Posts by stuckinarut2

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OK, We Need To Talk About The Crazy New Great Tribulation Video...

by pale.emperor in

if you haven't seen it already, skip to 1:14:30 in lloyds video and watch the craziness unfold.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2y7f7-k5wo.

i'd love to hear everyone's thoughts on this.. they're digging themselves a great hole here, in about 30 years time they'll be claiming this video was a mere "speculation" and that "some people" got the wrong ideas..

stuckinarut2

Fear mongering at its worst - and they are proud of it!

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"The messiah" was to come from the "line of David" right??

by stuckinarut2 in

a huge realization hit me the other day while listening to a podcast that discussed the "lineage of jesus".. according to the bible, "the messiah" was to come through king davids lineage.

but, if you wade through the entire chapter of matthew that lists "son of ...son of...son of...etc", it becomes obvious that jesus did not come through davids line at all!.

in fact, that lineage lists jospeh (mary's husband) as being in davids line.

stuckinarut2

A huge realization hit me the other day while listening to a podcast that discussed the "lineage of Jesus".

According to the bible, "the messiah" was to come through King Davids lineage.

BUT, if you wade through the entire chapter of Matthew that lists "son of ...son of...son of...etc", it becomes obvious that Jesus DID NOT come through Davids line at all!

In fact, that lineage lists JOSPEH (Mary's husband) as being in Davids line. Yet he supposedly had nothing to do with Mary's impregnation - as that was done by "Holy Spirit by Jehovah" before Joseph ever had relations with Mary! (if you believe that)

(PS, that's another point too - Mary never gave consent, and so was effectively raped by Jehovah)

So, somehow Jesus is supposed to be from David's line - But it was only via his STEP FATHER Jospeh.

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"Leave it in jehovahs hands"...except .....

by nowwhat? in

when you feel your copyright has been violated and you have to hire a high priced legal firm with dedicated funds!.

stuckinarut2

BRILLIANT thread!

Yes, this use of "donated funds" is just preposterous!

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OK, I know this forum isn't exactly friends with JWSurvey, BUT...

by Vidiot in

...this, imo, is just too good to pass up:.

https://jwsurvey.org/news/watch-tower-sues-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-for-contempt-of-court-demands-daily-fine.

this bit especially made me laugh:.

stuckinarut2

Yes, that is a great article!

Now that WT is being exposed as the petty animal that they are, perhaps their arrogance may be knocked down a bit....hopefully....

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Beware of divulging any personal info on this site!

by Crazyguy2 in

hey this is crazyguy, forgot my password so this is my new name.

anyway be sure to all you new ones that if you post any personal info on this forum or respond to pms asking for email addresses this information maybe able to be used by wt spies to try and find out who you are!

someone has recently pmd me asking for my email address or more accurately to respond to his email address which would give him mine, this maybe an innocent request but this person also has no posting history.

stuckinarut2

Yes, John, my situatoin was also just like that you described above for Pale.emperor....

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Watchtower Trolleys With Added Bling

by cofty in

my wife and i were in edinburgh on saturday (did a ghost tour) and around dusk we passed two trolleys on the high street — aka 'the royal mile' — that both had two rows of led lights under the little shelves.

has anybody else seen this or is it a local innovation?

i'm happy to report their pimped-up trolleys were attracting no attention as usual.

stuckinarut2

Maybe they can turn a cart into a Poker machine?

Spin and see what "prize" you come up with, or just see if your life gets screwed by the outcome instead...

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Living Authentically

by pale.emperor in

my latest following on youtube- crashcourse.

this one is on existentialism.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yadvrdlmkhs.

i swear if i'd seen this video in my youth i likely would never have got baptized.

stuckinarut2

Thanks for sharing this Pale!

Very good indeed!

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New to this site.

by KimD in

jw
friends

this is my first post.

i feel intimidated because i don't really know computers to well and i hope that i don't break any rules.

i became a jw in 1981. i left in 91. i have so many questions.

stuckinarut2

Welcome KimD!

You are with friends here - a safe and upbuilding place full of people who just get it! We understand all you have been through and will provide the support needed.

Much love!

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Physically out Mentally in or POMI

by new boy in

jw
friends

this is one of the saddest places a person can ever be in for sure.

this is were the person is no longer in the organization physically, for whatever reason.

they haven't attended meetings in years.

stuckinarut2

I know of people who were out for 25plus years and still shuddered every time a thunder storm would roll over "in case it might be Armageddon"!

The KEY to helping a POMI is EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE (see what I did there)

They need to put in the time to learn The Truth about The Truth so that they can let go of the FOG (Fear Obligation Guilt). Then they will no longer be mentally trapped in.

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Waking up can be a scary time

by Leopold theseconed in

as a person that has recently come to terms with the reality that the truth is not really the truth .

does anyone else remember the feeling when they realized things were just not true.

it’s wierd all the years i spent preaching i never really considered what it must have felt like to have two people at your door trying to convince you that your religion of birth was a lie.

stuckinarut2

The other expression that helps is:

"The only power they have over us is that which we allow!"