Posts by enoughisenough

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Free Will - Does It or Does It Not Exist?

by truth_b_known in

being born-in and raised as one of jehovah's witnesses i remember a common theme or phrases used by the watchtower in its theory of why things are the way they are -.

jehovah created humans.

jehovah created humans as free moral agents.

enoughisenough

I think we have free will, but we don't always have the freedom to do what we would be our "will".

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Do you believe in ultimate justice?

by Fisherman in

ultimate justice means that conduct is not inconsequential.

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enoughisenough

The Bible says you reap what you sow...but I think a lot don't believe that applies to them or else they would treat others better.

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which Translation Now?

by enoughisenough in

for those of you who still respect the bible, which translation/s are you using now?

why?.

enoughisenough

For those of you who still respect the Bible, Which translation/s are you using now? Why?

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A Most Curious Tale of Archie Oliver Twist

by Terry in

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a most curious tale of archie oliver twist.

11 years old, archie olivertwist passed into a coma on june 7, 1942. his neck was broken from a dive into a shallow riverbed at a family picnic.. archie was maintained in a vegetative state in a long-term care facility.

hoping against all hope, his maintenance costs were paid by his parents.. half a century later, in the mid-1990s, they specified in their will that his brother and sister were bound by honor toward archie's continued care, using a trust fund established for that purpose.. miraculously, he finally awoke on january 16, 2017, archie was now 85.. oh, one more thing …(brace your mind for this…).

enoughisenough

reminded me of Benjamine Buttons

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Was PARADISE really paradise?

by Terry in

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paradise.

was it really paradise to be in paradise?

adam and eve never were held by a mother, never cuddled and sung to with a lullaby nor nursed or coddled with tenderness or any human familial embrace.

enoughisenough

some must not think it so terrible...they like to go to an isolated tropical places and beaches and go naked.

I think some people also like to pick on God himself. Free will allows that.

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Leaving JW - My own experience

by joao in

as some of you may know, i disassociated myself from wt$ last april.

and i did it in the noisiest way i could find: i wrote my disassociation letter and made sure to send it to all elders of the two congregations in my town and to all jws whose email address i possessed.

i knew this would bring loads of issues because my wife was in as well as our younger daughter.

enoughisenough

I just wish I had been more patient and took time to do as you did before I wrote myself out. At least it may have drawn attention and some people may have been jolted. I did find a couple I talked to and sent emails to just dug in their heels defending the lies.

If anyone who is pimo and decides to leave, I hope you will do it with a lot of prior letter writing to everyone you have an address for. ( hopefully all at one mailing )

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Yet another mo' money video!

by nowwhat? in

(in the what's new section) apparently jehovah is still failing to provide the necessary funds so have to beg and petition men for support even though we said we'd never do that!.

new angle, if you want to make friends with jehovah and jesus we need more of your unrighteous riches .

apparently jehovah is in the protection racket now.

enoughisenough

what with the storms, the insurance chasers can be out full swing...free labor=big pay day when the homes get repaired...( wondering how many halls will get repairs. )

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Virgin or whore complex that Witnesses have made my married life difficult!

by Witness 007 in

so was a virgin when i got married but my wife studied later in life and had been married for 6 months and had two boyfriends in her past.

my strict witness mother hated my wife and thought she was not good enough for me.

she thought all worldly women were dirty whores who cannot keep their vaginas to themselves.

enoughisenough

there was a Brother in a Hall I used to go to who seemed to get off on giving the talks about sex..( and he had a very jealous wife...she told one sister that another sister there should have a scarlet A on her forehead -just needlessly jealous! or maybe not since he got off on giving those sex talks.)

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Another congregation closed

by hoser in

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15 years ago there were 5 congregations now there is only one and it is still struggling.

congregations closing their doors doesn’t mean business is good.

it looks like this last one to fold had no young witnesses, they either left the religion or moved.

enoughisenough

a question in my mind is, are they closing because of the consolidation of halls, or the lack of people at meetings? I think it is consolidation...have people drive longer distances. I think the closing is about Money. I know of new halls that were built with less then 50 usually attending...I started out in such places. I wonder what the attendance would have to be for them to say sell! I think it is sad for those who still believe to have the local places they worked to build, paid for, and kept up to be sold out from under them...they were scammed in order for org to get control.

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Yet another mo' money video!

by nowwhat? in

(in the what's new section) apparently jehovah is still failing to provide the necessary funds so have to beg and petition men for support even though we said we'd never do that!.

new angle, if you want to make friends with jehovah and jesus we need more of your unrighteous riches .

apparently jehovah is in the protection racket now.

enoughisenough

had written something and having trouble editing...so this.....