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  Today's meeting & WT 7/2015 study "Work to enhance the spiritual paradise"

  by Mrs. Eden in

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  2. experiences

  so, much against my inclination, i went to the meeting this sunday morning.

  just starting to fade, but i needed to do it so that it doesn't look like my hubby turned my head during last week's vacations.

  since i'm not just disappearing cold turkey, i went.

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  berrygerry

  I find it ironic that the only commentary done by WT is the book of James.
  The irony is because WT is the antithesis of James.

  If a brother or a sister is in a naked state and lacking the food sufficient for the day,  yet a certain one of YOU says to them: “Go in peace, keep warm and well fed,” but YOU do not give them the necessities for [their] body, of what benefit is it?

  Yes it's just a drop in the ocean and maybe it's not hands-on help because I can't manage that right now, but what difference could it make if those 8 million people switched their time and donations to such charities!

  
  Could you imagine if those people actually worked those hours, and used the funds to GENUINELY benefit their fellows (as God wants), or else used those hours directly helping their neighbour (Jesus was asked: "Who really is my neighbour?" He was someone of a different f***ing religion!!!
  How did he help his neighbour. He cared for his PHYSICAL [medical, housing] needs.).

  NOTE: Script keeps messing up post. Lots of missing text.
  
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  Does the Jehovah's Witnesses fall into category of being an organized cult ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think it does especially being that this organization is rigidly structured itself on formulated doctrines from a top hierarchy of men which are strictly enforced, among other reasons.

  what cults are.

  a cult is not necessarily a religious group, although religious cults are common, including breakaway sects from more mainstream faiths.

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  berrygerry

  Charles Manson says that WTS are minor-leaguers, but that he's willing to help them improve given an appropriate agreement.

  https://www.google.com/search?q=charles+manson+family
  
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  The Christian God is Stupid

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i do not clearly understand mainstream christian ideology, but i think that wt is a variation thereof.. wt teaches that god made adam and eve perfect, but that another one of god's perfect creatures, tricked eve into disobedience, thereby condemning adam, eve, and all of their offspring into a life of misery as a result.

  this is because satan out-thought god, and essentially cornered god into this "legal challenge" that god had never foreseen.. that, to me, is one stupid god..

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  berrygerry

  I do not clearly understand mainstream Christian ideology, but I think that WT is a variation thereof.

  WT teaches that God made Adam and Eve perfect, but that another one of God's perfect creatures, tricked Eve into disobedience, thereby condemning Adam, Eve, and all of their offspring into a life of misery as a result. This is because Satan out-thought God, and essentially cornered God into this "legal challenge" that God had never foreseen.

  That, to me, is one stupid God.
  
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  No Independent Thinking - WTS' Commandment

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is one of the most moronic phrases of this high-control group.. if you search this term, you see the extreme importance of developing this skill to make it in life.. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22.

  inevitably, wts rails against such harmful thinking.. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22#q=%22independent+thinking%22+site:jw.org.

  the third search result (in my results) shows a bit of a misstep by the awake writer(s):.

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  berrygerry

  This is one of the most moronic phrases of this high-control group.

  If you search this term, you see the extreme importance of developing this skill to make it in life.

  https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22

  Inevitably, WTS rails against such harmful thinking.

  https://www.google.com/search?q=%22independent+thinking%22#q=%22independent+thinking%22+site:jw.org

  The third search result (in my results) shows a bit of a misstep by the Awake writer(s):

  Early adolescence is a time of self-absorption, preoccupation with body changes, and impulsiveness. Middle adolescence is characterized more by experimentation, and late adolescence by independent thinking.

  Looks like they forgot to rail against this horrific development during late adolescence.
  
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  August Study WT "Prepare Now to be a Good Little Drone in the New Order"

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought paradise was supposed to be a delight?

  not according to the august study wt, on page 20 paragraphs 4-12 it outlines how much paradise will be exactly like being in the org today.

  still following rules, waiting on jehovah and obeying those taking the lead.

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  berrygerry

  Vidiot - Respectfully disagree.

  Df'd will not be imprisoned. Israel did not have a prison system.

  As many elders have said, and as WT intimated in the '50's, "If we were in Israelite times, we would take you into the parking lot and stone you to death."

  Ahh, the perks of being a sadistic Prince.

  WT "The prophet Isaiah explained that “princes” would be appointed by God, and each one would serve as “a hiding place from the wind.” (Isaiah 32:1, 2) Under the direction of the King, Christ Jesus, these spiritual princes, or overseers, would be like stable rocks, firm in times of stress or affliction. They would offer reliable shelter in the face of adversity and help needy ones to safeguard their reserves of spiritual water from God’s Word."

  Hilarious BS.
  
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  A passing thought when driving past an inactive JWs place today.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm going to tell you of a family i knew of when growing up as a jw.

  she was a solo mother who had 2 daughters and these 2 daughters were absolutely stunning both physically and personailty wise.

  i remember thinking at the time how commendable it was that such beautiful looking women would choose to stay in the organisation.

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  berrygerry

  Seinfeld episode "The Library" and Sherry Becker.
  
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  Jesus was historical, and inspired too!

  by iconoclastic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus said something that only our generation could provide an avalanche of proof.

  he said: it is easier for a camel to get through a needles eye than for a rich man to get into the kingdom of god.

  (mathew 19:24).

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  berrygerry

  Further to the life expectancy chart above - this is the life expectancy from 1900 to 1998 (including the famed 1914).

  http://demog.berkeley.edu/~andrew/1918/figure2.html
  

  The fight against poverty, disease, hunger improves things year by year.
  

  There has NEVER been another period in history for which the average person could be alive.

  Not the way WTS predicted.
  
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  JW Threatened me with Violence Today :)

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i popped into the supermarket for a few things after work today and found myself walking up an aisle alongside a couple who used to be in my tuesday group.

  i see them reasonably often and always say hello much to their obvious annoyance.

  i noticed that ian was sporting a shaggy beard.

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  berrygerry

  Agree 100% with EdenOne.

  There is a chasmic difference in choosing one's company, and being forced into avoidance (ESPECIALLY of family members) by any institution.
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  New documentary on JWs made by an ex-JW in Canada(Quebec) in french

  by yalbmert99 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi, for those who can understand french, on sept.2 in canada(quebec) on channel tva aired a documentary on jws made by an ex-jw, jean-sebastien lozeau.

  it is now on youtube, but it will probably be deleted soon.

  so watch it before it dissappears.

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  berrygerry

  It's extremely late , so I only watched the intro.

  Very moving.
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  Kingdom hall in a church complex

  by StephaneLaliberte in

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  2. friends

  check out this kingdom hall right in a church complex!!

  google map!

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  berrygerry

  That looks very weird.