Posts by Diogenesister

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The Bible a wierd book.

by James Mixon in

some events in the bible can be questionable but there are some stories the rings of truth, and why do i say that because they are so descriptive.

judges 3:22 "ehud an israelite judge, goes to the king of the moabites to pay annual tribute.

instead, he pulls out a dagger and stabs the sh--t out of the king while he is bathing, he literal caused the sh--t to flow and the dagger disappeared in the folds of the king's skin.

Diogenesister

what about this one, another Samson classic in Judges 16:

"Then Samson said, "With the jawbone of a donkey, I've piled them in heaps! With the jawbone of a donkey, I've killed a thousand men!"

I think that's why the Jews have the holy book, "the Tanakh", "Prophets" and "writings". I think it's only relatively recently the protestants have deemed the whole bible as the SOLE authority and inerrant word of GOD ' sola scripture' I believe it's called.

You can understand why the Jews were a little more cautious about using some books as inerrant.

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Bosquejos del superintendente de circuito (septiembre de 2017 a febrero de 2018)

by accesible in

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aquí están los cuatros bosquejos.... https://drive.google.com/open?id=0bywm0b0qtwlsekvnn0zxrmlzalu.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0bywm0b0qtwlsy2pulwfplv91duk.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0bywm0b0qtwlsnhzsa2hitfa3cxc.

Diogenesister

Could one of these "disruptive ones" be our beloved 'Im worldly'.....he's on YouTube and goes into congs to talk about the ARC during opening prayer and shouts jwfacts.com as he's hustled out.

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Pedophile on The Governing Body

by new boy in

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the bottom line there is zero tolerance for any homosexual activity in jehovah’s holy organization.

so all known gays had been kicked out and disfellowshipped before i got to bethel and gays got kicked and disfellowshipped and disgraced when i was there.

sorry, i guess i meant most homosexuals were kicked out in disgrace.

Diogenesister

Hey I also think Leo Greenlees while working for the treasury was stealing a lot of new boy's money that they left with him for safe keeping. I left about a 150 dollars with the treasury department and a few months later I went to use some of that money and about half of it was gone and when I went to him to complain he sternly told me to write on the envelope the money inside. I just shrugged it off and took all my money out and bought a few bottles of wine.

He was probably using it to either pay for very young rent boys OR to keep them quiet if they found out his identity....who knows. Shameless swines, a multi million pound company and they rip off poor Bethelites.

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Portuguese translation of Crises of conscience?

by Diogenesister in

does it exist and if so where could i get a copy?

i am in touch with a young, particularly uninformed portuguese sister who has been talking to my bi-lingual neighbour.

i have been telling her about some of the organisation's history, of which she is absolutely clueless, and she is open to reading this book....i mean that's how little she knows about her religions own edicts.

Diogenesister

Does it exist and if so where could I get a copy? I am in touch with a young, particularly uninformed Portuguese sister who has been talking to my bi-lingual neighbour. I have been telling her about some of the organisation's history, of which she is absolutely clueless, and she is open to reading this book....I mean that's how little she knows about her religions own edicts. I feel like it's really a family thing for her, and, of course 'the paradise' as they now call it. Any other Portuguese resources much appreciated too.

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Former Elder insights on recent Child Abuse Cases & changes in the Org

by cha ching in

this former elder, was briefly featured on pbs segment about child abuse among jehovah's witnesses.

in this youtube interview, he is asked about some of his experiences in the org from 1971 to the present.. at about 16:10 he starts telling his story about his involvement with trey bundy, and how he got to know jonathan kendrick, from the candace conti case.. for some reason, this video is starting 15 minutes in, and i can't get the link to start at zero.... you can always rewind ;-).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqemkxhtj4w.

Diogenesister

I love this YouTuber! Apparently he used to be a member here. I love his interview style he really feels for the subject, listens and let's his interviewee speak without interupption, very professional.

Isn't is interesting that the lawyers are in the weekly so-called 'spiritual'neetings of the GovBod?!!

