Posts by stan livedeath

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Was There An Occasion Where An Entire Congregation Broke Away?

by pale.emperor in

i remember reading somewhere (perhaps on here?

) than an entire congregation disassociated and started their own congregation after decided that the gb were apostate.. was this an urban myth or is there any evidence of this?.

snugglebunny4 days ago

"Many years ago in the 60's, there was one particular guy who pretty much led his own cult. Half the Congregation eent off the rails and what was left was merged with Titchfield/ Fareham congregation."

Astonishing! I was actually attending the newly-formed Tichfield congregation back in 1968. It met in rooms above The Queen's Head pub. My dad was PO. He told me that there had been some problems with one of the congos with which we'd became amalgamated but I didn't make the connection with Bishops Waltham until just now.

snuggs--do you know cantleave ? if not--i can link you if you are on facebook.

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Disfellowshipped

by Pinky in

how long is one disfellowshipped for committing adultery?.

stan livedeath

it is all about how you have hurt Jehovah,

how utterly ridiculous.

as if a persons sexual misbehaviour could possibly hurt god almighty.

childish.

but then the whole thing is nonsense.

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Enjoyed the Memorial

by ScottyRex in

probably not a popular opinion on here....and haven't been actively attending meetings since 1988....(i know i know a submarine attender) however thoroughly enjoyed attending this evening...was good to see lots of people i remember whilst growing up in this faith, they were genuine and the whole atmosphere was one of love.

sure if i suddenly wanted to become active again and didn't change my lifestyle they would drop me like a bomb.....however i haven't and won't and they didn't and don't.

this works for me.. i cannot demonize the witnesses on what i have seen tonight.

stan livedeath

And I am quite clear that being gay would never be acceptable to JWs.I have never said any different.

aah--i hadnt realised youre homosexual--maybe that explains it

does the congregation know?

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I love it That JW`s Worship A God Named by The Catholics ,And Follow The Bible Of the protestants .

by smiddy3 in

the tetagrammaton 4 hebrew letters representing gods name in the hebrew scriptures as jhvh or more likely yhwh .. the name jehovah was unheard of before the 13th century simply because no one beforehand had added vowels to those four hebrew consonants representing gods name .. and then comes along a spanish catholic monk of the 13th century that adds vowels to those 4 hebrew consonants and he comes up with the name jehovah.. a name that the catholic church has used in and on churches since the 13th century throughout europe and elsewhere in the world.. and lo and behold the g.b.of jehovah`s witnesses in their wisdom stated in the first edition of the "aid to bible understanding" that they chose the name jehovah as the correct pronunciation of gods name because it was the most popular name in use in the world ?

logically by christendom `s religions ,who else ?.

then their is the bible cannon that all of the major christian religions have different books that they feel should make up the bible.. protestant religions .

stan livedeath

yhwh...is actually spelt backwards--the hebrew scriptures were read from right to left. so it should be HWHY----pronounced HUWHY

so--HUWEE GOD from now on--ok?

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Who Really Was Satan?

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

jw
friends

dont you think that satan was a pomo ?

when you read in the genesis account : "at this the serpent said to the woman: 'you certainly will not die.

5 for god knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like god, knowing good and bad.'".

stan livedeath

well--yes. wasnt there a whole pantheon of gods

jehovah god

jesus god

ohmy god

oooooh god

tony god

etc

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Enjoyed the Memorial

by ScottyRex in

probably not a popular opinion on here....and haven't been actively attending meetings since 1988....(i know i know a submarine attender) however thoroughly enjoyed attending this evening...was good to see lots of people i remember whilst growing up in this faith, they were genuine and the whole atmosphere was one of love.

sure if i suddenly wanted to become active again and didn't change my lifestyle they would drop me like a bomb.....however i haven't and won't and they didn't and don't.

this works for me.. i cannot demonize the witnesses on what i have seen tonight.

stan livedeath

i just dont get all this.

why attend a phoney balony meeting if you havent considered yourself to be a dub for many years.

one word--why ?

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Who Really Was Satan?

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

jw
friends

dont you think that satan was a pomo ?

when you read in the genesis account : "at this the serpent said to the woman: 'you certainly will not die.

5 for god knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like god, knowing good and bad.'".

stan livedeath

what was wrong with knowing good and bad ?

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New Boy is out!

by new boy in

jw
friends

well after 11 years it's finally out!.

this book could have never have happened if not for the jwd web site and the wonderful people here!

people who have helped so much with gathering the information that is in this book.

stan livedeath

i just read the amazon (UK) listing for this book--and was rather amused to see the write up about it was by someone with the same name as my late (JW ) father.

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How Do They Chose Someone To Be A Member Of The Illustrious Governing Body?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

i'm mean were talking making someone a policy maker for the corporation that can have serious financial consequences.

i'm sure intelligence is not high on the priority list for this noble office being they hate higher education and consider it a waste of time.. i'm sure they would thoroughly know the party line as any self respecting mind control would never choose an original thinker.

i'm also sure a lot of ass kissing happens before one gets chosen as a ass wiping helper which seem to be a sort of initiation into governing body corporate politics and a sort of proving ground to show your determination protect the organization from the enemy be they what ever source.

stan livedeath

why dont women do public talks ? become elders ? ministerial servants ?

i'm surprised the watchtower dont insist on seperate seating areas at assemblies--and even seperate rooms in the KH.... for brothers and the sisters.

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"I don't want to hear any negative comments about the truth"

by days of future passed in

today the "anointed" sister that drops off tracts at my house, did a little i'll just stop by and show her a website about furniture and then offer the memorial tract visit.. her exhusband is a jw that did terrible things to her by taking property, didn't want to pay adequate child support and had the elders on his side.

she was telling me all about how, because he felt so guilty, now he had intestinal problems.

eventually the conversation ended and she offered the memorial tract to me.. "did you get an invitation?

stan livedeath

my late father was a dub for 50+years.

i left the cult in my 20's...but he ( and mom) never shunned me. mom tried to get me interested in going back at one stage..but then gave up and left me alone. she died 20 years ago.

over the next few years, dad and i sometimes discussed specific cult subjects..and i do believe he wasnt at all convinced with some of it.

but the thought of being with mom again in the brave new world swayed the balance of belief and he stayed a dub. but his last 3 years in a care home saw visits from dub friends dwindle to nothing. i would have taken him to the memorial thing if he had asked..his grand daughter and her husband never went near him or offered to take him to meetings. i think towards his end he was a very embittered man. i was by then all he had left.