Don't know I know exactly what you are doing. You are trying to convert people deceptively to your faith. I am simply telling people what you are up to, without judging who you are. If they wish to follow up anyway, then I will have no personal objection.
I'm posting a whole bunch of criticisms of Jehovah's Witnesses. Cringe, because I know you aren't allowed to read them. Because I'm nice, I'm warning you ahead of time. Don't read any further, because I am criticizing.
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Originally posted by ]{arao]{e:
It just goes to show Jehovah's Witnesses are known for their study of the Holy Scriptures.
LOL...the only reason you quote from the Watchtower is because you aren't allowed to quote from anywhere else! It is so nice that they maintain a monopoly on Biblical interpretation for its followers.
He of all people should know because the Pope is an antichrist..and that's why he was hesitant in telling you WHO it was...if he really wanted to know WHO it was ;o).
So this is the newest tripe from the Watchtower? How funny that the JW's maintain a hierachy even more oppressive and controlling than the Catholic Church ever was. Need I remind you that, according to the JW's, that Jesus was killed on a tree, not a cross?
Antichrist means against or instead of Christ. The term applies to all who deny what the Bible says about Jesus Christ, all who oppose his Kingdom, and all who mistreat his followers. It also includes individuals, organizations, and nations that falsely claim to represent Christ or that improperly ascribe to themselves the role of Messiah.
This seems to be an apt description of the Watchtower. Heavily revisionist interpretations of the Bible that cannot be surmised in any capacity (see "tree"), keeping the Kingdom open to only 144,000 who belong to the JW's, that, I must remind people, takes a monopoly on Christianity. Yes, all non-JWs are going to hell, and most of the JWs, aside from the 144,000, are going with them. Mistreated followers? You are forced to mourn life, not even allowed to celebrate birthdays or holidays, are not allowed to be patriotic in any capacity, those who leave the JWs are shunned, and you aren't allowed to view or read anything not handed by the Watchtower. And, considering, that the JWs maintain a monopoly on Christianity, they certainly pass the criteria on falsely claiming to represent Christ.
You, of
all people, should understand that.
Think about this the next time your Chaplain blesses your efforts for war. Think about this the next time the Pope apologizes for all the detestable things the members of his church and those in alliance with it have done to people...little boys too.
Well, it is because of this little passage that I decided to write this big article criticizing your religion. I've been very nice, but you crossed the line.
Lest we forget, the JW's predicted the end of the world more than once and failed, despite the fact that the Bible specifically states that no one will know the exact time of the end. The Millerites, the religion it split off from in the 19th century, collapsed for failing to predict the end of the world several times over.
You thin my patience...
Melon
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"He had lived through an age when men and women with energy and ruthlessness but without much ability or persistence excelled. And even though most of them had gone under, their ignorance had confused Roy, making him wonder whether the things he had striven to learn, and thought of as 'culture,' were irrelevant. Everything was supposed to be the same: commercials, Beethoven's late quartets, pop records, shopfronts, Freud, multi-coloured hair. Greatness, comparison, value, depth: gone, gone, gone. Anything could give some pleasure; he saw that. But not everything provided the sustenance of a deeper understanding." - Hanif Kureishi, Love in a Blue Time
[This message has been edited by melon (edited 03-04-2002).]