Posts by lurkernomore

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ex-jw-uk

by bigmac in

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i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..

Can anyone disprove 607 BCE date using only the NWT and WT literature?

by Bart Belteshassur in

i haven't come across any arguement that does not involve secular history and external references.

in fact the wt can not get to 607 bce without using external sources as in knowing that they need to get back from 1914 ce to 607 bce, and botching an argument using an external date as reference to create their start point at 537 bce.. i realize that to get the final date we must provide a fixed figure from somewhere which can only be a historical source, but the objective would be to disprove the wt flim flam.

once that is achieve we can use which ever fixed historical point they wish to chose.

lurkernomore

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Interesting site in the UK for lurkers

by *lost* in

site is housechurchesuk.weebly.com/jehovahswitness-cult-or-christian.html.

make of it what you will.

lurkernomore

My wife came across an interesting site for lurkers recently too. Useful for those who hold onto a belief in god. www.evidenceministries.org

This guy is clearly far more knowledgeable than the elder with whom he's discussing various subjects. Interestingly he feels he's been led by god to help both JWs and Mormons see how wrong and twisted their beliefs in the bible are.

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BEARDS: Why JW men don't have them

by 00DAD in

i know this has been dished over before, but when i was doing some research i discovered a couple of interesting points.

as far as i can find, there is only one wt article that implies that jw men should not have beards.

*** w75 8/15 pp.

lurkernomore

No Oubliette Twit was not the word I was thinking of but then I keep forgetting this is not just a UK site. Nevermind. And thanks for the English lesson.

Thanks for that Quendi. I have similar issues myself. I tend only to shave every two to three days as my skin becomes quite irritated on my neck if I shave daily.

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BEARDS: Why JW men don't have them

by 00DAD in

i know this has been dished over before, but when i was doing some research i discovered a couple of interesting points.

as far as i can find, there is only one wt article that implies that jw men should not have beards.

*** w75 8/15 pp.

lurkernomore

This particular elder is a complete and utter T#$t and that's putting it mildly

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Have you ever given CoC to a JW to read? Or any other "red pill" book?

by Captain Obvious in

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i recently ordered a copy of coc for my wife.

she doesn't know it exists, but i'm hoping she's ready to read it.

it seems to be the best red pill out there.

lurkernomore

For me CoC certainly helped to solidify TTATT, but what got me going was the UN NGO articles.

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BEARDS: Why JW men don't have them

by 00DAD in

i know this has been dished over before, but when i was doing some research i discovered a couple of interesting points.

as far as i can find, there is only one wt article that implies that jw men should not have beards.

*** w75 8/15 pp.

lurkernomore

Sorry to bump an old thread but had this mentioned for the first time EVER in our hall last night with no scriptural explanation whatsoever.

The elder was doing the bible highlights and discussed the nazirites who grew their hair long to show subjection to jehovah. He read the scripture where it pointed this out and then without pointing to any other scripture said and I quote: "Notice it says nothing about not taking a blade to their faces!!! That's why we don't have beards!!!"

The faces in the hall were a picture of 'did he really just say that?!

I scoffed quite audiably as it was so ridiculous.

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Question for Jehovah's Witnesses: Can you ask for the aid of the holy spirit?

by opusdei1972 in

there are interesting claims in the watctower, august 2014:.

2 today, jehovah guides his people by means of the bible, his holy spirit, and the congregation.

(acts 9:31; 15:28; 2 tim.

lurkernomore

Hey Doc I see what your saying but about them poo pooing this with regards to new light but just last night an elder made use of a 52 watchtower and specifically.asked if the reference on return visits was still valid? Clearly he answered yes because it doesn't contradict latest new light. So it seems as long as older publications are in agreement with new light, then they can still used for valid reasoning.

I believe the term cherry picking comes to mind :)

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Indianapolis Assembly Hall Chorus AMAZING!

by NoMoreHustle in

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this is what wt has been producing, this had my bottom jaw on the carpet while i was watching (like the footloose one).

and they say there different from other religions yeah right!!.

i hope this link works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vahglagd2i.

lurkernomore

This is nothing new really. I remember about 15 years ago travelling with my gran to Port Talbot in South Wales to watch a travelling witness choir. It attracted hundreds of witnesses and they were literally travelling the entire UK. Very good they were as well.

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My First Post!

by NoMoreHustle in

i won't be lengthy on this.

i have been in the org for about 20yrs.

now & woke up about 2yrs ago.

lurkernomore

Hi Hustle and welcome.

Very similar to Magnums first post, when I first found information detrimental to my staying in 'the truth' I prayed for Jehovah to answer my doubts, to help me see that what I'd discovered was false in some way. A few months down the line and I'm still waiting on an answer. In fact if anything my conviction that this shambles of a 'religion' is not specially chosen for bugger all, has been even more solidified.

All the best in your fade and I hope things don't become too difficult with your family