Posts by Scully

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@ RC: "For evolution to be true..."

by Scully in

according to a jw contact, one of the speakers at the regional conventiontm stated that "for evolution to be true, two of the same kind would have had to evolve at the same time; one would have to be male and the other would have to be female, and then they would have to find each other".

apparently the crowd had a good laugh over how evolutionists overlook such a simple "fact".. i mentioned that bacteria and viruses use asexual reproduction, and that many sea creatures / fish, etc.

are hermaphrodite and do not require a sexual partner to produce offspring.. oddly enough, the conversation stopped there.

Scully

mind blown!!

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@ RC: "For evolution to be true..."

by Scully in

according to a jw contact, one of the speakers at the regional conventiontm stated that "for evolution to be true, two of the same kind would have had to evolve at the same time; one would have to be male and the other would have to be female, and then they would have to find each other".

apparently the crowd had a good laugh over how evolutionists overlook such a simple "fact".. i mentioned that bacteria and viruses use asexual reproduction, and that many sea creatures / fish, etc.

are hermaphrodite and do not require a sexual partner to produce offspring.. oddly enough, the conversation stopped there.

Scully

According to a JW contact, one of the speakers at the Regional Convention™ stated that "for evolution to be true, two of the same kind would have had to evolve at the same time; one would have to be male and the other would have to be female, and then they would have to find each other". Apparently the crowd had a good laugh over how evolutionists overlook such a simple "fact".

I mentioned that bacteria and viruses use asexual reproduction, and that many sea creatures / fish, etc. are hermaphrodite and do not require a sexual partner to produce offspring.

Oddly enough, the conversation stopped there. I wonder why??

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July Broadcast Denies That JW Children Die Rather Than Have Medical Care

by BluesBrother in

anthony morris 3rd delivered the broadcast this month and advised that lies are circulated that they let children die rather than have medical care .

he says this is so inaccurate as to be a boldfaced lie ...... further he says it is "up to the parents to determine what would be the best treatment for their children" .

now, does this mean that parents are really free to make a decision to accept blood for their minor child, if they so choose?

Scully

Hey there Vidiot,

We already know, via the Theocratic Warfare™ doctrine, that the WTS actively withholds facts from and misleads outsiders. What I was illustrating was that the WTS also deliberately lies to its own followers, and most of those followers believe that their beloved GB would never, ever lie to them.

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JW's came to my door 6 weeks ago. I told them I was inactive.......

by Alchemist in

6 weeks ago some jws came to my door.

i've been inactive for 8 years.

after they gave their presentation i told them i was inactive.

Scully

They really don't care about searching for the Lost Sheep™, do they?

They'd much rather spend their time going Door-to-Door™, calling on Not-At-Homes™, or being told that the Householder™ is Not Interested™.

Do you want to know why? It's because Field Service™ has become like ironing. It's a mindless chore that gets done because it has to get done. And they get coffee breaks.

Making a Return Visit™ to Encourage™ a Lost Sheep™ would require effort (like tailoring a suit). Someone would have to take responsibility for said Lost Sheep™, and make a fake attempt at Friendship™ in order to lure that person back.

It's too much work for the average JW.

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July Broadcast Denies That JW Children Die Rather Than Have Medical Care

by BluesBrother in

anthony morris 3rd delivered the broadcast this month and advised that lies are circulated that they let children die rather than have medical care .

he says this is so inaccurate as to be a boldfaced lie ...... further he says it is "up to the parents to determine what would be the best treatment for their children" .

now, does this mean that parents are really free to make a decision to accept blood for their minor child, if they so choose?

Scully

Let's review what Insight on the Scriptures (Volume 2, pages 244 - 245), in part, has to say about lying:

While malicious lying is definitely condemned in the Bible, this does not mean that a person is under obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it.

So there's the crux of it - ToMo3 feels he is under no "obligation to divulge truthful information to people who are not entitled to it", and clearly "people who are not entitled to [truthful information]" includes every single JW on the planet.

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How do you feel about exJW's who resist our efforts to effect change?

by nicolaou in

i've met a few.

i'm not talking about the jw who, whether df'd or not, falls off the radar and just gets on with living a normal life - good luck to them and may there be many more!.

i mean the former jehovah's witness who is now enjoying all the benefits of a cult free life thanks to the efforts of many bloggers, posters and activists, but is critical of the efforts of someone close them to free more jws.

Scully

I've always advocated for subtlety when attempting to inform JWs of the problems with their belief system. Breadcrumbs as opposed to dumping a bucket of ice over their heads. I'm trying to keep the lines of communication open, not shock someone into a state where they feel they have to escape reality and solidify their position in the Organization™.

