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posted by
kidnykid
on November 7, 2006 at 6:11 PM
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I would never hurl insults at you like that, Ben
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 4:39 PM
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Yes, you may... and if you take me at all seriously when I say I'm the Pope, you have a real problem.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 7, 2006 at 4:23 PM
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Can I call you Ben?
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 1:00 PM
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Success...
I hereby declare myself Benedict XVII per the family joke.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 7, 2006 at 12:39 PM
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I'm sure I would have enjoyed it
I listened to them about 20 years ago and it was interesting. Like you said, it didn't change my mind but it was a pleasant conversation.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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Success -
I have to be honest. I never liked JW's coming to my door. Then this past summer, one actually asked me what I believed after I told him I believed differently then he. We had a very pleasant, thoughtful and interesting discourse. He was very kind and respectful and by the end of our conversation, while neither of us had changed our minds, we both had a little more respect for another's point of view. It was really an enjoyable conversation. If I knew I could get that kind of reaction each time a JW came to my door, I might actually look forward to it.
posted by
sannhet
on November 7, 2006 at 11:08 AM
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Kid, would you beleive me if I told you it was my son's
stuffed Tigger instead of a teddy bear?
Personal gain in religion? Such words out of your mouth!
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 10:54 AM
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Faholo, I was disappointed that I didn't hear him knock
Both of our faiths would have been strengthened. =)
And I would probably have gotten good blogging stuff out of it and that's the important thing.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 10:53 AM
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SuccessWarrior - LOL
Having read most of your Holy Church of Blog, I have a feeling you're kidding - I know you're a skeptic at heart who really isn't surprised that someone could misinterpret holy writ (often for personal gain).
posted by
kidnykid
on November 7, 2006 at 10:21 AM
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Success I am sorry you missed the experience of a
visit with "that man." Everyone needs to experience an encounter with a JW especially, if he or she gets a foot in your front door. This is a real experience in faith, because you are forced to confront and defend your own belief system. Afterwards your own faith is stronger and you know what you really believe! Bless them, they really believe what they believe! Blessings,
faholo
posted by
faholo
on November 7, 2006 at 9:52 AM
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What? Kid, don't tell me that someone is misinterpreting the holy word
I can't believe it. I'm in shock. I'm totally lost. I'm rocking back and forth hugging a teddy bear to my chest because of it.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 9:32 AM
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I should have clarified my earlier comment!
Yes, Jehovah's Witnesses do feel that all 144,000 who go to heaven will be JWs, if I read their literature correctly. (This is such a strong belief on the JWs' part that during their annual spring Holy Communion services, held in big public places across the country, only those who feel they are a part of that 144,000 are allowed to take Communion. The rest just sit there and pass the cup and the bread to the next person.) If one reads that passage in Revelation correctly, one will find that JWs are misinterpreting it - that the 144,000 actually represents 12,000 from each tribe of ancient Israel, for a total of 144,000 people.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 7, 2006 at 8:48 AM
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Interesting.
If you are one of the 144,000, do you have to be a Jehovah's Witness? Maybe I'm already saved.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on November 7, 2006 at 8:11 AM
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That 144,000 figure is in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, and yes, Jehovah's Witnesses interpret that particular passage to mean that only that number of them will go to heaven. I don't know what they feel will happen to the unrighteous, but the rest of the righteous will live forever in an earthly paradise at some point in the future.
posted by
kidnykid
on November 7, 2006 at 8:03 AM
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