdliness recorded in the bible.

Why not make yourself more usefull by pointing out were the JW teaching does not agree with the bible.

It like you are not aware that the act of disfellowshiping is a bible commend at 1cor 5:9-13.

"I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person." (1 Corinthians 5:9-13).
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^ whether you like it or not is immeterial, but what the bible says is of utmost important and final with the JW.

If the JW so hate members of other religion why do they go teaching them the bible?

Some people have been JW for upward of 40yrs but they are not delusional.
I just wander what such kind person expectation were when he is fully aware that the JW preoccupation is to preach.

Lies are easy to say.

Is it that the JW make promises of riches to people that dont come to past?

The only demand i know that is compulsory is preaching and most of them so do enjoy it.
Ofcouse paul did that till he died and so was other of christ apostles.

It is then obvious that if one never have genuine love for God but harbours selfish intentions the result will be delusion since God cannot be deceive.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 7:14pm On Aug 10, 2012
Nimshi: Here is the bad news:

--- Jehovah's Witnesses teach that at Armageddon, everyone living on earth will be killed except Jehovah's witnesses.
--- World population: ~7 billion; JW population ~ 7 million
--- Do you see how it is that you bring very bad news?
--- 99.999% of people living on earht will be killed according to Jehovah's witnesses. Do you see that that's bad news?

Regarding hell fire:
--- Yes, many Christian groups preach this, but JWs are not the only ones who don't preach it
--- For instance:
* Seventh-day Adventists do not teach hell fire
* Christadelphians, and do not teach hell fire
* Other Advent Churches do not teach hell fire

In fact, the founder of the JW religion, CT Russell borrowed this no-hell fire position from the Adventists.

There is superb scholarly work by some Protestant and Anglican writers who have proposed similar doctrines.

Regarding heaven: of course, you JWs too want to go to heaven, only that you say 144,000 will get to heaven.
You also teach that of those remaining alive today of the that 144,000, 100% of them are Jehovah's Witnesses, and you know them.
Amongst you, you're secretly 'envious' of those you think will go to heaven, and only them are allowed to take the Lord's evening meal.

Your religion is full of bogus teachings and ridiculous ideas.
Your FDS & GB are nothing special.
Your most important teaching were borrowed from other religions.
Your religion habours paedophiles.
You were members of the UN depart. of public information before being exposed.
You're not as separate from the world as you think; and you only succeed to recruit the misinformed into your religion.

Any more?
Actually, for one who says he is not an atheist and claims to know the much you know and said that YAHWEH/JEHOVAH is a tribal God of the Jews do you still think it is reasonable carrying on a discussion with you?
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 6:55pm On Aug 10, 2012
Ubenedictus: please let me inform u about the purpose, your friend max accused d catholic church of celebrating the last supper often instead of yearly like d jw, my post simply shows that d often stand is supported by scriptures and no d yearly stand. The 'anamesis' of d lords supper may not be important in ur church, but in my church it is very important, and i dont like it when accused wrongly.
How are u doing truthislight? Glad to hear from u.
Peace
am fine. Thank you.

Please, lets not go into meal thing here.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 6:51pm On Aug 10, 2012
Ubenedictus: right i get that

well one of d nationalistic ideas if peace, freedom and freedom to pursue ur happiness, well hypothetically speaking, if niger invade nigeria as germany did poland in ww2 and all our borders are closed, what happens to d jw who cant afford a plane ticket? He is suppose to sit in his palour when some soldiers are raping his wife and daughters and shooting his sons and they certainly will come for him next? He shouldnt use a gun if he has one becos that would mean fighting a war right? Something most jw forget is that those nationalist ideas affect us in one way or another.
Peace
what did Jesus told his disciples to do when the romans come to invade Jerusalem in 70ce?

He told them to flee to the mountains.

What did Jesus told peter to do in the garden of gethsemene?

As followers of christ we make decision as the scriptures shows he christ would have done and follow his examples though not very easy but that is what it means to be christ like.

If we go rationalising we may go following our own self and not christ.

Take note, God has promise to undo all that satan had and will ever do in this wicked world in his kingdom.

This hope is called HELMENT of salvation(if you know what i mean)

Hope of God's promises enable Jesus to endure even till death.

