Posts by umbertoecho

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Rings on Fingers

by Funchback in

hello, everyone.. i feel like i was in a coma for the past five years and just woke up.

after seeing some videos posted on here showing clips from jw.org, i went there the see all the new bells and whistles they now have on their site.

man, how things have changed!.

I have noticed that the clergy of Catholicism wear rings on their pinkies too. It seems like the clergy of the WT are falling into line with many older traditional religions.......when it suits them that is....They, the GB are dressed in the absolute best of suits with top of the range accoutrements. They have always coveted the money and wealth that other long standing religions had......namely the Roman Catholic and it's offshoots.

The WT has knocked and heckled Christendom, whilst raking in the dough from ill informed believers.

I have found so many JW sites through a JWtalk site ( a very pro JW site by the way) that is blatantly making money out of WT specific religious paraphenalia. I found this to be one of the most amazing hypocrisies of all time. I mean, really.........the society has always lambasted any religion that sold "images" and made money out of the business of worshipping God.

I know I have gone off topic a bit here, but to me it all seems to point to the WTBTS wanting to have all the material "things" that other religions of Christendom took as a par for the course.

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My wife , Son and DIL living with us ,have still not acknowledged my birthday today @ 5:15 pm , I might have to drop them a subtle hint.

by smiddy in

i know being a witness for 33 years and not celebrating b/days you do lose the habit , but i thought one of them would have remembered ?

oh well .. maybe i will just rub it in with them tomorrow .make them feel guilty , eh ?.

then again i might just start singing "76 trombones" at the dinner table tonight .

umbertoecho

I don't know you but............Happy birthday from Australia.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday dear Smiiiiiiiiiiideeeeeeeeeee

Happy birthday to you.

Oh why was he born so beautiful, why was he born at all.

He's no bloody use to anyone. He's no bloody use at all.

kissy kissy hug hug hug

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I joined this site 13 years ago...

by Funchback in

hello, everyone.. as noted in the topic, i joined here 13 years ago.

i last posted here over 5 years ago.

i just now learned that this site still exists!

umbertoecho

Ditto to what Heaven asked. Is there any advice you could share? Also, is there any chance that you could share some of your; story again.?

I've only been here a year. Mainly, it was to find information and to see how others coped with their disillusionment. Then I found out it was a good site for news regarding the WT and often it came out before the witnesses in my area had any idea of change......etc

I am interested in the stories of other people, why they left, how they felt, what made them see things differently..........

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

by DATA-DOG in

breaking news from co!!

according to a reliable source, the co in my area says that jws may have been hearing the phrase, "final push" being used.

what sage advice did this shepherd, duke, and "star" of revelation have to say?

umbertoecho

the phrase, "final push" being used.

."Come on now.....one "final push"..........It's a girl!!! Congratulations!!!

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JW's came to my door 6 weeks ago. I told them I was inactive.......

by Alchemist in

6 weeks ago some jws came to my door.

i've been inactive for 8 years.

after they gave their presentation i told them i was inactive.

umbertoecho

Alchemist.

By saying that God is not rejecting you, I mean to clarify what I meant. Obviously, you still believe in some part that this is the truth. I would not attack your' thoughts or feelings for one second on this belief or feeling.

What I am saying though is this. That being rejected by a certain group of people, or feeling neglected by them. Is not a an accurate reflection of what Christ's ministry was about. You don't need to have an "organized" religion to support your' personal belief in God or Christ or what the bible really means.

And you don't need to please any ecclesiastic body in order to have some sort of redemption. These hierarchies are completely distorted and largely man made.

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INTERVIEW: with an Elder

by TerryWalstrom in

elder: "i'm not sure i know what you mean by 'diversity.'.

elder: "well, it's not quite like that.

elder: "um.

umbertoecho

The questions you posed to this elder were slanted in a manner that indicated you already had an "opinion" about the JW community. Plus,your fairly strong knowledge of their workings as an organization, would indicate to this man that you had more than a passing interest in doctrine, culture and so on. If that was your intention...ie, to let him know what your position was. Then I would say you achieved your goal.

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Laughing Lion??? Lastest study article

by dugout in

jw
friends

sh##@t not funny no more.

comments please

umbertoecho

That lion is Satan!! And Satan is waiting to use the computer so he can update his face book page!!

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July Broadcast Scriptural Error- FDS/Helper Fail.

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

jw
friends

he has inadvertently moved the timing of the beginning of the last days to the future.

this kind of scriptural error is the direct result of superficial bible reading.

according to luke 21, first comes the persecution then the wars, earthquakes, food shortages, fearful sights etc.

umbertoecho

Thanks for that. It's fascinating to read the ........oh so many mis-takes that these people rattle off. They sound like the gibbering, nattering idiots that I read about somewhere in the bible.

Wish I could remember that scripture now.

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A difficult yet necessary decision

by Brother Jeramy in

the past five weeks have been perhaps the most painful in my life as a witness.. some months ago a young man (i'd say in his late thirties or early forties) began attending meetings at my kingdom hall.

he had just moved to my area from another state.

he had disassociated himself from his home congregation many years back, when he was 20 years old and going through many of the typical trials and temptations most young men experience.. two of the elders met with him initially, and they later shared the details with the body of elders.

umbertoecho

An acquaintance of mine was re instated within months. Her father is an elder. I always wondered about that. She has been reproved time after time since then.

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JW's came to my door 6 weeks ago. I told them I was inactive.......

by Alchemist in

6 weeks ago some jws came to my door.

i've been inactive for 8 years.

after they gave their presentation i told them i was inactive.

umbertoecho

Alchemist.

First of all...........Every single comment here to you is sound and kind. Please take note of that as you read through the responses. You have not been made to feel foolish or unacceptable by these people on this forum. And your' post was responded too very quickly. Some to ask why and others to offer comfort.........

You must be interpreting the lack of contact from those who came to your' door as a form of rejection from Jehovah or the Christ....... It's not.

It is because they are not the sensitive group that you may have thought they were.......Collectively speaking, this religion has changed so much over the past ten years, that you will be shocked at the shallowness of it all.

You may need to fulfill your' desire to go back to this religion more urgently now. Especially since you have experienced a neglectful lack of interest on their part.

I sobbed when something like this happened to me, for it happens a lot more than you think. I just want to say that you are not rejected by God, for no human has that right or power. Please stay with this forum and share your' story if it helps..( the bits you are comfortable with)