Posts by TTATTelder

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Child Abuse or Apostasy...which is worse?

by kneehighmiah in

i believe that apostasy is the ultimate jw sin.

only apostates are mentally diseased.

it's hilarious how a child predator or psychopath has never been called mentally diseased.

TTATTelder

None of the other sins are "sinning against the holy spirit."

So questioning the bad math in the 1914 doctrine is the same as being Judas Iscariot.

Yeah that makes sense.

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New May WT continuing to beat persecution/organization drum

by kneehighmiah in

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friends

check out the new may wt.

" is nauseating.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140515/moving-ahead-jehovahs-organization/.

Is the Watchtower Really Rewriting their History through the DVDs and CD-ROM?s Historical Revisionist.

by RottenRiley in

i am searching for the materials showing the watchtower changing the original content like or examples of the following.. .

"the preaching work will be finished in the 20th century and never be repeated".

i heard they changed this gem, and many others, why are they so dishonest, their members are stuck in the mental mud, doubt they even read the new magazines so why are they going to the trouble of changing or revising their past magazines when the members wanting true christian freedom, practicing love and compassion will locate the revised materials?.

TTATTelder

sir82,

I agree. They see the r&f as children. (I'm sure there are also some that don't believe at all like phizzy said)

I believe they see the masses (publishers) as people who need someone to tell them what to do, what to believe, what to think, and basically need a fairy tale bedtime story every night to get through life.

They perpetuate a childish dependence and repressed mental/emotional abilities. They do this under the guise of "taking care of the little sheep" that "can't handle the truth".

While there may be some truth to people needing a "mommy", they show their hand when they threaten these same people (they claim to protect) with the cruelty of slander, scarlet-lettering, and banishment.

How could a mentally underdeveloped, dependant, child-like person possibly deal with that level of threat?

The answer is - they can't. They run under the bed and hide mentally waiting for "mommy" to make it all better.

The control techniques are sinister, cruel, and abusive. There is no justification for it.

sd-7,

Love the way franz printed the year number 1975 plainly 3 times in one paragraph while claiming not to be pointing to the date.

"We are not saying" = Bald-Faced Lie

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My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT

by cofty in

10 " any israelite or any alien living among them who eats any bloodi will set my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from his people.

12 therefore i say to the israelites, "none of you may eat blood, nor may an alien living among you eat blood.

15 'anyone, whether native-born or alien, who eats anything found dead or torn by wild animals must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be ceremonially unclean till evening; then he will be clean.

TTATTelder

Journey,

Study Conductor: So who's left standing after our checklist ?

Study: Jehovah Witness

Conductor: So we must have the truth of the whole universe right?

Study: Yeah

Conductor: Good student! You get to follow me around while I knock on doors this weekend!

Study: Huh?

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New May WT continuing to beat persecution/organization drum

by kneehighmiah in

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friends

check out the new may wt.

" is nauseating.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140515/moving-ahead-jehovahs-organization/.

TTATTelder

The desperation is palpable.

2014 has them losing sleep at night.

Typical GB thoughts at night: (in a whispery voice) "Could it all dissappear?....... Have we reached our last peak? ............

What will we say if our numbers start going down? ........

We need another article to keep the flock in line! And we need another special campaign or two or three! Gotta keep 'em busy. Can't let 'em think!"

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New May WT continuing to beat persecution/organization drum

by kneehighmiah in

jw
friends

check out the new may wt.

" is nauseating.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20140515/moving-ahead-jehovahs-organization/.

TTATTelder

If he died in 1978, then I wonder when did the ole boy make the comment?

I would assume not in his dying breath.

Did he say it ...oh....maybe in early 1975 when he and everybody else was all lathered up for the end?

If so, I wonder if he felt the same way when the big "A" didn't come?

The GB are so disingenuous. Who ever knows the time or circumstance or any other context of their quotes.

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Overwhelming Fear of Death

by Perversion of a truth in

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do any of the posters on here deal with this?

i do, and i hate it.

people (mostly my brother) tells me to not fear death and just to enjoy life and so on, but that doesn't seem to help any.

TTATTelder

I like Pams girl's quote;

"Don't be afraid to die, be afraid that you haven't lived...."

If you you think about it, that's probably what the real fear is...that you haven't or are not presently really living.

What would really really living look like to you? ...What does it feel like? What does it smell like? Who is there? What are you wearing? Where are you?

Start taking steps toward that picture today.

I recently read something I thought was pretty brilliant. Ask yourself, Where do I want to be in 5 years? And then start having a small piece of that now.

For instance, let's say you want a life where you take a fabulous vacation every 3 months. Well make plans to go ahead and take whatever vacation you can afford now every 3 months - even if its just going out of town and staying with a relative for the weekend. Start the habit now and build from there.

You want to be the person going for a jog 3 times a week? Start walking for 10 minutes 3 mornings a week now.

Don't keep saying "one day I'll..." or "wouldn't it be nice if...." Have a taste of it now.

When you are really living and creating the life you want you don't think about death.

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Masterful Game With Spiritual Stalkers

by WinAgainstThem in

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i've been in the ''truth'' for about 7 years.

basically i grew up believing in it, but knew joining it would destroy me.

im simply awkward around people and have suffered from social anxiety all my life.

TTATTelder

Alphaman .. add a 3 foot smurf doll sitting in the corner staring at them. lol...

thx for the laugh shirley

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Had a strange moment last night.

by thedog1 in

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in my line of work i have to deal with a lot of different people each day in a teaching capacity.

sometimes, with adults that i teach, we have some informal discussions not directly related to the subject being taught, but still important as far as developing a friendly relationship in the classroom.

anyway, yesterday i noticed that in one class the students had been given a little religious calendar in a diary form, quite a popular thing for people to do in the country i live in.

TTATTelder

Good one Ruby...

dog1... I hear ya. I replied "I am currently a Jehovah's Witness" which I was shocked to hear come out of my mouth. LOL

It's such a freaking process. So much brain pollution.

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Farkel's Life Story

by Bangalore in

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farkel's life story.

read it here.. .

http://www.cultbuster.faithweb.com/mystory.htm.

TTATTelder

I read it last night. Thanks for posting.