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Ann O'Maly

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  1. I've not dropped off the edge of the earth or forgotten about this site or anything. Just been too busy to catch up on discussions I've been having.  :)

  2. You seem to be bitter, unhappy and have a hate for the Witnesses - hence the constant criticism.  You seem to presume I do not read other materials .....For your information, I am not a spring chicken who has only lived in America.  I was a reporter for many years (not in English) and I therefore DO look at other materials so as to inform myself of what they say - and they seem to have similar stories. Most believe in Hell fire, Immortality of the soul and hence do not understand that Jesus' really died (his soul died),  are not neutral in wars, take blood, and believe Jesus is coming back in the flesh...  etc.

    I am actually on my way to live in Scandinavia - my husband and I are packing up.... I have lived in Africa, Europe and America.... so I have 'lived' in many cultures, I have seen many different ways of life and how people react to their environments.... and Yes - I have experienced the association with Witnesses in all of these countries.  I have learnt one gets out of it what you put in.  Nothing one does well comes easy - and one must be prepared to sacrifice things - then you get more back -  like Jesus did. 

    I also read Arabic (taught myself) and preach to mainly Muslims.... I have read the Qur'an, Hadith,  the Siri and much more.  Have you investigated all of this?   Have you really sincerely sat down and study what the Witnesses believe? ...And how this fits in with what is happening on earth today?  As a loving fellow here on earth, I refuse to tell you what to believe  - I can only encourage you to not to be a smarty-pants.  I have met many apostates/opposers - and they all trust in their own brilliance...and seem to have an all consuming hate of the Witnesses. It takes up their whole lives.

    1. Ann O'Maly

      Ann O'Maly

      Great.  I'm glad you have had a rich and varied life.

      I did not presume you didn't read other materials. It was only the material in the OP you said you hadn't read I was referring to.

      And I don't 'hate' JWs. Some of my best friends ... But I do like to challenge people when they seem to be shooting their mouths off or have a one-sided view of matters - you included.

      All the best with your move to Scandinavia :)

       

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  3. Wow!  Thanks for posting that link in the 607 thread!  I'd been looking for the quote it has:

    “It is not religious persecution for an informed person to expose publicly a certain religion as being false, thus allowing persons to see the difference between false religion and true religion.”
    The Watchtower, 15 November 1963, page 688.

    I must share it with Eoin Joyce because he thinks it's religious persecution to bring up what the WTS used to teach as "the truth".

     

    1. Ann O'Maly

      Ann O'Maly

      Ahh.

      Yes, Jeffro's site is excellent. And he did his research himself, i.e. he prides himself on never having read COJ's books. :)

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  4. Wow!  Thanks for posting that link in the 607 thread!  I'd been looking for the quote it has:

    “It is not religious persecution for an informed person to expose publicly a certain religion as being false, thus allowing persons to see the difference between false religion and true religion.”
    The Watchtower, 15 November 1963, page 688.

    I must share it with Eoin Joyce because he thinks it's religious persecution to bring up what the WTS used to teach as "the truth".

     

    1. Ann O'Maly

      Ann O'Maly

      Which link was that? Glad you found your quote - it's a good one.

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  5. Wow Ann!  such good points about the tree of life.

     

     

    1. Ann O'Maly

      Ann O'Maly

      Thanks Holly. I like the way,  in different threads and this one, you've been pushing the issue about JWs going to fight each other at the end of the 1000 years. :)

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