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  Sugar Coating the Watchtower

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading the latest public watchtower and.

  it was talking about armageddon.

  the article.

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  potleg

  Ah the good old Watchtower spin.

  A slick trick to swindle and con.

  Slyly twisting words to take in and hoodwink.

  Camouflaged charlatans, hypocrites that defraud and delude.

  Those who proclaim their superiority betray honesty and stoop to the lie.

  They manufacture sham propaganda and cheerful images of their make believe utopia.

  Counterfeit prophets making absurd quack claims. Revealers of truth until they decide it must change.

  Watch out, beware of this snare, of this racket. Because once you’re reeled in it’s hard to get out.

  Been in, been out…out is way better.
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  Revelation Prophecy Fulfillments According to WTS.......How Long Has it Been?

  by drewcoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i recently listened to an old fred franz talk that i found online that i remember attending when i was 11 in 1983 in indianapolis.

  since i remembered that i didn't follow what he was saying back then, i wanted to listen to it and see if i could understand it now.

  (the only difference is he still doesn't make much sense, but now i know it wasn't just because i was too young to understand at the time.).

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  potleg

  When you read or hear anything by Fred Franz you soon discover that he was one of those nutty individuals who could put his foot in his mouth while his head was up his a$$.
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  Feb.20 WT Study: "Reap Blessings Through God's Spirit-Guided King!

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  during the brain-numbing lesson this week, i looked ahead at the article for next week.

  it's hard to get past the title alone:.

  reap blessings through god's spirit-guided king!.

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  potleg

  The Witnesses (and who ever is guiding them) are constantly zig-zagging their way and falling down when it comes to bible prophesies and interpretations. They talk mumbo-jumbo and have been rambling on for over 100 years.

  Sounds more like the spirits leading them are Jack Daniels, Johnny Walker, Captain Morgan and the like.
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  ABSOLUTE PROOF THAT DINOSAURS AREN'T MILLIONS OF YEARS OLD!

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yesterday, i went out for lunch with my parents when my mother made mention of something she had read in the newspaper about some new discovery of species that went extinct millions of years ago.

  she asked my father what method is used to determine the age of something, because of course, this flies directly in face of the biblical account of life on this planet being only a few thousand years old.. anyway, my father related a story that some brother he ran into recently at the assembly told him.

  this [unnamed] brother related a story told to him by another [unnamed] elder who knew an [unnamed] circuit serpent who was "really chummy with one of the [unnamed] executives at the royal ontario museum".

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  Hey, maybe God put those fossils in the earth to test our faith.

  He’s a tricky old slippery bugger, sounds like something he would do.
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  Human Ancestry Made Easy.

  by whereami in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this video traces our migration out of africa and explains, through dna evidence, how humans colonized the world.

  it is part of the made easy series of videos that show the evidence of our origins, from the big bang onwards.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdknzz9b6rg .

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  So if the first man Adam wasn’t created 6000 years ago…that would explain why the Witness chronology is so screwed up. Very interesting.

  Hang on…Does this mean that the account of the naked lady and the talking snake is a bit iffy too?
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  who succeeded Fred Franz not as President but the theological guru

  by ex-Special Pioneer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for decades fred franz was the guru of the watchtower bible & tract society.

  he was obsessed with "biblical prophecy" trying to explain the book of daniel and revelation.

  who took over after he stopped writing and who is considered the authority on the jws teaching today especially the so called "prophetic interpretation?

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  Here’s my view…

  I don’t think you’ll see the likes of old Judge Rubberfart or Freddy F . again. They were the product of a bygone era, like carnival barkers. They are fast becoming caricatures that young people can’t identify with.

  With the passing of time both have proved to be an embarrassment to the WT. Their crazy failed predictions, types, anti-types etc., have been quietly set aside.

  Almost forgotten.

  For the WT to prosper and grow I believe another “leader” will emerge from within the GB. He will have it’s full backing, becoming, I think, the first among equals.

  People just don’t respond well to following committees.

  Be on the watch for a younger (50ish) charismatic, well educated and articulate individual.

  Rather than preaching a wacky agenda or riling people with fiery denunciations, this new guy will be smooth and well oiled. He’ll be slick and engaging.

  However, beneath the polished, reassuring words of comfort and hope the core message will remain…

  Follow us/me into paradise. Surrender your life or die.

