Posts by Theredeemer

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Rumor: New light comes from outside marketing consultants

by Londo111 in

this is a rumor i heard back in november, it comes to me third or fourth-hand.

feel free to poke holes.

i have many doubts about this myself.

Theredeemer

OneEyedjoe hit the nail on the head! Back in the day they atleast tried to provide some kind of reasons or weird logic behind their ideas. Now, I think they realized that witnesses (and people in general) are very very distracted and are just eager to be told what to do, what to think and what to believe. They dont need Freddy Franz logic or Revelation like books anymore. Just point them in the direction and on they go.

This is western society in a nutshell. Technology and social media is turning people into drones. We went out to eat to a hibachi grill this weekend. Now mind you this is a show where the cook does all sorts of tricks in front of the table of 10+. Well it was amazing to see most glued to their phones and ignoring this poor cook.

This is society and the witnesses are not immune to it. The GB/ marketing or consulting company they hired knows this and is simply taking advantage. There is no better time to completely change the religion than now, while everyone is dumb and distracted!

No pesky details needed.

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I'm going to read on Sunday :p

by Yondaime in

Theredeemer

You should read and every now and again say 'meow' like in SuperTroopers! haha

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Noob-lite?

by Darth Fader The Sequel in

Theredeemer

You and me both. Just think of all the changes since 2010. Can anyone make a list of them? Wifey and I were trying but couldnt remember.

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Rumor: New light comes from outside marketing consultants

by Londo111 in

this is a rumor i heard back in november, it comes to me third or fourth-hand.

feel free to poke holes.

i have many doubts about this myself.

Theredeemer

They cut ties with Russel, rutherford, Franz. These 3 are the cornerstones of the 'old' doctrines. They will eventually dump 1914 all together. They will wait till people my moms age die off 75 and up. I give it 10 years. People my aunts and uncles ages 50 and up will be elderly by then and too dependant on support to raise an objection. Those my age, between 30 and 50, are already part of the new breed of witness, those that dont know what the hell is going on and just follow blindly. The youngs ones are already part of a more mainstream up to date religion/social club. By then it will be so watered down that it will have little no association with the old relligion other than name.

I say within 10 years:

Different standards for D'fing, in fact it will be rare to be disfellowshipped

Blood completely up to conscience

No 1914 but end will be a composite sign that applies to our day. They will say that Jesus began ruling as soon as he went up to heaven. I dont know how they will prove how the end applies to us solely but we will see.

Armaggedon/paradise will still be the carrot but we shouldnt live with this in mind. We should live to serve him now out of love not fear.

Im just speculating here. It just seems like this is where they are moving towards.

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Can I block tv.jw.org from my internet?

by Emily24 in

jw
friends

my spouse and i have not been to the meetings in about 10 years.

recently i have noticed a very very strong push from my spouse's family.

they have been sending jw shit in the mail all the time.

Theredeemer

Why dont you show them other religious websites or the 700 hundred club's show? The point is to show that this religion isnt special, innovative or unique. Explain why you dont want any part of it and it will be ultimately their choice but they need to be careful in choosing.

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Well, it was your basic KH wedding, now 40 years later

by JeffT in

my wife and i still like each other.

fortieth is "ruby.

" since rubies aren't in the budget, we went to ruby beach for the weekend.

Theredeemer

Congrats!!

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The end isn't around the corner...so says Stephen Lett

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

Theredeemer

Its a Freudian slip. In his subconscience he knows Armaggedon is bullcaca. His nerves got to him. What he meant to say was "This is a great way to reach all our brothers and sisters, and those newly interested ones in this, the time of the end!" or some crap like that.

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what tv.jw.org REALLY is

by Nebeska Nada in

jw
friends

i think that tv.jw.org is the greatest slap in the face that apostates ever received.. what do you think?.

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Theredeemer

How is this a slap in the face to us? Its a big deal now because it just happenned. We are not definitely not impressed by a f'ing tv show! We are impressed at the cunning ability the GB has to keep people in control and distracted. It's freaking some of us out because of the blatant hipocracy of it all.

Wait about 6 months and we will be talking about something else. It will get old and people will move on. Year after year it is the same song and dance. Why do you think every year someone says "this is the best assembly so far!" when the same shite was repeated from the year before and the year before that and so on. I was a witness and I know that you almost have to force yourself to say those words because are you really going to be the only person to say "Well...I thought it was a little boring and repetative". Little by little it becomes an automatic statement, kind of like when you go to someone's house because they made food. Even if you really didnt like it you say "Wow! this was delicious!". Someone on Instagram commented "Wow! I just love Bro. Lett's Speaking voice!". Really!?! That may be true...if you are a 4 year old!! You see, I can say that now that I am an apostate. If you are honest you know that he speak with a condescending voice, his mannerisms are over the top and he comes across as a fake douche! I have always thought that about him, even when I was in; I just never said it out loud.

If anyone is getting slapped it's the poor witnesses who are continuously lied to, manipulated and coerced into submitting to this religion. They are forced to go along at all costs. They are forced to ignore the fact that whatever the witnesses do is not innovative, cutting edge or blazing any trails. They live in a tiny little world, much like the mormons, scientologists and other high control groups.

Witnesses have been slapped in the face so many times they dont even feel it anymore.

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Letter Re: JW Broadcasting

by pixel in

re: jw broadcasting.

dear brothers:.

we are writing to inform you of an exciting initiative that was announced on october 4,.

Theredeemer

This is all to unreal. I feel like at some one is going to say "SIKE!"

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Type/Antitype Definition

by pixel in

thought it would be good to have the definition of:.

antitype.

1.. a person or thing that represents the opposite of someone or something else.. .

Theredeemer

I was at a local hardware shop this weekend and a witness tried to preach to me by handing out a flyer from the campaign (a little late no?). I asked him "How do you know we are in the end?" He said "times have never been worse". I responded by asking "So, would you rather be alive in 1938 in Nazi Germany? Werent you all put in concentration camps too?" (He didnt know I used to be a witness) I then asked "or would you rather have been alive during medieval times when people had no rights, slavery was rampant and disease was abundant?" He said nothing. I then said " do me a favor tomorrow morning as you sit in your air conditioned house, drink your coffee and enjoy your breakfast with your children in relative peace ask yourself if times are worse than ever before!

I wondered if I went to far but if they can go about telling everyone how wrong they are why cant I?

Yes Terry, they have it easy street. I think they are more brainwashed now than in the past. At least they would discuss the deeper things and think to a certain degree. Now they are truly mindless.