Here is my little JWDB review of Terry’s new book:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/277219/1/Terrye28099s-New-Book#.UyoDY1yWXvC
Posts by SAHS
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12TRUTH: Here today and gone tomorrow
by Terry inthe man who invented the religion known as "jehovah's witnesses," was joseph franklin rutherford.. he is the same man who spread the message, "religion is a snare and a racket.".
that's right, religion was the poison that caused the rot in the world.. were jehovah's witnesses a "religion?
" hell no!.
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Terrys New Book
by SAHS ini just finished reading terry walstroms new book i wept by the rivers of babylon, and i just had to say that i thoroughly enjoyed it!
i just purchased the kindle version from amazon about a week ago and found it quite hard to put it down.
(heres the direct link: http://www.amazon.com/wept-rivers-babylon-prisoner-conscience/dp/1492902063/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1394547792&sr=1-1&keywords=i%20wept%20by%20the%20rivers%20of%20babylon&tag=vglnk-c1113-20.).
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SAHS
I just finished reading Terry Walstrom’s new book “I Wept by the Rivers of Babylon,” and I just had to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it! I just purchased the Kindle version from Amazon about a week ago and found it quite hard to put it down. (Here’s the direct link: http://www.amazon.com/Wept-Rivers-Babylon-Prisoner-Conscience/dp/1492902063/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394547792&sr=1-1&keywords=i%20wept%20by%20the%20rivers%20of%20babylon&tag=vglnk-c1113-20.)
The book is a compelling account written from a deeply personal yet practical perspective of raw but innocent experience which anybody is able to relate to on different levels. It lets the reader experience firsthand the very real and tangible effects of whimsical policy dictated by a capricious corporate sect disguised as the only true religion – which effects have been acutely felt by many ordinary people – people who earnestly believed that they have simply been doing their best to serve an almighty God through men – men who claim to be the sole mouthpiece and authority for that God on earth. It briefly summarizes one young man’s journey from his initiation to the concept of religion itself to his subtle but progressive indoctrination among the community of Jehovah’s Witnesses to his coming full circle in a return to a kind of innocence acquired through successive moments of clarity, which led him to the realization of the concept of true, unconditional love, which ultimately attained for him a simple pragmatic yet profound serenity.
There are some profound and evocative thoughts which shine an objective light on just a slice of the evolution of the seemingly enigmatic – but really more problematic – dogma and policy synthesized by the constantly morphing corporate evangelical pseudo-Christian empire of the Watchtower. The book is written in a clever and seasoned manner, but it certainly does not give the reader any sense of dragging or bogging down.
I would recommend this book to anybody, regardless of what kind of involvement they have, or not have, had with any kind of “organized religion.” I would think that it would appeal to anyone, from the completely uninitiated man on the street to the regular frequenter of a church pew or a Kingdom Hall. I think that everyone should read Terry’s new book, not just to enjoy a powerfully compelling account, but hopefully to be just that much more the wiser.
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What Bomb Will Be Dropped at This Years District Convention?
by kneehighmiah inour insightful posters on this site were able to predict the new "spirit directed" generation teachings and fds teaching even years in advance.
what bomb do you thing will be dropped this year?
i know it will be big.
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“4thgen”: “Reasoning Book for Dummies.”
LOL!
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JW children attending birthday party
by Gorbatchov inhere in the netherlands (extreme liberal) i hear more and more jw children about having attended a birthday party.. it seems that the more liberal jw's here have no problem with it.. gorby.
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You’re darn tootin’, Vidiot!
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TRUTH: Here today and gone tomorrow
by Terry inthe man who invented the religion known as "jehovah's witnesses," was joseph franklin rutherford.. he is the same man who spread the message, "religion is a snare and a racket.".
that's right, religion was the poison that caused the rot in the world.. were jehovah's witnesses a "religion?
" hell no!.
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“steve2”: “JWs owe way more to Rutherford than Russell.”
Russell turned his Second Adventist numerological apocalyptic eschatology ideas into a cult following. Rutherford turned the cult into an organized corporate religion. Knorr just helped refine it all into something palatable enough not to be laughed and kicked out of existence. The other guys are just trying to keep it afloat (at least long enough to be able to cash in).
