Posts by scratchme1010

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"Prayer" and answers to it , positive / negative ,or is it all in the mind ?

by smiddy3 in

speaking from my own experience and that of my family of wife and two now adult sons do not believe that prayers to jehovah /god are answered .. so it must also be true of all other religions and their believers also.. my wife and i were jw`s for 33 years and and i don`t believe anyone prayed harder than my wife and i at various trials we faced during those times in those 33 years.. we may as well have been like the present day jews who pray to a brick wall .

scratchme1010

No.

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Solomon's gold mines called a myth but there's one so-called prophecy that always makes me stop and think

by Isambard Crater in

the authenticity of the old testament account of solomon is being called into question in the news media:.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/king-solomons-fabulous-hidden-gold-mines-are-a-myth-historian-says-194663/.

for the most-part, i don't really want to believe the bible as true, certainly not the j.w version including their stubbornness over 607 and 1914. but there's one prophecy that always makes me stop and wonder if maybe some of the bible was inspired by god, if he or she exists.

scratchme1010

One thing is being historically accurate, and a very different one is being "the word of God".

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Incidence of medical topics per year on the Golden Age/Consolation/Awake Magazines

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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i did a study where i searched in the individual yearly pdf's of the golden age / consolation / awake, or i searched in the 2015 watchtower library, for the following terms:aluminum.

transfusion.

i did not discriminate between positive and negative mentions of the terms.. for "aluminum" i actually searched for "alumi" and adobe would search for words that started with that.for "vaccines" i actually searched for "vacc".

scratchme1010

I agree with Steve2. The research can become more interesting if you search for phrases that might give more context. My guess is that the numbers will be different but the graph will look similar.

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Long time no see

by caballoSentado in

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(please excuse any errors, my native language is spanish).

hi friends,.

it has been years, i beleive, since my last post.

scratchme1010

Hola, Caballo Sentado. Me alegra mucho que las cosas anden muy bien en su familia. Yo comenze en este foro hace unos doce meses. Me alegra saber que existen padres que apoyen la educacion de sus hijos.

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Funniest or strangest thing to happen to you when knocking on a door

by usualusername1 in

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what is the funniest or strangest thing to happen to you or your partner when knocking on doors?.

mine was seeing a greenhouse with mannequins inside.

scary...paul.

scratchme1010

The most bizarre preaching situation was when I went to preach, I was about 20 or 21, in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, in the late 80s. I knocked on a door, and some guy I had hooked up with in the past came out. The bizarre part was not each other's shock. I handled that part really well. The bizarre part was that the "brother" that was with me, married with grown up children of my age, started flirting with him.

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Not liked

by Akid48 in

in my kingdom hall people see me as rude but to me i dont understand how.for me having to talk to adults is not bad but for me its one thing if i dont know you and so i have my guard up at all times and i have a fuck off tone in my voice.but some of the brothers seem they like kids to much.. one more thing i have the a fuck off tone some times is because a lot of brothers i kinda know (hint kinda know) ask me about my school life.what i mean is not ''hey how's school?

'' i mean and im not joking when i say i have been asked.

''so have you had to turn down any girls yet?

scratchme1010

Yes, some JWs are very inappropriate and intrusive. Then they wonder why you are not friendly. The feel entitled to it. I think you are absolutely right in giving them the "fuck off" treatment. They have no right to get into your business.

Something that some women in the congregation do when there are men who are either too friendly in a way they shouldn't or to intrusive, is to use their system against them. Some use their husbands as a shield, even if they can't care less about that being submissive nonsense. Your could do the same but with your parents. When some of those idiots come to bother your crap, tell your parents that some brother is being inappropriately asking you personal questions. Depending on the level of support that your parents give you (didn't work with mine; in that respect I was completely on my own), that may keep them at bay.

Sorry you keep going through that. It's only a few hours a week, though.

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JW "Apostates" - Toronto International Film Festival

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

found this in variety website..... .

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/cornerstone-films-worldwide-sales-jehovahs-witness-film-apostasy-1202536715/.

scratchme1010

Thanks for reposting. I missed the first post.

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No shame in being apostate

by venus in

the one who is standing away is apostate (literally "to stand off," from apo- "away from" + stenai "to stand").

ironically, proponents of untruth may call truth-seekers as apostates, thus making the term meaningless.. for example, paul, the greatest of all apostles, taught untruth (stood away from truth) [see his main teaching in romans 5:12-21] even though he had known the following truths:.

1) all humans did not become sinners through one man (genesis 5:24; job 1:8; psalm 18:23; ezekiel 14:14 and compare habakkuk 2:4), hence there was no need for anyone to pay ransom.. 2) in the old testament, the messiah refers to a “prince of peace” who literally rules from jerusalem, not merely anointed to the office to do the work in some distant future and get killed before that future occurs.

scratchme1010

I just call myself "me". Whoever doesn't like what/how I think can kiss my ass. It's that simple.

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Do Jehovah's witnesses take therapy?

by Gokumonkey in

i know two jehovah's witnesses couple.

the husband had a rough upbringing.

his father left him at a young age, leaving his mom and himself to take care of his siblings.

scratchme1010

I feel as though he really need therapy but they don't take it as far as I know. What do you guys think about this? Ask me questions if u please

I agree that they indeed may need therapy. Personally I don't see the connection to watching pornographic material and going to strip clubs and having a rough childhood, but I am not a professional in mental health.

I don't know if the WT has a specific stance on counseling and therapy. I don't recall them directly discouraging people from seeking professional help. However, they do tell people that service is the answer to every problem and keeps the away from everything and anything "wordly". They also teach that their bible is the answer to everything. Additionally, many of their literature suggests that when there are issues that it may be their fault or due to them having some kind of impure thoughts or lusting after wordly things, or because of objects in the house possessed by demons, or because of non-JW family members being too much in their lives. Blame the victim, in other words.

They do believe that people's problems magically disappear by doing their Jehovah nonsense, and if that doesn't happen it may be because they aren't spiritual enough.

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Watchtower Ironically Warns It's Memeber About "Propaganda" - Watchtower July 2017

by pale.emperor in

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2017/propaganda-winning-battle-for-your-mind/.

in what is just the height of irony, watchtower warns us about propaganda, and accepting everything we hear/read.

yes, we should ignore those that try to stop us thinking critically as this watchtower article will now teach us.

scratchme1010

I guess that comes and goes. I remember a wave of fear mongering over propaganda being the theme of one of the assemblies. That was way back when.