Posts by edmond dantes

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Hi all - Newbie from Yorks, UK

by JayAre in

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i've been lurking for a while, but have finally decided to post.

this is a fantastic site with some really cool people (i feel like i know some of you already).

circumstances forced me to start my fade about 10 years ago, and pretty much start my life from scratch (socially, at least - family have always been great).

edmond dantes

Hi JayAre,

Welcome,I was in Yorkshire this summer for a week at a place called Sherrif Hutton which was a really nice rural retreat.When ever I approach York from Harrogate I always seem to get held up at a massive roundabout which leads off to Scarborough,York and the East Coast it usually takes at least an hour to get passed it due to accidents.

Love the shops in York which says a lot because I don't really like shopping.Didn't like the smell in the Yorvik Centre in fact one lady who had just come out of there when we did had to be revived.Went to Eden Camp which was really interesting went to Scarborough but couldn't find a decent place to park and it was double busy.

Hope you can share some of your experiences with us and that you make a lot of friends here ,this is the place to be.

Edmond.

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Christmas...pagan? or non-pagan?

by FreedomFrog in

i just read a thread where one of the posters was saying christmas is not pagan.

from my research and what i remember reading up on it, it was taken from the pagans.. let me explain.

first, i apologize because i researched this about 4 years ago and i don't have all of my research material at hand.

edmond dantes

Hi,

In the history of the Witlesses which came first the banning of Christmas or banning of birthdays? If it was birthdays it follows that Rutherford would have to put a ban on christmas.It would be interesting to find a different angle to his motives.

As for celebrating the birthday of Jesus I think that if on Dec.25 I bowed down three times to the sun that would be pagan but if I pin up a few streamers, bells, and bows and went to our local church and sang a few hymns ,said a few prayers to Jesus and was pleased that he came into the world to set a good example to all the evil doers that would not be pagan.It all depends on motive.On 25 Dec.if I worship in a church that is built on a temple site that was used to worship the sun I rejoice that good as overcome ignorance.

I know of a Kingdumb Hall that used to be a brewery and supplied beer to all the local alcoholics ( they supplied beer to the rest of us as well) so does that make it an evil place to visit.The answer is obviously no the K.H is an evil place to visit because of the stupid information that is taught therein.

A celebration of a birth ?, for some twisted reasoning the Witlesses think that death is to be acknowledged i.e.funeral at the hall but they can't bring themselves to have a formal happy gathering to acknowledge a babys birth.How barmy is that? I guess that reflects their humanity.

Edmond, half way up his step ladder with fairy lights.

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Hello everyone, first post.

by Frjprice in

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hello, i just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here - as i will be posting here.. i grew up a jw and pioneered, was a ministerial servant, ect, i was in the organization for 17 years.

i left and naturally my family did as they were told and cut off all communication with me.

this left a horrible taste in my mouth for not just jw's, but any religion for that matter.

edmond dantes

Hello Father,

Welcome and congratulations on your ordination,may the peace of the Lord be always with you.

Edmond.

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MY DAD MIGHT DIE DUE TO THE 'NO BLOOD' DOCTRINE

by Mary in

i don't have much time to post as i'm headed back to the hospital, but my father collapsed this morning and had to be rushed to the hospital.

in a nutshell: he needs a blood transfusion as his hemoglobin is dropping (bleeding internally), but thanks to this fucking cult, that's not an option...........he'll accept the fractions but those bastards from the blood liaison committee have already shown up to ensure he doesn't cave............... for those of you who still believe, i'm asking you to say a prayer for my dad........and if anyone from crooklyn is reading this: you better hope my father doesn't die due to your fucked up rules, .

edmond dantes

Mary,

Good on you kiddo as we say around here .I hope you win the war on ignorance and that your Dad pulls through.

My sister was diabetic from the age of three and her life saver, on several occasions, all through her life were blood transfusions.

When I was a witless and my sister never was I remember thinking many times that there was no way I was going to let my sister die if the decision was mine.I remember thinking to myself when I was in the cult maybe I would refuse blood but I could not allow someone else to die because of it.So I guess I had my doubts all the time in the back of my mind.

Anyway get some rest you will need all your strength in order to think straight and send that blood committee back to the dark ages where they belong.

Edmond.+100

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MY DAD MIGHT DIE DUE TO THE 'NO BLOOD' DOCTRINE

by Mary in

i don't have much time to post as i'm headed back to the hospital, but my father collapsed this morning and had to be rushed to the hospital.

in a nutshell: he needs a blood transfusion as his hemoglobin is dropping (bleeding internally), but thanks to this fucking cult, that's not an option...........he'll accept the fractions but those bastards from the blood liaison committee have already shown up to ensure he doesn't cave............... for those of you who still believe, i'm asking you to say a prayer for my dad........and if anyone from crooklyn is reading this: you better hope my father doesn't die due to your fucked up rules, .

edmond dantes

Mary,

Thinking about you and your Dad during this crisis.I am sure The Almighty will give you strength.

Try and get those ignorant bastards out of the hospital and away from your Dad so that you can have some sort of control .That Blood Committee needs to be banished from the face of the earth they are in no way as close to your Dad as you are.

My prayers for both of you are winging their way across the Universe.Remember there is a justice higher than mankinds.

Edmond.

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Our belief system now called?

by edmond dantes in

what are jw discussion forum.com beliefs called?.

answer; freedom after captive tyranical servitude, facts for short.. any other thoughts?.

edmond dantes

What are JW Discussion Forum.com beliefs called?

answer; Freedom After Captive Tyranical Servitude, FACTS for short.

Any other thoughts?

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What are JW beliefs called?

by RebelWife in

catholics/catholicism.

jehovah's witnesses/jehovah's witnessism?

edmond dantes

Another don't make me laugh; "Accurate Understanding" What the Bible actually teaches"

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What are JW beliefs called?

by RebelWife in

catholics/catholicism.

jehovah's witnesses/jehovah's witnessism?

edmond dantes

Cultistic, misleading,new light,old light,Watchtowersez, Societysez. Brothers at bethell say,

You do the hokey cokey and you turn around, that's what it's all about.

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my mother sent this to me-

by Younglove1999 in

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so my mom sends me this to me and i hate these jw forward things- .

i want to have a good response when she asks if i got it- because i feel like it has nothing to do with jw's, just a coincidence.

i feel like she thinks i hate god, but it has nothing to do with him- it's the religion itself.

edmond dantes

Once upon a time when the devil stuck his oar in he had a child sent to the wrong address.In the fullness of time God put matters right and that when the child grew up he learned that a mistake had been made and quickly put it down to a mix up in comunicationand thereafter made a wonderful life for himself in freedom away from the Barmy Army.

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WERETHERE ANY MIRACLES IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

by badboy in

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any takers?

edmond dantes

My brother in law used to push my sister in her wheel chair and one day he decided to get two electric chairs one for my sis and even though he could walk one for himself so that he could ride ride along side my sister for company.

One bright sunny day they went down to the sea front but had to cross tram lines, my sister went first and crossed safely but my b.i.law happened to get his wheel stuck in the tram lines.So he had to get out of the electric chair lift it up and push it over the tracks to the other side and as he got safely across he started kicking his legs in the air shouting to the onlookers " I can walk,I can walk, another miracle!"

Does that count?