Posts by Saoirse

yesterday (see http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/182849/1/why-do-jws-fear-satan-and-demons-so-much ) we seemed to confirm that jws fear satan more than god.

in fact, angel eyes (after she told us about her encounter with a man who had been "dabbling in black magic and witch craft",) made this comment:oh and i dont fear jah....why on earth would i fear my loving father?.

now to be fair to angel eyes, she says she doesn't fear satan.

Saoirse

Then again, we have the nut jobs like Neil Anderson

I've never heard of him so I had to google his name. Thanks for the warning, I try to stay away from the kooks.

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Is this an act of a deranged Pioneer JW?

by dissed in

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someone arrested on a plane for preaching the bible.. who would be so stupid so as to quote the bible incessantly to the person sitting next to him?

then refusing to let the passenger get up from their seat until they finished preaching, so as not to acquire blood guilt?

and finally going beserk when he refused to stop, biting another passenger?.

Saoirse

According to this article http://www.komonews.com/news/64140367.html the man suffers from Tourette's. It sounds like he's just a poor soul with a mental illness, not a hardcore bible thumper.

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Why don't JWs fear God or God's Wrath?

by Deputy Dog in

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yesterday (see http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/182849/1/why-do-jws-fear-satan-and-demons-so-much ) we seemed to confirm that jws fear satan more than god.

in fact, angel eyes (after she told us about her encounter with a man who had been "dabbling in black magic and witch craft",) made this comment:oh and i dont fear jah....why on earth would i fear my loving father?.

now to be fair to angel eyes, she says she doesn't fear satan.

Saoirse

You have to admit "Evangelicals" (at least the ones I'm familiar with) stress the grace of God over the fear of Satan.

That's true for me anyway. But I guess it all comes down to the individual. I don't sit around worrying about Satan because I know that ultimately, he has no power over me.

I may be wrong but here at least, the fear of Satan may be more of a Catholic thing.

You may be on to something there. Don't Catholics believe that they can be possessed? Most Evangelicals reject the idea that a believer who is indwelt with the Holy Spirit could be demon possessed.

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Going to be interviewed at 3:00 pm

by Lady Lee in

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last week a student doing her masters in journalism contacted me about doing an interview re ex-jws.

i agreed to talk to her.

and she and a couple of others will be coming to record the interview.. she is interested in what it is like to leave the jws and knows it is a cult.. boy have i a lot to tell.. she found me through the meet up website for ottawa ex-jws.. i don't think it will be a long interview.

Saoirse

That's wonderful Lady Lee! You never know who will be watching and be helped by your story. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed that the interview gets shown on TV.

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Is this an act of a deranged Pioneer JW?

by dissed in

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someone arrested on a plane for preaching the bible.. who would be so stupid so as to quote the bible incessantly to the person sitting next to him?

then refusing to let the passenger get up from their seat until they finished preaching, so as not to acquire blood guilt?

and finally going beserk when he refused to stop, biting another passenger?.

Saoirse

I think it's obvious that this man was either mentally disturbed or under the influence. He tried to bite someone's leg! It doesn't matter if he was quoting the bible or the book of Satan, the guy has issues and probably didn't even understand what he was saying.

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I need a hug

by wouldacouldashoulda in

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without posters asking why.. .

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Saoirse

((((((((((((((wcs))))))))))))))

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Why don't JWs fear God or God's Wrath?

by Deputy Dog in

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yesterday (see http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/182849/1/why-do-jws-fear-satan-and-demons-so-much ) we seemed to confirm that jws fear satan more than god.

in fact, angel eyes (after she told us about her encounter with a man who had been "dabbling in black magic and witch craft",) made this comment:oh and i dont fear jah....why on earth would i fear my loving father?.

now to be fair to angel eyes, she says she doesn't fear satan.

Saoirse

For the same reason that most Christians do not fear Allah.

Good one, leavingwt. And right on the money.

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Why don't JWs fear God or God's Wrath?

by Deputy Dog in

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friends

yesterday (see http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/182849/1/why-do-jws-fear-satan-and-demons-so-much ) we seemed to confirm that jws fear satan more than god.

in fact, angel eyes (after she told us about her encounter with a man who had been "dabbling in black magic and witch craft",) made this comment:oh and i dont fear jah....why on earth would i fear my loving father?.

now to be fair to angel eyes, she says she doesn't fear satan.

Saoirse

Bingo, IA and DD. The JWs have more fear of the elders and the judicial committees than they do of God. Those judicial committees are their real god. The back room is their hell. The elders can actually punish you in this life - DF you and take your family away. But after this life, Jehovah only makes you go to sleep. What's the big deal there?

Their view really makes no sense if you think about it from the viewpoint of God's perfect justice. In the JW view, you either get rewarded with eternal life in paradise or if you disobey, you just get to sleep for eternity and it never happened. You either get a big reward or a consolation prize. Where's the justice in that?

The JW's do a very effective job of making their god very weak and not worthy of respect.