Posts by cypher50

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A comment I heard tonight

by Generic Man in

tonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.

the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.

through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.

cypher50

What they paint is true to the picture. Armageddon isn't gonna be a pretty thing. So what's your beef?

You say that the organization doesn't condone its members finding glee in those dying at Armeggedon but the WTS has so many images of people dying in Armeggedon and they are some of the most elaborate pictures the organization has produced...in fact, most of the Tribulation pictures look much more detailed then the ones they make for Paradise. If the organization doesn't condone its members looking forward to the "goats" dying during Armeggedon then why make such grand images? To scare people into repenting (which is not the way to find true believers)?

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A comment I heard tonight

by Generic Man in

tonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.

the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.

through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.

cypher50

that just killed me when the loving brothers would make comments such as 'cant you just wait until armageddon so god will destroy (insert random person)', or if someone was rude on service they come back to the group and laugh about they will get theirs when god destroys them, pretty sadisitic

Yea, I've heard the same thing before from some brothers and I probably even said something like that in jest before...it wasn't until I was in my late teens that I gained pity for those who yelled at me in service & such. BTW, Schizm, Pwned didn't mention the WTS but I will say one thing: for an organization that doesn't condone the attitude displayed in that post by Pwned, the WTS sure likes to be very colorful & dramatic in its images of when Armeggedon is happening.

I hate when people say that it is for God to judge or that the bible isn't clear on something and then they give their opinion on the matter as if it is fact...

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If the WT were to "reform" would you stay or go back?

by confusedjw in

this thought has sprung from recent threads and speculation over the new book.

i know many who post here are still active jw's or ones who were df'd, but may have not totally left the belief system.

many have trouble with the methods and policies of the wt concerning dfing, restrictions, blood, local elders etc.

cypher50

No, since leaving I have had peace in being able to admit that I might not have all the answers about how this universe was made & where it is going. I feel sadness in that the way my life as a JW ended also purged from me the ability to look at any religion without cynical eyes....

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April 05 KM: Living w/ Soundness of Mind in an Electronic Age

by ithinkisee in

kingdom ministry - april 2005

week starting april 18th

15 min: living w/ soundness of mind in an electronic age.

cypher50

The WT is totally paranoid of the internet because of sites like this one for instance, which uncovers the WT crapola. I knew some very paranoid JWs who had never used the internet and were scared to death that something like demon was going to jump out of the screen at them if they ever did attempt to use it.

That is another thing...it was very hard for me to feel paranoid about the Internet because I grew up with it: I have been using BBS'es since I was 13 and I had my first ISP account in 1994. By the time the WTS came out with its articles about the "scary" Internet, I was used to searching for stuff online and I thought it was laughable that the brothers & sisters less computer literate thought the only thing to get on the Net was porn, bomb-making material, and apostate info. I wish I had let more of my friends know back then how wrong I thought the WTS was on the Net...maybe if they felt more like me then it wouldn't seem so scary to take a look at sites like this.

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April 05 KM: Living w/ Soundness of Mind in an Electronic Age

by ithinkisee in

kingdom ministry - april 2005

week starting april 18th

15 min: living w/ soundness of mind in an electronic age.

cypher50

6 Internet Web Sites: We have an official Internet Web site: www.watchtower.org. This site is adequate to make information available to the public. There is no need for any individual, committee, or congregation to prepare a Web page about Jehovah?s Witnesses. Some have posted the contents of our publications with all scriptures and references given in full and have even offered copies of convention material on a donation basis. Whether profit is involved or not, the practice of reproducing and distributing publications of Jehovah?s Witnesses in an electronic document is a violation of copyright laws. While some may view this as a service to the brothers, it is not approved and should be discontinued.

That part I put in red is something I found fishy even when I was a Witness...I remember first seeing that when the first articles on the Internet came out and all I could think was "if a site is made by a fellow brother then what is wrong?". I was naive enough to believe that all active Witnesses felt completely satisfied and didn't have any objections to certain things; looking at this now, it shows me how paranoid the society is. It is sad that the WTS has to resort to restricting communication between even JW's in "good standing"...

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Email to Quotes (WT?) from a self-described PEDO!!!

by Quotes in

ok gang, i have received the following email.

originally sent march 15, then again on the march 16 and yet again on march 17 (with only the email subject line changed).. .

is this a joke?

cypher50

This makes me wonder just how many emails the WTS gets like this...and then, what the hell do they do with them?

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Email to Quotes (WT?) from a self-described PEDO!!!

by Quotes in

ok gang, i have received the following email.

originally sent march 15, then again on the march 16 and yet again on march 17 (with only the email subject line changed).. .

is this a joke?

cypher50

I would also contact your lawyer...even if this isn't in Canada he is still threatening to commit another crime so it is better to make sure that you are legally covered in case something happens.

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OMGWTFBBQ, It Is A Two Headed Monster!

by cypher50 in

jw
friends

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actually, it is a cute kitty...or is it kitties?

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cypher50

Actually, it is a cute kitty...or is it kitties?

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What does it take to be an MS these days?

by Pwned in

jw
friends

having a pulse and not missing meetings?

my grandfather is an ms and i know for a fact that he is not the picture perfect jw.

he doesnt do anything wrong but he is no bastion of spirituality either.

cypher50

He/She meant "BF" because they used "he" later in the sentence.

As far as I know, as long as you appear to be a good JW (regular in field service, a willing spirit, "yes" man attitude toward everything taught) then you can be made an MS. My brother was one for awhile...to him, it was like he graduated college or something. I am so glad I have more to look forward to in life then just hoping to be an Elder one day.

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demons in Watchtower drawings

by what_Truth? in

back when i was a good little faithful dub i never read apostate literature.

however, when i brought a school friend of mine to a district convention he picked up a pamphlet from this really crazy looking apostate guy (you know the type, wild eyed brown trenchcoat, sandwhich board, yelling "the watchtower is a ssssnnnnaaaarrrrreeee!!!

through a megaphone).

cypher50

Wow...just wow. Sites like that one linked with the supposed "subliminal images" are one of the reasons I thought all apostates were crazy when I was a JW...