Posts by daringhart13

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"_____ Is No Longer One Of Jehovah's Witnesses."

by BroMac in

im not exactly sure when this change came in, but when i was a kid i remember it either being.

"____ has been disfellowshipped or dissasociated".

if someone has been announced to the congregation as no longer a jw then they are the same as any other non-jw.

daringhart13

More people who get DF'd should show up to the meeting during the announcement, ....stand up.....and let the congregation have it.

Ala Charleston Heston.......Soilent Green style.

There is nothing they can do.....they can ask you to leave, but the damage would be done....the entire congregation heard it.

I think elders that are removed should do this immediately. Imagine the impact of a long time elder standing and saying "I'm removed, but Bro. XYZ there on stage is addicted to porn and gets drunk on weekends"

If nothing else, it would get a small handful of people to think

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One scripture in 45 minutes

by WinstonSmith in

further evidence that the wts values it's own publications above the bible.

in the last 45 minutes of our meeting, there was only one scripture used.

from the end of the number three talk through to the final song - one single solitary scripture.. the number three talk finished.

daringhart13

^^^ What Momma said is so true.

The Bible is dangerous.

2 Timothy 3:16, 17 is just a suggestion......its not absolute like the 144,000. God did a less than stellar job......which is why he created the GB to make books and explain it all better than he could.

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New DVD "Become Jehovah's Friend"

by treadnh2o in

hey peeps,.

it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.

they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.

daringhart13

Someone sent it to me last night.

Disgusting.

Funny how the Internet is now used for preaching and PIXAR like animation is now used for kids.

Weren't all of these things 'warnings' just a few years ago?

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Downloadable leaflet "Highlights From The Finished Mystery"

by cedars in

i've just finished my fourth and final "under the microscope" series of articles in which (hopefully) i've debunked many of the arguments often put forward by those claiming that jehovah's witnesses must be god's sole channel of communication with mankind.. this latest article focusses mostly on "the finished mystery" and the many errors contained therein that prove it couldn't possibly have been approved by christ when he was ostenisbly selecting the bible students as his chosen earthly representatives in 1919. i would like to thank and acknowledge alfred as being a huge help in compiling a list of key "highlights" of the book that serve to expose it for what it really is - a total work of fiction and absurdity.. shortly before alfred left this forum, we discussed the possibility of using his list to produce a special leaflet that people could print out themselves and insert in their "revelation climax" books, or "revelation climax" books belonging to family members.

i'm delighted to announce (with my best sunday afternoon convention speaker voice!

) that this leaflet is now ready, and available for download on the links below:.

daringhart13

Thanks you so much for this.....brilliant!

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It makes me sick that Jehovahs Witnesses Kids cannot play organized sports but it is okay for them to watch others play.

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

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daringhart13

My mother ignored the elders and I was a football star for many years. Then I grew up to become an elder.

I tried to keep my only son out of sports, but we divorced and his mother let him have a normal life.....I am so indebted to her for that.....

Then I started studying hard.....realized I was in a cult. Now it all makes me physically ill too.........heartbreaking.

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Any more fond (not so) DC memories?

by outsmartthesystem in

my oldest child was barely 4 months old and not an easy baby.

she cried all the time....and getting her to sleep during the day was a pain.....especially in a facility that was 80 degrees with a/c.

on sunday afternoon of the dc....knowing we had a two hour drive home (she also didn't sleep in the car well).....i went to an "off limits" area with her.

daringhart13

Yes. My favorite memory after attending every District Convention, speaking at them, working in administration, etc since 1969.....was my very last one.........when I walked out, looked back and said out loud..."never again"

I'd have to say the 2008 convention. It was the first one in a long time I was nothing but a lowly publisher.......I got to sit in the audience. What an eye opener.

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Proficient Jehovah Witness Apologist Per Kingdom Hall, How Many?

by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

on average, how many highly trained bible students would you estimate existed in your kingdom hall?

to define this further, i am thinking of men or women who studied more than watchtower literature, spent time in libraries to dig deeper than most shallow minded drones.. how can someone be a baptized jw for forty five years and be stupid regarding "the trintiy, hell fire, first century culture, church father's teachings, rapture, heaven, reasons for defending the reliability of bible texts."?

could the watering down, diluted teachings be the problem with "new-gen's" impotent bible understanding or lack of understanding?.

daringhart13

You're right Londo........I was FOREVER stunned at how no one.....including my own family, had ever read the Bible.

I served with 40 different elders............2 of them had read the Bible.

Now imagine you hand your kid over to a surgeon who hasn't read a medical text..............yeah, but they claim spirituality is more important. Never mind that the chief surgeons have never read the book.

Its so absurd its surreal.

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Proficient Jehovah Witness Apologist Per Kingdom Hall, How Many?

by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

on average, how many highly trained bible students would you estimate existed in your kingdom hall?

to define this further, i am thinking of men or women who studied more than watchtower literature, spent time in libraries to dig deeper than most shallow minded drones.. how can someone be a baptized jw for forty five years and be stupid regarding "the trintiy, hell fire, first century culture, church father's teachings, rapture, heaven, reasons for defending the reliability of bible texts."?

could the watering down, diluted teachings be the problem with "new-gen's" impotent bible understanding or lack of understanding?.

daringhart13

What JWFACTS said above mirrors my experience and feelings.

The most frustrating part of the entire JW experience is how incredibly dumb and ignorant they all are. You can't reason with the, because they know almost nothing.

The greater question for this thread would be "how many in each congregation have actually read the Bible?" --- I venture to say maybe 1-2 out of 150 publishers in each congregation. No, I'm not kidding.

Now imagine that: you are considered a pilot because your peers call you one....... however, you've never flown an airplane, read a manual or been to flight school............

.................who wants to get on that plane???

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8/15/12 WT--Naughty Elder's Wife Teaches Students "The Deep Things of God"

by sd-7 in

page 28, paragraph 13:.

"an improper romantic relationship could develop within the congregation.

daniel and his wife, sarah, were regular pioneers.

daringhart13

LOL LOL

Now that is some funny, funny stuff.They constantly berate the elders for underperforming wives.....and the elders themselves for not doing enough (just sit in on an elders meeting during the CO Visit)...........now they are berating them for doing too much and his wife becomes a whore.

I love it man.

I really wish someone would do a real world documentary on this sick ass cult.

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New JW chain-email going around

by FaithfulBrother in

apparently, the society knows exactly when the great tribulation is going to break out, but they're only letting the public know through subliminal messages in their images.

here's a new chain letter that's being passed around between witnesses:.

(daniel 2:34, 35, 44, 45).

daringhart13

Odd..........the stone looks to have gone backwards between 2004 (where its hitting the statue) and 2012 (where its still imminent)

But don't look at that............look at the puppet......over here kids, look at the puppet.

LOL..........how did any of us spend any of our lives in this cult?