Village Idiot

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  Having a hard time holding my tongue...

  by problemaddict 2 in

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  2. friends

  ...recently.. i'm normally pretty calculated.

  my fade is done, my wife is out, my family and friends know, i maintain quite abit of the friendships of those closest to me jw or not, my family isn't shunning, and the few people we have kept it from for other reasons we are calculating how to break it.

  (elderly matriarch that we are simply not going to tell so she doesn't die).. but.....all these facebook meme's and stupid feeds about reliance on jehovah, distraction, staying close to his organization, persevering against satan.....its driving me nuts.

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  Elder/ette: Hi! Long time no see. what have you been up to lately?

  problemaddict 2: I've been researching your religion. I found out that most of its teachings are false.

  Elder/ette: Do you still believe that the Organization is God's sole channel of communication?

  problemaddict 2: Absolutely not! They are Pharisees forcing a heavy burden upon their followers. They are also false prophets changing their teachings all the time.

  Elder/ette: The sound of a whoosh and a loud boom when elder/ette breaks the sound barrier getting away from you.
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  Witnesses Preach to Dog

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "in el salvador, one man tied his vicious dog in front of the door whenever he saw jehovahs witnesses nearby.

  the man would wait for the witnesses to move on, and then he would bring the dog back into the house.

  the brothers were never able to speak to the man.

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  Village Idiot

  Sorry Outlaw, don't mean to plagiarize.

  
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  How Come the Watchtower does not admit "We Don't Know Anything About Bible Prophecy" and come clean?

  by PokerPlayerPhil in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so many of us have been caught up in the negative effects this religion placed over our lives and those who we love very much.

  i am the first one to tell my kids "i don't know s&^^ about this or that subject", if the watchtower is truly our brother or spiritual mother why don't they tell us the following questions we all have asked them?.

  1. we screwed up about 1914 and "life is short, go live your life to the fullest while maintaining justice and morality, don't hurt your fellow man by making his life screwed up!.

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  Hold Me-Thrill Me,

  "There are politicians who could easily be members of the Governing Body."

  And vice versa.
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  why did man go from living 900 years to 90?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i cant recall the scripture, where it says than only a few men will he live to be 80 years or so, can anyone recall that?.

  so then im wondering, if it is a fact that men lived long years 900 in some cases, for what reason would god limit our lifespan if our time is so short compared to his?.

  how on earth does man go from living 8 and 9 hundred years down to 80 to 100 ?.

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  Village Idiot

  A water 'canopy' of any significance would cause a runaway green house effect turning this planet into a Venus like world. Water vapor has 100 times the heat retaining ability as Carbon Dioxide.
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  Witnesses Preach to Dog

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "in el salvador, one man tied his vicious dog in front of the door whenever he saw jehovahs witnesses nearby.

  the man would wait for the witnesses to move on, and then he would bring the dog back into the house.

  the brothers were never able to speak to the man.

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  They're getting more imaginative.
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  questions

  by DanielC in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.

  i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.

  but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?

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  Daniel, their giving each other gifts on days other than their birthdays isn't really a measurement of their devotion. The fact that they haven't invited you over to dinner and gotten to know you is a measure of their devotion to the religion.

  Don't do it my friend, even half-hearted JWs are grief.
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  OK....IM TOTALLY CONFUSED ! !

  by brandnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, so....does everyone who has ever been born, and lived on this planet called earth....get ressurected?.

  doesnt that sound like pissin in the wind?.

  destroy everyone......just to bring em back......to destroy them again....... seems like a neverending cycle..

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  The Watchtower is unique in its interpretation of the resurrection and, of course, at odds with the Bible's statements.

  The Bible clearly states that there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the wicked; the first group to eternal life in Heaven/Paradise and the second to a literal hell of torments. This scripture makes it clears:

  "I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets, 15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked." Acts 24:14b-15 New International Version

  They claim that the "unrighteous" (As translated in the New World Translation instead of wicked) simply refers to most of those who died without knowing the 'truth' with the most evil among them being excluded. This selectivity simply has no scriptural support.
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  I want to take them down

  by cookiemaster in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hey guys!

  some of you might know about my latest clash with the elders.

  i see the pressure this cult is putting on my family.

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  James Mixon, "Billboards signs "Why do JW's break up families"?"

  The sign may be a good idea but I believe those messages should be targeted at JWs with the public simply observing it. If you make a statement questioning the Watchtower most people will not give a damn since it won't affect them.

  "What do you say Simon???"

  I think Simon has his hands full so somebody else should take responsibility. The sign should direct people to this site though. However, that will set him up to judicial harassment with threats of lawsuits no matter how it is posted. Yet, in order to be effective, the message should be a strong one.

  The sign should be located in a busy urban area to maximize viewers. One thing to note is that it may not be worth the money for the results. Let's not waste effort and resources for something that will be a tempest in a teapot.
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  So who's going to the meeting in Baltimore tonght?

  by ShirleyW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sure some kind of arrangement was made, some of the uber dubs in a panic as to what they would do if the couldn't get to their meeting tonight.

  probably bumped it up a few hours so they wouldn't be out at night for those that live in the middle of what's going on..

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  Village Idiot

  "So who's going to the meeting in Baltimore tonght?"

  
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  One simple fact about Jesus that MATTERS . .

  by nicolaou in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  he had a human father.. all those doctrines of redemption, ransom and forgiveness come to nothing in the face of reality.

  we need to look after each other..

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  Village Idiot

  Fisherman, I'm not saying this out of disrespect but you should consider seeing a doctor if you don't already.