Posts by YoYoMama

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It's just dawned on me...

by Billygoat in

...that jw's have a hard time forgiving others because they themselves are rarely forgiven for their own sins.

according to their beliefs jehovah keeps track of every detail of your life...good and bad.

that even if you are humble and repent of your sins, that there is still no true forgiveness until the new system.

YoYoMama

He's probably tired of you going on and on and on and on and on and on with silly doubts and criticism of Jehovahs people.

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Why can some question and others not

by joelbear in

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we are not jehovah's witnesses because of a variety of circumstances, but one thing we all share is that we question.. what factors come together to make us questioners?.

intelligence?

but i know a lot of very smart non-questioning jehovah's witnesses.. bravery?

YoYoMama

joel:

Inaccuracy of information discovered through personal reading and research.

Was this personal reading of apostate material?

Hypocrisy in the bureaucracy I saw in how the organization is actually ran.

I don't doubt that you saw hypocrisy from some witnesses. Like I said, bad elements infiltrate even Jehovahs people. Eventually they are cleansed out.

Unanswered questions similar to the one's I have recently outlined here regarding Jehovah's justice system as taught by the Watchtower or any other religion for that matter.

I guess you are refeering to Judicial Committees, but I don't know much about your questions, try me.

Make me believe and I will follow.

I am not here to do that. I respect your views, you seem like a logical and sincere person. Each one makes decisions to either stay in the organization or leave, but we must live with the consequences.

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Hi my names josephus, and i am an apostate.

by josephus in

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well this is the day.. i mentioned to my mum that i read a good book recently about dates, and cronology.. she blew up and told me i was just trying to read anything that attempts to disprove jws.. apparently i am like those apostates, and people didnt want to talk to my because of it.. "this is the truth", she said.. well i am now an apostate.

it doesnt feel as bad as i thought it would.. josephus

YoYoMama

Like the Watchtower? Awake?
You mean "not critical" of the WTS?
If one wants that, better stick to Borg publications.

O.k. provide unbiased information regarding the Watchtower and I will take a look at it.

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Why can some question and others not

by joelbear in

jw
friends

we are not jehovah's witnesses because of a variety of circumstances, but one thing we all share is that we question.. what factors come together to make us questioners?.

intelligence?

but i know a lot of very smart non-questioning jehovah's witnesses.. bravery?

YoYoMama

I do not expect perfection. I do expect honesty. I do expect things to make sense and be accurate and consistent if I am expected to make life changing decisions on them.

I agree with you joel on this one. Of course I must admit that there are some dishonest individuals inside the organization, but hey Jesus had one inside his apostles, so its bound to happen.

I also expect rules to be followed consistently throughout the tiers of an organization and I do expect people who take on the mantle of "elder" to lead by example.

Again I agree.

So what is your biggest problem with the organization? Or what made you leave at first?

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Why can some question and others not

by joelbear in

jw
friends

we are not jehovah's witnesses because of a variety of circumstances, but one thing we all share is that we question.. what factors come together to make us questioners?.

intelligence?

but i know a lot of very smart non-questioning jehovah's witnesses.. bravery?

YoYoMama

It's called stubborness. Looking into every minute thing in the organization and criticizing it. Expecting perfection from imperfect humans and then trying to tell Jehovah how to deal with it. As if Jehovah needs our input.

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Hi my names josephus, and i am an apostate.

by josephus in

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friends

well this is the day.. i mentioned to my mum that i read a good book recently about dates, and cronology.. she blew up and told me i was just trying to read anything that attempts to disprove jws.. apparently i am like those apostates, and people didnt want to talk to my because of it.. "this is the truth", she said.. well i am now an apostate.

it doesnt feel as bad as i thought it would.. josephus

YoYoMama

She blew up and told me i was just trying to read anything that attempts to disprove jws.

Have you thought of the possibility that she is right? Have you read anything from an unbiased source?

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My boyfriend is a JW

by little_red_birdie in

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i am just a young teenager, and my first ever boyfriend is a jw!!

at that time i didn't even know what a jw was, no one at school ever really mentioned anything.

i had no idea what i was getting into.

YoYoMama

Don't look for things to criticize so often. That is a JW trait.

Now this is a funny post. It is not a JW trait, but an apostate trait. People on this board criticize everything from JW to the Bible to Jehovah himself.

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NO FUNERAL FOR THE DISFELLOWSHIPPED?

by Pureheart in

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how are disfellowshipped people treated when they die?.

the congregation would generally not be involved.

the kingdom hall would not be used.

YoYoMama

From what I understand, an elder may give a funeral talk for a disfellowshipped person if the family asked him to. I don't think they would use the kingdom hall, but the talk would be given in the funeral home. Actually, many JW funerals are done at the funeral home and not at the kingdom hall. Anyway, each elder would make their own decision if asked to give a funeral talk.

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