If it is not reward in God'skingdom of what use is God's love for Abel that God allowed Cain to kill him?
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 6:28pm On Aug 10, 2012
MyJoe: I wasn't doing you any favours or defending your religion - I don't care about the religion, only about the truth as supported by verifiable facts. I was just pointing out what I honestly believe is an error. If the person I quoted his post comes back and proves me wrong, I will accept and update my knowledge. See the difference between iron-cast dogma and genuine enquiry?
all the same you are welcome.

I easy fall in love with honesty

but how can it be iron cast when the persons/people can humbly come out and say that there were oversight in consideration of scriptures, that in the light of further evidence this is the direction that the scriptures points to?

Even when jesus disciples misunderstood him as asking them to engage in carnibalism and the majority left he appreciated that the twelve stood behind cus as they said he had sayings of everlasting life(peter said so)

there is time for every thing including knowledge.

Even Jesus told his apostles that he had a lot to tell them but that they cant bear it then but that he will reveal things to them in due couse.

Humility and patience is a virtue that the almighty does appreciate.
Peace
Christianity EtcRe: The 10 Dogmata Of Mordern Science by truthislight: 6:00pm On Aug 10, 2012
comnsense: Oh I mentioned Krausse simply as an example. The zero point energy theory is embedded deeply in quantum physics and Krausse is building on this. You might want to know that knowledge in scientific is never really confined to one individual. Scientists usually work and experiment in conjunction with other scientists.
o yes!
this now makes it to be no longer human huh

Why Then is it possible that scientific precept/theories can later be rejected and abandon? With the arrival of more veryfiable evidence?
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 5:28pm On Aug 10, 2012
Ubenedictus: no no no no, it says ''day by day, attending d temple 2gether and breaking bread in their homes, they partook of food...' if d 'breaking bread' was normal food why did d next phase talk about 'partaking of food'? That would be a silly thing to do? Repeating d same thing in one sentence like saying 'so therefore' hey can u remind me what d english man calls such a silly mistake?
I just to back my point 1cor11:23-26, verse 26 says and i quote "for as often as u eat this bead and drink this cup u proclaim d lord's death until he comes" i hope u noticed just as i did that d bible didnt say one a year eat d bread and drink d cup, no the bible says as often as d church does it d church is proclaiming d lord's death. Even if it is done every minute of d day, it proclaims d lord death. That is what my bible say, my bible says 'as often' not yearly.
Peace
there are more things that are wrong with religion than this.

Food and NO food. Unless there is a specific purpose.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 5:23pm On Aug 10, 2012
MyJoe: Most of the things Nimishi wrote is as written. However,


I’d be loth to believe this, since (1) I have been this close to countless JW’s and I have not heard anyone do this. (2) Their official teaching seems to be of the view that “physical structures” will not survive into “the new system”.
thanks and no thanks.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 5:20pm On Aug 10, 2012
Ubenedictus: wow good post, God is about peace and love and all those Good qualities, and country up against country should be, that was d reason pope pius xii gave so the catholic church was neutral during world war 2, but God is also about justice, and d innocent has a to defend himself against an oppressor, and God is also about prudence, and our life is important to him, this was d reason johnpaul 2 gave for advocating a non-violence-only demonstation in curbing d communist in poland instead of d military alternative, and it was sucessful. I know d issue is black and white to u, but as much as in any conflict i would say diplomacy first as d catholic church teaches, i would have no problem using a weapon on any unreasonable gunman about to shot any one of my family even if d weapon is fatal and even when i do that i would not have done anything wrong just as d catholic church teaches.
Donot pray that u ever be in that situation becos if u ever were u would have 2 options when d gunman is unreasonable 1 use d weapon on d gunman and go about feeling guilty that u just committed murder as d watch tower says, 2 donot use d weapon and live with the guilt all ur life that someone or people died becos u did ntin to help them.
Peace
Guy if you have a family and some dumb guy comes in to mess with them do defend them, get it?

