Posts by Sweetp0985

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Coming up for air...

by SwampThing in

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good morning forum members,.

for those of you who have left the cult, how do you deal with the self-righteous, holier-than-thou, nose-in-the-air arrogance of the wts and those mindless zombies who bow to its every command?.

i am currently halfway through crisis of conscience.

Swamp Thing I'm currently reading CoC also and its very eye-opening. I have In Search of Christian Freedom waiting at home to be read next. I tried to explain something as simple as the UN scandal to my JW mom and she just blew up. I tried to use a illustration and she still got mad. The truth really hurts I guess.

Ex. used...If you constantly told your son/daughter not to go to next door neighbor;s house because they were evil and you constantly non-stop always told them this and then one day your son/daughter sees you over there, what do you think that child is going to think? A normal person would say something like "if i was that child I would think what's wrong with you for going to that evil house, or it must be OK to go to that house now"....My mom got hysterical saying I need to keep my thoughts to myself. One day their eyes will be open. I'm not going to tell them anything else I find.

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The Time Travel Tale of John Titor -- Brilliant Internet Hoax?

by Country Girl in

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if any of you are bored and want to read a very fascinating tale of what i think is one of the more interesting internet hoaxes, there is the story of john titor.

the web site says:

"although there is debate over the exact date it started, on november 02, 2000, a person calling themselves timetravel_0, and later john titor, started posting on a public forum that he was a time traveler from the year 2036.

Sweetp0985

The year 2036!!!! Darn you mean still no "PARADISE" by then. Awww rats....

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Is the International Bible Students Association still a part of Watchtower?

by Sweetp0985 in

i'm currently reading coc and i'm in the 5th chap.

but i read in the book about the ibsa being a "corporation" of the wts, are they still considered a part of it?

i went to the ibsa website and it had a link about charities that the ibsa donates too and it listed 2 kingdom halls and 2 assembly halls as receivers of the donations.

Sweetp0985

Thanks RR,

When you go to the bottom and type in just Jehovah you come to this:

Dalston Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

Dudley Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

East Pennine Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

Manchester Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

So IBSA is just a legal corporation that WTS uses to make more money right, and because it wasn't making enough money they shut it down??????

Sorry but I'm on a limited budget to order the information that they will have faxed to me in under an hour. I got enough information already to know that these links are people that must regularly take donations from the IBSA. Laundering money is about right and then with the big Jimmy Swaggart/Donation Basis "TAX EVASION" I guess Jehovah is telling them to do this since they are his mouthpiece right?

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September 1,2004 WT Beware The Voice of Strangers

by Wolfy in

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i managed to get my scanner working on another pc.

i'm not sure about the policy about posting scans of watchtowers here so if you want me to send you the scans let me know.

the scans are in a zip file which is password protected.

Sweetp0985

Blondie said, "They keep saying "Jehovah's voice" when John 10:16 is talking about the sheep hearing Jesus' voice".

I bet if I asked my elder uncle that wants to talk to me now about this he would probably say it's Jehovah's word spoken through Jesus. But then he might not because how would that corrulate(sp) with the organization being "Jehovah's mouthpiece". Why are they so many so scared to think for once. I'm glad you brought that scripture out. I'm going to add that to my long list of questions that I'm preparing for my sit down with my uncle elder. I wonder if he'll stay around for the whole list or label me apostate with the first 2-3 questions.

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Double standards Re: Disfellowshipping

by Jez in

i was df'ed for adultry, within 4 mons of 'the act.

' my dad left me mom, lived with a woman for 4 years, then married her.

to this day, he is not df'ed.

Sweetp0985

I hate the way they say Jehovah brings things to light when 9 out of 10 times its usually the person committing the "wrongdoing" or someone else witnessing the "wrongdoing" that comes forth and tells. I used to hate that. That's the only way they find out stuff. Nosey people telling on someone when they have the "camel in their eye" complex or from the elders being "sherlock "elder" homes" and following you because your meeting attendance/field service time has dropped. That's the only way they find out stuff. I wonder how many times has Jehovah actually showed them somebody was doing this and you need to talk to them.

I JUST WISH THEY WOULD "THINK" FOR THEMSELVES FOR ONCE IN THEIR LIFE

I'm in the same boat with you. I was inactive for almost an year before I finally decided to go ahead and have the JC meeting. I already knew what the outcome would be, but now for some reason, I guess because I've been going to church and getting a better relationship with GOD I see more how they are a bunch of ________ (fill in the blank with whatever you want to) and want people to believe you are dead if you're not a JW.

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Is the International Bible Students Association still a part of Watchtower?

by Sweetp0985 in

i'm currently reading coc and i'm in the 5th chap.

but i read in the book about the ibsa being a "corporation" of the wts, are they still considered a part of it?

i went to the ibsa website and it had a link about charities that the ibsa donates too and it listed 2 kingdom halls and 2 assembly halls as receivers of the donations.

Sweetp0985

I'm currently reading CoC and I'm in the 5th chap. but I read in the book about the IBSA being a "corporation" of the WTS, are they still considered a part of it? I went to the IBSA website and it had a link about charities that the IBSA donates too and it listed 2 kingdom halls and 2 assembly halls as receivers of the donations. So if the IBSA is still a part or rather "corporation" of the WTS and they just have "similiar" beliefs but not the same beliefs, why does the WTS accept money from them? I take that question back they want money from anyone, but why isn't published anywhere that the IBSA is still a part of the WTS in London or is that another one of their big secrets?

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Why Have Memorial if...

by Sweetp0985 in

no one partakes of it?

out of the many memorials i have been to, i only recall 1 when a bethelite came to give our talk and he was of the anointed and partook of the emblems.

but anyway i've read a post on here and heard about a person in my local area that partook of the emblems and their "anointed" status was questioned.

Sweetp0985

I thought that this is his 1000 yr reign right now...doesn't that mean FULL power?

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Why Have Memorial if...

by Sweetp0985 in

no one partakes of it?

out of the many memorials i have been to, i only recall 1 when a bethelite came to give our talk and he was of the anointed and partook of the emblems.

but anyway i've read a post on here and heard about a person in my local area that partook of the emblems and their "anointed" status was questioned.

Sweetp0985

it's all too darn confusing..

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For all you still going to meeting, the best way to bring the society down!

by DaCheech in

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order special literature, and order a weekly quota of 50 mags and them leave no contribution.. if everyone does this, they will loose so much money, they will not last more than 5 years!

Sweetp0985

Good idea...too bad I don't have a fireplace!!!! Extra "paper" would make a lovely fire.

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What Would Your Name Look Like In Hieroglyphics?

by Robdar in

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this is a cool link: .

http://media.kids.discovery.com/fansites/tutenstein/interactive/hierogenerator.html?ct=4691.8034537612.

it shows you what your name would look like in ancient egyptian.

Sweetp0985

cool link