Posts by SAHS

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The Real Ark of the Covenant May Have Housed Pagan Gods - Haaretz

by fulltimestudent in

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according to the bible, the biblical ark of the covenant contained the ten commandments tablets, but some israeli archaeologists have a different view.. haaretz media site publishes the story:.

the real ark of the covenant may have housed pagan gods.

the holy ark was likely kept in jerusalem for much less time than the bible tells us.

SAHS

Isn’t it quite interesting that the Hebrew God Yaweh had a divine consort, or wife, named Asherah.

It has been becoming quite clear to me that this Yaweh (or “El”) God is really just a Canaate/Baalite/Semitic mythological bull god, whose wife is Asherah. According to Egyptian mythology, Isis married her brother, Osiris, and bore a son, Horus. This only proves to me that the “gods” of the Old Testament were simply figments of ancient mythology.

The famous quantum physicist Stephen Hawking said that God is unnecessary for the origination of the universe.

My position is that whatever the real truth may be, the stark obviousness is that NONE of the world’s religions are rooted in any kind of actual reality. Religion is a projection of the human psyche.

Indeed, ALL religions are, as Sigmund Freud would say, merely a figment of human imagination, which seeks a reassuring father figure.

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This is why the Elders should always call the WT society or personal attorney before ever talking to the Police.

by StoneWall in

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this is probably going to unnerve some on here or make them uncomfortable.we always hear, why didn't the elders call the cops first instead of the wt society (lawyers/attorneys).

in cases of child molestation or other incidents.this video is why and if you're smart you'll follow their example.i'm not taking the wtbts side on this just so you know in advance because i do not agree with the two witness rule at all.but be that as it may,this is by far the best lawyer/attorney and law professor i've ever heard on the subject of why you should never talk to the police and always let an investigation be made through counsel.this is why in the usa you have the right to remain silent when talking to police/authorities but even more important what the fifth amendment really entails and why it would behoove us all to understand what can happen even if you are totally innocent and have nothing to hide but how things can go horribly wrong.if i ever have to go to court for anything i can only hope that i got a lawyer as competent as this one the vid is approx 46 minutes long but well worth investing that time because if you had to talk to a lawyer it would cost you a lot to receive what this professor covers in this.the majority is from the law professor and the remaining minutes are of a former police captain/investigator with his insights and opinions.and just to be clear, i'm not suggesting that the elders not call the police because they should in cases of child molestation but rather they better get legal advice to protect themselves so that they don't have to answer for the wtbts decisions.look how many former (ex) elders we have on sites like this one and others and i'm so happy they got free of the wt but also they didn't get in trouble by accidentally saying/doing the wrong thing.all of us can benefit by following this advice in the video and i hope you enjoy it and to know what your rights arehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xyp7ee.

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“Chook”: “Stupid Australian women in US rang police and got shot by cops.”

That was a very mean and unfair thing to say. This poor woman was just trying to do the right thing, and no one deserves to be murdered in cold blood like that.

An unarmed woman in her pyjamas is obviously not a threat to anyone. That cop who did the murder was clearly malicious and evil by his actions, and both those cops have a lot to answer for in keeping all their cameras turned off.

That news item is so disturbing that it makes me want to cry and vomit.

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Another example of the smothering and high control nature of JW husbands

by stuckinarut2 in

i have noticed another popular pattern of behaviour amongst witnesses in recent years.. many, and i mean lots of ones with instagram accounts have closed the wife's account, and have started a "couple's" account instead.

also, for families.

the children's accounts have been closed, and the husband starts a "family account".. it is mainly on the husband's device, and seemingly under his control.

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“Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho”: “The last straw was when the elders showed up at my parents' place with a manila envelope with print outs of my gallery. Every. Single. Outfit. was scrutinized, criticized and deemed "unfit for a sister". The locations of the pictures were highlightea , along with the time stamps (22:13 at a bar in the city? Is that Christian? Holding a drink on a Saturday at 15:47? Should Witnesses be day-drinking? This leads to drunkenness by the evening!).”

The police should be contacted about this serious invasion of privacy! This is unacceptable in this modern age of basic human rights and dignity.

As it is, the federal govereveryone should ensure that everyone has fair and equal access to fundamental justice and liberty. Otherwise, why want to be be here?

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Worldly people

by Akid48 in

as i have come to see i have way more friends at school than my kingdom hall but if i get asked about school and i say something about my friends or ask to hang out with my friends to my aunt she gives me a talk about not to like worldly people to much.. for example i ask to go to my friends house (that is a girl)i have known her from 1st grade and my aunt gets mad at me saying what if she says i raped her or something but she lets me go by my self with brothers to hang out if i want but theres a chance i will get raped there to.. read my other posts to understand my story .

akid69.