But base on nationalistic ideas?
You are on your own.
Peace
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 5:17pm On Aug 10, 2012
Ubenedictus: wow good post, God is about peace and love and all those Good qualities, and country up against country should be, that was d reason pope pius xii gave so the catholic church was neutral during world war 2, but God is also about justice, and d innocent has a to defend himself against an oppressor, and God is also about prudence, and our life is important to him, this was d reason johnpaul 2 gave for advocating a non-violence-only demonstation in curbing d communist in poland instead of d military alternative, and it was sucessful. I know d issue is black and white to u, but as much as in any conflict i would say diplomacy first as d catholic church teaches, i would have no problem using a weapon on any unreasonable gunman about to shot any one of my family even if d weapon is fatal and even when i do that i would not have done anything wrong just as d catholic church teaches.
Donot pray that u ever be in that situation becos if u ever were u would have 2 options when d gunman is unreasonable 1 use d weapon on d gunman and go about feeling guilty that u just committed murder as d watch tower says, 2 donot use d weapon and live with the guilt all ur life that someone or people died becos u did ntin to help them.
Peace
Christianity EtcRe: Succinctly Anony by truthislight: 5:13pm On Aug 10, 2012
comnsense: Well, if you can't see a purpose for my post, then you are either finding it difficult to understand what I've broken down in simple terms or you have shut your mind to learning anything other than what you believe in.
As to there being no purpose to my life, you may have meant that as an insult, but in some way, you are right. My life in itself is purposeless. I wasn't born or created with a purpose in the mind of any 'creator' as you believers would believe. I am an absolutely contingent being - that is I am just as much as I may not have been. I didn't have to be. I am simply the sperm that got to an egg first (And so are you my friend).
However, now I am here, it is up to me to imbue my existence with purpose, to lace my actions with intentions towards a goal. I make my own purpose; I give my life its purpose.
Nope, no insult meant.

Am just trying to be a human that does not attached a purpose to every thing just like you have suggested we should not sir.
grin
comnsense: Well, if you can't see a purpose for my post, then you are either finding it difficult to understand what I've broken down in simple terms or you have shut your mind to learning anything other than what you believe in.
As to there being no purpose to my life, you may have meant that as an insult, but in some way, you are right. My life in itself is purposeless. I wasn't born or created with a purpose in the mind of any 'creator' as you believers would believe. I am an absolutely contingent being - that is I am just as much as I may not have been. I didn't have to be. I am simply the sperm that got to an egg first (And so are you my friend).
However, now I am here, it is up to me to imbue my existence with purpose, to lace my actions with intentions towards a goal. I make my own purpose; I give my life its purpose.
Nope, no insult meant.

Am just trying to be a human that does not attached a purpose to every thing just like you have suggested we should not sir.
Christianity EtcRe: The 10 Dogmata Of Mordern Science by truthislight: 5:02pm On Aug 10, 2012
comnsense: To your first question, I say that because it is logical. We cannot have an infinite regress...at some point there must have been a first cause that could not have been created and is eternal OR that came from 'nothing'. Now that something is eternal is problematic because if it is some-thing, then it came into being, it be-came. The only thing that can be eternal is Nothing or Void. So something must have come from Nothing or the Void. This is the only option.
But (and this answers question 2) scientists have proposed that the Nothing or Void before the Big Bang was not strictly nothing. It was a vacuum state with zero point energy - the lowest possible energy of a mechanical physical system. This is pure potential for becoming under which matter is popping in and out of existence. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-point_energy explains more about zero point energy.
Read up on Prof Lawrence Krausse and his views on this.
o! What a relief, it is a mans view. huh
Christianity EtcRe: Succinctly Anony by truthislight: 3:14pm On Aug 10, 2012
comnsense: Oh sorry, with regard, to the second part of your question, it is very interesting that you mention psychological motivations because I think that it wasn't God that created humans in his image and likeness, it was the other way round. Humans have long engaged the question of the origin of all things and having decided that it must have started with a force that was itself uncaused (as you cannot have an infinite regress) they proceeded to give this force attributes. We are imaginative beings and because we are purposeful beings as well, we tend to see purpose in everything around us especially in Nature. Therefore the first cause must have had a purpose in mind to cause the universe and nature. That was where it began, the first cause was imbued with purpose and mind, next came will, emotions, likes and dislikes, rules, laws, favourite humans, messengers, son, sacrifice and so on. This is why our religions and their doctrines, especially, Christianity is largely anthropomorphic. It is a reflection of our own human lives and society...so we have a king and leader who sits on the throne (like most human societies). He has a son or prince who would succeed his dad and with his dad, gives us laws. If we disobey, we end up in prison (hell) except Catholics made it one better; if we have committed a minor offence, we go in temporarily (Purgatory) but major offences carry a life term (hell).
that is why i cant see a purpose for this your post. And since i dont know you i dont want to add that there is a purpose to your life like humans always does.

