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Betheliesalot
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Anybody here still believe in the bible?
by Mel Morris ini'm a current bible student of jw's looking to chat with someone about biblical doctrine.
i'm not interested in talking with an apostate or a fader, i'm just a person looking for answers and wondered if there are any neutral voices in this forum who have good insights into the bible.
i currently talk with a couple of jw's on a personal level from my congregation and they are knowledgeable to a certain extent, but i dare not ask them certain questions because, as you know, the congregation has a culture of fear that impacts trust and openness, especially concerning biblical doctrine or the societies teachings.
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Screwed up sexually
by purrpurr ini was thinking about how the borg screws up and sexually neuters their flock by telling them when single to "deaden their body" and then boom as soon as there's a ring on the finger to not be denying eachother.. do any of you know of jws who have been screwed up by these teachings?
i know 2, 1 elder came back from honeymoon having a nervous breakdown unable to cope with the cd that sex produced in his head.
and the other called up her parents while on honeymoon, crying and begging for themto come and get her, since she was so shocked that sex hurt.
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Betheliesalot
This is not unique to JW,s, I had a schoolmate that was a methodist who got married at 18 and on her marriage nite ran away and went home to her mom cause she did not want to do"it"
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This Article Won't Change Your Mind - Great Read
by cofty inthis article won’t change your mind - the facts on why facts alone can’t fight false beliefs.
brilliant article in the atlantic by julie beck discussing the phenomena of cognitive dissonance and how it affects religious and political beliefs.
it includes some interesting thoughts on how social media has magnified the problem.. spoiler - she is not optimistic about the possibility of successfully reasoning with members of religious cults.. the article also has a link to the 45 minute audio version.. link....
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Betheliesalot
"someone convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still"...a quote from the distant past.
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Beards and Circumcision: turning their argument around
by neat blue dog inone argument against beards i've heard multiple times, both from individual jws and from the platform is roughly:.
'timothy got circumcised so as not to stumble others!
shouldn't you be thankful you don't have to do that?
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Betheliesalot
I don't think anybody has ever stumbled over circumsision unless it is dragging on the floor.
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Literature cart preaching outside a hospital
by truthseeker inhere is one thing that really annoys me.. i live opposite a large hospital.
there is a pedestrian crossing connecting the hospital to the other side of the road.
it is at the end of the crossing that the dubs have their literature cart.
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Betheliesalot
The only people who stare at the carts are on their own videos of actors walking up to their carts with their fake smiles pretending to like the propaganda .
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My 2018 convention review (BR)
by Ray Frankz inso this years convention was all about:.
1) neutrality means not taking sides.
jws must not have any opinions about politics, even if it affects you or your job or your social class directly.. also .
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Betheliesalot
6) We are the most educated people in the world! (ha ha ha ha ha when I heard this )
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Circuit Assembly Experiences
by Tallon inmany years ago, in the congregation i attended at the time, there was a brother who had endured bad health over many years.
as result he underwent a number of operations - a couple being life saving operations.
at one or two circuit assemblies he was interviewed on the platform where he related how he endured ill health.. for me, i felt very uncomfortable listening to his experience and, i actually felt embarrassed for him because i have never been one to speak of any health issues i had, let alone publicise it from the platform.
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Betheliesalot
Just got back from an Ass emblee and most all experiences are now just videos of unbelievable stories that just can't be real. Also looking around the floor area seems like The Great Crowd has turned into the Great Big Crowd with a lot of seniors that have super sized themselves into Razoo riding zombies. I give them 10 years max and an alarming # of these large humans will be in paradise.
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Remember when
by blownaway ini remember when paterson was built.
the so called training facility.
we were told it was to teach elders what their job was after armageddon.
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Betheliesalot
Overlapping was a tad too difficult to get elders to swallow, so its on the slow burner.
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People will believe ANYthing no matter how insane
by TerryWalstrom ini started watching this guy's videos and it was like trying to eat just one potato chip.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrdoao1_rf0______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8447ks90dk_______https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jufm8rtq1d0.
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Betheliesalot
Ive been watching him for some time now, he would be great if he did his tricks next to a cart and showed Jehovah as a magical image@!
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Why Do People Oppose Jehovah's Witnesses?
by BlackSpirit injesus christ, the son of the most high god, jehovah has this to say: "if the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.
if you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own.
now because you are no part of the world, but i have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
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Betheliesalot
Col 1:16 adds the word "other" in your man made bible called the New world translation 4 times. Even your previous bibles had the word "other" in parenthesis. If you believe Rev 22:18, the translators of your bible are guilty of adding this word, even if it is just one word, they are guilty. Even their Kingdom Interleaner book does not have "other". This alone should condem this organization if you truly a truth seeker, but so many have been hoodwinked by them.