Posts by Moster

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JWs + Chronic Illness

by Cimarrona in

i once asked my dad why, with all the power the wt insists on having so much control over its adherents' lives, they don't provide information about healthy eating habits or, like the adventists, wilderness training.

i mean, the gb encourage people to remain poor, and poverty is known to correlate with health outcomes, particularly those that are diet related.

i'd say most witnesses i knew over the age of 40 were overweight, had high blood pressure, heart problems, gastrointestinal issues, one kind of cancer or another (no doubt a result of eating their feelings if you ask me).

Moster

I can recall sitting with my folks and some of their friends and listening to the conversations. Doom and Gloom, that's all they ever were. Even my mother (another Super-Dub) would say "I cant stand all the gloomy talk all the time".

Every piece of bad weather, infectious disease, earthquake, change in government, loss of jobs etc would result in the conversations about this wicked old system of things and how it was gonna be cleansed soon (circa 1970's)

Stomach Ulcers were/are the norm. Try living up to the expectations of this cult and that's what you get.

"their miserable outlook" is hitting the nail on the head.

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Using history as a means to pinpoint possible future events.

by HealthySkeptic in

the purpose of this thread is to share some history with the community.

i am an active jw.

the reason i picked this forum is due to the openness and ease with which information can be accessed.

Moster

Perhaps HS is really GT:

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Using history as a means to pinpoint possible future events.

by HealthySkeptic in

the purpose of this thread is to share some history with the community.

i am an active jw.

the reason i picked this forum is due to the openness and ease with which information can be accessed.

Moster

Die Glocke

former aerospace scientist David Myhra express skepticism that such a device existed

pure conjecture from HS

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Audio of Highlights of the Annual Meeting 2017

by LevelThePlayingField in

i wouldn't dare bore you with the whole 3.5 hours of their dogma.

but i have about a half hour of some of the main points.

of course, i made sure tight pants tony was the main part of it, since he's the one that announced the reductions of the wt & awake and no more year book.. also, i have lett saying that jehovah gave jesus immorality instead of immortality.

Moster

I keep trying to listen to these clips, but I just can't. Boring!!!!

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"We don't venerate idols or images!"

by stuckinarut2 in

how often did we as witnesses say something like this : "unlike members of false religion, who venerate or worship through statues or idols, we give our focus to jehovah!".

members of religious groups focus their religious adoration via an image or statue.

they do this in order to provide some sort of focus to their need to worship.. witnesses give extreme focus on the name "jehovah" .

Moster

wow look at the marketing! yup that is definitely bringing attention to Jehovah, no? they are marketing the society, not faith.

Shameless.

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Not A Day Goes By Without Me Thinking About Watchtower

by pale.emperor in

although i consider myself completely "cured" from watchtower brainwashing, guilt tripping and propaganda, i realised today that there's not a day that goes by without me thinking of the cult we left.

i think of my former family and what i'd like to say to them, what i'd try to explain and how i'd say it without them switching the "ignore" button and running away.. today on my instagram account my little step-brother "liked" a picture i posted.

i didn't even know he was still on my friends list.

Moster

Out 40 years, and still dont consider myself 'cured' of all the brain washing.

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Bible passage used to stop women becoming ordained 'added later'

by Moster in

see the article referring to 1cor 14:34. seems it may not have been part of the original verses, nor was it written by paul.

thoughts?.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/22/bible-passage-used-stop-women-become-ordained-added-later-academic/.

Moster

See the article referring to 1Cor 14:34. Seems it may not have been part of the original verses, nor was it written by Paul. Thoughts?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/22/bible-passage-used-stop-women-become-ordained-added-later-academic/

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Quotes where Watchtower claims inspiration

by krismalone in

http://www.eaec.org/cults/jw/jw5.htm.

Moster

Just reading all this makes me so angry! Two-faced liars! Grrrrrrrrrr!

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JW All seeing eye property

by wwjdnwt in

https://youtu.be/t0nfxs7cans have you guys seen this?

i googled it on my pc and pulled same thing.

crazy stuff.

Moster

Free-Mason influence. New World Translation. Taze Russell's Cross & Crown, All seeing eye, and grave marker Pyramid erected by the WTBTS?

Conspiracy Theory? Anyone? LOL!

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JW's are S.O.B's

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

i didn't say it, it was the president....

Moster

Doubting Bro

I am with you on this standing if you already are, lunacy. Does God really care if you stood moments before to go to the bathroom and remain standing? I believe that it is a sign of respect. Nothing more. You are right. Us born-ins always found a way to not be in our seats at that moment so we did not look like asshats sitting there while the other 90000 people were standing. I now stand, respectfully albeit it silently.