So all you have written and your life is purposeless. tongue
comnsense: Oh sorry, with regard, to the second part of your question, it is very interesting that you mention psychological motivations because I think that it wasn't God that created humans in his image and likeness, it was the other way round. Humans have long engaged the question of the origin of all things and having decided that it must have started with a force that was itself uncaused (as you cannot have an infinite regress) they proceeded to give this force attributes. We are imaginative beings and because we are purposeful beings as well, we tend to see purpose in everything around us especially in Nature. Therefore the first cause must have had a purpose in mind to cause the universe and nature. That was where it began, the first cause was imbued with purpose and mind, next came will, emotions, likes and dislikes, rules, laws, favourite humans, messengers, son, sacrifice and so on. This is why our religions and their doctrines, especially, Christianity is largely anthropomorphic. It is a reflection of our own human lives and society...so we have a king and leader who sits on the throne (like most human societies). He has a son or prince who would succeed his dad and with his dad, gives us laws. If we disobey, we end up in prison (hell) except Catholics made it one better; if we have committed a minor offence, we go in temporarily (Purgatory) but major offences carry a life term (hell).
that is why i cant see a purpose for this your post. And since i dont know you i dont want to add that there is a purpose to your life like humans always does.

So all you have written and your life is purposeless.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight:
Nimshi: truthislight: look, there's no need to copy/paste anything from anywhere regarding 607BCE. I will posit clear challenges here:

1) Do you know that JWs have not always believed in 607BCE?

2) Do you know that 606BCE was initially the first date being peddled (+ 2520 years)? This mistake is elementary, as I would soon show.

3) Do you know that the man who raised the issue of the mistake JWs were making between 606BCE & 607BCE, Raymond Franz, who was then a member of the Governing Body, left the JWs? His book "Crisis of Conscience" is one of the books JWs are forbidden to read. You could test this out sometime and tell one of the JW elders that you want to read this book. . .

Now, let me ask you a direct question: what are those teachings of JWs that you believe are unique?

(I can easily show you that 606BCE, 607BCE and 1914 are not indeed original JW teachings: Charles Taze Russell, who founded the JW religion, borrowed these beliefs from the 7th Day Adevntists; this is documented, and the evidence can be provided).

So, please itemise why you believe the JWs are special.

Regarding child molestation, it appears you don't want to examine the evidence.

1) Just two/three months ago, the sum of over USD20million was awarded by a US court against the JW organisation for child abuse. Here are the links:

--- http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/18/us/28-million-awarded-in-jehovahs-witnesses-abuse-case.html
--- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160605/Candance-Conti-molested-Jehovahs-Witnesses-member-age-NINE-wins-28milion.html

2) This is not the first time; it happened a few years ago: in 2007 , JWs paid out millions of USD to settle child abuse cases. NBC news investigated and obtained documents showing one of the victims was paid USD 780,000 by the JWs; this is coming from some of the money you donate to the JWs.

3) Some members of the JWs who say what was happening but could not stomach it due to their conscience were hounded out of the JW organisation; this is documented.

4) I can explain why the JW congregations are a haven for paedophiles; it is quite easy once you understand the JW system for dealing with things like this.
lies!

unlike catholic priest that are custodian of parishes, the JW dot have such individuals in any place that stay under the control of the JW and become their liability.

The only hosting is the bathel that is highly restrictive.

All members of the JW are independent and they take care of their self and their businesses, no how a members crime will translate to be the problem of the organization.

This we all know that their organization is different from others cus they dont have pastors and priest In cathedrals.

How then can a members offence be an offence that their organization will pay for?

Bogus, BONUS, BONUS. Lies
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 2:31pm On Aug 10, 2012
Nimshi: --- 1) This is some of the nonsense JWs peddle. You betray your ignorance of the constituent costs of printed material. I will educate you here:

If you buy a book on say, www.amazon.co.uk for GBP 5.00 and you live in Nigeria; how much do you think it will cost to get the book to you? Almost certainly more than GBP 5.00.

Yet: you JWs have almost free labour for the production of all your books:
--- Some of the Writing Department people in your sect are paid salaries, the salaries are small
--- Almost all your GB (Governing Body) leaders get a maintenance fee, those are also small
--- Now, we come to the big one: marketing and distribution. In the real world, marketing is a big deal, but you JWs have zero marketing costs, and quite minimal distribution costs because people like Maximus85 are there to go to people's houses to market and distribute and sell the books for free. That's why the costs of your books are low, and you decieve people by telling them: 'look at the binding, look at the pictures, look at the quality; how much do you think a textbook like this will cost'? It's a useless question that has no meaning and is designed to deceive.



