Posts by FayeDunaway

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I want to take them down

by cookiemaster in

hey guys!

some of you might know about my latest clash with the elders.

i see the pressure this cult is putting on my family.

The problem with that billboard is that it doesn't say Jehovah's Witness anywhere on it. So while it would be effective for witnesses who know what a Kingdom Hall is, it wont start anyone to question witnesses at a door. The ordinary person will look at it and go 'wha? I have no idea what that is about.'

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Anti-JW billboard going up in Texas

by sunny23 in

the first ever billboard has been crowd funded on reddit and will be going up.

i'm curious to know if it will cause a spark in any jw's who already have questions or doubts and lead them to research into the child abuse cases and lead them to the thought that the wt and gb are not inspired or gods mouthpiece.

at the very least it will provide people a topic of conversation and questions to the jw's who knock on their door: "so whats this whole sex abuse in kingdom halls thing about i saw on the billboard down the road?

FayeDunaway

That's japanese, but yeah.

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Would you give your life for those that shun you?

by Esse quam videri in

'no one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.'.

many have been hurt by the practice of shunning.

family members, [former?

FayeDunaway

Vidiot that's exactly where I stand, too. Eh, maybe I would give them my kidney tho if I was the only match for them. But they better talk to me after!!!

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May’s ‘study WT’ admits having taught “far-fetched” ideas

by wheelwithinwheel in

not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).

you can bet most jws wont even read it..

there is no apology...just the usual excuses..

FayeDunaway

Well 'evidently' they read their own articles, and then have questions about them. Lol!

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The Divine Name in the NT: Some Reflections

by Let go of fear in

i've been fascinated with this topic for some time now, almost to the point of obsession.

after researching the issue for several years, i have come to a conclusion/theory that i would love to receive some feedback on.

this theory of mine is one that will be somewhat unsettling to both those who believe the divine name was used in the original nt scripts as well as those who believe it wasn't.

FayeDunaway

Yeah me too giordano...it's not that I disliked the name jehovah (actually I think it's a beautiful name, I just don't use it anymore for the reason I stated above)... And it's not that I dont like the name Witnesses. But the two together is overkill!! Like 'hey get a mouthful of this, we're crazy!!'

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May’s ‘study WT’ admits having taught “far-fetched” ideas

by wheelwithinwheel in

not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).

you can bet most jws wont even read it..

there is no apology...just the usual excuses..

FayeDunaway

Www, what is the title of this article? What was the headlining 'question'?

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The Divine Name in the NT: Some Reflections

by Let go of fear in

i've been fascinated with this topic for some time now, almost to the point of obsession.

after researching the issue for several years, i have come to a conclusion/theory that i would love to receive some feedback on.

this theory of mine is one that will be somewhat unsettling to both those who believe the divine name was used in the original nt scripts as well as those who believe it wasn't.

FayeDunaway

Lgof, the clincher for me was finding out that a monk used the vowels of Elohim and Adonai to supplement the consonants YHWH to create the name jehovah. It really is a made up name, not just a translation or pronunciation.

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questions

by DanielC in

i've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.

i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.

but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?

FayeDunaway

I agree with joe. Also you can show her the 6 message autobiography I sent you on the subject (lol!! Sorry again!!). But it would be a good opportunity for seeing how she will react to the reality that will take over your lives sooner or later. Are you embarrassed you considered becoming a witness just for her? Don't be. What we do for love. Are you unsure of being totally honest with her about your motive? Best to talk about it openly now before it's too late.

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The poor and deprived life of JW children.

by Esse quam videri in

i find it hard to believe that adults on this forum make such a big deal about not celebrating birthdays, x-mas, easter, halloween, etc, etc, etc.

i grew up as a jw kid and it actually made me feel good, being different from the other kids in school.

we went to meetings.

FayeDunaway

Judgmental attitudes!! Haven't we all had enough of that to last a lifetime already? Or maybe even enough to last forever??? Surely people who come here don't need any more of that heaped on to them. Let's all try to drop that witness habit and remember not every one is EXACTLY like ourselves and give people a break.

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Having a hard time holding my tongue...

by problemaddict 2 in

jw
friends

...recently.. i'm normally pretty calculated.

my fade is done, my wife is out, my family and friends know, i maintain quite abit of the friendships of those closest to me jw or not, my family isn't shunning, and the few people we have kept it from for other reasons we are calculating how to break it.

(elderly matriarch that we are simply not going to tell so she doesn't die).. but.....all these facebook meme's and stupid feeds about reliance on jehovah, distraction, staying close to his organization, persevering against satan.....its driving me nuts.

FayeDunaway

I believe you can 'unfollow' these annoying witness friends of yours, you won't receive anything by them unless they tag you specifically.