Posts by Heaven

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I have no prblems with "new light"

by Doug Mason in

there is nothing wrong with accepting new ideas.

even apostle paul changed his mind when he "saw the light".

indeed, i hope to learn new things every day.

Heaven

They need to stop calling themselves "The Truth" and "God's Channel". Because if new blight contradicts their old blight, then they certainly do not have the truth nor can they be God's Mouthpiece (unless God is messing with them... or God doesn't exist and it's just all crap their pulling from their a$$e$).

I had an interesting exchange with my parents on this. Back in my 20's, with both of my parents present I asked them outright "Is the Watchtower God's chosen organization, his sole channel of communication?" (You can probably guess where I would be going with this as it doesn't really matter what the answer is... Botchtower is just another religion serving up BS as Truth ... and hurting people in the process).

At exactly the same time my Mom answers "Yes." and my Dad answers "No."

The holy shit look that passed between them was priceless. So much for unity. I gave them the eyebrow.

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Do JWs believe they will be the only people saved at the "end"?

by LaurenM in

the answer posted on jw.org: "no.

many millions who lived in centuries past and who weren’t jehovah’s witnesses will have an opportunity for salvation.

additionally, many now living may yet begin to serve god, and they too will gain salvation.

Heaven

All hemophiliacs have no hope to survive or have a resurrection since they'll never be able to be Jehovah's Witnesses as they need to take blood products to live. Unless, of course, the GB has finally figured this out and now accept that 'blood products' falls under 'blood fractions'.

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Jehovah loves "even rounded numbers" or could this be a way to disprove the inspiration of the Bible?

by notjustyet in

while i am not able to recall them all at this time, i remember so many instances that when a number was quoted in the bible, especially large numbers, they were all "rounded up" to the nearest hundred or thousand.

for instance the angel killed 185,000 syrians, not 184,879. sampson killed a thousand men with the jawbone of an ass, not 961. and on and on on the even rounded numbers.

i would guess that it could be agues that these numbers were correct but is that realistic?

Heaven

If Jehovah loves even round numbers, why did he create fractions (like blood fractions too ), irrational and odd numbers? Come to think of it, negative and prime numbers also seem a bit dodgy.

15

What's your passion???

by Faith after Deception in

yesterday, i was feeling very blue.

this is quite unusual for me, as i tend to be quite an upbeat, positive person, so spells of sadness or depression take me by surprise and are a real shock to the system.

you know, i don’t believe in “putting on a face” or pretending to be ok; this “fake it ’til you make it” malarkey has never been something i’ve liked.

Heaven

Horses.

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Sophia and Caleb videos helped wake me up

by Sevan in

so the sophia and caleb videos on jw.org where the parents emotionally abuse their children (especially the sparlock/obey jehovah video and the pay attention at the meetings/death threat video) were real eye openers for me.

previous to these videos, i was able to delude myself that the crazy, unbalanced behavior i noticed in some witness parents was the result of their own mental issues.

now i realize this craziness is being pushed and encouraged from the tippy top, from the grand ole maleficent seven.

Heaven

I so love it when their sh!t backfires on them. Buwahahahaha!

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"Mother" Teresa—a Fraud?

by Saename in

i often comment in threads that interest me on this forum.

moreover, some of you may know that i study the history of early christianity.

i once wrote an extensive comment on the historicity of jesus' existence in one of the threads.

Heaven

48

Animals not meant to eat meat

by Carl in

jw don't believe in evolution .

how come animals teeth are designed to chew meat?

sharks for instance have razor sharp pointy teeth these are not to eat vegetation .

Heaven

notsurewheretogo said: Wait...what uses are there for cucumbers then???

We omnivore homo sapiens can eat them as part of our salads, put them in sandwiches and wraps, or make pickles out of them. Yum! Slugs like them too. ;0)

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spiritual

by stan livedeath in

i read the word "spiritual" sometimes on the site.

what exactly do the jw's mean by it ?.

Heaven

Spiritual to a JW means accepting the Governing Body's interpretation of the scriptures of the Christian Holy Bible and the Watchtower's doctrines that come from that and following the agenda of this organization without question.

16

I need a little help

by Darryl in

my story is i've been df'd for about 20 years.

a couple years after i started attending church and found it to be a tremendously uplifting experience.

from the people to the music, message everything drew me in.

Heaven

Hey Darryl, many believers have issues with faith, I think largely because what is preached doesn't match reality. In our present day, we know a lot more about our natural world and the Universe than the Bronze and Iron Aged Middle Eastern desert dwellers did. Our knowledge has surpassed any need for superstition. Christianity is just an adaptation and modification of previous belief systems.

Using logic, reason, and critical thinking are key. Wishing something were true doesn't make it so.

Theodicy is a huge issue for many believers. It was for me.

Each of us have been taught someone else's interpretation of the Bible. We've been maneuvered through it, with our various religions cherry picking scriptures to convince us of the validity of their agenda.

Have you researched the history and origins of the Bible? This might help you.

Ask yourself "What is more likely? That the laws of nature are suspended or you have been told something that isn't true."

As for 'belief', I think the fundamentals of love and helping others always works regardless of which deity you identify with (or don't identify with).

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How To Spot A Cult - This is what started woke me up!!

by pale.emperor in

this is the article that woke me up.

i felt sick after reading it.

then sad.

Heaven

PE, thanks for sharing this. It is good to be armed with this type of knowledge as it can apply to non-religious groups as well.