Has anyone else noticed that they've gradually started adopting fundimentalist evangelical Christianity beleifs?
- Rapture
- Televangelism
- New World Order
pale.emperor
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Governing Body members will no longer be with us on earth during ''the great tribulation''
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | october 2019. .
study article 41. stay faithful through the “great tribulation”.
14 during the great tribulation, a change will take place regarding the brothers who take the lead on earth.
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The book "New Boy" is Free on Amazon For Down Load the Next 4 Days
by 1234 ina few people have posted that i wrote my book to "make money.
"yes, i have made some money from this book but nothing to the comparison to the 11 years it took to write it and the cost to produce it.money was the last thing on my mind on my list of motivations/priorities in writing of this book.
my thought was if i could circumvent the pain and suffering that the watchtower bible & tract society/ jehovah's witnesses has caused to just one person's life than the book has served its purpose.i'm happy to announce the book is free for down load on amazon for the next 5 days.enjoy my friends.keith casaronap.s if after reading it, if you could post a review on amazon i would greatly appreciate it.
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pale.emperor
I loved reading your posts on here as you were writing it. Will download and review.
I dont know why some people dont like exJWs making money from writing about their experiences.
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Another Unnecessary Early Death
by Slidin Fast ina young man in somerset in england, under massive pressure from financial and relationship issues lapsed into mental illness.
he was unlucky enough to have as his support system the local congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
one of the symptoms of his illness was the use of tobacco.
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pale.emperor
So sad. Poor fella. A convert too. I wonder what his family are thinking about all of this?
Slidin Fast: I don't blame the elders, as you say they have very little wriggle room. It's the unloving framework of pharisaic rules they work under that is reprehensible.
You're right. How many times have we seen people with delusions or psychosis get disfellowshipped when their behaviour is clearly due to a mental imbalance?
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Jesus Believed In Adam and Eve
by Parker ini'm new to the forum.
i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.
i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.
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pale.emperor
Hi Parker and welcome.
When I first woken up I wasnt interested about the origin of the human race. But I did have (and still do have) a fierce scrutiny to whatever is presented to me, regardless of who presents it.
Visiting museums and letting the evidence speak for itself and watching YouTube video documentaries, reading etc and seeing what they actually prove was a lot of fun.
Yes, we evolved. Yes that opens up more questions, but those questions are welcome in the scientific community, not shot down and ridiculed. When people talk about how "creation had it first" when it comes to the eye or sense of smell or the human foot - they're actually unwittingly talking about how well evolved we are for our enviroment.
Ever wonder why we dont have the eyesight of a hawk or sonar like bats so we can navigate in the dark? If we really were created by an intelligent designer we'd have the best of everything surely?
Hawks have excellent eyesight because the evolved in a different enviroment gradually over millions of years.
Bats have sonar because the evolved in a different enviroment gradually over millions of years.
The ones that didnt have the traits to survive in their enviroment died and didnt get to repoduce.
When it comes to evolution belief is optional, participation is not.
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I was wondering how this would play out in JW land.
by wolverines ini have a niece who is trying to get pregnant.
she was telling me her husband had to go to a room with porn in it and masturbate into a cup to get tested.
i never thought of this before but but how would a jw handle this.
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pale.emperor
Well considering that porn is verboten and wanking is verboten we can conclude that artificial insemination is also verboten.
I remember a couple who conceived via IVF and the elders gave them hell about it because it "might" involve destroying some fertilized eggs if more than one is sucessful.
The Watchtower - interfearing where it wasnt asked since 1879.
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Your worst convention experience.
by zeb inby a split second rescuing our handicapped son from being pushed down the stairs by a flood of sisters rushing out to see as the drama had started.. the main offender being a special pioneer..
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My then father in law was the elder in charge of the cleaning. So I was always put on the list of "volenteers" despite the fact that he never asked me. So there I was, boiling hot day, spending my lunch hour cleaning up other people's vomit, piss and shit only to return to my seat during the afternoon session sweating due to all the work.
Try and cool down in those indoor areas. It's impossible. AND THEN you'd have to clean up afterwards. Not going home until about 9pm each day.
Hardly saw my 1yo child at all during the conventions. And associating with others? No chance. There's vomit to clean up - 5 attendants standing around it in their yellow jackets looking all important guarding it until I got there.
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Unique Words and Expressions Of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by minimus insystem of things comes to mind.
what does that mean to anyone not a jw?.
how long have you been in the truth?
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pale.emperor
"Severing where the need is great". I fucking hated that one. Even when I was a JW drone I thought it sounded archaic and scripted.
Why not say "preaching there's a need" ?
"This is Brother Bob who's currently serving where the need is great" - oh do fuck off.
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Old Literature
by RolRod inwhat did you do with your jw literature when you left?
kept it, sold it or dumped it?
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pale.emperor
I binned most of them. Except for:
Mankinds Seach For God - sold on eBay, bought by a Mr Lloyd Evans.
An old Rutherford book called Riches - sold on eBay. Even though I'd "borrowed" it from the KH library.
The Revelation book - Kept it. Still have it. It's too crazy and embaressing to ever get rid of.
Insight books - tried to donate them but nobody would take them - not even for free. One 2nd hand bookstore owner told me "Oh, Jehovah's Witness stuff? There's no interest in that."
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pale.emperor
I was the first brother in my congregation to turn up to the KH with a tablet. Actually, it was a Kindle with PDFs of the Watchtower on it and the NWT in .mobi format.
I got a good scolding in the back room and lots of snide remarks my the holier than thou members for being "showy". One elder told me "The bible is your sword, how are you supposed to preach with a tablet?".
Fast forward a year, tablets were ok but absolutely not to be used on the platform.
Another year and everyone is encouraged to buy a tablet.
Now? If you dont have a tablet you cant follow along and are regarded as not keeping up with Jehovah's org.
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They Are Going To Start Clamping Down With Staying At Home - Local Needs + GB Update #4
by thedepressedsoul inmany of us have watched the gb #4 update.
most of us jumped for joy when they basically said that there will be no meeting in person for a long time to come.. one aspect we overlooked was how hard they hit home the "love of neighbor".
how this "love" is what makes a true christian and as a result our love for our neighbors will motivate us to stay at home.. well now they released a letter that is instructing all kh's to view this video during their local needs part.
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pale.emperor
I do wonder how they'd manage to hold any judicial committees if they're not meeting up. Over Zoom? Where it can be recorded and witnesses present off camera?
