Posts by RayPublisher

if a christian's speech or behaviour is contrary to god's standards as expressed in the bible, the scriptures give clear directions on how such a person should be treated, in order to benefit the individual and the christian congregation.

(matthew 18:15-17 galatians 6:1) what jesus says at matthew 18:17 is of paramount importance as to how an unrepentant christian wrongdoer should be treated; "if he does not listen even to the congregation, let him be to you just as a man of the nations and as a tax collector.

god's son gives two commands here, both of which have been distorted by men.

RayPublisher

Searcher

Good info. May I suggest you use a more normal font size? The huge bold italic text was pretty hard to read on my browser. Just an FYI.

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Are Horse Steaks on your Grocery List

by designs in

congress has lifted a 5 year ban on horse meat, for the non-vegans are you game.. i remember being in france, nice, and walking into a boucherie chevaline (horse butcher) and seeing a skinned horse hanging on the hooks.

vivande de cheval, its a big animal to see up close in that condition.

had a great buffalo steak the other night with my son at a local restaurant..

RayPublisher

Had horse for the first time on my trip to Swizterland last October...it was delicious.

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The Apostate Boogeyman--a figment of JW imagination

by Londo111 in

apostates are a figment of the jw imagination.

not necessarily the dictionary definition of the word apostate, which simply means a person who leaves their religion, for by that definition everyone who leaves a religion to become a jw is an apostate--but the jw conception of the apostate, both as an individual and as a 'group' is imaginary.. .

for starters, the watchtower goes beyond the definition of merely leaving the religion, if a person disagrees with a doctrine or practice of the organization, even if they dont voice it, that is a thoughtcrime called apostasy.

RayPublisher

As usual I am late to the party...

I just read your essay and it is brilliant Londo!

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A Visit From a Jehovah's Witness Elder

by RayPublisher in

here's an interview with my buddy gregg i did last year when an elder visited him.

he was a bit shook up at the time but he handled himself really well imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kg6ehebenm.

RayPublisher

Me: The earth is round.

Yan Bibiyan:Speculative; no sources of proof are cited. Also innaccurate, as the earth is actually not perfectly spherical and deviates by .0023%.

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Me:I wasn't making a scientific observation...was just saying that everyone knows the earth is round.

Yan Bibiyan:"Everyone" knows no such thing. Some people are brain damaged, mentally challenged, or unschooled and hence do not "know" that the earth is round due to never learning it or not have the mental capacity to understand the concept.

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Me: Okay you win dude...

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Julia's Inquisition - Two elders, the full version! I want you all to see this.

by Julia Orwell in

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friends

sorry it's gonna be long winded.

i've done my best to reconstruct from memory.

my husband was next to me the whole time.

RayPublisher

Awesome job Julia! Thanks for sharing. My next question:

DID YOU RECORD IT? Please say yes and let's put it online! :-)

Can you imagine if every single one of us that meets with these guys recorded and posted it?

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At over 60 years in the Cult, Is Lois Lane the Longest serving JW wake up here?

by cantleave in

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i was in 42 years and thought that was a long time.

do you know anyone else who woke up after being in 60 or 70 years?

it gives me hope that maybe my mum will wake up..................................

RayPublisher

It's never too late that's for sure.

"Get busy living, or get busy dying"

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JW Bombed

by LouBelle in

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friends

on friday the 1st of march, i went to my cousins 21st birthday celebration - she has never been a jw.

my other cousins (twins) were introduced by my mother to the faith over 20 years ago (they are now 38) and got baptised when they were about 19. they both weren't that "strong" in the faith and married "worldly partners" and stopped going to meetings.. they knew i had left and i presumed they knew i was disfellowshipped for apostacy.. at the party the one twin came over to me and we chatted about life etc and she says "oh carl is going to start studying" - i looked at her a little odd and asked what it was as he already had a financial degree.

"no silly, he is going to study the truth" my face must have been a picture and in a very high voiced squeaked why would he ever consider that, he is an intellecutal guy....... she continued about how the people had changed and were so much better than when we were younger.

RayPublisher

LouBelle

You kept your composure and gave a principled answer- AWESOME job. That's all we have to do when they pressure us.

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Wack ass J-dub apologist channel on YouTube.

by Joliette in

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friends

i'm trying to post the video, but the name of the youtube channel is named micheal rankin.

he suddenly stopped making youtube videos.. can't post in google chrome.. .

okay, never mind here it goes:.

RayPublisher

Joileete thanks for sharing this! There are more and more of these types online every day. My YouTube channel JWStruggle has a fresh comment from a JW Apologist almost every day of the week.

And worse, these guys are voting down comments and websites like this one using WOT (Web of Trust) and other voting methods to suppress anything critical of the WT constantly.