Posts by Sauerkraut

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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?

Sauerkraut

"Been dating from aged 16-20. Never been invited over for dinner or ever invited to a family event. Would joining even fix this or is it too late"

Walk away... By JW standards she's not doing right just by dating you. And that you've not been invited by her family should tell you all you need to know. People either accept you and show treat you fairly, or they do not. DO NOT ever try to do things to get another person's approval. It is not worth it. And JWs are the most conditional people. Besides that you never know how your girlfriend will become in future. What if she suddenly becomes more strict?

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Satan is more dangerous then pedophile - Assembly Part

by thedepressedsoul in

i am sitting at the recent assembly, bored out of my mind (have you ever heard anyone call these things fun?

) and the next speaker walks out on stage.

he starts off with an illustration.

Sauerkraut

The extreme fixation on Satan that JWs and many fundamentalist Christians have is psychotic.

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CO says "WE ARE NOW AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE THE GREAT TRIBULATION!"

by nowwhat? in

40-50 years after saying "armegeddon is right around the corner" we are now making progress!!!.

gotta have a sense of humor to deal with this stuff..

Sauerkraut

Could it be an overlapping threshold?

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Governing Body Public Address - today!

by diamondblue1974 in

jw
friends

any ideas what this is about?

- apparently a three hour public address through each kingdumb hell from the gb.

anyone heard anything about this?.

Sauerkraut

"Persecution's coming... let's build a new HQ". "Don't loose your joy people, we're building a new HQ. Ain't that cool? Oh, btw, you need to donate more, go out in service more, we need more money and more members, so we can pay for that new HQ. Have we mentioned the new HQ?"

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Jehovah's Witnesses Are "The Religion Of Hatred!" Why Would We Want To Return To Your Organization?

by PokerPlayerPhil in

i saw some of the quotes coming out of the new assembly brochure "return to jehovah", why would anyone abused by the congregation decide to return for more hate by the congregation?

jehovah's witness are the first one's who tell you "we are god's organization because we are the only religion that has the love jesus christ spoke about!

", that's a big whooper!

Sauerkraut

Even Jehovah, if he were real, wouldn't want to return to his own "Organization".

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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.

Sauerkraut

I would gladly have been deprived of having all that fear instilled into me as a child. JW children get some very distorted ideas hammered into their innocent little minds, which may not ever leave them fully. It's a violation of an innocent being and is inexcusable.

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World's greatest website JW.ORG ?

by Pterist in

.

http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/14030-jworg-greatest-website-in-the-world/.

thoughts, comments, outbursts ;) .

Sauerkraut

I thought they aren't part of the "world". Better not be proud of having its best website then. Can't believe anyone could mistake that to be real for even a second. And the claim being true (as some in that forum say)? Sheesh...

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Watchtower Really Does Totally Take The Position of Jesus

by OnTheWayOut in

watchtower has said that jesus is not the mediator of anyone but for the anointed.

then they tell you that they are jehovah's organization and that the flock should obey them.. basically, the watchtower corp. and it's governing body is taking the place of jesus as the mediator for people.

christianity, even by it's name, focuses on making jesus known.

Sauerkraut

Great thread, thanks OnTheWayOut.

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APRIL= MEMORIAL = Time to review the "Mystery Doctrine" secrets

by Terry in

april is memorial month, and a great time to learn about the watch tower mystery doctrine.. .

several former members of the wts have written about a secret teaching called the "mystery doctrine" about the anointed as the christ.. this doctrine, which has never been discussed publically since the death of jf rutherford, but which, equally, has not been repudiated either, teaches that the word "christ" refers to a person, the one we know as jesus, but the expression "the christ" has been invested with a separate, deeper meaning.

it refers to the "christ class" those making up the 144,000 plus jesus .. writing in his book, "apocalypse delayed" penton tells us:.

Sauerkraut

Wow, I've never heard of this before. This is one of the most interesting things I've read in a while. Thanks, Terry.

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"We're calling on your neighbours to promote a website"

by Simon in

wow, it's true - they don't call to 'promote god's kingdom' anymore but just their website!.

we just had an old lady call and tell us that was exactly what they were doing and it has "lots of good things on their for children".

yeah, right ... sparlock?.

Sauerkraut

The strange thing is that a lot of Witnesses are excited about this silly campaign. After all the campaigns over the years this is a parody. The Watchtower announcing Jehovah's Website.