Posts by Xanthippe

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Is JW.Org the true religion?

by Maria Nieves in

jw.org states that they are the true religion.

i was told that it is written in the bible that jw.org is the true religion.

the following is the "alleged" evidence that was presented to me:.

No I think the Plymouth Brethren are the true religion becasue Paul keeps calling Jesus' true followers brothers in his letters in the Bible and Brethren means brothers. So they must have the truth, right?

Wait! I think it must be the Pentecostals because Pentecost was where the true believers got the Holy Spirit and that word is from the Bible, so they must be the true ones.

Hang on, the Baptists believe in baptism and that's in the Bible. John the Baptist baptised Jesus so they must be the true religion!

Or maybe it's the save the whale people becasue there was a whale in the Jonah story and it did the will of God by swallowing Jonah to teach him a lesson ..........

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One Liners

by The Fall Guy in

my doctor says that i need to have an operation to fuse the bones in my neck.

he said that after it's done i'll never look back!.

alcohol was my father's answer to everything.

Xanthippe

This is a true story, heard by a colleague of mine.

In the UK if you're caught speeding you can attend a speed awareness workshop. You still have to pay the fine but you don't get any points on your licence.

A young man at the workshop at one point in the morning said, 'don't you think it would be a good idea if cars had something in them to tell you what speed it's doing?'

How the heck did this guy get a licence!

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When you were an active JW, did you ever have dealings with a pyramid scheme?

by Tameria2001 in

i'm not sure why this memory popped up, and i was wondering if any others, when they were still active jw had dealings with a pyramid scheme involving other witnesses in the organization?

at the time it was 1993, and my husband and i were still newlyweds.

once in a while, we would attend a neighboring congregation because that was where he grew up, and some of his family was still attending there at the time.

Xanthippe

My brother did something called Kleeneze in the UK, I don't know if that's still going. I think he had to buy all the products first. It was when he was pioneering but it didn't last long, he only pioneered so he could go to bethel.

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Does anybody else still have an obsession about Saturday morning weather?

by Exelder in

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friends

i am still enjoying the luxury of weekends to do whatever i want....but....out of habit i am still obsessed with looking at the weather for saturday mornings.

rain on a saturday morning was a very rare treat and we got the morning off, although as group leader, i still had to go to the group just in case somebody turned up.. does anybody else still watch the weekend forecast with interest?

(i am aware that this is probably a uk thing as we are obsessed with the weather ha ha).

Xanthippe

Exelder, are you watching the weather this morning? Snow here! It's supposed to be gone tomorrow. I hope so, I hate driving in snow. Not enough grit on British roads.

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Does anybody else still have an obsession about Saturday morning weather?

by Exelder in

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friends

i am still enjoying the luxury of weekends to do whatever i want....but....out of habit i am still obsessed with looking at the weather for saturday mornings.

rain on a saturday morning was a very rare treat and we got the morning off, although as group leader, i still had to go to the group just in case somebody turned up.. does anybody else still watch the weekend forecast with interest?

(i am aware that this is probably a uk thing as we are obsessed with the weather ha ha).

Xanthippe

Of course weekends are for fun now. It was fine with a clear sky when I woke before seven and then the torrential rain came later. Now it's sunny but with strong winds. Everything in one morning! Still, I love this country with all its crazy weather. I might get out and do a bit of gardening, but then again .....

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Dubtown episode - melch’s week from hell

by Dubtown in

new dubtown episode.

poor melch cant take part in anything in high school.

https://youtu.be/egcegptsn00.

Xanthippe

Well done Dubtown, good one.

Poor kids no wonder they want to run away fast at eighteen!

If Satan makes you a star in his world he's going to want something back from you? Seriously this is the latest Borg video? This is literally a medieval idea. Selling your soul to the devil. See Dr Faustus.

I despair of anyone who stays in this religion after hearing something like that.

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Lets face it. Baptism is a lie.

by nowawake14 in

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i remember when i did.

i was in hs when that happened.

i wasn't even awake yet.

Xanthippe

Incognito, yes I remember the elder who went through the baptism questions with us seemed to really emphasise the one about disfellowshipping. For me, I didn't think there were any consequences becasue I couldn't see myself 'sinning'. It never occurred to me that disagreeing with a teaching might be considered a sin!

I remember I was the only one in a group of five teenagers who couldn't see that difellowshipping was an act of love. I said it seems like a punishment to me.

The elder went over that section again but I still couldn't see it. He gave up and moved on. I should have realised then, but I was only fifteen!

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Lets face it. Baptism is a lie.

by nowawake14 in

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friends

i remember when i did.

i was in hs when that happened.

i wasn't even awake yet.

Xanthippe

Incognito how did you know what you were doing? You thought it was the truth and that the leaders spoke for God. How can being fooled into dedicating yourself to serve a publishing/real estate company be seen as acting from free will? I don't understand.

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Lets face it. Baptism is a lie.

by nowawake14 in

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friends

i remember when i did.

i was in hs when that happened.

i wasn't even awake yet.

Xanthippe

it seemed like a pretty poor reason to get baptised. I’m sure there must have been more to it than that. I hope. Intriguing that whoever organised the programme thought this would appeal to young people

They like to get young people baptised as soon as possible so if they realise it's all a lie and start asking questions they can disfellowship them immediately.

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If The Cap Fits

by jhine in

l sat in church on sunday listening to this sermon by ray , one of our lay readers , thinking " l wish that the good folk on jwn could hear this , they might be quite surprised " then l thought " why not share it ?

mark 13:1-13.

" l wonder what you make of this reading from mark .

Xanthippe

I did read it through. It's good for some people to know not all religions are like JWs in predicting the end times. My mother-in-law seems to get a lot of comfort from her church after leaving the JWs although it's not my cup of tea.

The scientists who warn us of the dangers of climate change . The environmentalists who tell of the pollution of our oceans by plastic . The horticulturists who report a decline in insects due to the use of pesticides . Perhaps it is these people who are the true prophets today rather than the ' religious folk ' They are more in keeping with the examples of prophets in the Old Testament .

I just don't know how he thinks scientists are like the Old Testament prophets, that meticulously working with data is like Bible prophets but it's good to see religious people not slagging off scientists like the JWs do.

Actions born from love are more beneficial than those born from despair I agree.

edit: oh hang on is he saying scientists are prophets of doom like in the Old Testament? Therefore the answer is not to listen to any of these prophets, religious or scientific but rather live from love not despair, is that what you get out of it Jan?

How about supporting environmental efforts to save our planet?