Posts by Hairtrigger

remembering the account of stephen, they know if they can see him, they can speak directly to him, so they line up proudly to be rewarded for all they've done for his brothers.. "lord, lord," they happily cry out, "just look what all we have done in your name!".

"i know," jesus says, "i saw.

Hairtrigger

This Jesus that is spoken of in the Bible....’made the lame walk ,the blind see and the dead alive. Cured the sick, healed lepers, walked on water , jingoed water into wine, fed five thousand with two loaves and five fishes ... or was it five loaves and two fishes? No matter ... Yet not a single Roman heard nor inquired into this amazing man’s magical performances. Not a single Roman heard or talked or wrote about these things. And the areas where Jesus lived and preached was chock full of Romans who kept their ear to the ground for any Jewish uprising or whispers of revolt. Surely a man who can raise another from the dead would make headlines in that ancient community or any community for that matter ancient or modern! BUT not a wimper or cackle from anyone.. Jew or Gentile. Whatever was written began to be written 30 to 70 years after the fact .. if they were facts! And by third or fourth person or persons who were no eye witness to these so called ‘miraculous ‘events. And these writings too, contradict each other.

The leaders of the Catholic Church know and have known the Bible to be a flawed and man made book but keep ‘Christianity ‘alive for the money it brings and the subsequent power it buys them. Hell they even have their own country and banking system in place! The born agains know this ; the televangelists know this . But religion and so called Christianity is a money spinner and a career maker. The GB know this . Al the leaders of the thousands of sects are in this for the money it brings. And they chose to define the events according to the suitability it afforded their spin on the book. Believers may rant and rave and hope and pray. For divine intervention! The ones who make up the beliefs for the flock , are laughing all the way to the bank. And sipping expensive scotch while driving in Caddy’s to it!!

For if the story is flawed, the history can’t be true! And if there is no truth in the history, then that history,s future is flawed reasoning. And that is grist for the mill - for charlatans and con men. Which the leaders of the 40000 plus ‘ Christian ‘Sects are. And Charlatans and Confidence tricksters , both men and women , have nothing no to fear from a flawed, man-made book’s retributory promises. For that promise of the imaginary retribution works in their favor as well- as a conciliatory palliative for the flock’s impotent rage upon discovery of their deception.

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Why I now believe Jehovah's witnesses are a cult!

by UnshackleTheChains in

i always tended to avoid using the word 'cult' to describe jehovah's witnesses.

instead, i preferred referring to them as a 'high control group'.

however, having watched the shocking and bizarre behaviour by so called jehovah's witness elders toward eric wilson (borean pickets), this now confirms beyond any doubt in my mind that the watchtower organisation is nothing more than a cult.. i would seriously encourage everyone to watch the video in it's entirety and see how truly cultlike they are.. my jaw still hitting the floor 😮.

Hairtrigger

So is a JW “Judicial” Committee hearing not subject to the law of the land? Is it above the law in denying a person “charged”, with whatever they want to charge him/her with:

1.right to defend him/herself with documents.

2.witnesses

3. Right to receive charges with whatever before appearing for a hearing

4. Evidence that backs up their claim?

Maybe there is grounds here to take this to an actual court of law?

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Since when does a slave appoint itself over anything???

by Roger Kirkpatrick in

at matthew 24:45, where jesus discussed the faithful and discreet slave, he gave only two identifying features of that slave.

(1) providing the master’s domestics food at the proper time; and, (2) after having done so, being appointed by the master himself over all the master’s belongings.. since current watchtower teaching is that the appointment over all the master’s belongings is yet future and that such appointment is to be made by the master himself, how does the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses account for the fact that it has preemptively identified itself as that faithful and discreet slave?.

surely there remains among believing jws some who can discern the problem with this teaching!

Hairtrigger

The GB was inspired by the TV series “Spartacus”. That’s how they figured out the whole ‘slavemaster’conundrum.

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THIS IS IT Tony Morris Identifies King of Norht

by scotoma in

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this is the announcement we have heard “about” but now it has been released to the whole world.

its in the 2nd of a three part serries about the jw annual meeting (oct 2018).

to minute 52. .

Hairtrigger

“After prayerfully considering ..., prayerful consideration...”. This kinda prayerful bullshit has been heaped on the JW saps for the last hundred and change years!

