Jules Saturn

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  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  something just dawned on me today as i processed my assimilation into the real world (thanks to our new poster, @jester, giving me a major throwback to my first post).. when you're a jehovah's witness, you really are in some sort of la la land.

  things which are perfectly normal are acts of eating from the table of the demons.

  things which are horribly grotesque and extremely unjust are branded as "righteousness".

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  Jules Saturn

  Love this post and I definitely agree. To me what’s crazy is the whole culture of the Witnesses. For an example how here in the States if you were to see a gentleman with a beard you’d jump to the conclusion that he isn’t a brother with privileges, let alone a brother.
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  “...in the name of our Lord Jesus” explanation please?

  by Jules Saturn in

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  2. bible

  i am looking for someone to please clear this up.

  there are scriptures like in the 1 corinthians chapter 5 that refer to jesus as “our lord jesus”.

  the lord is jehovah, why does that scripture in 1 corinthians refer to the lord as jesus?

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  I am looking for someone to please clear this up. There are scriptures like in the 1 Corinthians chapter 5 that refer to Jesus as “our Lord Jesus”. The Lord is Jehovah, why does that scripture in 1 Corinthians refer to the Lord as Jesus?

  The JW perspective of this is that Jesus is a god. The same way that Satan is also a god. But Jehovah is the God. It is a bit confusing because I thought it was monotheism not polytheism, where you believe in more than one god.

  John 1:1-3 reads: 1

  In the beginning was the Word,+ and the Word was with God,+ and the Word was a god.*+ 2 This one was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into existence through him,+ and apart from him not even one thing came into existence.

  Can someone explain this scripture? Is the NWT the only translation of the Bible to be translated as “Word was a god” instead of “the Word was God”.

  Which is right?

  -Jules
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  What Makes Someone Become a JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my excuse is that i was born in the religion.

  but if someone wasn’t, why would they become one?.

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  Jules Saturn

  @pometerre21

  https://youtu.be/Y201QzDdzbg

  I recommend this video here. It’s applicable to JWs and I think after watching this video you’ll be able to understand why intelligent people, whether it may be doctors or lawyers or scientists join religions or high control groups.
  
  
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  The Big Sick - movie discussion

  by traveb in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i watched this movie recently, which is about a pakistani immigrant living in chicago who falls in love with a white woman.

  i was struck by the similarities to the jw culture when the main character experiences trials with his traditional muslim family.

  essentially, he is shunned and his parents refuse to talk to him.

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  Jules Saturn

  I saw this movie this past summer and it definitely touched my heart, especially because I currently face a very similar situation. Watching the movie made me see how similar the Witnesses are to Islamic beliefs. Especially the way they just cut you off. It could be the person who gave birth to you that will coldly tell you “You are not my son anymore.”
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  Where in the bible does it say that the governments will turn on the religions. Like the Dubs always say this will happen

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have not been here in a while, just trying to move on with my life all the while dealing with a very pimi brainwashed wife.. so the other day she started saying that we will have to go our own ways when things get worse with this world.

  she has said this before because she believes that the government will turn on religion and the great and powerful wizards (guardians of doctrine g.o.d.

  ) will call everyone and tell them where to go.. thank god, (no pun intended) i have been out of the loop for such a long time.

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  When the Witnesses were banned in Russia I was told by a sister that maybe the world’s governments were gonna attack the Witnesses first and then false religion would fall after. I don’t think she recognized how deluded she sounded.
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  January 2018 Message of Judgment - What Is This?

  by dubstepped in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've now seen a couple of references to this and did a little digging before leaving for work.

  i saw someone on reddit in july saying that someone on the inside said a change was coming in 2018 with the jw message, and i've now seen two references to this in the past week.

  help a former brother out.

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  The message of judgment was subliminally inserted in the bunker videos from the 2016 summer convention but honestly I’m unsure of what the connection is between that and January 2018. I personally haven’t heard anything huge but that could be because of where I’m from
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  Death of a last Grandparent

  by ScottyRex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  still read this forum from time to time, and a long time member originally since early 2000's.

  recently lost my last surviving grandparent, my great and wonderful nan.

  what a flood of emotions that released!

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  Jules Saturn

  My condolences ScottyRex. Take care in this difficult time.
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  JW gatherings

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of the things i don’t like about witness gatherings is the way everything you have to do or say has to be witness related.

  the songs played at a party couldn’t be played if the lyrical content was “worldly”, and also hearing the same phrases.

  a conversation about something in the news and someone will say “well, we’re living in the last days” or “we’re in this wicked system of things, everything is horrible”.

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  @scratchme

  I don’t expect it to be, but with the high and mighty image the JWs portray about themselves I’d expect them to be a bit different than the rest of Planet Earth
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  JW gatherings

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one of the things i don’t like about witness gatherings is the way everything you have to do or say has to be witness related.

  the songs played at a party couldn’t be played if the lyrical content was “worldly”, and also hearing the same phrases.

  a conversation about something in the news and someone will say “well, we’re living in the last days” or “we’re in this wicked system of things, everything is horrible”.

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  Jules Saturn

  One of the things I don’t like about Witness gatherings is the way everything you have to do or say has to be Witness related. The songs played at a party couldn’t be played if the lyrical content was “worldly”, and also hearing the same phrases. A conversation about something in the news and someone will say “Well, we’re living in the last days” or “We’re in this wicked system of things, everything is horrible”. Another thing was the gossip and how sisters would criticize over how some sister was dancing with a brother.

  ~Jules
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  Has Politics Affected Your Friendships?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i’ve read that some families are not looking forward to spending time with their families and friends during the holidays because of their opposing political views.. isn’t that just ridiculous?

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  Jules Saturn

  Not as ridiculous as people not speaking to their families due to their difference in belief system or religion or sexual orientation