Posts by sparrowdown

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Do JW beliefs deserve respect?

by azor in

what say you?

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sparrowdown

Do JWs think mine or anyone elses beliefs deserve respect?

Thing is, they run over other people's beliefs with a theocratic bulldozer by saying everyone elses beliefs are false and they don't have to respect them.

Do they respect a Dr's belief that lifesaving medical treatment should come before a person's religion?

Do they respect a teacher's belief that students should learn from a broad range of subjects and make up their own mind on what they "believe?"

Do they respect the policeman's belief that crimes of abuse should be reported?

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I've been found out!

by pale.emperor in

well, thats it folks.. my identity on here has been rumbled and reported to the elders.

someone, somehow, has figured out that im a member of this site and - rather than speak to me - has promptly reported me to the elders.

i just feel sad for my daughter.

sparrowdown

I would tell them that the GB is the naked emperor so they can shove their JC leave me the f*** alone.

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Why Are You Here?

by Believer in

i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

sparrowdown

Why do believers stay here? Fair question.

Could it have something to do with over 200 comments (and counting) across two new posts, over two and a half days?

These sorts of christian verses athiest threads have an eternal life of their own (pun intended).

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Do you still believe in the concept of absolute truth?

by JW_Rogue in

jws very much believe that there is an absolute truth and of course, they are the only ones who have it lol.

how about now though do you still believe that absolute truths exist?

or is everything subjective?

sparrowdown

Absolute truth? Absolutely.

But, is that Jackson Pollock painting I love really good and really art?

Depends on who you ask and what their taste is, the only thing we know absolutely is that it is worth a shitload of money.

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No Reason For JWs To Go To The MIdweek Meeting (CLAM)

by JW_Rogue in

everything that is done at the midweek meeting can now be done at home.

the videos are online, the first talk is scripted, the bible highlights are scripted.

you could get the same experience by just reading and watching the material from your tablet.

sparrowdown

Pretty soon you will be able to have all your indoctrination needs met in the comforts of your own home via the tv screen. Who'd have thunk it.

Remember folks just don't forget to keep hitting that donate button websites don't run themselves.

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No Reason For JWs To Go To The MIdweek Meeting (CLAM)

by JW_Rogue in

everything that is done at the midweek meeting can now be done at home.

the videos are online, the first talk is scripted, the bible highlights are scripted.

you could get the same experience by just reading and watching the material from your tablet.

sparrowdown

Taste and see that Jehovah is a website.

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Watchtower Bible & Tract Society: Pretending to Be Alive?

by David_Jay in

according to market analysis, the e-book market has taken a dip in 2015. because companies that publish e-books can (and do) monitor the use of the e-books materials they release, not only their sales but the individual e-book’s use gets tracked.

companies like amazon and kobo as well as nielsen book research in the uk all report that while the format remains popular, sales have dipped more than a quarter last year in some places like britain, and that hard copies of books still are preferred.. amazon (u.s.a.) sales figures give an example of how things are working on the world scene.

for instance non-fiction hard copy printed books sales (including religion) made up a healthy 42% of their purchased books in 2015. in the same category, however, e-books made up only 6% of the sales.. kobo monitored its e-book sales and found that 60% of the electronic versions never even got opened.

sparrowdown

Letto the clown is a clown. A talking head, one of the decieved decievers, whoever (if anyone) is calling shots at WT are behind the scenes, a small shadow group.

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"Confidentiality" of Elders!

by stuckinarut2 in

something struck me the other day.. elders are told to maintain confidentiality with regard to the details of judicial cases or congregation "discipline" in an attempt to dignify individuals etc.. this is even the case for known child abusers!.

yet, if they suspect someone of being an "apostate", for instance being a member on this forum, they will spread such information far and wide, through the witness "grape vine" to congregations miles away (or even in other countries).

so, does that mean they place more importance on "apostasy" rather than child abuse?.

sparrowdown

The two things go hand in hand.

Child abuse victims that come forward are essentially whistle blowers, just like apostates that tell their story are whistle blowers. Whistle blowers are bad for business and so demonizing whistleblowers is a time honoured tradition anongst corupt organizations and corporations.

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Watchtower Bible & Tract Society: Pretending to Be Alive?

by David_Jay in

according to market analysis, the e-book market has taken a dip in 2015. because companies that publish e-books can (and do) monitor the use of the e-books materials they release, not only their sales but the individual e-book’s use gets tracked.

companies like amazon and kobo as well as nielsen book research in the uk all report that while the format remains popular, sales have dipped more than a quarter last year in some places like britain, and that hard copies of books still are preferred.. amazon (u.s.a.) sales figures give an example of how things are working on the world scene.

for instance non-fiction hard copy printed books sales (including religion) made up a healthy 42% of their purchased books in 2015. in the same category, however, e-books made up only 6% of the sales.. kobo monitored its e-book sales and found that 60% of the electronic versions never even got opened.

sparrowdown

Exactly WT is a business and businesses need business plans. Big businesses, like WT need even bigger plans. The whole idea that they sit around waitng for holy spirit inspired direction to tell them what to do is ludicrous.

You cannot rebrand a massive religion like WT in a major way without it being in the pipeline for years.

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Watchtower Bible & Tract Society: Pretending to Be Alive?

by David_Jay in

according to market analysis, the e-book market has taken a dip in 2015. because companies that publish e-books can (and do) monitor the use of the e-books materials they release, not only their sales but the individual e-book’s use gets tracked.

companies like amazon and kobo as well as nielsen book research in the uk all report that while the format remains popular, sales have dipped more than a quarter last year in some places like britain, and that hard copies of books still are preferred.. amazon (u.s.a.) sales figures give an example of how things are working on the world scene.

for instance non-fiction hard copy printed books sales (including religion) made up a healthy 42% of their purchased books in 2015. in the same category, however, e-books made up only 6% of the sales.. kobo monitored its e-book sales and found that 60% of the electronic versions never even got opened.

sparrowdown

SBF - Agreed, I reckon something has happened to speed up their timeline and cause them to cancel projects.

Although, sudden cancellations does add to the illusion of urgency. Forgive me, I see conspiracy in everything WT does.