  (I’m thinking the Pied Piper of Brooklyn NY)
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  If Your Husband (wife) is Still In - -

  by Had To Go in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you vacillate between caring that he/she is still entrapped in this cult and wanting to show them everything you have learned since your awakening and not wanting to rock the boat and therefore just keeping all this knowledge to yourself?

  i wonder if it is normal to go back and forth like i do.

  one day i want to tell my husband something i may have read here or on another forum and maybe, just maybe i will pique his interest.

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  You can keep asking the questions and sowing the seeds of doubt. You can be as patient as you possibly can. But as long as he is staunchly in and you are adamantly out you will never, ever get back to anything like the fairytale.

  There are no happy endings between believers and non-believers in Watchtower Land.

  Between you is an iron curtain, barbed wire and the organizational dogs.

  Good luck. I hope you can get him out.

  I never could.

  I loved her, behind the wall, but she turned and walked away.
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  3/15 WT " Do Not Deceive Yourself "- WT's Excuses for No Armageddon

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with the new " overlap generation " theory that the wt society is pushing onto rank and file jehovah's witnesses since last year this article i found really heavy hitting in the jw version of the wt.

  the wt society is leaking oil in that confidence is low among jw's in not really buying into the " generation overlap " theory as many younger jw's are exiting the organization.

  so what better way to try reeling members back in by giving them an article entitled " do not deceive yourself with false reasoning " !

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  potleg

  I always picture the situation this way…

  You’re on the street corner, it’s very late, dark, damp and cold, bone chilling. You’re waiting for the “Last Bus”.

  You were told it would be here any minute but it’s been so very, very long, and there’s still not a bus in sight.

  Sure from time to time between the scuds of rain and the lazy bitter wind that can’t be bothered to go around you but instead goes straight through you, you see headlights off in the distance and you think…maybe…this time…but no.

  Disappointed again.

  You now face a choice. Do you keep waiting and hoping, or do you set off walking? Do you trust the words of others, or do you say enough is enough and set off walking for home and the warm fire that’s waiting for you?

  Fear tells you that if you start walking the bus will come and you’ll not get on board. You’ll lose. After all you’ve waited all this time and you’ve put up with such rotten conditions…

  What to do.....?

  My JW family are still waiting for the last bus to a better life.

  I decided to set out walking, making my own way, ignoring the empty WT promises.

  I have a better life.

  They wait.

  They now are coming to the realization that the life they hoped for will only come after they are dead. Now they pin their hopes on the resurrection.

  Sad, very sad.

  Kinda like telling someone on that cold, dark, dank street corner to go to sleep, with the promise that when the bus finally shows up they’ll be roused from their slumber.

  As I said, I walked. I’m glad I did. No regrets. I’ll never look back.

  To all you JWs…It’s been over 100 years now. 100 years and still NOTHING.

  I know you’re going to say it means we’re just that much closer, heck, I said the same thing once upon a time…

  But really it means the WT IS WRONG. THEY DON’T DESERVE YOUR TRUST.

  THINK FOR YOURSELF.
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  Considered rebellious because I choose to think for myself

  by LovelyEunie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi all, this is my first post.

  but i was one of those kids that was born into the whole jw thing, and like a good little witness kid i did everything i was supposed to do to please my parents (mainly my mom my dad's an unbeliever).

  my mom was very strict with me when it came to everything they taught, no holiday parttys at school, no sports, no worldy friends, i was only supposed to associate with other jw kids (my mom is one of those extremist jws, she says she doesn't judge, but she's a perfect example of one one of those sisters with the holier than thou attitude).

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  potleg

  Eunie, you really are lovely. Don't listen to all that negative JW talk. There's a wonderful world outside the dark, dank, stifling Watchtower hole.

  Take your time, explore with your eyes wide open and travel well young friend.
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  What does a demon or an evil spirit look like?

  by foolsparadise in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  no they havent..because they dont exsist.

  who needs demons to do bad things on the earth when we have people doing horrible things to each other since the beginning of time.

  demons are just an easy way to pass of the blame...pretty easy to do since no one has ever seen one.. its like telling people there are evil invisible tooth faries lurking around every corner.

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  potleg

  Evil Spirits...Sounds like a bunch of sh#t made up by bronze age goat herders.

  The only "evil spirits" I've ever come in contact with is some cheap bar rail vodka.