Posts by Rattigan350

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Did an EX-JW wake you up to TTATT or did you put the effort to wake up yourself?

by John Aquila in

how many of us were woken up by some apostate yelling false prophets at a convention?.

how many of us were woken up by someone holding a sign and yelling, what happened to 1975.

how many of us were coerced to investigate the wt because some ex-jw pulled up a bunch of old watchtowers magazines and told us to read the false predictions?.

Rattigan350

Their constant insulting of my intelligence woke me up.

For example back in 2009 my wife and I were talking to a Circuit Overseer around convention time. He had the outline for the one who gave the announcements. I wanted to see what it said at the beginning and whether the outline told the speaker to tell the people to listen to the musical interlude. I mentioned that I wanted to make sure it said it said that because the speakers get it wrong. Before it started it was a prelude; the interlude was between the sessions at noon. He went and got a dictionary to look it up, as if I can't be right and the convention outline writers can't be wrong. I always question everything I hear from the magazines and meetings, but for so long it was a case of where or whom shall one go to...

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Here is the funeral talk outline. VERY discraceful.

by stillstuckcruz in

this is truly terrible.

i just love the statement "instead of eulogizing the deceased, use the material in this outline to give a fine witness concerning the truth.

" in other words, utterly disregard the deceased.

Rattigan350

They say that it is meant to give a witness to the worldly family members and ones of the public. It is just a means of advertising or bring them in to where they would not listen prior.

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Cult or Religion

by Richard C B in

what is a cult and what is a religion?

its open to debate.

who has the authority to say for certain what is a cult and what is a religion?

Rattigan350

The new meeting arrangement at the Kingdom Hall

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Warwick news

by Rattigan350 in

http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151001/news01/151009998/warwick-seeks-amendment-to-town-code.

supervisor michael sweeton also sought a resolution to reduce the performance bond from pledged collateral account control agreement with the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc. from $22.6 million to $7.3 million and to authorize the release the difference to the organization.the watchtower bible and tract society jehovahs witnesses world headquarters is advancing in its new construction.

the 45-acre development site on the tuxedo-warwick border, in sterling forest, is set to be completed by the end of 2016.the motion passed..

Rattigan350

What does this mean?

http://www.warwickadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20151001/NEWS01/151009998/Warwick-seeks-amendment-to-town-code

Supervisor Michael Sweeton also sought a resolution to reduce the Performance Bond from Pledged Collateral Account Control Agreement with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. from $22.6 million to $7.3 million and to authorize the release the difference to the organization.

The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society Jehovah’s Witnesses World Headquarters is advancing in its new construction. The 45-acre development site on the Tuxedo-Warwick border, in Sterling Forest, is set to be completed by the end of 2016.

The motion passed.

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Top three reason for it to be cult and/or not the true religion.

by Powermetal4ever in

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friends

alright, i want everyone to list your top three reasons for jw to be cult and/or not the true religion.

1.you can't look, or wear whatever you want.. 2. blah.

3. blah.

Rattigan350

Perry said "Claiming that Jesus is Mediator for only the 144K in Revelation was an unknown "gospel" to the apostles"

What was the known gospel to the apostles?

crazyguy said "the good news of Christ 1 corinthians chapter 15, to profess any thing other then the goods news," What is the good news?

Those are vague and undefined tests.

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Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

by LaurenM in

do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

Rattigan350

When a person wins $311 million dollars, rather than God or the angels helping needy ones win at each drawing, tells me that God is not looking for the interests of the poor. He could help make 208 - millionaires each year by helping the needy win at each Powerball and Megamillions win the minimum pots. He can part the Red sea and bring down the walls of Jericho but can't control 6 ping pong balls??? If God does not help people, what is the point of being God?

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Jehovah's Witnesses can donate blood

by Marvin Shilmer in

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friends

jehovah’s witnesses can donate blood.

today i added a new article to my blog that answers the question of whether watchtower doctrine forbids jehovah’s witnesses from going to their community blood bank and donating some of their blood to help replace all the products from blood accepted on a daily basis by the community of jehovah’s witnesses.. .

my article is titled jehovah’s witnesses can donate blood and is available at: http://marvinshilmer.blogspot.com/2012/03/jehovahs-witnesses-can-donate-blood.html.

Rattigan350

What about donating plasma (for money) where the red blood cells are separated and given back to the person? Since they pay for that, I'll do that.

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How to evade questions from elders when you stop going out door to door

by Olivia Wilde in

due to circumstances right now i cannot leave permanently the watchtower, however i need honest advice of what to say when elders question me how come im not meeting the group out for door to door & going out in " field service"... what would be proper responses not to draw suspicions since i'm aware of ttatt.. .any serious advice please...

Rattigan350

Just tell them that the pay Is not good enough and the return on investment does is not there so you are investing your time in other more worthwhile actives that have a positive ROI.

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Implications of gay marriage ruling

by Rattigan350 in

while many think that the ruling is good for the gays and their response is: how does that affect your marriage; then on the other side the religious people cry god and sinners.

but both are missing the forest through the trees.. the problem with the ruling is that which is discussed here so many times.

five unelected federal officials decided on policy for the whole country, running roughshod over every democratic principle.

Rattigan350

You all are hypocrites. You believe that the constitution provides marriage as a human right, because the Court, a small group interpreted that, though marriage is not mentioned in the constitution.

However, the Bible says to abstain from blood, and another small group interpret that to mean blood transfusions also, but you don't accept that.

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Another Kim Davis inspired self-invented "gay issue"

by Simon in

what is it about some of these self proclaimed "christians" who go seeking persecution when it don't exist?.

we've had a case locally in calgary where the initial reports sounded like the person had a legitimate claim: a bus driver didn't want to drive the bus in a gay pride parade and said he'd resign if they made him and that the local transit company was threatening him to force him to do it.. except it was all invented ... by him !.

they already proactively told him that there was no danger that he would be asked to drive that bus in the parade (i.e.

Rattigan350

Things that make you go hmmm.

Anthony Kennedy looks alot like Anthony Morris III.

But back to the subject of gay pride.

The best gay people are the ones that you have to be told that they are and can't tell without being told.

But to the ones who say I don't understand the law and constitution. I currently have a case pending in my state's court of appeals, that I did myself. They can do what they want and it can go either way but I'm pretty certain that I have an 87.3% chance of winning because I feel that my citations to the law and case law and use of them in argument is that good.