Posts by Comatose

during a discussion over the weekend, we exchanged ideas about recent changes in terminology related to assembly days, conventions and new titles for the higher-ups.

i commented that for years in 'security' at larger meetings we were told to talk to any that seemed out of place and ask questions that would indicate if they were apostates - antiquated terms like 'overseer' or a reference the 'truth' book.. another in our group brought up the character in the orwell book 1984 and how his job was to separate new and approved terms from old words.

this was called doublethink and blackwhite.

Comatose

Thank god 42k people were butchered without escape for mispronouncing a word. How loving of god!

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If you truly beleive in the flood of noahs Day ,do you think he would have as apathetic as jehovahs witnesses are today in warning people?

by smiddy in

do jehovahs witnesses honestly, sincerely beleive that the end of this system of things is just around the corner, and that they have the role of warning all of mankind of what is to befall them .?

so why is their ministry so blasaise ?

knock on the door ,no body comes knock on the door again nobody comes ?

Comatose

God had already decided to only save eight people and already decreed the dimensions of the ark. So no Noah was not a preacher of righteousness trying to warn people. At best he could be thought of as a proclaimer of doom and destruction. But, there was no hope for the other people. God had already set aside only room and plans for Noah. In addition it was a covenant with Noah to save only him and his family. Only them. No life saving warning going on back then.

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Israel ... Jehovah ... The Promised Land ... Genocide

by wannabefree in

this is a topic that i was always uncomfortable with, but, as a good indoctrinated jw got myself to accept the spin.

of course, now that i am out, when i speak with other "christian" friends, they make the same excuses.

god's ways are above our ways ... okay, sure ... but really???.

Comatose

Bookmarking for Coftys post 11222.

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An Anti-Witnessing Campaign, Please Join Me!

by What Now? in

in the past few weeks, the shunning issue has become a very personal one for me, and i have begun to realize that it is not just enough for me and my family to fade out.

after some recent events, i am motivated to start some anti-watchtower activism of my own.. i, like many others, have hoped that there would be a scandal of epic proportions within the organization, something that would wake others up and trigger a mass exodus.. while i am still hopeful that this may happen, it seems that the organization is too good at damage control, and heightening the paranoia surrounding apostates.. but what if the ex-witness community tried a different approach?.

what if, to borrow a hockey term, a sort of shut out situation was created?.

Comatose

Yeah I would read the first part but not the long second part. I'd remove that as it may cause the letter to be over looked. But, I like what you wrote! I just don't think people will read all of it.

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Israel ... Jehovah ... The Promised Land ... Genocide

by wannabefree in

this is a topic that i was always uncomfortable with, but, as a good indoctrinated jw got myself to accept the spin.

of course, now that i am out, when i speak with other "christian" friends, they make the same excuses.

god's ways are above our ways ... okay, sure ... but really???.

Comatose

The one thing I love about Perry is that he so openly shows his thinking to anyone here who is new and reading this stuff. He doesn't even attempt to be sly and keep his true thoughts quiet. He just spews this stuff and makes it readily apparent to anyone reading it how twisted his version of god is.

yes, to the OP genocide is wrong. I also find it funny that people just excuse it and gloss over it.

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BOTR- Announcement

by Band on the Run in

jw
friends

law school is obviously not the hardest program to follow.

it isn't something that can be replicated on the internet.

a first year student can find the law.

Comatose

Great post Steve.

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How do JWs Not see how barbaric YHWH is? Its what started my awakening.

by BU2B in

if one reads genesis from the first chapter through the end with an open mind, it is clear that not only is it not true, but that god is potrayed as a cruel, petty, childish micromanaging tyrant.

if one continues reading the ot this is just further solidified.

how do jws not see the obvious?

Comatose

I have to say Shana... I read your posts with eagerness to see if the name Yaldabaoth will be in it. Its just a little thing I have for you now for some reason. I like to see how often you refer to Yaldabaoth.

Yaldabaoth be blessed!