Essentially, yes; read my original post about this.



Of course, you wouldn't ask!

Like an ostrich: head in the sand: see no evil, hear no evil. That is exactly what some of your elders did when they found out fellow elders were raping children int he congregation.

And let me tell you: if you're humble enough to ask, I'll provide details. But far be it beyond me to offer pearls before hogs. You know very little about your religious sect; and it is a pity.



--- Pray for me?! The last refuge of the dejected religious! I don't need your prayers. Both Jesus the Christ and Jehovah, the tribal Jewish god of your sect have already prayed for and blessed me; heck, how do you think I knew all these things?

--- You are a diehard JW: almost no evidence will be enough for you, and when there's a hint of evidence, you close your eyes and don't want to see: none so blind as those who would not see. Yet, you will pick a bag, and go around misleading the uninformed, claiming you are preaching the 'good news of the kingdom'; what good news? There's no good news with JWs, only bad news.
so, you are one of those that hold the view that Yahweh/Jehovah is a tribal God?

The father of Jesus Is a tribal God?

Then why are we still Westing precious time with you?

Why should you believe in the followers of this tribal God or support them?

I went through your profile and found out that you are also a nuisance on other religion base on your previous post.

well, maybe you have the only true religion that we should follow.

O! You may soon open the only true church, when you do, please, remember to invite us.
Peace
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 1:37pm On Aug 10, 2012
Nimshi: 1) You're misinformed: ordinary JWs do not earn a salary. But a number fo people in their 'Bethel' centres earn salaries.

2) YOu want motivating forces?
(a) correctness
(b) dislike of deceit (
(c) dislike of making an apperance to be the only true Christians
(d) dislike of reaping where JWs have not sown
(e) dislike for the destruction of lives that JWs peddle as a religon
(f) dislike for a deceitful religion rubbishing all other Christians

3) I don't need you to join my team; I don't have a team

4) You're making a mistake about Adam: it is clear even from the bible that Adam knew all these things; he was not deceived, like Eve, his wife. Adam, according to the bible, made a conscious decision to do what he did. You have to be curious to want to know why; if you're not, too bad.

5) You're thoroughly mistaken about the JW organisation; you have fallen for their propaganda. The JWs were members of the United Nations DPI (where they enjoyed seveeral benefits for several years, including sticking to agreements to publicise the UN in their magazines), yet, they always claimed the UN is the wild beast in public. But once they were exposed as being deceitful, they withdrew their membership of the UN as an NGO. How is that being 'separate from the world'?

6) Yes, they don't collect tithes, but they collect 'donations'. Do you think their activities are funded by manna from heaven? No! They emply free labour to distribute their books, and they collect the excess funds and invest in properties. They also have shares in companies producing weapons of singular and mass destrcution; yet, they criticise war. Do you see the hypocrisy?

7) No, I do not hate JWs (it is in fact irrelevant if I did); I know most ordinary JWs, the ones you see on the streets and the sort who come here to defend their faith are victims themselves: they have been indoctrinated, most of them have no real life outside their JW circles, and their religion steers them to isolaing themselves from people, they call this being 'separate from the world'. The harm being done is great. Also, JWs destroy faith in God for people who end up believing them: if you become a JW, you cannot leave the religion without some serious consequences; this is not Christianity, it is slavery. The problem is that most people do not know until they're deep in; many become trapped and cannot leave.

8') My interest is partly in studying high-control religious sects, how they operate, how they recruit members, how they rationalise when their prophecies fail, how they keep their members in, and what they do to those who don't anymore want to be members. JWs are one of the most dangerous. And I don't ever instruct people not to become JWS, no; I however want them to be fully informed of the meaning of what they want to do, and the consequences it will have on their lives. JWs do not fully inform their potential converts.

9) It is clear to me that someone like Maximus85 has limited knowledge of jis JW religion; either that, or, he is being exceptionally deceitful. These are not idle statements, I am able to provide documented evidence from JW literature that this is the case based on the responses by that fellow on this thread.

10) If you have any other direct questions, you can ask; if you are dissatisfied with any of the above or require further information, just ask.

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you are just pedling what JW detrators are spreading on the net, have a life.

The only thing you can do is show where the JW are not following the bible.

The only aspect that is worth my time is the 607BCE start date and am coming back to show it to you.

