Posts by sparrowdown

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Active JW's and JW Lurkers- Especially JW Defenders and Believers: A Few Questions For You

by OnTheWayOut in

while there are not too many currently defending the watchtower in this discussion forum, it happens from time to time.

and quite often, there may be new people and lurkers reading these discussions.

i just wanted you to ponder these questions.

sparrowdown

Why do you come here committee chairman?

Is it to "reason" or "witness" to us? I sincerely would like to know.

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Have you been J-SNUBBED? HOW RUDE!

by sparrowdown in

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friends

i got to thinking the other day about how the wt uses loaded language.

and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.. but why not call a spade a spade.

why not identify the true nature of a policy,.

I have a TASK for you to perform. Come on--it will be FUN!

by Terry in

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friends

look up in the right-hand corner of this page.. find where it says welcome (name).. did you locate that?.

now click on your name and observe the new page loading takes you to a top blue bar with a menu.. it should read:.

active topics search members topics started .

sparrowdown

By far, the thread I started that got the most responses was one

about capitol punishment, and that was because it started an arguement

between a couple of posters.lol.

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Have you been J-SNUBBED? HOW RUDE!

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i got to thinking the other day about how the wt uses loaded language.

and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.. but why not call a spade a spade.

why not identify the true nature of a policy,.

sparrowdown

I got to thinking the other day about how the WT uses loaded language

and spin to give thinly veiled credence and so-called respectability to their policies.

But why not call a spade a spade. Why not identify the true nature of a policy,

action or behavior, the intent behind it. So, for instance, if we are being honest

*disfellowshipped = emotional balckmail, J-snubbed, hit with the shun-gun,

the "you are dead to me" treatment

*deleted = disgraced former elder

*The two witness rule= pedo loophole

*Judicial Committee=kangaroo court, a prosecution only trial, where the

prosecuting team are prosecuting attorney, jury and sentencing judge all in one.

*worldly= marked for destruction unless commits to lifelong GB worship.

These are just a few I could think of for the sake of example,but what about you,

do you think the language used has any bearing on how we view things?

Does calling it what it is help expose the true intent behind WT policies?

Spin of all kinds is nothing new, so I suppose what I am talking about here

is reverse-spin.

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Ever try to contact local "inactive publishers"?

by Sail Away in

i'm just wondering if anyone has ever tried to contact inactive or disfellowshipped jws in their area.

there are many faders in our area.

there is also a large born-in family that had many leave who were labeled as apostates.

sparrowdown

@stuck--yeah, must be hard playing the waiting game, I can't wait to read the thread you start on your great escape.

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Ever try to contact local "inactive publishers"?

by Sail Away in

i'm just wondering if anyone has ever tried to contact inactive or disfellowshipped jws in their area.

there are many faders in our area.

there is also a large born-in family that had many leave who were labeled as apostates.

sparrowdown

I have found even ones who obviously no longer believe are very reluctant to talk about it. So I don't push it with anyone.

@ stuck- I didn't realise you have left?

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p. 4-7 comparing god's kingdom to human gov't.let us look @ the history of god's gov't.he can't control his rebellious angels so he sends them to the earth to cause disturbance.than he drowns 99 % of the human race including babies and animals.he instituted segregation via language.ethnic cleansing-remember the promised land.i don't like a gov't that kills father,mother,children,babies so it can give their property to their friends.. notice p. 7 subjects:did not god's gov't rule the nation of is.

for hundreds of years.look at all the corruption.obviously they did not learn the high moral standards.who appointed king david the murderer.there are many more examples.. p10 husbands make your home secure.why did they feature a black family.i notice more often than not they will do this on moral issues.. .

sparrowdown

I'm assuming the P is for puke.

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Jehovah's Witnesses are a Hate group

by Watchtower-Free in

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sparrowdown

Some JWs if questioned on the use of the word "hate" qualify it by saying it's the biblical definition of hate - meaning: to love less.

That's all crap, they are pretty good haters- in the popularly accepted sense of the word.

IMO.And I have the emotional scars to prove it.

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Why is the GB determined to delete the few enjoyable aspects of being a JW?

by NAVYTOWN in

it seems the gb is trying to give the jws a more modern, friendly image.

new website, new logo, cartoons for instructing children, literature carts, slimmed-down books and magazines, etc.

yet on the other hand they delete some of the things many jws enjoy most: the book study in private homes, congregation picnics and large get-togethers, private group watchtower study sessions, colorful socks for men, denim dresses for women etc.

sparrowdown

The GB are in the business of deleting anything and anyone that has the potential to take away the glory that belongs to them.

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How to capitalise on recent unwise appointment with my wife.

by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

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friends

a brother was appointed recently in the cong, he's got a dodgy history, doesn't really have the respect of many in the cong.

it's surprising to me, but i don't really care, good for him.

my wife, on the other hand, is angry!

sparrowdown

You could try going over with her a list of possible explanations for this "operation of error" of holy spirit.

For eg:

a) holy spirit knows this bro better than you

b)holy spirit got it wrong

c) holy spirit is not involved in the appointment of elders.

d)this is an ordinary guy that has been given a promotion by his buddies, not holy spirit

This may help her to think critically, without spooking her too much.