Posts by sparrowdown

in this link (http://defendingjehovahswitnesses.blogspot.com/2013/11/walter-martins-kingdom-of-cults-amounts.html) you will find an article written by bar_anerges (jehovah's witness and most likely an elder.

popular on yahoo answers and else where..) in the article he quotes from an apostate named james penton (see link below).

is it possible for jehovah's witnesses to peruse penton's work without putting their relationship with jehovah in jeopardy?

sparrowdown

The simple answer is all's fair in love and theocratic warfare.

Now how do you spell hippo...crud.......hypo..crite.....oh yeah J.W.

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Jehovahs witnesses investing in stocks involving pornography, alcohol distribution and military war weapons??

by Ghiagirl in

why is this the first time i have come across this?

my husband showed me a video about how the jws invest in stock like cinemax, disney, companies producing war weapons, alcohol and much much more.

if this is true, there are tax records to show for it right?

sparrowdown

Aw poor widdle WT being forced to accept stocks/donations from Satan's system. Give me a break😉

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"You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free"

by stuckinarut2 in

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ah yes... how do the words attributed to jesus feel now?.

"you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free ".

knowing "the truth about 'the truth'" puts so much extra meaning into those words, right?.

sparrowdown

Truth is verifiable fact, reality, not a religious organization.

Truth is indifferent, it doesn't care if I like it or not, it just is.

Truth will piss you off first, then, if you act on it, it can set you free.

Like en vogue said "free your mind and the rest will follow"

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US politics, Game of Thrones edition

by Simon in

sorry, it was emailed - i don't have a source link to reference.. .

sparrowdown

Smart money is on the Blonde ice-queen, unless there is a character who manages to keep the throne after his reign has ended in which case somehow Obama.......

I like this game.

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Jw want desperately to be shunned according to G no 4 pg 9

by poopie in

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jw strive to follow golden rule by treating others the way themselves would like to be treated so they want to be shunned because they shunn others.

sparrowdown

That's the real kicker with JWs many that get disfellowshiped for some "offense" they admit to committing would say that it's painful and they don't like it's, but, they deserve to suffer the consequences because Jehovah's org has to be kept clean etc, and, if the situation was reversed they themselves would comply with shunning another.

I know, cause I've met them and I used to think the same way.

That's the chilling beauty of effective indoctrination, break someone's natural conscience to the point that they believe they actually deserve whatever punishment or emotional abuse is dished out to them, and that they have the right to enforce these "god-given" standards on others if ordered to.

Kind of sado-masochistic when you think about it.

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Medal of Valor given by Obama to JW Grandmother - Check her Lapel Pin

by Da.Furious in

this grandmother found the best way to advertise jw.org by wearing a huge lapel pin.. .

some of the comments are really interesting.. link to article:.

http://www.phillyvoice.com/obama-award-medal-valor-family-slain-philadelphia-police-officer-robert-wilson-iii-monday/.

sparrowdown

I noticed this W Kelly person claims "witnesses can believe anything they want" ....they just shouldn't "promote or advocate anything different to what the organization teaches..." as it "causes divisions" ...blahdy blah...

That statement should come with a Theocratic warfare alert I don't remember being allowed to believe whatever I wanted.

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Jehovah Witness vs Jehovah's Witness

by Simon in

being brought up as a jehovah's witness means you are so used to the term that you rarely stop to think about it.. one thing i've noticed is that people unfamiliar with the religion will say "jehovah witness" (no 's) instead which i always found a bit grating.. but watching the us election, something struck me.

people are often referred to as "trump supporters", not "trump's supporters" and so on.

thinking about other things, people would say they were "united fan's", not "united's fans" and so on.. it seems weird that a group would refer to themselves as though it was someone else talking about them (in the 3rd person, if i have that right).. what do you think?

sparrowdown

I always felt the reason for pendantic emphasis on the correct "I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses" as all good dubs are trained to say was more about ownership and reminding you of who you belong to.

I am one of Jehovah's Bitches would be a better modern description, cept it's the borg that owns dubs not sky daddy, so more accurately JWborg's Bitches.

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Maybe I'm Just Ignorant About the New "Anti-Gay" Video

by turtleturtle in

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homophobia (m-w.com):.

: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals.

can someone tell me, specifically, was homophobic about the new "anti-gay" wt video.

sparrowdown

Can someone put together a focus group of varied demographic children to watch the video and ask them what they think the video is saying? ....Anyone..please.