Posts by stuckinarut2

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ARC Live Streaming site ?

by Gayle in

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friends

what is the exact live streaming site for the arc today in sydney?

i hope someone or more here will be watching and giving info/quips throughout the case.

also, will someone here or elsewhere be able to 'save' a video of this (all or part).

stuckinarut2

I hope to be in attendance at the event

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Baptism at 10 years of age! March 2017 broadcast

by stuckinarut2 in

(i wanted to put this in the child abuse section of the forum!).

we have seen that during the march 2017 broadcast, m stephen lett has openly praised children who get baptised as young as 10!.

so lets summarize why it is wrong to push child baptism (not far off "infant baptism" that jws condemn other churches for).

stuckinarut2

(I wanted to put this in the child abuse section of the forum!)

We have seen that during the March 2017 broadcast, M Stephen Lett has openly praised children who get baptised as young as 10!

So lets summarize why it is wrong to push CHILD baptism (not far off "Infant Baptism" that JWs condemn other churches for)

Too young to drive a car
Too young to open a bank account
Too young to marry
Too young to decide their own education or career
Too young to cross a big road on their own
Too young to get a job
Too young to smoke
Too young to drink alcohol
Too young to travel on their own on a holiday
Too young and naïve and gullible to trust all adults
Too young to buy a house
Too young to vote
Too young to choose their own medical procedures
Too young to have sex
Too young to play with matches
Too young to fill a car with fuel
Too young to use power tools
Too young to live alone

Shall we go on??

Please feel free to add to the list!

So here the society is actively using witness peer pressure to "encourage" all young children to get baptised. The results of which have FAR reaching implications if they ever change their minds as they grow.

A child can not fully understand the importance of such a step, nor its effects on their lives. Heck, a child cant even understand the doctrines or history of the organization that they are committing to at that age!

Seriously GB, you should be ashamed of yourselves for scraping the barrel like this all in the name of trying to make the numbers seem like they are growing! If witnesses didn't have kids (which was actively discouraged remember), then there would be no growth, as most comes from born-ins!

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Elders Correspondence Guidelines PDF

by pale.emperor in

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0b0d-uj0uvjrasknuagrmd0vixza/view.

interesting reading.

a few things i learned from reading this that i wasn't aware of when i was a jw:.

stuckinarut2

Wow! That's great.

So once again, just as the scribes and Pharisees did in Jesus day, the society has ADDED to the bible. The scriptures obviously are not sufficient, but require a CONFIDENTIAL document to be created in order to explain things....

Yes, they "have made the word of god invalid by their traditions"

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ARC Case Study 54 - Witness List published for 10 March 2017

by jwleaks in

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

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stuckinarut2

Good question pubsinger. We haven't heard anything about that as yet.

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ARC Case Study 54 - Witness List published for 10 March 2017

by jwleaks in

http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

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stuckinarut2

Yes, I see that they have not included the lying bethelite lawyer "Vincent Toole" this time!

Just as well, in case he was again asked if he knew what "theocratic warfare" was!

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Book That Helped Me - My Recommended Reading List

by doubtfull1799 in

these are the books that led to my awakening:.

the art of thinking clearly - rolf dobelli.

how to defend the christian faith: advice from an evolutionist - john w.loftus.

stuckinarut2

Great thread!

I am also enjoying "the reluctant apostate" by Lloyd Evans

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"You know that the Memorial is April 11 right?"

by stuckinarut2 in

ah, yes, so mid-way through a conversation about work, a family member just had to say "oh, you know the memorial is tuesday april 11, so i guess you will have to schedule your work so you can make it right?".

i simply said "oh is it?

" and then went back to what we were talking about.. has anyone else had the pressure to attend put on them?.

stuckinarut2

Ah, yes, so mid-way through a conversation about work, a family member just had to say "Oh, you know the memorial is Tuesday April 11, so I guess you will have to schedule your work so you can make it right?"

I simply said "Oh is it?" and then went back to what we were talking about.

Has anyone else had the pressure to attend put on them?

I cant wait to be actually asked "DID you attend?"

I will simply reply: "Well, as one who values truth and honesty, I chose not attend such an event"

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New Letter from the GB

by Coded Logic in

dear brothers and sisters,.

it has come to our attention that many you, especially in the developed world, have chosen to outfit your homes with artificial lighting.

while there is nothing wrong with husbands wishing to see more clearly while studying - or for sisters to want to add some extra lighting when cleaning the home - we need to be careful how we choose to use this technology.

stuckinarut2

Except of course if it is "NEW LIGHT".

That is PERFECTLY acceptable!

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Jw Logic! Great video

by stuckinarut2 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_knqvhnzr4a.

this is a great video that helps summarise the amazing leaps of logic that witnesses take.... enjoy.

stuckinarut2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KNqVhnZr4A

This is a great video that helps summarise the amazing leaps of logic that witnesses take...

Enjoy

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Have you been featured in a Watchtower publication or on jw.org?

by George One Time in

maybe you were considered a good example or a picture was needed.. can you give some background of the procedure?

how about the vetting?

if you cannot give away your identity, that is fine.

stuckinarut2

A thought struck me too that based on the average number that leave the "truth", at least a few of the ones featured each month on JWORG will end up joining ones like us in the "awakened class"!