Posts by Anders Andersen

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My Younger Brother Has Left The Witnesses!! :-D

by pale.emperor in

absolutely thrilled to give you the news that my younger brother, a zealous full-time pioneer has left the witnesses!!.

i haven't seen or spoke to him in a year.

i'd lost all contact with him, no facebook, no mobile number, i didn't even know his address because he'd moved house.

What is behind your choice of forum user name?

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

Anders Andersen

Depending on context 'anders' can mean 'different' or '(or) else' in my native language (Dutch).

'Andersen' means 'son of Anders'.

So I'm Different (exjw in a JW social circle), son of Different (my dad was a new recruit, the only jw in his family).

I'm really something else :-D

Also it's a quite common Scandinavian name, which I liked because I love Norway (although I later realized Anders(en) both as first name and family name is typical Danish, not Norse).

By strange coincidence my child later got a present: a little book titled 'Anders is leuk' ('Anders is nice' / 'Different is fun') that tells a story how you should be yourself instead of forcing yourself to be like others, even if other make fun of you at first. Sounds familiar?

Fun fact related to names and Denmark: My real first name is also Danish (and Polish) slang for pimp. So I learned at at an international convention in Copenhagen I visited.

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Why does this forum tolerate Cold steele and his mormonism beliefs ? Who`s next ?

by smiddy in

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i thought this forum was for people who were ex jw`s and pro jw`s and the like to debate ,discuss and reasonably talk about our differences ,and sometimes drift off into politics world events and whatever.. however over a period of time i have come across cold steel `s many posts which are nothing more than promoting his mormon religions point of view./beliefs what has that got to do with jehovahs witnesses and the concerns many have with the jw religion.?.

it seems to me he is using this forum to promote his religion and is getting away with it over a long period of time.. how long before other cult religions see this as a springboard for promoting their own religion such as .

sda`s ,christian scientists , christadelphians ,beroean bible students ,etc.etc.. where will it end if he is able to keep doing this ?.

Anders Andersen

Non violent free speech should be the right of everyone on the planet.

....but that doesn't mean those who provide a platform (like a forum, newspaper, tv channel) have to allow everyone to speak on their platform.

Denying someone the use of your platform is not an infringement on free speech per se....

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How many here are married to (still In) Jay Dubs? Any tips or advice for keeping the marriage going?

by NikL in

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friends

if you are, you know it is not easy to remain intimate with someone who thinks you are basically "walking dead".. any thoughts or tips to share with the board?.

what has been the greatest issue for your marriage?.

need to vent?.

Anders Andersen

Raises hand.

It sucks somewhat. Especially with a young child...

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Great Theramin Trees video! "Becoming Fools" (JW focus)

by stuckinarut2 in

becoming fools... enjoy!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewehb4qm1hg&app=desktop.

Anders Andersen

Also check out the other videos by TheraminTrees. They're all good and might help (especially born-ins) process the process of how they got sucked into the JW cult.

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Asking a Jew about the Name "Jehovah"

by David_Jay in

jehovah's witnesses...that's the trademark of the religion, the use of the name "jehovah.

" if there is anything jws and non-jws can agree on is that this one thing sets them apart from everybody else.. i have only had witnesses come to my door less than five times since i left in the 1990s.

i guess they don't work the territory i live in often, or perhaps after that first time (which was still after the year 2000) they have marked the words "jew who knows a lot" or something in their notes on my address.

Anders Andersen

Awesome read, both posts. Thanks!

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Revised bible in Dutch

by Rather Be the Hammer in

we had a special talk (streaming) today from g. jackson, announcing the new revised bible in dutch.

there are many many changes, even some of the the dutch 'jw-language' will change because bible verses changed.

also brother jackson admitted (be it in a joking way ) that whole talks in the past (until now) had been based on wrong translated bible verses.

Anders Andersen

Looking through the new Bible I noticed a list of events. All dates were just a year (e.g. 33 ce) except 1914....that one is circa 1914....

Interesting....

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Revised bible in Dutch

by Rather Be the Hammer in

we had a special talk (streaming) today from g. jackson, announcing the new revised bible in dutch.

there are many many changes, even some of the the dutch 'jw-language' will change because bible verses changed.

also brother jackson admitted (be it in a joking way ) that whole talks in the past (until now) had been based on wrong translated bible verses.

Anders Andersen

PS @RatherBeTheHammer:

I think you didn't get because the bros want to avoid anyone getting the impression it's your birthday present ;-)

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Revised bible in Dutch

by Rather Be the Hammer in

we had a special talk (streaming) today from g. jackson, announcing the new revised bible in dutch.

there are many many changes, even some of the the dutch 'jw-language' will change because bible verses changed.

also brother jackson admitted (be it in a joking way ) that whole talks in the past (until now) had been based on wrong translated bible verses.

Anders Andersen

Whahaha lol at the angry brother. And here I was thinking the WT BIBLE and Tract Society would happily hand out their bibles for free.

What JW lingo is going to be changed?

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have you noticed how the main Jw preaching message has changed?

by nowwhat? in

years ago it was all about armageddon and getting out of babylon the great.

then with the draw close to jehovah and is there a creator that care about you.

it was all about building a relationship with jehovah.

Anders Andersen

They have effectively changed their front to the public to appear harmless and benign.

This is what other cults do too. They present themselves with nice literature, community activities, self help classes, etc. They reserve their extreme beliefs for the in-crowd.

Watchtower only got better cult tactics. Unfortunately.