Posts by FedUpJW

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Praying in the name of Michael the archangel instead of Jesus

by krismalone in

just wondering what would happen if a brother saying a prayer in a meeting did it in the name of michael the archangel instead of closing the prayer with "jesus christ".

since jw's believe michael is jesus would he be counseled?

what if a brother used the name michael the archangel in their public talks instead of jesus?

FedUpJW

Just wondering what would happen if a brother saying a prayer in a meeting did it in the name of Michael the Archangel instead of closing the prayer with "Jesus Christ". Since JW's believe Michael is Jesus would he be counseled?

Same thing that would happen if a JDub called God Yahweh instead of Jehovah.

The organization absolutely could do something to a brother who prays that way.
(1) praying on the “name” of Michael it’s not in line with the Bible
(2) The organization is under no obligation to let him pray (in other words, you have no “right” to remain a JW or to offer prayers).
That basically ends it.

I am thinking that Bobby2446 your user name, but your title is shit-for-brains.

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Watchtower May 2018

by Listener in

the may 2018 watchtower is now out and thought i would make a few observations.in this article we get a story about gb sam herd.

the recurring theme throughout is the struggles he has had as a black man.he was born in 1935 in a one roomed log cabin in liberty indiana.

his mother raised him in the baptist church.

FedUpJW

It'd be a very dull world indeed.

Almost like...dare I say it...the Kingdom Hall!

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Pillowgate - John Cedars

by CitizenofEarth in

is this true?

is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

Well after perusing the first part of the rebuttal video I can honestly say I agree 100% with one thing that Walls said. He said to "take advantage of mature sisters," and I know a handful of mature sisters I would surely like to take advantage of, even though it is a different type of advantage I would enjoy taking with them!

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Pillowgate - John Cedars

by CitizenofEarth in

is this true?

is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

FedUpJW

A sister compliments a man on his hair cut, or his clothing? That is "totally inappropriate." according to these pinhead's!

Just wait until I get a chance to use THAT little nugget of "wisdom" when some sister says something nice to me!

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Pillowgate - John Cedars

by CitizenofEarth in

is this true?

is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

FedUpJW

... the same ones who clicked the trailer several times each (which will mask the actual number of unique views)

Just like the WT bragging about the high number of visits to Jay Double You dot Org, when we all know that the figure is inflated due to the JDubs who click multiple times!

No go F--K OFF Booby!!!

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Has Watchtower taken the joy out of 'the good news of the kingdom'

by UnshackleTheChains in

i ask this question for the following reason.

i was sitting at the kingdom hall thinking about all the rules, procedures, policies, teachings that each member must follow ......or else!.

at the watchtower study we are reminded of the paradise earth where we will all be the same and happy.

FedUpJW

Has Watchtower taken the joy out of 'the good news of the kingdom'

No. Cannot take something that never existed.

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Will paradise be like a 24/7 Disneyland vacation package?

by Sour Grapes in

i was thinking about the jdub paradise this morning and all of the pictures in the watchtower company's literature illustrating the new system of things.. here is a partial list of what you see in the pictures:.

pet pandas, lions, elephants.

people always on a picnic with lots of beautiful fruits and vegetables.

FedUpJW

Now if you are faithful thru that test you will get everlasting life.

Well at least until the NEXT test! I am pretty sure there will be some "nulite" about THAT!

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New Member Of The Governing Body 24 Jan 2018

by pale.emperor in

just seen this announced on reddit:.

ken cook was announced today at morning worship as the new member of the governing body.

i dont recall him from the broadcasts, but he was formally a helper on the writing committee as per https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/governing-body/.

FedUpJW

The fruitcakes on jwtalk are all aflutter over this, of course.

That's my next stop. Of course I had to "inoculate" myself here first!

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Let's play the "what if" game - a little thought experiment.

by doubtfull1799 in

“if adam and eve hadn’t sinned they would have lived forever and we would all now be still living in paradise” is how watchtower theology goes, right.

(well not us personally, as history would have turned out completely differently and there would be different people on the planet, not us.

when you think about it you owe your very existence to the fact that they didn’t obey.

FedUpJW

If Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned

If Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned there would be no need for Jesus to have died, no need for any JW's, no need for the Almighty Seven in New York (well no New York either) no door knockers, no JDubya TV,.....

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Changing verses in the new RNWT to suit an agenda

by freddo in

it's increasingly obvious to me that part of the reason for the "new" rnwt of 2013 is to increase the authority of the organisation and the gb.

yes, the old one was becoming dated but they have taken opportunities (liberties?

) with translation to increase their control.. an obvious one is micah 6 v 8 where "to cherish loyalty" has replaced "and to love kindness".

FedUpJW

Jesus own words...(Matthew 23:36) 36 Truly I say to YOU, All these things will come upon this generation.

The cross reference for generation in 1984 was (Exodus 20:5) . . bringing punishment for the error of fathers upon sons, upon the third generation and upon the fourth generation*,. . .and the footnote for generation there was...*Lit., “down to the third and fourth [generated] ones.”

Of course now that the generation that was alive in their precious 1914 has died off, and we are well on the way of the third generation since then, that little nugget had to be shit-canned! It is nowhere to be found in the Rnwt.