Posts by punkofnice

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Love - the Identifying Mark of Real Christians?

by LostintheFog1999 in

the jws are fond of quoting john 13:35 that love is the identifying mark of the true religion claiming that only they have this love among themselves.

they love each other.. i was reading the gospel of luke today and thought about the words of jesus luke 6:32-35 niv, “if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?

even sinners love those who love them.

punkofnice

Foggy - I looked at some church commentaries

When I was a believer I found the Wm Barclay commentaries most edifying. If I recall, he was Free Church of Scotland.

As far as 'love' is concerned, I really don't believe people have this in buckets full. From my bitter experience, it only goes so far. Even the most highly professing member of any 'loving' faith has limits. I wonder if it's because there is no real altruistic person alive. As speaking creatures, humans are by and large a huge let down in the end.

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What happened to Catholic church bashing.

by Hellothere in

i remember back in the 80s almost every awake and watchtower magazine, think all, hade an article about how bad and evil catholic church was.

what happened to all the bashing?

was it because people in catholic countries got offended?

punkofnice

wannaexit - they don't bash the catholic church because watchtower has more pedos then the church

I was thinking this too. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't trade info secretly. (I'm being ironic BTW).

No wonder TOMO is always 'as a newt' and slurring his words. The jealousy must be strong in him if the Catholics are still his competition.

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PIMO but to scared to talk about doubts

by Indoubtbigtime in

i am pimo but too scared to talk about my doubts with anyone for fear of being shunned.

i know many now have doubts that the vaccines are safe and effective this is as good as doubting the gb.

you can it say anything in doubt about the vaccines because the gb still act like salesmen for big pharmaceuticals .

punkofnice

there is plenty of evidence now that the vaccines are not safe or effective but in fact the opposite is true

Not what I was referring to. I was referring to the GB getting a bung or bit of poppy from the Drug Corps.

there is also plenty of evidence that the GBody has acted like salesmen for big pharma

Perhaps. But I was making the point that there is no evidence that I have actually seen, to prove the GB are getting a tickle from Big Pharma. Like you say 'acted like'. That's a massive difference from 'actually did'. It's not 'evidence' as such. Just because we convince ourselves it's true don't mean sweet fanny Adams.

I don’t honk they were paid to push the shots but they were threatened with losing charitable tax free status

Honk?

I'm interested. Where is this threat to be found? Have the WT said so? If so where?

Beware of 'confirmation bias', mate. This is a Watchtower(tm) mind-set.

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PIMO but to scared to talk about doubts

by Indoubtbigtime in

i am pimo but too scared to talk about my doubts with anyone for fear of being shunned.

i know many now have doubts that the vaccines are safe and effective this is as good as doubting the gb.

you can it say anything in doubt about the vaccines because the gb still act like salesmen for big pharmaceuticals .

punkofnice

I am PIMO but too scared to talk about my doubts with anyone for fear of being shunned

That's normal. You talk here though, so that's a good step.

the GB still act like salesmen for big pharmaceuticals

Maybe they are, but it's unknown until evidence is supplied. It'd be one way for TOMO to get his booze.

I wonder how many have doubts about the GB teaching....

I think you covered this on 2 threads already.

There's no telling who is mentally out but staying in and it's best not to ask the Jobots themselves.

Perhaps you could take the option to 'fade'?

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How many doubt the GB official teaching about who will survive

by Indoubtbigtime in

i wonder how many have doubts about the gb teaching that only baptised jws would survive the big a?

even then they still only say you may make it as with unbaptised kids of jdubs.

i think most people physically in don’t agree with the gb on this and are hoping jehovah would let other good people into the new world even if they are not baptised jws.

punkofnice

the brainwashing has has been so strong that if you doubt the GB then you may be shunned

We will never know the numbers. Individuals won't let on because of the dire ramifications of disagreeing with the Governing Body(tm) (Pee be upon them). The shunning/disfellowshipping(tm) proves the Watchtower(tm) is a cult....a big business pretending to be a religion so TOMO can remain permanently Brahms and Liszt on fine whiskey.

the Jobots that doubt will probably brush it off as 'they're just imperfect men doing their best.'

