Posts by moreconfusedthanever

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A pet peeve

by punkofnice in

a pet peeve of mine is that there are numerous christian denominations (other faiths with their 'holy' books too), all claim that their interpretation of their 'holy' book is the correct interpretation.

my conclusion is that either their god is a very poor communicator or simply doesn't exist.. i used to believe all this stuff when i was a jobo and later a church going christian.

i simply cannot, in all honesty subscribe to it all any more.

moreconfusedthanever

I was just saying to my husband the other night, that all the experiences that are attributed to god answering prayers and therefore proof that they have found the right religion - for every one of these there is a same answer to a prayer in yet another religion proving to them that they are on the right track. So either god is answering all these prayers and is not interested in just one religion or there is another explanation to these supposed answers.

Oh and I have to share this with you because it made me laugh- my 10 year old has done something to my computer so that every time the word Christian/s comes up is see the word Spaghettiian and every Jesus comes up as Jeffy.

Cheeky monkey. :-)

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Watchtower Teachings That Don't Make Sense

by Vanderhoven7 in

there are a number of things that don't make sense to me about your religion.

a. blood prohibitions: .

- plasma...when all components of plasma are acceptable to the society.

moreconfusedthanever

Jehovah draws ones into the truth. This one makes no sense to me as a pretty much born in. If you were a born in you are not drawn in you are dragged in by your parents.

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Goodbye Jehova

by UnshackleTheChains in

just wondered if there might be an english translation of this book.

just read on jwsurvey how watchtower has brought legal action against the publishing company.. sounds like it has touched a raw nerve at watchtower.

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moreconfusedthanever

Sounds like a must read then.

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The John Cedars Channel on YouTube taken down after posting a critique of leaked videos for Regional (District) Convention

by oppostate in

the wt is at it again it seems.

playing dirty as it can, trying to silence dissenters.. the john cedars channel on youtube has been taken down after the posting of a video critique of regional (district) convention leaked videos.. sounds like something putin would do in russia.

you know what they say, birds of a feather fly together--what a murder of crows all of'em!.

moreconfusedthanever

Wow! That didn't take long. It's very telling that they are so quick to shut down these pages. People with nothing to hide would not bother.

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Personal opinions spouted from the platform?

by purrpurr in

have you ever heard some brothers own ideas and opinions spouted from the platform?

perhaps off brand or crazy ones?

some that i've heard is:.

moreconfusedthanever

PO of our congregation gave a talk and said "if you eat turkey at Christmas time, who do you think you are kidding?" Eating turkey is celebrating Christmas. Lol.

We also had an occasion where the elders got word that a group of us had planned to go to a concert on a meeting night and they went and visited each one of us and made it clear that we would be marked if we were to do so.

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User Name Changes

by moreconfusedthanever in

i wish i could change my user name.

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i am no longer confused..

moreconfusedthanever

I will stick with it. It certainly was ho I felt when I found this group and as it's not my actual name, it doesn't really matter. ;-)

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Year 1925 - millions now living will never die - complete book for download

by WTS Archive in

few days ago włodzimierz bednarski, a polish scholar specializing in jw doctrine finished translating his latest book about year 1925. for those who don't know, the "millions" campaign was one of the biggest failed prophecies of watchtower society.

it's also one of the most forgotten ones.

i for have learned about this only after reading this book in polish some time ago.

moreconfusedthanever

Thank you for sharing.

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An elder with only one testicle

by stillin in

i happen to be one of very few people who know of this condition that the man has.

he had an accident several years ago with some power equipment.

leviticus 21:20 commands that no man present the bread at the temple with damaged testicles... so?.

moreconfusedthanever

It again shows that too much private information should not be shared. How would you even know if you were not told.

A few years ago a friend of mine was getting married. They had both been married before and were not JW at the time of their first marriages. They had a meeting with the elders prior to the wedding, both already in their 40s with grown children and the elders asked them if they were going to have children together? They said no and the topic of contraception came up. The brother revealed that it would not be a problem as he had a vasectomy years ago.

The elders were not happy to hear this and made sure to find out when it was that he had the vasectomy. He had it done pre witness days but come on!! How is any of this their business?? Why answer them instead of saying mind your own business.

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User Name Changes

by moreconfusedthanever in

i wish i could change my user name.

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i am no longer confused..

moreconfusedthanever

I wish I could change my user name.

I am no longer confused.

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Australian States & Territories Fail to Sign Up on a Redress Scheme For Victims of Child Sexual Abuse.

by smiddy3 in

at a recent coag {,council of australian governments} meeting the subject/issue of states & territories to sign up for a national redress scheme to compensate victims of institutional abuse sexual and otherwise fell on deaf ears.. not one state or territory agreed to sign up .

not one.. i am sure the victims of child sexual abuse within various institutions not only the jehovah`s witnesses victims would be very disheartened to learn that.individual states and territories of government within australia do not support a national redress scheme to compensate victims of child sexual abuse .. the south australian govt.

to my understanding is they will never do so .

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Again money is more important than people. So sad.