I think you have to know your audience and what will work with them. You have to be able to recognize the signs when they are "themselves" and letting their guard down, and when the cult personality takes over, putting them on high alert; and be prepared to de-escalate so they can feel safe and let their guard down again.

How one proceeds depends on who you're dealing with and whether you're prepared to jeopardize your relationship with them.

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Well isn't this a bunch of BS

by Doctor Who in

well, our sister congregation just had their co visit this past week.

on saturday afternoon, i was talking to a couple of ministerial servants in that congregation and they stated that an unmarried brother is not fulfilling to the max what jehovah wants of us.

they stated that the co went on a tirade that if you are unmarried you are being selfish and not following what jehovah wanted for mankind since he created eve as a compliment for the man.

Scully

Or maybe they're trying to flush out the closeted gays....?

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Caleb & Sophia RC badges

by oppostate in

take a look at this caleb & sophia rc badge for children.. .

what's the motivation to make special childrens' badges?

i smell indoctrination!.

Scully

oppostate:

Now this emphasis on cartoon videos, coercing children into giving up their ice-cream money--they're like the wicked cannibal in Hansel and Gretel, waiting to devour children for their own purposes.

Don't forget the praise for 5-year-olds who get Baptized™. The sickening part is that the kids want to do it because of the praise they get for doing it. They don't even realize that they can't change their mind (as 5-year-olds are wont to do) later on without losing everyone they care about.

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Where Is The Jehovah's Witness Zeal?

by minimus in

jw
friends

it seems to me that the religion is nearly dead.

or dying.

very little pulse exists for the organization.

Scully

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Study article - Work for us and you will be saved

by paradisebeauty in

last study article of march study edition of watchtower .

the sheep and the goats are people from all nations.

they will be judged toward the end of the great tribulation that will soon begin.

Scully

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

That's what Jesus instructed, right? In the Sermon on the Mount, right?

So, what, pray tell, has the Governing Body™ and its earthly Remnant™ done with the financial support given them by the Great Crowd™?

1. They have not built hospitals, soup kitchens, homeless shelters or shelters for battered women and children. Instead they have constructed bigger and better facilities for themselves, several times over, in several countries around the world.

2. They have not protected children in their midst from sexual predators in their midst. Instead, they have staunchly refused to give these children any support. The children and their families have been silenced under threat of expulsion while sexual predators are permitted free reign in Congregations™, Circuit Assemblies™, District Conventions™ and in the Door-to-Door™ Ministry™ (aka Field Service™). Any financial gains by victims of sexual abuse are hard won in the courts. Shame on you, Watchtower!

3. They have created a veritable cash cow for themselves by having Congregations™ collect money to pay for the property toward the construction of new Kingdom Halls™ and other Meeting™ venues. The WTS lends an equal amount to that collected for the property. This Debt™, for some reason, is never paid off. Well, it is, but then the WTS Lovingly™ decides to charge a Per Publisher™ amount each month that goes directly into the coffers of the WTS. Every damn month, in perpetuity. For yet another reason, the WTS can direct that the property be sold whenever they deem fit, with the proceeds going directly into WTS coffers. The reason seems to involve the words Loyalty™, Obedience™ and Self-Sacrifice™, not to mention the words "because we can get away with it, you stupid fools."

4. Their legal battles, once the stuff of courtroom legend in the fight for Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Worship rights, are now an embarrassing motley of defending indefensible policies that offer a safe haven for pedophiles and helping poorly educated people end their lives or the lives of minor children for lack of blood transfusion. As well, the fundamental rights and freedoms for which they've fought so strenuously in the courts are denied to rank and file members. Want to disagree with something Published™ in the Watchtower™? Prepare to be called into the back room at the Kingdom Hall™ and have the word Apostate™ bandied about in association with your name. Want to tell your fellow Witnesses™ that Elder™ XYZ diddled your 9-year-old daughter, to protect their daughters?? Expect an invitation to the back room at the Kingdom Hall™ with the threat of being Disfellowshipped™ for Slandering™ Elder™ XYZ's reputation in the Congregation™.

Well done, Watchtower™! [/sarcasm]

This is not a complete or in any way a comprehensive list of crimes against humanity perpetrated by the WTS. The fact that they have millions of Sheep™ around the world who are ready and willing to accept this demeaning and dehumanizing treatment allows them to continue to operate. It will only stop when JWs realize they don't have to take it, and they don't have to continue to open their wallets in support of a greedy, money-grubbing, self-serving cabal of evil, deviant men.

Stop feeding the monster, Friends™. Starve it to death.