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  Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY

  by cappytan in

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  2. friends

  this took quite a while this evening.

  so worth it though.

  hope you enjoy!

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  stuckinarut2

  Thanks for bumping this for the benefit of a "new Generation" of forum members...(sorry, I mean the same generation of overlapping members...)
  
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  If Jesus had to choose his earthly organisation NOW, who would win?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we all know that the society claims that jesus invisibly chose the bible students (forerunners of jw) in 1919 to be his organization here on earth.. yet, as we know, so much of what they then taught and did was wrong according to current teaching and practice.. the reply witnesses will give is something like "they were the most sincere seekers of truth blah blah...and jesus could see their potential".

  so, pretend for a moment that the current organization and the 1919 organization were both in concurrent existence at the time he invisibly came to choose.... which would he choose?

  the current or former?.

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  stuckinarut2

  We all know that the Society claims that Jesus invisibly chose the Bible Students (forerunners of JW) in 1919 to be his organization here on earth.

  Yet, as we know, SO MUCH of what they then taught and did was wrong according to current teaching and practice.

  The reply witnesses will give is something like "they were the most sincere seekers of truth blah blah...and Jesus could see their potential"

  SO, pretend for a moment that the CURRENT organization and the 1919 organization were both in concurrent existence at the time he invisibly came to choose...

  WHICH would he choose? The current or former?

  The current has morphed into something very much like that which the former organization used to criticise, so who would Jesus choose?
  
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  Never give up!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wanted to share a quick thread to remind us all to never give up hope that our loved ones who are still mentally trapped in the org may one day wake up.. when i first starting waking up i never thought my wife would also awake.

  i have always loved and respected her ability to think and reason, but i assumed that the hold of the organisation would always have its grip on her.. but slowly, and with patience, i shared some things i had learned, and the results have been amazing!.

  my dear wife, who posts here under the name "unstuck" is so fully awake along with me.

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  Awww shucks Unstuck!
  Lovely comments. Thankyou.
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  Apostasy endorsed in this yesterday's Watchtower Study

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  “there may be occasions when it would be good for us to reconsider a choice or decision.

  it could be when the prevailing circumstances change.

  jehovah altered his decision at times when circumstances changed.

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  stuckinarut2

  Fantastic find doubtful1799!

  Thanks for posting!
  
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  I'll pray for you

  by I quit! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one thing over the years social media has made me painfully aware of is how many times i see someone use the phrase "i'll pray for you" and the outcome is bad.

  recently a friend of mine who at one time was my manager where i worked got cancer.

  a lot of people were praying for him.

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  stuckinarut2

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A0EEKfTnfvA
  
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  BBC Panaroma TV - Contaminated Blood: The Search for the Truth

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  fyi.

  bbc panaroma tv - contaminated blood: the search for the truth.

  10 may 2017. it has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs.

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  Witnesses used to condemn the Panorama show for being "biased journalism" back when it exposed the child abuse issue amongst the society!

  Now Witnesses will praise the show as being "enlightening proof".....
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  The new personality

  by longgone in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've been thinking about the changes we make within ourselves after leaving the wts cult.

  i'm not referring to how we spend our time now that we actually have some, but who we have become, or working to be?.

  the gb carries on and on about "stripping off the old personality and putting on the new one.

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  stuckinarut2

  Yes, contrary to what the GB try and tell everyone, nose who leave do not adopt a wicked, selfish personality.

  We actually remain the same honest hearted and kind person, BUT with a more rounded out and less self-focussed view of everything.

  We now don't revel in the idea of seeing billions of people killed (including babies) just because of an accident of birth, or because they don't accept magazines from door knocking witnesses!

  We actually see that life is not something that needs to "be endured" , but rather ENJOYED!
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  Never give up!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wanted to share a quick thread to remind us all to never give up hope that our loved ones who are still mentally trapped in the org may one day wake up.. when i first starting waking up i never thought my wife would also awake.

  i have always loved and respected her ability to think and reason, but i assumed that the hold of the organisation would always have its grip on her.. but slowly, and with patience, i shared some things i had learned, and the results have been amazing!.

  my dear wife, who posts here under the name "unstuck" is so fully awake along with me.

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  stuckinarut2

  Thanks for your lovely replies everyone!

  I learned so much from everyone here over the years, and one point especially stood out:

  If we want our loved ones to wake up, we need to casually bring in alternative fun activities to our lives. They need to see that life can be full, rich and enjoyable outside of the witness bubble. They need to expand from their narrow witness-mindset view of the world.

  Slowly suggest doing something fun on a Sunday morning that breaks the routine. Go for a nice breakfast somewhere, a nice drive or walk....

  Gently challenge the biased thinking styles and viewpoints ....

  Dont force things....
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  BBC Programme Re. Contaminated Blood - Dub Blinkers

  by BluesBrother in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08qhmhc/panorama-contaminated-blood-the-search-for-the-truth.

  an experienced j w of my acquaintance , who had best be nameless, urged me to watch this t v programme because it "proves the society were right all along in warning of the dangers of blood.. well, yes , it does in a way demonstrate that the potential dangers of blood products was not fully recognized.

  in particular this is shown in respect of the aids/hiv virus which was a new threat when it occurred.. there were some important points deliberately ignored by my dub associate , though :.

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  stuckinarut2

  I can recall another Panorama episode that witnesses will run away from and refuse to watch, all the while condemning it as "biased journalism "

  Hmmm....selective much?
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  Review of Awake Magazine: Philosophy 101: How to Construct a Logical Syllogism

  by Saename in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this morning my brother and my mother (whom i mentioned in my previous topic when we had a conversation about evolution) visited a jehovah's witness, and when they returned, they returned with the awake!

  magazine that they received from the witness.

  the magazine is entitled, "is the bible really from god?

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  stuckinarut2

  Great thread!

  Some of the content reminded me of this great article:

  http://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe