I hear you Rebel
A principle reason I faded
Which wasn't easy
Was to stay in contact with my 85 yr old mother
Best wishes
Peace
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tepidpoultry
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The reality we must face.
by The Rebel inmy dearest dad is 90 years old today.
we are far away, separated by geography, but never will i allow an organisation that indoctrinated false love separate me from my dear dad.
i love my dad and we had our differences but never will i allow that organisation take away my love for my dad.. happy bithday dad.
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NWT cross references
by Steel inlately i have been really interested in the idea of who jesus was in the in old testament.
i have reading an author named michael heiser who generally believes anytime there was a physical manifestion of god in the old testament it was a pre incarnation of jesus christ.. i was reading the first chapter of jeremiah there is a figure called " the word of jehovah appears ".
this actually happens in a number of places in the old testament.
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tepidpoultry
There is no academic consensus on the existence of Jesus Christ,
Reference: "On the Historicity of Jesus" -Richard Carrier Phd
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"Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."
by pale.emperor innow that im not longer a jw this verse puzzles me.
being born and raised a witness, this verse confirmed to me that jesus was talking about a paradise on earth.
but now that everything the witnesses taught is 99.99% incorrect can somone explain what he was getting at here?
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Reaching the most distant parts - Geoffrey Jackson praising Bible translators and missionaries as "faithful ones" or even "anointed ones"
by TheWonderofYou inafter we heard some time ago that before the time of russel there was no "faitful slave" or no anointed ones who formed a faitful slave class, now we learn that we dont know if before russel there were not "faitful ones" or "anointed".
indeed jackson says that we know the bible teaches that throughout the history there would be a large number of "sons of the kingdom" ..or anointed ones.. beginning from this month in several projects including a film about christian bible translators who gave an example of "faithfulness" and "discretness" in translating the bible, the christian bibletranslators and missionionaries who used "jehovah" by the way are receiving ultimate praise of the governing body, in the first place at the moment is shown the video about tyndale, wo so is very much supposedly a "faithful one" and perhaps even "anointed" because he loved the bible.. jackson says that those early missionaries of the christendom already "preached the message" before russell.
january broadcast.
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tepidpoultry
Is this the man who testified are ARC?
Mr Jackson with all due respect is not playing with a full deck
I could spend my time listening to his broadcasts
Like my elderly shut in mother who needs her daily fix of religion
Or I can actually try to preserve my remaining brain cells
Considering something of consequence,
Some of us are trying to distance ourselves from these quacks
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"Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."
by pale.emperor innow that im not longer a jw this verse puzzles me.
being born and raised a witness, this verse confirmed to me that jesus was talking about a paradise on earth.
but now that everything the witnesses taught is 99.99% incorrect can somone explain what he was getting at here?
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tepidpoultry
If you research this you should find this updated (many years ago)
"understanding"
Who was Jesus talking to here?
Those with the "heavenly" Hope
He meant "inherit" in the sense that his listeners would rule over the Earth
Its all interpretation
And can change from one minute to the next,
Fun eh?
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How to reply when someone asks about your spiritual health
by RodrigoGuerreiro infirst of all, sorry if i cannot correctly express the original expression used in my native language to ask for the "spiritual condition".. a few years ago some member of the family asks my wife directly how is her "spiritual health" (for me it's one of the many strange vocabulary used by jw like "the slave says...").
she was catched by surprise with the direct question and says that everything is ok... and luckily someone call them for lunch.. my question is: do you have any good answers for that question?
you can be ironic/use some humor because the question is a little bit anecdotical .
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tepidpoultry
My mother did that
Me: "I don't want to talk about it"
(Firmly but not nastily)
"You don't want to talk about it?"
"No""
It's helpful at this point if you can move to something else
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(If I'm dealing with a more pushy individual they don't hear from me again)
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1917 - What REALLY happened?
by neat blue dog inregarding what happened post russell in 1917, if you ask a jw, they'll say it was the fault of the ousted board members who were 'self willed'.
if you ask an ex-jw, they'll say it was a 'power grab' by rutherford.
the latest yearbook elaborates on the situation:.
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tepidpoultry
Political infighting
And legal maneuvering was what was going on here,
If there is a god
I wonder if this is what he wants
For his humble worshippers
This is what happens in the world of autocratic organized religion
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How do you categorise the Society - Cult or High control religion
by UnshackleTheChains ini have often seen many categorise the organisation in different ways.
some say cult, some say high control religion.
cult or high control religion?.
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tepidpoultry
I think these words are immaterial,
Does a group allow you freedom to think,
To formulate your own opinions
And express them
To act freely
Without coercion
If not
Are you free to leave without punishment
If not
Why would you join a group that does not recognize these basic
freedoms?
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1917 - What REALLY happened?
by neat blue dog inregarding what happened post russell in 1917, if you ask a jw, they'll say it was the fault of the ousted board members who were 'self willed'.
if you ask an ex-jw, they'll say it was a 'power grab' by rutherford.
the latest yearbook elaborates on the situation:.
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tepidpoultry
If your researching an easy place to start is Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin
Rutherford
Check your library system for Apocalypse Delayed -James Penton
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1917 - What REALLY happened?
by neat blue dog inregarding what happened post russell in 1917, if you ask a jw, they'll say it was the fault of the ousted board members who were 'self willed'.
if you ask an ex-jw, they'll say it was a 'power grab' by rutherford.
the latest yearbook elaborates on the situation:.
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tepidpoultry
Rutherford was a lawyer and found a legal way to get control of the corporation,
It involved a trip to Pennsylvania and coming back with the extra
vote needed to wrangle control and oust his enemies,
He celebrated his victory by prophesying the earthly resurrection of the
prophets in 1925 in the 1918 Booklet "Millions Now Living Will Never Die"
(If you'll allow me some sarcasm here:)
What a fine humble brother and example for us all!
All but banned marriage in his writings and speeches
The FIRST member president of the "Faithful and Discreet Slave Class"
Set the example for the modern day GB of NEVER apologizing for
destroying people's lives
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