Posts by carla

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Bethelites dressing up for Halloween

by neat blue dog in

think about it: they had to go out and buy halloween paraphernalia, then apply makeup & costumes to dress the 'brothers & sisters' up as vampires, witches, mummies etc.

and you know they were probably joking around the whole time.

what a bunch of hypocrites, the last gen gb would be turning in their graves to see such a photoshoot at the 'house of god' 😆.

carla

My jw borrowed a movie pre jw days and the very next year (he joined the cult in that year) me & kids were watching the next movie in series and he was "so disappointed, did we really have to watch it?" me- "Hell yes, we had to see how it came out in the end! Thanks for turning us onto the series!" He must have shook his head in disgust the entire way to his meeting. We just giggled all the more because of it

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GB as God's mouthpiece = ???

by tec in

punk's thread got me thinking about some of the things the gb calls themselves: .

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/245335/1/the-gb-are-gods-mouthpiece-rebuttal-to-elders .

"god's mouthpiece" .

carla

Sea Breeze

Do they still use the word 'channel'? I am not sure if most jw's are aware of how big the 'channeling' world has become lately in the woowoo world. I used to ask my jw if the gb 'channeled' in the same way that modern woowoo people 'channel'. He did not appreciate my questions, go figure.

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NEW LIGHT ON THE 144,000 EXPLAINED

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/heulwyd00ku?si=9az0zrsquy67v74g.

the watchtower’s approach to "new light" is, frankly, a masterclass in manipulation.

when they introduce a new interpretation or change their teachings, it's presented as a revelation, showcasing just how guided and spiritually in-tune the governing body is.

carla

So all my talking to my jw over the years about the 144 thou, all for naught is now new fricken light?! those assholes. excuse my french.

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Marcial--News and Update on Atlantis!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

news on the person you call (atlantis!).

(before he came to simon's board he was called the twin, the crawler, the titan, the scanner, and many other names to hide his identity.

he has never been caught and to this day the watchtower society has never known who he was.

carla

Thank you for the update Petra! yes, keep talking to him when you can, some who have come out of comas say they could hear what was going on and what was said. Not everybody but some can.

Much thanks to Atlantis and to you Petra, wishing you both peace.

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DISFELLOWSHIPPING UPDATES JWFACTS.COM

by blondie in

i have followed an ex-jw website that has many articles on the past history of the wts and current articles using wt publications to tell the real truth not just the edited wt version.

considering recent changes this link to df'ing was updated in august 2024. it is worth a serious read, puts things in categories and has timely comments from a long-time ex-jw from australia, ex-bethelite and father is a circuit overseer.

i have used this many times so i don't "reinvent the wheel" when discussing certain topics on jwn.

carla

Thanks Blondie and thanks to https://jwfacts.com/

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The Watchtower's Depiction of 'paradise'..

by Ron.W. in

perhaps we could post the pictures the wt have presented in their literature that depict their version of paradise here for comment/discussion:.

from: spirits of the dead—can they help you or harm you?

do they really exist?.

carla

Do they still have images like the ones posted? now that they are basically televangelist what is the modern day equivalent?

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Why Is Watchtower (Supposedly a Family Friendly Christian Publisher) Obsessed with Oral Sex?

by Sea Breeze in

if you do a search on the wt website and type in "oral sex", you will get 69 results.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=oral+sex&p=par&r=occ&st=a .

why does the wt.

carla

Balaamsass, your right! they are kind of like the National Enquirer back in the day. Or are they still around? (a newspaper/rag in US that you might find near the checkout line in the grocery store; who's having sex with who, who is breaking up this week, who is having an alien baby, etc...)

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Crisis of Conscience available for free on Audible

by nicolaou in

i'm unclear on how this has been achieved or if permissions have been given.

presumably, audible (part of amazon) have their own procedures to ensure legality, but here it is nonetheless;.

listen to crisis of conscience - raymond franz by crisis of conscience - raymond franz on audible.

carla

I love that story Jeff!

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Crisis of Conscience available for free on Audible

by nicolaou in

i'm unclear on how this has been achieved or if permissions have been given.

presumably, audible (part of amazon) have their own procedures to ensure legality, but here it is nonetheless;.

listen to crisis of conscience - raymond franz by crisis of conscience - raymond franz on audible.

carla

Worked for me yesterday. This was up on reddit too so maybe lots of people trying to get the podcast/book affected that page for now? (I have not started to listen to it yet, read the book years ago.)

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Why Is Watchtower (Supposedly a Family Friendly Christian Publisher) Obsessed with Oral Sex?

by Sea Breeze in

if you do a search on the wt website and type in "oral sex", you will get 69 results.

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/s/r1/lp-e?q=oral+sex&p=par&r=occ&st=a .

why does the wt.

carla

As an outsider that is the main reason I never let my kids step foot in a kh! Their obsession with sex and all the other inappropriate topics in front of children made me sick. AND NO, Christian churches do not have these discussions around children. The elders, MS, whoever... should be arrested for exposing children to sexually explicit material and possibly grooming.