I have more meaningful bible discussions now that I am no longer a witless than when In the Borg. (although currently non-religious)
Darkknight757
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Each and every member of this board reaches more people than they ever did going from D2D , with more effect.
by smiddy ini was just reflecting about this site and it`s influence on me and what i have got out of it and it came to me that whatever subject i bring up , or others bring up , the obvious thing is we engage in discussion .that`s what it`s all about .. however , the feedback we get or the input we give , far outweighs anything we ever achieved going from d2d for the wtb&ts./ wt real estate agency /publishing house .. how many times did you have a meaningful discussion with a person at a door ?, as a jw ?
not many i would think.. the majority of times , they were not home or not opening the door to you , so even if you did meet people they were too busy to talk to you or they just were not interested.. whereas , here on this board you engage with many people from all over the world , and we can discuss a subject as long as we want.until it runs it`s course.. i think anybody who posts here has had far more satisfaction in their interaction with other people on this board than they ever experienced in the d2d work as a jw.. and i hope that people who just lurk here can see the benefits of open discussion in a forum like this without judgement and recriminations that occur in the jw religion for speaking your mind.. smiddy.
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Why have there been so many people blind to the corruption of the Watchtower Corporation ?
by Finkelstein inbased from many of the doctrines the wts has come forth with since its existence as publishing house which were obviously incorrect or false and propagated doesn't make you wonder why there were so many who embraced this organization with full devotion and acceptance ?
even back in the late 1800's there was scrutinizing skepticism to what the leaders of the wts theologically taught.
millions of people since then have accepted the teachings of a really couple novice bible theologians, who brought forth many weakly supported doctrines such as and concerning that mankind was living in the end times and all of mankind should be prepared for its imminent destruction.. very view other christian based faiths from catholicism or protestantism have made these kind of outlandish doctrinal assertions and they make up an overwhelming greater amount of practicing theologians, to those who achieved a high a level of academic training in bible theory.
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Darkknight757
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean.
Matthew 23:27 | NIV
For an outsider, these people look incredibly inviting. That is why the org wants people at the meetings so they can see how beautiful it is.
I think in people's minds they can excuse the false teachings because "there is no other brotherhood in the world like ours (theirs)".
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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !
by flipper inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.
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A Bright Future with Stephen Lett, Chiangmai Special Convention, Nov., 6-8, 2015, Thailand.
by oppostate inwith stephen lett???!!!
a bright future with stephen lett???.
a bright future with stephen lett, chjiangmai special convention, nov., 6-8, 2015, thailand..
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Nobody at work knows what JWs believe
by Athanasius inrecently susie, one of my co-workers mentioned that her husband's family were all jws.
the family converted after susie's husband left home, so he never joined the jws, nor does he intend to.
anyway another co-worker asked her: "what do the jws believe?".
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Darkknight757
It's all a test of their loyalty to the organization. Most witnesses can't keep up with all the changes unless they are constantly plugged in. I recon even those who are plugged in wouldnt know that earthly hopers don't believe Jesus is their personal mediator.
With all the changes since 2013 I was really surprised how little I knew about my own beliefs until I left.
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Judge sanctions WTS - $4k per day penalty for not producing sex abuse documents
by Simon injudge sanctions jehovah's witnesses.
imposes $4000-a-day penalty for not producing documents in sex-abuse case.
by dorian hargrove, june 24, 2016. a san diego superior court judge has ordered the church of jehovah's witnesses, also known as the watchtower bible and tract society of pennsylvania, to pay $4000 a day for every day that it fails to produce documents requested in a civil lawsuit brought by former parishioner, osbaldo padron, who claims a church elder sexually abused him when he was seven years old.. in a june 23 ruling, expected to be made final today, judge richard strauss admonished the church for willfully ignoring a court order to produce all documents associated with a 1997 body of elders letter that church leaders sent to parishes around the world in a quest to learn about sexual abuse of children by church leaders.. over the course of the past year, the watchtower society and its lawyers have fought hard to keep the letter confidential, claiming that turning over the documents would infringe on the privacy of those mentioned in the letter that were not associated with the case.. in march 2015, the church turned over a heavily redacted version of the letter.
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Darkknight757
👍👏👏👏👏🍻🍾
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Not on jw.org : Jehovah's Witness van driver arrested for ignoring rape of child
by JimmyPage inhttp://5newsonline.com/2016/06/23/report-van-driver-arrested-for-not-stopping-rape-of-child/.
i don't believe the article says he's a jw, but he is..
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Darkknight757
Nothing about him being a dub but this guy is a scum.
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Jehovah protects his people. Did he ever protect you?
by TimeBandit inhello forum.
i started this topic because i had been thinking recently about a story that i had heard many times in different congregations over the years.
kind of a jw urban legend if you will.
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Darkknight757
I used to think God was protecting and helping me.
For example: I had to quit smoking before becoming a witless and I did. I claimed it was because of constant prayer and reliance on Jokeovah. It had nothing at all to do with the fact that I refused to buy a pack of smokes and that I avoided all contact with people who smoked for a month. 😳
There was a day in serve us that I was surrounded by 3 wild dogs. The gumps in the car just watched as I was about to become dinner. I slowly backed away and the dogs left me alone. I claimed it was god. Now I see it as coincidence.
Last year with all the bull the wife and I went through I finally realized God could give a rats ass about his people no matter how hard you work.
I personally think some people are just more lucky than others. Nothing more to read into there. Some people just get a higher dice roll than others in a given situation.
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Darkknight757
Good news indeed!! Even if it takes some time for this to become legal, people need this book. 50 pages in and my conscience was no longer plagued by missing meetings and service for the org.
Every dub needs this book available to aid in recovery and getting out of the cult.
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August 2016 CLAM Videos
by wifibandit inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uju5z6oj1d4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiinm1irn18.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wazmfjxyjc.
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Darkknight757
So robotic and fake my goodness. How can grown adults be such dullards to be able to think that this garbage can actually work in a realistic setting?