And it is such Q you should pick on and see if there is a bases for that prophesy at all.

It is always good to save for the rainy days unless you are at a point of no return and wish to carry others along.

I will soon post the 607BCE date.

After this if you have such pertinent Q bring cus i dont have time to attend to all the lies flying on the internet.

Child molestation is a no go area among the JW.
So, i dont know ware you got that crab from,
it seems to be its only you that listens to the news this days.
Peace.
Christianity EtcRe: The 10 Dogmata Of Mordern Science by truthislight: 8:12am On Aug 10, 2012
PhysicsQED: You say this because. . .?



What schools are these? Reference?
pls ask him o!
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 12:58am On Aug 10, 2012
Maximus85: …the ‘battle of the great day of God Almighty’ (Rev. 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth’s present rulership, is already commenced.
MEANING THE PROCESS TO COMPLETELY OVERTHROW EARTH'S PRESENT RULERSHIP STARTED IN 1914.
guy
read this sentence again from starting part and see if you can see what is wrong with what oladegbu posted.
(when did armagedon started that it will end in 1914?)

it is a fraud that he posted.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 10:16pm On Aug 09, 2012
Nimshi: Actually, you're the one being possibly deceitful; either that or you're uninformed, or that you've been indoctrinated to believe a lie so much so that you cannot tell the difference between the lie and the truth. JWs have not mentioned specific dates (not in the sense of Date/Month/Year), but they have mentioned Years (a safer bet for a gambling sect).

The JW religion has predicted dates for the end of the world. The last date (the one that caused many people to leave your date-crashing organisation) was 1975. JW chronology led to 1975 as the end of 6,000 years, which JW chronology equated to being the beginning fo the rest of God (going by that most foolish notion that 1000 years = 1 day).

The JW religion predicted the end in 1914; and I have that challenge pending: let any JW show us anything the JW organisation wrote about 1914 before 1914 that was correct; and for every one such 'fact', we will supply two falsehoods.

The JW religion also predicted the end in 1925. The JWs also predicted the end of the world as the end of the last century.

Speculation about the meaning of 'generation' has led to the JW religion 'indicating' other dates as the end of the world. As we speak - right at the moment - the leaders of the JW religion in the US are encouraging young men and women no to expect to get old in 'this system of things'. They said the same things in the 60s. Many people are being misled to abandon their futures and stake it on the predictions of the men from Brooklyn.

This is one dangerous religion; many of the followers don't know it.

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i dont seem to know what you are saying, but its like you do have reasons, a lot of reason for being so particular and following all this detail that you seem to have about the JW.
can you please share with us what your motivating forces are?
Maybe if you do that i may be more incline to trust you and through away all the positive aspect about them and join your team.

You know why i am asking?
I just remembered that if Adam have considered the fact that all the good things that he had, his life, the wife, the fruits, the foods, the animals, etc etc, that they were given to him by God and that satan had not given to them anything absolutely nothing, he will have stuck with the one who had given him all he had and would not have made that big mistakes that cost him all he had and his children are still suffering.

So, i really wish to know the benefit of sticking with you.

The JW dont collect tith you know, they are not salaried you know, they dont drag with any body the things of this world you know? Their place of worship is humble, they are not cut out for the mansion like others do.

Am just wandering where they may have offended you in all this?
Have they exploited you?

Please explain the reason for the passion for this much hatred so i may understand and join you to do this your Good work.

Am waiting.
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight: 9:34pm On Aug 09, 2012
OLAADEGBU: This is what your organisation's publication said:

"…the ‘battle of the great day of God Almighty’ (Rev. 16:14), which will end in A.D. 1914 with the complete overthrow of earth’s present rulership, is already commenced." — The Time is At Hand, Studies in the Scriptures, vol. 2, 1886, 1911 edition, p. 101

http://4jehovah.org/images/stories/downloads/jehovahs_witness/prophecy/time_is_at_hand-1911ed-p101.pdf

Are you saying that you are still holding on to this prophecy? undecided
Olaa.
This your information self where did you get it from?

Are you aware that this your extract is of the view that as of when that publication was write, that armagedon has already started and that it will end in 1914 huh

So, meaning that this info you posted there is not even saying that armagedon will start in 1914 but that it was already on going as of when that information you posted was publish and will end in 1914
huh

Are you saying that the JW are that stupid to write that an event had started and is ongoing when it has not started?

