Posts by Half banana

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WTBTS / GBoJW elevating status of their literature

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

the following is a brief examination of one disturbing paragraph in the august 2016 study watchtower - "do you see the need to make spiritual progress?"11.

what spiritual qualities can we work to develop, and why are they important?

11 develop spiritual qualities.

Half banana

It should become better known that Jehovah's Witnesses are not students of the Bible. They are simply students of the Watchtower's interpretations of the Bible.

Having said that, what serious student of anything would only look at the surface of things? Would a geologist only consider the surface geology? Would a doctor only look at the patient's skin? Would a structural engineer just look at the nuts and bolts of his structure?

By deliberately avoiding academic investigation of the origins of the Bible texts, the WTBTS has followed the path of the Roman Catholic Church and decided that the Biblical canon is sacred and along with Watchtower literature that; these are all we ever need to read.

This thinking is so shallow and logically flawed.

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Jehovah protects his people. Did he ever protect you?

by TimeBandit in

jw
friends

hello forum.

i started this topic because i had been thinking recently about a story that i had heard many times in different congregations over the years.

kind of a jw urban legend if you will.

Half banana

Total fantasy... like everything to do with JWs and their org-------------------- Big J can do nothing, he never does anything, never has done anything, least of all protect people from harm.

Jehovah is a completely childish superstition.

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Life of Brian

by berrygerry in

i was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.

Half banana

The world is a better place because of The Life of Brian.

Are there fans here from North America or is it a UK thing?

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DOOM and LUXURY : the Watchtower Elite prepares for the GREAT TRIBULATION

by TerryWalstrom in

boondoggles and preppers watchtower style!

a religion of doom and luxury!.

in 1866, the times of london wrote:.

Half banana

I wonder if the Welsh Assembly have funds to give to organisations prepared to translate their material into the Welsh language? This is what money grabbing organisations would be interested in...

To my knowledge, and I would happily be corrected, all Welsh speakers also speak English. So why bother?

To translate religious propaganda into a virtually dead language is a waste of effort. To translate the useless rubbish from the columns of the Watchtower which nobody reads except those who do it out of misplaced duty into a language which nobody needs to speak........................ is bonkers!

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How long can this cult remain with only kids becoming members?

by Crazyguy in

it's become clear that very few from outside the religion are joining anymore.

if only the kids of the people that are already in are the one replacing the members as they die off and 50% let's say of the kids leave then how long can they realistically last before the downturn becomes obvious?.

Half banana

@ Crazy guy,It is premature to declare that all is lost for the JW org but indeed it looks like the publisher increase is now done through breeding new JWs and not from field service.

Calling from door to door is now so unpopular that even the men at the top must be acknowledging it. Carts are not what they were hyped to be and the art of avoiding calling on people has developed in such a way that it's still possible to do next to nothing and technically call it reporting time. Of course there are those who are awake who in good conscience count time they didn't do.

The whole ritual of being a JW is becoming a hollow show of outward conformity but inner resistance...may it increase enormously!

My big hope is that the GB will realise that the Watchtower has had its day and that the internet and free information has won.

I hope that this will translate into acceptance that it is over and that the Watchtower will morph into a social club with the bar for joining lowered. Those with a flicker of intelligence will flee from its mindless paranoia.

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Evolution is a Fact #33 - A Tale about Tails

by cofty in

humans are classified as apes.. apes don't have tails.. except when they do.. we used to have tails.

i don't mean "we" as a species; i mean you and i as individuals.

we all had tails.. embryologists divide the development of a human embryo into 23 "carnegie stages" based on multiple physical features.

Half banana

Thanks for info Cofty.

There is never found irrefutable evidence for direct and independent creation.

Your subject of tails in primates is a solid evidence for us being placed on the evolutionary continuum. Even in the improbable event of an example found of a creature which had no connection to the phylogenetic tree; it would still not invalidate the truthfulness of evolution.

There is simply no sensible evidence for an invisible being making all things, it is just silly puerile thinking distorted by religious programming.

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EdenOne, Mrs. Eden & Son: DISASSOCIATED!

by EdenOne in

great news!.

we are free!.

as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.

Half banana

Well done Eden, the whole (close) family free...what a joy!

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What does the JW organisation do for the world?

by Half banana in

it gives nothing, it only takes.

it preaches the end but continues to commute its financial ‘winnings’ into bricks and mortar investments and enjoys the prestige of a world-wide portfolio worth billions.

the constant postponement of armageddon only helps this business model so the administration is happy.

Half banana

You've got me there ttdtt, I've no idea what MEPS is and when looking it up, it's still not clear which version of the acronym you mean...

It's a horrid religion though! A huge ugly parasite as mentioned by LHG.

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Are the witnesses really False prophets?

by MrTheocratic in

when you read the following statements from the wt.

organization... do they satisfy you?

or better stated...... should you be satisfied by there answers?.

Half banana

Outlaw, just wonderin', have you any idea what "braaak" might mean?

@ Londo, that's an astonishing and foolish statement from the WT, May 1 2014, not recognising its own total failure in the same area. It is the pot calling the kettle black.

Do they actually realize they are in the same boat but must put on a macho show of superiority for the sake of partizan loyalty? Is end time prediction now a hopeless failure and cynically reduced to merely a game?

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What does the JW organisation do for the world?

by Half banana in

it gives nothing, it only takes.

it preaches the end but continues to commute its financial ‘winnings’ into bricks and mortar investments and enjoys the prestige of a world-wide portfolio worth billions.

the constant postponement of armageddon only helps this business model so the administration is happy.

Half banana

I agree with you TTWSYF, the Watchtower is the world’s most uncharitable charity. Yes Outlaw it truly is a monumental scam. At least other religions actually have feelings for other people and in the name of God they help others in need.

The JW org condemn charity yet they are very happy to help themselves to the tax benefits of being called a "charity". What hypocrisy! Take, take, take is the motto of the governing body. Yet it is the psychological harm it does to the born-ins and young followers that must be told to the world.

We need to let people know that the JW org steals people’s lives, it takes away their freedom to choose their life course and that it stifles the natural human spirit.

I despair at the undeserved power this corrupt organisation has in controlling its unfortunate and deluded members.