Posts by Joliette

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Question about A.H. Macmillian and the early WT (JW) people after 1914.

by Joliette in

i started a thread about david splaine, and the we were talking about fredrick franz, and then the subject of a.h macmillian came up.

i was asking why so many bethelites stayed single instead of getting married or having children (well, people who were both in and out of bethel during that time..

Joliette

I started a thread about David Splaine, and the we were talking about Fredrick Franz, and then the subject of A.H Macmillian came up. I was asking why so many bethelites stayed single instead of getting married or having children (Well, people who were both in and out of bethel during that time.

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Jehovah's Witnesses not a protestant religion? (from The Watchtower 2009)

by Joliette in

jehovahs witnesses do not consider themselves to be a protestant religion.

protestantism arose in 16th-century europe in an effort to reform the roman catholic church.

the word protestant was first applied to the followers of martin luther at the diet of speyer in 1529. since then, the term has generally come to describe all those who adhere to the tenets and goals of the reformation.

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Aussie Oz:

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Did you personally shun anybody? Experiences?

by Quillsky in

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i'll never forget being at a restaurant and seeing a df'ed witness, a previous friend, leaving the restaurant.. i watched him through the window, looked him in the eye and raised my hand, a bit, to say "hi".

i felt guilty doing it but at the same time it seemed like the only right thing to do..

Joliette

Yeah. The more that I think about it, its all just silly. Just letting a corp. control you. I would never shun anyone just because they did something that doesnt effect me.

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A letter to my parents stating I dont believe in the Org anymore.

by cyberjesus in

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i just sent this letter to my dad 3 days ago.

i roughly translated it from spanish, so it has many weird sounding sentences but i just wanted to shared it with the board.

practically i just say good-bye to my family.

Joliette

Good Job! Great Letter!

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Grandma died this morning...satan sucks

by Joliette in

this is what a jw's said on her facebook page this morning?

i was like, soooo, satan caused your grandmother to die?.

Joliette

On the other hand you could blame God for deciding that the best way to handle the Satan, Adam and Eve situation, was to curse billions who were yet to be born, rather than punish the individual(s) at fault. It doesn't make sense that he would do that.

Exwhyzee, I agree with you on that one. ITS NEVER MADE SENSE TO ME how one woman eats a fruit and everyone else suffers for her mistake. Just doesnt 'add up' to me. I used to always think that I was the one with the problem for feeling that way, that I was spiritual weak and unworthy. Thats why I'm really starting to believe that I'm agnostic, and never knew it until recently.

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Grandma died this morning...satan sucks

by Joliette in

this is what a jw's said on her facebook page this morning?

i was like, soooo, satan caused your grandmother to die?.

Joliette

Factfinder, I am truly sorry for your lost...and I agree with you. The whole concept of Jah 'allowing' things to happen HAS NEVER SAT right with me. If God truly loves us then why would he allow his arch enemy to 'cause' such baddness all over the world?? I thought that he created us and not satan.

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