Funny! How good it is to be able to think again! Thanks for posting
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check out this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xghfq0epsjg.
very funny, but makes belief in one true religion look quite insane.. .
Funny! How good it is to be able to think again! Thanks for posting
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i try to be open minded and not judge anything but when i see these movie commercials----.
i think it was saw iii or something, all this blood, gore, shrieking and grotesque violence, all i can do is ask with a sense of awe --why?
why would someone want to watch that?.
Where's crumpet when you need her ? No seriously, there are different levels of horror I guess, I went to see one (cant remember the name now) about a mutated(?) guy living in the sewer near the underground (subway), I watched some of it but had to walk out as it was just gross for the sake of it. First time i've ever walked out of the movies - bet people thought I was a dub lol
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Its good to read that the WTS lawyers cant win this one and the beginings of exposing their rotteness is happening. Its truely disgusting that the organisation has become so important that at all costs it must be deffended and protected, leaving the people (the victims) to fend for themselves - is this really the faithful and discreet slave, thats providing food at the proper time? Come on Judgement day and end this false religion soon!
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it is interesting to read the posts here.
people desperately trying to convince themselves that they were right to give up!.
is this your purpose in coming here????.
The Scotsman wrote:
1) Dig up the past ALOT. Qouting ancient Watchtower articles etc. (light gets brighter people)
The past is crucial my friend, from 607 up to the present day. If some things have changed, then how do you know other things wont? Do you rely on your leaders to interpret the Bible for you, only to learn that its been changed, how do you put faith in that?
2) Offer no alternative to the truth, you just tear down.
The alternative offered her is to come back into the real world, its up to each individual to make their choices in life and we dont try to force anyone into a mold we think is best. Some here are Christians, some have turned away from that due to the example they have seen of manipulation of scripture to control people. I admit it was scary at first to think of a life where I make the choices and can't run it by a watchtower or elder, but in time it becomes easier.
3) And of course - the main tactic, resort to absolute untruth and deception. (You will all say that is what we do, Yawn Yawn.)
Again if you make such a bold statement then I suggest you have absolute proof and show us all, the sort of proof that is shown by many board members here in refuting the Watchtowers docrines.
Many who come here at first want to change things and bring us all back to the 'truth' or at the very least defend the society, but in time by being here and seeing the refreshingly open discussion, and inconsistancy's of the WTS, some begin to remove the carefully made JW mindset. I wish you well in your journey however it goes, and am pleased you are not controlled to the extent the WTS wishes. Your presence here shows you are willing to look at and discuss things, something the Society would wish you didnt.
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just got back from the special one day assembly and had to share this important info.
only two baptisms today; two girls about 15-16 out of 2,000 attendees.. i stumbled more than two with my anti-witnessing.
i posted un expose material in the bathrooms along with pre and post nov 1995 1914 generation belief.. incidentally, attendance was down almost 25% over last year as well.
MinisterAmos wrote:
Only two baptisms today; two girls about 15-16 out of 2,000 attendees.
I believe the stats show that there is a greater female to male ratio in the society. If so thats another two who wont find hubbies in da troof. One day there will be such a LARGE ARMY OF WOMEN, that they'll have to bend the male's only rule for the GB!
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www.reexamine.org (wt publications online).
"this, then, is how you should pray: " 'our father in heaven, hallowed be your name, .
nwt.
Thanks for your comments once again Blondie!
Personally when I used to sit in a meeting and hear someone comment that Jehovah had answered a prayer e.g. A sister had an illness and prayed about it and went in remission, and was then able to serve (WTS interests) more fully, i'd be thinking I wonder how so and so feels knowing their faithful mother died of a similar illness and God didnt save her? It made no sense at all. Also to compare being able to pray to a god and talk to a person is completely different, they cant compare the two. With God your the only one talking, there is no direct 'answer' only what you might percieve to be an answer or not as the case may be.
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hello all, hope you are well.. it is friday!
my two friends (a couple who are living in sin, would you believe it?
) are coming to stay.
LMAO! @ Moomin!
I'm so glad its friday too, end of a bad week for me, roll on the next and then its Curry time!
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another example of the wts's loaded language that i actually find quite offensive.. the expression 'following a worldly course' is banded about, often in a similar context to that below, taken from the watchtower of may 1973 (convention review):.
the next oldest, a son, told how he also at one time wanted to go to college and follow a worldly course.
but his father sat down and reviewed the scriptures with him.. so, what is 'following a worldly course'?
The above quote is a good example of a JWD expression - talking out of both sides of their mouth. They seem to be very good at condemning something on the one hand but using the exact same tactic on the R&F. Only when you have your thinking ability back can you see they do this. I remember hearing strong condemnation of the way the Pharisees were, and then to go onto a talk about what rules we must abide by for the next convention, or another example is getting people of other religions to find out about them and if they are wrong to leave, but that is forbidden to do if a baptised witness. By their saying these things are wrong they seem to put a person off of the fact that they themselves do these very things.
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was thinking about this the other day and wanted to get your (yes: your) opinion.
i find myself slipping farther and farther down the agnostic scale in my thinking--it's possible that i'll end up an atheist.
my suspicion is that because i was raised being taught that all other religions are false, that i came to the conclusion that if the witnesses don't have "the truth" then nobody does.
Certainly in my case as I became aware that the witnesses were no different to the other religions - making the bible say what they wanted in order to get converts, and having no more truth than the next intepretation, it certainly has made me question is the bible a book written purely by men. More and more I think it is.
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I didnt attend the JC that disfellowshipped me, but going on a previous one, it was a case of bullying you into submission and guilt by probing your every thought and action, it was done in secret with you facing up to four Elders all firing questions at you.
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