Posts by bsmart

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Thank God For Disfellowshipping!

i had the misfortune of being born into the jw faith.

however, i thank god every day that i was disfellowshipped otherwise i would never have found the truth.

good riddance to the watchtower bible track societys false publications, especially that book they claim contains the holy scriptures it is deceitful and full of darkness, and gets darker with every revision!

bsmart

Welcome! It's nice knowing the big A is not just around the corner.

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Has This Site Ever Hurt You In Your Journey Out Of The JW Religion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

this site has gone through many metamorphosis over the years.

i believe it is a kinder, less edgy place tan it was a few years ago.

i wonder how many people were helped versus turned off by this place.

bsmart

Vinman

Take a break, it happens. You may well be back...our journey takes many detours. I always call it the scenic route.

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BART EHRMAN answers my question

by TerryWalstrom in

as a member on bart ehrman's blog, i am able to ask him direct questions.is jehovah in the bible?.

question:.

how firmly grounded in reality is the claim of jehovahs witnesses that the divine name (jehovah) belongs in the new testament?.

bsmart

I remember when the green NWT came out (as a teenager) I was under the impression the writers had access to the Dead Sea Scrolls. They were a recent discovery and it made sense to me. I dont recall it ever being said at an assembly or from the podium. I am pretty sure I heard it in the car while we were going door to door.

Now of course, I know different; no Jehovah in the dead sea scrolls either.

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Hilight topics once read

by zeb in

it would be useful if subjects were hilighted once they have been read.

i go back to the index and forget where ive been due to interruptions, having to leave and come back.. so, friends becomes friends while the site is open.. just a thought..

bsmart

I notice you have different colors for the amounts of replies to a post, is this related to how many replies there are or some other issue?

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Advice needed on Crisis of Conscience

by cappytan in

so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.

she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.

apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.

bsmart

Once in a while it comes up on ebay for a reasonable price. Put it on a saved search and you will get an email if it comes up. Use different search terms once in a while as it can depend on what the seller puts in the name of the item.

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Catholics admit failure - Wake up WTS

by berrygerry in

rome (ap) pope francis' point man on clerical sex abuse said monday the failure of the catholic church to punish bishops who covered up for pedophiles had seriously harmed its credibility and that it must now lead the way by "humbly making the commitment to accountability, transparency and zero tolerance.

"cardinal sean o'malley, archbishop of boston, said canon lawyers and theologians were reviewing proposals to present to the pope on holding bishops and religious superiors accountable.

the proposals were developed by francis' commission of experts, which o'malley chairs and includes two survivors of abuse.. ....

bsmart

I am Catholic and have said more than once, it wouldn't bother me in the least if all religions were taxed, Perhaps some reduction for valid charity that the government doesn't have to perform.

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Video: How to use the site / basic navigation

by Simon in

please don't laugh - i just threw this together and didn't bother making a script first so probably repeat myself or make no sense at all at times.. hopefully it will demonstrate a few tips for using the site more effectively.. i'll do one on signing up and logging in next and also how to edit, reply etc.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx5d3ct0y50.

bsmart

Bringing this to the top again, missed it first time around. I am still fumbling around but do like the new site a lot!

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Victoria/Vancouver/Seattle

by happysunshine in

hey everyone!.

i live in victoria (canada).

anyone in my area?

bsmart

Folks you know we have had changes in the forum lately, the first half of the posts were written in 2002...

I was living in Washington about 35 years ago. Beautiful country especially on the coast!

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I thought I'd write how doomed I am

by andrekish in

i thought i'd write a poem, like,to prove how doomed i am.i do not see the world like you.oh poo, that's me kerbammed.they say that god is gonna wipe usfrom the face of earth.they say we're damned and off to hell.if we treat this with mirth.what was the point of making thisentire universeif all god does is wipe us outa moment after birth?us humans are as mad as hell,we're bonkers through and through.and now a bible's in our hands,uh oh, please look out you.it's unexploded, not gone off yetit's ticking just for us.we'll bring it round now to your placeand really make a fuss.if you ignore our knock at doorand do not let us in.we'll have to quote this book at you'coz you've committed sin.it says so in this book here, look.that prove's the end's begun.from chapter one to final page.oh what a lot of fun.if you don't get down on your knees and worship god with mei'll get upset and write a blog so everyone can see.and then, i'll say, on blog todaythat you're extremely doomed.we're going down the pan you know.a pan with lots of rooms.we really don't need other mento tell how bad we are.

if we don't put the brakes on thiswe all know what must follow.consuming everything in sightand munching through the earth.will kill all life here anywayon this place of our birth.so why would god then intervene and kill us in despairwhen we can do it anyway?no help is needed there.that's not what this is all about.god only means the best.do unto others, etcetra,then god can do the rest.he don't want you to be a slavejust upright noble man.he isn't out to dominate.that isn't in the plan.so what he's done is give you lifehere in this pile of pooso you can see here for yourselfthe best that you could do.and here we see what happens whenwe go and fekk it up.we drink the juices of our filthand that's a bitter cup.so cry and moan and say no godhow dare he treat us thus?to go and let our children dieand hide away from us.but is there here, on earth, a bookthat does explain it all?that tells us how we could behaveand how to have a ball.if god is just then future times will have to recompensewith all the tears wiped from our eyes.it's what makes loving sense.if god is love then from abovesomething will soon be sentto end this mess and repossessthe planet from us men.then raise us up, just recreatethe dna that's man.so up we pop and on we walkto learn what can be done.when man in harmony with allthat's just and strong and wisecan walk forever, head held high,with god clear in his eyes.god says he will reveal himselfso there can be no doubt.it simply hasn't happened yetare we allowed to shout?we're hanging on by skin of teethin all this misery.but i'm impatient, hurry pleaseoh god, i want to see.if i am doomed for writing thisif these words drag me downthen god is not the god of loveand i am not his man.. .

i do go on a bit, eh?.

bsmart

You have been here a while, and only a few posts, I'm impressed. You did good! Got any more?

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Decided to sign up...

by campaign of hate in

so i decided to sign up after many years of lurking.

started researching after finding out about ray franz, which inevitably brought me to this site.. i'm still well and truly inn, but don't want to give any information out, i'm sure you guys know the reasons.. since "jay double you .

org" came online, there has been a definite sense of hysteria with everyone who is "inn", and i get a feeling it's going to get a whole lot crazier as the years press on.. one point i would like to raise is that i feel, without a doubt, that 2034 is going to be the new finish line.

bsmart

When 2034 comes and goes someone will dig up the forecast by Isaac Newton which states 2060 is the earliest that Armageddon could come and all will get their numerology panties in a twist yet again. The race will begin for another 100 years of JW tweaks and wishful thinking.