Posts by StephaneLaliberte

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If I Became a JW, Could I Have My Cat on Paradise Earth?
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
would i?

i wouldn't mind if he slept through eternity (he sleeps most of the time anyway).

i'd just like to be able to move him around occasionally.
StephaneLaliberte

This is an interesting topic. In and about leaving the JWs, I have spent much time meditating on the message of the Christ: Love God and your Neighbors. He often explained that it is not the intellectuals and the people occupying prominent places that will be saved. Rather, it is the meek lowly humble ones who know how to love and be loved.
This logic applies even to the dim witted and the mentally challenged. In the end, the most important thing, above everything, is love.
But than, so can animals: Cats, dogs, cows, pigs, mooses, bears and others can show love and be loved as well.
I wonder than, what are the arguments that would make us SOO much different from the animals that we would be deserving of God's blessing compared to them?
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Spain 2016-10-03 BOE Re: Minors
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
october 3, 2016 to the bodies of elders re: minors.

3 de octubre de 2016 a los cuerpos de ancianos asunto: menores de edad.
StephaneLaliberte

They know many brothers in charge are actually in that database. Imagine, ministerial servants, pioneers, elders, etc. They have to be afraid of the mess it will cause when so many would have to step down.
The 1,006 pedophiles reported in Australia were just the ones that were mishandled by the JWs. I bet there are even more pedophiles that were never even reported to the JWs but that the police still knows about!
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Anionted mom says Jehovah may ask her to kill all her family!!
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
yes my holy anionted mom who has cancer is concerned that the loving god jehovah may ask her in heaven to destroy here non believer family including her 5 year old grandchild during armagedon....how messed up are these crazy people!!?

?.
StephaneLaliberte

Wow, that is not too far from the schizophrenics who do it in their life time!
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My Story
by HereIgo in
1. jw
2. experiences
my story: i am a 27 year old ex jw.

former ms and regular pioneer at age 19. i was very active and had many "privileges" including district assembly and circuit assembly parts etc.

as an example for young people.
StephaneLaliberte

Herelgo: I'm glad to see that you are already managing and started a life outside the JW. As for your mother, well, you may send her "prayers" if you want. That is, expressing your feelings without expecting any answers of any kinds.
You know, very often, JWs will try to rationalize the fact that they are shunning loved ones by turning the responsibilities around. They'll say: It is my son who dissociated and left me by leaving Jehovah. It is not me who decided to leave him. However, if every now and then, she gets a letter from you, she will have to re-evaluate her position. Remind her of your love and your desire to include her in your family life, she will have to come to terms with the fact that it is HER and HER alone who puts a stop to your relationship. And if you doubt that she reads the letters? Send post cards with pictures of your family.
I'm willing to bet that your mom will still read the letters.
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What if Jesus Christ was not put to death by the Romans but instead died a natural death?
by deegee in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according to christianity, the death of jesus was a miscarriage of justice.

so then, what if there was no so-called miscarriage of justice so that jesus was not put to death by the romans but he instead died a natural death?

would christians still receive the forgiveness of their sins and their hoped for salvation?.
StephaneLaliberte

Prologos: You are right! Since Jesus had been perfect, he had to be murdered to die. Otherwise, he had no reason to die since he didn't inherit sin from Adam and Eve.
As for a death as violent as the crucifixion, not sure. He could have been beheaded like James for example.
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2016 annual meeting
by obarac in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just a few minutes till the start ..... we hope for a news from absalom and wifibandit very soon.. wifibandit, any tread on reddit for am?.

also there were some info about live stream.

any news about that..
StephaneLaliberte

Wow, that sucks. I was really hopping for something reasonably big. Like a new understanding on the 144 thousand or something. Ahhh well...
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Counting time
by Emma in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.

i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.

yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.
StephaneLaliberte

There is also the other side of the coin. The "Time Counting Nazis". Those, who at the end of the service day, confirm with everyone the time at which they started, the time allocated for the break, and basically tell everyone to stop counting time at the moment the last door was knocked on.
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Counting time
by Emma in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.

i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.

yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.
StephaneLaliberte

The worst I have heard comes from my mother: A special pioneer she studied with wanted to travel from Montreal (QC) to Victoria (BC). Still, she wanted to keep counting her time, so every time she had to stop for gas or food, she'd make sure that she would offer publications to who ever was around. So, she actually counted her time for the entire duration of her travel.
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What's The First "Worldly" Thing You Did When You Exited The Cult?
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
when you finally and officially exited the cult, whether it be by disfellowshipping, disassociating or fading - what was the first things you did that are considered "worldly"?.

for me, it was like crash landing on another planet that looked like earth but was completely different to the earth i knew.

i wanted to learn everything that i thought i already knew.. first things i did:.
StephaneLaliberte

Celebrate Christmas.
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What was the biggest hypocrisy you have seen while a witness?
by HereIgo in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have far too many to name, however, i have noticed obscene music, cussing, lying and secretive gambling to name a few.

thoughts?.
StephaneLaliberte

There was a brother in my hall that sexually molested one the kids. Just about everyone knew about it. Heck, his name became some type of expression for the "pedophile brother". Don't go with this brother in service, he might just be a "First and Last Name". The worst thing is: No one ever called the police. The guy never saw a cell, never had any real consequence.