Posts by scratchme1010

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New Light

by Lost in the fog in

am i the only one who can't reconcile new light with the light gets brighter?

if it matters at all.

i bring a candle into my house and light it.

scratchme1010

Tell me then if I keep replacing my old lights with new lights - how can I say that "the light is getting brighter....?"

Replace "light" with "bullshit". It will make more sense.

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Lead us not into temptation

by eyeuse2badub in

'lead us not into temptation': why pope francis is wrong about the lord's prayer.

m j c warren, lecturer in biblical and religious studies, university of .

pope francis recently announced that he thinks the common english translation of the lord’s prayer is mistranslated.

scratchme1010

...why Pope Francis is wrong about the Lord's Prayer...

Last I heard, prayer is a personal thing, heart to heart with the god of choice. So the rest is nobody's business,

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I can see how some may look at it and think "creepy". Is there a background story to back up the creepiness? Either way, if I was the father of that child, I'd be on the look out, just in case. You just never know.

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Dinosaurs in Paradise

by The Real Edward Gentry in

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i'm so thankful for sites such as this.

i realise it's our imperfection but god's organization is not always open to 'outside the box' thinkers such as ourselves.

i've been researching dinosaurs and god's reason for not preserving these beasts beyond the flood of noah's day.

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At first I thought you were serious, TREG. I had a good laugh.

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And finally I'm out

by Skepsis in

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hi all.. it's being a while that i don't share in the forum.

after moving to another country and finding a job, i asked my congregation in my country to send my publishing card here.

once i did it, i stopped attending meetings.

scratchme1010

I remember you. I'm so happy to hear from you. I'm so glad that you have your life for yourself. Please keep us posted, don't go crazy, and keep making every decision to your best interest and benefit.

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What’s The Strangest Belief of Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by minimus in

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there’s a lot.

i think one strange view is how only 144000 go to heaven.

since the number is mentioned in the symbolic book of revelation, you would expect that the number would be viewed as figurative, but jws say otherwise.

scratchme1010

I think a lot of what they teach is pure crap. Strange? Stupid things, like objects being possessed by demons, having a problem with saying Bless you after sneezing, covering up for child molesters, expecting abused children to get two witnesses to their being molested, having "question and answer" sessions in their meetings where both the questions and the answers come from them.

Just to name a few.

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Will The Watchtower Ever Give Up Mandatory Shunning Of DF'd Members?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

i think the wt will never give up this practice unless forced to by the courts, even if they are financially failing terribly they will keep it because the moment they do get rid of it the whole thing will collapse even faster and they know it(or afraid of it happening).

they have painted themselves into a corner of financial ruin.

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Will The Watchtower Ever Give Up Mandatory Shunning Of DF'd Members?

Maybe, maybe not. They change that policy all the time, except for the fact that they are shunned. I think that they struggle with it because they want to keep control of their people, which is their priority, so they keep making stupid adjustments. The moment that shunning shit stops working for them, they will change it.

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"Are you humble enough to admit you were wrong?"

by stuckinarut2 in

that is a question i want to calmly and politely ask a witness next time i interact with them.

perhaps at a cart.. "the bible says we should be humble.

may i ask, are you humble enough to admit you were wrong on things you believe?

scratchme1010

I wonder how that would go?

The exact same way everything else goes with them. They are right because they were wrong but now are right. According to them, the bible is right because the bible says so, which means that they are right by default because they say that it's the bible talking, not them, and the bible is right because the bible says so.

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Really? All black decor on the Assembly Hall stage.

by longgone in

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i've seen some depressing color schemes at the kingdom and assembly halls in my lifetime, but this one could be the worst.. a family member just sent me an email to tell me she had nice day at the assembly.

she attached a picture of the stage to show me a friend of hers who had a part.

other than the platform itself which had cream carpeting it was nothing but various shades of black!

scratchme1010

Can you imagine actually putting your hard earned money into a contribution box for that?

If you are brainwashed, I can clearly see that happening. Maybe black paint was on clearance?

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The watchtower does not have the resources

by pepperheart in

if you have a look at the december broadcast on jw tv they tell you that they wont be showing you a normal format for december but the 143rd event of gilead because the watchtower does not have the resources other wise to translate it many different lanuages.. with all the cuts the watchtower have made and are going to make you would have thought that they would have lots of resources.

scratchme1010

With all the cuts the watchtower have made and are going to make you would have thought that they would have lots of resources

Probably they meant that they don't have resources to share with their people. Either way, I see that as a very good thing.