One of my beefs with the guidance is the free use of the old testament to beat you about the head. When, as Isaac says we should be living under the guidance of Love. How about Matthew 22: 36-40? Everything falls under these few lines.
tripod;)
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My daughter hated me and her dad
by thenoblelodge ini was told yesterday by my daughter that when she was younger she hated me and her dad.. she wasn't beaten, she was allowed to play with friends other than jw's, had parties, always had kids round to play, jw and worldlies ( i hate that term).
i could go on.. the reason she hated us was because we encouraged her on numerous occassions to stay in the borg.. what i find so distressing is, i cannot believe the power we had over her.
we kept her going in something that was killing her mentally, emotionally and physically and all the time saying 'don't take it out on jehovah, it's not his fault, don't you think he knows what's going on.
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tripod;)
I was thinkin that too.
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The Witnesses are freaking out
by Sour Grapes ini still go to a few meetings a month just to keep members of my family happy.. the witnesses seemed to be getting all worked up about how close the end.
it sorta feels like the 1975 era only 35 years later.
the brother who gave.
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tripod;)
The end is at least 6 months out. I have it on good authority. The CO said after the talk that he was looking forward to seeing our hall and all the peoples in six months. Just about laughed out loud.
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The toleration of evil and the issue of universal sovereignty explanation fails
by gubberningbody inof course i should have seen it right away, but i had two tickets to paradise, so i was willing to ignore all the things that didn't add up.. .
things that don't add up if jehovah has even a shred of morality:.
you don't tolerate evil for generations because you have a bet with the devil.. .
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tripod;)
i'm kinda of the opinion that we are in a rigged game. god knew that there was a devil and that the question of his right to rule would come in to question. adam and eve had no children until they sinned. I think that it was known that it would happen. it wouldn't be fair for children that were perfect to die for something that happened after they were born. for that matter after millions of people are born and thousands of years then the question of sovereignty needs to be answered we all then get to die? Makes sense to answer the question right out of the box.
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Fighting the Cult of the Watchtower Good or Bad? Does it Give Your Life Some Meaning?
by frankiespeakin inever since i left this mind control cult i have continued to offer resistance in what ever ways i thought good at the time.. but i'm faced with the question: is it good or bad idea?
or how far should i go and to what lengths should i go in my efforts to fight this cult?.
i think being a jw for 29 years has defined a large chunk of my life and to just try to forget about it may be a big mistake.
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tripod;)
When asked if i thought if the witnesses were the true religion i did not give an answer. I wanted to see if everything was up front with them. I feel that the people are pretty nice people all in all. They are not alot different than the people that they are told to watch out for. I am getting the feeling/repugnance to the GB's style as they might be the false profit warned about. As to whether to fight the watchtower i can only say that if you are missing the small things in life, STOP. i'm sorry that it is easy to say and a big pain in the hole to implement.
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Fighting the Cult of the Watchtower Good or Bad? Does it Give Your Life Some Meaning?
by frankiespeakin inever since i left this mind control cult i have continued to offer resistance in what ever ways i thought good at the time.. but i'm faced with the question: is it good or bad idea?
or how far should i go and to what lengths should i go in my efforts to fight this cult?.
i think being a jw for 29 years has defined a large chunk of my life and to just try to forget about it may be a big mistake.
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tripod;)
So there i am Sittin in the chair listening to a Scheme that is very reminiscent of Bernie Madoff. Well, Last tuesday (2nd of Feb) There was something read to the congregation from the GB that said that all the excess moneys except for 2 months expenses was to be sent in. There was no interest being paid anyways so they would find a better use for it. The excess money would be kept and recorded to the amount from each cong. if you needed it for an extraordinary expense you could have it back. I thought to myself WTF. These guys are doing a ponzy scheme. And every single one of them stuck there hand up and voted to have a long fingered prostate exam.