Posts by deanxxx

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A particularly obnoxious JW on youtube.

by deanxxx in

i was looking at a few youtube videos about jw's/wt etc and came across a particularly obnoxious and supercilious jw by the name of 'sweetmikser'.

has anyone else had the misfortune to come across him (or her?

if ever you want to remind yourself of what the 'new personality' at it's worst looks like then i suggest a read of some of his/her comments.

deanxxx

I've had a few exchanges with him this evening and he's been quite civil with me and reckons he only resorts to 'rebukes' and name calling when arguing with rabid anti-JWs just as Jesus and Paul did. As if those two mugs are good examples to follow in life. Don't mean to offend any xians reading this but I'm no fan of Jesus or Paul. He's inactive, he says he's been out for a while and is about to go back. Tbh, I think there might be something 'amiss' with him. After speaking with him and reading some of his rants on his google+ page I kind of changed my approach because I thought maybe I'm dealing with an emotionally/psychologically damaged or 'vulnerable person'. I tend to tread a little lighter these days with some people...I must be mellowing with age.

Btw, far be it from me to lecture anyone on decorum, by all means give him both barrels between the eyes at point blank range if he gives you sh!t, he's an 'orrible little weasel :)

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A particularly obnoxious JW on youtube.

by deanxxx in

i was looking at a few youtube videos about jw's/wt etc and came across a particularly obnoxious and supercilious jw by the name of 'sweetmikser'.

has anyone else had the misfortune to come across him (or her?

if ever you want to remind yourself of what the 'new personality' at it's worst looks like then i suggest a read of some of his/her comments.

deanxxx

Hi,

I was looking at a few youtube videos about JW's/WT etc and came across a particularly obnoxious and supercilious JW by the name of 'sweetmikser'. Has anyone else had the misfortune to come across him (or her?) before?

If ever you want to remind yourself of what the 'new personality' at it's worst looks like then I suggest a read of some of his/her comments. An utterly demented individual that makes the Westbro Baptist Church members seem quite reasonable.

https://plus.google.com/b/115711884245915327914/117914822563980470439/posts

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Did anyone learn the truth from having their prayers answered by a knock at the door and then eventually leave the JWs?

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

i know of one person who had a difficult life, prayed for help, got the knock at the door, got baptized and eventually left the jws believing they were a cult.. has this happened to any of you?

and if so, did you still feel your prayers were answered at that time?.

deanxxx

JWs teach that God doesn't do OBVIOUS miracles that would actually prove his existence. He "uses the angels and his holy spirit" to do things that can't be proven or seen and are indistinguishable from coincidence, though.

Thanx for the clarification Billy blobber.

It's wishful, magical thinking however they try to explain it.

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Did anyone learn the truth from having their prayers answered by a knock at the door and then eventually leave the JWs?

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

i know of one person who had a difficult life, prayed for help, got the knock at the door, got baptized and eventually left the jws believing they were a cult.. has this happened to any of you?

and if so, did you still feel your prayers were answered at that time?.

deanxxx

I was primed for whatever the reality of God was

So true. Environment plays a huge role as we know.

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Did anyone learn the truth from having their prayers answered by a knock at the door and then eventually leave the JWs?

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

i know of one person who had a difficult life, prayed for help, got the knock at the door, got baptized and eventually left the jws believing they were a cult.. has this happened to any of you?

and if so, did you still feel your prayers were answered at that time?.

deanxxx

One more thing on the subject of miracles. I remember hearing JWs telling all sorts of tall stories of 'divine intervention' occurring in our era. One that comes to mind was a story about an illegal JW meeting getting raided by the KGB in Soviet Russia. The officers did a thorough search of the property but found nothing illegal - the JWs had hidden all the books and bibles in the oven. The KGB were about to leave when one officer stopped and headed straight back to the kitchen, realising there was one place he hadn't looked. When he moved towards the oven and opened it the JWs went ashen and feared the worst. He peered in, paused for a moment, turned to look at the worried looking JWs and then promptly closed the oven door. Apparently God had made the books invisible.

If the story has any truth to it then what would be more likely was the officer decided not to arrest the witnesses because he was enough of a decent human being...or just couldn't be bothered with all the paperwork.

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Did anyone learn the truth from having their prayers answered by a knock at the door and then eventually leave the JWs?

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

i know of one person who had a difficult life, prayed for help, got the knock at the door, got baptized and eventually left the jws believing they were a cult.. has this happened to any of you?

and if so, did you still feel your prayers were answered at that time?.

deanxxx

Am I right in saying JWs teach that god no longer performs miracles? I guess it depends on your definition of miracle (for which there is no consensus, naturally) but surely a knock on the door after praying is a form of miracle if god is behind it? If not, then it is pure coincidence (which of course it is).

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Jehovah's Witnesses Royal Commission - Elders Can't Remember (Video Compilation)

by defender of truth in

not my work, by the way... newton's prisca theologia is the maker of this great video.. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=okpajgptvyk.

deanxxx

Perjury maybe? To think these so-called truth-seekers each swore an oath on the bible. It would be funny if it weren't so tragic. Of course I expect nothing better from them.

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Lurker - just joined

by Je.suis.oisif in

hi all, nothing to report just now.

wanted to add name to list of those awakening.

been lurking for nearly a year.

deanxxx

welcome jso ;-)

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What woke you up?

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

in march of 2014, i was a very active jw, a ministerial servant, gave a public talk, was an attendant for the memorial, and one of 4 cleaning captains for an international convention of 40,000+ attendees.

so what woke me up?

an innocent comment from a co-worker about the candice conti court case rang a bell that could not be unrung.

deanxxx

For me quite a few things: sexism, unkindness masquerading as virtue, the black and white mindset, 'going beyond the things written', historical revisionism, the 'Creation' book, intellectual dishonesty, the 'us versus them' mentality, cannabis, rock n roll and last but not least, the Bible itself.

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Stupid things JWs say

by deanxxx in

ok we all say stupid things (probably on a daily basis in my case) but my mother (a jw) was told by another member that she doesn't have a conscience because anyone who smiles as much as she does simply can't have a conscience.

i bet you can guess the person who said it to her has a face like a wet weekend.. i guess the reasoning is: if you had a conscience you wouldn't have much to smile about because you'd be overwhelmed with guilt and worry.

what a load of old bollox that cult is eh?.

deanxxx

Ok we all say stupid things (probably on a daily basis in my case) but my mother (a JW) was told by another member that she doesn't have a conscience because anyone who smiles as much as she does simply can't have a conscience.

I bet you can guess the person who said it to her has a face like a wet weekend.

I guess the reasoning is: if you had a conscience you wouldn't have much to smile about because you'd be overwhelmed with guilt and worry. What a load of old bollox that cult is eh?

Yeah I was amused and annoyed at the same time.

She gets loads of sh!t off them all the time because she wouldn't say boo to a goose and she's manipulated into feeling she has to shut up and put up or make the 2 J's sad and angry.