Posts by blondie

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Message Sending Maintenance

by Simon in

i'm doing some work on the messaging service, so sending messages may fail - i'll update this topic when work is completed..

blondie

I sent a message right now and it sent for the first time in a few days. I hope it doesn't disappear too. Thanks for all your hard work, Simon.

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it's done.. during the last month i've been talking with my closest friends about leaving the org and yesterday i finally talked with my parents.. it's been almost 5 months after i said that i would do it, but i think that this extra time has been beneficial.

i've said several times that i would opt for sending a resignation letter, but after talking to my best friends some of them suggested me becoming inactive and blocking my congregation's elders.

i've changed my mind and i will do that because the people that i care the most now know what's going on so they won't be worrying about me not attending the meetings.

blondie

Even when "fading," well-meaning family and friends may try to "encourage" you to come back for some time. I caution that you don't get into any discussions about details as to why, just some ambiguous statement. There are many that have been shared on JWN, and perhaps to you in previous posts.

We left 20 years ago, just stopped going, and the "encouragement" last for about 7 years, gradually fading to nothing at all now. But, don't say anything that could be interpreted as being negative about the WTS and its teachings.

Glad to hear you have taken your first steps into freedom.

Blondie

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Cite one scripture in the N.T. that chargers Christians to be witnesses of / for Jehovah.....Not one.using K.I ./ WTB&TS

by smiddy3 in

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friends

i think the wtb&ts publication titled "the kingdom interlinear of the christian greek scriptures" speaks for itself.. the word for word translation of the greek into english.. that publication does not even contain the name or word jehovah either in hebrew letters or greek letters anywhere in the word for word texts.. their is not one scripture in the n.t.

where christians ,followers of jesus christ are instructed to be witnesses of jehovah ,however there are something like twenty scriptures that explicitly state followers of jesus christ are to be witnesses of, for, and about jesus...

blondie

Good answer, SBF.

Good questions, smiddy3. I was not personally supporting the viewpoint of the WTS about Isaiah 43, merely reporting what the WTS says it means. Sorry if I hadn't made that clear.

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Forum Navigation

by Incognito in

1) after submitting a comment, the 'edit' feature is no longer shown but i am able to 'like' my own comment.. 2) when i click on my user name in the black band at the top of the page to view my profile, i receive a page indicating server error'.

i'm using the latest chrome browser.

clearing the browser cache, cookies and history does not change the issues listed above..

blondie

Everything seems okay on the home front now.

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Confession Time - Music You're Embarrassed to Admit Listening To

by Simon in

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friends

admit it, we all have things that we reel off when people ask what our favourite music is, just the same as if people ask what our favourite movies are.

we're meant to say "citizen kane" and "casablanca" and not "battleship" or "pacific rim" but we know what we're going to watch if they are ever on tv at the same time (and which ones we've never actually seen).. so how about some confession time?

what do you listen to when no one else is in the house?.

blondie

All or nothing, better than great. He has some good humor, personal revelations, and was willing to play quite a few of his old songs, Wings songs, and some of his new songs.

He talks about his family.

His grandchildren call him Granddude.

It is hard for me to think of him as a grandfather.

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"Do you believe that the 'faithful slave' is God's channel of communication?"

by The Fall Guy in

if a jw had the nerve to ask me this question, i'd say to them, "you go first.

using only scriptural proof, show me why you believe that the wtbts/ccojw is god's choice and i'll tell you if i agree with your scriptural reasoning.".

wait for the silence and the rabbit in the headlights moment.. i searched on the wt cd rom for references of "channel of communication.".

blondie

What is the WTS definition of presumptousness?

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2017246#h=12:0-13:383

What are “presumptuous acts”? By definition, when someone rashly or impertinently does something that he is not authorized to do, he is acting presumptuously. Because of inherited sin, we all act presumptuously at times. But as King Saul’s example illustrates, if we develop a pattern of pushing ahead, sooner or later we will find ourselves in serious trouble with God. Psalm 119:21 says of Jehovah: “You rebuke the presumptuous.” Why is that?

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"Do you believe that the 'faithful slave' is God's channel of communication?"

by The Fall Guy in

if a jw had the nerve to ask me this question, i'd say to them, "you go first.

using only scriptural proof, show me why you believe that the wtbts/ccojw is god's choice and i'll tell you if i agree with your scriptural reasoning.".

wait for the silence and the rabbit in the headlights moment.. i searched on the wt cd rom for references of "channel of communication.".

blondie

I guess that means the WTS IS presumptuous.

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Escaping a Christian Cult Podcast

by iwantoutnow in

hello all.. i implore you to the time out and listen to this podcast where sam harris interviews the granddaughter of the founder of the westboro baptist church, about her experience there and leaving.

megan phelps-roper.. the parallels to the jw world are astounding!.

https://samharris.org/podcasts/171-escaping-christian-cult/.

blondie

I saw the tv series "Why We Hate" on Discovery, episode one. They have an interview with the granddaughter.

I have DirectTV, and you probably can find it on their OnDemand feature. Or somewhere else if someone on here knows that.

She explains why she thought she was doing the right thing and what made her start questioning and researching which led to her decision to leave.

This might work

https://serieshub.me/series/370277/1/1/

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Confession Time - Music You're Embarrassed to Admit Listening To

by Simon in

jw
friends

admit it, we all have things that we reel off when people ask what our favourite music is, just the same as if people ask what our favourite movies are.

we're meant to say "citizen kane" and "casablanca" and not "battleship" or "pacific rim" but we know what we're going to watch if they are ever on tv at the same time (and which ones we've never actually seen).. so how about some confession time?

what do you listen to when no one else is in the house?.

blondie

Rub a Dub, I know how you feel. My husband got us both tickets to see Paul McCartney in person for our anniversary (I missed the 60's since I was a jw teenager at the time.

Blondie

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"Do you believe that the 'faithful slave' is God's channel of communication?"

by The Fall Guy in

if a jw had the nerve to ask me this question, i'd say to them, "you go first.

using only scriptural proof, show me why you believe that the wtbts/ccojw is god's choice and i'll tell you if i agree with your scriptural reasoning.".

wait for the silence and the rabbit in the headlights moment.. i searched on the wt cd rom for references of "channel of communication.".

blondie

If the FDS is God's (only) channel of communication, he should fire them. They are making him look bad and damaging sincere people.

WOL references

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=%22only+channel%22&p=sen&r=newest

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=%22channel+of+communication%22&p=sen&r=newest