Where they blind or that the information you posted is a very big CRAP?

So you can forge document this much and bring to the net and post in other to discredit the JW?

Now i know the kind of a christian you are?

Oladegbu = LIAR

coming up with fake information. This one has expose you.
Fake guy.
Is this what your brand of chritianity is like? CRAP.
Christianity EtcRe: How Did 'Jesus' Ascend 'Up To Heaven' With A Physical Body? by truthislight: 8:44pm On Aug 09, 2012
Ubenedictus: yes he did, but he didnt in any way add d word 'body' when talking about d father.

what part of d word spirit do u not understand 'immaterial' is one of d xracteristic of a spirit.

just to correct u paul didnt say d 2nd adam as a heavenly body, he said d 2nd adam is a 'life giving spirit. But yes i believe that truely christ after his resurrection had a spiritual body.

what is there to reconcile?

who said Jesus is in flesh and bones?

he is in heaven, and yes even after d final judgement some xtian will b in heaven in a spiritual body.

that can happen when d physical has been transform by d spiritual. D body is not an hindrance that is why it is a 'spiritual body'.

ha! U know i find it surprising, JW don blive a human has a spirit, yet they belive dat after d general resurrection those 144000 in heaven will be spirits. How do u reconcile those 2 positions? Man has not spirit yet a spirit of some men will b in heaven. Contradiction.
Peace
there is no contradiction here, are you not aware of the bible portion that says that "that which is mortal will put on immortality"
?

If they already have an immortal part why will they NEED to be given or put on immortality?

Immortality is a gift not that we already have it.

If you cant get the bible portion that says so tell me i will produce it.
Peace
Christianity EtcRe: How Did 'Jesus' Ascend 'Up To Heaven' With A Physical Body? by truthislight: 6:16pm On Aug 09, 2012
lagerwhenindoubt: @truthislight @ijawkid asides the intricacies and finer points, I do believe we agree on the above.
Jesus is in Heaven in a Spirit (Glorified) body that believer bound for heaven will acquire. as per Cor. 15 and if you follow Luke 24:37 you will realize that Jesus possessed and earthly body not a Spirit one - abi you are calling Jesus a liar grin
the angels that did similar things were the liars grin
lagerwhenindoubt: @truthislight @ijawkid asides the intricacies and finer points, I do believe we agree on the above.
Jesus is in Heaven in a Spirit (Glorified) body that believer bound for heaven will acquire. as per Cor. 15 and if you follow Luke 24:37 you will realize that Jesus possessed and earthly body not a Spirit one - abi you are calling Jesus a liar grin
the angels that did similar things were the liars
Christianity EtcRe: How Did 'Jesus' Ascend 'Up To Heaven' With A Physical Body? by truthislight: 6:15pm On Aug 09, 2012
lagerwhenindoubt: @truthislight @ijawkid asides the intricacies and finer points, I do believe we agree on the above.
Jesus is in Heaven in a Spirit (Glorified) body that believer bound for heaven will acquire. as per Cor. 15 and if you follow Luke 24:37 you will realize that Jesus possessed and earthly body not a Spirit one - abi you are calling Jesus a liar grin
the angels that did similar things were the liars
Christianity EtcRe: Jehovah's Witnesses Questions And Answers Page. by truthislight:
OLAADEGBU: Are you saying that we have to study Greek and Hebrew to understand what was printed in 1886 in the 1911 edition? Hello o! It says that the battle is already commenced at that it will end in A.D. 1914. I hope you are not trying to pull wool over our eyes.
the start of the begining of the process was 1914.
Then satan was sent down from heaven after which he will be sent out of planet earth since he had a short period of time.

When a prophesy like the calculation leading to 1914 comes to the period of fulfilment that the masaiah that was sitting in the right hand of God will start ruling, expectation gets high as to what comes next.

Adding to this is that at that same year the first world war broke out the expectation couple with the fact that no one knows the hour definitely causes one to be in expectation like Jesus had said.

Ever since 1914 the world have been in the short period of time that the bible says that satan has,

But the bible says that the process leading to the coming of armagedon starts with christ starting his rulership in the midst of his enemy casting satan out of heaven and next armagedon then Judgement day.

So, 1914 was the comencement of the event leading to armagedone.

I dont think they said the world will end in 1914.
This is internet, any thing can be put forth.
There is a video that addresses what you are saying, ask the JW.
Peace

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