Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  If you are having problems or lacking joy, then the flow of Holy Spirit in your life is lacking!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  yes, this comment was just made by the speaker today!:.

  "if you find that you are lacking in joy or experiencing problems in life, this is evidence that jehovah's spirit is lacking or being blocked in your life".

  i sat there thinking "are you kidding me brother?...

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  I'm having more joy and fewer problems now than I ever did as a JW. This is evidence that Jehovah's spirit is upon me.
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  Tell me what they are thinking or planning to do.

  by LogCon in

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  2. bible

  this is the situation.. ten years ago two fleshly brothers and their wives, [ all are jw's and one is an elder] defrauded an elderly couple [ she was a jw/ he was friendly]out of the possession of their home and property.

  one year after that, they took the life savings of the elderly couple and parked it in an account, without their knowledge.

  when the old couple found out what happened, the four co-conspirators refused to return anything.

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  "What would you do to prepare for such an event?"

  I'd talk to a lot of attorneys that specialize in such matters.

  Go. Fight. Win.
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  Kingdom chorus

  by looter in

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  2. beliefs

  so im at the meeting after its over and this elder says to me that god needs my voice because he, the elder, feels that my singing is not loud enough.

  i did not tell him this, but singing just is not my thing.

  he then went on saying how gods people are better singers than "the worlds singers".

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  If the big J doesn't like the way others sing, why the hell doesn't HE do something about it? "God needs my voice", why doesn't he grow some pipes and have his own voice?

  What does one person singing a little louder in a windowless building accomplish? Absolutely nothing.
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  Governing Body courageously 'Admit their mistakes'

  by LogCon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  march 2015 study article learn from the illustration of the talents.

  brothers and sisters worldwide will be overjoyed to know that the governing body finally has the.

  courage to admit their mistakes .

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  Then they might as well admit that all their current teachings are future opportunities to admit mistakes. How can anyone have much confidence in WT's "current truth" when the next issue will tell them contradictory "new light"?

  Living according to WT teachings and false prophecies is like building a house on shifting sands. Jesus warned of the disaster that would follow.
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  that tie

  by bigmac in

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  2. friends

  no--please--tell me it was photoshopped-----.

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  Jesus never wore a tie.
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  Governing Body new Branch letter begging for donations !

  by ToesUp in

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  2. friends

  i just want the governing body to know how "happified" i am today.

  keep sending those branch letters to the congregation(s) about sending your donations in.

  not only did you humiliate the rank and file with your tony morris tight pants talk but now you are begging the same people you humiliated for money.

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  "I would love to see their books."

  WT has strict rules about the handling and audit of KH and AH funds and reports are to be done "just so". The dollars in the halls is carefully and publicly watched. The millions of dollars at the branch is all secret. They've sold Brooklyn properties for around $850,000,000. Many of those deals were done secretly without disclosure of amounts. Why? They've also sold lots of other branches. They've slashed the number of bethelites being supported. They've slashed the amount of printing. Then WT does a cash-grab of the congregation funds. How much money have they made/saved? Where is all that money going?

  There's the story of a rich, elderly widow who was known for her generosity to many organizations and causes. When she was sick and in the hospital, the administrators saw it as their opportunity to thank her for her support and mention how they could use help with the mounting costs. When they finished their pitch, she replied, "bring the books by my accountants, and we'll have a look at what we can do to help." Of course, they didn't really want to disclose how much money they were pocketing, so they went away empty-handed.

  And the story of Judas stealing from the money box is in the Bible for a reason. All that secrecy about funds at the top is prime for fraud.
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  Watchtower 'Experts' on Being Gay?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  have you seen this article?.

  the watchtower is trying to be experts on all things having to do with human sexuality.. repressing sexual desires, gay or straight only creates more problems.. http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/pressure-to-be-gay/.

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  Vidiot: "Like sexual deviancy (manifested in child abuse), for one?"

  That might be an extreme. But the more common problems I saw included people getting married too young or too soon after not knowing the other person well. Two horny JWs rushing to a KH wedding isn't a recipe for a successful marriage. Or one horny JW marrying someone they think is sexy, but doesn't really like sex after they get married is a problem. Or telling a gay JW to repress that desire and marry a dub of the opposite sex for a "proper" sexual outlet leads to a lot of unhappiness and problems when the "same-sex attraction" isn't just a "passing phase".

