Posts by Nathan Natas

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Crisis of Conscience

by WasOnceBlind in

wow, what a great book.

i started reading it today and have not been able stop.

im already 80 pages in!

Nathan Natas

Just remember to stay hydrated, because you are going to be VERY pissed off!

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My worst nightmare, a speaking assignment last night. I've been OUT for 38 years!

by FatFreek 2005 in

every five years or so i have this vivid and recurring dream, tho you'll probably surmise it's more of a nightmare.

i learn somehow that i am scheduled for this theocratic ministry school speaking assignment, the instruction talk (do they still have those 15 minute drone-athons?).

i become racked with tension knowing that i haven't even prepared for an assignment that is only 30 minutes away.

Nathan Natas

Wow... it's a good thing that in the New Order people will take their obligations seriously.

PS -

I am not a crackpot.

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Could you help me with a little Witness history ?

by ukgirl in

as part of a student film project that i am completing i will be conducting a telephone interview with an exjw tomorrow.. the person i am interviewing was a witness between the years of the 50's (born in) - late 80's so obviously would have been in their late teens for the prophecies and events of 1975.. as this person is older than i, i am plan to tailor my questions around being a witness in that time period.

i just wonder if you could point me in the direction of any more date specific events surrounding this time period that i could touch upon in my interview ?.

much appreciated .

Nathan Natas

A telephone interview fir a FILM project? ...I guess it would be a still-life - 30 minutes of a telephone on a desk; RIVETTING! At least your focus should be sharp...

I was a dub kid in the late 50's... your interviewee may remember the book "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained," with its explicit illustrations of death and destruction as a result of Gd's righteous judgements. This was a book aimed primarily at KIDS, and the message was clearly "SAVE YOURSELF BY WORKS."

Later came other fine Bible study aids, like "BABYLON THE GREAT HAS FALLEN - GOD'S KINGDOM RULES" and "THEN IS FINISHED THE MYSTERY OF GOD."

In 1967 the book "Life Everlasting-in Freedom of the Sons of God" began the BIG count-down to 1975 (though other, earlier books pointed at the early 1970s but didn't make a big deal of it). In 1968 the emphasis was on the "life-saving" door-to-door witnessing work, and special instructions were provided that if a new bible student did not progress to baptism in 6 months, they were to be dropped and considered a waste of time, because Armageddon was closer than the inside of your eyelid!

We also saw the emphasis on the sanctity of blood and the flip-flopping about whether organ transplants were permissible for God's people. We also learned that if a Christian was raped and did not scream, that Christian was a FORNICATOR, because no scream implies consent.

Yes indeed, those were the days!

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Theocratic Warfare - Is it in writing?

by cappytan in

i'm just wondering if the theocratic warfare doctrine is anywhere in writing or if it's a word-of-mouth kind of thing where it's mentioned at elder's school, but not put in writing.. anyone?.

Nathan Natas

Cofty gave it to you:

“Today God’s servants are engaged in a warfare, a spiritual, theocratic warfare, a warfare ordered by God against wicked spirit forces and against false teachings. God’s servants are sent forth as sheep among wolves and therefore need to exercise the extreme caution of serpents so as to protect properly the interests of God’s kingdom committed to them. At all times they must be very careful not to divulge any information to the enemy that he could use to hamper the preaching work.“ Watchtower 1957 May 1 pp.285-286

and NeverEndingJourney gave you the "moral" justification:

"While malicious lying is definitely condemned in the Bible, this does not mean that a person is under obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it." - Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 2, pages 244, 245.

...but go ahead and make guesses about whether it was real and where the policy was delivered to the rank and file if FACTS aren't your cup of tea.

"I think I remember reading that someone said they thought it was about 14 inches up my descending colon, but I don't know what that is - I might not even have one - so you can quote me on this as an non-authoritative source with a flexible opinion."

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JW.org Email Service - Now I've Seen EVERYTHING!!!

by jw07 in

maybe i'm late but i just discovered that elders now have an email service run on the jw.org domain name.. those emails might contain a treasure trove of very sensitive material regarding rape, molestation, pedophilia cases etc.. the cult keeps getting creepier and creepier.

why would they do that in this day and age, lots of damning stuff in one place?.

Nathan Natas

Hey, clever avatar, jw07!

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U.S. Federal Magistrate Judge, the Honorable B. Dwight Goains, a Jehovah's Witness

by jwleaks in

jw
friends

the current sitting u.s. federal magistrate judge, in alpine, texas, is a jehovah's witness and is set to retire on november 9, 2015.. .

link to news article.

on november 9, the honorable b. dwight goains will retire from an eight-year term serving as the u.s. magistrate judge in alpine, texas.

Nathan Natas

wow.

I wonder what his view on the WTB&TS Pedophile Paradise might be? Does he think they are false charges trumped up by "apostates"?

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So, Who Controls Your Mind Now?

by Night Owl in

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friends

well?.

nightowl.

Nathan Natas

The opposite of "MIND CONTROL" is "FREE-RANGE BRAINS", which sounds like a Zombie buffet.

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rumor out that governing body is going to adjust the loveing disfellowshiping arangment df yes shunning no.

by poopie in

jw
friends

can anyone confirm they seem to be having disagreement writing dept and service dept some feel that df ok as long as you do not add wholesale across the board shunning regardless of the sin ..

Nathan Natas

What will happen is this:

MILLIONS of Jehovah's Witnesses, during their private Bible Study and prayerful contemplation, will be moved by Jehovah's Magic Spirit to conclude that shunning is wrong. Then the Brooklyn Organization (BORG) will place their imprimatur on this new light.

Then, worldwide, the JWs who have shunned you and treated you like dog shit stuck to their shoes will contact YOU and expect that you will not tell them where and when and how hard to fuck themselves, because Jehovah's Witnesses are "NOT" mind-controlled robots and have "NEVER" practiced shunning.

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