Also horrible that they didn't DF for some regular, run of the mill sin but " speaking abusively of the glorious ones" glorious ones *supposedly* being elders LoL but really we all know it's the leaders at Watchtower HQ

He also mentions st. Stephen as he is known to many religions. A figure I have a complex relationship with. He used to be my hero in a way, I still cry if I see anything featuring him - film/video/bible reading etc Its so sad he WAS incredibly truthful and ethical BUT,and here's the rub, are not the jihadi Muslims just like Stephen, faithful unto death? WAS Stephen actually a fanatic, in truth?

Anyway, maybe a subject for another post but this elder WAS truthful, honest and ethical unto Watchtower death and I have enormous respect for him.

Thanks for posting!!

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"special" anti cart campaign!!

by nowwhat? in

go up to cart witnesses and ask what their organization is doing to aid hurricane victims.

and when they say they look to gods kingdom for the solution.

say your solution is for god kill 99.9 % of humans!

Diogenesister

The very premise of witnesses is flawed.

Rather than being upset if people are killed, they should be happy for them, as they are now guaranteed a resurrection free pass into the new world right?

Stuckinarut if you ask a hard core dub what they really think, this is exACTly what they will say. Its awful and upsetting really, but this is the corollary of their belief system.

No what? Good point!! I'll say that if I get a chance.

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Seeking Riches That Are True

by NJ501 in

your thoughts on today's watchtower?.

can you explain?.

how can material possessions be used to strengthen our friendship with god?

Diogenesister

It was a scam by the priests that wrote it 2000 odd years ago...give us money for doing nothing

It's a scam today...give us money for doing nothing that contributes to society.

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Amazing new graph - publisher increase compared to country population increase rates

by jwfacts in

world population growth rate is 1.13%, whilst jehovah's witness average publishers grew by 1.8%.

watchtower growth is outpacing population growth, though at a dismal rate considering the 2 billion hours of preaching required for an increase of just 115,194. this is an aggregate number, and most growth is from developing nations in africa and south america.

what i was really interested in finding is how watchtower growth compares to the population growth in different countries.

Diogenesister

WiFi To illustrate: If every country in the world had exactly 100,000 people in it, How many publishers would they have added/lost? This many. Most countries are stagnant

Oooo wifi that is extremely telling, and is surely very a very depressing projection for the GovBod. Hence the scramble for money to ensure the survival of the org in the coming years.

But what's up with Greenland? LoL!!

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Those who DO NOT get a resurrection?

by stuckinarut2 in

so we know that by jw logic, the idea is that everyone who dies is acquitted of their sin and will get a resurrection in the "new world".

however, those directly destroyed by god, or at his command will not.

(for example, those destroyed in the flood.

Diogenesister

Well we didn't mention, specifically, all the babies, children and minors in the flood.

The same during Armageddon "it's their parents fault, they should have answered the door on Saturday" doesn't cut the mustard.

The children of the infamous Watchtower favourite KORAH!!

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The Gentile Times Reconsidered Recommendation

by Jules Saturn in

i've been trying to get my hands on this book and read a review that i thought was interesting.

an anonymous person reviewed the book on barnes and noble and said .

"jonsson book deals with babylonian tablets.

Diogenesister

Jules

Carl Johanssan "don't know Arkkadian"

Like

Fred Franz " don't know Hebrew or Koine Greek"

This illiterate guy is obviously a JW troll.

Johanssan's book is about as thoroughly researched work as you could find. It's a "must read" for all exjw's and I for one thoroughly recommend it. After 3 decades of research Johanssen's lines of proof do rest mainly on the cuneiform tablets, which it is true he cannot read however the book is prefaced with a quote from Professor Cagni of the University of Naples, a professor of Assyriology who states that he was "overcome with feelings of deep admiration and a deep satisfaction with the way the author has dealt with the subject". He is not the only academic similarly impressed and you must realise Carl spent much time corresponding with experts in the fields he covers in his book.

It's a classic. Read it if you get the opportunity.