ok guys, this is long, so i am sorry, but i think it is important to publish.
this is a glimpse into a 4 page letter (love that song) from my uber elder uncle.
as some of you may know i got tired of being in an email chain and finally lost it and lashed out.
Wow, guilt, emotional manipulation and accusations of being a Satanist and Luciferian!
What the heck's up with the "Luciferian" bit anyway? Doesn't your uncle know JWs don't believe Lucifer was Satan?
Also, for you to be a "Satanist," there would have to be a Satan. There isn't.
Let's review: It's a cult!
oh....ok....hahaha...did anyone else pick up on this classic stuff up in the wt for the weekend of 21/22 feb?.
after speaking about the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, paragraph 6 says:.
"only lot and his daughters, who stuck close to him, survived".
WBF: One must wonder how, if he was that drunk, could even perform.
Yeah, I always wondered that too: If he was so drunk he didn't know he was having sex with his own daughters, how could he get an erection? And not once, but then again the next night?
I actually asked a couple of elders this question. They looked very dumbfounded and of course had no answer, just mumbled something about, "If it's in the Bible, it must be true ...."
for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.
i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.
do you think she's a charlatan?
for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.
i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.
do you think she's a charlatan?
She started what is, interesting, a non-religious cult.
Of course a group need not be religious to be a cult.
But I was thinking how ironic it is in this case. The very idea of there being a leader with followers is antithetical to Rand's philosophy of individualism.
I guess it just proves that some people can't help their narcissistic bent and others can't help but adore them.
for those of you familiar with ayn rand and her ideas on morality, rationality and reason, what is your opinion of those ideas?.
i'm talking about her actual ideas, not the ideals that libertarianism has adopted and, in some cases, perverted.
do you think she's a charlatan?
Terry, those are some great quotes. Thanks for sharing them!
i recently heard a story from a jw about stupid scientists.
there was an awake article about archeaologist who found an ancient piece of art.
it was sent to a university for dating.
Finkelstein, thanks for posting those resources!
I do however, have to disagree with this one statement of yours:
It should be accepted that since most JWs are not well educated on certain matters
The reality is, most JWs are not well educated on anything!
just to continue my theme about religious freedom and how we approach criticizing the wts, i've also been thinking about 'shunning'.. i think shunning is the most unifying complaint that most ex-members of religious groups that practice it have in common.
it is the layer that runs under every other complaint - whatever the reason for leaving it seems "... and i was shunned" can be added to it as the final rap on the charge sheet.. of course it seems like a no-brainer to many of us and we hardly ever stop to really think about it - shunning is bad, the watchtower believes in shunning therefore the watchtower is bad.
they need to stop it.
Miss Fit, your sister, Little L, is certainly one "L" of a girl!
i found this statement from a recent article about isis to be quite interesting in view of the way that any jw can be accused of apostasy with little or no possible repercussions or consequences for the accuser: .
in islam, the practice of takfir, or excommunication, is theologically perilous.
if a man says to his brother, you are an infidel, the prophet said, then one of them is right.
violas: Well Oub, I do know that if you accuse your brother wrongly there are consequences. That is slander ...
In my experience this is NOT true if the one making the accusation is an elder.
i don't know if y'all have this yet or not.
i'm still having issues with this new site and i am unable to post photos & files, so here is the link to the pdf file.
2011 child safeguarding policy: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hpac00sfjoqyg8l/2011%20child%20safeguarding%20policy.pdf?dl=0.
my elder brother made the mistake of telling me about the wts policy of theocratic warfare.
he first called it 'lying for the truth' then he tried to tone it down to theocratic warfare.
he justifies this position by citing the scriptures that say do not throw pearls to the swine for they will trample them under foot and tear you to pieces.. my question is .
From Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 2, 244-245:
LIE - "Lying generally involves saying something false to a person who is entitled to know the truth and doing so with the intent to deceive or to injure him or another person."
So if the other person is not "entitled to know the truth" then not only do you NOT have to tell the truth, but you can say anything you want.
It's their major "loophole."
The WTBTS has a long history of using this legalistic ploy to justify any number of dishonest activities and claim it is part of serving Jehovah.
They make the Pharisees of the Bible look like amateurs.
Let's review: It's a cult!
