Posts by Rattigan350

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The ''dreaded'' birthday cake

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.

11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?

or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?

"Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate pagan birthday's, but have no problem celebrating wedding anniversaries, baby showers and bridal showers. Why don't these displease God? The Bible never mentions these events!"

That's a lame rebut to this issue.

Anniversaries of one's birth are not an accomplishment.

Wedding anniversaries are an accomplishment of a choice and longevity.

Showers are to give presents.

As for displeasing God. Our very existence on this planet displeases God. But Jesus came and cleansed that. So God is not displeased by what we do.

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Nobody else understands

by ElderBerry in

if you once were fully pimi and truly believed jw doctrine to the core like i once did, when you come to the reality that it is not the truth at all it can be extremely devastating.. i think only other ex jws could ever understand.

i wasted my entire life i thought the real life was yet to come to wasted the best years knocking on doors.

now i’m so angry.. i can understand why so many top themselves when they realise it was all lies..

Rattigan350

"when you come to the reality that it is not the truth ".

Umm. You got that wrong

It is the truth. JWs have the Bible truth.

The problem with JWs is no their understanding of the scripture.

The problem is the organization and how it is a bunch of pharisees.

8

Bathwater

by peacefulpete in

many who have become disillusioned by some particular recent wt offence, separate from the church physically but retain the indoctrination the wt installed in their brains.

a familiar trope is often used,.

"don't throw the baby out with the bathwater!".

Rattigan350

Well, I will tell you that the JWs have the proper understanding of the Bible whereas every other religion and denomination does not. So throw out the organization and congregation, but keep the theology.

24

We’re getting out.

by MissDaSilva in

jw
friends

been in for 20 plus years but decided to get out with my son.

can’t do this anymore.

never seen such hypocrisy and clickyness anywhere else.

Rattigan350

They are not promoting and requiring people to be vaccinated.

13

Did Christ PASS or FAIL the org? 😁

by BoogerMan in

inspection year: 1918 result: failed inspection.

inspection year: 1918 result: passed inspection.

Rattigan350

Where are you getting this 1918 and 1919 from?

29

No Reporting of Time, Tithing is OK, Now WT Teaches a "Rapture" - What's Next?

by Sea Breeze in

those who will be taken to heaven will first need to be “changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, during the last trumpet.” therefore, while we do not use the term “rapture” here because of its wrong connotation, the remaining faithful anointed will be gathered together in an instant of time.

- the watchtower—study edition | july 2015. ok so they refuse to use the word "rapture".

kinda like they refuse to use the word church and clergy (except when it suits their purposes in court cases).

Rattigan350

They were not teaching anything like a rapture.

15

Are Jw's God's Organization?

by wantingtruth in

here i will quote a post written by "littleone" on another forum:.

when that original congregation apostasized, it formed the roman catholic church.

was it that the roman catholic church was jehovah's organization?

Rattigan350

Let me tell you. JWs have the truth.

I was on Twitter and there are people that believe that we have to follow the 10 commandments and the sabbath.

They are so blind to what Christianity is about. They ignore the clear teachings of the apostles that explain we are not under the Law.

Yes, JWs know the truth about these Bible teachings. No doubt about it

12

Ken and Barbie

by peacefulpete in

forgive the insensitivity of this but does the wt imagine the "resurrected" bodies of the dead will have useless genitalia?

or will the humans 2.0 have the smooth appearance of a ken doll or the nipple-less breasts of a barbie.

any breasts at all?

Rattigan350

Why do you ask?

They will have children.

Must be frutiful and fill the earth.

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January 2024 Study Watchtower is totally flooded.........

by BoogerMan in

.....with the name "jehovah.

in all my years, i've never seen such overkill in any jw publication.

is the org worried about something?.

Rattigan350

Why is this even an issue for discussion?

10

Study WT - January 2024: Basic TRUTHS dispel the LIE

by BoogerMan in

study watchtower, p. 10 par.

6 - "a ransom is a price that is paid to buy something back.

(true!

Rattigan350

Why do these details matter? We are born, we live and we die. Our understanding and acceptance of that won't change that. The only thing that will change that is if God and/or Jesus does something about it.