Posts by MrRoboto

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Why we can't vote our way to freedom

by Brokeback Watchtower in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8etv2mzhuy.

MrRoboto

Voting your way to freedom is like smoking crack too get smarter and richer.

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Suicide note from pedophile elder's victim..

by QuestioningEverything in

years ago at the kh my aunt attended, there was an elder from a prominent jw family who was accused of sexual conduct with several young men in the hall.

he was an unmarried guy in his 30's who wore a terrible hair piece/toupee.

his sister once told me he was waiting for the new system to marry so he could have a perfect wife--isn't that funny?.

Is he allowed to do field circus? Why did noone call the police instead of getting the guy DFd? forget that, police first then stay mum when eldumbs start asking questions and refer them to the attorney representing you.

Hopefully street justice is not dead.

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How to stop school violence

by Jayk in

ban school:).

MrRoboto

Haha Good idea!

Srsly tho, if Adam Lanza can shoot up sandy-hook with a "long weapon" that never left his cars' trunk, I don't think there is any hope of stopping this stuff.

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The dishonesty of JWs vs mainstream churches

by Wonderment in

one of the most vexing matters confronting us as christians has to do with the apparent lack of honesty of so-called "christian" teachers on the many issues they frequently talk about.

this should not be shocking to us since scripture tells us that "everyone has sinned.

" (rom.

MrRoboto

Perry,

Which apostles? Paul was quite the wolf in sheeps' clothing with all of his musings that run counter to Jesus words in the gospels.

Besides that, the bible says not to put your trust in men but that is exactly what he's to be done if you are to assume the accuracy of the words of the church fathers (or more accurately, the accuracy of the words proclaiming the words of the church fathers, unless you knew those guys personally)

Then again, the church fathers apparently debate very much about whether Revelation should be considered for biblical inclusion. This fact alone draws into question the identity of the author of at least one book which allegedly contains the words penned by... an apostle.

It seems the bible was right, do not put your trust in humans.. But hey even if revelation is uncertain and Paul was a theological distraction, certainly we can trust the gospels, right?

If only we could figure out how many angels were at that tomb and if he/they were on the right or left side (or outside)... and if the girls went and told everyone what they saw or whether they were to afraid to... I just can't seem to get those straight for some reason. Maybe the church fathers could shed some light.

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Georgia jury awards 1 BILLION DOLLARS after guard rapes 14 year old teen

by Esse quam videri in

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/georgia-jury-awards-dollar1-billion-after-guard-rapes-teen/ar-aaxi4l2?li=bbnbfcl.

the public is getting very upset at the abuse of children.

how would the society survive if hit with this kind of award for the conduct of pedophile members when evidence shows they were trying to silence the victim by threats to protect the watchtower's reputation.

MrRoboto

Throw the filthy rotten slaves into the bottomless pit! Let them see what is like to be an average JW!

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A great new podcast to listen to! "THE BIBLE says WHAT!?"

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

i know that many of us here enjoy listening to podcasts.. here is a relatively new one i just discovered: .

"the bible says what!?

" by michael wiseman.. (find it on your podcast player of choice).

MrRoboto

Thanks for sharing, sound interesting..

As side note, I'm starting one called "What?! the Bible really teaches..?!"

Just kidding but it would be a fitting play on the JW pub, showing the true truth (wait what? yeah sad when you have to explain it that way)

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What exactly is an Apostafest?

by Whynot in

jw
friends

i read a few threads on apostafests but i don't really understand what they are or what happens.

are they family friendly?

is it a party or support group meet-up?.

MrRoboto

Never been but I always envisioned it would be something like a beach party of apostates..

Maybe someone else can chime in?

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God is going to kill all of his unbelieving children at Armageddon

by Half banana in

jws are taught to think in a childish, simplistic and paranoid way.. the ticket to paradise includes a gory bloodfest of unimaginable proportions.

and jws calmly and unquestioningly trust and even look forward to this happening.. what about the morality of this unprecedented solution to mankind’s problems?

(there is evidence in the earth’s crust that noah’s flood never happened so it doesn’t count as a precedent).. sweep all of your problems under the biblical carpet and you know that god will sort it all out by the ultimate act of near total genocide—or not!

MrRoboto

Good point amidst.

I, for one, am rather upset that mermaids were spared while our human brethren were treated like fodder!

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God is going to kill all of his unbelieving children at Armageddon

by Half banana in

jws are taught to think in a childish, simplistic and paranoid way.. the ticket to paradise includes a gory bloodfest of unimaginable proportions.

and jws calmly and unquestioningly trust and even look forward to this happening.. what about the morality of this unprecedented solution to mankind’s problems?

(there is evidence in the earth’s crust that noah’s flood never happened so it doesn’t count as a precedent).. sweep all of your problems under the biblical carpet and you know that god will sort it all out by the ultimate act of near total genocide—or not!

MrRoboto

God is love - the most loving thing he could have done for his creation was to keep them from being able to bring such misery and pain and death to all of his (mans) billions of descendants. Maybe that would mean creation without free will. But if free will causes god to slaughter billions for 1) nor believing when there is insufficient evidence and 2) not choosing correctly despite being imperfect - then I would have to say god is not love.

I believe WT has said that babies and others who are too young (whatever that means) are protected via the standing of their righteous parents. Sorta implies death to the infidels' babies at the big A, in my opinion.

Side note, anyone notice that in WTs illustrations of the "new system" where they are building things they are also wearing hard hats? I would imagine that perfect people wouldn't have accidents but who knows.

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Struggling to Live a Lie

by Addison0998 in

jw
friends

it’s been very difficult, much more than i first anticipated to live a lie, (be pimo and a regular active member) i still live with my parents but i plan on moving out at the end of the year, so i really need to keep it together.

but i think people are starting to get suspicious that something is up.

i’ve stopped commenting, going on service all the time, talking at the door, and occasionally voicing something, such as a question that no one has a good answer for, that makes people think, but ahah, thinking is dangerous and wrong so that is suspicious of course.

MrRoboto

I feel your pain, I'm in a similar situation though I'm a bit older and my family concerns are similar but different.

Its definitely a soul-wringing experience to live pimo.

I mostly ignore the meeting contents, when I do go. Though its easy to get your feathers ruffled by the theological nonsense and obvious lies.

Sometimes I wonder if I should just D/A or just stop being careful about stuff that will get me D/F just to put an end to it. Not looking forward to the myriads of problems that would suddenly come my way though... And the way of others very close to me. Ugh

You're not alone bro.