Posts by neat blue dog

Hi and welcome! I too am non-denominational. I do favor Protestant, especially Baptist, but after JWs I refuse to ever again say I belong to a certain religion, only Christian.

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The Organizations obsession with image.

by BourneIdentity in

as we all know, the highest priority or concern in the religion isn’t about adhering to god’s word or obeying jehovah and jesus, but rather the image of the organization and all its members.

just yesterday there was a talk where the brother stated how important it is to keep our homes clean, yards free of junk piling up and cars clean, because it could possibly detract from the message.

besides those things he mentioned, they want all males to never grow a beard or goatee.

Does anybody notice how sometimes he'll grow his hair out thick and a little long in the back? Jackson did it as well sometimes. Definitely not within Bethel barbershop guidelines, but they can get away with it no questions asked.

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Are there any JW songs that you HATE?

by neat blue dog in

you're probably thinking 'all of them', and it's true that the songbook is riddled with wrong stuff .

but are there any songs in particular that irk your moral sensibilities?.

for me it would be song #26, "you did it for me".

neat blue dog

I know I know . . . You're probably thinking 'all of them', and it's true that the songbook is riddled with wrong stuff . . . But are there any songs in PARTICULAR that irk your moral sensibilities?

For me it would be song #26, "You Did it for Me". It's based on a beautiful scripture, a quote from Jesus about being merciful to the lowliest among us, and they've twisted it to be about giving to the Governing Body. "All the things that are done for their comfort and aid are things he considers that must be repaid". Gag! All I can see is the GB getting rich and fat from donated funds, all while getting undeserved adulation and demanding more and more. As if they haven't misapplied enough scriptures to themselves, here's yet another, and one of the most reprehensible.

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Music-less Elvis!

by The Fall Guy in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jd9amepgdm.

the beach boys video is not bad either..

neat blue dog

Too funny 😂

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The Ten Commandments

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

who's watching?

i probably won't watch the whole thing, but i'll tune in here and there.

this will be my first time watching from a pimo/ttatt point of view.

neat blue dog

WT ripped off a lot of aspects especially in the non-biblical dialogue from The Ten Commandments for their convention dramas from the 60s and 80s.

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Review: revised Elder's manual, part 4 (final part)

by neat blue dog in

here's the cruel, uncomfortable and dehumanizing description of transport for disfellowshipped ones:.

in cases of real need, the elders can determine wheth-er some assistance may be provided.

such assistance would be viewed as similar to public transportation in that there should be no conversing with the disfellowshipped or disassociated person.

neat blue dog

Earnest:

Thanks for the two corrections on the wording, yes, that is correct.

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New Book: Pure Worship of Jehovah—Restored At Last!

by Afterburn in

it is a new book, now available on their website in pdf, and it is basically an update to survival—into a new earth!

(1984), the book that convinced me to get baptized at age 12.. i'm not going to review the entire book here.. because matthew 28:18-20 specifies baptizing as part of the great commission, and because hebrews 6:1-2 lists the teaching on baptisms as among the primary doctrine about the christ, i intend to focus on the portion of the new publication that deals with baptism.. in chapter 16, on pages 178 and 179, paragraph 17 states:.

17 to survive the coming destruction, individuals need to prove their faith now.

neat blue dog

Great piece of writing! These scriptures among others are what helped me to wake up a few years ago!