Posts by freemindfade

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Being shunned only increases my certainty that the WBT$ is a cult

by punkofnice in

well, i don't wanna rant too much but sometimes things cut you don't they.. a family member had a get together for the family, jw and non jw and of course i wasn't invited being da'd.. i understand why they couldn't invite me but it just made me think.

in normal society this wouldn't happen.

i'd have been there.. the shunning is so unnatural and damaging.

freemindfade

It's one if not their biggest cult move.

and it's ironic. In my case it went this way "you are acting like a cult..."

"Whhhhhhaaatt!!!! How dare you insult my god and leader (gb) I will now mistreat and shun you!!" F $&%ing twisted.

Even in the convention interview where the parents are depressingly gloating over their shunning. (Again twisted on all levels) they out right say what brought the person back was missing their family. Not that they realized it was the truth. Etc

I often relate this to the inquisition. And torturing someone until they profess whatever the church leaders wanted to hear. How does that make them a true convert?

Stupid cult.

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We are slowly moving away from that kind of preaching work

by oppostate in

john hoyle--jws go knocking on strangers doors and try to get inside homes to preach.. wt rep--we are slowly moving away from that kind of preaching work, we do more preaching by using literature carts and personal telephone calls.. .

the above quote is from john hoyle's website:http://insidethewatchtower.com/doctrine/phone-calls-to-bethel-jw-org-email-and-contacts/.

it's interesting, isn't it?

freemindfade

me too oneeyedjoe, more shifting.

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I'm okay with the "fruitage of the spirit."

by cappytan in

jw
friends

though i now consider myself a secular buddhist, i just realized today that i'm okay with trying to pursue the qualities mentioned by paul as the "fruitage of the spirit.".

the only one i take issue with is "faith" in the context of religion.

what are your thoughts on the matter?.

freemindfade

Not to be mistaken with the pagan fruitage of the loom

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Top Cult Expert Steven Hassan makes statement about Jehovah's Witnesses

by Watchtower-Free in

thought this had to be made.

freemindfade

wow, nice.

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How do you distinguish Americans?

by paulmolark in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igk4xvzwocw.

apparently americans are all chubby, baggy clothes wearing optimistic fast food eaters.

who knew.

freemindfade

Are you guys ridiculing me????

There is California, Washington, Oregon, New York (city), South Florida, Austin then everything else is America. Well even some parts of cali are "Merika"

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New David Splane Video: No 1900 Year Faithful Slave

by FusionTheism in

governing body member david splane has a new video on tv.jw.org where he talks about all the horrible things committed by martin luther and the protestant reformers.. his conclusion is that there has been no faithful and discreet slave on the earth during the past 1900 years (before 1919 i guess.).

he also says that maybe there were a few anointed on earth, maybe not.. he did add an interesting statement that he doesn't condemn the other churches just for misunderstanding the bible because the society has done that.. another odd point, was that he actually mentioned catholic missionary work in a somewhat positive light, while totally condemning the reformation views on predestination..

freemindfade

Jehovah wouldn't allow a good-hearted person to be destroyed,

Then what is the point of the preaching work at all???

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If shunning was a conscience matter?

by aintenoughwiskey in

what do you think the reaction would be?

i would say a small portion (single digit) would walk.

no loss for the borg, they weren't donating anyway.

freemindfade

Doesn't matter the org would still use subversive means to guilt people into making it an unspoken rule.

Really I think this is the way it operates now even though they are more overt about it, most may abide but some likely do not.

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I'm okay with the "fruitage of the spirit."

by cappytan in

jw
friends

though i now consider myself a secular buddhist, i just realized today that i'm okay with trying to pursue the qualities mentioned by paul as the "fruitage of the spirit.".

the only one i take issue with is "faith" in the context of religion.

what are your thoughts on the matter?.

freemindfade

And they make you a real happy person, and someone that other people will admire.

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New David Splane Video: No 1900 Year Faithful Slave

by FusionTheism in

governing body member david splane has a new video on tv.jw.org where he talks about all the horrible things committed by martin luther and the protestant reformers.. his conclusion is that there has been no faithful and discreet slave on the earth during the past 1900 years (before 1919 i guess.).

he also says that maybe there were a few anointed on earth, maybe not.. he did add an interesting statement that he doesn't condemn the other churches just for misunderstanding the bible because the society has done that.. another odd point, was that he actually mentioned catholic missionary work in a somewhat positive light, while totally condemning the reformation views on predestination..

freemindfade

Maybe soon they will admit 'Jehovah' is a mediocre invention of the Catholic Church

Also I believe doctrine has been replaced with a labyrinth of fantastic ideas no R&F can follow or explain.

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New David Splane Video: No 1900 Year Faithful Slave

by FusionTheism in

governing body member david splane has a new video on tv.jw.org where he talks about all the horrible things committed by martin luther and the protestant reformers.. his conclusion is that there has been no faithful and discreet slave on the earth during the past 1900 years (before 1919 i guess.).

he also says that maybe there were a few anointed on earth, maybe not.. he did add an interesting statement that he doesn't condemn the other churches just for misunderstanding the bible because the society has done that.. another odd point, was that he actually mentioned catholic missionary work in a somewhat positive light, while totally condemning the reformation views on predestination..

freemindfade

They are opening the door to explain away the increasing amount of partakers

FMF Prophecy #152

Edit: Just saw FT prophesied the same thing first, it's now a co prophecy, JWN type antitype hybrid lol.

FT I am very happy we have some common ground to agree on :)