Posts by Xanthippe

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A Question about Spiritistic Books

by schnell in

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i have a nearly academic interest in the occult, though i am not a spiritualist and remain a skeptic.

i've come to learn that demons are based on everything from dust devils in the desert, to diseases, to actual people.

probably most of all, demons are a tool of good ol' fashioned con artists and fear mongers.. but here's a question.

Xanthippe

The only thing to worry about is if you still have the JW mindset that you are doing something dangerous, then you can frighten yourself. I found a book about near death experiences in a second hand book shop after I left the cult and it really surprised me. Since then I have read may books on this and also the paranormal. It's a time to catch up on stuff we were told not to look at. Just don't be afraid, books can't hurt you.

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Today vs Tomorrow in the JW World

by Funchback in

i am a teacher and coordinator in brazil.

the school (it's for adults) i work for requires that our students donate food (rice, beens, pasta) or clothes or toys every month.

then, at the beginning of the next month, we take all of the donated goods and deliver them to places that exist on receiving donated items.. two months ago, we delivered the items to a home that cares for kids with cancer.

Xanthippe

Fantastic post thanks! What a great school you work at. Yeah religion is all about the future when many people are in such great need now.

I agree helping others is a game changer. It empowers you and prevents you feeling the world's problems are hopeless. People power, it's real, it works.

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No updated Watctower's articles on Evolution

by opusdei1972 in

as far as i know, the "creation" book is out of print ?, am i right?.

well, i was searching for new watchtower articles trying to debunk, for instance, human evolution.

so, i did my homework, for the first time, so as to read past and updated papers and books on human evolution.

Xanthippe

We were told by a CO that if someone in FS mentioned Darwin we were supposed to say 'do you mean Charles or Erasmus?'. This was supposed to show them how clever we were and throw them of track. How pathetic.

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Jesus ransom or the sanctification of God's name the most important?

by Yesu Kristo Bwana Wangu in

some time ago, during the mid-week meeting, the sanctification of god’s name was being discussed (chapter 4 in ‘god’s kingdom rules’).

in paragraph nine we read that in the early period the jw’s viewed jesus ransom sacrifice as the most important teaching of the bible.

then they said they gave overbalanced importance to jesus, and nowadays, they say the sanctification of god’s name is the most important thing in the bible.. .

Xanthippe

They emphasise god's name because it is the thing that sets them apart from other religions. Other Christian religions have believed in the doctrine of atonement or ransom sacrifice for a very long time. Continually going on about god's name makes them look unique as if new truth was reavealed to them.

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Mom died, How and When I found out

by 3rdgen in

hi friends,.

it's been awhile since i've been talkative.

thought i'd give you an account of my latest family dysfunction.. a brief backstory is that i am an only child whose parents were born in jw's.

Xanthippe

I'm so sorry, you've been through a terrible time with your mother your whole life and now this. I hope after the funeral you can begin to move on from the harm this dysfunctional woman caused you. Take care, it's time for you now.

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Happy New Year! My personal success this year...

by GrreatTeacher in

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we've just got finished banging the pots and pans and screaming on the front porch.

a few shotgun shots ( i hope they were blanks!

) and we can hear the low rumble of the fireworks in baltimore about 25 miles away.

Xanthippe

Well done on getting half way through your first year of teaching. You've worked hard and deserve to pat yourself on the back.

Kids learning to drive is scary isn't it? My daughter started driving to and from university this year to do her masters degree. A journey that takes her three hours on the motorway. Scares me to death. Good luck with your son learning!

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Information Disparity

by doublespeak in

the scriptures reveal that god never takes advantage of the ignorance of anyone.. j.rutherford, jehovah, brooklyn, international bible students association, 1934, p.19.

would that the oligarchy followed suit.. tom..

Xanthippe

Would that the oligarchy followed suit.

Welcome to the forum Doublespeak. Yes they take advantage of ignorance. Appalling lies in the 'evolution' book about the lack of fossil evidence. Just enough fossils to fit on a dining table I remember!

Also ignorance of basic Christian dogma, so they steal the well established doctrine of Atonement from 'Babylon the Great', call it the new Ransom Sacrifice teaching and say they had it revealed to them by Holy Spirit.

They did the same with the expulsion from the garden of Eden, going on about fans slowing down and imperfection causing old age and death. This is an old teaching known as The Fall.

They just rehashed centuries old teachings from the Catholic Church and said God revealed them to Russell and Rutherford. The ignorance of the general membership of this religion has allowed it to happen. Taken advantage of such ignorance to bind people in a cult is unforgivable.

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Wishing a Wonderful New Year to All of You!

by clarity in

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at the beginning of this new year, i hope all those who have woken-up & stood up to the control & deception of the watchtower cult, realize what an amazing change you have accomplished.

congratulations.. i hope all who are exposing the wt be encouraged by the massive flood of those waking-up and then working shoulder to shoulder with you.. may this year 2017 bring many good things!..

xox.