Posts by A Paduan

Our jw neighbors would do endless stuff to us - my wife cried a lot, which they seem to enjoy - then they'd get dressed and go to the hall an' service an' all. My wife thinks it would be best if there was an easy method of stopping jws from contributing to the gene pool.

126

Homeopathy popular in Jehovah's Witnesses ?

by Tigerman in

is homeopathy ( the treatment of a disease using, in small doses, drugs that produce symtoms like those of the disease so that one's natural immune system can fight off the disease ) popular among active jw's ?

my son who was raised as a jw has a large ( adult male palm size ) fatty growth on his back.

his jw mother is treating him with homeopathy, as is a so called doctor.

A Paduan

Yes, the witnesses get it wrong with their teachings, but a balanced person would also recognise that their limitations were often as limited as the consciousness of the world around them.

"their limitations" are an issue of attitude which hardly displays the consciousness of the world around them - rather, one of a cult:

Their so-called "science" grew out of Egyptian black magic and has not lost its demonological character....
"It's editor [Morris Fishbein] is of the type of Jew that crucified Jesus Christ."
"Hence the practice of vaccination is a crime, an outrage and a delusion."
"Enfeebled constitutions, inherited from fashionable mothers.."
"Aspirin–The Menace..."

13

WT stance on misbehaving children at the Kingdom hall?

by closer2fine in

do they still advocate spanking?

any recent quotes from the magazines?.

thanks.

A Paduan

he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked

A wise man once said, "Avoid stupid people"

126

Homeopathy popular in Jehovah's Witnesses ?

by Tigerman in

is homeopathy ( the treatment of a disease using, in small doses, drugs that produce symtoms like those of the disease so that one's natural immune system can fight off the disease ) popular among active jw's ?

my son who was raised as a jw has a large ( adult male palm size ) fatty growth on his back.

his jw mother is treating him with homeopathy, as is a so called doctor.

A Paduan

A few wtbts gems to consider

"We do well to bear in mind that among the drugs, serums, vaccines, surgical operations, etc., of the medical profession, there is nothing of value save an occasional surgical proceedure. Their so-called "science" grew out of Egyptian black magic and has not lost its demonological character.... we shall be in a sad plight when we place the welfare of the race in their hands."
"The Journal of the A. M. A. is the vilest sheet that passes the United States mail.... Nothing new and useful in theraputics escapes its unqualified condemnation. Its attacks are generally ad hominem. Its editorial columns are largely devoted to character assasination.... Itseditor [Morris Fishbein] is of the type of Jew that crucified Jesus Christ."
"Thinking people would rather have smallpox than vaccination, because the latter sows the seed of syphilis, cancers, escema, erysipelas, scrofula, consumption, even leprosy and many other loathsome affections. Hence the practice of vaccination is a crime, an outrage and a delusion."
"Vaccination has never saved a human life. It does not prevent smallpox."
"It has never been proven that a single disease is due to germs."
"Rabies! When it has been shown conclusively that there is no such thing as rabies!"
"Enfeebled constitutions, inherited from fashionable mothers, cannot stand up under tobacco... "
"Aspirin–The Menace of Heart Disease "
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
And don't forget to "Stop chewing gum, as you need the saliva for your food."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Homeopathy is a step forward for jwism - but tell him plain and hard - Go and see a medical doctor in case it's a tumour

9

Please help...lots of questions

by KanoasDestiny in

quite a few of my family members are jw's, and i attended the meetings until i was 7 years old when my mom was disfellowhipped.

i have always had an interest in god but i truly don't know where i feel i belong church-wise.

i agree mostly with the jw, but there are still things that i don't agree with, and to attend the kingdom hall, knowing that i don't agree with them 100% feels wrong.

A Paduan

the term 'tormented day & night forever' must be symbolic also and hence is not real.

So "tormented" is a symbol for "nothing" --- makes perfect sense (not)

15

Dress Code and Conduct Policies?

by onlycurious in

do jw's have a dress code in general and for field work?

the gals i know always look put together.

i live in a hick town where it pours rain and is muddy.

A Paduan

I think the dress code is a combination of Parisian and New York styles - called D'ork.

9

Please help...lots of questions

by KanoasDestiny in

quite a few of my family members are jw's, and i attended the meetings until i was 7 years old when my mom was disfellowhipped.

i have always had an interest in god but i truly don't know where i feel i belong church-wise.

i agree mostly with the jw, but there are still things that i don't agree with, and to attend the kingdom hall, knowing that i don't agree with them 100% feels wrong.

A Paduan

I agree mostly with the JW

....but they aren't christian

- the following are my opinions for your answers

Why do JW's choose not to celebrate birthdays?

In the bible satan always 'breaks the party up' - but for some reason they think it is God who doesn't like birthdays - I think it stems from a fundamental notion of life according to the flesh. In this case prosperity=god likes me and suffering=god hates me. But it remains that biblically satan hates birthday parties and jws go along with that, and also have the audacity to imply that God is envious.

Which is another issue with jws - language - they don't understand english, and are swayed by various word distortions eg.

jealous originates as does zeal = being a guarded concern over (but in jw: jealous = envy)
envy = displeasure at another receiving a good (but in jw: envy = covet)
covet = long for, desire

Such distortions may not seem like such a big deal, but they are when a cult makes a big deal out of them. eg. "God is jealous"

2. Why do Jehovah Witnesses think that women can be apart of the 144,000? In revelations, it says that the 144,000 are virgin "men" who have not defiled themselves with women.

Men? I don't think it says "men" just virgins - if you take that literally, did you ever think they might be children ? no lie was found in their mouth.

The arrogance of jws over that 144000 thing is a freak of nature.

3. Also with Hell. If Jehovah wanted it to mean "cease to exist", why wouldn't he just have had the person who wrote revelations say that?

Yep. Hell is probably a burning desire that someone else keeps telling you will be satisfied "soon".

4. Why don't the witnesses read from the missing parts of the bible?

Well, have you read Sussanah ? It debunks their two witness thing - strips them as being credible judges.

5. I had a family member get upset with me because I called the Kindom Hall a church. She felt I was associating her religion with other religions.

This is a standard case (among many) of the use of cognitive dissonance. Have you seen the parrot sketch in Monty Python ? The amount that one needs to lie to oneself to be a "knowlegeable jw" is unhealthy.

6. What if someone who was disfellowshipped, became baptised into another church? Are they still to be ignored and casted out?

LOL.......sorry, don't even know where to start with that.........you obviously do not know a lot about these people..........many will dump their own children.

20

I was robbed because I don't serve Jehovah...Yeah Right!

by LynnTink in

once again i am shocked.

you would think i would be usted to it by now.

wait til you hear this one.

A Paduan

It is a major insult, and my thoughts are for you at the moment.

We too have been robbed in the past, quite unexpectedly considering where we live, and probably at one of our lowest times or capacity to absorb it - but we are all well.

In the hope that this doesn't sound condescending, there is one thing I have gained from it, and that is a recognition that although some things are very valuable to us, stuff is simply stuff in the end - we have health, and now, less fear. I see others who haven't had things stolen very fearful of it, barricading their homes when they go out etc.

You weren't robbed because you don't serve Jehovah - but you may not have been robbed if your whack job mother bought you a nice home security system instead of "serving jeboobah"