Posts by galaxie

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Great news!

by Half banana in

it's a case of two down and one to go.

my darling daughter has announced to the extended family that she has left jehovah's witnesses!

deep joy!.

Apostasy Movie (For those who have forgotten)

by KW13 in

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this movie is out there now in the us and im guessing other territories and due to be released tomorrow in the uk in cinema and for streaming.

https://www.curzonartificialeye.com/apostasy/.

i didnt realise until recently the man behind it all shares a mutual friend with myself so im hoping to get to meet him because this film looks like it will do more for ex witnesses who need justification for moving on and for those who don't understand the religion, i think it teaches more than any documentary?.

galaxie

This film maker (ex jw ) was interviewed on bbc radio 4 this evening. The interview was part of the recent film releases discussion, it lasted approx 5 mins and was quite in depth re his own upbringing and experiences of jw life and its bearing upon him. They played a short excerpt about the blood issue and the influence of the elders. I got the impression from what the filmmaker said that he held back a bit on content so as not to be too harsh on current jws who may watch it, and basically apologised on their behalf saying that the blood issue and disfellowshiping were the main issues of ,for him, contention but otherwise the religion was just as mainstream as others and let them get on with it. I'm afraid i have to disagree with him, if i had the wherewithal and resources to have made such a film and had it released for public viewing i would not have been so restrained ,but having not seen the film perhaps i am talking out of turn I'm just commenting on the bbc interview. All said and done I'm glad the film is out there.

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Kingdom Hall "sale" - new light!

by The Fall Guy in

in a town called stevenston on the west coast of scotland, the kingdom hall was closed down approximately 6 months ago and the congregation (named kilbirnie) was assigned to use the kingdom hall of the nearby irvine congregation.. according to an ldc source at mill hill, the kilbirnie kh is scheduled for a refurbishment!

the org boots out the congregation and leaves their kh redundant for 6 months?????????

good planning, ldc.

galaxie

Just to clarify the above is about the kh in Kilbirnie not the Stevenston kh

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Kingdom Hall "sale" - new light!

by The Fall Guy in

in a town called stevenston on the west coast of scotland, the kingdom hall was closed down approximately 6 months ago and the congregation (named kilbirnie) was assigned to use the kingdom hall of the nearby irvine congregation.. according to an ldc source at mill hill, the kilbirnie kh is scheduled for a refurbishment!

the org boots out the congregation and leaves their kh redundant for 6 months?????????

good planning, ldc.

galaxie

"We waited a year for jehovah "....oh the anticipation! ...the aforementioned statement comes from the mouth of an elder at a cart in Glasgow while we were discussing the Kilbirnie k h. This elder by coincidence was assigned to (he tells me ) to assess the situation re' the Kilbirnie kh's viability and to decide whether it could be refurbished or if a new hall was required. He went on to outline the structural problems and the decision to look for another site to build new. It was his job to try and acquire land, this is where his statement applies, the assumption being that because within a year no suitable site became available it was jehovahs decision to move the congregation. This begs the question. .... hey jehovah what have you got against the good brothers and sisters of Kilbirnie who had to go to Stevenston where i might add there had been a well publicised sex scandal!!and now have to travel to Irvine. By the way the old Kilbirnie kh was refurbished and is now a cafe/bistro a better service for the community eh.

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Anybody here still believe in the bible?

by Mel Morris in

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i'm a current bible student of jw's looking to chat with someone about biblical doctrine.

i'm not interested in talking with an apostate or a fader, i'm just a person looking for answers and wondered if there are any neutral voices in this forum who have good insights into the bible.

i currently talk with a couple of jw's on a personal level from my congregation and they are knowledgeable to a certain extent, but i dare not ask them certain questions because, as you know, the congregation has a culture of fear that impacts trust and openness, especially concerning biblical doctrine or the societies teachings.

galaxie

Hi mel..."a culture of fear"..." impacts trust and openness "...sounds like you've sussed them already... my advice stay clear your on a hiding to nothing.

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Proof of God

by MrDantastic in

i'm an atheist as i do not see any evidence for the existance of a god.

i encourage critical thinking in everyone and am ready to debate anyone on whether or not there is a god and what that god might be like.

hmu..

galaxie

@why not " i see and feel the divine power" ..seeing and feeling are the senses we derive directly from our brain,if you are convinced this is divine are you saying some supernatural force is influencing your brain personally? ...if so what evidence is there? or is it a faith based assumption?

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Everything Happens For A Reason

by Charles Gillette in

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does everything happen for a reason?

i hear this from so many people without any explanation as how this is so.

what do you think about this belief?

galaxie

@wake me up.....sounds like someone elses reasoning ( based on idea) is of profound interest to you, theories are all very well, but anything with a 'biological ' basis should require evidence before i buy it. Best wishes.

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Everything Happens For A Reason

by Charles Gillette in

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does everything happen for a reason?

i hear this from so many people without any explanation as how this is so.

what do you think about this belief?

galaxie

Things happened before reasoning existed (in human terms) reason is the calculated and accumulated knowledge of our evolutionary process. I cannot speak of any form of reasoning (if any) outwith the scope of my brains limitations.

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The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

by Still Totally ADD in

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this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

galaxie

FANTASTIC!!! so pleased for you. When all is done and dusted have a great celebration of proper family love and joy. I hope we hear more wonderful news like yours .

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Why Do People Oppose Jehovah's Witnesses?

by BlackSpirit in

jesus christ, the son of the most high god, jehovah has this to say: "if the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you.

if you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own.

now because you are no part of the world, but i have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

galaxie

Hi blackspirit...your question uses the word 'oppose' then your post immediately references ' hate' do you see a distinction? Opposition to a religious groups doctrines or practices does not always constitute hate. If you seriously want an answer to why most of us here have issues with and have subsequently left the jehovahs witnesses stick around and be honest enough to discuss, this is the purpose of this forum.