VoidEater: they can't preach to apostates. Only elders are allowed to wear the magical underpants which give them enough immunity to withstand hateful apostate lies!
DoomVoyager
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My Non-Earthshaking JW Encounter
by XJW4EVR inthis one is not earthshaking in any way, but i thought i would share it in the hopes that it'll give you the same chuckle that it gave me.. yesterday my wife and i were out on errands, and we ate at a local fast food restaurant.
we ordered, and took our food to our table.
in the table next to us was a mail carrier on his lunch break.
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How close we are to the great Trib
by Tired of the Hypocrisy ini got the following from a cousin who is hotly in the wt.
the last couple of lines are amazingly idiotic.....what do you all think?
idotic or not idiotic?
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DoomVoyager
Hey, I remember hearing this exact same talk... I think from the circuit overseer on his last visit. It was so unbelievably stupid I think I just pushed it out of my mind out of embarassment. All the dubs ate it right up though.
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To all Bible believers... and non
by dawg inmy questions to you that believe the bible are this .
ok, so you come on this site and attack the jws, why cant you see that you are the same as the jws when you defend the bible?
after all, arent you defending the already dis proven faith that you believe?
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DoomVoyager
gopher the Bible is a good guide on how to live your life. where else can you find so much love and compassion? Please tell me
This statement ALMOST leads me to believe that you have never read anything other than the Bible, because the Bible is by far the most cruel, barbaric, and obscene book I have ever encountered.
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First time JWs have been at my door--post exit...
by Confession ini was actually at my friend's house.
since he's out of town a lot, i stop in to check the chlorine in his pool, get his mail, etc.
the doorbell rang.
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DoomVoyager
He said that only the anointed are to take them because only the anointed were present with Jesus.
Ask them to show you where in the bible it says that Judas left before the apostles partook of the emblems. Hint: it actually says just the opposite.
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So -- who (or what) is this "Jehovah," anyway?
by Nathan Natas ini've been reading some of the posts here, and i notice a significant number of them make reference to "jehovah" or something called "jehovah's witnesses.
although i attended the kingdom hall services for more than 20 years, i can't say i'm familiar with the term.
could someone enlighten me?
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DoomVoyager
What is the meaning of this?
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who are the jehovahs witnesses and why do they refuse blood transfusions.
by chikikie inhttp://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/the-big-question-who-are-the-jehovahs-witnesses-and-why-do-they-refuse-blood-transfusions-399129.html.
my sister renaii will get cross with me, just found and read this whilst looking up serena williams, didnt know she was a jw!.
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DoomVoyager
but every member spends at least 70 hours a month on door-to-door missionary activity.
Holy crap, I'm glad that part isn't true! The rest is very good and it all looks like it's up to date on their current beliefs.
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Thinking of becoming a Witness again and my reasons for doing so :(
by reniaa ini've been a faded jw for 10 years i left because of my failed first marriage, i'm no hypocrite and realised i had left completely so i embraced the world and dived in, only christmas and birthdays i could not get into, they were too foreign to me having never celebrated them, like if i suddenly tried to do ramadan or something like that.. 1/ all the criticisms of the people in the truth you say on here, i've found in the world, warts and all only in the world nothing holds them back from being utterly horrible to you.. 2/ i got stabbed by a worldly boyfriend, i got married 2 times of my own choosing to men outside the truth, the first smoked and was an alcoholic, the second gambled every penny we had and defrauded me out of money after we separated, 2 divorces later i am currently pregnant and a single mum since current boyfriend decided kids was to much of a responsibility and he needed his freedom and i was 'too selfish to expect him to give up his life'.. 3/ parents-in-law!
i have been shunned by them as equal to anything you accuse witness families of and for the silliest of reasons, i had a disabled son and his grandparents said they wanted nothing to do with him because they didn't want to become attached in case he died.. 4/ i miss the honest friendships of the truth, i had friends of all ages from 14 to 80 years old and they genuinely cared for me, many trying to keep me in the faith a long time after i left but i was determined to fade so moved away completely, but i find friendships in the world so shallow in comparison and very hard to sustain :( i've never been a drinker and sometimes thats what friendship means you being a companion for them to goto pub with.. 5/ my recent boyfriend was in a christian religion, i thought why not find out about it, harvest churches if you ever heard of them, unfortunately it still hasn't stop him leaving me pregnant and alone and when i said to him how does he clear that with god, he replies "as long as i repent it doesn't matter" it's like he has a "get out of jail free card" for any wrong-doing in the bible, this is so alien to me and my witness trained conscience.. 6/ i recently out of frustration tried looking into atheism and joined their forums, it wasn't fun, they are as bombastic and arrogant as their religious counterparts can be from any religion, they make a religion out of not believing in god, it's very weird they talk of saving people from believing in god and offer nothing to replace it.
they said to me "be happy you are in reality now and enjoy it" and i thought "well if this is reality i've had enough of it".