Who the fuck do they pray to that beams the crap they dream up with such regularity into their craniums!

Cant be Jobo boy because he doesn’t exist so who do the prayers actually go to! Or is it just self-hypnotical delusionary fantasy that they keep perpetuating within their numbed brains?! And regurgitating to their rank and file who lap up their vomit!

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Political Correctness and Censorship / Banning Books

by TerryWalstrom in

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banned books?censorship?.

let’s say you live in a land where the rule is: you can’t offend anyone.okay, fair enough.

let’s take a look at what follows (implicit in this rule).. if you are speaking to 10 people, is it okay to offend 1 in 10?

Hairtrigger

Question: Why are Enid Blyton’s books banned in the US?

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Child sexual abuse suspect arrested in T.O.

by Tahoe in

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https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2018/12/13/child-sexual-abuse-suspect-arrested-t-o/2305199002/ .

a 69-year-old thousand oaks man facing multiple sexual abuse charges by the ventura county district attorney’s office was arrested last week, authorities said.. steven skyler abbott was arrested dec. 6 after months of investigation into the reported sexual abuse of two thousand oaks girls, according to the ventura county sheriff’s office.

in november, the ventura county district attorney’s office filed multiple felony sexual abuse charges against abbott, including two counts of continuous sexual abuse, one count of lewd acts upon a child and one count of forcible lewd acts upon a child.. he is also facing multiple felony enhancements and special allegations related to his charges.. the investigation began in september, when the sheriff’s agency received a report of suspected child crimes.. a 16-year-old victim alleged that she was sexually abused by abbott when she was between the ages of 5 and 11, sheriff’s officials said.. sexual assault unit detectives subsequently identified a second, 24-year-old victim who reported that abbott had abused her when she was between the ages of 3 and 7, authorities said.. the sheriff’s agency said the victims and their families had come into contact with abbott through the kingdom hall of jehovah’s witnesses in newbury park.. investigators submitted their findings to prosecutors, who filed felony sexual abuse charges against abbot on nov. 16, officials said.. on nov. 28, an arrest warrant was issued for abbott.. the suspect was eventually arrested at his home on dec. 6 and booked into ventura county jail.

Hairtrigger

Wow! Just a few miles from where I live!

Hope the SOB gets what he gave when he becomes a bitch for some inmate!!!

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Role Call!

by new boy in

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how many here have been active here on this site in the the last seven days?.

Hairtrigger

Me almost everyday

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Of Kingdumb Clubs Fading and Reappearing

by Hairtrigger in

here’s a thought for debate.. the eight think tanks ( and i’m speaking seriously) are selling off kingdom halls by the score!

inconveniencing hall.

goers everywhere.

Hairtrigger

Here’s a thought for debate.

The eight think tanks ( and I’m speaking seriously) are selling off Kingdom Halls by the score! Inconveniencing hall

goers everywhere. If I was the one doing this I would have a definite goal in mind including and besides money. Assume for a moment I am the GB. I get congregations to to agree (not that they have a choice) to abandon their halls ( which they have bought and paid and sweated for) . I sell off and make a profit which I use whichever way I choose. A few years later ( say between 5-10 ) I state that Jehovah understands the inconvenience that hall goers are experiencing and because of the unexpected growth in numbers new halls need to be built. Once again the congregations are sent to individual houses for meetings and contribute( read slave,save ,sacrifice ,starve) and start building new halls. ( GB i.e. I offers loans which I exploit insidiously) and guess what! Rince and repeat! Any financial advisor to the GB worth his salt would advice and propagate this formula!

Hows that for a GB mutual fund plan?!

Also:Keep in mind they have approx. 8 million members who believe implicitly in what I say even if I’m pulling it out of my ass!

Also assume that they return close to but not exactly where their old kdumb halls existed.

This hypothesis is based on the belief of actual believers inside the organization who truly believe that that the RAC was a triumph for Mark Sanderson who was speaking the truth. And that the GB is the mouthpiece for their desert god. Also they’ve stated ( was this in 2009 Or 2010) that 72 more new kdumb halls need to be built around the country most of them in California?) Let us say they harp on that “ prediction”, beamed to their craniums by no less than Jober himself!)