Posts by NeonMadman

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Witness conversation stoppers...

by Botzwana in

this was forwarded to me by a witness....what are some witness conversation stoppers though?.

field ministry conversation stoppers.

***the householder said, "only those who have accepted jesus in their lives will be saved.

NeonMadman

From a brother in the Dominican Republic: Trinitarians usually start off with some "proof texts" and then launch into some Greek words they know. I have learned now instead of trying to "duke it out" with them, I bypass all of that by saying, "Let's suppose you are right, the Trinity does exist and we are wrong, then please show me from the Bible what I should do to find the right religion."

I'd be happy to do that, but first, could you show me in the Bible where it says that we should be trying to find the right religion? My Bible says that we are saved through Jesus Christ, not through a religion.

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Mom Tries to Kill Kids, Self, Before 'Tribulation' Comes

by whereami in

jw
friends

religion = respected insane madness.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vj8-_jhfaa&feature=player_embedded#at=71.

NeonMadman

I was wondering if she might have been a follower of Harold Camping. He says that the Rapture will occur on May 21, less than two months from now. I was driving up I-95 in Connecticut yesterday and saw two billboards proclaiming that date, then got home and found an ad in Reader's Digest as well. Word is getting around.

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Older Guys: did you pioneer during 'Nam?

by compound complex in

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did you receive a 4-d classification readily?.

cc.

NeonMadman

I received the 1-O classification easily (Conscientious Objector). I was not a regular pioneer, though I "vacation pioneered" often. Just the same, regular pioneer was the standard with the draft board to get a 4-D. I could have been in some difficulty (since 1-O's could be called for alternative service, which was also forbidden at the time) had not the draft lottery begun and I drew the number 351. With that high a number, there was no chance of my being called. I was reclasssified 1-H (High Lottery) and the quest for a 4-D became moot.

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Greed & Blood Transfusions

by Alfred in

if this doesn't make you angry, nothing will.... you say that "at a blood transfusion the person receiving the blood is in great need of it; the transfusion is not undertaken because he is greedy for it".

for when a doctor tells a patient that he must have a blood transfusion or else he cannot get well and live, what does the doctor create in the patient but a greed for the blood of another human creature?

-watchtower may 15, 1950 page 159. so, according to the wt, people who accept blood transfusions (because they want to live and be there for their children) are greedy!

NeonMadman

So wouldn't that logic imply that any medical treatment you desire in order to improve your health or even save your life is something you are "greedy" for? If you want an aspirin to cure a headache, or surgery or chemotherapy to cure cancer, are you not "greedy" for those things under this definition? By their logic, you should ban ALL medical treatment on the basis of greed. Better yet, why not just ban desire of every sort and declare themselves Buddhist?

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Greed & Blood Transfusions

by Alfred in

if this doesn't make you angry, nothing will.... you say that "at a blood transfusion the person receiving the blood is in great need of it; the transfusion is not undertaken because he is greedy for it".

for when a doctor tells a patient that he must have a blood transfusion or else he cannot get well and live, what does the doctor create in the patient but a greed for the blood of another human creature?

-watchtower may 15, 1950 page 159. so, according to the wt, people who accept blood transfusions (because they want to live and be there for their children) are greedy!

NeonMadman

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Literature-Leaving Etiquette

by zoiks in

a friend of mine is the tasting room manager at a local vineyard.

this weekend the vineyard hosted an anniversary party for a my-gosh-they-are-so-young-for-having-been-married-for-so-long couple.

while cleaning up after the party, the employees found numerous pieces of literature hidden in their magazine racks, and the 3-dvd set, "the bible - a book of fact & prophecy" hidden among their cds.

NeonMadman

When my father died, my JW ex and I were separated, but not yet divorced. I had been inactive for several years and she was aware that I had severe doubts about the organization. When the wake was held, she walked into the funeral home and proceeded to leave "Hope for the Dead" tracts around the room. She then began to berate me because I hadn't, as my father's only natural child, overridden my 4 step-siblings and insisted that a JW elder conduct the funeral. My father was nominally Protestant, and almost never went to church - not even Christmas and Easter. He was pretty liberal-minded when it came to religious beliefs, but disliked the JW's because they had sucked me into their cult when I was a teenager. I could easily have imagined him rising from his casket to object if his funeral were conducted by a JW. I tried to explain this to her, but of course, it was all about securing an infomercial for the Watchtower. When she wouldn't relent, I suggested that if anything ever happened to her, I'd make sure to get a Baptist minister to conduct her funeral. She eventually got huffy and stormed out of the building - a relief to all present.

I tell this story to point out that brainwashed JW's have no sense of propriety whatsoever when it comes to promoting their cult. Parties, funerals, whatever - it's all just another opportunity to get some brownie points with Jehovah.

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Live Action Role-Playing coming to a Family Worship Night near you!

by Mr. Falcon in

lately, i have seen demonstrations and interviews on stage of guys who are bragging about how they incorporate dressing up in costume and reinacting bible accounts for their family worship night.. .

family worship evening: serious business.

this kind of bafoonary and other assorted silliness is encouraged to make family worship "fun and enjoyable".

NeonMadman

Don't be surprised if a year or so down the line they come out with an article urging family heads to make the FWN a more serious occasion in view of its importance in Jehovah's arrangement, or some such.

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Is it normal to quote without naming the source like WT does?

by InterestedOne in

i am noticing here and there that the wt literature will say things like "one bible dictionary says ..." or "one scholar says ..." and then proceed with a quotation.

my immediate reaction is to ask myself why they didn't provide the specific source of the quote - author, publication, page #, etc.

so i am wondering, do other magazines do this?

NeonMadman

I owned a copy of Vine's for many years while I was a JW. Also several commentaries, Strong's concordance, Barnes' Notes, etc. Nobody ever gave me a hard time about them. Of course, I am an apostate now...

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Please help!! My friend is now a return visit / doorstep study!

by AiAi in

jw
friends

i have a friend that is a youth minister for a local church.

he has a very good understanding of scripture and we frequently have interesting discussions.

we have talked about jw beliefs before and he is always surprised to find that they can really believe what they do.

NeonMadman

Ask them to tell you what the "good news" is.

After you hear 45 minutes or so about bad world conditions, Jehovah removing all wickedness and bringing in his kingdom, a paradise earth etc., turn them to 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, read it and ask them why they talked for 45 minutes explaining to you what the "good news" is, but never mentioned the death of Jesus Christ for our sins and His resurrection from the dead, and salvation by faith in those things - which Paul writes is of "FIRST importance."

Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

Then, if you really want to drive the stake into their hearts, refer over to Galatians 1:8, 9:

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

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Is it normal to quote without naming the source like WT does?

by InterestedOne in

i am noticing here and there that the wt literature will say things like "one bible dictionary says ..." or "one scholar says ..." and then proceed with a quotation.

my immediate reaction is to ask myself why they didn't provide the specific source of the quote - author, publication, page #, etc.

so i am wondering, do other magazines do this?

NeonMadman

If they gave a citation, you would be able to check the context of the quotation and find out that it doesn't really say what they are trying to make it say. That would never do.