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DoomVoyager
it would be nice to find friendship and people that I can relate too.
Again, this is a group that expects you to shed any sense of individuality so that you will be forced to "relate to them". You might as well start pretending to be a militant Islamist and join a suicide bombing group. No doubt you'll find the same feeling of camaraderie and good-fellowship among your allies.
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Thinking of becoming a Witness again and my reasons for doing so :(
by reniaa ini've been a faded jw for 10 years i left because of my failed first marriage, i'm no hypocrite and realised i had left completely so i embraced the world and dived in, only christmas and birthdays i could not get into, they were too foreign to me having never celebrated them, like if i suddenly tried to do ramadan or something like that.. 1/ all the criticisms of the people in the truth you say on here, i've found in the world, warts and all only in the world nothing holds them back from being utterly horrible to you.. 2/ i got stabbed by a worldly boyfriend, i got married 2 times of my own choosing to men outside the truth, the first smoked and was an alcoholic, the second gambled every penny we had and defrauded me out of money after we separated, 2 divorces later i am currently pregnant and a single mum since current boyfriend decided kids was to much of a responsibility and he needed his freedom and i was 'too selfish to expect him to give up his life'.. 3/ parents-in-law!
i have been shunned by them as equal to anything you accuse witness families of and for the silliest of reasons, i had a disabled son and his grandparents said they wanted nothing to do with him because they didn't want to become attached in case he died.. 4/ i miss the honest friendships of the truth, i had friends of all ages from 14 to 80 years old and they genuinely cared for me, many trying to keep me in the faith a long time after i left but i was determined to fade so moved away completely, but i find friendships in the world so shallow in comparison and very hard to sustain :( i've never been a drinker and sometimes thats what friendship means you being a companion for them to goto pub with.. 5/ my recent boyfriend was in a christian religion, i thought why not find out about it, harvest churches if you ever heard of them, unfortunately it still hasn't stop him leaving me pregnant and alone and when i said to him how does he clear that with god, he replies "as long as i repent it doesn't matter" it's like he has a "get out of jail free card" for any wrong-doing in the bible, this is so alien to me and my witness trained conscience.. 6/ i recently out of frustration tried looking into atheism and joined their forums, it wasn't fun, they are as bombastic and arrogant as their religious counterparts can be from any religion, they make a religion out of not believing in god, it's very weird they talk of saving people from believing in god and offer nothing to replace it.
they said to me "be happy you are in reality now and enjoy it" and i thought "well if this is reality i've had enough of it".
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DoomVoyager
It's very weird they talk of saving people from believing in god and offer nothing to replace it.
Whether religious people are happier than athiests is no more to the point than whether drunks are happier than sober people.
You must choose your own path. Accept reality, grim as it may be, or live in a delusional fantasy world.
However, DON'T go back to the Corporation just because you are feeling down. Think about it. If they truly cared about you, they would be helping you with your problems right now. Not waiting for you to join their cult before they lift a finger. It's called "conditional love", and it's no reason to go running back to them.
Keep reading & learning.
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Need some advice
by KICKED OUT ini have not been on here in a long time but i have always valued the advice of everyone, so here goes.....i am dfd and my wife has never been a part of the org.
we are getting ready to have our first child in may.
my mother who is now living in patterson(at one of the motherships) speaks to me every 1 to 2 years.
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DoomVoyager
As the previous poster stated, it might be a good idea to reply to the e-mail by confirming that you have absolutely no interest in subjecting your family to such a destructive and oppressive cult. However, they are more than welcome to accept you and your family at any time they wish - you will be waiting.
But you know your mom, I don't - temper this with your own judgement.
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Right Brain or Left Brain = Nonsense?
by TD in....that's the opinion of dr. steven novella, neurologist at yale university school of medicine.
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php?p=27.
specifically in reference to the spinning dancer illusion, he said:.
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DoomVoyager
Sorry folks; it's bunk, as is that statistic about how "you only use 10% of your brain". Yeah, how about I go ahead and surgically remove 90% of your brain and we'll see how well that works out.