Posts by My Name is of No Consequence

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Have any ex-jws considered joining the Bible Students?

by Rainbow_Troll in

their fundamental beliefs are much like jehovah's witnesses sans the paranoia, authoritarianism, stifling rules, and end-times enthusiasm.

you don't even have to become a bible student to be saved, you could be an idol worshipping heathen and still get resurrected in the milenium.

if i still believed in the divine inspiration of the scriptures, i would be a bible student.

My Name is of No Consequence

"As a JW I was taught that the JWs are the Bible Students, having just changed their names for some odd reason. It was only later that I discovered that the JWs are the true apostates, Rutherford having changed the name to JW after the original Bible Students objected to his coup de tat of the WTBTS (which was really just a publishing company at the time) as well as his very wacky, paranoid, anti-semetic ideas. Rutherford knew that his new religion was radically different from Russell's teaching, so he actually did the honest thing and gave it a new name."

That is an excellent point Rainbow_Troll. Growing up, I thought that the Bible Students as a whole changed their name to Jehovah's Witnesses. I didn't realize that a group broke off from the Bible Students to become the witnesses and that the Bible Students are still around.

How many witnesses today know that?

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Did you ever experience true kindness in the Org?

by HereIgo in

i remember when i was about 17, i started shunning an older brother because he was disfellowshipped.

when i graduated high school, he pulled me aside and said " i know you are not supposed to talk to me, but i want you to have this" it was a gift that he had custom made for me.

i was so blown away, we never even had a real conversation before.

My Name is of No Consequence

I would like to think that I experienced true kindness. But looking back on it now, it was probably conditional kindness as opposed to true kindness.

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How many times did you see a JW start a business

by karter in

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with the intention of spending less time working and more time in f.s i saw this many times.

an ex c.o started a carpet cleaning business with the charter being spending less time working more time in f.s.

he has long since passed away and the company is now huge being the major player in flood resteration and employing 100's of people one of the owners i spoke to recently was sick due to using to many chemicals but carries on becouse he loves the money even though he's worth millions.

My Name is of No Consequence

I've certainly seen dubs inherit family business like golf courses, construction companies, etc. It must be nice.

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Help! I'm having a cart attack!

by Funchback in

1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.

My Name is of No Consequence

That one dude in the very first photo with the white hair needs a bra!

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Scientology special on A&E tonight with Leah Remini

by nonjwspouse in

i'm not sure where it is airing elsewhere, but on the a&e channel, at 7p then again at 10p est tonight, leah remini is doing a scientology special.

it looks to be a great show.

i am not sure if it is one time, or the beginnings of a series.

My Name is of No Consequence

My wife recorded it. Maybe more seeds of doubt will be planted with regards to the org.

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How does an elder become an elder ?

by Drwho in

i was never a jw , so have millions of questions .

please, how does an elder become an elder and how much trust does or should a jw put in an elder .?

simon.

My Name is of No Consequence

Landy:

Most elders had to be a** kissers or yes men. That is exactly what the org is looking for. They are not looking for someone who is free spirited or can think for themselves. Even if it was just an act on the part of the perspective elder, there had to be at least a little bit of smooching and head bobbing.

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How does an elder become an elder ?

by Drwho in

i was never a jw , so have millions of questions .

please, how does an elder become an elder and how much trust does or should a jw put in an elder .?

simon.

My Name is of No Consequence

How does an elder become an elder? This may help as well:

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So the governing body is NOT inspired...are they still "spirit directed"?

by NikL in

okay there has been lots of buzz about the feb 2017 wt where they say the governing body is not inspired nor infallible.

yet, they are still using the baptism questions.

the second one being... "do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of jehovah’s witnesses in association with god’s spirit-directedorganization?".

My Name is of No Consequence

@ DATA-DOG:

"We don't know WTF we are doing, and we never have. CTR made a shit-load of money, and somehow we've managed to make a shit-load by getting into the Real Estate biz with the "merchants of the Earth." Heck, we just do what the Rothschilds say! After all, religion is an excellent way to control large amounts of the population!"???

At least they would be telling the truth.

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HQ move; a good thing?

by Half banana in

so the new jw hq is to be in warwick and no longer that bleak architectural fixture on the brooklyn skyline.

actually it makes more sense after all, upstate new york is a more suitable place to have a unicorn ranch than in a city.

but it is just as easy to produce a drizzle of fairy dust out in the country as it had been in ny.

My Name is of No Consequence

The move alone netted the org millions of dollars. I would say that it worked out well for them.

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Christmas is Coming!

by Drifting Away in

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friends

so, this will be a time of much confusion.

being a born in, and wanting to celebrate my first christmas is confusing, nerve wracking, and difficult to comprehend.

how have others dealt with there first christmas after leaving?

My Name is of No Consequence

You can't do that! I'm telling the brothers!!!

Just kidding. I hope that you and your family enjoys the holiday.