Posts by ttdtt

(today, it's tight pants, i guess) the organization, society, whatever they were calling themselves, were always going on about the music we listened to.

disco, heavy metal, the whole "backwards masking" thing...couldn't escape hearing or reading about how satan was corrupting us unless we were listening to kingdom melodies or elevator music.. i was assigned to wtf in the late 80s and remember one of the articles stating that "young people know that the rhythm of rock music is the rhythm of sexual intercourse.

ttdtt

I remember in my hall in the 80's that George (Brother) Bensons song "The greatest love of all" was about Masturbation, and no Christian should listen to it.

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Couple of real gems in the WT study for this upcoming weekend

by sir82 in

since blondie seems to still be on sabbatical, i'll take the liberty of highlighting a couple of "gems" from this week's upcoming study, from the article "reject worldly thinking".. from paragraph 12:.

is it true that succeeding in a secular career that offers power and prestige leads to lasting happiness?

remember that the craving to control others and the longing to be admired are the desires that enticed satan, but he is angry, not happy.. .

ttdtt

I HATE THE WT!

Is it true that succeeding in a secular career that offers power and prestige leads to lasting happiness? No.

That is the usual False Premise question that the WT is famous for.

A: I was going to go to college to major in Power and Prestige, or to have a Building named after me, but could not find that course?

B: Is it true that having an ordinary job leads to lasting happiness? No. Is it true that having long blond hair and big boobs will lead to lasting happiness? No. Is it true that eating your greens at every meal will lead to lasting happiness? No.

Fuck the WT and the 7 Hoods that run it!

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New to the truth

by MatthewHewey in

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i have been meeting with member's of the kingdom hall, and i have attended a few times now on sundays.

i'd like to discuss experiences with this group since i'm new.

so far, i love it.

ttdtt

We have had more Trolls than ever these days.

Does anyone agree with me on that?

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Captives of a Concept Anatomy of an Illusion'

by Charles Gillette in

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understanding the illusionary concept that holds jehovah's witnesses captive.

"there is only one thing that needs to be known about the watchtower society and there is only one way to know it.

" don camerson.

ttdtt

I think the reason is pretty simple and similar to all religions.

No one wants to die, and people are willing to believe and do things to feel that they won't or that there is an afterlife.

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Are JWs capable of a genuine discussion?

by stuckinarut2 in

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i was just pondering whether jws are capable of having a calm, in depth discussion about religious or faith topics?.

i have just finished listening to a great podcast by "dogma debate" (dan) episode 333. this fantastic, in-depth conversation between a theist and an atheist was a masterful example of how a dignified conversation can take place without it resorting to abruptness or even nastiness.. jws on the other hand seem incapable of having such discussion without ending up in the following ways:.

1)they get dogmatic and defensive if a differing view is presented.. 2)if the conversation doesn't go their way, they cut it short saying something like "well, we had better agree to disagree" or the like.. so why the arrogance?

ttdtt

Generally no. I wasn't for a long time.

The other 1/2 is because inside you are afraid that a challenge could reveal that what you believe may be wrong (this reaction is more subliminal than overt).

Plus on the mechanical side, generally, JWs dont see that they way they argue a point is by using circular logic, which never goes anywhere past "I know you are but what am I."

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