And yet the society says "we are NOT a cult"
Yep....right!
stuckinarut2
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Every time I see one of them loving their kids, I think....
by jambon1 inevery time i see photos of new jw parents cuddling up to their new babies.. every time i see people giving the parents new baby cards & gifts.. every time i see them having fun with their children.. i think to myself; 'you would shun your kids' .
if they don't end up being jw's.
if they simply publicly declare that they don't believe.
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Jw's and beards
by wannaexit inwithout going into details.
it appears that new light might be coming down the pipes that beards are acceptable.
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stuckinarut2
If a brother wore a beard locally, he would be counselled for having a "Bad attitude"!
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Jw's and beards
by wannaexit inwithout going into details.
it appears that new light might be coming down the pipes that beards are acceptable.
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stuckinarut2
It sounds more like a PR stunt to appear to members of the public that witnesses are reasonable. We know the reality is that a brother with a beard would not get to give a talk at an assembly !
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How delusional is Tony Morris actually?
by Festus inanthony morris iii was representing gb in international convention in helsinki, finland.
in his final talk he mentioned that at the fight of armageddon jesus will fight together with the 144 000. he then reminds the audience that one angel destroyed 185000 assyrians.
so what are "144 000 immortal creatures together with jesus going to do".
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stuckinarut2
Any one who eagerly looks forward to mass destruction and killing, has disturbing tendencies and needs to be watched very carefully !
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David Splane on the "older members" of the GB
by Richard_I inin the august broadcast, david splane is shown in a morning worship video.
i just wanted to focus on the end of the video, were he has this to say:.
the governing body loves to get together and discuss the bible.
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stuckinarut2
Excellent analysis. It sounds like damage control to be honest
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Judicial Committees should have an option to be public
by EndofMysteries inthinking back to how they went from votes by the congregation under russels time to private closed doors in rutherfords time so as to not waste time, etc, of other members.
if it really wasn't to hide things from the org, it would have an option for the person it's against to have it open to the public.
a time announced for any members or the person to bring any they want to attend.
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stuckinarut2
If average members of a cong saw the inappropriate conduct of the judicial committee procedure, there would be an outcry!
Sadly, most who even attend a JC still have the warped view that the elders and society have some sort of right or control in their lives. Therefore, they are victims of the whole procedure.
When will people see the blatant inappropriate nature of such activities, and stop succumbing to them?
The only power they have over you, is that which you allow.
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My Lawyers Letter To The Elders
by pale.emperor infor those of you that asked, below is a copy of my solicitors letter to the elders in my old congregation.
he sent a similar one directly to bethel and a medical directive to my daughters gp to go on her medical records that i have already given permission for her to have a blood transfusion should she need one:.
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stuckinarut2
Well done.
Sadly though, I have seen official legal threats blatantly ignored by elders ....
As others have said, witnesses just arrogantly don't recognise authority!
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Got my JC cancelled... (at least for now)
by Sanchy inso my wife and i have been in the process of fading for a few months now as per my original post here.
about a week ago, i was browsing some ex-jw facebook groups when i saw a post that linked to the crisis of conscience book.
i said "f@(k it" and hit share on it.. a few hours later, i get a long text letter from my mom (who was a fb friend of mine) telling me the typical "good luck finding friends in the world" and how we have "nothing in common anymore"; basically, it was a 'farewell' text.
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stuckinarut2
Why meet?
Remember, THE ONLY POWER THEY HAVE OVER YOU, IS THAT WHICH YOU ALLOW.
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PS. 105:15 Anointed...
by tor1500 inthis week bible reading is ps.102-105.
i noticed in ps 105:15: saying, “do not touch my anointed ones,and to my prophets do nothing bad.".
so are these part of the 144,000?
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stuckinarut2
I have no doubt that the societies teaching about the 144000 being a literal number will change soon.....
Also yes! Someone made reference to the "not being defiled by women" verse! That was something that as a kid messed with my mind. So sex was "defiling" was it? It was not something anointed should engage in??
The illogicality of the society teachings just fall apart!
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Explaining JW Beleifs To Non JW's
by pale.emperor inmy new girlfriend asked me over dinner last night what jw's believe.
as i sat there explaining it i realized how ridiculous it sounds and was slightly embarrassed that i used to believe this crap for 31 years.. try and read this and imagine hearing it for the first time.... me: well... jw believe that god's name is jehovah and that his son is jesus christ.
they believe that jesus died on a stake and not a cross and that in the year 1914 he personally chosen the jw's as his one true religion.
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stuckinarut2
Yes!
And just wait till you start explaining the really crazy things the society has taught;
Bethsarim. All the ancient "worthies" would be ressurected to live in a mansion in the hills...oh but when they didn't come back, Ruhtherford got to live there in luxury with Cadillacs!
And that's just one!
The there's the "fact" that by measuring the dimensions of the great pyramid, the time of Armageddon is "proved"!
Or that women's brains are lesser in ability than males.
Or the funny ones such as , the book of job prophesied about steam train locomotives!
oh, the list goes on....