Topics Started by DarioKehl

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WTS checklist for Elders to destroy evidence?
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/3t1yp7/marc_and_cora_posted_on_utube/.

hot off the presses from exjw reddit earlier today.

massive leak in uk.. if true, this is big (and very, very disturbing)..
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Help Me Undertand...
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according to the 2014 annual report:.

"worldwide, there are 115,416 congregations of jehovahs witnesses and 8,201,545 publishers.".

i don't understand how the borg is facing financial difficulty.
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Breaking News: Debbie McDaniel's House Vandalized Overnight with JW Threats!
by DarioKehl in
1. social
2. current
https://www.revealnews.org/article/she-spoke-about-jehovahs-witness-abuse-and-her-home-was-vandalized/i've been watching this gal all week too in addition to the rc developments in australia.

they just ran an article about her yesterday, and she found this vandalism this morning.

i hope it's not staged because that would hurt her credibility, but they ran with this story today:.
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Synthetic Blood in 2 Years? How Will the GB Shoot This Down?
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. medical
interesting read.

if they already allow "fractions," there's no way they can ban this.. here:www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-to-give-volunteers-synthetic-blood-made-in-a-laboratory-within-two-years-10343279.html.
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Another "damned if they do/don't" Thread & the Perpetual Motion Machine
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a few days ago, a jw apologist posted a thread with a similar title.

although he was defending their behavior, i've observed this cycle as well.

i have a different spin on it, though.. how often do you see posts from people who are upset that "no one even bothers to check in on me," only to read as many threads about "they keep calling & texting--why won't they leave me alone?
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They're Making it Impossible to Fade
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for those of you who have already faded due to family still being in, have you noticed how the noose is tightening?.

if it's not memorial, it's special day assembly.

if it's not that, it's convention or the special talk.
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A Toast to Windchimes
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i recently researched on jw dot org why toasts are not allowed.

in the article, they candidly admit that wedding bands also have pagan origins, but their modern understanding trumps this fact since they serve another function: signifying whether or not a person is married.

same with neck ties, i guess (although their pagan origins were not mentioned in the article).
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"Evidence" of a "smokelike pall"... This was the last straw for me back in 2008. Fade began with this:
by DarioKehl in
1. jw
2. experiences
from that nutty red book of insanity, the grand climax at hand book, chapter 22, paragraphs 7 & 8. .

i had my doubts since childhood.

i went along with it to please people.
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Hypothetical RE: Gay Marriage
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the setup:.

the supreme court rules in favor of gay marriage across the board, regardless of state constitutions in the next few weeks.. a gay couple get happily married.

several months go by and one of them is contacted at the door by jws.
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Interesting Comment From an Active Elder
by DarioKehl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was recently speaking to an elder "off the record" while helping him do some house repairs.

i have a comfortable enough relationship to speak openly with him about things, but am careful to disclose the extent of my disbelief in wt doctrine.

anyway, this guy wouldn't last a day in the mafia because he can't keep anything confidential.