Yes, the JWs really do relegate Jesus Christ to the role of background player.
Is it any wonder many people I have met throughout my life, both before and after my exit, are surprised to learn that JWs believe in Christ?
An easy mistake to make: no Christmas, no Easter, no Eurcharist, and an obsession with the Jahoobee of the Old Testament. I think their recent self re-invention (calling themselves "Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses) is a desperate attempt to correct this problem, and to ride the coattails of the Evangelical movement.
Oh, and don't you think its funny, they make such a big deal about using Jahoobee's holy name, but then they OVERUSE it to the point it is more like a threadbare brand (think Coke, McDonald's, etc). Wasn't there something in Old Testament about not taking the Lord's name in vain?
~Quotes, of the "is CCJW sort of like the "New Coke" fiasco???" class
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1Irritating Dubspeak
by truthseeker init seems the most popular phrase used by the dubs is, "jehovah's service.".
now, using god's name isn't irritating to me.
but ignoring his son is.. all the time, meetings, conventions and assemblies, it's "parents - are you raising your young ones to take up jehovah's service?".
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Corrupting historical facts
by Hellrider inat the university of oslo, norway, there is a professor, who is also a jw.
he does not even have a degree in history, he is a professor in semittic languages, still he has now published a book (in norwegian and english, and it`s going to be translated into lots of other languages also):.
http://folk.uio.no/rolffu/chronlgy.htm.
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I wonder if Furuli's "scholarly" work (outside his area of expertise!) will use the same amazing arguments WTS uses to "prove" 607BCE:
(1) 539 BCE == Babylon falls to the Persians, and this date is clearly and universally accepted by "worldly scholars" so you know it is true.
(2) "70 years" is in the Koran... whoops, I mean the Grimm Brothers Stories... whoops, I mean the Santa Claus Memoirs... whoops, I mean "Winnie the Pooh"... whoops, I mean the writings of Aristotle (as part of his Earth-centric cosmology)...whoops, I mean it was a prominent number on the Great Pyramid... whoops, I mean I saw that number in my tea leaves this morning... whoops, I mean it is in "the bible" (whew!) so you *KNOW* it is accurate and meaningful.
(3) Scholarly date PLUS fantasy date = scholarly date -- and scholars that don't agree are clearly wrong! (please ignore point (1) above; there is no contradiction).
Q.E.D.
How can anyone argue with that?
~Quotes, of the "Thinking of writing a book on anatomy: I have access to a body (my own) and *THAT* should qualify me to write outside my field of expertise (which is engineering)" class -
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damselfly and FlyingHighNow,
Please see me in the back room at the upcoming Toronto Apostafest for some, um... er..... counselling.
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Naturapaths (sp?)
by DelTheFunkyHomosapien inare jw's allowed to see one.
as far as i can tell they seem to have pagan origins?
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...next step demonism!
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If demonism means "a colossal waste of time and money", then I would have to agree with the dubs on this one. ;p
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See what happens when you miss a Cheesefest?
by Jourles inalthough it would have been fun to meet some new faces in wi, i was unable to make it.
so....i had to endure the warm beach weather of michigan's west coast for a volleyball tournament instead.
since i was the main picture taker, i really didn't have any good pics of myself.. (my partner and i tied for 5th place out of 25 teams on saturday -- no money for 5th place losers.
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Bro. Jourles, the high Bikini Quotient in those pics was very, well, happifying.
Well done, faithful and wise slave! You are hereby appointed master over obtaining MORE biking pics.
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Well, if an "Apostate" is someone who rejects their religious beliefs and then goes around trying to convince everyone that their former beliefs are dangerous and misguieded, and that their new beliefs are really the correct way to worship, in that case THIS is what an apostate looks like:
Oh, and just for fun, this is what happens when one apostate visits the grave of another apostate: ;)
~Quotes, of the "honestly ladies, that is not a very good picture of me" class -
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DID YOU EVER 'EMBELLISH' YOUR FIELD SERVICE REPORT???
by chuckyy injust wondering if anyone ever did put down more hours/placements etc on their report than they actually did.. i know that i did.
the reason was that i was pioneering and working full time.
it just got too much and i ended up adding hours.
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Glad you liked it, Bikerchic. That morning was entertaining, instructive, and cathartic, all at the same time.
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gringojj, may I comment on your avatar: TRULY RESPLENDENT. Almost birdlike in your beauty.
~Quotes, of the "resplendent" class
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DID YOU EVER 'EMBELLISH' YOUR FIELD SERVICE REPORT???
by chuckyy injust wondering if anyone ever did put down more hours/placements etc on their report than they actually did.. i know that i did.
the reason was that i was pioneering and working full time.
it just got too much and i ended up adding hours.
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This topic is a perennial favorite. Perhaps it should have its own Section here at JWD???
*Friends
*Personal Experiences
*Bible Research & Study Articles
*Faking Field Service Hours
Seriously, I remember how surprised I was to find out, here at JWD, how common this was. Just call me Pollyanna. Some Bros/Sis don't actually knock at the doors, the just pretend to knock so the people in the car waiting think they knocked, then when no one comes to the door (cause they didn't make a sound when 'knocking') they mark it as N.H. and breath a sigh of relief.
The Dubs fake their hours; elders "encourage" this behaviour ("Brother, SURELY you spent at least some time talking to workmates about the kingdom. I'll just put you down for 1 hour") and even when they are actually door knocking, it is the most inefficient operation imaginable (see my old post I went in Field Service (TM) this morning!.
Remember this the next time you hear one of them bragging about their "ONE BILLION HOURS PER YEAR BIBLE EDUCATION WORK".
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Top 5 Things to do If Your C.O. is a Jerk
by metatron innumber 5.
'forget' to announce his visit - or totally downplay it.
( this really gets 'em mad but i know some.
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But the real question is: Dentures IN, or OUT?
No wait, how stupid of me. The man keeps his dentures IN (so he can nibble on earlobes and whatnot) and the woman keeps hers out so she can.... OH WAIT, ORAL SEX IS EVIL and PERVERTED and VERBOTTEN!!! (http://quotes.watchtower.ca/oral.htm)Never Mind!
~Quotes, of the "Great Teeth" class
P.S. No offence meant to those that have dentures, I'm just teasing.