Posts by daringhart13

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What was your eye opening moment?

by WasOnceBlind in

if you had to pinpoint the time or experience that finally made you open your eyes, what would it be?.

i think for me it was the time i saw my dad shun his brother who he had not seen in decades just because he was a da'ed jw.

i thought to my self "no way jesus would do that.

daringhart13

I was an elder for eleven years; a MS for another 5-6.... and these thoughts, couple with experiences, continued to haunt me:

1. If everyone that dies this side of the Big A get a resurrection, what's the point of field service. Wouldn't you be more loving to walk around shooting people so they had a better chance of living in paradise?

2. We can take blood fractions; but not volunteer our own (the whole blood doctrine was stupid to me)

3. I could conduct a Bible Study (saving a precious life), go commit fornication, be privately reproved, bring my Bible Study to the meetings..... my 'student' could comment at the meeting, I could not due to restrictions.... but I could keep teaching them the Bible. HUH???? ummmmmmmmmmmm......

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New Thought About Active J.W.'s

by The Searcher in

from my own observations & conversations with selected active j.w.

's, here are my conclusions:.

's are very rapidly falling into two distinct camps -.

daringhart13

Interesting observation, but I really think there is a 3rd group and it's by far the largest:

Those that just keep going because their family/friends are.... and barely know how to spell the word Bible, much less study it or their literature.

Some people need that sense of belonging to something.

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2015 Regional Convention Anthony Morris Governing Body encourages coerced baptism of unwilling children ...again

by Watchtower-Free in

this is from the last talk of the convention ......... clip 1:30 minutes longhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrej8tlyiso&feature=youtu.be.

daringhart13

Of course! They need more kids to cough up their ice cream money......like Sophia!!!

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Return to Jehovah Photo

by naazira in

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this picture is in the new publication from this year's convention, titled "return to jehovah".

part 1the lost one i will search for.

personally, the animal looks scared of the shepherd.

daringhart13

All I could think is that the 'shepherd' looks reasonably fit and good looking.....

Most elders I served with were pushing 300 lbs. and alcoholics....

Enh, just details... LOL

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No More Literal Peaceful Animals in Paradise?

by FusionTheism in

there is a quote in the new june episode of jw broadcasting, which says isaiah 11:6 applies to people inside the congregations now who have their personalities transformed.. in the 1980's and 1990's, when i attended meetings all the time, i always heard them say this scripture had a literal fulfillment and the animals will be at peace with one another.. here is the scripture:.

isaiah 11:6 (nwt): the wolf will reside for a while with the lamb, and with the young goat the leopard will lie down, and the calf and the lion and the fattened animal will all be together; and a little boy will lead them.. after hearing the quote, i did a search on jw.org, and i found this statement regarding that scripture:.

isaiah book 1, pages 163-165:.

daringhart13

Oh Splash.....that is PURE GOLD ....LOL LOL thank you

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Overlapping Generation/GB/Doug Sanderson

by Simon Morley in

my apologies of this topic has been covered already - please redirect me if it has:.

current belief is:.

watchtower (study edition), april 15th, 2010 issue, pages 27-29:.

daringhart13

I have a question

Since they had us out there telling everyone for a century that we were in the Last Days.....and we clearly weren't ..(it's 2015).....what has the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society done to correct that message to every single, solitary soul that heard that misinformation and made decisions based on this info from 'God's servant?'

Oh.....nothing?

Cult.

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Infuriating Elder recorded on JWStruggle

by dhlpcjw in

help from a loving jehovah's witness elder part 1. this elder is clearly out of touch with all emotion period as this poor girl pours her heart out to him.

can these untrained, unloving, pharisees possibly be fit to represent a god of love?

a god of anything?

daringhart13

But, but....but......he was chosen by Holy Spirit and Jesus himself!!!

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Irreligious- Bill Maher

by purrpurr in

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i just watched this film on netflix.

if you haven't seen it its worth watching just for the ways he demolishes the religious advocates he interviews.. the most worrying things i saw in it were the us senator who says that having a high iq isn't a criteria for being senator and also all the muslims he interviews who despite claiming to have read the quran also claim that islam is a religion of peace..

daringhart13

That is one of the funniest movies you will EVER watch......once you get past the discomfort of realizing you used to be like them!!

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Is it possible to use this thread to compile watchtowers Armageddon illustrations

by jambon1 in

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i was informed today by a jw that the watchtower doesn't use images and propaganda to instil fear.

i would really like to see a compilation of all their armageddon illustrations.

maybe a thread or web page already exists that had this content.. the one i am really wanting is the most recent picture of the witnesses in the basement during the tribulation.. this will be a massive help so thank you..

daringhart13

LOL LOL......a JW actually said that to you????????

Just another minor example of how their own people don't read or study.

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Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL last 2 days 273,000 views

by Watchtower-Free in

original thread here.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.

daringhart13

That is one amazing young girl. Amazing. So proud of her....... more brains than adult JW's.