Posts by truthseeker

7

Writing a book on Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses - suggestions welcome

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

so i finally decided to start writing a book on exiting jehovah's witnesses.

i've been meaning to do this for a very long time.

there are so many books out there and i don't want to repeat what everyone else has written.. although the book will include some basic history of jehovah's witnesses and the usual doctrinal flaws, it's core audience are those who are thinking about leaving, in the process of leaving or have already left.. the book will contain case studies of people who've left and made a success of their life.

truthseeker

Hi scratchme,

i kept it generic but will take your advice. I want to cover as many groups and situations as I can.

7

Writing a book on Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses - suggestions welcome

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

so i finally decided to start writing a book on exiting jehovah's witnesses.

i've been meaning to do this for a very long time.

there are so many books out there and i don't want to repeat what everyone else has written.. although the book will include some basic history of jehovah's witnesses and the usual doctrinal flaws, it's core audience are those who are thinking about leaving, in the process of leaving or have already left.. the book will contain case studies of people who've left and made a success of their life.

truthseeker

Thank you for your comments. I will definitely take them to heart. There are so many complicated situations witnesses who want to leave find themselves in.

7

Writing a book on Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses - suggestions welcome

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

so i finally decided to start writing a book on exiting jehovah's witnesses.

i've been meaning to do this for a very long time.

there are so many books out there and i don't want to repeat what everyone else has written.. although the book will include some basic history of jehovah's witnesses and the usual doctrinal flaws, it's core audience are those who are thinking about leaving, in the process of leaving or have already left.. the book will contain case studies of people who've left and made a success of their life.

truthseeker

Hello all,

So I finally decided to start writing a book on exiting Jehovah's Witnesses. I've been meaning to do this for a very long time. There are so many books out there and I don't want to repeat what everyone else has written.

Although the book will include some basic history of Jehovah's Witnesses and the usual doctrinal flaws, it's core audience are those who are thinking about leaving, in the process of leaving or have already left.

The book will contain case studies of people who've left and made a success of their life. Some who have already left have written to me giving permission to use their success story as a case study.

If you would like to submit your success story, I would be glad to accept it, though due to the book size there are limitations on how many case studies I can include. I will not use your real name unless you specifically say otherwise.

The book will focus on different types of situations that leavers find themselves in:

1) A teenager living at home with witness parents who knows the truth is a lie and wants out

2) The married elder who has woken up but must go through the motions of living "the truth"

3) A wife who has woken up and all her family is in the truth

4) Fence sitters who aren't quite sure what to do

5) Those considering reinstatement to maintain family ties and friendships

Truthseeker

56

Human Origins

by cofty in

fantastic graphic produced by the smithsonian institute illustrating human origins.

click on any of the group or species labels for more detailed information.. meet your ancestors here....

truthseeker

Cofty,

I was at this Smithsonian museum last month and saw the Human Origins exhibit. There's no denying that the skulls staring back at me were hundreds of thousands of years older than the Biblical Adam.

Having said that, from my own studies and research I am of the opinion that human development may have been interfered with at some point in the distant past but these are my own beliefs and have nothing to do with the scriptures.

Truthseeker

10

JW All seeing eye property

by wwjdnwt in

https://youtu.be/t0nfxs7cans have you guys seen this?

i googled it on my pc and pulled same thing.

crazy stuff.

truthseeker

It is interesting. Odd coincidence. I even googled images of all seeing eye and there is a resemblance.

23

What actually happened AFTER Jesus zoomed up into the clouds and disappeared?

by TerryWalstrom in

what happened after jesus zoomed up into the sky?for a while, he was expected to return rather quickly.in the meantime, there was the “great commission” and evangelism to be tended to.. the jesus believers were meeting in people's homes.

members of that community would take turns using private homes to gather.

thus, they went house to house.. these footstep tracers of jesus (they called themselves akolouthontes "followers" or some called themselves mathetai or "learners.

truthseeker

Terry,

Thanks for an interesting topic!

Here are three scriptural quotes which put things into perspective about the never ending wait for the Lord's return

2 Peter 3: "For YOU know this first, that in the last days there will come ridiculers with their ridicule, proceeding according to their own desires and saying: “Where is this promised presence of his? Why, from the day our forefathers fell asleep [in death], all things are continuing exactly as from creation’s beginning.”

The ridiculers and the ridiculed have been dead almost 2,000 years.

John 21:20-23 "Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) 21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?”

Jesus' apostle, whom he loved, has been dead almost 2,000 years

Revelation 22:12 says ""Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done."

He never came back. This verse was written almost 2,000 years ago.

12

WTBTS of Britain selling another Kingdom Hall

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

while having a sojourn in se england yesterday (bank holiday weekend) i noticed this a few meters from the entrance to richmond park.... .

this is the kingdom hall of the richmond park congregation of jehovah's witnesses.

i checked the website of the estate agent (bonsors) and there is no mention of the property or the price.

truthseeker

Wow - isn't this a posh area where renting is expensive.

85

Are you a Christian Who Accepts Evolution?

by cofty in

if you identify as a christian but you have accepted that the diversity of life - including humans - resulted from a process of biological evolution could you add your name please?.

just to be clear i am referring to the fact that our physical lineage could literally be traced back all the way to non-human species.. if you like maybe you could comment on why you see not conflict between evolution and your christian faith.. there is a tendency to conflate evolution with atheism.

it would be good to show that this is not the case..

truthseeker

Whatshallicallmyswlf,

thanks for reply. Adaptation can give an improvised outcome - survival of the fittest - this in itself is an improvement.

No malaria is not an improvement.

85

Are you a Christian Who Accepts Evolution?

by cofty in

if you identify as a christian but you have accepted that the diversity of life - including humans - resulted from a process of biological evolution could you add your name please?.

just to be clear i am referring to the fact that our physical lineage could literally be traced back all the way to non-human species.. if you like maybe you could comment on why you see not conflict between evolution and your christian faith.. there is a tendency to conflate evolution with atheism.

it would be good to show that this is not the case..

truthseeker

Cofty,

I am aware of your evolution posts but never had the time to properly go through them all. I think I will start at your first post and comment as I see fit.

truthseeker

85

Are you a Christian Who Accepts Evolution?

by cofty in

if you identify as a christian but you have accepted that the diversity of life - including humans - resulted from a process of biological evolution could you add your name please?.

just to be clear i am referring to the fact that our physical lineage could literally be traced back all the way to non-human species.. if you like maybe you could comment on why you see not conflict between evolution and your christian faith.. there is a tendency to conflate evolution with atheism.

it would be good to show that this is not the case..

truthseeker

Let's fantasize for a bit how my theory could work.

Man is at the threshold of landing on Mars and one day terraforming it. Let's say in 2,000 years Mars has been terraformed by humans and species brought over from Earth.

There probably has to be some genetic tinkering just to get the creatures to breathe Mars' atmosphere. In time, intelligent life 'evolves' either through the relaxation of genetic inhibitors or assisted evolution. Then humans die off.

Millions of years later intelligent Martian life, whatever it's physique, starts posting on forums like this asking where did they come from.

Which is precisely what we are doing now. We want to know how did we get here. And we're arguing over evolution and Jesus and Adam and Eve.