Posts by redpilltwice

30

Is Satan really the bad guy in story of creation?

by evilApostate in

i wanted to take an objective look at satan in the story of creation.

this is not meant to offend those of you who are still christians.

i'm agnostic btw.

redpilltwice

Always thought the witnesses were brilliant and unique regarding their understanding of that account, but as soon as I became a parent, I thought again and began to have some serious (but silent) doubts regarding that whole free will issue.

I mean, with so much at stake (universal worship and peace and happiness)... why didn't Jehovah warn Adam and Eve the very second that the puffed up angel became satan the devil? Satan was a new kind of angel, the first of an evil, vicious kind, more intelligent than Adam & Eve and clearly with murderous intents. What parent, present and fully aware of everything taking place in such a specific situation of danger, would let his child undergo the death penalty only because he had warned clearly enough about that dangers in the past and knowing the child had understood the warning?

29

How about prayers being used as a talk?

by NikL in

jw
friends

another thread on here made me think of it.. its a personal peeve of mine.. you bow your head in prayer and the brother says thinks like thank you for the lessons we learned today like bla bla bla and for that wonderful point about yadda yadda yadda.

jehovah we know that etc etc etc therefore we must...well you get the gist.and on and on it goes.

absolutely drives me mad..

redpilltwice

There was always that inevitable moment when some elderly sisters in the hall began to sigh during such long prayers. A subtle stop sign that could be heard by almost anyone, exept by the one praying it seemed.

3

Sometimes a Smile Does Wonders

by snugglebunny in

jw
friends

this will make you smile:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr6lr_vrseo&spfreload=10.

redpilltwice

I smiled, thx for sharing.

16

What if one of the GB members suddenly needed blood?

by StarTrekAngel in

there is not much to be analyzed.

in a cult enviromment the leader will always look up for himself.

he would never hesitate to break every rule to save his own skin.

redpilltwice

They could take blood and call it "overlapping fractions".

114

"The G.B. is neither inspired nor infallible"

by smiddy in

that admission in the feb.17 ,study edition of the watchtower , " who is leading gods people today ?

" "the governing body is neither inspired, nor infallible, therefore it (they/we) can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction .".

have the many jehovahs witnesses past and present who have lost their lives by refusing blood transfusions due to the prohibition on blood tranfusions by jehovahs witnesses really got the sense of this statement ?.

redpilltwice

The Governing Body makes important decisions collectively. How so? The members meet weekly, which fosters close communication and unity. (Prov. 20:18) Each year, they rotate chairmanship at those meetings, since no member of the Governing Body is considered to be more important than the other members. (1 Pet. 5:1) Each of the six committees of the Governing Body rotate chairmanship in the same way.

I know it's off topic, but this article contains a lot of interesting statements (therefore I printed it). For instance, doesn't this bold part indicate that Jackson's shameless and evasive statements before the ARC that certain policies from the GB are NOT his field, is utter bullshit? (something we already knew anyway, but always good to see the truth printed and written in the WT, right?).

29

So I just watched Jackson's ARC interview...

by schnell in

thank you, everybody here, for introducing me to this.

no, no i had not heard of this.

child abuse issues have been roundly dismissed as apostate attacks in the congregations i've attended in the last decade.

redpilltwice

Smiddy > You can just see kevin Bowditch waiting for the Holy spirit to put words in his mouth, { when hailed before governments and kings , Gods holy spirit will put words in your mouth }
However no such words were forthcoming , His eyes looked like a deer caught in the headlights , and he was completely lost for words .

Maybe Bowditch didn't make enough hours to receive some divine backing?

113

I am deeply ashamed that I didn't accept evolution until a few years ago...

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

so... i live in mexico and i am helping with an esl class (english as a second language).

actually, i am helping with two classes.

i get two days a week in which i just stand there and have a debate with the class, encouraging as many as possible to just talk... in english.. anyways, i like talking about subjects that generate debate.

redpilltwice

Vidqun and those interested, this is interesting regarding DNA and information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnSXJOFXyk

37

More speculation on Kingdom Hall closers and money grabbing?

by Crazyguy in

there continues to be more and more rumors of more halls being sold off some even taking the first offer.

the borg trying to get thier bond money back from the court in san diego asap and there's been elders meetings about this consolidation.

my questions is why after selling off all this real estate in new york for over a billion dollars are they still acting like thier broke?

redpilltwice

It's ~~pathetic~~ prophetic. The gb represents Jehovah...Jehovah wants to be honored with the silver and gold.

21

JW's know how to guilt trip....

by HereIgo in

when i left the org, the jw's tried their best to guilt trip me.

some of the questions i was asked and things i was told:.

"how could you possibly be happy outside of jehovah's organization?

redpilltwice

I had this one in a concerned email last week:

"Even if you are right about 1914, it's not up to you but up to Jehovah to correct mistakes".

Sigh... he just didn't get my earlier point that it's a core teaching. If it changes, everything else changes. No god would allow a true end-time prophet to proclaim such misleading "truths" for so many decades.

So, the guilt trip should be on him for lying to people in the name of Jehovah.

17

Have a pretty interesting story to tell.

by Dexter in

i am new to this site, was always told by my elder father if the site accidentally appeared on the comp screen it was satans doing.

anyways, i am 28 y/m who had the unfortunate life of being the last of three kids to be born ins.

my oldest sibling lasted about 8 years before she was d,f.

redpilltwice

Welcome Dexter and absolutely great you can finally post on this forum. I started studying when I was 28, been a jw for 20 years... F¥#K, the most productive years of my life that YOU still have in front of you. Sorry about your sister and the effect it had on you. Will the Borg ever realize what harm disfellowshipping does to people, let alone children? Looking forward to your story of the incident that led to ttatt.