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  Watch as JWs are 'educated' by their 'bible student' about evolution, abiogenesis, Watchtower quote mining, etc. LOL.

  by Island Man in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mblywsowuvi&list=uuzmjy8ccss1_0sswprk4yia&feature=c4-overview.

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  Every living thing today is a transitional form. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfoje7jVJpU
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  How do JWs Not see how barbaric YHWH is? Its what started my awakening.

  by BU2B in

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  if one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.

  if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.

  how do jws not see the obvious?

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  It was the Old Testament, a.k.a. Hebrew Scriptures that really started my questioning. Besides the other tons of bad behavior of Jehovah, it was a talk an elder gave on Job that did not set well with me. He spoke about how great integrity was shown by Job in handling all of the adversity that Satan was putting upon him. At the conclusion of his talk he stated that Jehovah rewarded him by "replacing" his 7 sons and 3 daughters that Satan was given the clearance to kill.

  That statement always bothered me. If Jehovah had allowed my three kids to be killed, there is nothing that he could do to replace them or justify it in any way that I would find acceptable. I did not see how being a pawn in Jehovahs and Satans chess game was a good thing.

  After that I began to look at other horrors in the OT and eventually I exited the Watchtower and eventually religion itself.
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  Sing Dirges to Jehovah?

  by donny in

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  back in 1985 my then-wife and i were having a lunchtime "gathering" at our place to show some support to the ones in our congregation who were full-time pioneers.

  i had just recently received the vinyl collection of the songs featured in the song book "sing praises to jehovah" which had been released the previous year.. .

  many of these melodies sounded depressing to me although i would have never admitted it at the time.

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  Thanks for the replies folks. It's funny that I have never heard anyone tell me they love the Society's music.
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  Here we go again. Dan 4 and 1914

  by leaving_quietly in

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  wtbts published a new article on jw.org (http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/daniel-4-bible-chronology-1914/) entitled "what does bible chronology indicate about the year 1914?

  " in it, it points to daniel 4 as the prophecy and uses the same leaps of insane logic to get from the first and only fulfillment of that prophecy to 1914, using 607 as the starting point and 2,520 years as doubling the 1,260 years in revelation.

  of course, there is no accounting for the difference in our solar years and the bible's lunar years, which makes the math have a very different outcome.

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  What is also interesting about the 1914 date is when Russell realized that there was no year Zero, he changed 1914 to 1915 for a brief period. Then when 1915 proved to be lacking anything significant to hang his "prophecy" on to, he moved his starting point, 606 BCE to 607 BCE and 1914 was reborn.
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  Sing Dirges to Jehovah?

  by donny in

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  back in 1985 my then-wife and i were having a lunchtime "gathering" at our place to show some support to the ones in our congregation who were full-time pioneers.

  i had just recently received the vinyl collection of the songs featured in the song book "sing praises to jehovah" which had been released the previous year.. .

  many of these melodies sounded depressing to me although i would have never admitted it at the time.

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  donny

  Back in 1985 my then-wife and I were having a lunchtime "gathering" at our place to show some support to the ones in our congregation who were full-time pioneers. I had just recently received the vinyl collection of the songs featured in the song book "Sing Praises to Jehovah" which had been released the previous year.
  
  Many of these melodies sounded depressing to me although I would have never admitted it at the time. The gathering dispersed around 5 pm and about 30 minutes later my non-JW parents came by to see their grandkids and to chat for a bit.
  
  As they entered our home one of the "Sing Praises to Jehovah" records was still playing at a low volume in the living room. As my parents sat down on the couch my mom asked "What is that music playing? It sounds like funeral music."
  
  I told her it was a JW production and she then added "Why is it so depressing sounding?"
  
  I had no real reply becuase I felt the same about many of the "Kingdom Melodies" myself.
  
  Some months ago I read a post from an ex-JW who had commented on a review of a gospel album and she stated that "Christendom" had much more uplifting music than the Jehovahs Witnesses did. She said "much of the Witnesses music sounded like "an accompaniment to a death march." Yesterday I was reading the story of our beloved Farkel and as he describes the experiences of his JW days he states that "Songs were sung with all the enthusiasm of a dirge."
  
  So do any of you other former, or even current, Jehovah's Witnesses feel that the Society's music was a big downer?
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  How Do Cults Function, Interesting Article We Know Too Well.

  by RottenRiley in

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  i thought this artice might be a good read for our friends on jwn, do you see any of the tactics used by the watchtower?

  good day!.

  ..... cults, wonderful on the outside but on the inside are very manipulating.

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  Cult = A small unpopular religion.

  Religion = A large popular cult.
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  Funny looking dude talking about JW's

  by donny in

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  http://www.amatterofdoubt.com/.

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  Yes, it is yours truly.
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  Funny looking dude talking about JW's

  by donny in

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  http://www.amatterofdoubt.com/.

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  http://www.amatterofdoubt.com/
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  Interview with an apostate. Punkofnice AKA Paul Jackson

  by punkofnice in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. i got married to another cult member and we have 3 children who are all grown up now.

  the 2 boys are not interested in the jw cult (thank goodness).

  when i left the disgusting cult my wife left me.. were you a born in or a convert?.

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  Great post Punk! Virtually all of it was experienced by me at one point or another. I too regret that I gave "Christendom" too much consideration before I finally opened my eyes all the way.
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  Most Ridiculous Thing You've Ever Been Counseled On

  by MrFreeze in

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  i'm sure topics like this have already come up but they tend to get hilarious with the absolute absurdity that goes on in the kh.

  i was once counseled for not shaving after two days.

  i was also counseled by a sister for eating lucky charms cereal.

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  donny

  Getting "adjusted" for engaging in oral sex.