wife and i have watched the whole series and just finished episode 7 last night.
personally, i am seeing a great deal more subtle and day to day similarities to watchtower than the obvious ones i already knew existed, ie shunning.
very eye opening and heartbreaking, even more so than going clear in my mind.
My wife (who is a very in witness) and I have enjoyed the whole series as well.
She doesn't see the similarities at all as far as I can tell and I don't push her on the issue.
I am realizing more and more that the cult is too much for me. I can't help her wake up. It's all up to her. Hopefully things like this TV series will help down the road.
i just ran across it on abc.
a scientology representative is discussing leah remini and others.
the representative is such a spinner.
The term "apostate" was used a few times.
That was nice since my very IN wife was watching with me.
She can see how terrible it is when Scientology does these things but not her own religion so using a term apostate seemed to bring it closer to home.
I am hoping anyway.
my wife and i started to watch this last night and have covered only 2 episodes so far but it is really interesting.. there are so many similarities between scientology and wt.
not in beliefs of course but in their shunning, of their version of apostates etc.. it was amusing for me to see my active jw wife watch and get all indignant.
at one point a statement was made that a religion "shouldn't separate families" and she muttered to herself "absolutely not".. i am kind of hoping that jws will watch and see what is being carried on by a high control cult and eventually recognize it in their own lives.
There has been a lot of talk on here about Leah doing a similar documentary of JWs.
While I definitely would be excited to see it, the sad thing is most JWs wouldn't watch. Just "apostate lies and slander from those diseased individuals trying to tarnish Jehovah’s name" don't ya know.
Hang in there Flipper.
Consider yourself hugged bro.
i think all of us ex-j-dubs have had the --i'll call it a privilege--to exchange views with others who think differently than we do.
we encounter "christians" from mainstream churches.our dialogue is sort of...like speaking to martians.sooner or later, an ex-dub smacks into a wall.
that wall is a subject which is never spoken about or taught by the gb or watchtower with any candor.
Every other translation I checked says "grace" where the NWT says "Undeserved kindness".
It reads so much clunkier that way...the other way is so...graceful if you will.
I looked at the kingdom interlinear and they have "χάρις, ιτος, ἡ" translated undeserved kindness.
Strongs says...
charis: grace, kindnessOriginal Word: χάρις, ιτος, ἡI don't see "undeserved" anywhere.
the watchtower (study edition) april 2017 .
“you must pay your vows to jehovah.”—matt.
5:33.. * to all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to god.
@Vidiot...
Schizophrenia, on the other hand, is the inability to distinguish fantasy from reali...
...never mind.
LMFAO
"ok jehovah time to pay up i own 99.9% of mankind you have a pitiful one tenth of one percent of followers!
scoreboard i win!!
" says satan.
Reminds me of a great oldie by Chris DeBurgh...
for those that still care to read the bible of course.
those that don't, please keep the snarky comments to yourselves :-).
i am assuming nwt is not very popular?.
Thanks menov!
I had never heard of either of those.
the watchtower (study edition) april 2017 .
“you must pay your vows to jehovah.”—matt.
5:33.. * to all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to god.
As its known when your baptized in this faith you have to make personal vow toward the leaders of this organization, the GB members or the Faithful Discrete Slave as the other self imposed identity.
Non of which is scriptural...I checked
the watchtower (study edition) april 2017 .
“you must pay your vows to jehovah.”—matt.
5:33.. * to all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to god.
you know Crazy...I NEVER thought of that.
Does it say ANYTHING in the bible about baptism being a dedication?
Now I'm gonna have to look.
the watchtower (study edition) april 2017 .
“you must pay your vows to jehovah.”—matt.
5:33.. * to all intents and purposes, he presented himself as one who was wholly dedicated to god.
Whoa!
Someone else just posted a similar question.
GMTA apparently.
