Posts by Max Divergent

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Had an interesting weekend

by iwasblind in

what an interesting weekend.. went to a "worldly" conference for work.

i met the most amazing people with so many different beliefs.

even so i shared and spoke about god freely and without being judged.

I can't say God and religion or conversation about such have featured much in my work conferences... spirits may have been amongst us, mostly Scottish. And miracles may have been performed with wine that matched Jesus'. While that exhibits ongoing practical adherence to Proverbs 31:6-7, nothing has gotten remotely close to talking God or gifting bibles.

Do you work in a religious sector, is is that just how folks are in your industry / neck of the woods?

But, yep, the world is a much,much more accepting and helpful place that the JW's 'paradise on earth' with the 'gifts in men'.

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How to survive an assembly

by BlackWolf in

jw
friends

hey i was just wondering if you guys had any ideas on how to keep my brain occupied while i'm at an assembly tommorow.

maybe besides tallying the number of times they say jehovah and jesus or counting how many people are wearing red.

i want to keep myself from going insane or having some kind of panic attack lol.

Max Divergent

What would really happen if you just refused to go on the basis going there makes you feel very bad.

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One of my JW friends posted this on Facebook. Totally cringeworthy!

by Divergent in

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friends

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Max Divergent

Yes, I was a JW.

Yes, it has cult features.

Yes, it was one of my poorer choices. Although I didn't have a full appreciation of the alternatives and consequences of joining or not joining at the time.

Yes, I did find restrictive as to my time, my associations, my education and other parts of my life.

I've been the happiest I've ever been in the years since I left the JWs.

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Please change my username, Simon =)

by Divergent in

hi simon, sorry to disturb, but i would appreciate it very much if you could kindly change my username for me - from just kidding to divergent.

i've decided to change my username because i'm not the same person i was when i first joined this site.

back then, a part of me still believed, and i thought that if my doubts were wrong and the religion actually turns out to be true and i posted negative stuff here... hey, i was only just kidding!!!.

Max Divergent

Excellent name.

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New video "Jehovah Has Done So Much for Me"

by NoIdeaWhatToBelieve in

hey all,.

have you seen the new video on http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/living-bible-principles/adult-survivor-child-abuse-video/ ?.

isn't this too much of a coincidence?

Max Divergent

@Max Divergent Do you really think it is filmed in Australia?

Yes. Australian accents too. I think it's Sydney. Someone will know the beach. I can't make out the sign.

I'm sorry for the lady, but the video is an insult.

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New video "Jehovah Has Done So Much for Me"

by NoIdeaWhatToBelieve in

hey all,.

have you seen the new video on http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/activities/living-bible-principles/adult-survivor-child-abuse-video/ ?.

isn't this too much of a coincidence?

Max Divergent

It's even an Australian video. Filmed in Sydney by the look of it.

What an 'up yours' to victims of the Judicial Committee process, using a woman who was abused before she became a JW (according to what she said), thus smokescreening what is being exposed at the Royal Commission at hearings in Sydney.

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Photodrama of creation: Solar system has 12 planets?

by Saintbertholdt in

in the photodrama of creation there's a picture of the solar system.. there are 12 solar orbiting objects.

(also a 13th orbit which seems to be a comet, probably halley).

does anyone know where russell got this from?.

Max Divergent

Russell loved anything celestial. And most of it seems to have been half made up.

The comet (?) is doing well to get between Mercury and the Sun.

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Photodrama of creation: Solar system has 12 planets?

by Saintbertholdt in

in the photodrama of creation there's a picture of the solar system.. there are 12 solar orbiting objects.

(also a 13th orbit which seems to be a comet, probably halley).

does anyone know where russell got this from?.

Max Divergent

The extras seem to be this side of Jupiter and Saturn.

Maybe it's Russell's Teapot?

Or the Asteroid Belt?

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Geoffrey Jackson - Royal Commission Live Hearing Now!

by LostinJapan in

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https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

Max Divergent

Jackson has a curious accent. It's basicly Australian, but he almost sounds South African sometimes. A little bit of Schwarzenegger sometimes. I suppose the Pacific Islands, India and New York have have been mixed up in there somehow.

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Billy's comments to the RC #1 - "We always require at least two witnesses... except for when we don't."

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

i'm still trying to catch up on the rc broadcast posted to youtube, and i haven't been able to keep up with everything discussed here about it.

however, there have been a few points that i wish i could submit.

repeatedly it has been stated that unless there is a confession, jcs can only act on testimony if it is corroborated by two or more witnesses to the wrongdoing.

Max Divergent

Either way, Billy, the point you made well was aired in the highest of legal forums. Cool stuff.