The reason I see disfellowshipping as worse is that you are meant to be in a state of eternal condemnation ( Gehenna bound ). No resurrection in disfellowshipped state .At least in hell you are conscious. Religious scare tactic have tormented humanity for centuries.
Posts by Chook
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4Three reasons why the disfellowshipping docrine is worse than the hell fire doctrine.
by aboveusonlysky in1 - it has far less scriptural support.. let's face it both doctrines are designed to scare people into giving their time and money to a religion but those that teach hell fire can at least point to a number of bible verses that talk about fire and death/punishment together, whereas shunning is justified by one single verse that is simply saying don't give your blessing to the antichrist.
2 - emotional pain is generally worse than physical pain.. ask anyone who is grieving or on the wrong end of an unfaithful partner which they would rather have.
would you rather your wife, child or best friend died while still loving you or shunned you while alive?.
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What are the chances of having a one on one with GB member
by Chook injesus drifted amongst the lowly folk .
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Chook
Green hornet ,Mr knorr forgot to tell you he controlled the elevator to heaven or you were cramping his road
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Witnessing by Text Message
by Wild_Thing ini was wondering if anyone had ever heard of the jws texting random numbers to "send their message".
do they do this at all?
and is it a common practice?.
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Chook
They do it every Wednesday Jah text GB. GB text elders . It's been happening since the 1874 kingdom ministry
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What are the chances of having a one on one with GB member
by Chook injesus drifted amongst the lowly folk .
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Isn't it funny how GB members are not chosen from lowly fishermen ranks
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What are the chances of having a one on one with GB member
by Chook injesus drifted amongst the lowly folk .
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Thick big wads of greenbacks. Relate to them how I can walk on water like you. Finding common ground which is mental delusion. Can you really imagine having a meal with Mr Lett.
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Suicide the blood will reach heaven
by Chook inwhen i joined jws my mother said " you know they don't take blood and their suicide rate is much higher than general public.
in last three years i have known three young brothers all dead at their own hands, a gun ,a rope , plastic bag over head.
i knew these guys personally, it's one sad story after another.
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Go pepperheart, my heart is bleeding every time I see these kids parents . And raged when I see how the society burns witches
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What are the chances of having a one on one with GB member
by Chook injesus drifted amongst the lowly folk .
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Jesus drifted amongst the lowly folk
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Recent mistakes of the Governing Body contributing to the decline of JWs
by slimboyfat inthey have made so many strategical mistakes it's hard to keep track.
some changes within the last decade or so that are contributing to declining numbers of jws:.
1. elimination of book study groups, the most informal, enjoyable and sociable of the jw meetings, contributed to loss of sense of community among jws.. 2. policy of consolidating kingdom halls.
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Chook
The rule list never shrinks, preoccupation with appearance never wanes. The biggest problem they have is they talk too much and even more stupid they put in print .
Now they televise to show the world they do abetted circus than Moscow
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Just deleted all elders phone numbers
by Chook inflying blind on the incoming calls but i am not fearfully looking around and will approach any religious zealots like a warrior.
there nothing like the unpredictable, because these men it's all about the prediction..
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I'm shit with electronics, good idea
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Are you sad or angry?
by raven inafter exiting the org, i mean cult, how have each of you felt personally about the lies you had been taught, the hurt from feeling betrayed by these people, actual hopes of once believed false teachings, rose colored lenses of seemingly just and right doctrines that turned out to be a bunch of horse $#!+, the shunning of family and friends?
right now i am going through the motions, i've just moved to a new home, which means hopefully no more elders searching for me at my previous address.. i can't help but feel sad though right now because of the fact that although i am not df'd ( maybe the elders will do it in absentia assuming i've been avoiding them and the 2 jc's they've invited me to as well as the last handwritten letter at my door before i moved ) my mom treats me as though i am dead to her, she says " i am living the life of a disfellowshipped person, and until i come back to jehovah this is how things will be because this was my choice to leave jehovah " ok i get it, but i don't- everyone has free will, so yes this was my choice but it is also her choice to shun me, especially after the "shun unrepentant wrongdoers" talk at the rc, funny how they come out with these talks to reel members back in.. she claims that she has an obligation to jehovah of which she promised to him after she was baptized not at 11, 13, or 17 ( young ages ) but fricken 26 years old.
i absolutely hate this organization and everything that it is, it's taken away my family and most importantly my own mother.. i always thought that a mothers love was to be unconditional, but hers for me is only conditional.
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I'm lucky Raven ,none of my blood relatives are in, but wife is still cult affected ( inactive but believes) l don't know whether anyone can ever free their mind of all poison. My heart bleeds for the damage for those born in. Be true to yourself, I'm so fortunate that I have each crazy friend on this forum to vent with . Any lost sheep is welcome in my heart