Posts by GromitSK

one of my wife and my lurking jw friends sent us this article which has some very pointed words in it inciting all jehovah's witnesses to take an even harder line view of apostates in this recent april 15th wt.. on pg.

GromitSK

Sorry to be dead dumb but is that passport application 100% definitely genuine?

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Can a JW (who is "IN" for family) be an ATHEIST?

by african GB Member in

i mean how would an atheist jw go to fs to tell worldlies about jehovah while he does'nt really believe in god?.

will the holy spirit "guide" such an individual?.

will the angels "accompany" such.....?.

GromitSK

A lot of practicing Christians don't know their Bible. That IMHO is how the JWs make inroads. If you come from a Roman Catholic background for example it is easy to get by without studying the Bible at all. It's the Church that many have faith in and the traditions of the church. This can make sincere people easy targets for JWs I think (not that I would want to be in either organisation). As an aside, assuming they exist, what would any self-respecting angel be doing on "the work" with JWs?

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Is rejecting supernatural explanations close-minded?

by inkling in

jw
friends

here is an excellent video regarding the accusation that skeptics are.

"close-minded" to the supernatural and to woo-based explanations .

if you have ever been on either side of one of these conversations, .

GromitSK

Where have you looked? I don't think rejecting supernatural explanations per se is closed-minded. Surely the question is what evidence has been adduced to support them?

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Top 10 Memorial Excuses

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

good excuses.

pinkeye.

(highly contagious, and you aren't supposed to touch other people's dishes and glasses.)tuberculosis.

GromitSK

You could always say you can't get the demon seed off your best suit.

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Should Pot Be Legalized?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i don't smoke anything but i know many that do--- some frequently, most infrequently.. personally, i don't see much difference between drinking alcohol and pot use.. should pot be legalized?.

GromitSK

Maybe they would have gone straight to hard drugs if there was no pot? :)

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Estimating Our Influence

by metatron in

jw
friends

in regard to a recent watchtower article on shunning 'apostates', i wonder if we could create an estimate of our collective influence.

how many active witnesses secretly go to this site or others?.

more importantly, how many witnesses pass along information that was revealed here?.

GromitSK

Recognising and coming to terms with the fact that something you thought was of global importance and vital to your future survival and that others is in fact baloney is extremely difficult to process in my experience. This is especially true if a person is truly committed to it and is particularly sensitive. I suspect Brian is suffering a great deal as his model of the world and his social connections lie in ruins. On the positive side, with the right support green shoots appear very quickly and he is unlikely to remain confused and conflicted for ever. If its true the truth sets you free, then perhaps lies enslave - escaping from the lies of the WTS will take some time to get over.

Finding the truth is a different matter. If there is such a thing. (Please don't quote the Bible back at me if anyone has a mind to as I don't accept it as an authority).

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Triblulation is upon us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by unbaptized in

the signs are becoming more and more clear.

violent crimes are increasing and lawlessness is the thing of the day.

people are starting to lose their minds due to the increasing job loss and economic hardship.

GromitSK

Don't be silly. Everything is continuing exactly as it has since creation's beginning. Oh hang on..

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Something creepy during a study

by kurtbethel in

so, the local jw troops have stepped up my study because i have had a difficult time swallowing the "truth", and have sent a ms to speed things along.

he mentioned satan tempting eve, and i said i had never read that.

sure, so there is a serpent tempting eve in genesis 3, but no satan.

GromitSK

This all sounds like two bald men arguing over a comb.If both parties agree that the Bible is an authority then I suppose there is some academic purpose in the debate. If there isn't agreement on that then it isn't even an academic argument. What is your position on the Bible as the authority Kurtbethel? :)