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  My unbelieving husband was offended by the WatchTower just studied

  by Isambard Crater in

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  2. beliefs

  it was the paragraph talking about people who don't want to be j.w's being executed, and it being an act of compassion from jehovah towards his witnesses..

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  “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” ― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
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  My unbelieving husband was offended by the WatchTower just studied

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it was the paragraph talking about people who don't want to be j.w's being executed, and it being an act of compassion from jehovah towards his witnesses..

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  More evidence of how truly unhealthy this belief system is.
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  Question about dfed relatives

  by awake!watcher in

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  does anyone know if there is a wt reference that says associating with a dfed relative is a conscience matter?

  i am asking because someone is trying to cause trouble and i was hoping there was an article i could point to to shut them up..

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  A!W, you could simply tell said busybody to mind their own business and then refuse to engage them further on the matter!
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  So, is God a rapist!?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.

  without her consent.

  so that would seem to be rape...right?.

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  jp1692

  I for one do not think Mr. Dunn is trolling, but he has hijacked this thread just as he has done before.

  We've had our say, how 'bout getting back to the OP?

  Anyone? Anyone?

  
  
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  So, is God a rapist!?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.

  without her consent.

  so that would seem to be rape...right?.

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  jp1692

  DJ: David had been acting very anxious for several weeks ... I went searching for the cause. We found it: this forum.

  So why do you keep coming here?

  You repeatedly tell us that you two are very intelligent and very educated. So why keep doing something that causes you distress? That doesn’t seem very smart.

  By the way, when new members join this forum they will often make an introductory post so we can get to know them. Forum members are generally very supportive of such posts and welcoming. When David did that two years ago, his responses were very favorable:

  • Your Jehovah’s Witness Is Showing
    

  His OP on that thread got 60 "Likes"!

  But when anyone jumps into a thread on a controversial subject they should expect a different experience. That is NOT the place to try and turn the topic into a discussion about themselves and their personal issues.

  If the title of this particular thread wasn’t enough to warn you of its content then Stuckinarut2’s opening warning should have been:

  “OK, I apologize in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in God ...”

  Seriously, what did you expect? And why have you returned here to rant against unnamed individuals for offending your friend by posting on a thread that he never posted on and has nothing to do with him? Prior to your post a few hours ago, the only "David" mentioned in this thread is David Hume.

  Please, if you feel the need to address the people that you believe offended you, then address them directly. Or better yet: let it go. You'll feel better.

  BTW, I'd personally appreciate it if you would reread the message I wrote to you 16 days ago. You can access that comment: here. That was on a thread I started, titled: Are Religious People Happier?
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  Exjw activists protesting inside a Kingdom Hall today!

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  spoonfed nomore, has uploaded a video on his youtube site, of exjw activists protesting inside a kingdom hall during this sunday meeting.

  several people speak out.

  if some one can put a link on here that would be awesome, i can’t figure out how to do it with an i phone.

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  Jesus replied, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." - Luke 9:62

  Usually it's better to just move on with your life and don't look back.

  Helping people that have left or are in the process of leaving is definitely an important thing.

  "Activism," insofar is it has the ostensible goals of helping "True Believers" wake-up or reforming the cult are generally counterproductive and a waste of time and energy that could be better spent elsewhere.
  

  
  
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  So, is God a rapist!?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.

  without her consent.

  so that would seem to be rape...right?.

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  Crazyguy: But I will say this if you can’t take criticism or disagreement then you should not post on a public forum.

  ^^^ THIS ^^^

  We discuss, debate and deconstruct beliefs here, particularly those in reference to Jehovah's Witnesses, which is a fundamentalist Christian religion with strong leanings to an Old Testament/Jewish interpretation of the Bible.

  Sometimes we are more or less objective. Often we are irreverent, particularly when we (as individuals or a group) have come to believe that said belief under discussion is ridiculous.

  Lampooning BELIEFS is not the same as a PERSONAL ATTACK.
  

  To echo Crazyguy's sentiment, if anyone finds such conversations offensive, then the best and easiest solution to their problem is this: Don't read them. Yes, it's really that easy.
  

  Or, as my grandmother used to say, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!"
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  So, is God a rapist!?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.

  without her consent.

  so that would seem to be rape...right?.

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  jp1692

  @ David Jay/Mr. Dunn, just quit posting. Problem solved.
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  So, is God a rapist!?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.

  without her consent.

  so that would seem to be rape...right?.

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  I wanted to say, "Jesus fucking Christ!"

  But upon reflection, I guess "Jehovah fucking Mary!" is a more accurate description.

  Seriously, once you put some emotional and intellectual distance between yourself and religious beliefs, the sheer ridiculousness of them is painfully obvious. It's somewhat embarrassing to admit--even to myself--that I ever believed any of this nonsense.
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  Hugh Hefner died a few weeks back but no post on it. Interesting.

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i bring this up because like me i sure many of the men who was kids in the wt cult got their first taste of what a nude women looked like.

  it was the adolescent male sex education for most of us.

  one friend i had who's dad was a elder told me they always had playboys in his house because his dad subscribed to them.

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  Sex isn’t “dirty,” but it is usually messy.

  If it isn’t, you’re not doing it right!