Topics Started by quietlyleaving

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The enigmatic mystery of the Nephilim, the Rephaim, and the Titans
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it has been said that historical memory in oral tradition goes back only a few hundred years before it alters considerably in later retellings, and when even greater time depth is involved the mythic past fills in what has been collectively forgotten.

but myths purporting to relate events hundreds or even thousands of years in the past often contain kernals of historical memory amid the layers of tradition and archetypal folk motifs.

an excellent example from my own reading is that of the inuit eskimo in greenland who have a rich oral tradition about the norsemen who died out over 500 years ago and who originally colonized the land a millenium ago.
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Rutherford's Views on Women
by Leolaia in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"the women make monkeys or dupes of men.

the men have before effeminate, soft and easily influenced and have lost their real manhood and sturdiness in the affairs of state and home.

for instance, when men are sitting at a table and a woman approaches, all the men arise and pay her homage and thereby elevate her to a place above men.
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The biggest issue the Society has to face.
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
not paedophilia - as much as that must be dealt with.

not blood, shunning, corruption, failed prophecy, bunked chronology, the internet or u.n type scandals.. the biggest issue/threat the watchtower faces is authority.. hold up any other issue before a true jw and the shutters come down.

because they have listened to 'authority'.
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Interesting phenomena regarding Witnesses
by JamesThomas in
1. jw
2. friends
first, and most important: thanks to all those who read my introduction-post last saturday, and especial thanks to those who replied.

like many who have been disfellowshipped (and especially those raised in the org) i've been dragged through icy waves of agonizing hurt and anger; often followed by times of peace and letting go; only to be hit by another turbulent and bitter bout of animosity and grief.

the tides do run deep, don't they.
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And when I'm dead...dead and gone....
by hillary_step in
1. jw
2. friends
i was having one of my daily discussions about death ( happy soul that i am ) with mrs. step at breakfast this morning and asked her a profound question:.

one month after i have died, how will people describe me.

this is the answer that i was expecting :.
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Who Pays The Ferryman....?
by hillary_step in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
french philosopher blaise pascal once noted, "men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

" a case study for this statement can clearly be evidenced by the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.. the gb present themselves as lovers of truth and righteousness who are the only persons on this planet who speak for god.

this doctrine is at the very core of the beliefs of jehovahs witnesses and is one of the few that cannot be rationalized away by wts apologists.
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BREAKING MY SILENCE EVERYONE READ!!!
by D8TA in
1. jw
2. friends
as ive made it known on this board, my current status with the watchtower bible and tract society is that of inactive.

this is a loophole i have utilized, to keep an open channel of communication with family members in the organization.. i want to clarify with everyone: i do not hold any doctrinal ideas, theology, ideology, opinions expressed in any form by the wtbts.

therefore, to simply put, i do not believe in the wtbts in any way, shape, or form.
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Going out with a bang
by LittleToe in
1. jw
2. friends
after much deliberation, i decided to go "out" at the end of a public talk.

it didn't go down too well, but at least i was able to give some of my reasons for leaving.. i've put some of the details on my homepage.

i'll update it more when i get the time and the strength.
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Bush Pushes King of North
by proplog2 in
1. jw
2. friends
south.

north.

south's pushing there is no more said about the king of the south.
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Long Intro From A Long Timer
by hillary_step in
1. jw
2. friends
i am a new to posting on this board though i have been actively reading your posts the past while and i thank some of you for the interesting viewpoints that you have verbalized and that i have enjoyed thinking on.

i am still an active jw, in fact an elder of 20 years standing hence my need to limit information about my personal circumstances.

i have served in a number of countries in europe as a pioneer and elder over the past three decades.