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TRUTH: Here today and gone tomorrow
by Terry inthe man who invented the religion known as "jehovah's witnesses," was joseph franklin rutherford.. he is the same man who spread the message, "religion is a snare and a racket.".
that's right, religion was the poison that caused the rot in the world.. were jehovah's witnesses a "religion?
" hell no!.
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“Terry”: “I envisioned each "apostate" anonymously mailing a copy to a close friend or relative "still in." But, I know I'm dreaming”
I don’t think it’s dreaming at all. I for one will definitely buy a copy of your book and am willing to do just that – I will buy another copy of it and make sure that my family receives it one way or another (when the time is right, as I am still being held captive in that damn tower of ignorance). I’m sure there are many folks on here who would be willing to do that also. I’m positive that you’ll find your above idea to be much more than just “dreaming.”
Take care, and, as always, best of luck. (Notice I said “luck,” not “fortune.” I refuse to play the WT’s silly word games.)
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It is legally an "assault" to point a gun. The Watch Tower assault: the SHUN GUN
by Terry inthe insidious bind the watchtower religion places on their members is unconscionable.. holding family and friends "hostage" as an extortion strategy may be their most potent weapon of enforced conformity.. .
in effect, like an armed criminal who points a gun at you and threatens "your money or your life", the watchtower leadership.
holds the power to separate dissenting members from those whom they most cherish.. the "gun" is the shun.. pointing the shun at you and threatening to cut you off from your loved ones is a psychological brutality.. absolute obedience is required.. .
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The Watchtower Shun Gun is used to subdue the victim when the Congregation Love Bomb fails to neutralize them. Fortunately, a person hit with the Watchtower Shun Gun can be treated with a regimen of Logical Thinking Physiotherapy along with the assistance of JWDB medications. The success of recovery is early diagnosis by a qualified Apostate and a prompt online treatment program, which should also include doses of thought-inducing YouTube videos.
Being hit with the Watchtower Shun Gun is serious! But with caring friends and relatives, especially those who have successfully recovered from such a hit, along with suitably-trained expertise by recovery practitioners such as Steve Hassan, Raymond Franz, M. James Penton, Carl Olof Jonsson, Terry, Blondie, and Minimus, can make all the difference. Fortunately there are intelligent and philanthropic people to help their fellowman dealing with this painful and crippling condition of ShunGunStrickenItis. It’s time to let the healing begin!
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“ingimar”: “stand right beside him with sign that says "Jwfacts.com. Check it out too"”
I see the beginnings of a Benny Hill skit. All you’d need is a short, bald old man and someone to give him some little pats on the head and you’re all set! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEVYsmpcbvk, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU28GHMcYxM)
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JW children attending birthday party
by Gorbatchov inhere in the netherlands (extreme liberal) i hear more and more jw children about having attended a birthday party.. it seems that the more liberal jw's here have no problem with it.. gorby.
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SAHS
It’s quite okay to molest and rape the kiddies whilst retaining elder/overseer privileges (long as there’s no third person there to play peekaboo) and then kill those wee kiddies by refusing them emergency medical treatment – that’s all just quite fine and dandy when you’re in JW land. Just don’t give them a birthday party and have them blow out those pagan candles, and certainly DON’T let them see you propose a toast and clink your glasses – now THAT would be just too much!
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What was the "logical straw" that broke your camel's back?
by Pacopoolio ini had a bunch of tiny little nags that always bothered me about the bible/god/etc.
that eventually led to me drifting away, but this was my personal, singular issue that no one could address.
i think i mentioned it before here, but, for summation again:.
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For me, it was the combination of all of those ridiculously numerous inconsistencies and falsehoods. The WTS says that it can prove that we are in the “last days” of this “system of things” because “everything dovetails together” in the signs and events. However, I, or anyone else, can easily prove that the WTS is not “spirit directed” in any way and most certainly is not and could not be the “one-and-only true religion” because all those inconsistencies and falsehoods (lies) all dovetail together to prove that it isn’t or couldn’t. Yes, everything does fit like a key – to prove that the WTS is just another quirky sect/cult as full of lies as the rest of them.