Posts by rebel8

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Are members of this forum part of the modern day 'strong arm squad'?

by Esse quam videri in

wt dec 1, 1934 page 363 par 34: .

'...the conspirators posted men at vantage points.

where the evidence they needed might he procured..

rebel8

Watchtower November 15, 1963 p.688 Execution of Divine Judgment upon False Religion

3 Can there be false religion? It is not a form of religious persecution for anyone to say and to show that another religion is false. It is not religious persecution for an informed person to expose publicly a certain religion as being false, thus allowing persons to see the difference between false religion and true religion.

The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life 1968 p.13 Why It Is Wise to Examine Your Religion

Jesus reproved those persons who claimed to serve God but who relied heavily on the traditions of men in preference to God's Word. He applied to them God's own words from Isaiah 29:13, saying: "It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines." (Matthew 15:9) Since we do not want our worship to be in vain, it is important for each one of us to examine his religion.

5 We need to examine, not only what we personally believe, but also what is taught by any religious organization with which we may be associated. Are its teachings in full harmony with God's Word, or are they based on the traditions of men? If we are lovers of the truth, there is nothing to fear from such an examination. It should be the sincere desire of every one of us to learn what God's will is for us, and then to do it.-John 8:32.

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These guys crash a Kingdom Hall on Memorial, video included

by Crazyguy in

jw
friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7mars2mtaui.

to funny nice job....

rebel8

That looks like a clip from Cops with a psychotic person disturbing the peace.

The rambling made no sense and IMO had little hope of convincing anyone to rethink anything. Just disturbing the peace.

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Mystery Letters of "Human Apostate" talk 2013 summer convention and its connection to Lev.5:1

by Bill Covert in

greetings from redding calif. my name is bill covert.

i am one of those viet nam war felons for having to refuse communtiy service in lieu of military induction per direct instructions from ny, so i have been around for a while.

i am the writer of the letters mentioned in the human apostate talk of the 2013 conventions.

rebel8

Hi and welcome. I am glad you are fighting this dangerous cult.

I am not sure I understand all you said--here are some follow up questions.

I am the writer of the letters mentioned in the Human Apostate talk of the 2013 conventions.

What does this refer to?

I have taped panties to the church when Carol came through for a visit saying she left Ray as he was a homosexual

I don't follow.

I raised a stink about a elder sticking his tongue down the throat of a 13 year old girl

This is illegal behavior--can you report it to the police? Pedos do not change; he's probably off doing this and worse to other little girls and little boys.

he son-in-law had a restraining order placed on him for assulting a elder in the Kingdom Hall, he licked him.

I don't follow.

the only apostate who breached the WBTS walls of shunning

I am not understanding, from your post, how you breached the shunning policy in a way that no one else ever has.

Thanks. :)

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Gave blood today for the first time!

by Viviane in

red cross had a blood drive near me, i decided to go give blood.

i hydrated well, ate some red meat for the iron last night and at lunch, we and gave a pint of blood.

i felt mildly embarrassed, i had no idea what my blood type was.

rebel8

Viviane, thank you on behalf of those of us whose lives have been saved by blood products.

snugglebunny, what country are you in that prohibits you donating because you got a transfusion? In the US, you typically need to wait only 1 year.

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disgusted with their smugness

by LuckyNun in

a few people from my jw past recently friended me on facebook and i accepted.

it was all good and we sent a few catching-up messages back and forth.

then i started seeing their newsfeed posts and it was just a bunch of memorial invite spam and nature photos with smug comments on how the chosen ones had paradise to look forward to.

rebel8

Refriend everybody, unblock your mother.

Then make your fb page a sea of rainbows and silentlambs.org links.

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JW Child Abuse Makes 'Private Eye'

by Joe Grundy in

following on from the recent thread about wt losing an appeal concerning the uk charity commission (sorry, i can't do the link) i'm pleased to report that this matter is covered in the latest 'private eye' (20 march - 2 april issue).. it's a one-third page article (p.34) under the heading 'child abuse' and the headline 'silent witnesses'.

it reports the case accurately, mentions several criminal cases and the ongoing high court compensation case.

it includes some of judge mckenna's comments..

rebel8

convicted child abuser Jonathan Rose was allowed to question his victims after release from prison to see whether he should be allowed to return to the congregation

WTF! Proof positive there is no loving, powerful god in charge of the universe.

This is tantamount to cutting open a cancer survivor and inserting a new tumor.

Manchester Evening News

Rose was even allowed to ask the women about the abuse he was jailed for - as eight elders looked on.
A source, who asked not to be named, told the MEN: “Before each meeting the women were read a scripture on false witnesses and told to consider it carefully. They had to go through the abuse in detail and were asked if they encouraged it. One of the victims was asked if she had enjoyed it.
“At the third meeting Rose was present. He questioned the women in detail about the abuse with no one stepping in to stop bullying as would happen in court.

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Governing Body Sheep Fleecing - Official!

by The Searcher in

fellow witnesses - do you think the kingdom hall belongs to you, just because you all paid for it and personally finance its maintenance?

think again, sheep!

the "shepherds" have announced the fleecing in black & white for you, in case you decide to question them!.

rebel8

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World becoming more religious not less

by Stealth in

this is bad news for the evolution of humankind.

even worse, islam is the fastest growing religion.

http://www.livescience.com/50370-worlds-religious-population-will-grow.html?cmpid=nl_ls_weekly_2015-04-03 .

rebel8

I'm alarmed that Islam, the religion with its anti-equality and pro-violence teachings most talked about in the world right now, is growing fast.

This seems to be further evidence the human race's ignorance is going to continue.

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"jehovah loves all sorts of people"

by stuckinarut2 in

ok, so if you haven't as yet watched the new cartoon clip on the website, be prepared to throw up!.

it is called "jehovah loves all sorts of people", and features an awful song about how "jehovah loves everyone" even "different colors", etc....yep...they actually say that!.

huh??????.

rebel8

Even "different colors"

omg. omg.

Which ones are considered different? Let me guess.

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Questions about Non JWs attending a JW baptism

by TTWSYF in

i attended my brother and sister in laws' baptism at a kingdom hall a number of years ago.

i was [am] not a jw so when i arrived i was bombarded with attention from the flock to which i politely stated that i was there to see my brother and his wife.

it seemed like the distraction was intentional.

rebel8

I find it a little unusual for a non-jw to know the baptism includes pledging allegiance to the borganization. How did you come to know that?