Posts by daringhart13

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bethel

by Sabin in

mr vincent toole, he gets 3 meals a day his accommodation, daily exercise & a degree to be a lawyer.

they are asking for kids ice-cream money so they can send their monkeys to uni to get them off child abuse cases, while telling the ones giving the money not to get a higher education.

holy shit i never thought about that before.

My thoughts on Geoffrey Jackson

by thedepressedsoul in

first off, i don't think that dude is going to show face.

he's most likely on a plane already.

if he shows it's bad pr and if he doesn't show it's bad pr.

daringhart13

He isn't going to appear.

He is a pussy.

Odd isn't it? Someone that claims to be "God's representative on earth" is passing up an opportunity to clear the reproach on Jehovah's name...

...not very Christlike of him, is it?

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Those aussie elders may escape repercussions after all....RC day 3

by Witness My Fury in

damn those tricky state laws: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmeg1omfumk 15:30 on.

annoying no?.

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daringhart13

Aside from the tragic pain of the victims, the most disgusting thing about this case is that ZERO JW's in the U.S. know anything about this entire situation.

Ask one.......... they have no idea what you're talking about.

Once you leave this cult, you realize that they are the very definition of Orwellian.

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Who or What is the Holy Spirit?

by FusionTheism in

tradition within christianity has long been that any time the phrases holy spirit, holy ghost, or spirit of godare used in the bible (especially in the new testament), it always refers to the mysterious third divine person of the trinity, who is fully god, co-equal to the father and son, yet somehow distinct.. i want to present a simplified alternative view: let the context determine the meaning!.

(one thing to keep in mind is that the meaning of the bible words used for spirit basically is unseen force or invisible presence.).

the holy spirit as the mind and personality of god.

daringhart13

This is a funny thread!

This triggered a memory in me: When I was an elder, the PO (no longer a position, right?) confided in me that he didn't understand Holy Spirit or know what it was.....he felt guilty about it.

Of course, he was 'appointed by holy spirit'.................god its all so funny now.

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Governing Body Obesity

by Calebs Airplane in

not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

daringhart13

Here is my take on the hypocrisy that is rampant obesity among JW's:

http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/A-Message-from-Jehovahs-Witnesses-Fat-People-Will-Die

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They dared !

by coalize in

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i can't believe they had the cheek to come out with that explanation.. it's no more "new light" it's "new scam"!!

!.

daringhart13

Again, can they show anyone a scripture where Jesus said generations would overlap?

You honestly have to completely shut your brain off and drown in your own drool to believe this stuff..... I venture a guess that most JW's don't "believe" it.....but as we all know, are afraid to leave

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Do JW still drink like a fish in small gathering??

by James Mixon in

in the 60's and 70's when i became a mindless cult follower there.

were gathering for the elite and they would get sh---t face, i mean down right.

drunk.

daringhart13

The most amazing thing to watch here in the Pacific NW was how the elders and their wives were notorious drinkers.

I was the youngest member of the BOE. I had to continually explain to other publishers, including my mother (baptized in 1972) to ignore all the drunk elder's wives. Notorious drunks at get togethers, baby showers, weddings, etc.

It became a running joke about what drunks they all were.

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Jehovah's Witnesses in deep denial

by Half banana in

there can be no more profound form of ignorance than one which prohibits knowledge.

the watchtower organisation is one of the last remaining dinosaurs to do this.

instead of considering the biological and ecological complexity of life it gazes into its own oily navel and says with open-mouthed disneyfied wonderment, how marvellous nature is, how sacred jehovah is, how wonderful the governing body are!.

daringhart13

My take on the chosen path of ignorance the vast majority of JW's choose:

http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/Jehovahs-Witnesses-and-The-Chosen-Path-of-Ignorance

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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.