Posts by stuckinarut2

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Episode 5 of This JW Life is live - Enter the FOG - The Culture of Jehovah's Witnesses

by dubstepped in

episode 5 of the podcast is now up.

i will take you into the fog, tell you what it means, and explain it in the context of the jw culture.

i also use another known cult model and show how it applies, along with some of my own stories thrown in.. http://thisjwlife.com/episode-5-enter-the-fog-the-culture-of-jehovahs-witnesses/.

stuckinarut2

Looking forward to it dubstepped!

Thanks for sharing

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WT Library being edited

by berrygerry in

i thought that wt would have started doing this, but i have not noticed any posts before.. can anyone confirm (post is from fb)?.

so i have been looking up these different articles to read for myself...one problem.the last time we got a disc was 2015 and i used my mil's disc to down load it to my computer.

they did a update to it last year over the internet, the program updated it's self.

stuckinarut2

Yes crazyguy! That was one of my WTF moments!

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How do I delete my posts?

by The Doc 58 in

it's been 9 years and it would be nice to get them off the internet.

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"A little leaven ferments the whole batch of dough". A way to make witnesses think!?

by stuckinarut2 in

how can we briefly make a calm, dignified point to witnesses we care about such as family or friends?

how can we make them think?.

here are a couple of well known scriptures: (from the revised new world translation.

I guess this method is something I want to try not just to attempt to reason with a witness, but also to show them that "we" (ie all of us that have seen the 'truth' and left), have not done so over some personal slight, but due to valid "scriptural" reasons.

Now I don't personally subscribe to the bible or any belief structure nowadays, but using the bible is a way of establishing a foundation for discussion and disarming those still in.

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WT Library being edited

by berrygerry in

i thought that wt would have started doing this, but i have not noticed any posts before.. can anyone confirm (post is from fb)?.

so i have been looking up these different articles to read for myself...one problem.the last time we got a disc was 2015 and i used my mil's disc to down load it to my computer.

they did a update to it last year over the internet, the program updated it's self.

stuckinarut2

And not just the past!

With the latest updates for the JWapp, there were what looked like a dozen "updates" for current books!

Sure some might be software updates, but many will be for content update too!

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"A little leaven ferments the whole batch of dough". A way to make witnesses think!?

by stuckinarut2 in

how can we briefly make a calm, dignified point to witnesses we care about such as family or friends?

how can we make them think?.

here are a couple of well known scriptures: (from the revised new world translation.

stuckinarut2

Yes, I remember that well used illustration about "just one drop of poison in the glass"

We all used that to denounce false religions.

So , it is similar for witnesses. If the society is guilty of JUST ONE falsehood or scandal, no matter how "small" the issue is, then surely they are NOT God's channel on earth!

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"A little leaven ferments the whole batch of dough". A way to make witnesses think!?

by stuckinarut2 in

how can we briefly make a calm, dignified point to witnesses we care about such as family or friends?

how can we make them think?.

here are a couple of well known scriptures: (from the revised new world translation.

stuckinarut2

How can we briefly make a calm, dignified point to witnesses we care about such as family or friends? How can we make them think?

Here are a couple of well known scriptures: (from the revised new world translation. Silver edition)

Galations 5:9 "A little leaven ferments the whole batch of dough"

Luke 16:10 "The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in what is much"

So surely if these scriptures are to be used as a basis for reasoning, then the Society / GB / Organisation has much to answer for?

If talking with a still-in witness, think of the best suited topic that affects or touches their heart and then say "so if the society has failed in this one matter, they fail in all matters?"

Think of hot topics such as the mishandling of child abuse, the failure to remain neutral in political matters with the UN / Mexico etc, or the rewriting of history. Or any number of topics that we know will make an impact on them.

If they try and duck and weave, or explain things, simply ask them "if a faithful witness was secretly committing sins, would it be ok if he was also a regular pioneer, or would his very standing be called into question?"

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Weekly Scripture Twist - aka the Watchtower Study

by doubtfull1799 in

“more than material assistance, refugees need spiritual and emotional support.

(matt.

4:4) elders can help by obtaining literature in the language of the refugees and by helping them contact brothers who speak their language.

stuckinarut2

Simply disgusting.

This sort of shite from the GB is lapped up by witnesses as it ABSOLVES THEM OF NATURAL HUMAN KINDNESS.

Yes, they can now do absolutely NOTHING to help their fellow man, yet feel SMUG and arrogant at the same time!

Surely the message from Jesus via the Good Samaritan illustration was to render aid? And of note, it was actually an APOSTATE who gave such care! Yes , Samaritans were apostates of Judaism right??

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Cart work - picture speaks for itself

by doubtfull1799 in

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stuckinarut2

Yes, how creepy! I certainly would not be happy if my teenage daughter was playing sport there while two middle aged men were holding their phones up in their direction!

Wherever that location is, I wonder what the local council or shire would think of that?

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Stonewalling and the Governing Body

by UnshackleTheChains in

why do the gb stonewall individuals with legitimate questions.

for example, they refuse to speak to investagative journalists like trey bundy, unless they happen to get caught somewhere walking about in the street by chance.. i remember the panorama documentary 'suffer the little children' where the presenter tried to arrange an interview with one of the gb.

i can't remember if the gb either refused or simply didn't reply.

stuckinarut2

Oh Brother ToMo3, I'm so happy you are here!! May I kiss your pinky ring?

Oh and can you please advise me if these trousers are too tight? I am putting on weight, so things are a bit snug nowadays....

Oh, and can I please have an autograph...from Caleb and Sophia?