Posts by sowhatnow

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Is shunning an expression of love or just a place for the shunner to hide?
by cha ching in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
to three people in my family, disfellowshipping / shunning is just a tool the wtbs uses to hide what really happened.... they don't want people to 'see behind the curtain.'.

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sowhatnow

shunning apostates was done only by ancient israeltes in response to those who did not follow that law. right? am i wrong? its early.

it has nothing to do with any other subject let alone , todays world.
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No comment on tight dresses from TM3. Gotta keep those WTB MS motivated!
by aintenoughwiskey in
1. jw
2. friends
this is sexist, sisters can strut around in painted on dresses.

i recall one elders wife (she looked fantastic by the way) with a very tight form fitting dress that would have showed a birth mark, let alone a panty line.

none was revealed!
sowhatnow

lol, years ago my husband was always noticing that sisters would bend over to pick up thier books or whatever, and the view was pretty 'vivid'

low cut blouses and sweaters have never gone out of style. they aint wearin sports bras....

and hmm , not looking at the other end myself, but Im sure the view is just as interesting
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Dammit Jim, I'm a psychopath not an all loving God!
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when did you discover that the god of bible - and the loving god that you had worshiped your entire life - were not the same?

how did it affect you?.

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sowhatnow

well he did say lets make man in our image.....
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I know where the wt developed its numerical conclusions
by sowhatnow in
1. jw
2. friends
they must be the creators of common core math , it all makes sense now.

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sowhatnow

THEY must be the creators of common core math , IT ALL MAKES SENSE NOW
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Important questions about Paradise Earth and human perfection
by wannabefree in
1. social
2. humour
in paradise, will there be a perfect bust size?.

and what about sisters who have had enlargements or reductions, will they get to keep that chosen size or will jehovah pick the proper proportion?

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sowhatnow

a b cup for all women is the perfect size not too big to make your back go out,

but big enough to have a figure .

but from one man that i know, his perspective,

is that more than a mouthful is wasteful.
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Millions now Living Will Never Die
by skin in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is the title of a watchtower book published 95 years ago in 1920 by j f rutherford.

it still gets an occasional mention at meetings about how it was a turning point in the history of the watchtower.

but how many witnessess today can answer this question.who are these millions of people alive in 1920 that would never die?
sowhatnow

and to think i had an old old book with a blue or red cant recall, cover that was printed in the 1900s by russel, and i tossed it out becasue it was moldy smelling grrr.
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Millions now Living Will Never Die
by skin in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is the title of a watchtower book published 95 years ago in 1920 by j f rutherford.

it still gets an occasional mention at meetings about how it was a turning point in the history of the watchtower.

but how many witnessess today can answer this question.who are these millions of people alive in 1920 that would never die?
sowhatnow

any time i might mention older teachings like this to any jw that i might speak to they automatically say oh those old things were when they did not understand what God was trying to tell us , 'weve' since been 'refined' and have come to understand that those were wrong.

guess God isnt allowing anyone else to be 'refined' . how does anyone argue that point without laughing.

and to think yesterday, my own mother who is 72 said that i should ask the c.o. thats visiting next week , one of my questions.

I felt like shaking her, shes OLDER than the co! she should KNOW the 'answer'!

i said to her, did you know that jws do not teach that jesus is the mediator for all man? she looked at me funny.

I said yea, I had no idea myself, but, its in one of the magazines, and a book, it says that he is the mediator only for the 144000, and jesus is our ransomer.

so it makes us question, Who do i pray through if he isnt my mediator? [and thats what she told me to ask the C.O.]

which isnt what i get when reading the bible do you?

and she said ,' well youll have to show me that article.'

well, had the book i have of hers, her still been at her house where i got it, id have shown her. i can get it to show her then she will say to me thats an old book. hmm the prince of peace book is 'old' now. i remember studying that at the book study.

but at her age i dont like to argue religion. its pointless. she is going to believe what she wants

so i dont know why she feels the need to bring up religion every time i see her.

its like an illness.
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Watchtower Library On CD . . . ?
by SnarlingRaven in
1. jw
2. friends
can anyone please direct me to a download of the watchtower library on cd?.

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matty.
sowhatnow

i dont think there is a full download of that on line, but if someone actually has a cd from a computer from say 2005, then you could have all the stuff back before 1950, which is where my 2012 cd stops.

you can always find individual article downloads from some sources that you have to search for.
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Why do "Apostates/exjws" always go into "Watchtower-bashing" when you show them inconsistencies in the Bible?
by booker-t in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have noticed with "apostates/exjws" they always resort to "watchtower-bashing" whenever you show them inconsistencies of the bible.

we could be talking about contradictions, such as where did cain get his wife if adam,eve, abel, and cain were the only ones on earth?

the usual answer when they cannot answer will be "well the wt gave false prophecies in 1975".
sowhatnow

julia o is correct. you might wish to read a book or two by bart ehrman as well.

as far as im concerned, all religion is in opposition to the creator.
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can someone give me thier opinion on matt 11 11?
by sowhatnow in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i dont get it.. who is being spoken about?

first of all wouldnt moses be greater that john the baptist?

and yet im greater than john?
sowhatnow

ok, new can of worms,

jesus preached the kingdom, but were led to believe by the writter of corinthians,

that we cant preach a different message

that all we need to do is believe on the lord and well be saved.

[ jws preach the kindgom of jehovah, which is why so many people think they dont believe in jesus.]

doesnt say anything about getting baptised by water,

because i think that baptism was for the nation israel to prove they accepted Jeusus as thier savior[repent and be baptised]

ill perhaps post this for all to answer on i never did think that we were to continue in water baptism.