  Or either a gay or straight JW living a sexless life because that would "make Jehovah happy," just leads to a lot of frustration. Nothing like walking around a Discrap Crapvention trying to hide a boner. Yeah, just try to pay attention to a boring talk about "brothers needing to reach out" when that thing in your pants is trying to reach out to that sister in the tight little dress a couple rows away. Yeah, I'd call that a problem.
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  From 1 to 10, how do you rate the value of the Internet in your awakening?

  by Hidden-Window in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as we all know, the internet is a real game-changer in allowing us to know the truth about the watch tower and its history.

  i always had doubts and it was the internet that presented me with the ever-growing number of individuals who were going through a similar struggle.. i give the internet a 9 in my awakening.

  what about you?.

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  10+

  Facts from many sources were quicker and easier to find on the Interwebs than I ever could have looked up at the library. TONS of personal stories and experiences here on JWD/JWN and elsewhere. And support on the forums really helped me to make plans and get out. Of course the web has also immensely helped me complete my degree, which has been the exJW goldmine after getting decades of the JW shaft.

  I'm thrilled that WT is now encouraging the sheeple to use the Net. Although there is the mind-numbing JW.borg that is their official channel, they are all just a click away from finding TTATT.
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  The official requirement for salvation in the latest WT, nothing to do with Jesus......

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "those with the earthly hope who supported christs brothers in the preaching work will have been judged as sheep and will be granted the privilege of living in the earthly realm of the kingdom.

  " 3/2015 study wt learn from illustration of talents par 13.. so there you have it, to get salvation you need to only obey the gb and if you obey and worship the gb, then you will be judged as a sheep.

  truly those who listen and obey, will be blessed!.

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  A-Man: "As much as the Watchtower rails against other Christian religions......other Christian churches are not propagating such nonsense..."

  Indeed. WT condemns other religions for changing teachings, asking for money, and having a clergy class.

  But when WT changes teachings, asks for money, and has their elite clergy, those are all signs that they are the troo* religion(TM).

  *Coming soon. Due to lawsuits in some countries, JWs will be called the troo religion(TM) rather than the true religion.
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  Watchtower 'Experts' on Being Gay?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  have you seen this article?.

  the watchtower is trying to be experts on all things having to do with human sexuality.. repressing sexual desires, gay or straight only creates more problems.. http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/teenagers/ask/pressure-to-be-gay/.

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  The logic of the farticle is flawed. If you accept a couple of their "facts" as valid, it doesn't lead to the conclusions they present.

  "Fact: In many cases, same-sex attraction is nothing more than a passing phase."

  Fact: "Many", "same-sex attraction", and "passing phase" are all vague. How many is "many"? Does "passing phase" mean 1 hour? 60 years? Somewhere in between? Isn't opposite-sex attraction also a "passing phase"? Sometimes I can be extremely attracted to the opposite sex, but after a "big finish", I find that my attraction to the opposite-sex fades, and I'm more interested in doing other things, even watch men play sports in tight uniforms (gasp)? Does that mean that if I'm not wanting to bone a woman all the time... I'm gay?

  "The fact is, millions of heterosexuals who wish to conform to the Bible’s standards employ self-control despite any temptations they might face."

  The fact is, for decades I conformed to WT standards and resisted all sexual temptations (okay, except for masturbation and sometimes porn). What a truly miserable life that was. But then I joined the billions who cast off the shackles of religious oppression, guilt, and sexual dysfunction. Once I found my "new normal," I seem to think about sex less than I did as a JW. Oh the terrible memories of being a horned-up JW with no acceptable outlet except to go through the ackward JW courtship procedure, finally get married, and then find myself frustrated with a frigid pioneer.

  "...if they truly want to please God."

  The fact is, WT's God is never pleased. Fact: If a homosexual lives a sexless life, they will then need to "do more for Jehovah" in order to "truly please God." More is always demanded. The only formula for pleasing him, I found, was that I had to be unhappy, unfullfilled, slaving away at WT worthless works, but with a fake smile painted on the outside. What a terrible God that WT Corporation has designed, he's always angry and demanding. You're supposed to pray to him, but I found it a complete waste of time. And he didn't make just humans with sexual overdrive that has to be self-controlled, even the angels were made with a sexual desire for women. What? The angels didn't even want to have sex with each other, they ("many" of them) were made with a fetish for females of the human species. What kind of God creates, then condemns these things?

  Fact: That article raises more questions than it answers.