i like subjects that delve into the history of the religion and proofs that the witnesses are not the true religion.
i’m not so much into apologists saying we need to go to meetings, especially if the poster looks like a scammer trying to get ex jws going.
what subjects interest you ?
Even though many -- maybe most of -- us here are now well informed about WT theology and issues, there are always new ones joining the forum who are trying to sort through all of it.
I want to be of as much help as I can, being thankful for the people who helped me.
a letter from a jw arrived the other day.
nothing remarkable.
i wondered why i was sent the letter?
Counting time...
made a big mistake of talking about being raised as a jehovah's witness to some old friends and family.
people have told me that i am still a jws even though i've never been baptized.
i'm in school for social services, dealing with student loan debt, and a lot of other debt.
Why go back into something you know isn't true and has caused you harm?
The idea that there is nowhere else to go is part of the WT brainwashing.
here’s a link to a really cool letter that no witness can dispute.. jw letter.
That letter states what JWs believe and would almost be guaranteed to turn off everyone who receives it.
romans chapter 6 is about saying goodbye to the old personality, the old man in the king james version.
the old personality must die, he cannot be fixed.
the old personality is characterized by dominance of the flesh.
I may be wrong, but I think Fred Franz came up with that interpretation of Romans 6:7 as well as the NWT rendering that went with it.
seeing on another post here about former jws throwing away literature.
i am curious as to the various opinions on there value.. for me i have been inactive for 3 years almost 4. i still have alot of books and of course all their bibles ever produced (except a few from the 1800s.).
in my opinion i think there are four books the jws produced that are useful:.
Most of the old literature is useful for disproving the GB's claims about itself and the organization.
As ex-elder Leonard Chretien said, "The Watchtower's worst enemy is its own publications."
here is a screenshot from a video on jw.org.
go to videos, our organization, history .
jehovah's witnesses—faith in action, part 1: out of darkness.
What do they think was on those scrolls?
Splane's chart about overlapping generations?
horse racing lengths vary from just a couple of furlongs to several hundred miles, if you count the mongolian derby.
in britain, horse racing rules state that races should be over a minimum of five furlongs, while the longest race is over 4m2½f.. .
nascar races generally last anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours, depending on the length of the race, number of laps and track conditions.
The end is always in sight for them.
The problem is that the finish line keeps moving.
you couldn't make it up!
saw this wt quote on a friend's page.
it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.
How times have changed!
It wasn't that long ago the WT considered the internet to be Satan's and JWs were told to stay away from it.
Now, all many Witnesses can do when you ask them a question is refer you to jw dot org.
you couldn't make it up!
saw this wt quote on a friend's page.
it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.
How about the changed masthead of Awake?
Before Nov 8th 1995: "Most important, this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation that saw the events of 1914 passes away."
Note: This was proclaimed -- not as the "present light" of fallible men -- but as "the Creator's promise."
After Nov. 8 1995, the reference to '1914 generation' was deleted: "Most
important, this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's promise of a
peaceful and secure world that is about to replace the present wicked, lawless
system of things."
