I just don't get it. Is the bloke who runs it an ex Jw or what? In one breath he praises the WatchTower, in the next he's tearing them apart. Whats the deal with it? At least with Freeminds and Watchers you know where you're at....
Scoob
What is that e-watchman site all about?
by ScoobySnax 14 Replies latest jw friends
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rocketman
He is a prophet!
Actually, he's pro-watchtower, he just has a funny way of showing it. He believes that jws are God's people, and that the Bible does address situations that they face as a religion. But, it seems that he differs from the wts line on quite a few teachings, including the timing of choosing of the faithful slave class. He also applies many scriptures normally earmarked by the wts for Christendom to the wts itself.
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rocketman
Forgot to add that I'm sure that the wts considers him apostate. If they don't, I'd be very surprised. He just departs too far from their line of teaching. from what I can see.
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AlanF
I think it's just You Know, who quit posting on this board in the summer of 2002. Same crazy rhetoric, same themes.
AlanF
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gumby
Alan took the words out of my mouth......the bastard!
He also has the mindset of JCanon. H thinks God needs to deal specifically with the jews and dubs,....then others.He said so recently in a post. Sure glad I ain't a flake.
Humble Gumby
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ScoobySnax
so is he hoping to recruit from disaffected JW's and/or grumbled apostates then? Whats the purpose of this site......like I said I don't get it.
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gumby
Some people need a stage to act out their personal belief systems and like to share it with others.
Not that there's anything wrong with that,
Gumby
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sens
yer ive noticed that...but then i didnt give it much thought...
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rocketman
His writing does indeed have that You Know ring to it. That was discussed around here some time ago. I'd kind of like to think it is him - it would kind of explain a few things.
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Enishi
Even though I strongly disagree with many of his views, e-watchman's website played a large part in helping me sever my mental ties with the organization. I had heard about the child molestation beforehand, but figured it was either an exxageration or that Jehovah would deal with it eventually. However, the scriptures that e-watchman points out as applying to both the curropt Jewish priests and the modern Christian congregation, as well as his arguements against the 1914 doctrine, caused me to finally open my eyes and realize that it wasn't God's organization, that the very scriptures the GB claims to follow condemn them.
Sure, you can glean this information from many other sites, but the thing is e-watchman bases his arguements almost solely on the scriptures, and still holds to the witnesses basic beliefs, which resonated quite strongly with me back then. If I had read the same arguements from an atheist or a born-again christian, I would have probably ignored them. So, although now I absolutely detest e-watchman's articles and commentary, they do serve a valuable purpose to witnesses still heavily attached to the basic dogma of the the WTS (no trinity, no hellfire, paradise earth, 144000, etc.)