Posts by Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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We were shown how to google jw-org last night

by StarTrekAngel in

so last night i went to the meeting with my family.

had not gone in 2 weeks.

as usual i sat down reading the bible.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

So the elder, rather than showing people how to go to the address bar and type the website address, showed them how to run a google search on jw-org.

Why would anyone google a web address that they already know? As long as he's teaching them how to use google, it might empower more brothers to google words like "boobs".

It used to be that WT said noduby needed the dangers of the Internet in their homes. Then as more dubs needed it for work or homework, WT instructed that it should only be on a computer in a public area of the home so noduby would be tempted by porn and/or apostates. Now that WT has almost completely abandoned printing, everyduby needs to have Internet access on all kinds of portable devices. Suddenly, porn isn't such a danger for dubs, eh? WT has such a fantastic website that none of the JWs will wander away to other websites?

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Building layoffs & JW calendar 2016 theme

by Gorbatchov in

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the theme of the jw calendar 2016 is building, building, building.

all the calendar pictures are about building wts property with cheap labor witnesses.. and then, just before the year approaches the building has halted.. it seems a short term decision.

a strange correlation again.. gorby.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

On average, 1,187 additional Kingdom Halls are needed each year to keep up with current organizational growth.

The correct statement would be:

On average, 1,187 additional Kingdom Halls need to be sold each year to keep up with current organizational expenses.

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Magazine money

by pepperheart in

from next year the borg will only be publishing the two magazines saving about $2 million dollars a month.

what do you think they will be spending the money on

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

I think they're in a no-win downward spiral. With the reduction in ragazines WT will have a reduction in monthly donations received. How many publishers can afford to keep donating the same amount for half as many magazines? Those publishers now have to spend more of their income to keep upgrading their tablets and data plans.

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What makes people kill others over religion? The same thing that makes JW's let children die over blood doctrine.

by Wasanelder Once in

my inactive relative, (female) asked in exasperation, "what makes people kill others over religion?

" i responded, "the same thing that makes jw's let children die over the blood doctrine.

religious ignorance and fervor causing the death of others without any compunction?

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

"What makes people kill others over religion?"

While JWs aren't the sort to grab weapons and start killing innocent people, it's what they have been trained to pray for and fantasize about.

Q) Why do JWs pray that billions of people be killed for not belonging to their WT Corp religion?

A) They've been promised to each get a pet panda. So it's the damn pandas' fault!

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Liquidation sale of RBC assets

by Darkknight757 in

got this very interesting email last night and i thought i'd share it.. this is from the local rbc.. "in harmony with our new ldc form we have been asked by the branch to liquidate all current assets of used tools and materials once owned by the rbc.

you are invited to visit the equipment trailers to acquire items being liquidated by the rbc asset team, these items will be offered on a first come bases with voluntary donation.

if you see any item you like please be in position to take it with you at that time, after you return to your congregation then you will make a donation of cash or check in the congregation contribution box designated for the support of the worldwide work.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Maybe all the new construction they are planning will be tents.

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No more printing of WT and Awake in my country.. Shit just got real

by cognitivedizzy in

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guys .

a letter was just read in out kh stating that all printing of wt and awake is ceased for the coming year and we will just place tracts on fs, countries which were cared by our branch will be cared by other countries...along with this they read the new fs form and stuff about reporting links of videos wtf..lol.

i can't tell which country perhaps that will give away a lot, any one with a similar information.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Evidently, Kali can kick Jehovah's ass.

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Humans are not wired to want the truth

by rebel8 in

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that's what i suspect.. perhaps some of us retrained our brains to not surrender to a natural urge to believe the simplest, most drama-laden spins on facts.. examples (at least i think this is the truth!):.

the clock.

the son of muslim activists makes a device that, on purpose, looks like a bomb.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Perhaps people need to feel special, smarter than the rest. Rather than doing actual study and research (which is work) they grab hold of anything they hear that gives the appearance of having "inside knowledge" that others don't know or accept.

The beginning of indoctrination in the JW cult involves "study" of "inside knowledge" about the bible and a collection of troovz that other people don't know or accept. Rather than doing actual study and research, they get spoon fed a collection of lies that gives them a feeling of being special, smarter, and having an imaginary relationship with a Bronze Age desert god.

Certainly, there are plenty of religions, conspiracy theories, etc. that claim to be "the truth". So it's not that people deliberately choose lies. They want answers to hard questions and can't deal with there not being an easy answer. I think they want to pick "the truth" that is easy for them to stomach and gives them a feeling of being especially smart.

What causes autism? Well, we need an easy answer. Blaming it on witches would be too 18th century, so they'll go with blaming it on vaccines. Doesn't that sound a lot more scientific and 21st century? ... well, except for the fact that real scientific research proves that vaccines don't cause autism.

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Review of the November 15 study article - "Stand Firm in the Faith"

by Divergent in

this study article poses questions that we should ask ourselves.

don't have time to analyze the whole thing, so will start from paragraph 8:.

8 do gods promises seem less real to me now than they once did?

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Do God’s promises seem less real to me now than they once did? For instance, God has promised to destroy the present system of things.

For instance, Jehovah is a large-scale terrorist. It's not just that those promises seem less real, it's that those promises are barbaric and disgustingly evil. What kind of a promise is that? A promise to murder billions of innocent people? Sick.

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Pot calling the kettle black? Their "own mouth has testified against them"

by cha ching in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201511/organized-religion-dying/.

pot calling the kettle black?

no one can do it better than the wt!.

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

AWAKE! NOVEMBER 2015
Is Religion Dying Out?
"Why the Exodus?

I guess they haven't heard of Islam. Why does Watchtower Corp ignore the entire Muslim world as if they don't exist?

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Blondie's Highlights from 11-15-2015 WT (FAITH)

by blondie in

blondies highlights from the 11-15-2015 wt study (september 15, 2015)(faith).

excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .

wt publications http://www.a2z.org/wtarchive/archive.htm (old).

Billy the Ex-Bethelite

Rather than looking at the example of Peter's faith, wouldn't it be appropriate to look at the example of the faith of Islamic extremists?

Both JWs and terrorists pray for the deaths of billions of innocent victims, focus on their supposed reward in paradise, and put faith in invisible promises instead of look at reality. While the terrorists are ready to bloody their own hands and blow themselves up, the JWs stand by litteratrash trolleys, knock on doors at inconvenient times, leave scraps of tracts that blow into the gutter, and boast a website that gets buried under an avalanche of anti-JW websites.

Shouldn't WT be going head-to-head in the Middle East and make great efforts to convert the devoutly faith-strong Muslim world to become JWs?