Wake up Jobots, these are disgusting Corporation(tm) men who probably don't believe in God themselves. Hence, why TOMO always seems to be drunk, slurring his words. Not to mention, they empower paedophiles willingly.

hoping Jehovah would let other good people into the new world even if they are not baptised JWs

IMHO, it's a pity people have to believe in Jehovah(tm) or any God at all. I wouldn't say I'm an atheist as such, more awaiting evidence that an invisible man in the sky exists.

I reserve my judgement on a God/s until I see actual evidence. Not the psychosis of tribes that believe because that's what their culture told them.

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Predictions for 2014

by PYRAMIDSCHEME in

jw
friends

i predict that elvis will return to us...invisibly.

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what are yours?.

punkofnice

I predict our self serving politicians will continue to lie to us, rake in money and leave the country broken.

I predict the UK will become a neo-feudalist hell-scape by 2025.

I predict all the sheeple will continue to do whatever they are told by government and MMM, passively surrendering to their unwitting enslavement. If they are told to clap for the NHS on a Thursday, they will comply, glassy eyed and ignorant.

I predict the politicians will continue to cajole the passive sheeple into willingly doing whatever the Governments and MMM tell them to do, like wear a face nappy or take an experimental jab so that they can then virtue signal to the other tribes.

I predict dim-witted children will be born to trailer trash parents by the thousands (at least), out numbering intelligent people. The world will be exactly like Idiocracy.

I predict Aliens will land and probe us all on a regular basis until we agree to giving them all the Pumpernickel we own.

Spot the odd one out.

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The real numbers for yearly report.

by Hellothere in

what do you think are the real numbers for yearly report?

they can't be real the ones watchtower published.

last 20 years i have seen large groups of young people in my area abandon watchtower.

punkofnice

My Dad was a manager in a Cost Office.

He often used to say, 'You can do anything with figures to make things go in your favour.' (Because he was British, he used the 'U' in 'Favour'. See how international we are).

What he meant was that you can't trust what's on the surface because it might not be so.

When organisations (With an 'S' not a 'Z' because that's how it is here), make declarations of stats and figures.........

...........why believe what they say? I don't.

With Watchtower Corporation(tm), are they taking into account all the expensive whiskey TOMO 3rd is getting drunk on every day?

There was this Elder(tm) in my last congregation(tm), bit of dimwit used to 'prove' the Corporation(tm) had Jehovah's(tm) blessing by saying, 'Look at the growth!'

What a niiny!

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Jehovah's Witnesses in the news....UK Ex JW Celebrity to host new documentary on JWs.

by Balaamsass2 in

rebekah vardy hosting a new documentary.

"rebekah vardy reinventing herself as a documentary host after wagatha christie ordeal.

the mum-of-five, who is married to football star jamie vardy, is reported to be turning her hand to documentary making and will soon film a show about jehovah’s witnesses.

punkofnice

It sounds as interesting as terminal constipation.

Yet more TV I won't watch.

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Serena Williams baptism pics

by blondie in

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friends

https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-serena-williams-baptized-jehovah-s-witness .

punkofnice

tonus - "Being a Jehovah’s Witness is important to me, but I’ve never really practiced it and have been wanting to get into it."

How did she get through the Baptism Questions(tm)? How die the Elders(tm) ever agree to her getting craptised?

Oh, wait..........my bad. She has MONEY.

Fear no more TOMO 3rd, your whiskey and permanent drunken state are now paid for!!!!

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Serena Williams allegedly baptized this weekend

by neat blue dog in

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not sure if this is fake news or not..

punkofnice

I thought the 1st picture was Joey Ramone.

Well, if she wants to ruin her life, let her go ahead. I don't care.

I'm sure her finances to the Corporation(tm) will keep TOMO 3rd drunk for the rest of his life.