Posts by Justaguy

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The Internet continues to expose the Watchtower

by liam in

another exposure!

it's not a destructive cult.........it's a destructive organization!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bilfhs6-pgw.

Justaguy

Its far to easy to say that if current members dont know its because they dont want to… its a high control group and they are discouraged from thinking about thing, kept busy in unpaid advertising and meeting attendance designed to reinforce their beliefs, and they have their own lives to live day to day.

The simple truth is, everyone believes things, objectively, that are not true and many more things that are subjectively questionable at best.

Dont be so quick to assume that are not issue that others are saying you are willfully blind to.

Id prefer to help the jw’s i know think as opposed to dismissing them as gullible, encourage them to be authentic and not dismiss them as automatons… but youf milage may vary

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Defend Your Borders or Listen to the Watchtower?

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/dnoww-4jfao?si=ehzmc5-gxqukgn7q.

with ww3 on the horizon the watchtower is bringing out their best hits on the issue of neutrality and the latest instalment on jw.org with stephen lett has the theme " why ancient israelites were allowed to go to war but as a christian you can't " or to paraphrase for a 2024 audience " why the modern state of israel is allowed all the nuclear weapons to defend their borders but you as a western european or north american you aren't supposed to compliant against open border policies and uncontrolled illegal migration" isn't that the exact same rhetoric or is it my imagination?

so one of stephen lett's go to arguments is that christians do not take up arms because we don't live in ancient times where israelites had a mandate to occupy the holy land where as we gentile christians we don't.

Justaguy

Ray, small correction to your post, WW3 has in fact started already, when the russia/ukrain thing kicked off. Its only now reaching full boil

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Any information about a special talk on Marriage in December 2024

by insearchoftruth in

two folks from the local kh visited the house yesterday looking for my wife who is an on again off again baptized jw.

wife was not available so they asked me to tell her about a special talk on marriage next week.

any outlines available for this ‘special talk’ or could this potentially be a local issue?.

Justaguy

Almost certainly the CO visit. All week in field serve us they pimp his sunday talk as a ‘special’ talk.

My humble advise is to blow it off, but whatever makes you happy. Its not new nor special.

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Explanation for changes to Disfellowshipping rules at Annual Meeting

by Listener in

wally, a youtuber from jw thoughts highlighted something that was said by kenneth cook jnr in the annual meeting.

he thinks it may be removed before they publish the agm.

i doubt we would see it in writing either.. part of kenneth's talk was about the changes regarding disfellowshipping and the clip from jw thoughts youtube shows him saying -.

Justaguy

“Why are we reading and making policy from one man's letter to another congregation from that long ago?”

and whats more, he himself (paul) changed his mind very quickly and wrote a second letter correcting himself. “This rebuke given by the majority is sufficient for such a man”

And other expressions, citing mercy and regret that led to repentance. Im admittedly no fan of bible doctrine but i am not bias in saying, taking the words of a self serving pharisee and establishing a decades long policy of social intimidation, family alienation, harassment and bullying is beyond the scope of any common usage and shows the truth of the phrase ‘power corrupts and absolute power corrupts, absolutely.

The gb took the words they wanted, to mean what they wanted, do what they wanted. Thats the truth.

The stanford prison experiment has been played out in the org of Jw’s for over a century now and the conclusion is clear.

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1/25 WT: Oral and Anal sex are a go - if she's ok with it

by neat blue dog in

he will not pressure her to engage in sexual acts that make her feel uncomfortable, that are demeaning, or that bother her conscience..... the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.

a christian couple must make decisions that reflect their resolve to honor jehovah, to please each other, and to maintain a clean conscience.

generally speaking, a couple would not discuss with others this intimate aspect of their marriage..

Justaguy

The simple truth is, in every sexual partnership, one will have a higher sex drive. It is an absolute fact, as no ones hormones are identical to anothers and hormones drive most human behaviors. Including sex drive.

stop making this some ridiculous male/female thing, or patriarchy, or repressed women or impudent men or whatever reductive cliché of the week tickles you personally.

the core issue is that the wtbs has zero business in the bedroom making rules of any sort, legally or biblically.

