Posts by 2+2=5

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Where else to go.I sticking up for the WTS.

by joe134cd in

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now i am going to do a rear thing here and i am going to stick up for the wts.

i realise that the wts hasn't got the best of track record, and sure they have made mistakes.

but if i was to go to another church wouldn't they still have the same issues.

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Absorb yourself in theocratic activities and in personal WT study and in spreading the WTS's literature because the GT will soon strike, and you need to be in the spiritual ark (God's Organization).

And remember, recreation of the right kind and in the right amount has its place and can be refreshing. Even the desire for sexual relations with your marriage partner are fitting, kept in their place. If you head down to the beach, keep your formal clothes on please, you are representing Jehovah.

Enjoy the JW lifestyle in all it's glory I say.

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Science vs God : Its The Collapse Of Physics As We Know it

by yadda yadda 2 in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhz4mb9gky.

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Reminds me a bit of this.... “God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance.” Neil deGrasse Tyson

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They just won't stop

by Anony Mous in

so ~2 years ago i left the jw cult, i had an exit talk with the elders with the reasons why and they couldn't find a reason to df me.

been happy ever since even though i went through a difficult custody and now divorce proceedings.

now all of a sudden they want to df me.

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Yes this is a completely normal religion. It is actually just a restoration of 1st century Christianity.

Maybe one of the elders wants to marry your ex-wife.

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New GB pic 2013?

by Joliette in

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i saw a new gb pic on a youtube channel i tried doing a google search for 2013 pics but nothing came up.

man, those guys got old fast!

they all look much younger in 2009..

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No surprises the new guy is chubby and bald. Jehovah seems to have a thing for that type.

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The United Nations will attack Christendom

by Doug Mason in

this is a serious question and i hope to receive intelligent explanations.. .

the wts says that the great tribulation lies in the future.

they write that it will start when the united nations attacks christendom.. .

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The UN turning on religion theory is one of the main doctrines that helped me discover TTATT. It is so incredibly stupid.

They love crapping on 'Christendom', well what about Islam? How are the UN going to get rid of Islam? This would be impossible. Even if this was possible it would take many generations, and I mean the 100-200 year WT style over-lapping generations.

Look at how hard it is to destroy the Taliban in Afghanistan. How will they stop nuclear armed Muslim countries like Iran and Pakistan? The answer I get from JWs is 'god puts it in their hearts'....

JWs love speculating how the worlds political powers are going to go after religion (any day now) to fix their financial problems. This kind of deluded reasoning shows how little some of them understand basic economics. They don't take time to think about it, they just know that it will happen because they read it in a WT.

Just about every JW expects to wake up one day with 'The UN Turns On Religion' plastered all over the news. Poor suckers.

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The Lion Will Eat Straw Like An Ox In The New System

by frankiespeakin in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm3sqb7pgdm.

the wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, and dust will be the serpent's food.

they will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the lord..

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I don't care what the lion eats as long as I can eat the lamb.

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How is Life measured at Death?

by Monsieur in

recently an old friend died in an accident at the tender age of 35. the unfortunate event has been described from 'sad' to 'unfair' etc.. dying of old age is one thing, dying of sickness even.. but dying abruptly in an accident (or worse, being eaten by another creature, shark etc) is downright ludicrious.. if there is no afterlife in any shape or form, and one dies being struck by a surviving drunk driver or murdered at a theater, a tornado, or mauled by piranhas, what the hell is the point of that??.

what of all your work to raise a good family, helping your fellow man, doing good deeds, building something etc.??.

it's almost laughable to think that one can do all these things and in the broad spectrum of things death can make it all ultimately meaningless....

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Sorry to hear about your friend Monsieur.

Since learning that the WT religion is a scam, I have come to realize how precious this life we have is. I think about my own mortality and that of the ones I love. I never gave much thought to dying young, now I see it as the tragedy it is.

When you are a JW life just passes by without really being appreciated. Some JWs almost hate this life because they believe a much better Satan free life is just around the corner. Like prologos said, we should live this life the best we can, it is the only life that is guaranteed.

What is that saying.... 'Keep looking for answers, beware of those who say they have them'. Something like that.

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How to identify Publishers who know TTATT

by His Excellency in

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since coming to know ttatt, i have always wondered if there are others in the congregation who also share similar experience with me, are there pointers to identifying others who are also faking meeting attendance and fs activities..

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Exwhyzee that is a great list of telltale signs, I can relate to every point you made.

I am always elbowing my wife when the GB worship is being promoted or the speaker is taking scriptures way out of context. I mostly spend the meeting just reading the bible. I cannot stomach the songs and rarely bring my own WT magazine.

I think slim is right, it is very hard to continue a normal JW routine once you have awakened. I have only attended two mid week meetings since the Jeremiah book started and have not been witnessing since I learned TTATT. I got through the memorial season without doing any field service despite some pressure from the elders to participate. I have knocked back a few sheparding visits. I missed the special talk and the zone talk on the weekend.

Eventually anyone who learns TTATT will stop attending IMO. It can literally drive you crazy trying to live the JW life when you know the truth, so you either stop going to meetings or lose your mind.

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New here.

by joe134cd in

hi everyone.i have been reading the blogs here for some time and have just decided to have an in put.

i am still a current member of the wts and am sort of planning to fade.

i realise 2 things (1)i have to build bridges in order to replace the ones that will crumble behind.

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Welcome Joe and thanks for sharing. Many on this site are trying to fade and wake up some loved ones on the way out, so we can understand your frustration.

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WT 15 July 2013 - "Look at the Artwork!"

by The Song Remains The Same in

was just browsing this new issue and trying to make head and tail of what they are talking about, and noticed the final article tucked away on-line;.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20130715/watchtower-artwork/.

not sure if anyone commented, but it takes me back to the discussions on god's earthly org chart here.. this is what they have to say.... "how many times have you said that to yourself or to others when you opened a new issue of this magazine?

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Look at the artwork. Notice the family playing cricket on the beach in their formal clothes? This is how true Christians enjoy recreation. Thanks Watchtower scholars!