Never noticed any particular fascination. In fact I would be surprised if any in my cong watched any sci-fi movie at all. g95 12/8 was a great reminder to all dubs to keep away from this kind of entertainment too.
answers on a post card please
You mean like this? Ran out of stamps though...
in another thread the question of whether or not the wt$ would "outright lie" was raised.. i happen to believe that they would in a heartbeat, although i agree that their preference is for sneaky misleading statements as opposed to outright lies.
regardless, here's a short list of some of what i consider incontrovertible evidence that yes, the wt$ would outright lie.. .
consider the following statements printed in the wt magazine:.
Thanks peacedog, I stand corrected
why are there so many 'debbie downers' in this world?
you'd be *shocked* as to how many jw's are saying on facebook about "why do people choose one day a year to show thanks?
you should really show thanks everyday" .
By the way, could anyone tell me what is the reason of not celebrating Thanksgiving? We don't have that holiday in our country, so the WT literature never covered it. From my vague knowledge I have a feeling it is not something that can be considered having pagan origins. Or am I mistaking?
so i'm getting mentally ready for the big un-thanksgiving celebration our extended jw family is planning for this friday.
turkey and all the fixings of course, but a day late, and wt-approved.. almost inevitably at our big jw family gatherings (tm), someone will make a statement or observation along the lines of "armageddon's so close" or "we're in the last minutes of the last days", you know the drill.
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Two Jehovah's Witnesses stand next to a mountain road with a huge banner in their hands:"The End is Near! Turn back, before it is too late!"A man drives by, pulls down the window and yells: "Stupid fundamentalists, go preach elsewhere!" Then he steps on it. A little later big screeching sound, and then a huge bang. One of the Jehovah's Witness turns round to his companion: "Brother, don't you think a "Rocks falling on the road" sign would be more appropriate?
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Where do you got those data from? I couldn't find it on the official website. Also, the number that interrests me most is missing: does your source have the number of memorial artakers?
i can't.
i can't even bring myself to pick up the book anymore but i'm still a christian.. not sure why, just this feeling of guilt when i read it, and guilt if i don't.. anyone else have an aversion to the good book?.
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Reading a Bible with a very different writing style could also help... like the ones written for children, where all the garnish was replaced with a flowing story. I find those versions a bit watered down, but as a transition it could help.
Edit: thanks Chalam, I just thought of that while you were posting your ideas Since I'm not english, I read an other version, translated by an inter-denominational committee about 20 years ago, but it's still too close to the NWT to pass through the mind conditioning unaltered.
i can't.
i can't even bring myself to pick up the book anymore but i'm still a christian.. not sure why, just this feeling of guilt when i read it, and guilt if i don't.. anyone else have an aversion to the good book?.
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I understand you. I sort of have the same feeling. I still believe in God, and that the Bible is God's word. I do read it now and then though. My problem is that when I read it and get to some well known verse, the JW training kicks in and reinterprets things for me. That is not a pleasant feeling. I try just to concentrate on the words and context itself, to let the word explain itself for me. Praying for understanding could also help. I hope it's a temporary thing, and after being away from the mind-washing machine my mind will regain its freedom.
why are 'sisters' banned from wearing mini-skirts yet can wear shorts and swimwear even bikinis?.
I remember in highschool in psychology class our teacher (a bit on the perv side he was) explained how the mind works. One single naked woman is erotic, a thousand of them is just a group. If truly everyone wears miniskirts as the WT says, then one more draws absolutely no attention, normal people would not think she's immodest. Wearing a long skirt in 100°F in turn does draw attention, but only negative one.
Bikinis, mostly accepted by JWs today would have been considered outrageous and immoral just 100 years ago. The world changes, clinging to medieval views will only serve to draw in even more weird people. The world in general won't consider them more modest, only more freaky.
why are 'sisters' banned from wearing mini-skirts yet can wear shorts and swimwear even bikinis?.
LightCloud: sisters here would be counseled if they wore mini skirts to anywhere, not just KH. For example if you go to the beach and go around in bikinis it's ok, but if you get a mini skirt on top of it and a JW sees you, you can be sure a counsel is coming up for you. If you wear it there, you'll probably wear it in the city too, and then you're not modest, and drawing attention to your body Don't ask me the logic, it's not like it's the single illogical thing they do.
blondie perhaps?
has the wts ever put in print what in their opinion is a cult?
a bold move on their part to be sure, but definitely within the scope of their brashness.. cheeses..
Thanks fokyc. I remember reading this a long time ago, didn't pay much attention to it then. Brainwashing does strange things to one's perception of reality.
Now, if I were to answer those questions at the end, I would be hard pressed not to say a firm Yes to all of them.
JWs isolate themselves from friends, family, and even society - see: shunning, worldly people, etc.
They use deceptive and unethical techniques to recruit - one of my biggest problem with them, there's so much they don't tell new recruits.
Cult leaders use manipulative methods - they use fear as the main tool.
Some of their worship is cloacked in secrecy - well, probably this is the only one, where I can't say a firm Yes, only a small "yes". They have things that followers don't know about but they should. Like how exactly does the Holy Spirit direct the GB? Almost no JW knows of the 60% rule.
They are definately following human leaders - all their teaching comes from a group of men. If one finds a teaching to contradict the Bible, he's told to "wait for Jehovah", meaning accept and follow the human interpretation instead of what you understood from the Bible.
