cultBgone

Joined

• started 36 topics
• posted 1,560 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by cultBgone

• 
  42

  Last Reminder for TV Program Witness To Murder, Wed., Aug. 20th @ 9PM ET/8CT

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last notice for a new documentary produced for television on id discovery channel, based on jim kostelniuk's book, wolves among sheep: the true story of murder in a jehovahs witness community.. .

  deadly devotion season 2:.

  witness to murder.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  Juan, I understand your frustration and sense of resignation. Reading the comments posted on your site just made me want to bang my head against the wall.

  The thing is, even the die-hard crazies who post and yell "apostate, unclean!" are only using what they've been taught. It's their magic shield to ward off anything that scares them and everything they don't want to deal with.

  There are many who visit this site and yours and see that craziness for what it is. Without a forum for the nutters to put themselves on display, others who may be weighing the wackiness of the pseudo-religion in their minds may have a harder time seeing the light. The wackos actually help good-hearted ones to leave the cult because they put its nonsensical attitudes on display in a public place. We never know what will be that proverbial straw breaking the camel's back...but it's never a one-time thing. It's usually a buildup of "whoa, that doesn't make sense" and "how can that be?" and "they are truly acting crazy!" that opens eyes and hearts and minds.

  I don't blame you for not arguing...there is no arguing with a crazy person...but you never know how many honest-hearted, good people are reading those posts and benefitting. So Thank You for helping folks to see TTATT, however you choose to do it.

  Many hugs to you!
• 
  19

  Not invited to my nephews wedding

  by outforever in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  knew that this would be the case - so not surprised.

  quite happy to not go - as i would not like to see my mother / or my big sister at all.

  this nephew is my small sisters son - my small sister and myself are very close - she does not go to the meetings anymore for quite a while now, her eyes have been opened.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  bigmac, THIS should be pointed out to your local news journalist looking for a Wow story:

  all part of the religious hatred called shunning. i got hardened to it many years ago.

  my daughter--43 this month--lives 3 miles from me--i can see her place from mine. she has 4 daughters of her own. oldest is 17. ive never met them.

  Just because we all say That's The Way They Are doesn't make it RIGHT. It's morally (and should be legally) unconscionable to raise children to hate/shun their parent.

  SHAME on any Witnesses who CHOOSE to practice SHUNNING.

  SHUNNING is a personal HATE crime and should be ILLEGAL.
• 
  15

  Good response when you are told " you want to do your own thing".

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was told that, it's a selfish act on your part not to come back.. well apparently i must be having fun, a good life.....

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  I think Comatose has it right: Religion is a snare and a racket. No further discussion needed.
• 
  13

  A catholic court ordered to attend jehovah's witnesses kingdomhall???

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw this news piece, http://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2014/08/25/catholic-workers-ordered-to-attend-jehovah%e2%80%99s-witness-services#.u_uee_ldv8e.

  the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals has issued a ruling that workers at a home for the disabled must attend a jehovahs witness worship service with patients who wish to attend.. in 2009, california instructed san gabriel/pomona regional center to have staff escort a jehovah's witness patient to services, but two catholic employees objected and sued on the grounds that their faith requires they only attend catholic services.. brad dacus, founder of pacific justice institute, says it's an interesting case.. we have the rights of employees under title 7, which requires reasonable accommodation for the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees, he says.

  in this case, arguably that would mean not requiring these particular employees to have to sit in and attend a jehovahs witness church service.. the attorney says employers should do everything they can to meet employees faith needs, but also cannot forget the needs of the disabled in this situation.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  The only thing within the scope of their job should be to take the jdub to their meetings and drop them off into the loving arms of the jdub brethren. The catholics or anyone professing any other religion should be allowed to NOT enter the hall but just to drop off and pick up. Come on, jdubs, show how loving you are and take care of your disabled brothers and sisters!
• 
  3

  Islam and another cult very similar.....

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://leftfootforward.org/2014/08/the-caliphate-delusion-the-political-construct-that-bears-no-relevance-in-the-modern-world/.

  the above link is to an interesting article by the quilliam foundation on why the idea of a caliphate is delusional.

  these paragraphs stood out to me, substitute "jw's" for "islamists" and see what you think.. " the facts of history, however, are largely irrelevant to modern islamists because theirs is a struggle and a cause that is characterized by the meaning it gives to their lives and the excuses it offers to avoid introspection.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  Good explanation, will read the full article after work. Thanks for posting.
• 
  11

  Do you think an ideal relationship can work in these turbulent times?

  by Perry-Zephyr in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i wonder about that and have researched it in prior times but i see so many that are falling apart.

  thoughts?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  Aunt Fancy, can you post a link to that study? Might come in handy...
• 
  5

  I just figured out why our forum site is having so many technical issues!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as we all know, our forum is experiencing some rather frustrating technical issues over the last week or so....( we know that simon the founder has matters in hand and is trying to sort it all out.).

  but here is the real reason why problems are occuring:.

  jehovahs holy spirit is obviously blocking its functioning!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  Don't even PUT that idea in their heads! They will accept it as fact and proof of their superior friendship with their god.
• 
  7

  CONVENTION "WARFARE"

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on saturday evening i prepared three little truthful statements regarding the "new scrolls", and printed out several copies;.

  1) the word 'new' does not appear in revelation 20:12.

  2) the scrolls are not "new teachings", they are a basis of judgement for those resurrected.. 3) the scrolls are opened after satan is destroyed - not during christ's 1000 year reign!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  This may be off-topic...but all I could think of was some guys at work discussing what they did over the weekend, and some poor fool proudly announcing that he was The Toilet Attendant. Couldn't help but laugh, sorry!
• 
  19

  Delusional E-mail from my dad.. So sad

  by BU2B in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i sent my dad the fred franz talk "my story" when he somewhat candidly discusses the failed prophecies, 1925 etc.

  i was hoping it would plant a seed of doubt in his heart.

  however my parents eat sleep and breathe wt.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  So sad indeed. Maybe you should just let them live out their years....it's doubtful they could cope with reality if they are dyed-in-the-wool longtimers.
• 
  28

  You can't play lotto, but you can accept a lottery ticket.

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  .

  can someone explain to me why a witness can't go and buy a lottery ticket for himself, but can keep a ticket they find on the ground or keep a ticket they receive as a gift from a worldly person.. that's the explaination the witnesses gave me when i joined many years ago.. if it's a sin to play lotto, why can they accept a ticket as a gift or keep one they could find?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cultBgone

  Rattigan, as one of the earlier posters said...they've twisted scripture (shocking, I know) about the god of good luck to keep jdubs in line and to keep the giant wts coffers filled to the brim. The entire "no gambling" thing is to keep the money flowing in their direction.

  Can anyone imagine a jdub winning the lottery and actually not leaving the bOrg?