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there's a difference from protecting a 'life' then protecting a religion.
after reading that NOBODY should believe anything that comes out of a JW mouth. they will do anything to try to protect their religion
Stephen didn't lie when he came before the authority
He got stoned for it
And the biblical example of Rahab? Was she destroyed for her attempt to protect the two spies? And if a Christian appeared at your door in an attempt to escape certain death at the hands of the authorities BECAUSE OF THEIR FAITH, you would turn them in? You wouldnt make an effort to hide them and try to save them? During Nazi occupation and during the henious genocide between the Hutu and the Tutsi, Witnesses continualy hid their brothers at the cost of their lives. I am proud to be a member of such loyalty to God and to each other. After all, 'by their love you will recognize them', right?
Oh ok, so now, suddenly, the Watchtower DID make incorrect statements. And here I thought it was just these evil anti-JW websites slandering their good name.
Sure they did. Never denied that. But at least RESEARCH the info you have to determine whether it was one of those statements AND if has ever been rectified. Most of the stuff on websites is taken out of context. Almost all of it, actually. Goodness,, even the scanned page you supplied-nothing in that article, if written by any other faith, would be objectionable. Only because the Witnesses wrote it-only then does it become 'wrong' to attempt to protect a fellow Christian from harm.
defending a religion is one thing
defending your life is another
what the JW is told is to lie to defend their religion not their lives
rahab's life was in danger not her religion
just like you wrote about 'knowing 4-5 orthodox jewish families' who told you about their bedroom habits
Please...
I know you're taught to lie to defend your religion
It's a shame
the truth comes out!
Now nobody can trust any Jehovah Witness to actually tell the truth about anything especially when the question may go against the Jehovah Witness teachings
Shaun's Research on the Jehovah's Witnesses (http://www.jwfiles.com/TheoWarStra.htm - broken link)
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Originally Posted by alicenevada
And the biblical example of Rahab? Was she destroyed for her attempt to protect the two spies? And if a Christian appeared at your door in an attempt to escape certain death at the hands of the authorities BECAUSE OF THEIR FAITH, you would turn them in? You wouldnt make an effort to hide them and try to save them? During Nazi occupation and during the henious genocide between the Hutu and the Tutsi, Witnesses continualy hid their brothers at the cost of their lives. I am proud to be a member of such loyalty to God and to each other. After all, 'by their love you will recognize them', right?
defending a religion is one thing
defending your life is another
what the JW is told is to lie to defend their religion not their lives
rahab's life was in danger not her religion
just like you wrote about 'knowing 4-5 orthodox jewish families' who told you about their bedroom habits
Please...
I know you're taught to lie to defend your religion
It's a shame
the truth comes out!
Now nobody can trust any Jehovah Witness to actually tell the truth about anything especially when the question may go against the Jehovah Witness teachings
Shaun's Research on the Jehovah's Witnesses (http://www.jwfiles.com/TheoWarStra.htm - broken link)
Where in the article does it say we should lie to defend our religion...or indeed that we should ever be anything less than honest?
Instead, doesnt it say "Should circumstances require a Christian to take the witness stand and swear to tell the truth, then, if he speaks at all, he must utter the truth. When faced with the alternative of speaking and betraying his brothers or not speaking and being held in contempt of court, the mature Christian will put the welfare of his brothers ahead of his own, remembering Jesus’ words: “No one has greater love than this, that someone should surrender his [life] in behalf of his friends.”—Matt. 10:16; John 15:13."
I won't address your constant accusations about my honesty, renriq. Nothing I can say will convince you that I tell the truth on these boards. Only God knows whether I'm honest or deceitful and with that, I'm content.
"for the purpose of protecting the interests of God's cause, it is proper to hide the truth from God's enemies. ...This comes under the term 'war strategy.'" WT 1960 June 1 p. 352
This says it all right there, and what you are doing is war strategy AliceNevada, because anyone who would warn people about the JW's are considered God's enemies by your religion.
where it says that you're "protecting the interests of God's cause"
When it comes to our brothers safety...please read the comment I quoted. Since the two sentences don't mesh, doesnt it show how context is key?
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Most of the stuff on websites is taken out of context. Almost all of it, actually. Goodness,, even the scanned page you supplied-nothing in that article, if written by any other faith, would be objectionable. Only because the Witnesses wrote it-only then does it become 'wrong' to attempt to protect a fellow Christian from harm.