Posts by Splash

SecretSlaveClass you also forgot 'get a small cut, get it infected and die', or 'have appendicitis or gall bladder problems and die', or 'drink dirty water and die'.

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Bethel Layoffs In Australia Confirmed

by jonahstourguide in

yes, last week the number of bethel layoffs was confirmed from 90 to 125. .

and those going in thinking they may be there for some time have been told.

that they may be there for two months rather than 3 years depending on .

Splash

I understand the Sri Lanka bethel is now releasing 50% of their bethelites.

It's only a satellite bethel doing translations, so it has around 60 bethelites there.

Well, it used to...

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INSPIRED ERROR: new phrase among JW CO

by wannaexit in

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friends

there is no end to their madness.

the co gave a talk on inspired error.

i have never heard of it.

Splash

If everything about JW's in the newspapers is demonic, why do the Society quote from them in their publications?

*** w13 7/1 p. 6 Can You Trust Religion Regarding Morals? ***
Jehovah’s Witnesses “promote strong family ties and develop productive and honest citizens,” states The Deseret News of Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. The newspaper added: “Members believe in a strong moral code. They believe smoking, overdrinking, drug misuse, gambling, sexual promiscuity and homosexuality are spiritually damaging practices.”

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Hello from an exmormon

by Cold-Dodger in

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friends

someone named john free popped in on one of my posts at exmormon[dot]com and mentioned this website.

i have a lot of questions.

i never knew much about about the jw church.

Splash

Hey CD, nice to see you here.

When I was growing up I had a next door neighbour family who were Mormon. I thought them a little bit odd for not drinking the same drinks as I did, after all, what's wrong with a cup of tea?

Then my neighbour had some work done on his driveway and his Mormon friends came to help. I was actually very impressed. They were friendly to me, competent, and just doing this thing for their friend made an impression on me.

Later in life you can't believe how superior I felt when some Mormons called on my door.
There were three witness families in my street and these two men had randomly called on every one.
When they told me that I asked "What do you think God is trying to tell you?" How arrogant and pompous!

1914 is THE key date for JW's. All of the 'the end is coming soooon' fear mongering and all of the 'you must obey the Governing Body (the top 7 men in New York)' manipulation come from this date.

The trouble is for them, it's looking more and more distant and irrelevant.

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Huge court victory against JW grandparents trying to indoctrinate their granddaughter!

by marmot in

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jehovah-s-witness-grandparents-ordered-to-keep-faith-to-themselves-1.3282193.

a pair of devout jehovah's witnesses have been ordered by a b.c.

provincial court judge not to talk about religion in front of their four-year-old granddaughter.. the couple lost their bid for unsupervised access to the girl because they insisted on taking her to worship at their faith's kingdom hall despite the repeated objections of the child's mother.. the girl is identified only as a.w.

Splash

"trample". Good word for this context. Filed away.

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Can JW's vote on whether the UK should leave the EU?

by Splash in

jw's are not allowed to vote for political parties etc, but what about the vote, probably during 2016, to decide if the uk should leave the eu?.

the w99 11/1 qfr on voting saysthere are clear principles set out in the bible that enable servants of god to take a proper view of this matter.

however, there appears to be no principle against the practice of voting itself...what, though, of voting in political elections?

Splash

DOC If you vote (for anything), you're violating your neutrality

Yes, you're correct. That will be the reaction.
So if I vote for "in" or "out", who am I aligning myself with? How am I no longer neutral?

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A DAY IN THE LIFE

by Terry in

a day in the life.

i took a hot bath this morning.

then, after making my bed and saying "good morning" to my roommate, sana--i jumped on my bike and headed off to breakfast.sound exciting enough for you yet?

Splash

Seven days later, I owed eighty-three thousand dollars. I was wiped out.

I will never complain about the UK health service ever again.

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INSPIRED ERROR: new phrase among JW CO

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

there is no end to their madness.

the co gave a talk on inspired error.

i have never heard of it.

Splash

I'm assuming it was taken from Revelation

(Revelation 16:13, 14) And I saw three unclean inspired expressions that looked like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the wild beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are, in fact, expressions inspired by demons ...