Posts by scratchme1010

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If we just suddenly start talking to DFed people again and use the Canada court video as our argument, what would happen?

by Isambard Crater in

the jw lawyer clearly stated that disfellowshipping only applies to spiritual association, but everyday family contact is ok..

scratchme1010

I saw the video, and the commentary of that person towards the former JW is rather ignorant and as judgmental as the WT is. Who is she to judge?

The whole thing is fucked up from every angle.

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This sums Wt up to a "T"

by joe134cd in

just saw this on you tube.

although he is talking about religion generally and from a christian perspective.

it very much sums up the transition wt is going through.. https://youtu.be/mkejzeh5ee8.

There are many elements in the video that I certainly agree with, but I think that there are certain things that go deeper than that. The concept of religious organizations being social clubs is not new.

Also, some churches are already making modifications, some attempted to become "cool churches" offering rock concerts and other events to appeal to people.

Another challenge that they face is that some of their attempts at becoming nonprofit organizations with programs to help the community is that their believes and practices discriminate against many of the communities that they are supposed to serve. I cannot imagine a church having a needle exchange program, or a HIV education program for transgender prostitutes, or services for single parents, or (horrors!) a women's health clinic that provides the means for abortions.

Because of their believes and practices, they cannot obtain a lot of funding from government programs.

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What's changed since I left in 2006?

by Jehovah lol in

i think i made a thread like this a couple of years ago but i can't remember what was said and i'd rather have a new discussion anyway.. what's different in the wts since i left it behind in 2006?.

scratchme1010

I mainly care because I still have family stuck inside, but I don't want to ask them about it because they might mistake it for genuine interest.

That part, regarding relationships with people who left, since 2006, has changed back and forth between different degrees of how much they can be in your life. I know that because of the phone calls that came from my JW family telling me that now they can talk, so they called me to ask me for money.

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More significant than Paul's hair

by Doug Mason in

far more important than worrying about whether paul's head was hairy or if he was an egg-shell blond, is to be concerned about what went on inside that skull between his ears.. paul was never a christian.

he was a jew before he became aware of jesus the anointed (christ) and he remained a jew after his confrontation.

throughout his life paul was a jew living in a gentile world.

scratchme1010

Paul was never a Christian.

He was never heterosexual either.

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what is the sales technique here?

by Kevin McFree in

jw's will never knock on your door and say, "hi, we are here to convert you".

speaking to a reporter recently a jw media rep at hq said " our main purpose going door to door is not to convert but to share bible truths with people".

does anyone know the sales techniques involved here?

scratchme1010

does anyone know the sales techniques involved here?

Misleading advertising. Deceptive sales practices. In other words, lying to their bones.

Sad thing is that they actually believe that nonsense.

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I will put together a collage of articles and scriptures that contradict shunning.

by poopie in

jw
friends

i will use the teachings of watchtower to refute there own shunning rules.

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scratchme1010

Great project you have ahead.

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What Would You Yearn For From The Good Old Days?

by minimus in

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friends

2017 and the world is probably more advanced than ever before.

prices are high for homes, food and comfort.

wars seem to rage everywhere!.

scratchme1010

If you could go back in time .... when would it be and why???

Nowhere, I'd stay right here and now. I only miss my 15-year-old erections.

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new light a tenent of Branch Davidians

by recovering in

wow i came across this recently.

the branch davidians are/where a cult lead by david koresh.

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.