Posts by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

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The bizarreness of Genesis 6:2

by doubtfull1799 in

"the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.

so they began taking as wives all whom they chose.".

it may be feasible to some to accept the bible's assertion that the first humans were tempted to pursue independence from god, especially since they were created in his image and he is independent from any authority.

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@doubtfull1799 JW's use their literature to explain that Jehovah, like a stubborn teacher, handed over his piece of chalk to the rebel in the classroom (Satan) and is allowing Satan to prove to everyone that he can't run the classroom smoothly. That's why the world is in such a state. For this theory to be upheld, the Witnesses need to argue that the teacher occasionally interjects and takes the chalk back from the rebel and kills off a bunch of students at will (the flood). Is the world lying in the power of the Wicked One? According to doctrine: sometimes. Depends what mood the creator of the cosmos is in.

If Jehovah is lovingly holding off Armageddon because destroying Adam and Eve would have given all the angels in heaven serious doubts about his sovereignty, then why stage an early form of Armageddon to cleanse the earth of wickedness back in Noah's day? What good was achieved? Did it really cleanse the earth of wickedness? Is the world's state of affairs better now because of the supposed flood? Seems like a lot of melodrama and killing of innocent bystanders for nothing. But hey, nice prelude for the gory Armageddon to come.

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BBC Medical soap features JWs and blood.

by scotsman in

tonight's episode of holby city on bbc 1 starts a jw narrative that explores family estrangement and the blood issue.

the outcome is explored again in a couple of weeks and is pretty favourable to the jws..

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Whaaaattt??? A favorable segment on the BBC about Jehovah's Witnesses? When the media speaks the truth and exposes the organization's true reputation, it's "Satan's media" (Tony Morris). But when the media paints a quaint picture and puts the society in a nice light, it's quickly snapped up as Watchtower's PR tool.

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"We dont mourn the dead"

by HereIgo in

i remember a brother making the above statement in regards to an elderly sister who had passed.

he stated we don't mourn or even visit grave sites because we have a hope that jah will resurrect the dead.

it seemed really creepy at the time, hell, even jesus wept when lazarus died.

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My father would scoff those in "Christendom" and say, "look at they way they cry when loved ones die. They claim they that their loved ones are in heaven - so why cry?!" The insensitivity and lack of human feeling is real among the Witnesses.

Paul Grundy told me that Witnesses don't celebrate birthdays because "better the day of one's death." Right? "So why does the funeral outline specifically state that you can't even eulogize the deceased?" he mused.

Witnesses are left with nothing. No celebration of life. No celebration of death. Just more opportunities to spew out cult propaganda that hijacks the grieving process. Shame.

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Do WT Publications Make Us Feel Unworthy, Unlovable and Helpless?

by jp1692 in

it is my contention that the wtbts, (as do all high-control, authoritarian cults), deliberately cultivates dysfunctional beliefs among its members.

in particular, the most destructive of these beliefs are those that undermine one's feelings of self-worth.

for a research project i am doing, i am looking for direct quotes from wt publications that seem to be specifically designed to manipulate the readers into feeling: unworthy, unlovable, inadequate and/or helpless.

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The whole notion of Christianity is to accept that you are a slave. Born diseased and imperfect with an incurable condition that only Christianity can restore. It's like we've been sold this faulty product (life, according to JW teachings) and need to constantly go back to the religion for repairs forever. There's a word for people who sell you something dud so that you'll be dependent on their services for the rest of your lives: it's called a con artist. A scammer.

Even the Return to Jehovah booklet targeting those who have left the organization is riddled with six or so reasons for why anyone would have left - all of which are degrading and blame the person who has left for their "imperfect" attitudes. Not one of those reasons stated in the brochure include "Perhaps You've Grown Tired of Being Lied to". That would have made a good chapter.

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Truth and Honesty? Why is it only a one-way street??

by stuckinarut2 in

the society, "gods channel" teach and expect truth and honesty from all witnesses.

scripures are often quoted to promote such.. but, why is it only a one way street?

why is the society not truthful and honest with witnesses?

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@punkofnice There's no WAY that friend of mine will even look at old literature from the society for the fear and paranoia WT as instilled upon her that "old literature gets doctored all the time by apostates". The society really has its bases covered. Disgusting liars.

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Trump Really Does Love Walls

by freemindfade in

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lol.

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Trump be like: Better not let Melania touch this wall. Can't have her knowing what "hard" really feels like.

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A "Simple Life": Who's Footing the Bill?

by thebrokenkite in

after much lurking and even sporadic posting under an alias account, i've decided to come out of the "apostate" shadows.

this month marks my 1-year disfellowshipping anniversary.

it's been a long, arduous journey, one that nearly took my life.

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Funny how "Satan's world" and the "corrupt governments" foot the bill for many who pioneer and rely on government assistance in order to carry out their evangelizing work. Either Satan is behind the governments and is using them to oppress and restrict Jehovah's kingdom work, or Satan is not manipulating these global political leaders so that they can provide financial assistance to those in full-time service. Which is it, JWs???

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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

by Funchback in

there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

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My elder father told me solemnly that if anything - ANYTHING - no matter how innocuous and sin-free it was stumbled fellow brothers and sisters, you must be willing to change, no matter what. Even if it's the color of your car. If it stumbles, YOU ARE GUILTY OF SIN.

And how easily Witnesses are stumbled. This breed of overly-sensitive, overly-righteous, fragile-conscious-possessing mental patients are ready to call the elders if you even use the wrong tone of voice while speaking. Imagine how crazy and paranoid us kids grew up to be.

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Truth and Honesty? Why is it only a one-way street??

by stuckinarut2 in

the society, "gods channel" teach and expect truth and honesty from all witnesses.

scripures are often quoted to promote such.. but, why is it only a one way street?

why is the society not truthful and honest with witnesses?

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When texting a friend who is a 29 year old Witness about history repeating itself with 1975 and how much the brothers back then gave up in anticipation of that date, she messaged me saying "that was the brothers and sisters back then being stupid and not listening to the society." This new generation of a Witness sincerely believed that the society NEVER instructed brothers and sisters to look to that date with anticipation. That the society NEVER endorsed the ideals of some brothers and sisters who sold their homes, didn't plant crops and threw themselves into the full-time service as the "system came to a close."

Gee, I wonder where she got that line of reasoning? The society is blameless. Once again, the rank and file messed up and got ahead of themselves. Shame on them.

She is not alone in the new generation of Witnesses who suffer from this WT-induced amnesia of its own history.

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My New Fascination - Evolution!

by pale.emperor in

since leaving watchtower i kind of hit the "reset" button in my mind and reevaluated what i thought i knew, what i believe and i require proof for every idea put before me before i commit to it.

lately i've been fascinated with evolution.

as a jw i never even looked at the subject, dismissing it as "just a theory".

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You might pose this question to any Witness that tries to suggest that Jehovah created each species according to its kind and has even made it impossible for two different species to mate and propagate their genes to form a new, all-functioning species. Ask them, "if Jehovah set up clear genetic boundaries between the species, why were the demons able to create powerful offspring with human women - offspring whose threat of procreating could only be removed by means of a fatal flood? Wouldn't the genetic code/DNA of angels and demons be FAR more different than humans to procreate with?" It's funny how Jehovah's "divine laws of nature" are not even "laws" by definition. Divine laws set by a creator who sticks to His word can't be reversed or tampered with at will.