Posts by TTWSYF

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Giant Earthworm Debunks Jehovah's Witnesses Theological Teachings

by jwleaks in

bizarre, yes but consider this .... .

link (story unrelated to op): http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-25/council-protects-gippsland-giant-earthworm-habitat/7444228?wt.

this giant earthworm, unique to gippsland, australia, poses a potential problem to the doctrinal teachings of jehovah's witnesses.

TTWSYF

If you can't find a giant earthworm, you could debunk all of the JW theological teachings with the bible...

just saying

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following the death of susannah jones of the us on 12 may 2016, the oldest person alive today is emma morano of italy.. many years ago i remember my recently converted relative desperately trying to convince me that i too should become a witness because the world was certain to end before the last person who was 15 or older at the outbreak of the first world war had passed away, so time was short if i was to have any hope of reaching paradise etc etc.. i didn't become a witness and, although i know that jw doctrine has changed since then, it's interesting to note that the late ms jones was born on 6 july 1899 so had just reached 15 when ww1 started on 28 july 1914; ms morano was born on 29 november 1914 so was only 14 at the outbreak of war.

there is no one living who was 15 or older at the beginning of ww1.

i wonder if my relative and other zealous witnesses from that period ever reflect on the nonsense they were preaching then?.

TTWSYF

I always look to see how old the oldest person is. I remember reading [in the bible] that God set 120 years as the maximum human life span.

As far as witnesses feeling ignorant about past teachings, it doesn't happen until [or unless] they learn ttatt

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how many bethels are left

by pepperheart in

with the news these past days that bethels in both rome and belguim are being closed does anybody know how many bethels are left worldwide?

TTWSYF

I also agree that there have been no closings of brothels in these locations. Love those brothels!

Albania	Dominican Republic	Korea	Rwanda
Angola	Ecuador	Kyrgyzstan	Senegal
Argentina	Ethiopia	Liberia	Serbia
Australia	Fiji	Macedonia	Sierra Leone
Barbados	Finland	Madagascar	Slovakia
Belgium	France	Malawi	Slovenia
Benin	Georgia	Mexico	Solomon Islands
Bolivia	Germany	Moldova	South Africa
Brazil	Ghana	Mozambique	Spain
Britain	Greece	Myanmar	Sri Lanka
Bulgaria	Guam	Netherlands	Suriname
Burundi	Haiti	New Caledonia	Tahiti
Cameroon	Hong Kong	Nigeria	Taiwan
Canada	Hungary	Papua New Guinea	Thailand
Central African Republic	India	Paraguay	The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Chile	Indonesia	Peru	Trinidad and Tobago
Colombia	Israel	Philippines	Uganda
Côte d’Ivoire	Italy	Poland	Ukraine
Croatia	Japan	Portugal	United States
Curaçao	Kazakhstan	Romania	Venezuela
Denmark	Kenya	Russia	Zambia
Which of these others are closed?			Zimbabwe

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Is PRINCE still with us?

by oppostate in

.

TTWSYF

The artist know formerly as Prince is not dead, he's now known as formerly alive.......what?, that's funny, no?

...no

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Jehovahs witnesses investing in stocks involving pornography, alcohol distribution and military war weapons??

by Ghiagirl in

why is this the first time i have come across this?

my husband showed me a video about how the jws invest in stock like cinemax, disney, companies producing war weapons, alcohol and much much more.

if this is true, there are tax records to show for it right?

TTWSYF

I am no fan of the WTS, but stock and assets donated to the WTS are theirs to do as they see fit. If I donated something, I would not want it sold off or re-donated, I would want it there for emergencies or perhaps as equity for some other cost or expense.

Then again, with theocratic warfare, you could say ANYTHING about the stocks and assets and still be ok

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We close this prayer in the mighty god and our everlasting father Jesus Christ amen.

by pleaseresearch in

hmmm, how well do you think that would go down?.

you didn't say nothing wrong, isiah states that jesus is such things mentioned.

would brothers and sisters look at you with a smile, or would there be gasps of shock as you closed a prayer like that..

TTWSYF

Yes, I agree with Doug...umm, ok, maybe not

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.

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False reasoning behind some of the WT rules?

by nevaagain in

jw
friends

what are some false reasoning's behind some of the wt rules?.

birthdays:.

why is it forbidden as a jw to celebrate birthdays?

TTWSYF

Theocratic warfare is most definitely defined through false reasoning. Scriptural support for this is presented as 'don't throw pearls before the swine' and something in the old testament about the king being lied to about Sarah being the sister instead of the wife.

First, it is true and worth acknowledging that the WTS lies to their own flock as a matter of general day to day operation. So in that way, the WTS states that their whole cong are swine. Is that a stretch to any?

The 2nd example of lyin to the king was so bad, that even the evil king says 'why are you so evil' or 'why have you done such evil?' Certainly, the story does NOT promote lying

And of course there are numerous places in the bible where God says he HATES a lying tongue and the act of lying.

Nothing like lying for the truth

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The smug arrogance of "having the truth".

by stuckinarut2 in

has anyone noticed that witnesses (from the top down) seem to have a quiet form of smug arrogance toward all non witnesses?.

perhaps it comes from being told how "special and unique" they are but they end up looking down on all normal members of the community because they are not witnesses.. so any form of "love" they show those in the territory is also limited as long as they accept the message...otherwise they are viewed contemptuously as "worldly" and therefore of little value...after all,they will be destroyed right?.

TTWSYF

Yes, I too have experienced this behavior from JWs. Lots of confidence and self rightousness when they first engage you on the bible and Jehovah.

When I became educated about the JW faith and would poke holes in their doctrine, the smug arrogance would turn on a dime into meek humility.

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We close this prayer in the mighty god and our everlasting father Jesus Christ amen.

by pleaseresearch in

hmmm, how well do you think that would go down?.

you didn't say nothing wrong, isiah states that jesus is such things mentioned.

would brothers and sisters look at you with a smile, or would there be gasps of shock as you closed a prayer like that..

TTWSYF

You see that Jesus is a mighty god,

not ALMIGHTLY GOD

IS 9;6

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Why it's a waste of time talking to JW's

by Phizzy in

i believe it to be a waste of time talking to, reasoning with, jw's if you expect any kind of quick result.. many of us when we first wake up think that 'coz ttatt is blindingly obvious to us, it will soon get through to our jw loved ones.. this simply isn't so for a couple of important reasons.

the first is that, if someone believes something is true, or the truth, to them it really is, without doubt, true.

so whatever you say must be wrong somehow.. the second problem is that jw's simply do not have to use, or pay any attention to facts and logic.

TTWSYF

It certainly is difficult to reach JWs with truth when truth means so little to the masses. So very contidictory to call a belief 'the Truth' without any truth in it. This is probably why it has been my experiences that most JWs are intellectually dishonest. Present evidence that contradicts their position and they shut down and will not engage any longer.The truth hurts apparently. I have had many conversations with JWs at my door thru the years and have found that they will say almost anything to hold their position. One elder once told me when I asked why would the bible say to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost? His reply, That means nothing. They're just names like Tom, Dick and Harry. That poor fellow [and his wife too]