Posts by tenyearsafter

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Struggling
by anniegirl76 in
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2. friends
i have been df-ed for almost 9 years.

just out of curiosity, has anyone decided to find another religion or belief after being jw?

i struggle with my feelings, my mom and brother, aunt, cousins are all jw.
tenyearsafter

Anniegirl76,
First off, welcome to the forum!
Whether you choose to accept another religion or not, I would suggest you just attend a few churches to help "innoculate" yourself against the JW induced phobia of Babylon the Great. You will be amazed that the average church is not full of "gullible" people led by "men of lawlessness" practicing "vile" things abhorrent to God. Just walking in to a church and not being struck down by God is a liberating thing for an ex-JW! Give it a try...you might be surprised how welcoming a local church can be.
TYA
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An Act of Gross Disloyalty and True Apostasy
by DNCall in
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seeing the remake of arthur!.
tenyearsafter

LOL...I missed this the first time you posted it!
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Church Signs Gone Wrong
by unshackled in
1. social
2. humour
post any church signs that are funny, or with unintentional meanings, or just plain bad.... .

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Question for our WT history experts
by tenyearsafter in
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2. beliefs
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does anyone know the significance or meaning of the suit of armor depicted in the upper right hand corner of the picture?.

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tenyearsafter

Great comments and observations everyone...thanks!
I am leaning toward the armor being the "spiritual armor"...it certainly seems logical...as to the crown and cross, I am still torn regarding any connection to freemasonry. I think TD is right on with his "horse or cart" comment...maybe old CT just liked the look of the red cross in the crown!
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Peter Sellers
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/peter_sellers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vphm_xveriy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cny26altma8.
tenyearsafter

I agree Low-Key...I have the same memories with my Dad...almost pee'd myself numerous times laughing at Inspector Clouseau!
" There is a time to laugh and a time not to laugh, and this is not one of them"
[Inspector Clouseau, disguised as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, explains why he can't give a tip to the postman]
"I'm a little short"
" Facts, Hercule, facts! Nothing matters but the facts. Without them the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game"
" I believe everything and I believe nothing. I suspect everyone and I suspect no one"
"Now let me bring you up to speed .. we know nothing! You are now up to speed."
"We shall see who is the one that will be saying nonsensical things that are sensing of nonsense."
"Does yer dewg bite?"
" But that's a priceless Steinway! Clouseau: Not anymore!"
" Do you have a REUM?"
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Works- question for xtians
by LV101 in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm confused.

dr. chas.

stanley says there's absolutely nothing we can do to earn life and it's all thru acceptance of the grace of the christ and repenting of our sins.
tenyearsafter

The works James speaks of are the fruit of faith. Christians do good works as a result of their faith...JW's believe you have to do works to prove that they have faith. Christians believe that faith in God's grace is the source of salvation...JW's believe that works ultimately provide salvation.
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Question for our WT history experts
by tenyearsafter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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does anyone know the significance or meaning of the suit of armor depicted in the upper right hand corner of the picture?.

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tenyearsafter

In looking at the image a bit more, I noticed that along with the armor, sword and battle axe, it also has the shepard's hook (Crosier)...it is amazing how many "pagan" symbols of Christendom the early WT incorporated. I wonder if all of these symbols were still used by the WTS in 1919 when Jesus inspected them and chose them as the only true religion??
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Top Mexican drug lord a Jehovah's Witness
by dogon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
has anyone seen this yet or am a i a bit late to the party?

funny how giving money to the borg makes it all ok. they sure are fucking money grubbers at the top.

what a bunch of fucking ass holes the jws are.
tenyearsafter

Wow...I am no fan of the WT, but for them to allow an active JW leading a cartel family seems a bit far fetched. I take things on Wiki with a grain of salt, since anyone can post there. I can certainly accept that he converted to a JW sometime in his life...that description fits a large number of people on this forum...but it is a bit of a stretch to believe that he was a JW in good standing during his cartel years.
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Question for our WT history experts
by tenyearsafter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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does anyone know the significance or meaning of the suit of armor depicted in the upper right hand corner of the picture?.

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tenyearsafter

james_woods...it does look a bit creepy!
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Question for our WT history experts
by tenyearsafter in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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does anyone know the significance or meaning of the suit of armor depicted in the upper right hand corner of the picture?.

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tenyearsafter

I guess it isn't tied to Knights of Columbus based on this image: