Posts by TTWSYF

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How Cultish are the JW's?

by xjwsrock in

first off, i certainly agree the jw's are a cult.

but i'm sensitive to black-and-white thinking now.. so, where do they rank on the scale?

think of a cultish religion scale from 0-10.. consider the likes of unitarian universalism vs baptist vs amish vs charles manson.. where do you think jw's fall on the scale?.

TTWSYF

I would consult an expert like Steven Hassan... I have yet to do so, but that;s what I;d do to find an answer to this question

just sayin

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Hello from an exmormon

by Cold-Dodger in

jw
friends

someone named john free popped in on one of my posts at exmormon[dot]com and mentioned this website.

i have a lot of questions.

i never knew much about about the jw church.

Nice posts guys. I remember reading about some exMormons who attended BYU and they were saying how they went to that prestigious university and applied the scientific method on all of their studies...except the study of their faith. No scientific method used there. I think that when you have neurological pathways that work for other intellectual queries in place, then it must be easier to apply those pathways when you move on from the cult. That may be why Mormons can move on a little easier than JWs.

I did not apply the scientific method in my analysis....

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A nuclear war take place and a 1/3 of the world population is wiped from the face of the earth.

by James Mixon in

how many of you would return to jehovah, wt?

better yet, how many jws would walk???.

i do believe it will happen one day....

TTWSYF

Saintbertholdt13 minutes ago

Well the worse things get, generally the more growth the Watchtower organization experiences

Really? Is there any growth in the WTS? Kinda thought they were stuck at around 8 million for some time now.

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A nuclear war take place and a 1/3 of the world population is wiped from the face of the earth.

by James Mixon in

how many of you would return to jehovah, wt?

better yet, how many jws would walk???.

i do believe it will happen one day....

TTWSYF

A nuclear war, natural flood, magnetic poles shift, a large comet strike or a zombie apocalypse would not correct some 150 years of false prophesy, flip flops and out right lies. Lying for the truth involves a lot of fear as motivation.

Trust in Jesus,

just saying

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Is Lying a Disfellowshipping offence?

by stuckinarut2 in

so, if lying or being deliberately misleading is a "disfellowshipping" offence, why haven't the brothers who lied to the australian royal commission been brought before a judicial committee?

?.

TTWSYF

How could lying be a DFing offense when the WTS has the 'lying for the Truth' policy? Their whole 'theocratic warfare' policy allows all JWs to lie about almost anything to protect the WTS.

Just saying...that 'the Truth' has no truth

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Light Getting Brighter

by awokenjw in

hello, maybe someone on here can make some sense out of this:.

one of the reasons why jws are so quick to believe any changes from the gb is that they believe the light is getting brighter.

now there have been some teachings that to my knowledge changed at one point but then were reverted back to the original teaching.

TTWSYF

The light gets brighter when they turn the light on. It is darker when the lights are off.

Clearly, someone at the Watchtower is playing with the light switch.

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Question Regarding Faithful & Wise Servant Being An Individual

by lambsbottom in

have a bible question.

been reading the arguments for the "faithful & wise servant" of mt.

25:45-51 being an individual versus a "class" or group of christians.

TTWSYF

Sparrow, 'make it so' was Picard

just saying

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This is for all JW's out there...

by Divergent in

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friends

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sorry to be so blunt, but you only have yourself to blame if you realize something is wrong but allow your cognitive dissonance to kick in.

if you are confronted with facts which are reported by reliable sources which are hard to dispute and deny, and you choose to dismiss these as "apostate lies" rather than looking at these from an objective point of view, it's your fault and you deserve the consequences of willful ignorance!.

TTWSYF

Divergent-Good for you to speak your mind and defend your position. I had come to this board with similar feelings regarding these people who believe that 'lying for the TRUTH' is acceptable. I mean who could think such a thing would be alright? What I found out is that these issues are more complicated than that.

just saying

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