Posts by stuckinarut2

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Beardless Jesus. Why?

by UnshackleTheChains in

beardless jesus in watchtower publications between 1930s and 1960s.

a simple detail 'deliberately' left out.

the question is why?.

stuckinarut2

This sums it up really well!

It shows how the society changed the portrayal of Jesus' facial hair over the years...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2duZ5ooJjE

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The day after Armageddon

by Pronger1 in

jws are scattered across the globe.

a few million people left, pretty isolated from each other.. telephone lines and power goes down since the people who supported the infrastructure are dead.

communication across town, state, country, etc is cut off.

stuckinarut2

The witness post apocalyptic science fiction teachings are right up there with Scientology ideas...

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"Don't listen to apostates!!"

by Schnufti in

next time a jw says that to me, i will ask him to read the following from "what does the bible really teach":.

watchtower itself uses this illustration.

so why is it that they throw apostates out of the congregation?.

Are there any doctrines which all Christian religions follow.

by jwfacts in

i cannot think of a single doctrine that is so clearly laid out in the bible that every christian sect teaches the same point.

are there any doctrine where there is total consensus amongst all christian religions, including jehovah's witnesses?.

stuckinarut2

The concept of heaven being the dwelling place of god?

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All About The Words We Used

by dubstepped in

in the time since i've left the borg behind i've had a few things hit me as to how words were used.

i'm wondering if anyone else has some similar examples, but here are some things that have made me think:.

watchtower - my whole life i saw this as a thing of protection from outside evil forces, and then when i left someone pointed out "isn't that what they used to keep people in prison".

stuckinarut2

How about "Sheep"?

As a witness we understood it to be a good thing to follow like sheep.

Now we know that to be a sheep is to be a mindless follower with no individual thinking ability.

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The re-writing of digital history....JW.org style. Interesting clip.

by stuckinarut2 in

we all know that one of the major advantages the society now has with everything being on its official website, is the ability to quickly change content when they desire.. so older articles that show them to have made mistakes, are simply re-written or edited...or even just deleted!

simple!

"nothing to see here...carry on".

stuckinarut2

We all know that one of the major advantages the society now has with everything being on its official website, is the ability to quickly change content when they desire.

So older articles that show them to have made mistakes, are simply re-written or edited...or even just deleted! Simple! "Nothing to see here...carry on"

I found this great short clip that reminded me of this phenomenon:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oktfUnqaVbA

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How to reply when someone asks about your spiritual health

by RodrigoGuerreiro in

first of all, sorry if i cannot correctly express the original expression used in my native language to ask for the "spiritual condition".. a few years ago some member of the family asks my wife directly how is her "spiritual health" (for me it's one of the many strange vocabulary used by jw like "the slave says...").

she was catched by surprise with the direct question and says that everything is ok... and luckily someone call them for lunch.. my question is: do you have any good answers for that question?

you can be ironic/use some humor because the question is a little bit anecdotical .

stuckinarut2

"How is your spiritual health?" = "how much witness activity are you engaged in. It's all about external appearances"

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Hello

by midnight in

jw
friends

hi i am posting for the first time although i've been looking for a few years , i was born into a witness family left when i was 12 with my parents went back at 22 pioneered became ms started to have major doubts around 2002 when there was a lot of talk about blood fractions etc have been hit and miss since i'm extremely mentally confused as to wether or not this really is jehovah's earthly organisation , i find life hard facing up to mortality etc not having the new system hope , what nailed your decision to leave ?

how did you cope with world problems on news etc ?

how did you fill the void ?

stuckinarut2

Welcome, and sincere love to you on your journey.

This is a safe place, with people who have travelled a similar path.

Rather than allowing it to be overwhelming, view this stage of life as a chance to really grow and develop as a genuine person, not just a clone of the society.

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Giving money is thrilling?

by punkofnice in

watchtower study edition nov 16 pg 19. classic............................ .

stuckinarut2

"How THRILLING to donate money that is used to settle multiple court cases and damages payouts for the countless child abuse cases!"

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How to reply when someone asks about your spiritual health

by RodrigoGuerreiro in

first of all, sorry if i cannot correctly express the original expression used in my native language to ask for the "spiritual condition".. a few years ago some member of the family asks my wife directly how is her "spiritual health" (for me it's one of the many strange vocabulary used by jw like "the slave says...").

she was catched by surprise with the direct question and says that everything is ok... and luckily someone call them for lunch.. my question is: do you have any good answers for that question?

you can be ironic/use some humor because the question is a little bit anecdotical .

stuckinarut2

"I'm doing very well thanks. How are YOU though?"