Posts by scratchme1010

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Why do we speak out once we learn TTATT?? Because the Society TRAINED us to do so!

by stuckinarut2 in

i was just thinking about how the gb / society hates it when people like us dare to speak up or mention anything negative about the society.. they try and demean us, or colour witnesses view of anyone who leaves - especially if we speak up!

we know the sort of rhetoric they have been spewing forth over the last few years.. but the gb needs to face the fact that we speak out because we have been trained to do so by them!

they have used scriptural passages to encourage us repeatedly to "preach with boldness"(acts 4:29-31 eph 6:19).

scratchme1010

But the GB needs to face the fact that we speak out BECAUSE we have been TRAINED to do so by them!

I guess that is one reason. Personally, I don't think that I am a robot, I am human, which means that like every other people in the planet i have my own thoughts and reactions to TTATT.

I think it's just human and natural to speak about all the bullshit people put up with, some for decades, some since they were born. It's just the logical, expected, natural thing to do. It's called coping. Can't see anything out of the ordinary in it.

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Is the name Jehovah`s Witnesses a misnomer ?

by smiddy3 in

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i ask this because from what i read on this board lately is that they jw`s seem to be very reluctant to engage in conversation with anybody nowadays and are only interested in placing literature at carts.. and if anyone brings up questions in their d2d work that challenge them ( like the arc ) they will promptly excuse themselves and move on.

also didn`t jesus say "this good news of the kingdom would be preached in all the inhabited earth " for a witness ?.

when was the last time you heard a jw speak about "the good news of the kingdom" ?

scratchme1010

Is the name Jehovah`s Witnesses a misnomer ?

Yes.

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The ever-broadening, ever-deepening, ONGOING FLOOD TIDE of spiritual food

by credulity in

midway through the "congregation bible study" at this week's midweek meeting, a paragraph of the "god's kingdom rules" book stated as supposed evidence that "god's kingdom rules":.

"spiritual provisions flow to us like an ever-broadening and ever-deepening river.

our bible-based publications - as well as recordings and videos, our meetings and conventions, and the material published on our web site - together amount to an ongoing flood tide of spiritual sustenance... are you not thrilled to see the fulfillment of jehovah’s promises of abundance in your daily life?".

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Are you not thrilled to see the fulfillment of Jehovah’s promises of ABUNDANCE in your daily life?

Excuse me, I need to vomit.

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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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Creeeeepy Sanderson

by oppostate in

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creepy sanderson.

scratchme1010

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.

scratchme1010

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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friends

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.