Posts by Hellrider

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Why cant JWs celebrate Holidays again?

by Mary Phooty in

what is the dumb reason behind that?

is it satanic too like horoscopes and thanksgiving?

Hellrider

The celebration of birthdays is of pagan origin. And JWs have a particular grudge against birthdays, as John the baptists (hope that`s what he`s called in english, I`m norwegian) head was served on platter for some spoiled princess` birthday in the Bible, and this exemplifies (in the heads of JWs) it`s pagan and ungodly origin.

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Can you refute these?

by Mary Phooty in

1. are jesus and michael the archangel really the same person?.

one of the most peculiar of the wtss teachings is their assertion that jesus is actually michael the archangel.

" in acts 10:19-20, this "impersonal force" considers himself to be a person.

Hellrider

Good one, Michelle. I sure will be running back to KH any time soon now. Seriously, if you want to have us back in the flock, you have to do better than that. Now, let me ask you ONE question! What is evil, and who created it? Didn`t God Jehovah create everything? Well, what has occured to me lately, is that right and wrong, good and bad, had to exist BEFORE God did...or it had to have been created (as moral possibilities) by God. The point is, in this particular issue, that Satan (Lucifer) CHOSE wrong/bad, whereas Jesus (Michael, in JW teachings) CHOSE right/good. Therefore, right and wrong, bad and good, had to be alternatives created BEFORE the angels, and the humans. Who created it? God?

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What is you (or somebodies) best blooper in the KH?

by DannyBloem in

for example: we had a 'faithfull' brother getting older and confused.

when something did not really went as he liked it (didn't get the answer etc) he shouted very loudly 'god doom me in the hell!

one time i had to do the closing prayer on the midweek meeting.

Hellrider

We had this one guy, that was slightly retarded, not diagnosed, I assume, living with his parents still , at the age of 45. Everyone knew he was retarded, so noone ever mentioned his problem to him: Flatulence is the english word, I think. Sometimes, when his stomach acted up, he`d just slip one fart after the other, the silent ones that always smell horrible. The whole KH would smell so horrible people would almost get sick. But the funny part is this: This guy was so dumb, that he though he could get away with it, just by blaming the children of the congregaton, whoever sat closest to him. He would stand there with his big dumb face, shaking his head in anger over all these children passing gas, how rude they were, looking at them, nodding his head to them with a serious grin on his face. And when I was little, we kids didn`t realise that he wasn`t foolong anyone, that the adults all knew that it was him all along, but that they, in respect of his parents and his retardedness, didn`t say anything. Only when I got a little older, we kids too could laugh on the inside at this retard. But now, as an adult with no contact with JWs anymore, I`m inclined to think that the joke was on all of us, not just him. It was all very surreal, that`s for sure.

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Can you refute these?

by Mary Phooty in

1. are jesus and michael the archangel really the same person?.

one of the most peculiar of the wtss teachings is their assertion that jesus is actually michael the archangel.

" in acts 10:19-20, this "impersonal force" considers himself to be a person.

Hellrider

Yes, they are cults...but it should be mentioned that your Catholic church also started out as a cult once upon a time, a little less than 2000 years ago. And well, with your teachings of hellfire and angels and demons and infallibility of the pope, and the ongoing sexual abuse of altar boys by catholic priests, I hope you find that JW message board you`re looking for real soon, you`ll suit each other just fine. Good luck.

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baptism ? to make one think?

by carla in

if you could ask someone who is about to be baptized a question to make him think, what would you ask?

thanks, carla

Hellrider

crazyblondedeb wrote: "What an ideal life! Why, where can I sign up??? (Someone please shoot me in the head.)"

LoL,you funny. I love the picture too!

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WILL MY CHILDREN DIE ??

by dontnowat2believe in

i was driving in my brothers car with him about 5 years ago (hes now an elder), we were in the middle of a row when he turned to me and told me that when i die at armageddon that i dont need to worry because he said he will look after my kids, this upset me to the point that i made him stop the car and i got out.

a friend of mine (who is a jw) i spoke to about it told me that he was just trying to be cruel and then went on to tell me that any children who are a part of a witness family would die at armageddon.

i would like to know if anyone knows if this true ?

Hellrider

I know Pete, I felt like a freak my whole life. Even since my first years of school, around the third grade the others in my class would stop inviting me to their birthdays, because I wouldn`t come anyway. Not that the birthday and christmas-thing was such a big deal to me (funny how people always thinks that, the birthday and christmas-thing is just peanuts to the overall psychological damage), but it was just symptomatic of what my whole life was going to be.

Yeah, I to take great pleasure in knowing that on their death-beds, they will all have to ask themselves the question: "Did I waste my life on a lie?" (smiles and laughs like mr.Burns)

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Hmmm....Football (soccer) or a Convention???

by jula71 in

http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/sport/tm_objectid=15666618&method=full&siteid=106694&headline=let-s-be-real-champions-name_page.html

so what's it gonna be?

who's gonna win out?

Hellrider

Oh, just them have their convention...it`s not like it`s the end of the world, is it?

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WILL MY CHILDREN DIE ??

by dontnowat2believe in

i was driving in my brothers car with him about 5 years ago (hes now an elder), we were in the middle of a row when he turned to me and told me that when i die at armageddon that i dont need to worry because he said he will look after my kids, this upset me to the point that i made him stop the car and i got out.

a friend of mine (who is a jw) i spoke to about it told me that he was just trying to be cruel and then went on to tell me that any children who are a part of a witness family would die at armageddon.

i would like to know if anyone knows if this true ?

Hellrider

dontknowhatobelieve, I had that thing to, with the jets. And my first anxiety panic was a new years eve at the age of 13, with all the fireworks going off over my head. God, this is so weird, it seems JW-upbringings have almost the exact same psychological effects on everyone. So strange.

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Source of Flood Waters

by VM44 in

i do not have access right now to the watchtower cd library, could someone check and tell me what the watchotwer now says is the source for the great flood waters?.

do they still believe the theory of isaac vail that the waters came from above and that there was a water canopy in orbit about the earth?

or does the watchtower now say that the canopy was a vapor layer, not in orbit, but a simply above the atmosphere?.

Hellrider

LoL, yes I remember this one: "there is still evidence of some weird freaky phenomenon,frozen alive mammoths etc and a whole lotta water" - it was used as "scientific proof" of the flood at my congregation. Scared the crap out of me as a kid. Now, as an adult, that frozen mammoth with food its mouth has been explained scientifically long ago (real science, I mean) - I can find it somewhere I think, if someones interested. I always wondered how that Mammoth would not have had time to spit or swallow (...) when he/she saw the rain coming.

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Source of Flood Waters

by VM44 in

i do not have access right now to the watchtower cd library, could someone check and tell me what the watchotwer now says is the source for the great flood waters?.

do they still believe the theory of isaac vail that the waters came from above and that there was a water canopy in orbit about the earth?

or does the watchtower now say that the canopy was a vapor layer, not in orbit, but a simply above the atmosphere?.

Hellrider

"How many at Bethel could even pronounce thermo-hydrodynamic?"

LoL, good one!