Posts by OverlappingGeneralizations

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That old time religion............JW.Org

by punkofnice in

i had a secret conversation with a dyed in the wool jw recently.. they told me that they felt that the organisation now was a different religion to the 'good old days' when knorr was the boss.

the books were more interesting.

the zeal was there.

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Like I said in an earlier post, SEEING the governing body is what woke me up. They should have stayed behind the magic curtain.

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"So that we will not be confused with salesmen, it is best not to mention the donation arrangement unless we are asked..."

by Island Man in

"so that we will not be confused with salesmen, it is best not to mention the donation arrangement unless we are asked how our work is financed.".

this damning quote is found on page 1 of the september 2015 our kingdom ministry, the last sentence in the 3rd bullet point under the sub-heading how to do it.

this quote amounts to an implicit admission that the jw practice of mentioning the donation arrangement to householders at the door, makes them look like door to door salesmen.. why would "jehovah's organization" be engaging in a practice that is nothing more than a transparent attempt at undercover soliciting?

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"...we are not peddlers of the word of God as many men are..."

When I hear "peddlers of the word" I always picture bicycling Mormons...

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Special talk yesterday?

by TweetieBird in

jw
friends

i got a call from my mother-in-law the other day begging me to go to the hall this past sunday for a special talk.

i didn't go but was wondering what the deal is?

details please..

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Probably just a CO visit. Nothing special around here.

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Is this a subtle clue that the leaders really see the "great tribulation" of the WT coming soon?

by never a jw in

similarly, we cannotexpect that the future interruption inthe great tribulation will result in aninflux of new believers.

rather, it willbe an opportunity for all true believersto prove their love for jehovah andgive their support to christs brothers.. (par.

7, page 16, wt july 2015).

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"Would you be willing to sign over your possessions to us, so we can "watch over your valuable things" while you flee to the figurative mountains, the underground bunker (sponsored by Kool-Aid), in Warwick? A former United States President was quoted as saying 'Read my lips! Armageddon is Nigh!' - Footnote, New York Times 1988. Ghandi once said 'Live as if you were to die tomorrow, donate like you mean it, bitches'. So let us fill the contribution boxes, in anti-typical fulfillment of the great filling of the Kool-Aid bunker. And for the love of Jah, don't forget to bring a fresh pair of khakis and a picnic basket for the new order just ahead!"

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Why bother creating all the other galaxies?

by purrpurr in

i'm still reading and researching the bible.

a thought occurred to me... the universe is so huge and full yet most of it cannot be seen by the naked human eye.. while jw's could claim that god created the stars to look pretty/ for navigation... what about the rest that cannot be seen?

the huge never ending mass of universe that the bronze age writers of the bible had no idea about?.

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What if for every inhabitable planet, there is a different Satan? God had to create enough planets to cast all of the rebel angels to each one. Life forms on each planet exist only to keep all of the Satans busy.

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Watchtard Dancing Around the Word "Rapture"

by freemindfade in

there were so many things wrong with this weeks watchtower, its hard to pick one, but one that really bothered me was this watchtower business and their delivery.

i have never seen them quite have to explain something away like this in a study article like this before.

shows me they are battling people feeling confused.

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"They will be transferred, with the twinkling of an eye... and their physical bodies disposed of..."

In other words, when the GB makes off with the money and disappears (to the Camen Islands), we're supposed to think they were "non-raptured" away. And when Sister-thinks-she's-annointed is still munching crackers at the memorial, we'll all know she was faking it. The heretic!

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I JUST FOUND out that my husband was in one of the Dramas at the RC

by PaintedToeNail in

jw
friends

i just learned that my husband was in one of the dramas at this year's rc.

i have no idea which one.

the way that i found out is: while looking for a confirmation email for a plane trip we are making, i opened his account.

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Wow, I thought it was sneaky to be posting here.

How could he get away with being in an RC drama and you didn't know? He must come home dressed like an Arab pretty frequently.

LOL sorry, I just had to. I picture him coming through the door looking like Aladdin, and you're like "where have you been?" and he's like "What? At the office, duh!" Then he sees his reflection in the mirror and realizes he forgot to take his costume off and he cringes...

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Jehovah's Witnesses want to invite you to their newly refurbished hall!

by username in

i just seen this on goggle news.

a report into a hall actually being refurbished!.

http://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage_s_jehovah_s_witnesses_celebrate_worship_hall_s_makeover_and_invite_public_to_come_along_1_4228859.

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I know on the bottom of our chairs, they are branded... "CHURCH CHAIRS"! Oh no! Get off of her my people!

I agree though, with no armrests, how will the brothers hold their heads up and pretend to be deep in thought while sleeping? Well, I suppose now they can lay down across several seats to sleep.

I know the obese "friends" were always complaining about the armrest chairs being too small. Looks like Jah has answered their prayers.

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Hi Everyone. Answer to prayer countdown...

by Stumpy in

jw
friends

i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.

you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!

what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.

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This whole topic has been a great read. Thank you.

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Thinking about taking my fiance to a meeting.. going as a "worldly person"

by OneStepOut93 in

i may take my fiance to a meeting.

give them fake names and just see how my fiance reacts.

he's been curious about seeing what i hated so much about the whole thing (not that he'll really understand everything, i mean of course he never will to my extent but)... i'd like to see what an outsiders view on the whole thing would be as well.

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Would you escape Hitler's concentration camp and then sneak your fiance back in just so he could see what your cot looked like? Just tell him about it from a safe distance.

On a side note, there was one "brother" who showed up out of nowhere. He said he moved up from the south somewhere. He wanted to go out in service, was commenting like a fiend, the whole works. Very charismatic, and a big hit with everybody. He made it about two weeks and disappeared. I ran the literature counter back in those days, and an elder was standing there, and I asked him "hey, brother Charismatic hasn't picked up his magazines. Come to think of it, I haven't seen him in a while". The elder responded with a furrowed brow "That guy was disfellowshipped! Can you believe he came in here and did what he did? Commenting! I even took him in my service group!". So it happens, lol.