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When I was about eight years old, our neighbour’s girl of around the same age (eight) used to show me her private parts, purely of her own volition. She actually initiated wanting me to investigate such parts of hers manually. But, believe it or not, it was completely “innocent” (as per both our ages).

As a matter of fact, afterward I asked my mother how the seeds (genetic material) get from the male to the female. . . . . Boy, was I clueless! (And what a wasted opportunity.)

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Another example of the smothering and high control nature of JW husbands

by stuckinarut2 in

i have noticed another popular pattern of behaviour amongst witnesses in recent years.. many, and i mean lots of ones with instagram accounts have closed the wife's account, and have started a "couple's" account instead.

also, for families.

the children's accounts have been closed, and the husband starts a "family account".. it is mainly on the husband's device, and seemingly under his control.

SAHS

Another fine example of the “headship principle” so passionately embraced by the WT leadership.

(Yes, pass the puke bucket!) 🤢

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BBC News "The ex-Jehovah's Witnesses shunned by their families"

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bbc news website has this linked on front page.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40704990.

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Any little bit that gets out there to cause the public to be aware of the basic destructiveness, antisociality, invalidity, and dishonesty of the very man-made, self-serving “religion” of the Watch Tower organization is a triumph for truth (real truth) in exposing a group which has coerced and manipulated people into unnecessary bondage and servitude, and even deaths.

Just one minute of such media exposure can end up negating many hours of pounding the pavement knocking on doors in the circus-like show of loyalty of the Watch Tower’s well-meaning but deceived lowly dupes.

In this modern technological age, such archaic outfits will always have to contend with the powerful and all-pervasive light of public scrutiny. And, as they say, Thank God for that!

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What in the flying F....????

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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https://www.facebook.com/tupuebloesmipueblojehova/videos/578539175868967/?hc_ref=arrvbqq6myd5outlusr6zufmvffwsvr_duxl_fdriuhhniiuesiylhi43gybtziknxwthis video gave me cancer..

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The women dancing with other women – that’s just cultural and purely platonic. . . . . (It better be!)

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UK Charity Commision reports on Moston, Manchester Congregation.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/investigation-leads-to-improvements-in-safeguarding-at-jehovahs-witnesses-charity.

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“Listener”: “I wonder if the Commission is aware of the shunning policies that children (defined as children under 18) may be subjected to and whether victims have reported to the Commission or whether we need to promote this?”

Good point!

Isn’t it stupidly ridiculous that a youngster, or legal minor, could actually end up being disfellowshipped and shunned by their own family just for attending a birthday party, throwing rice at a wedding, clinking glasses, saying “good luck,” etc., etc. . . . . And yet the so-called mature elder who raped the sh^t out of him/her whilst no other witnesses were present might actually not get either disfellowshipped, removed, or reproved and might very well be giving a Sunday talk at a congregation near you (or maybe even the annual Memorial talk, for Christ’s sake!).

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Russia Moves to Declare the Bible “Extremist”

by NikL in

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sorry if this has been mentioned already.. https://www.jw.org/en/news/legal/by-region/russia/hearing-bible-extremist-20170727/.

kind of misleading headline.

it's the nwt version they want to label as extremist not the bible itself.. for those that don't want to go to that obnoxious website, here is the text.... russia moves to declare the bible “extremist”.

SAHS

The name “Jehovah” was invented by a Catholic Dominican monk, Raymundus Martini, in 1270.

So, inserting it into the Old (Hebrew) Testament in the New World Translation is one thing, but I think what people would really take exception to is the fact that the New World Translation has arbitrarily inserted it into the New (Greek) Testament 237 times! Obviously no one alive in the first century would possibly have heard about this new name “Jehovah,” a Catholic invention, which is really a Latin transliteration.

Furthermore, the monotonous duplication of the footnote for every occurrence of pronouns such as “he,” “him,” “them,” and “they” stating that it supposedly means “his” soul, “their” souls, etc. It looks quite cultic the way they hammer that point in such ridiculous repetition.

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Our new yearly "regional convention"

by stuckinarut2 in

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so unstuck and myself have decided to attend a different kind of yearly convention!.

it should be fun!.

just think, anything that helps us using our "powers of reason" (romans 12:1) is approved by the bible isn't it??

SAHS

A skeptics meeting like that is excellent for anybody to attend to learn and understand the merits of objective critical thinking and investigation!

If everyone went to that regional convention before going to the JW regional convention afterward, I would suspect that there would end up being hardly anyone attending the JW convention after attending the skeptics convention.

Although skeptical, critical reasoning events are certainly very good in a general sense, I think that people affected by a specific exposure to non-critical thinking outfits such as the JWs should still seek out and attend meeting groups specifically tailored and relevant to that particular shared experience; i.e., meet-ups and “apostafests” with former or questioning JWs. Us folks with that very specific background need all the camaraderie and support we can find!