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  They call me TaterSalad

  by TaterSalad in

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  my name is tatersalad.

  i have been disassociated for about six years now.

  i have moved past most of my jw issues, but i feel like it would be cool to get to know others like myself.

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  Welcome Tater from down under , I DA about 10 years ago now after being out for 20

  I thought I would make a statement

  Make yourself at home.

  smiddy
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  Warwick, Queensland, Australia: Elders covered up rape of young girl

  by wifibandit in

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  http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/church-elders-covered-rape-young-girl/3047470/.

  and archived forever via the wayback machine.

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  Maybe the victims , in these circumstances should make a civil complaint to the police about the Elders who never reported the case and have them charged with being an accessory after the fact So far no Elder`s have ever been accountable to the law for failing to do so

  smiddy
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  People named after Jesus ? / people named after Jehovah /Yahweh ?

  by smiddy in

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  in catholic dominated countries many people are named after the messiah jesus , are their any that are named after his god jehovah / or yahweh ?

  anywhere in the world ?.

  i have only come across one , in america of all places.. his name was yahweh ben yahweh , and i don`t think he would be used as an example by the wt society.. google him.. has their been anybody else ?

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  In Catholic dominated Countries many people are named after the Messiah Jesus , are their any that are named after his GOD Jehovah / or Yahweh ? Anywhere in the world ?

  I have only come across one , in America of all places.

  His name was Yahweh Ben Yahweh , and I don`t think he would be used as an example by the WT society.

  Google him.

  Has their been anybody else ? None to my knowledge , but I could be wrong.

  What say ye , do you know of anybody else in history ?

  smiddy
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  Bethel "Vow of Poverty" documents scanned.

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  vow of poverty scanned from 2002 documents.

  i believe these are the latest ones unless someone has a newer one.

  i posted these in another thread but i thought it deserved its own.. ocrd with 98% accuracy.... initial cover page 1 of 4. vow of obedience and povertyto the.

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  Making a vow like this to a Religious institution , surely has no legal obligations that could be enforced in a court of law .

  Correct me if I am wrong.

  I made a vow /a pledge when I was a pre-teen to a Congregationalist Church , not to drink , smoke , and to live a moral life from then on.

  I`m pretty sure they can`t take me to court and sue me now ,(can they ? ) LOL

  carla , their was something recently about that ,the word order ,and it`s legit. I was surprised also to know that.

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  "New light" on who will put the “mark” during the “great tribulation” (Wt june 2016)

  by redpilltwice in

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  three days ago, we could read about a great new book on wt doctrinal changes here: .

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6217992945795072/ever-changing-teachings-jehovahs-witnesses-probably-most-comprehensive-compendium-about-watchtower-doctrinal-changes.

  this book is not the only one in its kind, but it truly kicks ass!

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  NVR2L8

  Stop nit-picking , you know Jehovah`s heavenly forces used the Roman army to destroy Jerusalem and he will do so at Armageddon. (not the Roman army of course) or is it the earthly forces that cause the heavenly forces to act .

  We will have to wait for nu-lite.

  What I want to know is , whose face is that tied around his waistcoat ? ( Subliminal image ? )

  Also, with the obvious problem Jehovah`s earthly organization, the WTB&TS , has with beards , how is it that the Heavenly organization from Jehovah God down , are all depicted with beards in all of their illustrations.?

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  Bravo watchtower

  by hoser in

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  they did an excellent job of the first day of convention.

  imo.

  i grade them a+ in shunning your dfd children.

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  Won`t the shunning videos be aired on JW.Org TV ? for any who have missed the conventions for one reason or another ? Illness , hospital stay for instance ?

  Encourage them to watch that .

  smiddy
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  "Bible Teach" book study--is it real?

  by AmyWatson916 in

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  jw's want to begin a study through their new "what does the bible really teach?

  " book.

  should a non-jw study with them just to point out the contradictions and muddled thinking in the book?

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  Welcome AmyWatson916

  Trying to reason with a Jehovah`s Witness is like talking to a brick wall .

  Reminds me of my Orthodox Jewish friend over in Israel praying at the "wailing wall" .

  Bobbing his head in prayer at the wall as they do , praying for peace among the Palestinians and the Jews ,for seven straight days .

  I asked him how it went , no bloody good he replied , it was just like talking to a brick wall .

  I hope you enjoy yourself at this site

  smiddy
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  Fact : 1 We live in the 21st Century Fact : 2 Why do we tolerate Religions of yesteryear that dominate ,interfere with our progress

  by smiddy in

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  why in this 21st century are we still cow towing to religions that are based in the distant past, of thousands of years ago , whether it be christian islam or whatever.?

  and not to restrict it to just those two , but all ancient religions.. all of them are hypocritical , on the one hand rejecting modern day society and it`s technology and on the other hand embracing it for their own advantage .. when is the human race ever going to rid itself of pie in the sky beliefs.?.

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  Why in this 21st Century are we still cow towing to religions that are based in the distant past, of thousands of years ago , whether it be Christian Islam or whatever.? And not to restrict it to just those two , but all ancient religions.

  All of them are hypocritical , on the one hand rejecting modern day society and it`s technology and on the other hand embracing it for their own advantage .

  When is the human race ever going to rid itself of pie in the sky beliefs.?

  Anyone ?

  smiddy
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  July 2016 CLAM videos

  by wifibandit in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46pnudcub0.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpqeptnux3o.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijg_-bz-k8.

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  Thank you wifibandit ,

  It gives us food for thought as to how to answer JW`s when they call at our doors.

  Not that anything has changed as I see it for the past 50 years or more.

  smiddy
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

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  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  SIMON ,it`s prophecy in fullfillment

  Isaiah 60:22 ,The little one himself will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.... "

  And a very warm welcome to ALL former JWR posters to this site , their are so many of you it`s hard to welcome you all individually as much as I would like to .

  I`m sure you will be happy here.

  smiddy