Posts by Amelia Ashton

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1975—Were You Affected By What 1975 Was Supposed to Bring?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
for years , we were told to wait until 1975!.

the end was coming and we better be ready—or else!.

were you around during this “momentous “ time??
Amelia Ashton

I was in college in 1975 and the only thing I knew about Jehovah s Witnesses back then was that they were predicting the end of the world was happening that year.
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JW marketing image
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
picture from a recent watchtower:.

what diversity.

what corporate synergy.
Amelia Ashton

This is the reality
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Brexit Rollercoaster Grinding to a Halt
by The Fall Guy in
1. social
2. current
uk prime minister could be out of her job within hours.

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regardless, another referendum on stay/leave looks very likely - now that people can see what the real consequences of a divorce from the eu would be..
Amelia Ashton

I think both sides were clueless has to how leaving would impact us all. The mess of the borders never crossed my mind and I don't even remember them being discussed let alone solved.
There was definitely no talk of food or medicine shortages that I remember but maybe I missed them and people thought not having them a small price to pay for independence...or perhaps they are part of project fear and won't happen.
I don't think either side really knows because stay or leave the EU is still calling all the shots.
I see Nigel Farage has secured German passports for his children after fighting practically his whole political career for UK to be independent from Europe. Is he now not planning on staying here now we are leaving?
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For those who are athest, or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?
by Tameria2001 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm not asking this question to cause an argument or accuse, but i am honestly just wondering?

for those of you who are now atheist or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

i hadn't given this much thought until about a year ago.
Amelia Ashton

Lack of evidence, pure and simple.
Whilst having one of many aha moments a well meaning Christian (non JW) told me God WAS taking care of me and answering my prayers I just wasn't recognising his blessings.
I was trying to escape a cult and realised their viewpoint was just as delusional as the Watchtower and once again I was the one at fault not God. Why couldn't an all powerful omnipotent being just be be a little bit clearer? It was a hard journey but with lots of reading and YouTube videos starting with Richard Dawkins and Derren Brown there was no other conclusion.
The laryngial nerve in the giraffe and Dawkins explaining irreducible complexity of the eye proved there was no God for me.
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Animals
by unsure in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if humans have to suffer to have free will and to disprove satan's challenge to god as mentioned in the bible...then why the f*ck do animals have to suffer as well?

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satan's challenge involved humans and not poor animals.. i'm looking for an honest explanation from believers.. at this point, the older i get, the less i believe in a god who is "love"..
Amelia Ashton

When I was "studying" I was told that our love for animals is misplaced and unnatural and that after Armageddon they would be returned to their proper place. We lack love from our fellow men so turn to animals to fulfil that need but it isn't right and we won't need them to love once we are perfect again.
My dog died 12 June this year and I am still struggling without her.
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What Do You Think Will Be The Next Big Change In The Watchtower?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think there will be a change in the 144000 belief.

too many witnesses think they have a heavenly hope.

maybe 1914 will be discarded too.. what is your watchtower prediction?
Amelia Ashton

Us ordinary minions could count time too when we built ours
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Cart Witnessing along with dramas on the big screen?
by Tahoe in
1. jw
2. friends
https://youtu.be/f40ukvgjsqw.

is it the first of april already?.
Amelia Ashton

I don't think "reasoning from the scriptures" is encouraged any more. There's too many holes in their reasons. The GB do however have to keep those already enslaved busy and away from the internet lest they decide to research...well... anything really, because we all know what happens when you start down the rabbit hole.
I can see how the r &f might be impressed by a big screen.
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Role Call!
by new boy in
1. jw
2. friends
how many here have been active here on this site in the the last seven days?.
Amelia Ashton

I check in most days too.
This site keeps me up to date on more than JW/exJW topics but events around the world too.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
by cofty in
1. social
2. entertainment
been to see the new film (movie) tonight.

outstanding!

brought back lots of memories.
Amelia Ashton

As we left the cinema I told my daughter I didn't remember a few things quite like they were depicted in the film but later learned it was because they shifted the timeline about so the build-up to Live Aid would be more dramatic.
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Dreading the new system of things
by Addison0998 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
was i the only one who secretly dreaded the new system of things a little bit when i was a believing witness?

of course i felt very guilty, because of all the sick and heartbroken people who needed a perfect world to live in.

but there are a lot of nice parts of life i was going to secretly miss.
Amelia Ashton

We had a sister who constantly liked to speculate on life in the new system. Her main concern was that there would be naked bottoms on her sofa.