Posts by A Paduan

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Entire countries deserve to die!

by LovesDubs in

jw
friends

the first scripture we all learned as jws is in matthew, "this good news of the kingdom shall be preached to all the earth....and then the end will come.

" st some point oi pointed out that while the number of hours in the ministry, the number of jws and the number of baptized continue to go down, the number of people on the planet explodes exponentially and so how is the above even possible?

i recall being told or reading that there is a thing called community responsibility and that was the way the society dismissed the multitudes of people who not only would never convert to jwism, let alone christianity but would never be preached to ever.

A Paduan

It doesn't matter how many people they get to - it isn't even good news

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Return of the Christ: too much religion not enough GOD

by enochrodofiron in

mr.. president the time from 33 ad to constantine 300 years, .

controlling "access" to god by a demon controlled church leadership.

just as in daniel the modern paid religionists still try to control .

A Paduan

enochrodofiron ,

Are you a jw ?

It's just that I believe that using three and half thousand words to attempt to present a point of view is a very "jw" type of method

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Four Horsemen

by moomanchu in

rev 6:1,2

how can the lamb open the seal and ride out on the white horse all at he same time?

the rider of the white horse held a bow and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

A Paduan

the horse is about pride - in fact we even use the term today "a pride of horses"

the pale horse appears whitish but isn't - death rides this horse, whereas the white horse is about dignity

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So I have a Question...And I would appreciate an answer...^_^

by NaruNaruChan in

wow, it's been forever since i posted on here.

anyway, in the last three years i've managed to completely separate myself from the jw way of thinking.

at this point, i know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's crap, and their teachings mean nothing to me... but my best friend made a terrible mistake, so i need some advice regarding his situation.. .

A Paduan

Based on the information provided only - I'd say for him to leave, if he was married on a deceitful pretense - if it were a catholic wedding there'd probably be anullment if it were asked about - it's like he never was married in the first place - people don't deserve that s#^t.

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Apart from JW's, do others still feel 1914 was a turning point in history?

by jwfacts in

the watchtower claims that hisorians say 1914 was when the world changed forever.

as a jw the year 1914 is repeated so endlessly that it seems it must have been the turning point in history and hence the beginning of the last days.

but i have never really heard anyone else ever mention that year, apart from the odd history lesson on ww1.. do people in general ever think of or discuss 1914 as being a year of any significance?.

A Paduan

It's a white anglo perspective thing - in 1914 a war that WE were involved in started - so it must be the most important

If you were a jew in Germany between 1935-1945 would you think the war didn't start 'til 1940 ? Same with the first world war - the German and Austro-Hungarian leadership feared what they saw as an inevitable battle between "Slavs" and "Germanic civilization." - a misapplication of social Darwinism in ignorance, as a political ideology - the German government changed in this background in 1912.

Jws are white anglo western people with a white anglo western view of things.

Anything else happen that year ?

Oh' that's right, the second or third?, second (invisible) return of Christ - w here he invisibly came from to start being invisible I'm not quite sure, but thank goodness the wtbts figured it out (in hindsight).

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Are "annointed" denied to be such if they disagree with the status quo

by A Paduan in

if one of the annointed disagrees with current thoughts does the gb say, well, they mustnt be annointed?

is anointed status simply another matter of 'the slaves opinion' ?

how does someone get to be an "annointed" anyway ?

A Paduan

If one of the “annointed” disagrees with current ‘thoughts’ does the gb say, “Well, they mustn’t be annointed”?

Is “anointed” status simply another matter of 'the slave’s opinion' ?

How does someone get to be an "annointed" anyway ?

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"These Horrible Remnants."

by scout575 in

"i once tried to get into therapy to help purge the feelings of guilt and unworthiness associated with christianity, but there are few mental-professional resources in the south.

i got where i am on my own, and its mostly out of my system.

its taken years of contemplation, self-analysis, study, and actively seeking growth experiences to do so, but alot of residue remains.

A Paduan

Is this some kind of "theocratic war strategy" ?

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"These Horrible Remnants."

by scout575 in

"i once tried to get into therapy to help purge the feelings of guilt and unworthiness associated with christianity, but there are few mental-professional resources in the south.

i got where i am on my own, and its mostly out of my system.

its taken years of contemplation, self-analysis, study, and actively seeking growth experiences to do so, but alot of residue remains.

A Paduan

Of course, for every person claiming to be a Christian, there'll be another Christian somewhere accusing them of not being a 'proper' Christian, but rather a hell-bound heretic. To me, this is elitest nonsense.

Isn't that kind of what you're doing - if you're a christian that is - are you a christian ? - a jw ?

I'm not sure why you think that "it's ok to be a jw, don't change", but don't become 'a christian' per se - particularly as your presentations continuously group all christians - other than jws.

It seems that you probably remain a jw, reaching out to "brothers and sisters" with that doctrine of 'us or them' - but it is other peoples' experience that there are certain control groups (jws included) that instill fear, and others that do not.

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"These Horrible Remnants."

by scout575 in

"i once tried to get into therapy to help purge the feelings of guilt and unworthiness associated with christianity, but there are few mental-professional resources in the south.

i got where i am on my own, and its mostly out of my system.

its taken years of contemplation, self-analysis, study, and actively seeking growth experiences to do so, but alot of residue remains.

A Paduan

Scout,

It's interesting that you use the phrase "If you are a JW.." rather than "EX-JW"

Do you think that the 'church' you're referring to would provide a more guilt and fear laden experience than jwism ?

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"If you are a JW thinking..........." The risk appears to be small anyway.

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"If you are a JW thinking about joining a church" If you're a jw, aren't you already in a church ?

Are jws christian ?

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Why are EX-JW's and JW's in doubt(faders) so ''afraid" of the elders?

by booker-t in

i have been out for years now but i still tremble alittle when i run into an elder at the store or run into an elder on the street and my post question certainly applies to me as well but why do i still have fear of jw's elders?

i have been da'd for so many years but that fear still comes up.

and reading alot of the post here i still see ex-jw's and jw's faders living a pretended jw life or pretending to be happy when they are miserable in the wt.

A Paduan

Do not fear that you might lose your identity or freedom by submission.

? your soul