Posts by smiddy3

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Factual, false, or phenomenon?

by stillin in

this strikes me as strange.

in the last few years i have met four newly associated, and in a couple of cases baptized, brothers in the congregations who say that they did long stints in secret branches of the military and that they were behind the lines, "wet work" operatives.

i might have considered it exceptional that one person who served in such a capacity would even go to church, let alone join up with the likes of jehovah's witnesses.

smiddy3

People who have gone through bad even traumatic experiences of one form or another can be in a vulnerable state and in that state embrace a belief system that will alleviate that stress that they are going through with a hope that they can cling on to and give them hope.

It is not a phenomenon that is restricted to JW`s. only.Many groups religious and otherwise offer such hope.

The Bible says that "hope is the assured expectation of things hoped for "

however false hope is a prescription for disaster emotionally ,physically ,and mentally.

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Things society interferes with

by Jrjw in

i was just lying here thinking about mind control and thought it'd write a list just to see how much the wts does try to control every aspect of people's lives.

some of the things i've come up with are:.

xmas,.

smiddy3

Sexual activity between consenting adult married couples.

Along with everything already listed above.

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Introduce myself

by dantoole87 in

i'd like share why i went from being a teenager determined to work in full time service for jehovah my entire life, to now being on here commiserating with you all.

i use to be an atheist but i now believe in god.

but i'm not preachy about god.

smiddy3

Welcome dantoole87 Phewwww what more can I say WOW.

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"This Assembly Hall in Denmark was designed and built by the Watchtower Bible and Track Society" by NoOneSpecial JW Published on 30 Sep 2017

by oppostate in

this assembly hall in denmark was designed and built by the watchtower bible and track society before drones and google earth were around.

the governing body did not count on this being exposed from the arial view.

according to the 1993 year book on denmark assembly hall.

smiddy3

That could never be explained away as a coincidence and I agree with Diogen`s first comment

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Who Do JWs Fear The Most? Top Five

by Fred Franztone in

jw
friends

it's a fear-based religion, at its core.

jws fear many things, but what or who do they fear the most?

let's find out.... 5) satan.

smiddy3

How is it you can apparently blaspheme against Jehovah God and Christ Jesus and it can be forgiven you yet if you blaspheme against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven you.

1.Apostates

2.Satan

3Demons

4.Meeting someone at the door who knows more than they do

5.Jehovah

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The Use of Hyperboles.

by Lost in the fog in

i have often wondered if jesus deliberately used hyperboles to obscure his meaning.

i can say to my wife that i will love her until the moon is no more.

she well knows that i will love her forever, not simply until earth's nearest satellite crumbles into dust.

smiddy3

the good news is ( will) being preached in all the earth, and then the end will come....

Since the number of people in the world keeps on growing the good news will never ever end and it is assumed that neither will the gospel's true message.

The Good News that JWs preach if you can call it that has never reached more than 2/3rds, if that, of the Earths population.

If as they have stated before it is only a witness to the Nations and not every living soul on earth,can you imagine what paradise would be like with over 1 billion Muslims being resurrected ?

{ because they have never been witnessed to in strict Muslim lands }

Their would have to be an end to child birth to occur ,and for those already born to reach a mature age if every human soul was to receive a witness and make a decision to obey God or not.

Obviously that`s not going to happen.And neither what Jesus Christ predicted either .

Remember Jesus Christ was coming quickly in Revelation and that was over 2000 years ago.

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Birthdays are Evil - so they said

by EverApostate in

last week i celebrated my birthday.

accepted well wishes from people near and far.

had been happily accepting wishes from people since i quit the cult.. as a jw, (brainwashed ) belief that birthdays are evil was the stupidest belief i had in all my life.. when in, i had a hard time to explain to people that i don’t celebrate birthdays.

smiddy3

Sour Grapes

However JW`s don`t seem to have a problem celebrating the pagan wedding anniversary or wedding ring connections do they.

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Disassociation and being young, experiences?

by Kohanic in

ok so im new here~ hey-yo!.

i found this site cause i've been looking around at experiences of people leaving 'the truth' as i've been wanting to leave for some time now.

it's interesting as y'know i'd never seen it from the other side as its apostate literature and all that jazz lol.

smiddy3

Welcome kohanic ,whatever you do don`t show your hand to your family or to anyone in the congregation.

Keep your hand close to your chest and don`t let anyone see it.

Explanation :

These are good tips for poker players ,as well as don`t give your intentions away by body language or facial expressions.

In other words do not let others know what your intentions are before you decide what to do with your life.

You say you are still at home and are not yet ready to venture out on your own ,then the sensible thing here is do not let anyone know your intentions. Right ?

And if you do not want to cause rifts with your parents/guardians do not advertise what you intend to do beforehand.

Wait until you have everything under control and are prepared to make the break , even then do you have to make an issue out of your break ?

Why make a statement about anything ,just leave when the time comes without feeling the need to explain yourself .

You don`t owe an explanation to anyone either family or church/Elders etc. anyone .

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Ended my last J-Dub friendship...

by Joliette in

jw
friends

i wrote her a text message telling her not to contact me anymore.

found out that she went back and told my mother some stuff about me.. i shouldnt have never given her my phone number....she's my next door neighbor.. she would always ask if i was going back to the kingdom hall, i would tell her no...people know that i'm not going back to the kingdom hall, and they still think that i'm going back.. i'm planning on moving from my hometown in 2 years and i cannot wait to leave!!!!

so tired of people still thinking i'm a j-dub, i've told people i havent been to the kingdom hall since 2011, and they still think i'm going back.

smiddy3

Jehovah`s Witnesses - True Friendship { Sorry Does not Compute }

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Wave your phone lights and dance at the Assemblies!

by days of future passed in

my sister sent me this youtube.

in it are witnesses waving their phone lights and dancing in the aisles.

sorry if this vid has been posted before.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k7iw-zisgw.

smiddy3

I see a schism happening in the not too distant future ,maybe a " Reformed religion of Jehovah`s Witnesses" by the more conservative old school members of the sect.

I can`t imagine old timers of this religion will accept these modern trends lying down without causing some disruption in the organization.

It seems to me their has been too much radical changes in so short a time ,just a few years ,for many of the old guard to come to grips with in these changes that mirror tele-evangelists whom they once condemned .