Posts by notsurewheretogo

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When JW's say, "the farther we get from Adam..." to explain Autism, illness etc. is it just denial?

by Wasanelder Once in

i am so sick of hearing jw's blame everything from autism to hangnails on our proxemity to the existence of no-navel-man adam.

they thereby betray their own lack of personal responsibility for their poor physical and mental health on adam.

just maybe a little more work to afford a doctor visit once in a while wouldn't hurt?

notsurewheretogo

Here in lies how sneaky the cult is...

I was 280 pounds in my twenties as a pioneer and lived a bad lifestyle of junk food and little excercise but hey I was a min srevant and a pioneer and why did I need to look after my body when the End is so close and I'll have the prfect body anyway. Cut down on saturated fat? Cut down on salt? Walk?

You gotta be kidding.

What a dangerous, dangerous thought to live by and that is what I mean by a dangerous cult. It destroyed my responsibility to look after myself.

The realisation of TTATT and the need then to make this "one-shot at life" count meant for me a drastic life style change. I'm vegan, I don't eat processed food especially junk food and now weigh 140 pounds and cholestrol, salt intake all normal.

But that thinking in that "the new system will sort me" is prevalent in many other areas of a dubs life...and it is a very dangerous one.

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what do you think to this odd application of deu 25:4?

by purrpurr in

at a recent meeting the scripture deu 25:4 was cited "do not muzzle a threshing bull".. it was applied to how the elders in the cong should be obeyed submissively because, they said, to go against the elders authority would be like muzzling a threshing bull???

just one of those times when i'm secretly going " huh?!

what??".

notsurewheretogo

Well it is all bull.....

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Creationist Should Dismiss Genesis Quickly

by Coded Logic in

chris tann,.

in your earlier post you seemed to be under the impression that genesis and science were somehow compatible .

however, the truth is the two are not reconcilable at all.

notsurewheretogo

Jehovah's Magic Wand sorts all of that out!

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Elders: Born-Ins vs Recruits

by breakfast of champions in

this is an unofficial survey.. was curious as to the number of currently serving elders who were born-in and/or raised as jw versus those who were "recruited"( i.e, not born in or raised as jw.).

for instance, right now in the hall i am assigned to:.

2 elders were born-in and/or raised as jws.. 5 were not (recruited as adults).

notsurewheretogo

Does it matter?

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

notsurewheretogo

And I also laugh at these types of posts putting off still-in dubs...have you seen the amount of nutballs on these forums? Jeepers...

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

notsurewheretogo

@OneEyedJack...I made the opening post in full disclosure that it was a rumour on Reddit unconfirmed.

My post was to discuss what effect it would have on dubs still in if it were true.

I even post in my opening post that I suspect it is not true...

How clear do you want me to be?

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

notsurewheretogo

Well we all knew it wasn't true but in light of Tony Tightpants rants it may come true in the future!

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UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR - GB Member DF

by notsurewheretogo in

did you see the post on reddit?

unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the gb send their love.. .

there are 7 members of the gb.. .

notsurewheretogo

Did you see the post on Reddit? Unconfirmed naturally and just a rumour but at at one assembly this week it was announced that the 6 members of the GB send their love.

There are 7 members of the GB.

Someone posted that they heard a member of the GB was disfellowshipped.

Now I propose none of this is true but if it was what would the result be to still-in dubs?

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Examining Genesis . Would your JW's ?

by Phizzy in

i was talking to a jw a short time ago and it emerged in conversation that he believed in the literal truth of the bible's first book, genesis.. no great surprise there, but he said something pertinent, he said, "if you don't, then the whole of our belief falls apart".. i was wondering if this may be of use to those who are endeavouring to "wake up" jw family or friends.

a proper examination of genesis could be encouraged in a gentle way, raising questions the j.w's must answer, ( you may have to insist they answer them, not shove them aside as they love to do ), and eventually they will have to get to the point, if they are at all honest, that genesis is simply not literal truth.. then, their whole body of belief is undermined.. simples !.

well, the idea is, the execution may be impossible, but i just thought the idea may be helpful ?.

notsurewheretogo

I've used the "Genesis" approach with my still-in wife...as I come across more books and websites showing humans are older than 6,000 years on this planet I share them with her and say nothing about the WT...then after a while she asked me if all these sources say we have been on this planet for more than 6,000 years then she has to doubt the WT and Genesis...bingo.

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Jehovah's "perfect earthly organization"

by troucul in

hello friends,.

it has been a while for me since i last posted.

i've been busy getting some degrees, now working on my doctorate.

notsurewheretogo

And that statement cannot be true....the men may be imperfect and say a swear by accident or look at a womans boobies and get aroused but when they come together as the Faithful & Discreet Slave or the Governing Body, and IF they are indeed under God's direction then they can never ever be wrong in what they say and print.

Only IF they are saying or printing things that does not have God's backing can they be wrong and that is what we see ergo they cannot be a " perfect organization, run by imperfect people ".