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  More apostate hating from the Watchtower

  by Igot2bme in

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  i ran across this post on fb-.

  the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.

  "the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

  Isn't using this Biblical account to make their point about the dangers of apostates an example of a "Strawman" argument. They seem to have oversimplified one side of an issue to prove a previously held point.

  They assume that those who were slaughtered for their offences against God in this Biblical example are equal to anyone who dares to question the Watchtower Society today. You don't even have to be a Baal Worshiper....simply walk away from the organization and you are equated to someone in the Bible who was worthy of being slaughtered for his offenses toward God. How is this even provable? Yet many will sit in the WT study not really paying attention and buy into the whole notion and start applying it to some family member or former friend.
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  More apostate hating from the Watchtower

  by Igot2bme in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i ran across this post on fb-.

  the november 15, 2011 study version of the watchtower, has this to say in an article praising jehu's actions against the family of ahab.

  "the prophet elisha sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint jehu as king and to instruct him to kill every male of the apostate house of ahab.2 ki.

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  This made me go awwwwwwwww

  by watersprout in

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  one of my facebook friends posted this today.

  from a dog's point of view.. i rescued a human today by janine allen.

  her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels.

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  Remember the AWAKE article " A Balanced View of Pets" . Apparently the GB even felt the need to advise us on how we should feel about our animals...even sited scriptures....they have one for every occasion .
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  Almost de-converted a JW today...

  by MoneurMallard in

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  2. friends

  well, after hours of chat online via yahoo messenger and emails back and forth via my youtube channel, i almost successfully de-converted a young woman in california from the borg.

  or is it the "soc"?

  which is the more correct asinine term these days?.

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  exwhyzee

  If this young 20 something woman can be swayed from her religious convictions via a few hours of emails and phone calls, chances are there is someone else in her life, ( father, brother, other male Witness friend) who can sway her back the other way using the scary threat of being "Destroyed" at Armegeddon for disagreeing with the Organization . They likely would come to her rescue by intercepting your calls to her and warning you off.
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  This made me go awwwwwwwww

  by watersprout in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of my facebook friends posted this today.

  from a dog's point of view.. i rescued a human today by janine allen.

  her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels.

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  exwhyzee

  Can you imagine a world without animals ? My little pup is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time and he has been the one thing that keeps my mind open to the possibility that there really might be a God out there somewhere, one that is very different from the one i used believe in but can no longer can understand.
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  beards - the truth on the matter?

  by ekruks in

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  your thoughts on the real reasons behind the stigma of beards..........................

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  exwhyzee

  Evidently neither God's message nor his holy spirit is powerful enough, in their estimation, to draw a potential sheep to his chosen people on it's own. The no beard policy was put in place lest the sight of an unshaven face cause an interested one to turn away from the one true religion. Evidently they feel God's holy spirit can overpower the moustache and the soul patch and is also able to "make the very stones cry out" with the good news, should the need arise, unless of course said stones are covered by some sort of fuzzy moss or Lichen. (that would be a deal breaker) If you ask me, a beard would be the perfect place to hide contraband literature during the tribulation.
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  Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?

  by Greybeard in

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  here is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.

  born in or converted.

  we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.

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  exwhyzee

  I do know what you're sayin' and felin' greybeard and it's nice of you to say so. I do like the idea of a bond or brotherhood with others in our situation but realistically speaking, I need to actually meet the person face to face before I can honestly say I love them or think of them as family. It would be too easy for me to project warm feelings onto others only to find out they may have been misguided or one sided. (been there- done that) I must say however, I really like the spirit of your post !
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  All of you should start a splinter JW group..

  by fortbethel in

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  forgive me if this comes off as harsh,.

  i've read & read many posts here mostly very negative.

  alot of you have family that have shunned & continue to shun.

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  exwhyzee

  You could call it JW-lite , Nu-liters or Generationists

  Instead of Pioneers you could have Apostaliters
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  All of you should start a splinter JW group..

  by fortbethel in

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  forgive me if this comes off as harsh,.

  i've read & read many posts here mostly very negative.

  alot of you have family that have shunned & continue to shun.

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  How about Apostafarians?
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  All of you should start a splinter JW group..

  by fortbethel in

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  2. humour

  forgive me if this comes off as harsh,.

  i've read & read many posts here mostly very negative.

  alot of you have family that have shunned & continue to shun.

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  exwhyzee

  For me that would be like tunneling out of a prison cell only to find myself in the cell next door.

  Thanks to the WT, for now I am so done with God and religion. I never again want to agonize over what anyone else says God wants or doesn't want. If he exists, great, but I'll find him on my own and never again will I let people interfere with my spirituality. As far as I'm concerned, they have a great deal to be accountable for and if there is such a thing as a millstone, they've got many of them tied around their necks.