Posts by scratchme1010

they believed themselves to be living in a time when biblical prophecies of a final divine judgment were coming to pass as a prelude to christ's second coming.

scratchme1010

They were only a "k" away from settling in the right place.

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'' Return to Jehovah '' ....I really meant the '' WTBTS ''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

dear mr. anthony morris,.

i see that you made a brochure for me and all inactive jehovah's witnesses.

i won't bother reading it because what you present and what is the truth are too far apart.

scratchme1010

Sadly, that nonsense does speak to some people who have "left Jehovah". Pathetic.

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So my PIMO Younger Brother Tried To Kill Himself Today

by pale.emperor in

we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.

he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.

he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.

scratchme1010

Pale Emperor, that breaks my heart. I'm so sorry you both are going through that.

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Christmas music

by Are you serious in

today i made a classic christmas music station on pandora.

it's great being able to listen to this type of music at this time of the year without my conscience bothering me or in fear of being killed over it😁.

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scratchme1010

Congratulations.

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Jehovahs Witnesses – Does the Sect’s name really mean for what it is ?

by EverApostate in

the term jehovah’s witnesses sounded weird to me even when i was in that cult.

why does god need witnesses to prove his existence?

there is no need for anyone to create a movement called “suns witnesses” or “moons witnesses” – in order to prove its existence and glorify it, because the sun and moon are evident to every species on earth.

scratchme1010

Jehovahs Witnesses – Does the Sect’s name really mean for what it is ?

No, they are full of --it.

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The most pressing question on people's minds? Watchtower artwork & Paul's Baldness!!!

by doubtfull1799 in

with hundreds, if not thousands, of letters being sent in to the society asking for answers re their child abuse policies and poorly supported doctrines, what does the watchtower decide is the most important question from readers to answer this month?

why is paul always depicted as bald apparently!.

???????

scratchme1010

You don't expect them to actually address and (horrors!) admit to allowing child abuse in their congregation, right?

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Stop harassing jws

by pomo6780 in

we want people to learn ttatt.

we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.

however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.

scratchme1010

We want people to learn TTATT.

This is a very, very bad assumption. I cannot care less about any JW, including my own family, learning TTATT. Some of us, as I have said many times, are quite done with trying to save people from something, and also wanting to leave the WT and all the Jehovah crap as far from our lives as possible. Aside from this forum, I don't even think about anything JW nor about anything related to my JW past. And I like it that way.

I do agree that some people are not exactly sensitive or tactful when dealing with JWs. However, people are going to do what they are set to do. Also, some ex-JWs are still under several degrees of influence from the WT. Some still want to argue and discuss doctrine. My position on that is that they themselves are still in the process of sorting their own path. Some people love to show people that they are wrong, and some, very well intended, may not have the life skills necessary to deal with brainwashed people.

A good example is this very forum. A lot of people go on and on and on about how much they talk and research and discuss the WT teachings with the JWs, and neglect to see, understand or accept that the whole thing is more than just what they have in their printed material.

Also, there are some people who have been abused, deceived, mistreated and treated unfairly by them, and they are perfectly entitled to be angry and express such anger.

I am nobody to tell people how to behave (other than my own immediate family, and that's done in a loving way). I disagree with the way some people act and do things, but I am no one to tell them that the way they are dealing with things should change. For example, I didn't like the idea of the protest, but I didn't oppose nor did I criticize whoever decided to organize and carry on with it.

Your own recommendations still deny important aspects of where JWs are. Telling them things is NOT going to work since REASONING, learning, nor logic are what keeps them JWs.

As I always opine and recommend when asked, look for the real reasons why JWs joined and stayed JWs. You will find that many times it has absolutely nothing with the WT teachings.

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A very interesting conversation with my father today.

by joe134cd in

this is how the conversation went.

decide for your selves.. dad : joe if ever i need an operation i've told them i don't want blood.

not a drop.. joe : well what about blood fractions.

scratchme1010

Shaking my head.