Daughter (15) recently told my wife and I that she has a huge crush on this boy (17) from school who’s hanging out with her friend group a lot these days. She said he can’t date because he’s a Jehovah’s Witness. All wife & I knew before is that they’re some Christian group. From what we read online they seem to be pretty radical & abstract stuff like 144000 (?), Armageddon. They even get called a cult.

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    13 days ago

    Most of what you list isn’t crazy if you know the texts. For example The 144000 men chosen to fight the Beast’s armies in Armageddon are the basis of the chosen/elect/elite which appears in other denominational theologies.

    edit: Christianity is an apocalyptic faith if you already accept that your God died to forgive original sin is a end times battle that crazy?

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      13 days ago

      ….to fight… the beasts armies in armageddon… explain to me how that isn’t fucking crazy, lad?