Posts by Nathan Natas

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Do any of you born into the cult feel like your mental growth was stunted?

by rockemsockem in

being born in to me was devastating.

when you are a child born in and raised with the they vs us and they are evil and worldly and going to die.

not allowed to form relationships with anyone not one of you.

Were You A Gullible JW?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i think every congregation has their group that sees everything as a sign that they are god’s chosen people.

if a witness didn’t go to a meeting and a storm came and destroyed their house and killed them, and only the kingdom hall was saved, that was a sign that we should be in jehovah’s house.

if russia persecuted jws , it’s proof we are living in the last days.

Nathan Natas

Yes!

I believed every stinking inch of it, then my nose-blindness cleared.

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Would You Be Afraid To Visit The Dominican Republic?

by minimus in

jw
friends

a lot of bad things are happening there lately.

people on vacation are mysteriously dying or getting violently ill. i’ve been there three times in the past.

the first time it was great!

Nathan Natas

Yes!

It is on my "bucket list: -- when I am ready to kick the bucket, I'll go there to get the job done.

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New York Times article by ex-JW Missionary Amber Scorah

by Room 215 in

amber recently published a book about her ex-jw experiences in china.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html?action=click&module=opinion&pgtype=homepage.

Nathan Natas

WOW.

Wolfy posted THIS 6 years ago!

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/246481/interesting-read-about-jw-missionary-china

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Surviving the Death of My Son After the Death of My Faith -- by Amber Scorah

by Nathan Natas in

please see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html.

Nathan Natas

WOW.

Wolfy posted THIS 6 years ago!

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/246481/interesting-read-about-jw-missionary-china

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Surviving the Death of My Son After the Death of My Faith -- by Amber Scorah

by Nathan Natas in

please see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html.

Nathan Natas

Sorry - Room 215 posted this a couple of days ago here:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5968762118340608/new-york-times-article-ex-jw-missionary-amber-scorah

Please support that thread.

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Surviving the Death of My Son After the Death of My Faith -- by Amber Scorah

by Nathan Natas in

please see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html.

Nathan Natas

Please see https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/opinion/sunday/life-after-death.html

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Animals living forever

by startingover in

does anyone know?

did jw's ever believe that animals will live forever in the paradise?

i was having a discussion with a jw friend and he said they did..

Nathan Natas

I am confident that the bacon I had with breakfast will live again...

on the other hand, maybe its just repeating on me. Is two pounds et at one sitting EXCESSIVE?

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Matthew 24:37-39 Proves That Jesus is Fictional

by APieceOfShitNamedTate in

i was doing some browsing today on http://watchtowerletters.com and discovered a very thought provoking point.

the fact is that the flood of noah's day does not stand up to scientific scrutiny or common sense.

this becomes all the more apparent when considering an ancient story like the epic of gilgamesh.

Nathan Natas

OR...

Maybe Jesus was REAL and he was "talking in code," as if to say,

"C'mon, you MORONS! You know this was JUST A STORY, right? Don't you? Oh, PUL-EEZE, for the love of me, LISTEN TO THE ALBUM, MAN!"

[with apologies to Sam Kinison]

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A little rant about prayer

by BourneIdentity in

is god responsible for every good thing that happens in your life?

i ask this because a brother gave a talk several weeks ago and said that.

he said when anything positive happens, we must not assume it was by mere coincidence, but we have to have 100% confidence that jehovah cares for us and was involved.. however, people complain that jehovah doesn’t answer their prayers and are told you have to keep asking, you need to show him you really want it bad.

Nathan Natas

Thanks, PunkOfNice, that was excellent!