Posts by stan livedeath

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" It is the True Religion ! "

by Phizzy in

speaking to two jw's, separately and days apart, they both weaved in to the conversation the phrase " it is the true religion " .. now in neither case was it possible for me to do my usual thing, piling in with both guns blazing and pointing out that it is impossible for there to be any such thing as "the true religion", unless by "truth" you mean that which is true in your opinion and not supported by facts or reality etc etc.

my question is : is this mere coincidence, or has there been an article or something telling them to say this ?

if there is, could someone point me to it ?

stan livedeath

if a dub said to me the phrase " It is the true religion "

i would simply ask them--"how do you know"? see where it leads...if anywhere.

oh--by the way.."we just know" doesnt count.

notice the use of the word "we" there. its their defense mode.

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Boyfriend force me to study the bible or no marriage

by MuslimWoman in

my boyfriend, who is a disfellowshipped jehova's witness, asks me to study the bible for 3 months or he won't marry me (i'm a muslim woman).

he loves me and really wants to marry me but he is doing a passive blackmailing: if i don't study for 3 months, 1 time per week, in my home country, and without him, there will be no marriage... as a muslim, i believe the bible is god's word so i look at the bible from time to time and would be happy to study with him.

but the fact that he is kind of saying "study the bible or bye bye no marriage" is really hurtful.

stan livedeath

what Dubstepped said---but add to it--kids ! 2 of mine have totally shunned me for 30+ years now--i was never invited to their weddings----never met their children. can you imagine that!

THAT is the reality of the watchtower cult.

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Rate yourself as a Jehovah's Witness

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i was baptized at 14 and finally had enough at 50 years old.

i tried my best but being in jehovah land you are never good enough.

i'll be honest in rating myself: from a low score of 1-10.. donations: 2.....donated around $80 a year...our kingdom hall paid for too many remodels and always paid for c.o.

stan livedeath

ma got religion when i was about 10. i was taken to a few meetings--and had a study with the pink paradise cartoon book.

baptised at 14

used to answer up a lot at meetings--went door knocking mostly on my own.

left school at 15

at an assembly, listened to DO Ron Drage banging on about pioneering for teenagers.

vacation pio for 6 months at 16.

met my born in girlfriend at an assembly when i was17. moved to her congregation.

pioneered again aged 19-20. became a servant at that time--magazines and territory

doing public talks home and away.

married at 20--usual reason--to have intercourse.

packed in pioneering at 21. having serious issues being a dub. stopped pretty well all activity. moved to another area at 23--and took the opportunity to quit.

resigned at 23.

occasional sunday attendance to keep the wife happy. hated it.

divorced at 33. no futher connection to the cult. that was in 1981.

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Boyfriend force me to study the bible or no marriage

by MuslimWoman in

my boyfriend, who is a disfellowshipped jehova's witness, asks me to study the bible for 3 months or he won't marry me (i'm a muslim woman).

he loves me and really wants to marry me but he is doing a passive blackmailing: if i don't study for 3 months, 1 time per week, in my home country, and without him, there will be no marriage... as a muslim, i believe the bible is god's word so i look at the bible from time to time and would be happy to study with him.

but the fact that he is kind of saying "study the bible or bye bye no marriage" is really hurtful.

stan livedeath

Musilm woman:

"And I wanted to get married too (I want to live in the US..)."

be honest with yourself here--are you marrying him to get a visa ?

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No Bible = No God?

by menrov in

some doubt about the bible completely, some partially.

what if the bible turns out to be a product of humans, nothing divine.

would you still believe in a creator?.

stan livedeath

i regard the bible as a sort of instruction manual for some long defunct piece of useless machinery.

53

Is Satan Real ?

by jdash in

i've been pondering on this question for awhile now, and i'm starting to think this malevolent spirit creature isn't real.

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do you guys believe satan is real?

stan livedeath

of course i'm real

i'm here aint i ?

ffs.

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UK- JW MINISTERIAL SERVANT SERIAL RAPIST

by DannyHaszard in

man escapes jail for sex attacksbbc news - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoa jehovah's witnesss gets a community sentence for a series of sex assaults on children and adults.man escapes jail for sex attacks porter was put on the sex offenders registera jehovah's witness has escaped a jail term after admitting a series of sexual assaults on children and adults in clevedon.

michael porter, an elder in the religion, pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on 13 victims aged 18 months and older.

among the individuals were others involved in the faith.