Posts by notjustyet

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Jehovah's Witnesses came round to my house

by Chariklo in

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a couple of days ago, jehovah's witnesses came round to my house.

nothing exceptional in that, you might say.

it happens every day, all over the world.. but those of you who know me, or who have followed my story, know how traumatised i was when i finally got away from them, and you'll remember that i wrote a letter three or four weeks after walking away, ending all contact.

notjustyet

I like to compare the "Truth" to a virus, once you have taken your antibiotic and have beaten that strain of "bug"(WTBTS arguments) any left over "bugs" that present themselves to your "new immune system" will fail in bringing you back down.

On another note, I think it is very important to take ALL of your antibiotic, (continued research ever after you think you are "out") per the Drs order, as if you do not, it can come back to haunt you and take you out.

( I have not seen so many comparisons since the original Leviathan breakdown)

NJY

ALL I want for Christmas is to have my user name changed from notjustyet to " scummydross " lol

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Ethos said: ''the GB have never claimed to have any special ability'' Some WT quotes..

by punkofnice in

(wt 1957 june 15 p. 370) .

watchtower 1957 june 15 p.370 "it is vital that werespond to the directions of the "slave" as we would to the voice of god.

" (wt 1964 june 15 p. 365) .

notjustyet

marked

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Jehovah's Pagan Witnesses?

by smmcroberts in

recent responses to teeny's "siestas are bad" blog on jwb have seen witnesses defending their stance against birthdays on the basis that the practice has "pagan origins".

that got me wondering how many things with a "pagan origin" a witness accepts in their daily life without a fuss.

upon examination it seems they may be nearly as "steeped in paganism" as the religions they condemn.. for the details (and at least one good chuckle) please see my latest blog:.

notjustyet

They get around the wedding as being okay as Jehovah institooted the marriage arrangment as he is the 3rd in the three fold chord and now we all know that he likes a 3some.

"No one should throw rice outside as it can kill the birds who eat it. This custom has now been updated to throw bird seed instead. "

Unless you have a over abundance of birds in your area. If not, can you throw boiled rice?

Also, have you seen the JW answer to the calendar paganism?

Read about it here, totally pompous.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/124676/1/The-Calendar-of-Jehovah-God

NJY

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Why are the Jehovah's Witnesses not allowed to carry a weapon (for protection) during field service?

by I_love_Jeff in

if jesus allowed peter to carry a sword for protection, why are the jehovah's witnesses against carry a weapon during their "fun" door-to-door adventuring?

it seems jesus did not mind that peter carried a sword if we read luke 22:36-38. is it another case of picking and choosing what works for their man-made doctrine?.

is defending oneself a violent act, according to the jehovah's witnesses?

notjustyet

Not allowed to carry due to the fact that this makes the angels hovering overhead seem,..... well,... less likely to exist.

Got to keep those fairy tales alive somehow.

NJY

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1975 Proves that the Watchtower is deliberately EVIL!!!

by NoRegrets in

notjustyet

How long did it take the GB to squash any rumours back in those days?

Why did they not squash those rumours that were started about 1975 ?

Why did they not come out and state that 1975 as being the date for the big A was not from them?

Where is the BOE letters that state how to reign in these falehoods prior to Oct 1975 would be worht extra points.

NJY

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Believers and dinosaurs

by Christ Alone in

i was curious to hear what other believers understand about dinosaurs.

i know we have a few young earth creationists here.

i wondered what you understand about dinosaurs and when they existed, as well as hear from those that believe dinosaurs lived millions of years ago and how it fits into the bible..

notjustyet

It was said in an earlier post:

" The bibles account of creation is very simple and some things don't even add up. Ie. how could plants be created before sunlight or insects? It's obvious that the account of creation is not to be taken literally but merely to give us an 'idea' of how it came about."

But what would be the need to get these atatements out of order? Why would god not relay this info to Moses in the correct sequence? What is the benefit for doing this as it would only lead people that would read it centuries later to doubt a creator existed when relaying it in the correct sequence would help people believe in a creator.

NJY

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How many of you have lost your faith on JWN

by Most Noble in

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friends

just curious, if anyone had lost faith whilst on jwn and do u think it is an honorable experience?..

notjustyet

I agree "canttleave" I was thinking the same thing, it has stirred interest and that is what it is all about, right?

Mouthy, I'm sending clean rocks, but i'm making sure that they do not have sharp edges.

I think that we all admit that some have lost their "faith" in a creator and some have had their "faith" strengthened from being here.

I think that the bigger question is "Why?" ,... why have some lost belief and some have not? We all see the same informationm same post, albeit I think that we all tend to suffer from "confirmation bias" where we click on threads that tend to support our current beleifs as it makes us feel good all over. Google confirmation bias for those that are not familiar with it. (ahhh, I bet some of you are not even comfortable doing that as you feel that it might open you to change, I get it)

I believe that some believers like the "warm fuzzy feeling and comfort of believing that they are being protected from things that might harm them" and possibly some see the details of something like the "eye" and automatically shutdown any thoughts toward a creator not existing.

I think it has something to do with our comfort level of being able to examine and digest the evidence.

NJY

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A great picture for proving that JWs aren't weird and cultish...

by cedars in

it's a shame this is only in the study edition, so the general public can't see how normal and down-to-earth the witnesses are in how they perceive themselves.... .

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cedars.

notjustyet

FEEL the wrath of out FEATHERS!!!!

" We will encirlce you with our large winged features to hold back the ever increasing attacks on Jehovahs faithful witnesses,... and by faithful we mean those that are putting in at least the minimum amount of hours and commenting at least 3 times per meeting, thus sayeth the winged one in charge!!"

NJY

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Did you ever have to walk out of/shut off a movie when watching with JWs?

by keyser soze in

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friends

i can only recall one occasion.

it was when my brother and future wife were dating.

they had dinner at my parents' house, along with her uber-zealous/borderline psychotic parents.

notjustyet

Walked out of a movie theatre when I was younger as I wanted to get a refund and told the ticket clerk that the movie was "too spiritistic" and I had to explain what it was and she just looked at me funny and said " How bout we just write down, Too hot, AC not working, okay?"

Also went into a movie and walked past a elder and his wife from a neighboring city and when we got up to leave (language I think) the elder and his wife stayed.

NJY

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A great picture for proving that JWs aren't weird and cultish...

by cedars in

it's a shame this is only in the study edition, so the general public can't see how normal and down-to-earth the witnesses are in how they perceive themselves.... .

.

cedars.

notjustyet

Over heard at the door with a atheist householder.

JW,.. "Jehovahs angles are protecting his people from the 7 headed wild dragon that is trying to devour us!!"

Atheist " There are not any 7 headed wild dragons around here to be protected from !!"

JW "See how good they work!!"

Atheist (does facepalm)

Okay I did not over hear it, but thought it was humorous.

NJY