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  HOW TO TURN A HOME BIBLE STUDY into an underground railway

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  are you crazy?.

  you find yourself 'awake' to the truth about the 'truth' and all you do about it.

  is sulk?

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  Fernando

  I do believe it can be done Terry.

  As you say, it does take planning, strategy and effort to set prisoners free.

  At the end of 2005, our family was fortunate to have been introduced to, and to have pursued, the solution rather than the problem/s (which we had been well taught to rationalise with thought stopping platitudes anyway).

  This allowed our whole family to remain loyal to the Watchtower whilst studying and being changed by the liberating unabridged gospel (morsels) in their own publications.

  We quite naturally (organically) and gradually grew apart from the Watchtower.

  Mid-2009 our whole family walked out intact for good.

  Only then did we begin to discover how deceptive, corrupt, rotten and apostate the Watchtower ruling religious clergy class, hierarchy and organisation really are.
  
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  UNDERSTANDING WHY THE ORGANIZATION is a false idol and a BLASPHEMY

  by Terry in

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  2. beliefs

  do we understand these three words: worship, idolatry, and blasphemy?.

  most christians have a vague notion of worship, idolatry, and blasphemy already, but.

  a clear definition is necessary.. we must take care to differentiate, however.. how the words appear in original language and how they are defined today might be at odds.. ____________________.

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  Fernando

  Terry you have a great way with words and logical reasoning.

  Human society is desperately in need of the wisdom of mature older persons.

  I am often reminded that the transformed Nelson Mandela's career only started at age 75.

  Best wishes wherever your remaining years on this great planet of promise and hope take you.

  Fernando
  
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  Pondering "Identity is everything"

  by Fernando in

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  "you are from your father the devil" (john 8:44).. "identity is everything".. is that maybe what jesus was in essence also saying when he spoke to the self-appointed religious leaders of the jews?.

  that they were not who they claimed to be.. as evidenced by their fruits.. is this why the hypocritical watchtower works so hard to hide and misrepresent its rotten fruits and hence true identity, even to the point of "assassinating" those (millions like ray franz) whose ethically and morally stricken conscience causes them to dissent/question/doubt/resist/fade?.

  what do you think about any of this?.

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  Fernando

  "YOU are from YOUR father the Devil" (John 8:44).
  

  "Identity is everything".

  Is that maybe what Jesus was in essence also saying when he spoke to the self-appointed religious leaders of the Jews?

  That they were not who they claimed to be.

  As evidenced by their fruits.

  Is this why the hypocritical Watchtower works so hard to hide and misrepresent its rotten fruits and hence true identity, even to the point of "assassinating" those (millions like Ray Franz) whose ethically and morally stricken conscience causes them to dissent/question/doubt/resist/fade?

  What do you think about any of this?
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  Wife fully awake.

  by cappytan in

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  i learned this past week that my wife is now awake.

  i just shared the pbs newshour segment with her with no comment other than something along the lines of, "jw story on pbs.".

  she is furious at the arrogance of these men.. thats what happens when you get a momma angry!.

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  Fernando

  Congratulations Mr & Mrs cappytan.

  What good news.

  An exciting journey in the way of freedom awaits.

  Best wishes

  Fernando
  
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  Why does the Almighty need a mediator?

  by economy in

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  god is alike to all of his children, hence cannot elevate one child above all others just because one was brought into existence before others.

  (ezekiel 18:4) someone has to be first-born which does not give him any superiority over others!

  interestingly, jesus simply dismissed the whole idea of one being placed over the others as pagan.

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  Fernando

  Personally I believe a direct, personal and spiritual relationship with God is available to anyone who accepts the liberating and transformative word, message or gospel of grace which was initially published via prophets and then in human form.
  

  The man-made ideologies of magisterium and clericalism are not only redundant but obstructive.

  As Bill Maher observed, religion is a bureaucracy between God and man.
  
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  Must the Elders Always be Told?

  by snugglebunny in

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  2. beliefs

  i recall that some years ago the wt stated that not all offences need to be reported to the elders, but that confessing serious sins to another person who was not an elder could suffice.

  the article stated that this did not include sexual offences and that these must be reported to the elders.. can anyone throw any light on this please?.

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  Fernando

  DATA-DOG's simple and powerful logic has my vote.

  In other words: "the Elders must NEVER be Told".

  The man-made religious institution of "elders" exists only to judge.

  That is why they form Judging Committees - which in evil wolf-like fashion protect wolves and shred sheep until they gnaw bones (Zephaniah 3:3).

  *** jd chap. 6 p. 78 par. 17 “Let Justice Roll Forth”—A Key to Knowing God ***
  Justice was ripped to shreds by leaders who preyed on the people rather than caring for them.
  

  That is why they do not have "Repentance Counseling Committees" or "Spiritual Healing Committees".
  
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  Religion is a snare and a racket? Who knew?

  by Slave4_38y in

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  Fernando

  Few if any JWs know that Rutherford always referred to ALL religion as being bad (from the Devil).
  

  The concept of a "true religion" was a later invention (scam) by Watchtower Lawyer and Vice President Hayden C Covington (in the early 1950's).

  It was a detailed and "brilliant" scam which has completely blindsided the entire mighty US legal system down to this day...
  
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  Religion is a snare and a racket? Who knew?

  by Slave4_38y in

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  Fernando

  Or as in RICO.

  Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
  
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  Factions, or flip-flops, or both?

  by Fernando in

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  do the individual article writers have persistently opposing views, or do they each just flip-flop between opposing views?.

  what have you observed?.

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  Fernando

  Do the individual article writers have persistently opposing views, or do they each just flip-flop between opposing views?
  

  What have you observed?
  
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  Before knowing TTATT did you really believe in things as...

  by roberto avon in

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  2. friends

  did you really believe in things as ;- the earth is only 6000 years old- the 144.000- 1914, based upon the destructiono of jerusalem- harmagheddon or the end of the world coming soon???

  ?i married a jw when i was an interested person and studying with the jw's ( not the way they wanted) but i told my wife before marrying her that " most probably " i would never have been a jw.she accepted me as i was and married me.

  after that i had interrupted the study for one year, i started all over again with an elder of my wife's cong.

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  Fernando

  A great little irony for me now is the realisation that Armageddon just might be the spiritual battle between good and evil, in which case evil has won out in the Watchtower and their destruction is now a mere formality.