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  Ray Franz was an Idiot

  by vinman in

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  ray franz who gave us insight into the gb due to a crisis of conscience was an absolute moron, with absolutely no critical thinking skills whatsoever like all of us have.

  i mean, to have a conscience based on some magic man in the sky.. how stupid can you be?

  in search of christian freedom?

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  Vinman

  Just about everyone here is in some stage of learning what we call, TTATT( the truth about the truth). Some of us are bitter and angry. Some of us are depressed and some are suicidal, or have other mental issues . Some of us have stunted emotional maturity due to not being allowed to grow up more or less in a normal fashion . Most of us are not used to debating b/c we were not allowed to have any opinions other than " the Watchtower say, Bro. Elder says, or the Governing Body says. So you will see name calling but if you had been around here when this board first started you would not even recognize it. There were out and out flame wars and the board nearly went down in flames a few times. Recovery from a Cult is hard and all of us are at different stages . Plus all of us have different reasons why we left the BORG.

  This is not an organized religion - it is a discussion board by a lot of folks who used to be jws or were married to one or are Bible studies and some who post are still members in good standing in the Borg. So there you have it.

  Franz was a brave honest man who could have faked it in Bethel till he died. But he did not. Most of us really respect him. Live and let live.
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  Can God touch those with Alzheimers?

  by StopTheTears in

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  my father was diagnosed with alzheimers disease.. .

  before his dementia grew worse he requested to be baptized in jesus name.. .

  when i see him and hear him talk now it is nothing less than a miracle from god.

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  Can God touch those with Alzheimers?

  by StopTheTears in

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  my father was diagnosed with alzheimers disease.. .

  before his dementia grew worse he requested to be baptized in jesus name.. .

  when i see him and hear him talk now it is nothing less than a miracle from god.

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  That's great," whatever gets him and you through the night- is alright...". If we believe the Bible we know it does not require great knowledge to be accepted by God. Jesus said about those having the faith of a child .

  http://www.openbible.info/topics/faith_of_a_child

  If your father is happy and you are able to watch over him a bit, then I am very happy for you both. As far as faith healing, don't expect it. I know there are folks who swear it has happened but just deal with your dad as he is and support him.
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  the wonderful world wde witnessing work----or is it ?

  by stan livedeath in

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  hiding behind the literature stand in a litter strewn empty shop doorway.. .

  is this what the witnessing has now dumbed down to ?.

  who's bringing reproach on jehovah's name now ?.

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  Our neighborhood has been mostly left alone for almost a decade. We've seen more Baptists than jws or Mormons. About a year ago, one lone jws bro talked to me behind a door and I just said I was not interested. Just flashed his Watchtower. Yesterday a couple knocked on our door and my hubby answered. He did not recognize them as being from our local KH ( but it has been 12 yrs since anyone has even seen one of us, and prior to that it had been about 5 yrs. ) So he did not know them and he just said he was NOT INTERESTED. The lady ask why and getting a little irritated he said " I 'M JUST NOT " . They left. Maybe that was the test call from the local KH to see if we were apostates. Never know.
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  Helen Keller is not a hero

  by StopTheTears in

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  few realize just how wicked some of the most revered people in history were.

  helen keeler (1880 to 1968) was a wolf in sheep's clothing, no hero.

  keller was a communist.

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  violias

  I don't care if she was a socialist.-- she did not run for president. The idea behind socialism sounds really good, it just never works, or has not yet. Anyway, I would not hate someone b/c of that. I also don't' care if she was involved with the occult. Spiritualism is not a crime and was very high fashion around the turn of last century. Many wealthy people became involved with it.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism

  Wiki does an excellent summary of this type of religion . I myself have used tarot cards for years and I guess that is the occult. I do not have horns growing out of my head. I admit my fascination with tarot and all things occult is basically nil now, but I was very into it at one time.

  You sound like some crazy jws .
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  Where's this going? American soldiers call on Jehovah

  by fulltimestudent in

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  the song is 'days of elijah,' and the bit i'm referring to is about half way through, as they sing, "there is no god like jehovah":.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjz_ilp9c5a.

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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah from Wiki

  at the capture of fort Ticonderoga the name Jehovah was envoked

  Hallelujah - literally praise Jah( Jehovah)

  Mormons Sda, many other religions know this name, jws do not have a copyright on it.
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  JW Threatened me with Violence Today :)

  by cofty in

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  i popped into the supermarket for a few things after work today and found myself walking up an aisle alongside a couple who used to be in my tuesday group.

  i see them reasonably often and always say hello much to their obvious annoyance.

  i noticed that ian was sporting a shaggy beard.

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  I agree with Steve2. It could be interpreted as taunting the jw couple. If he then hits cofty, well, it could be said he asked for it. Of course we'd love to make their lives as miserable as a lot of them have ours, but jws would be quick to go after known apostates.
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  Local Congregation Takes Away My Dad's Phone Hook-Up (HE'S 85 YRS. OLD)

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  this happened about 6 months ago, didn't really have an opportunity to post about it (been busy), but they still haven't given back his password for the phone hook-up.

  they say that this is direction from the "branch office".

  i think it's complete bs, the real reason why they are doing this is to punish me & my family because i am basically a ghost when it comes to meetings & any type of activity.

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  They probably won't give him a password b/c of you-- known apostate. I had very similar problems with my aged mom. They talked smack about me , b/c mom told me so. It upset her a lot, I was her only support. When she was in nursing home some pioneers used to come to visit her. SOME of encouraging things they would do were: telling mom she was sinning-- In fact they said she had already sinned. ( not b/c of me, related to some activity at nursing home) She got very depressed and I noticed it but she would not tell me what was wrong. Finally the staff told me and they said that if those persons from her church came in here again they were going to ask them to leave. I had to have a screaming conversation with an elder to get this STOPPED. Who in their RIGHT MIND goes and tells an old demented person they are sinning? They really should screen the publishers before they let them visit the old, sick, depressed or demented. Most people would have better sense but not these pioneers, dumb and dumber.
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  A young Indian woman tracks down the man who raped her, and ....

  by fulltimestudent in

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  https://www.facebook.com/cctvnewschina/videos/1028635983843888/?pnref=story

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  she says she was raped while she slept. You can substitute molested but it is still sexual assault.
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  Buddhism Anyone?

  by LaurenM in

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  2. beliefs

  so, i have recently been delving in buddhism and i must say it all makes sense!

  like, the philosophies and ideas are what i've always believed but could never put a name to.

  for example, they don't believe in god, they teach acceptance of all faiths, that peace can be achieved - not by changing other people - but by changing yourself, that everyone has goodness in themselves, that happiness can be gained internally (not externally as a gift from god), and that life is temporary so we should enjoy it!

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  Just about everyday someone on my Facebook posts something about Jesus. Press Like and comment Amen if Jesus is your Savior I don't want to discourage anyone from believing- it was my life for so long. But I refuse to even "like" the Jesus posts. I just can't. What it really does is make me remember a time when I was blissfully ignorant and happy in my belief that G'd would just fix everything , like magic. ( listen to Sarah Silverman , Jesus is magic) This includes other religions too, including Buddhism. I just can't get that blissful peaceful stupid feeling, the one that says - just believe and G'd will fix it all.

  Maybe this is why G'd told Adam and Eve to not eat from the tree. Knowledge is a powerful thing and it seems there is no way back to blissful peace.