rebel8

Joined

• started 519 topics
• posted 11,395 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by rebel8

• 
  17

  Jehovah Witness man Attacks TSA agent with machete in U.S airport- Made National news

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  yes they did say he was a jw in this news report:.

  http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/authorities-try-to-determine-new-orleans-airport-machete-attacker-s-motive-416322627620.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  Yeah. My question: Which is crazier:

  A) you try to kill random strangers

  B) you refuse evidenced-based medical care because people wrote a book claiming an Invisible Bearded Sky Daddy doesn't like it
  
• 
  23

  U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, the Honorable B. Dwight Goains, a Jehovah's Witness

  by jwleaks in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the current sitting u.s. federal magistrate judge, in alpine, texas, is a jehovah's witness and is set to retire on november 9, 2015.. .

  link to news article.

  on november 9, the honorable b. dwight goains will retire from an eight-year term serving as the u.s. magistrate judge in alpine, texas.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  Another crooked judge in the wts. hmm.

  Another one who coerces victims into silence. hmm. So far, he's fitting in.

  Oops though--they don't allow judges in the borganization anymore. Right?
  

  Is this guy really a dub? How is that possible? Dubs eschew jury duty, for Pete's freaking sake.
  
• 
  61

  KH 1st timer, could use some advice

  by rathernotsay in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey people, .

  i am soon going into a kh for the first time and i could use some advice around etiquette etc.

  i know next to nothing besides the fundamental beliefs of jws, i personally dont believe in any religion, and that stance isnt ever going to change, however i don't want to come across as rude or disrespectful.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  Jehovah's Witnesses are uncomfortable around hypocrites.
  

  ^another funny post

  I think their collective blood pressure increases when the emblems are passed to visitors. They are SO worried you're going to have a snack.
  
• 
  26

  why report more partakers?

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of all the threads here about the number of partakers increasing, i don't recall theories as to why they report this.

  they could stop reporting numbers altogether or lie.

  instead they say, in essence, "our teachings about end times and heavenly hope are still wrong"..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  of all the threads here about the number of partakers increasing, i don't recall theories as to why they report this. they could stop reporting numbers altogether or lie. instead they say, in essence, "our teachings about end times and heavenly hope are still wrong".
  
• 
  59

  what is the best line to say to a JW handing you an invite to the memorial

  by nonjwspouse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have some ideas, but want more to choose from..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  thanks, i'll bring the cheez whiz
  
• 
  38

  rumor out that governing body is going to adjust the loveing disfellowshiping arangment df yes shunning no.

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can anyone confirm they seem to be having disagreement writing dept and service dept some feel that df ok as long as you do not add wholesale across the board shunning regardless of the sin ..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  can we start with asking what the source of this rumor is?

  it's possible someone heard what's going on in russia and then engaged in wishful thinking.
  
• 
  14

  I'm a father first!

  by FatherFirst in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi guys, this is my first post; i thought i should introduce myself.

  i was raised and spent most of my life a jw before i was disassociated, because i refused to stop seeing a non witness girl.

  i must say their decision to cut me off from my family and friends although initially traumatic ended up being the biggest blessing in disguise of my life.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  Good for you!

  Follow up question: Why are you calling it disassociated, not disfellowshipped? Were you one of the casualties of that period of time long ago where they had "disassociation" ritual for shunning unbaptized people (who were often children)?
  
• 
  114

  Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?

  by Viviane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  several times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.

  i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.

  indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  It is not just religion, but all forms of woo, that suffers from the avoidance of logic and evidence.

  It all seems to consist of a few observable things + conclusions based on illogical extrapolation and embellishment.

  • I see exhaust and steam from airplanes in the sky; that is bad. Some people have diseases; that is bad. Governments and other organizations have power and sometimes do things I don't know about; that is bad. Therefore, chemtrails are a massive conspiracy to make people ill.
  • Poo is gross waste matter; I don't like poo. Some people have diseases; I don't like diseases. Disease must be caused by having poo in your colon. Everyone should have enemas to eliminate disease.
    
• 
  11

  Telling Parents About TTATT

  by ivanatahan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my parents are zealous jecultah's blindnesses, but my sister and i are not.

  because of this, we are limited in our abilities/opportunities in life.

  mu parents hate my sister because she went to college and started a full time job and thus isn't able to go to meetings or service.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  Jecultah's Blindnesses

  That's going in the next edition of the Apostate Dictionary.
  
• 
  61

  KH 1st timer, could use some advice

  by rathernotsay in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey people, .

  i am soon going into a kh for the first time and i could use some advice around etiquette etc.

  i know next to nothing besides the fundamental beliefs of jws, i personally dont believe in any religion, and that stance isnt ever going to change, however i don't want to come across as rude or disrespectful.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  rebel8

  Attending a meeting for a believing friend or relative gives them:

  • Hope you're open to conversion, which means increased likelihood they will stay in the cult
    
  • Increased social status within the cult, which means increased likelihood they will stay in the cult
    
  • Activities they can report towards their monthly preaching quota, which means increased likelihood they will stay in the cult