Posts by Zoos

For the November 14th Watchtower is alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints and their marrow, and is able to discern thoughts and intentions of the heart.

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"Jehovah may be frowning" - Ohio newspaper sticks it to JWs over assembly hall

by sir82 in

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http://www.theharrison-press.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5918:jehovah-may-be-frowning&catid=79:columns&itemid=141.

brief summary:.

the jws, backed by county commissioners, contend they have a legal right to build an assembly hall in the jedd.

Zoos

The WT has the attitude of, "It will be MY WAY and SCREW what YOU want!"

Whatever happened to the principle of:

And if a person wants to go to court with you and get possession of your inner garment, let your outer garment also go to him; and if someone under authority impresses you into service for a mile, go with him two miles.

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Is God evil, just because he fails to prevent suffering?

by defender of truth in

a poster on another thread made the following comment, that really made me think.. it is about god: .

"imo i would say [god is] not evil but just indifferent.

apathy allows it.

Zoos

Whether or not it is evil to sit on your hands taking notes while humanity suffers... I don't know. But my awakening from this cult has shown me how utterly disconnected God is from humans, how the direction of holy spirit is whatever our imaginings tell us it is.

I still believe there is a God up there but I have no desire to draw close to Him. I'm not even sure I want Him drawing close to me. I find his methods distasteful. And if our opinion of Him was as almighty important as some suggest...

SecondRateMind: ...given the premium He seems to place on our freedom to accept Him, or not, and love Him, or not.

...then it is incumbent on HIM to cast Himself better.

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Hey Anyone Want a Cool ex-JW Button??http://www.zazzle.com/watchtower+buttons

by daringhart13 in

http://www.zazzle.com/watchtower+buttons .

these are so funny ....i think i broke a rib.

Zoos

LOL "Let Me Spoil Your Useful Habits"

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Why do witnesses believe it was Jehovah said they would be persecuted in his name

by goingthruthemotions in

why do witnesses believe it was jehovah that said they would be persecuted in his name......it was jesus that said we would be persecuted in his name.

i often hear are the meeting the interchanging of names between jehovah and jesus.

it seems like the sheeple drones at the meeting have no real clue about the bible or how to believe.

Zoos

I truly believe the trinity concept is in full motion on a subliminal level.

Mmm... I'm going to disagree with this.

I left the org. over a couple of issues. I learned about everything else after the fact. One of the things that absolutely floored me was how much the GB had demoted Jesus and usurped his position. It never occurred to me just how diminished he actually is in the organization until I was slapped in the face with the evidence.

I mentioned this to my wife last night that the poor Christians in Iraq are truly being persecuted in the name of Jesus. Again she gave me a blank stare…..as if trying to comprehend the reality it is in Jesus name and not Jehovah name that we would be persecuted.

You slapped her in the face with evidence and made her think. Your observation of her reaction is spot on. I don't see any Trinitarian element to it, just a realization that the emphasis has been directed away from Jesus in the WT org.

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Scriptures that now seem to apply to JWs

by Magnum in

in the last year or so, many bible passages that i used to strongly and confidently apply to non-jws, began to seem to apply to jws.

this change in my thinking was shocking and disturbing.

i can best describe the feeling by comparing it to the feeling i got in 1981 when i watched the movie dead and buried starring james farentino.. in that movie there are murders committed in a small town by dead people reanimated by a doctor doing experiments.

Zoos

Oh, to be sure they apply to JWs. They apply to all religions.

1 Corinthians 10:12 STILL applies to anyone who has left "JWdom". It's a process.

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It's my 25th yr anniversary of freedom

by rebel8 in

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approximately 25 yrs ago today, i left the borg forever.. .

thank you jwn/jwd for helping me heal by listening to me.

there are not many greater gifts than freedom..

Zoos

Congrats and thank you for all your contributions here.

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Do You Think That Animals Truly Understand Human Language?

by minimus in

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they say horses communicate with their ears.

mr. ed talked, though.

pet owners, do you think that your cat or dog or goldfish really understands you?.

Zoos

"Go outside?"

"Nite! Nite!"

"Sit on my lap."

"Cuddle."

"Get down!"

... and

"No!"

My feline beast knows every one of them and responds.

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Have you ever heard Jehovah's Witnesses Praying for Non JWs Getting Killed by Islam?

by BucketShopBill in

has anyone heard of jehovah's witnesses praying for the christians and non christians in the middle east and western asia during the slaughter of islamic radicals?

how many prayers did/have you heard for non jws while attending the kingdom hall?

the prayer for the city council man or woman to grant their permit to build a kingdom hall or assembly hall?

Zoos

losingit: I remember getting offended when I finally noticed that all prayers at the kh were for elders, their wives, and the pioneers. I actually approached an elder about that.

You should start a thread and tell us about this... if you haven't already.