Comparing yourself to the Catholic Church to make yourself look good is like, well like comparing yourself the Catholic Church to make yourself look good.
mynameislame
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Wanting articles on statistics for the incidence of csa between the Catholic Church and JW
by joe134cd inhad an ultra jw relative say to me the there are only a few examples of csa in the jws.
the catholics are significantly worse.
i’m after statistical information that proves him wrong.
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The Mormons are building new Temples while Watchtower is downsizing.
by greenhornet inhttps://www.deseret.com/faith/2021/4/4/22364730/president-nelson-unveils-plans-for-the-church-to-build-20-new-temples-mormon-lds.
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mynameislame
You think it shows they have god's blessing? I'm sure they do.
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Not talking about Easter but shouldn't jw's be giving a public talk about the death and resurrection of Jesus this time of the year?
by nowwhat? inafter all we do know the date when this occurred unlike his birth.
isn't this the foundation of the christian faith?
and the biggest event in mankind's history?
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mynameislame
don't they usually have a special talk the Sunday after the memorial? I've been to plenty of them but I had the super-power of being able to not listen so don't remember what they were generally about. Probably more about getting the non-jw memorial visitors to sign up than about Jesus I suspect.
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Mormon Apologetic Article - JW comparisons etc
by dozy inhttps://www.spectator.co.uk/article/what-mormons-like-me-really-believe.
from an ex-jw perspective , i was quite interested in the above article , which the spectator ( presumably ) felt obligated for legal reasons to publish to allow a response to a rather unfavourable article below.. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-troubling-history-of-mormonism.
the arguments are fairly rehearsed and often used by jw "spokesmen".
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mynameislame
My thoughts
I could see Mormons including the dead among their ranks. If I understand correctly there is a way for them to even baptize the dead.
It is still a high control religion where, if it is for you it works. But not so great if you want to leave.
The guy in the "What Mormons like me really believe" seems to have forgotten to mention " temple garments", The special underwear that Mormons seem to wear at all times.
And the "We worship Jesus" line is right out of cult 101.
I wonder who came up with the no-trinity doctrine first? Did we steal that from the Mormons?
One things Mormons prove is that going to college won't necessarily ruin your beliefs even if those beliefs are a bit crazy. I bet JWs have lost a lot more children by forbidding them to go to college.
Mormons do seem genuinely nice. There was a Mormon family on the 90 day fiance and they really went out of their way to make the woman feel comfortable.
Even South Park seemed somewhat pro-Mormon in the "All About Mormons" episode.
Of course that could all be love bombing and things change once you sign up.
Somehow that doesn't appear to be the case. There's plenty of people on the ex-mormon sub-reddit that would probably disagree.
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False memorial partakers deserve to die???
by Jofi_Wofo inevery memorial, much emphasis is placed on making sure that only the (self-proclaimed) anointed partake in the emblems.
this year, however, the speaker at my wife's congregation presented it as an even more serious matter.
he likened it to individuals in ancient israel who sought position of the priesthood despite never been appointed by jehovah.
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mynameislame
I saw a reddit post the other day where they asked everyone to fill out a zoom survey with how many people attended but they didn't ask how many people partook.
I wonder if that was the norm.
I think the JWs did more to diminish my compassion and trust of other people than all the violent video games and violent movies I had to avoid put together ever would have.
The problem is the JWs don't really think about the consequences of their "beliefs" coming true.
Millions now living will never die sounds much better than billions now living will be slaughtered and you'll be left behind to clean up. Even if those crows that seem to be bigger than they used to be do the majority of the heavy lifting, there will still be a lot of skeletons lying around for a very long time. I assume that not all JWs will make it either, so there's sure to be several people cleaning up their ex-best friend's dead body. But you mustn't feel sad, oh no. The consequences of that is you ending up right there next to them. Best to tell yourself you knew it all along and move on.
Let's not forget abandoned cities and infrastructure all over the place. Makes me wonder if they'll eventually be forbidden from archaeology because they might find something that gives them ideas.
I assume you won't be instantly made perfect after the big a, so there's sure to be some conflict and complaining. If bible history tells us anything, god rewards complaining by showing you that it can definitely get worse. Heck, Adam and Eve prove that even perfection isn't a guarantee of a satisfactory outcome.
Don't even get me started on what it would mean to literally live forever and ever and ever... Especially the JW version, an endless parade of picnics. Funny how there's always children in those pictures. According to bible history it took 8 people about what, 5000 years to pretty much fill the earth? How long will eight million, plus the resurrected take? Children will be a thing of the past in fairly short order. Oh yea the resurrected won't be having children. Hope they enjoy babysitting.
Finally, what happens if someone sins? Adam and Eve did and they were perfect so I expect it is going to happen eventually. Sooner or later they will all completely forget the past. That means they will eventually repeat it. Since god no longer has anything to prove sinners can be dealt with immediately. Will they just disappear? Will they be used as a warning? Will JWs still have to be ready to stop thinking of someone as a friend in an instant? At least with disfellowshipping you can hope they'll eventually come back. Not so when your best friend of 5 billion years decides he want's a bite of that apple. Will there be a world wide announcement? How will they spin it? So and So is no longer a member of living society. You won't know why but they will give a talk the next day about how it is wrong to eat apples so everyone will figure it out. Then everyone goes back to normal pretending so and so never existed and telling themselves just how wonderful their lives are.
This letter is brought to you by God through the earthly helper class, through the 144,000 in heaven, through Jesus (remember him?)
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Social Trends - Male underwear as hot fashion
by fulltimestudent induring australia's lockdowns and other reactions to the batty virus.
i've been spending more time studying my history interests via the internet and its many possibilities.
one area is quite interesting.
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mynameislame
Gone are the days when a guy could just use an old pair of socks to impress the ladies.
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The Wwatchtower turning into a real laughing Stock
by Overrated inover the years watchtower has turned into a real joke in the world scene.
with the lawsuits, downsizing and decreasing numbers.
what they use to be is gone and they will never recover the numbers they once had.
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mynameislame
It seems to me they started waning on their principles so now they have none.
Blood fractions, alternative military service and the likes are all the things they backed down on losing a little respect along the way. Their refusal to admit they were wrong about those things doesn't help anything either.
Tthe religion is about lying about who they are to appear as close to being part of the world that they claim to be no part of. Ask any JW why they are weird and they will have a ready answer on why they aren't.
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mynameislame
found a couple references that might help in your search
(seems you can get by the paywall by refreshing?
And this on pintrest
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The Craziness of JW's.
by Overrated inmy dad and i would work on different "pioneers" vehicles in our kingdumb hell.
and to nuts and bolts they where real "hoopties" anytime ready for the crusher.
both my dad and i would work with our skills to keep their cars running since they don't have a real job to get a real working car.
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mynameislame
That's true overrated. Most or all of the people I helped out were appreciative and I wouldn't feel bad helping them out even now. I remember getting called arrogant because I said I could use my car in field service but I needed gas money because I was broke. The best part is the man that said it never offered to use his car.
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Suicide rates jump 50% amongst young people number one cause.
by Yomama insocial isolation.
unloving shunning..
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mynameislame
I got lucky when I was a JW, there were loads of young people in my hall so that I could pick and choose who to be friends with, and my dad was an elder so I was automatically on the nice list.
I can't imagine how it would be for someone with limit choices.
Someone once said, (it might have even been on this site), the best way to get the JWs to stop contacting you is to get baptized then become discouraged or depressed.