Posts by Village Idiot

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"New Light never contradicts Old Light, but simply adds to it"

by stuckinarut2 in

does anyone remember this classic quote from a society publication??.

i remember it has been quoted many times, but i cant find the reference.. if this comment is to be taken literally, it condemns the organization anytime there has been a complete changes in teachings and doctrine!

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Village Idiot

My metaphor in response to the JW "The light gets brighter and brighter" is to say that their teachings are more like light bulbs which burn out and have to be replaced by men.

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CO just confirmed worldwide construction halt and possible JW.ORG news of it

by LevelThePlayingField in

just had the co visit tonight.

i asked him if he had heard about the worldwide halt of construction besides warwick and to my surprise he said he heard the same thing.

then he went on and add that also some branches are closing and some bethelites going into pioneering but, "all because of the preaching work now.

Village Idiot

Why would they leave unfinished buildings to rot in the weather? They may as well finish what they started and then stop.

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Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

by LaurenM in

do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

Village Idiot

Viviane: "Nope, no one so far has anything of value to say."

I really haven't read the last dozen or so comments on this thread nor did I see the whole video posted above but I thought I'd throw my two cents in.

I believe that the Universe is full of order and disorder but not intelligence nor, by my definition, "design". Why would a creator god smash two galaxies together with the horrific results that occur? It makes sense when you use non-anthropomorphic terms. It's spontaneous order and disorder that makes our Universe.

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Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

by LaurenM in

do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

Village Idiot

Viviane: "So, does anyone have anything of value to say?"

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Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

by LaurenM in

do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

Village Idiot

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The worst happens.

by Vetro in

say, a woman is going in for colon surgery, it is already known by most of her doctors she has several pychiatric illnesses, along with more than several medications for it, it's also obvious she's a bit slow and not very good at understanding concepts, she's a jw baptized, her husband is baptized, used to be a elder and is no longer practicing, the wife refuses blood, but the husband seems anxious, unnerved about this, he realizes something isn't right about the wt, but can't quite break free, he doesn't want her to die if she need something like blood, but can't convince the wife, the rest of her family will be there, all ex witnesses including her children and mother who was a witness, she signs the form refusing blood.

during surgery the worst happens, she starts bleeding, it doesn't stop, it gets bad enough even volume expanders won't keep her barely alive.

will the surgeon just let her die without alert the family what is happening and maybe keep his oath to protect life and perhaps allow a chance at her husband to make a decision to allow a transfusion, or will he just let her die as her deluded wishes dictate and tell the family afterwards?

Village Idiot

Hi Vetro. Welcome to the forum. Please tell us a little about yourself and your predicament.

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This morning's magazine trolley encounter..

by GodZoo in

was just out shopping and came across two middle aged female witnesses with their magazine trolley..

i approached them and they were all glee and smiles and ready to hand me a couple of magazines.

one moment ladies i have just a couple of questions..

Village Idiot

I'm beginning to think that this trolley witnessing is a good thing after all. It gives us a better opportunity to catch a witness out there than merely waiting for them to come to our door.

If there are enough encounters of this kind then trolley witnessing might become a fearful thing for those who melt at the mere mention of "apostates".

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This morning's magazine trolley encounter..

by GodZoo in

was just out shopping and came across two middle aged female witnesses with their magazine trolley..

i approached them and they were all glee and smiles and ready to hand me a couple of magazines.

one moment ladies i have just a couple of questions..

Village Idiot

GodZoo, you should record these conversations.

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1914 'Big A' WT Retraction/Apology?!

by lurkernomore in

so i just met with an old 'friend' who wanted a 'chat' after no contact for the best part of 4 years.

she obviously heard about the wonderful news of my abrupt fade :d. i guess i wanted to prove to myself that any future meet ups/chats with jw's would be pointless.

needless to say i proved myself right.

Village Idiot

lurkernomore, yes the Watchtower did issue a mock apology for it's 1975 debacle in 1980. That's probably what your friend is thinking about though she got the date wrong.

They said that they were responsible for some of the high expectations for that year. That so called admission still put the blame on the rank and file claiming that they - the Governing Body - did not dampen these expectations (as if those expectations originated from the rank and file in the first place).

"6 In its issue of July 15, 1976, The Watchtower, commenting on the inadvisability of setting our sights on a certain date, stated: "If anyone has been disappointed through not following this line of thought, he should now concentrate on adjusting his viewpoint, seeing that it was not the word of God that failed or deceived him and brought disappointment, but that his own understanding was based on wrong premises." In saying "anyone," The Watchtower included all disappointed ones of Jehovah's Witnesses, hence including persons having to do with the publication of the information that contributed to the buildup of hopes centered on that date." Watchtower March 15, 1980

I remember reading this Watchtower and later, during my Appeal Committee for disfellowshipping, the elders made reference to it.

For a detailed quote from the Watchtower and analyses of their statement you can go to http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=331&Itemid=8

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Finished Mystery (1917)... The book that Jesus approved...

by Alfred in

so a few months ago, a friend sent me an actual copy of finished mystery which was published in 1917 (not a pdf download... the actual book).

i must say, this was the most disturbing book i have ever had the displeasure of reading.

but i only read it because this was the main publication that was being distributed worldwide when jesus supposedly chose the watchtower in 1918 and i basically wanted to see for myself what jesus saw in the wt that would compel him to choose this religious corporation over all other religious denominations.. anyway, if anyone is interested in knowing the actual contents of this book, here are some bullet points i put together from some of the notes i took as i read the book:.

Village Idiot

applehippie, if you ever get the urge to throw something away offer it to us first. Many of us would love to get our hands on such JW "forbidden knowledge".

And for those who want to fall through the rabbit hole here is the link to the PDF version: https://ia700400.us.archive.org/20/items/TheFinishedMystery/1917_The_Finished_Mystery_1918_edition.pdf