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1/25 WT: Oral and Anal sex are a go - if she's ok with it

by neat blue dog in

he will not pressure her to engage in sexual acts that make her feel uncomfortable, that are demeaning, or that bother her conscience..... the bible does not provide details as to what sexual practices between a husband and a wife should be considered clean or unclean.

a christian couple must make decisions that reflect their resolve to honor jehovah, to please each other, and to maintain a clean conscience.

generally speaking, a couple would not discuss with others this intimate aspect of their marriage..

Justaguy

Smh… the problem is, that article does NOT in fact, green light anal or oral.

In typical JW fashion it uses weasel words and phrases that can mean a lot things, but what it will mean to JW’s is “no”. Phrases like “demean her” and “bother her conscience” are glowing beacons of “dont do it” to any average JW, let alone phrases like “must make decisions that reflect their resolve to honor Jehovah”.

Clearly the article is saying “dont do it!” But also saying its not a df’ing issue and warning people who engage in them to keep their mouths shut about it to keep discord down between couples who do and couples who dont.

Yea nothing has changed. Dont ever be fooled.

The fact is, its never been a religions business how men and women please each other, but because JW’dom started as a bunch of pennsylvania german repressed ultra conservative Mennonites, the org just cant get away from the roots of itself and will never change on sex.

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Explanation for changes to Disfellowshipping rules at Annual Meeting

by Listener in

wally, a youtuber from jw thoughts highlighted something that was said by kenneth cook jnr in the annual meeting.

he thinks it may be removed before they publish the agm.

i doubt we would see it in writing either.. part of kenneth's talk was about the changes regarding disfellowshipping and the clip from jw thoughts youtube shows him saying -.

Justaguy

Heres the real kicker…. If you read the study articles they are going over last week, this week and next several weeks, you will see nothing has actually changed, other than they may reinstate people sooner than a year now.

thats it.

all that production about mercy and changing peoples viewpoints etc etc and they only actual change, in print (which is what matters) is that now you come back sooner.

*slow clap*

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NEW LIGHT ON THE 144,000 EXPLAINED

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/heulwyd00ku?si=9az0zrsquy67v74g.

the watchtower’s approach to "new light" is, frankly, a masterclass in manipulation.

when they introduce a new interpretation or change their teachings, it's presented as a revelation, showcasing just how guided and spiritually in-tune the governing body is.

Justaguy

Lol at some point they will declare that the 144k relate directly to those of the GB not to those going to heaven. Its animal farm in slow motion and control is all that matters.

Maintain control for a few years, let the next group figure it out from there.

Simple truth is, PT Barnum said it best and there will always be customers for the WT.

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Lest we forget

by fulltimestudent in

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while (naturally) this site emphasises the sins of the jw organisation, we should never forget that the jw sins only mirror similar sins in other 'christian' organisations.. this story, featured on the web-site of australia's government owned media group (the abc) tells the story of father damian barker, a roman catholic priest in perth w.a., who was guilty of sexually abusing young boys.

the rc church reluctantly admits to such behaviour (a similar reluctance mirrored in the jw organisation).

but, as this article discusses, the influence of priests in the rc church allows a greater scope for this sort of behaviour, and father damian could (theoretically) have abused hundreds +++ of young boys.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-27/toolkit-of-alleged-paedophile-carmelite-priest-damian-barker/101619514.

Justaguy

The abuses of all organized religions are worth remembering.

of course, the abuses of organized religion pale in comparison to the abuses if communism in the modern history of man. To this day, horrific concentration camps are run by the Chinese communists.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1270014

https://nypost.com/2022/06/04/the-uyghurs-in-china-now-live-in-a-giant-open-air-prison-camp/amp/

Of course these camps pale in comparison to the atrocities committed under chairman Mao where as many as 80 MILLION of the Chinese people died.

Lest we forget who the Chinese communist party really is…..

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Justaguy

It would be super easy, barely an inconvenience