Posts by scratchme1010

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Faithleaks-Did you guys see this?

by carla in

the story mentions they may come after jw's-.

http://www.sltrib.com/religion/local/2017/11/07/memo-to-all-religions-mormonleaks-may-be-coming-after-you-with-new-faithleaks-site/?hl=1&noredirect=1.

scratchme1010

FaithLeaks is rooted on the premise that “increased transparency results in fewer untruths, less corruption and less abuse in any organization,”

First thing that comes to mind was "And?" Corruption in churches and religion in general is one of the many problems I have with any organized religious organizations.

However, I know that I'm not the only human in the planet, so I also know that others can benefit from feeling comfort by having less transparency in their faith leadership. At the end of the day, it's hard for people who do care about religion to be betrayed by the people they are supposed to trust the most.

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Is "fornication" still used by Witnesses?

by careful in

in 2013 the revised nwt came out and changed the old edition's "fornication" and its related words "fornicating," "fornicator" etc.

in all their roughly 70 occurrences.

has the word completely dropped from usage in the witness world?

scratchme1010

Is "fornication" still used by Witnesses?

Some JW women are still getting pregnant, so yes.

Seriously now. I think that the word is falling into obsolescence. Who else do you hear using that word other than religious weirdos, I mean, people?

Just a guess. Personally I don't follow what the WT does or doesn't.

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True or False did the Watchtower Corporation create false doctrines intentionally to enhance the proliferation of their own publications ?

by Finkelstein in

much as been revealed over the years to the date setting doctrines made by the wts.

such as ( 1874, 1914, 1925 , 1975 this generation, the last days, the end times etc.... which were not created by other christian based faiths.. as to critically examine why might reveal a hidden agenda to all these date setting proclamations.. the point in question is did the wts and its leaders intentionally manipulate or exploit the preaching of the gospel to enhance the proliferation of their own printed publications ?.

i would say convincingly yes, no question.

scratchme1010

True or False did the Watchtower Corporation create false doctrines intentionally to enhance the proliferation of their own publications ?

True.

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no pictures of Kingdom Hall remodels???

by Lynnie in

i'm following an old friend on instagram who's an uber elder and he does lots of work on kh's and has gone to warwick on his own dime to help with the construction.

on his instagram post he says " i can't post pictures of the kh remodel but i can post pics of jack daniels that i had afterwards" or some such.

why aren't they allowed to take pics of remodels?

scratchme1010

Why aren't they allowed to take pics of remodels?

I'd be asking why is he ok with posting pictures of him drinking Jack Daniels.

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chapter 39 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower Slave

by new boy in

jw
friends

chapter 39. i’m glad i don’t believe the way you do!.

your whole life becomes a blur.

weeks turn into months.

scratchme1010

Thanks for sharing. The issue with their position regarding people's mental health was part of my awakening. Try returning to a meeting, just to look around at the behavior of people, and this time look at it from a mental health perspective. You will be creeped out!

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Can you be disfellowshiped for reading other religious materials?

by paradisebeauty in

i am having a conversation with a jw and they say you can not be disfellowshiped for this.

is this true?

i thought you can be disfellowshiped for this.

scratchme1010

Do you know where can I find this information? Or proof of this?

As much as they claim that they are united in the exact same way of thinking, the reality is that many elders do whatever they feel like doing. There's no difference between the WT organization and any other organization. It's just politics, just like everywhere else. Hence, that depends on what side of the bed the elders wake up the day that they hear of it.

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What does the society fill about psychiatrist?.

by new boy in

jw
friends

please help .

more research for my book .

scratchme1010

More research for my book

I'm not sure if the accounts of people alone can help your research. Something that may help is looking for references to depression and the most common mental health problems in their literature. At best you will find some phony statistics, maybe some stupid story about somebody who was depressed and not it's not because of finding their so-called truth.

That can give you a feel of what their position is regarding seeking help from a mental health professional.

Other than that, maybe people with specific experiences.

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By the G-ds! 4 MILLION Posts?

by Hyghlandyr in

jw
friends

ive been gone a long arse time and yous have really blown up the number oph posts.

holy mother oph our lord and savior osiris!.

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.

I imagine that you are not exactly wondering why he got offended.

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How do jw's answer this? John 6:54 & blood issue

by carla in

i happen to be cruising around the net and stumbled upon this question on a different forum.

how do jw's answer jesus words in john 6:54 today?.

"whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and i will raise them up at the last day.

scratchme1010

Another one coming to "ask simple questions".