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Wanna know something funny? my wife is a jehovahs witness as well as the rest of her family.
i am not. but i am 'studying' with a 'brother' to learn about it to know what she thinks about.
its not a bad religion. it has some good principles and good beliefs that i agree with, and some that i don't. I was raised a Lutheran btw (don't really claim belonging to any specific religon anymore)
i don't believe that there will be the end some day, and i don't think that JW is the only group of people worthy enough to be a part of this heavenly governing body.
i think there is a lot of religious showmanship and they do blow some things from the bible out of proportion, but definately not as much as some other religons
I do like some aspects, like them trying to live better lives, live by what they think is the right way to live (going door to door is to spread the word of God, like the prophets in the bible and such - reasonable), i like how they try to leave it up to the individual person to decide what is right and wrong in the eyes of God (even though the overall religion tends to tell you, the individual usually trys to just get the questions out there to think about), i like how they do not talk down about people (for example gays, they don't approve of being gay but don't condemn the people who live that which is a lot better than some religions).
I don't like how membership has certain requirements (like my wife who left the congregation and all that and did a lot of bad things, now has to write a letter or whatever before she can even talk and go hang out with other JW's), and how these requirements of man are imposed etc.
In my opinion, what OP did was wrong. You were pressing your beliefs more than anyone in the situation was. YOu should have simply stated your beliefs instead of telling a child to not listen to her parents (wrong to do so). I say, to everyone, next time a JW comes to your door, invite them in and have a debate. Politely. Trust me - its fun, it really is - especially when you get the right personality debating with you.
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R.I.P. Gov
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Originally Posted by The Rev
It's not a bad thing. We all chubbed a little on that one. The Reps really needed to be called out on their obstructionist ways. It's like they're stuck in Gingrich mode, and can't get out. They really need to reinvent themselves, bring in some new people, and really REALLY become the party of self-reliance and small government they'd like us to believe they are. Right now, they just seem like a bunch of pies.
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