Posts by Steel

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Does anyone else squirm uncomfortably in disbelief?

by stuckinarut2 in

as we know, every month on the "official broadcasting" presentation, a new "music video" is presented.. can these possibly be any more cringe-worthy??.

the words, music, singing are so, so bad....i mean, so bad!.

surely witnesses are not so stupid that they don't harbor secret feelings of awkwardness when they see these?.

Steel

The thing that makes my skin absolutely crawl is when they make a comment that just seems to be for troll value or making a mockery of the bible. For example.

“We need to be one in purpose with the faithful slave just like when Jesus said he is one with his father”

I don’t know how many so called studies we have had that just focused on verses that are only found in the NWT. Once you are awake, it almost seems like some supernatural evil force seems to be present with the whole religion being rooted in mockery of Jesus. ( and I am not exactly Ned Flanders either ).

As for the music...................................... I have no idea how they don't get sued by Disney.

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JW charged regarding child pornography

by Listener in

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article39058014.html#1.

church shouldn't have divulged child-porn suspect's alleged confession, attorney says.

elders in the jehovah’s witnesses church violated the confidentiality of steven lindhorst of paso robles when they told police about an alleged confession he made regarding child pornography, according to a defense motion.. .

Steel

I really hate to say anything nice about the WTS or any KH but this is the way it should be handled.

Just turn it over to the police and wash your hands of it. No need to have a secret elders meeting and play policemen, or judge or counsellor .

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Can Jws s go to Labor Day Parades? {USA}

by greenhornet in

will they get df ed for doing it?.

Steel

The other Saturday morning I was in a thrift store called “the second chance “. It was owned by the catholic church and funds the pro-life ministry. In walks a couple ubers and I laugh.

Are you supposed to be here? I just walked the other way. Too funny.

Sorry, somewhat related.

What we would do in Canada was go out in field service and just stop for 2 hours and watch. It was OK because we were in service.

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Ideas to discreetly identify the awoken among us

by Truthexplorer in

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ok. i know this has been brought up in the past, but i have often wondered who in our halls are awake (for those of us who attend).

there are some i would consider a 'maybe', but no way of ever really knowing.. so here is my idea.

i hope it doesn't sound too masonic,.

Steel

I have often wondered about facebook pages. I know lots of dubs that don’t have a single trace of being a JW on their pages. No pictures of assemblies, no likes of JW.org, No pictures in suits and dresses etc etc.

I often wonder how many of them are secretly awake.

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Are the Elders harder on Women

by Steel in

i was having a discussion with an old friend last night.

her parents are divorced and his mother never became “one of jehovah witnesses “ .

long story short she claims elders are generally hardier on women than men.

Steel

The majority of the harassment seems to focus on women and unbaptized mates.

Do men get the same amount of crap for wandering off the reservation that women get or does it really not matter because options aren’t so slim. i.e women to men ratio

About five years ago we had a women in the hall commit suicide. She came from a very devout JW family and she was Sally plain and tall. Nice women but it just broke her heart she had no husband or children. I think the no children part really killed her inside. Of course leaving the reservation for a mate wasn’t an option. She was 46 when she did it.

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Are the Elders harder on Women

by Steel in

i was having a discussion with an old friend last night.

her parents are divorced and his mother never became “one of jehovah witnesses “ .

long story short she claims elders are generally hardier on women than men.

Steel

I saw a single sister with her “worldly” boyfriend in the KH and an Elder did a marry in the lord talk and ended it with “ do you think you could find so and so sister a good Christian man “.

My jaw just dropped. The guy was even studying.

For people that are so worried about saving people from being destroyed at the big A, you sure have no problem kicking people when they are down.

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Are the Elders harder on Women

by Steel in

i was having a discussion with an old friend last night.

her parents are divorced and his mother never became “one of jehovah witnesses “ .

long story short she claims elders are generally hardier on women than men.

Steel

I was having a discussion with an old friend last night. Her parents are divorced and his mother never became “one of Jehovah Witnesses “ .

Long story short she claims elders are generally hardier on women than men. There seems to be a boys will be boys attitude but with the women it generally witch-hunt mode with any scent of a sin.

I never really thought about it but I don’t doubt her for a second.

Thoughts and opinions ?

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Has anyone been shunned by a REAL sinner?

by ToesUp in

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just curious..... has anyone been shunned (just decided to leave the cult)?

let me explain my situation:.

a family member seems to be shunning me.

Steel

When I was 18, I was hanging out with these guys and they told me they were going out to some farm to “fill up “ which was code for steal some gas. I didn’t want anything to do with it so I said “screw you guys, I am going home”.

Later that night they were arrested. They went on to tell the police I was the one who told them about the spot and the previous gas thieves were all me. I was questioned by the police and nothing became of it but still, what a dirtball thing to do to someone.

Fast forward years later and we are both 40 and I see him at the Kingdom Hall. I rarely attend and find out one of them is studying to be a Jehovah Witness. I go to talk to him and tells me that he isn’t supposed to talk to me.

I laughed. I was like “ dude I was only being polite, I still don’t like you so please by all means stay away from me.”.

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The book of Jeremiah

by truthwillsetyoufree in

it occurred to me the other day that i don't actually know all that much about the bible.

dont get me wrong, i was a very dedicated and studious jehovah's witness and i studied the bible every day - or so i thought.

i have now realised that during the time i spent in that religion i didn't study the bible - i studied jehovah's witness theology.

Steel

It funny now , I person can look at pretty any JW article.

-irrelevant point.

-connection to book of revelations

-irrelevant point.

-verse only in NWT

-irrelevant point.

-verse taken out of context.

-irrelevant point.

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The book of Jeremiah

by truthwillsetyoufree in

it occurred to me the other day that i don't actually know all that much about the bible.

dont get me wrong, i was a very dedicated and studious jehovah's witness and i studied the bible every day - or so i thought.

i have now realised that during the time i spent in that religion i didn't study the bible - i studied jehovah's witness theology.

Steel

Once you understand the plurality of god in the old testament and then read the New Testament, everything you learn as a JW goes out the window. The statement “ Jesus and Jehovah “ just makes my skin crawl.

I also later learned how much of the theology is really just twisting parables and nutty connections to the book of revelations yet the average JW couldn't explain the book of Romans or even pass an entry level University introduction to Christian theology class.

It later starts to piss you off when you find out the WTS just basically takes the old testament and the law of Moses and replaces it with the law of the elders. There really is no difference between the old and new testament to a JW.