Posts by OnTheWayOut

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Do You Support a Sex Strike?

by minimus in

jw
friends

alyssa milano is saying that women have to go on a sex strike to take control of their bodies.

what do you think about this?.

OnTheWayOut

I think women who want to do so already go on sex strikes whenever they want to.

Men never use sex (or holding out) to get what they want.
Why?
Because sex IS what men want.

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We Might Know Each Other If You Know Some Of These

by AnonVet in

i'm not about to give away where i live or where i used to live, but if you know any of these clusters of people, we might have crossed paths at one point.

(i have added a few "dummy" names to keep it tough.

) most, but not all, of these "real" names are elders.. 1) wicks, anderson, hughes, stafford, adams.

OnTheWayOut

I know Barbara Anderson.
I have eaten at Applebee's
I have been in sand.
I like to fry stuff.
I got nothing on Number 6.

I guess I don't know you. You are not in Chicago.

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my husband and i were discussing the rally cry shortly before 1975, stay alive in 75 (1975), some here believe that the end might come in 2034 (some tongue in cheek) counting 120 years from 1914 the same internal between when god supposedly pronounced judgment on the people on the earth before the flood would come.. so it could be, no more after 34. i thought it was good and funny at the same time..

OnTheWayOut

"We will close the door in '34!"

Woo hoo!!!! 14+ years to sin before coming to our senses.

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New Light on the 144,000?

by Ding in

someone on facebook is claiming to have reliable information that the gb is about to announce new light on the 144,000 -- that it's symbolic, not literal.. one person suggested that they will retain the two-class teaching and just change the meaning of 144,000. his idea was that the change would avoid three problems with the current teaching:.

1. embarrassment over more and more partakers at the memorial when the number should be getting less and less.. 2. embarrassment over 12 symbolic 12,000s somehow equaling a literal 144,000.. 3. solving the problem of running out of "anointed" ones who are old enough to be on the gb.. thoughts?.

OnTheWayOut

Nothing surprises me because of their being backed against a wall.

But I honestly expect that they will just cease to talk about the 144K, saying the number is full and continue to belittle the fakers and then they will open up the Governing Body to "helpers."

No matter which way they go, some will balk at it, some will leave over it, some will just say "Whatever!"

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How to explain the Overlapping Generations Doctrine

by HiddenPimo in

so after much research i came to the following conclusion:.

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OnTheWayOut

If ever confronted by JW's attempting to "reason" with me, no matter what they say, I will say "...but that is subject to an overlap."

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New publisher card with no home address / 2019

by suavojr in

jw
friends

sorry if this has been discussed but i cannot find any topic on this.

i just saw my new publisher card and it now has my home address, date of birth and phone number removed.

the elder said this was changed december 2018. does anyone know why this has happened in the usa?.

OnTheWayOut

Your title says "no home address" and your comment says "now has my home address."

I don't recall which it was. Which one is the latest- with or without your home address?

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What’s The Worst Thing About Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by minimus in

jw
friends

witnesses brag about their brotherhood and incredible love that exists within the organization.

they say they are really the only true religion.

is the jw religion the closest thing to jesus christ himself?.

OnTheWayOut

The worst thing about JW's is what they do to kids- ostracize them from schoolmates, make them paranoid about wanting a piece of birthday cake or holiday candy, keep them from after-school activity, prevent them from regular dating as they grow older and tell them they shouldn't go to college.

Kids are wired differently if they grow up JW. When they figure out it's all a cult, it's very hard for them to move into a regular life, plus they may lose all contact with people they love in their family.

Oh, and they encourage them to say they would rather die before violating bullshit Watchtower laws about blood.

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Why I now believe Jehovah's witnesses are a cult!

by UnshackleTheChains in

i always tended to avoid using the word 'cult' to describe jehovah's witnesses.

instead, i preferred referring to them as a 'high control group'.

however, having watched the shocking and bizarre behaviour by so called jehovah's witness elders toward eric wilson (borean pickets), this now confirms beyond any doubt in my mind that the watchtower organisation is nothing more than a cult.. i would seriously encourage everyone to watch the video in it's entirety and see how truly cultlike they are.. my jaw still hitting the floor 😮.

OnTheWayOut

When I left and had heard of (or even youtubed) information on judicial matters, I realized how much of a stooge I was on their side.

I had been an elder at judicial matters and usually was the note-taker because I was pretty good at that.

But to take somebody into a private meeting where the prosecution is the judge and jury also, to deny them another person for their own protection, let alone as a witness to deny charges, to prevent them from bringing notes in that might be evidential- all sheer folly.

Further, I liked the valid comparison made here: Pedophiles know the rules about two or more witnesses and avoid that happening. Judicial Committees do the same thing to an accused- make sure there are not two or more witnesses to the procedures.

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Looking for new Bethelites (May 2019 Broadcast)

by George One Time in

wanted - young, healthy, unmarried brothers that do not look at pornography.

of course they should not masturbate too, though we do not mention this requirement specifically.

and they should be honest about it.

OnTheWayOut

Hey, before I joke around- I have no problem with people being gay. But Watchtower does.

That said, I just wonder if finding young people in the prime of their hormonal urges time of life, males who refrain from porn, masturbation, and then put them under strict control in an all-male environment wouldn't just cause them to experiment with homosexuality.

I am reminded of a prison saying: "I am not gay, but sometimes you just hook a brother up to help him out."

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I have to share these scriptures They all are speaking about Jesus.

by niknak in

he is the image of the invisible god,m the firstborn of all creation;n16 because by means of him all other things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,owhether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities.

all other things have been created through himp and for him.17 also, he is before all other things,q and by means of him all other things were made to exist, .

the scriptures above are in nwt bible and are found in colossians 1:15-17. now take note of the following scriptures found in john 1:1-5.

OnTheWayOut

New Testament scriptures (Christian Greek Scriptures if you must say that) are all about Jesus, so scriptures in the books all about Jesus are "speaking about Jesus."

Well that ain't exactly a miracle.

If I quoted "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" (or "HAMLET" for short), I could probably find a bunch of quotes that speak of "Hamlet."