Posts by sacolton

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What was it that "clicked" w/ you that this wasn't the "true religion"?

by cognac in

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for me, it was not being able to prove that people were going to be resurrected to earth... i'm still not sure of the answer, but for some reason that just started this huge, fast snowball of different things that i couldn't prove... .

this lightbulb just went off in my head... .

sacolton

The numerous false prophecies was a huge red flag for me. Noone should take those lightly. Then I researched

more into the history of Charles ("The Jellyfish") Russell and Judge ("Boozer") Rutherford and it was like a house

of cards.

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Another jest from the Watchtower art dept. (WT 07 07/15)

by cultswatter in

the following picture is from page 17 of the july 15 2007 watchtower magazine.

the next picture is on page 18 .

these pictures are on opposite sides of the same page.

sacolton

The face on the guy (second from left) on the 2nd photo is exactly the one I got from an Elder when I told him I saw a Smurf run through the congregation ... naked.

Anyhow, about the first picture ... I'm a Graphic Artist/Multimedia Coordinator and I know some tricks in advertising. I've been in

this business for over 20 years. The CENTER OF ATTENTION in the first photo is the pyramid. It is in the absolute center of

the illustration and draws your attention immediately. There is no doubt in my mind that this was intentional.

- sacolton

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Those REVELATION BOOK changes in full

by AlphaOmega in

a recent thread ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/139118/1.ashx ) raised the issue of charles taze russell not being the first president of the watchtower... it appears to be an argument of semantics because the society had a different name (as one poster pointed out in the thread).

the watchtower society obviously has some embarassment over this issue because the amendments to the revelation book dealt with this :.

full size scans here :.

sacolton

I thought "New Light" never diminishes "Old Light". So, instead of the Light Growing Brighter ... it just Flickers Dimmer.

- sacolton

One WATCHTOWER to rule them all,

One WATCHTOWER to find them,

One WATCHTOWER to bring them all

And in the darkness BLIND them!

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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!

by sacolton in

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i love everyone!

have a great day!.

one watchtower to rule them all,.

sacolton

I love everyone! Have a great day!

One Watchtower To Rule Them All,

One Watchtower To Find Them,

One Watchtower To Bring Them All,

And In The Darkness BLIND Them!

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When you left how long did it take you to get out of the JW mind set ??

by karter in

how long before something happened (i:e 9/11) before you stopped thinking the big a was coming??.

i read 7 news papers a week it took me a long time to read about some big bad event without thinking this is it the big a is about to happen now i read it for what it is.. what about you.

.

sacolton

I think Michael Corleone said it best ...

"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in!"

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Do you consider your time as a JW wasted time??

by karter in

many of us have devoted a lot of time and energy to the jw's at the expense of other things like education , planing for retirement , family time just to name a few.. i don't consider it all wasted time there was a lot of good i learnt however i'm doing things now as a jw i never would have.. i don't have the same time pressure and never fell guilty about taking a lot of time out for myself as one elder said to me"if we don't keep you brothers real busy in the work of the kingdom you get swallowed up by the world" .

karter.

sacolton

Yes, a huge waste of time. I almost want to go back to each and every door and apologize for wasting THEIR time.

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Were You More Depressed & Sick When You Were An Active Witness?

by minimus in

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has your life changed so much for the better that you even feel better since you left the "truth"?

sacolton

I was "spiritually" sick. At every meeting, when the talk is about how JW fulfilled a prophecy I would just roll my eyes in disgust.

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Would the Governing Body ever suggest ...

by sacolton in

that active spouses should leave their "non-believing" or "apostate" spouse?.

the reason i ask is that when i asked my wife if she would follow this doctrine should it ever be activated.

by the wtbts.

sacolton

that active spouses should leave their "non-believing" or "apostate" spouse?

The reason I ask is that when I asked my wife if she would follow this doctrine should it ever be activated

by the WTBTS. I disassociated myself recently, but my wife, who grew up as a Jehovah's Witness, is

still very much active.

Anyhow, when I asked if she would obey their order she couldn't answer, but instead just kept insisting

that "they would never do that!"

- sacolton

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Watchtower figures=New "this Generation" of anionted Armagedon by 2048!

by Witness 007 in

i cant believe they are doing this again.. watchtower study edition.

feb 15 2008 p.25 {box} "can we calculate the length of this generation?

" - "the word generation usually refers to people of various ages, who's lives overlap during a time period or event....the exact length of that time cannot be stated except that it does have an end and would not be excessively long....jesus did not leave his disciples a formula to determine when the last days would end....they would not know "the day nor the hour.".

sacolton

Wasn't Jesus talking about "the generation" to witness the destruction of Jerusalem in 587 BCE?

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Denied re-instatement

by MMae in

i am curious: how many of you also experienced this, as i did?

prior to my own experience i had never known of anyone who had "served their time," attended meetings regularly, and in everyway demonstrated a good heart, being turned away.

but then, i guess i wouldn't have, would i?.

sacolton

If I had to write a letter today to be reinstated it would look like this:

"Hey! Can I get reinstated? No? Kewl! KTHXBYE! LOLZ! :P"

- sacolton