Posts by Vidiot

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How things are in JW land right now?

by Hellothere in

any news about how going back to kingdom halls and door to door ministry going right now?

are there many people at meetings and meetings before going out in service as congregation?.

That wife who was raped at Watchtower Farms; can seek justice, starting tomorrow.

by was a new boy in

i recall reading here that a wife was raped at watchtower farms some years ago (can't find it here anymore) by a another bethelite wearing a red flannel shirt.

they found his shirt and booted him.. 'hundreds of new york women are about to sue alleged rapists (and enablers) under a revolutionary new law.

watch out, donald trump.. .

Vidiot

Beth Sarim- “…The Borg has stooped to the point of gathering wills and testaments, air miles, bonds and inheritances and what not…”

Almost has a vibe of desperation, doesn’t it?

Gosh, I wonder why? 😏

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Red Flags identifying Jehovah's Witnesses as a Cult

by Vanderhoven7 in

what are some of the red flags that should alert people to the fact that jehovah's witnesses are a high control and damaging religion?.

one that comes to mind is.

1. one cannot leave jehovah's witnesses with one's reputation intact.

Vidiot

Thanks to Heaven’s Gate, the Hare Krishnas, and 80s Satanic panic, the “cult” label’s become too overused, I think.

I prefer the term “authoritarian high-control group”.

More accurate, and way harder to refute, IMO.

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Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

by solameguy12 in

so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

but i don’t want to ask them my question.

but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

It’s the same reason they also reject any suggestion of secular history that pre-dates the Bible, the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life, and - particularly - the existence of other, genetically distinct of species of hominids.

None of those things are compatible with a Genesis-as-literal-history-based worldview.

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Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

by solameguy12 in

so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

but i don’t want to ask them my question.

but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

Vidiot

Sea Breeze - “The WT does not teach a literal Genesis history.”

You know damn well I’m talking about the Eden narrative.

Christian fundamentalists - the Watchtower Society included - reject evolution, not because it’s “unproven”, “just a theory”, or even scientifically implausible.

They reject it because if it’s true, the Eden account can’t be literal history…

…therefore, Adam and Eve weren’t actual real people, therefore the “Original Sin” (whatever one thinks it is) didn’t actually happen, therefore Jesus’ “ransom sacrifice” wasn’t necessary…

…therefore - from their POV - their understanding of Christianity’s actual purpose and legitimacy is fundamentally undermined.

And that is unacceptable to them.

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Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

by solameguy12 in

so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

but i don’t want to ask them my question.

but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

Vidiot

And they definitely can’t come right out and bluntly say “oops, we were wrong”.

Doing so would too deeply undermine their claims of God’s exclusive favour.

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Early Hominem. Neanderthals. Evolution.

by solameguy12 in

so i grew up as a witness but i’m no longer active, i have some family that still practices very seriously.

but i don’t want to ask them my question.

but what does the bible and teaching’s of jw’s say about early hominids?

Vidiot

The Org can never budge on evolution.

Genesis-as-literal-history is too deeply baked into WT cosmology.

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Noah's Ark - Kentucky

by BoogerMan in

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regardless of belief/non-belief in the bible account, why is the ark nearly always depicted by both believers & non-believers as a huge boat, with a rounded hull & stern, and a tapered bow?

https://arkencounter.com/ .

the ark was crate shaped according to the measurements.

Vidiot

I still find it funny that Ken Hamm’s ark needed modern, state-of-the-art construction technology to build.

😏

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1975 selling of houses

by Paul Bonanno in

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friends

as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.

do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.

Vidiot

TonysOH - “…If Armageddon will come when it is least expected, then it will never happen for JWs. They are in constant expectation of it…”

This.

And they’re specifically told to be in “constant expectation” of it.

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POLICE

by BoogerMan in

on halloween night, police arrested two people who were dressed up individually as a battery and a firework rocket.

they charged one and let the other off.. police in london are investigating the theft of dogs throughout the city.. they don't have any leads.. i found a large box filled with kodak 35 mm camera film, and handed it in to the police.. they said they'd let me know if there were any developments.. police recovered a valuable stolen microscope.. they say they're looking into it.. yorkshire police can't establish what's wrong with the sat-navs in their new fleet of squad cars.. they're still looking for leeds.. police are investigating the theft of a perpetual motion device.

they say it's an ongoing inquiry.. the old ones are the best!

Vidiot

I like a lot of Brit comedians.

It’s weird…

…I tried reading “The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy” way back when I was a young guy, and couldn’t get it.

A few years later, though, I watched the BBC miniseries, and laughed my ass off.

Reattemped the novels, and couldn’t put them down.

Go figure.