Maybe it always was but I didn't notice, but this religion seems to be becoming more and more like a comic book story. A 14 year old's fantasy. Then again a lot of the bible seems a bit fantastical. The story of Sampson comes to mind.
mynameislame
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Watch out, here comes the Governing Body!
by neat blue dog ina picture in this week's wt shows the annointed after being raised to heaven, when they start "smashing the nations".
creepy!!
i imagine am3 is out front, it seems like something he's eager for.
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mynameislame
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Can a righteous God be one-sided?
by RULES & REGULATIONS ina mother and her four young daughters — the oldest of whom was 6 — died in a residential fire wednesday morning in des plaines, il.
officials said.. four young children and one adult were killed in a house fire in the 700 block of west oakton street in des plaines, jan. 27, 2021.. .
after 45 years as a jehovah's witness, this tragic story really has me really questioning if there really is a god?
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mynameislame
The argument I would make is; More JWs equals more people saved so in effect a KH would be more important than the lives of a couple people that can be resurrected anyway.
I'm also pretty sure that hurricane they brag about went on to devastate several other islands in the area.
Of course Brady getting another Superbowl ring trumps everything.
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Quoting out of context - ever justified?
by cognisonance injw literature on subjects such as creation vs. evolution often quote out of context, with the most recent material (the newest brochures) acknowledging that often those quoted to support the jw viewpoint do believe in evolution nonetheless.
sometimes indeed quotes in jw literature are just outright misquotes, leaving off preceding or succeeding words (or sentences) that would completely alter the meaning of the source sited (i.e.
carl sagans quote, the fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a great designer is indeed a flat out misquote).. .
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mynameislame
I'd be surprised if the JWs lie wasn't where they got the quote, not the quote itself.
I assume they just quote someone else's faulty research into the matter.
In other words Reverend Liesalot misquoted Carl Sagan. The JWs quoted the good reverend without giving them credit.
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What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?
by minimus infreedom!
not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.
not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..
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mynameislame
Realizing it's not me it's them.
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Ministry school
by road to nowhere inwhat is the purpose?
the skits are not real.
i have been assigned a reading again.
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mynameislame
Probably helps with the tax exempt requirements for religion.
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Do exJws Easily Accept What They Are Told?
by minimus inwe were told that we needed to accept whatever we were directed to by the governing body and elders.
eventually we rebelled and left the organization.
do you think former jehovah’s witnesses seem to question authority more than others?
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mynameislame
Thing I miss most about being a JW is always having the answer.
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Drinking during Prohibition
by Davros induring a recent conversation i had with someone, a question came up that i really don't know the answer to.
did jw's still drink during prohibition in the us during the 1920's until it's repeal in 1933?
was alcoholic beverages considered forbidden and possibly subject to disfellowshipping?.
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mynameislame
Interesting "Earnest" they are still calling marijuana addictive. Even when I was a hardcore jw their changing the definition of addictive to include pot bothered me.
And as we all know alcohol isn't the least bit additive.
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Are faders like me just cowards? Should I show my face?
by Witness 007 ini feel bad i just faded away and did not "come out" as an apostate hater.
my mum died refusing blood and still i hang back my wife still has witness friends and goes to the memorial every year..
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mynameislame
I would say just fade. Every once in a while you run into an old JW friend and it's still nice to catch up.
Making a statement about leaving isn't going to change anyone's mind.
If you need closure address the people you need closure with.
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Jehovah`s Witnesses owe their existence to Christendom`s groundwork.
by smiddy3 in1.jehovah`s witnesses base their bible on christendoms determination of what books of scripture were to become what is known as the bible today,going back to the third century ad.. there were many ,many other books of scripture in existence at that time that these men decided in their own imperfect wisdom not to include them .. where it suited them the jw / gb would use the research of christendoms learned men who compiled bible dictionary`s and bible concordances.. 2.by far the vast majority of jehovah`s witnesses today are off-shoots of many of christendom`s religions from whom they poached members from and then gave birth to their own offspring to grow in numbers.. with all of there self praise of witnessing in all of the earth ,it is mainly wholly contained in lands where christendom has established the major religion of that land and jw`s have poached the most vulnerable people of that time.. 3.how many thousands of people have they converted in bangladesh ?
pakistan ?
china ?
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mynameislame
Thinking about it I'm surprised they didn't decide to add or remove a couple of books just to maintain their we're different but the same facade.
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Larry King died of COVID
by pistolpete inthe reason i familiar with larry king is because of all his wives.
king became well known for his repeat trips to the altar, marrying a total of eight times .
in the resurrection, which woman does larry get?.
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mynameislame
In the resurrection, which woman does Larry get?
I'm pretty sure there's an actual, not taken out of context, scripture that addresses that very question.