Posts by Separation of Powers

I thought the UNDENABLE proof was pretty evident in the Watchtower study this past weekend. No war, preaching work, disfellowshipping....yeah, that's pretty convincing evidence.

No war? Research a little about JF Rutherford before you talk about true neutrality. Then research every other religious organization or secular grou p that condemn war BEFORE you use that line of reasoning. Pacifism is not unique to JWs. Oh, yes, they may be bigger than other religions, but definitely NOT the only one that condemns war.

Preaching work? When you indoctrinate people to believe that works are more important than anything else and you tell them that among these works is the ALL IMPORTANT preaching work then, of course, your group is going to preach. When your preaching, however, becomes nothing more than handing out literature and your printing presses continually produce "new and improved" light, then your preaching is tantamount to door-to-door salesmanship. When the majority of your billion plus hours are spent in fruitless endeavours, then it is far from preaching with a purpose and everyone knows, preaching without a purpose is "striking the air."

Disfellowshipping? When you can state with a straight face that an indication of being the true religion is because you excommunicate tens of thousands of members annually, and address judicially tens if not hundreds of thousands more, I think it would be best to ask why so many witnesses cross the lines of morality in the first place. When fear of disfellowshipping is the chief deterrent than maybe more time should be spent on instilling virtue over works.

Sorry, but you fall short with this article on SOOO many levels.

SOP

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Help me keep this site active

by Old Goat in

the watch tower history blog is the best out there.

the owners are considering shutting it down for lack of blog visits.

maybe a visit and a comment would help keep it alive.. http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/.

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I sense a little whining and moaning formt he person who wrote this.... ###

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Even if the WTS wins its appeals, it loses

by sir82 in

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the thought occurs to me that even if the wts wins its appeals, it loses.. suppose that conti, lopez, the other 8 cases tied to campos, and even dozens more cases to come are overturned on appeal.. (1) the wts will have built a reputation of secrecy & mishandling.

a lone crackpot or 2 might file a case against a big corporation in hopes of getting something out of a settlement, but if there are dozens & dozens of litigants, most of whom prefer to go to court to air the "dirty laundry" instead of seeking a settlement, what does that say?.

(2) it's not exactly an appealing message for the wts to say "ha ha!

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There is a law of averages. The more that fight against the positions of the WT regarding their CA policies, the more chance that someone will win and win BIG. Conti's case is taking longer than I expected. However, with regard to the legalities involved...THAT is a good thing. If she wins, the floodgates will open and the damage will be insufferable...

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My Muslim friend's and the Koran.

by new hope and happiness in

in another thread i raised the point " there are moderate muslims but their is no moderate islam".

now i must face the fact i have muslim friends who say they believe the koran.. well i have asked these muslim friends, if they have investigated the origins of the koran.

they have answerd " yes".

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As difficult a read as it is for the non-muslim, I have read the koran. I got it from an information table at the mall, Yes it was quite surreal as I thought it was a JW table at first. I was intrigued by all the similarities between it and the Old Testament. In many respects, they follow parallel paths up until Ishmael as far as lineage go. It is replete with directives against the infidel, but so is the Old Testament.

As may of the Jewish faith do not subscribe to the tenets of ancient Judaism, so, the moderate Muslim may not subscribe to the actual interpretation of the Koran. There is a defined conflict between the moderate and the radical. Those with whom I have spoken are similar to JW's in a certain respect, namely, that they find it difficult to speak against the radical side due to fear of reprisals. Sounds quite similar to many on this forum.

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Jesus Christ's horrible death

by Crazyguy in

it amazes me how much thinking one does when you're out of the cult.

i mean another thread got me thinking about the story of jesus death.

so adam breaks a little test lives for 900 plus years and then dies of natural causes.

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If he can order the extermination of entire races of people and justify the bloodlust of HIS people, he can take out one Prophet who claimed to be his son, don't you think?

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Jesus Christ's horrible death

by Crazyguy in

it amazes me how much thinking one does when you're out of the cult.

i mean another thread got me thinking about the story of jesus death.

so adam breaks a little test lives for 900 plus years and then dies of natural causes.

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Look....If he can drown hundreds of thousands of people, including babies, in a world wide flood...he can take out his own kid...don't you think?

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Hypocritical video on jw.org "what's a real friend."

by stuckinarut2 in

have you watched the 4 min animated white board drawing video on jw.org called "what's a real friend?".

it is one of the most hypocritical pieces they have produced!.

it goes into detail explaining that real friends "don't judge you, dont talk about you behind your back, don't hold grudges, don't expect you to conform, and encourage individuality!".

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You can have NO REAL FRIENDS in the Watchtower. There are only people who drives buses and others that will throw you under them.

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Prince on Saturday Night Live

by designs in

did you catch it.. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/watch-princes-electric-prformance-from-tonights-saturd-1653735759.

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He's definitely out there!