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  One month researching my doubts: my crucial issues with WTBTS - what are yours?

  by Tornintwo in

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  so after 20 years a convert, about a month ago i decided to start listening to my doubts and to do independent research about the wtbts teachings (naughty me).

  as a result i have consolidated my position on various points and these are my major issues with the wtbts teachings, i am posting these to help myself figure things out (with your assistance) and hopefully to hear from others at their stage of drawing away from the gb - newbies' especially.

  in the form of notes so hope you dont mind...child abuse.

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  JakeM2012

  “A mind, once expanded by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions”

  
  ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

  Lots of great advice here.

  I would like to add the thought about 1 Timothy 2:5New International Version (NIV)

  5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, {Per WTBTS says, "Not All Men"} Look for their brackets in the literature.

  WTBTS teaches that Jesus Mediatorship only applies to the anointed and not to all of mankind like the scripture says. With this belief enforced and in place the WTBTS then becomes your 'mediator" and you have to treat her very nicely if you want to survive Armageddon.

  I have never like that idea, and it is not something taught in the fundamental study books for bible students. I was raised in "the truth" and it wasn't until I was in my late 30's did I ever realize they had stole Jesus thunder.
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  How much sediment would have been moved in Noah's flood?

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i flew over this crate yesterday on my return home from las vegas.. .

  they say this crater was created by an asteroid about 50,000 years ago.

  then about 6000 years ago, presumably, god wiped out all life on earth with a global flood.. how much sediment would have been moved around during that flood.

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  Great Point
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  Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL last 2 days 273,000 views

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original thread here.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.

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  The great thing about this video is that WTBTS cannot shut it down because of copyright issues. It is her personal experience.
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  Young Girl Exposes Jehovah's Witnesses at school video goes VIRAL last 2 days 273,000 views

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  original thread here.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/291080001/brave-high-school-student-exposes-abuse-corruption-within-jehovahs-witnesses.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls.

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  This young women did more in ten minutes to educate people about Jehovah's Witnesses than Pioneers could in 30 years of standing in front of a stupid cart. 341,000 views in a few days, just unbelievable. Social Media is a game changer for the WTBTS. This is great.
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  Brave high school student exposes abuse and corruption within Jehovahs witnesses

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. scandals

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdvt_gyq-ls&feature=youtu.be.

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  I believe she would receive an A+++. She nailed it. Great
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  At the RC now

  by All for show in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the rc... between parents and grandparents... gag.

  the first talk... " we jehovah's witnesses want to assure you, yes, we believe in jesus.

  he was the greatest of jehovah's creation".

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  Well, they might believe in him, but their beliefs cut short the value of his sacrifice by saying that he is only the mediator for the 144,000, and consequently, "Christ's brothers" are the mediators for the rest of mankind. So, if you want to ever have the slightest benefit from Christ, you have to kiss up to the Faithful and discreet slave? No Thanks.
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  A big hello and thank you

  by iwasblind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just wanted to introduce myself and say a big hello to all of my mentally diseased friends.. i say friends because i have been lurking for some time so it feels like home (us lurkers are a bit scared and cautious so it takes a while).

  i won't bore you with too many details, but i am a born in, currently serving as the cobe of a congregation.

  my wife and i have pioneered for the last 10 years and were shaken awake by that ridiculous 15th july 2013 wt about the generation and 1914.. my wife who is much smarter than me has questioned for years.

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  Welcome aboard Iwasblind. You have been given some great advice. You and your wife have an interesting journey ahead.
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  JW 'urban legends'

  by Steve Lowry in

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  2. friends

  i was thinking about some of the old jw urban legends that we grew up with and believed in as jws.

  most of the ones i remember revolved around stories about demons, and jws being "attacked" when they would do something wrong.

  some of these legends scared the crap outta me when i was little.

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  Doctor Who,

  That's is funny.
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  How do I get the COBE to pay back the money he and his ripped off from my ex-wife, he's the guy who claims he make's Pedophiles Holy by YHWH's power!

  by PhilsWager2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the cobe of the local kingdom hall never paid my ex-wife for the work done because they promised they would use "trade" to reimburse close to $5000 worth of work.

  as you can imagine nobody here would like him because he believes all the pedophiles can change their ways after the child sex offenders have proved their humility by bowing before the judicial committees.

  this is how honest jehovah's witnesses are, they changed her work from a 1200 sq.

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  This is a little fuzzy to me, but if your wife has performed work on a house and have not been paid, you can file a Mechanic's Lien" in most States. It doesn't matter if it was for trade or not, they (the owner's) have not paid. It shouldn't cost any money to do file a mechanic's lien, lawyers are not needed and most contractors are used to the procedure. It may take awhile to recoup your money. An owner of property can ignore those pesky mechanic's liens until they try to sell, then it will come up when the title is researched. You would get your money when the property is closed.
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  New arrangement from C.O.

  by Doctor Who in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think most on here will be familiar with the caller hook up system that many congregations use.

  visit about 2 months ago.

  during our servant and elders meeting he was talking up the importance of meeting attendance and how we "gods spirit appointed men" must take the lead on making every meeting.

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  I thought there was a thread on this a few years ago. It changed around 2009?, 2010. From what I got the WTBTS reasoning was that if people didn't come to the kingdom hall personally they couldn't get donations.