Posts by stuckinarut2

hello to you all again.. i just told my father:"be carefull that you do not put the so called spiritual food at the same level, or on the same pedestal, as the bible.

it is clear to me that they are not.

" to me, at the moment, this is self evident.

stuckinarut2

Hmmm...Amazingly clear now for all of us isn't it!

But when we were fully in, we all put the "spiritual food" provided from the society on the SAME level as the bible! In fact, often, the societies words would come BEFORE the bible!

But, its not a cult of course!

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Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

by doubtfull1799 in

"what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

" - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

i am happy to be left alone.

stuckinarut2

Yep, I understand what you mean doubtful!

No matter what you ever did for the society, congregation or individuals, you are seeing that it was all CONDITIONAL on you being an active witness.

It matters not about the parables Jesus gave, if the culture the GB has created and fostered overrides that.

I can just see witnesses saying something like "why bring Jesus into this discussion?!"

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Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses launches worldwide campaign againt Russia

by jwleaks in

jehovah's witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in russia.

march 21, 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/.

new york—threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in russia, jehovah’s witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to kremlin and supreme court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.

stuckinarut2

Why don't they just pray to Jehovah to sort it out? Huh?

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Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses launches worldwide campaign againt Russia

by jwleaks in

jehovah's witnesses mobilize global response to threat of ban in russia.

march 21, 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/russia/jw-mobilize-global-response-to-threat-of-ban/.

new york—threatened with an imminent ban on their worship in russia, jehovah’s witnesses are responding with a direct appeal to kremlin and supreme court officials for relief through a global letter-writing campaign.

stuckinarut2

Great comments menrov!

Also, I can't believe that they mentioned Malawi! Seriously? The hypocrisy of events surrounding Malawi and Mexico should have moved them to keep quite!

Why dont witnesses know about the times the society curried favour with political groups??

Also, HOW is this a "personal" letter from bro so and so and sis faithful , when they have BEEN TOLD to write it by the GB?

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NEW LIGHT Regarding the feet of Iron & Clay. Can someone confirm?

by pale.emperor in

this appeared on my facebook today.

can anyone confirm if this has official gb bullshit approval?.

.

stuckinarut2

Hmmmmm.... I have not heard anything about that "change".

Anyone else?

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How are midweek CLAM meetings solid spiritual food in ANY way?

by Isambard Crater in

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besides the possibility that the theocratic ministry school was dropped to avoid the word 'school' appearing any longer for a.r.c child abuse reasons, the introduction of the new clam meetings for midweek has been one of the several main factors making me develop a repulsion for the jw.org religion.. okay, the watchtower study is fairly mickey mouse these days too, but the midweek meetings are truly awful and contribute to me feeling physically and emotionally ill, which i documented in my first post on here.. i'm quite a well-educated person and my job involves a lot of linguistic skill, thinking, communication, analysis, research, interpretation and presentation.

the clam workbook is patronising and like something even school kids would tire of.. after a long day at work, i don't like the idea of dragging myself off to a midweek meeting in the cold dark nights let alone any other time of the year, but it'd be far better if it was for more solid spiritual food.

somehow the meetings i grew up with as a child were more interesting.

stuckinarut2

Well said!

It certainly seems dumbed down....

We stopped attending before the Clam started, so we haven't had the "privilege" of attending one....thankfully.

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NWT is the finest translation of the Bible available to mankind. WTF

by Buster k in

this nugget of spiritual bullcrap is in there 2014 yearbook on page 4. .

paragraph 2. early in this service year, at the annual meeting of the watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, the new world bible translation committee released the newly revised english edition of the finest translation of the bible available to mankind.

jehovah used his own spirit-begotten sons to provide the original new world translation.

stuckinarut2

I can remember seeing that printing mistake in the headings of numbers 32-35 when the bible was released!

It was especially ironic, as Jackson had just stated that "Jehovah had ensured the perfect weather for the production of bibles" that year.

I thought, "oh ok, so he manipulated the weather, but couldn't proof read the actual text?"

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When you might be discovered?

by confused3426 in

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i am still in my crossroads, and going to some meetings at times.

i have joined facebook ex jw support groups.

on friday one of my friends from my hall, texts me saying he saw a recommendation to join a group, and sees me listed as a member.

stuckinarut2

Whatever you do, maintain your dignity , poise , and grace throughout this process of leaving.

That way, it can never be said that you had an attitude or were a "problem".

Show them that they are the odd ones....