Posts by Sayswho

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changed my mind from 8 years ago

by outforever in

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hi everyone - i am back but under the name of outforever.

i joined in 2005 under madmax - that is when i got dftd!

i then went to church and sort of joined - i then trusted in the "lord" and my eyes were open to all the nonsense that was taught to us - but just could not get passed all the hypocracy in the chruch and still they just like the jw are teaching nonsense - sorry to all the christians on the board, but after a lot of searching and reading and reading - i now believe that there is no god - no god at all.. especailly after reading on this board about the flood, and how the animals were placed.

Sayswho

We cannot ask god for anything! as he is not "out there" or "in here"

Point well taken!

Pray for the following and see what happens:

Who are you...god?
Why have you not revealed yourself so all can know you without guessing?
If the bible is your word why is not easily understood? By all!
In the past your "word" in the bible says you proved who u were by preforming miracles or direct revelations, why not now?
What's the magic number of deaths before you act to stop them?
?

Many questions can be asked however the answers seem to involve many more questions...so in a circle we go.

It wouldn't require much effort from an almighty, powerful god to settle all matters, however it requires the will and desire to do so. And a god!

So god, why haven't you settled these matters?

SW

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changed my mind from 8 years ago

by outforever in

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friends

hi everyone - i am back but under the name of outforever.

i joined in 2005 under madmax - that is when i got dftd!

i then went to church and sort of joined - i then trusted in the "lord" and my eyes were open to all the nonsense that was taught to us - but just could not get passed all the hypocracy in the chruch and still they just like the jw are teaching nonsense - sorry to all the christians on the board, but after a lot of searching and reading and reading - i now believe that there is no god - no god at all.. especailly after reading on this board about the flood, and how the animals were placed.

Sayswho

There would appear to be a creator to me, however why would this equate to a God status? Not only a God but a loving one?

The evidence is this god / creator has numbed it's feelings for any natural affections and silenced its ears for humans and their sufferings.

Look around and what do you see?

Please don't tell me to look at all the wonderful creations like the earth and all the other fleshless things as evidence of a God of love and concern.

SW

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Interesting experience while protesting at district conventions

by theron ware in

for three weekends this summer, a friend and i protested outside district assemblies being held in the tucson convention center.

our approach was very low key and completely non-confrontational: we just held our posters and smiled.

this was our experience at the first two assemblies (for the third assembly, see the next paragraph).

Sayswho

Always good to try and wake up someone or any that are not yet hooked.

When we went to assemblies in the early days 60s & 70s my parents would tell us to hide our eyes and not read the signs...then in the 80-90s when going to St Pete Fl, convention center with other witnesses in the same car they said in unison " don't read the signs because it was the devils and he was trying to mislead us with deceptive words"

I guess the bible isn't able to disprove their deception because Satin is more powerful then Jehovah? Or is Satin more powerful then the GB?

SW

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Encounter at McDonalds

by jws in

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so i was helping some friends move and it came time for a break, i took my kids to mcdonalds.

we're sitting there and there's a family across from us, man, wife, 2 kids under 4. in the next booth is this older guy, maybe late 60's.. i'm not really paying attention, but then this older guy says something to the family about everybody being "me-first" these days.

so that caught my ear.

Sayswho

Finkelstein...very well stated.

If they started out with good intensions...what you said is what they have become!

SW

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An Open Letter to all Armageddon Believers

by CyrusThePersian in

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dear misguided people,.

here we are in the midst of 2013, only one year from the 100th anniversary of 1914. since i have many family members who are still jehovah's witnesses, and who still believe that the end of the world is coming any minute now, i thought i would post a little list of events, a timetable if you will, of some end-time prophesies and how long ago they were.. around 2,600 years ago zephaniah promised: "near is the great day of the lord, near and coming very quickly; listen, the day of the lord!

around 1,980 years ago jesus promised,"...this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.

Sayswho

Excellent points... absolutely excellent!

SW

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Encounter at McDonalds

by jws in

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friends

so i was helping some friends move and it came time for a break, i took my kids to mcdonalds.

we're sitting there and there's a family across from us, man, wife, 2 kids under 4. in the next booth is this older guy, maybe late 60's.. i'm not really paying attention, but then this older guy says something to the family about everybody being "me-first" these days.

so that caught my ear.

Sayswho

Hope gives him reason to get up everyday...talking to others may help him in not thinking about his lost life. If he can convince someone else to believe as he (JWs) do, then this reinforces his beliefs and adds to his hope being true. After all Jah is opening up their minds to become believers, so it must be the "truth".

Now he can relive some of his lost passion through their new zeal! Provers 13:12 "Hope deferred makes the heart sick"

SW

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Are You Thankful For The "Faithful Slave"?

by minimus in

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as witnesses were were reminded to always be thankful for the "slave".

we should appreciate "the slave".

were you/are you appreciative of the faithful & discreet slave?.

Sayswho

I would be more thankful if Jesus told me who the F&D slave was!

EXACTUALLY why would mankind have to guess?

The more I undestand the less I get!

LIFE--ours must be unimportant?

SW

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Are You Thankful For The "Faithful Slave"?

by minimus in

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as witnesses were were reminded to always be thankful for the "slave".

we should appreciate "the slave".

were you/are you appreciative of the faithful & discreet slave?.

Sayswho

For What?

lost youth

lost lives

lost childhood

Freedom

birthdays

education

marriage

mind

emotional stability

life

?

**If these are what we need to be thankful for then EeeeR...yes? lets all bow down to them an obey to their every word.......NOT

Not bitter just disappointed :)

Sw

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I'm thinking about going back

by Corboy101 in

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i have been out for 22 years.i was raised as a jehovahs witness.

i was baptized in 1986 but soon after left the religion.

theres a whole lot to the reasons why i left, but i left.

Sayswho

Going back is like playing country music backwards...you get your wife back, kids back, and your dog...+ all their friends.

Then u wake up and say WTH did I do? Glad it was just a dream!

Sw

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Whiskey with Cigars

by confusedandalone in

i know a few folks here are huge cigar fans, i am asking if anyone can tell me a good whiskey to go with cigars.. i am sure this is kind of a broad question but i ma having some folks over for poker this weekend and i am trying to set things up real nice like... lol.

i have the cigars ready - but i don't want to break out the cheap crown royal... any suggestions.

Sayswho

Any Padron, 1000s series or a longer aged 1926, 1964, 80 year or family Reserve etc...with anything, even water and you can not go wrong.

Padron's will be better than most Cigars, Except a Cuban like a Cohiba. However in the US they are not for sale...illegally ,

except those not grown in Cubia, like red dot ones. (not even close to the same) IMO

Pair it with JW-Black or Bunnahabhain and u can't go wrong.

Sw