Wasanelder Once

Joined

• started 225 topics
• posted 4,899 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Wasanelder Once

• 
  19

  Are there any full preterists here?

  by quincemyles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  are there any folks here who believe that armageddon, the "second coming of christ.

  " the great tribulation and resurrection are past events rather than future?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  If you have to give it a name you can leave me out.
  
• 
  23

  By there fruits: The JW's very rarely encourage forgiveness

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  by there fruits you can tell a true christian.

  well if this is the case, then if you are not blind it is easy to see that the witnesses truly not what they present themselves as.

  my wife is a testament to this characteristic.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  Many view an apology as a sign of weakness. In J-Dub land its a battle to maintain the appearance of strength, spiritual etc. If you are showing love as Jesus did, why would you need to apologize? They want to be like Jesus. Who did he forgive? Not the Pharisees. Most JW's don't know Jesus as anything other than the name to say at the end of a prayer.
  
• 
  15

  O no!!! The HQ song

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  never througt there would be a jw.org hq song.. they have become mad.. https://tv.jw.org/#nl/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-osg_40_video.

  g..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  That's some serious cult stuff right there. Each singer's face screams, "look at me!". That video alone would have sent me to the exits. They are celebrating the Watchtower Vatican.
  
• 
  5

  Cult Leader Thinks He’s Jesus

  by Jules Saturn in

  1. social
  2. current

  i was sent this video and don’t know if anyone was aware of it or if this has been posted before but in russia there is a religion known as vissarion’s church of the last testament where their leader who was formerly known as sergey anatolyevitch torop who goes by vissarion believes he is the messiah.

  according to the video, there are 5,000 followers worldwide with 2,000 followers actually living on site with vissarion.

  i found it pretty odd but very interesting and wanted to share it on here.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  It's fascinating that the same tendencies in people lead to worship of an all knowing deity, in the flesh or not.: lack of self worth, inability to think for ones self and an emotional attachment to a leader. I've seen this in other emotional cults and groups, ie: fundamental Christians who cry at the drop of an "amen" or Witnesses that worship the GB as guardians of the doctrine. "We have the truth," cue tears. If people in that cult had intellectual and spiritual freedom it just might be fun.
  

  Interesting video thanks.
  
• 
  30

  Annoying jws

  by Jrjw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a 'concerned' jw in my congregation rang me earlier and said she's noticed my daughter sits miserable at the meetings and said she's a right miserable girl in general.

  i said she's happy and hyper when she's not at the meetings they're just really boring and she doesn't want to be there.

  apparently i'm a bad parent coz she feels that way.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  Nothing worse than a converted sinner.
  
• 
  1

  Delightful Xmas TV advert................................

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ....................which was rejected by the john lewis corporation who opted for a video which features a monster under a kid's bed!

  pity.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd_0biuzghg.

  1. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  Aw, the fantasy of predator and prey as metaphor. Touching.
  
• 
  23

  1st month of fading

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm nearly at the end of my first month of becoming inactive.

  only my daughter knows.

  i've had a cold half of the month so no questions or pressure has been put on me yet.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  Don't play their game. Move and don't go to a meeting. Don't let them put a face to the name if they don't know you. Those that do, will simply think you are spiritually weak and VERY few will actually try to encourage you, Move on. If you do the Pub card BS you will give them power over you. Just move on. If anyone questions you just tell them its not a subject you wish to discuss right now, end of discussion. Be strong without being rude.
  
• 
  16

  Intro

  by jc1985 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all, many years i have been lurking on this site.

  gradually i’ve learned the real truth, gone from serving as a servant and at bethel to inactive for almost a year, barely ever wasting time going to meetings.

  my family is large and very active and so is my wife’s so leaving altogether is difficult.. though it seems now that everything is about to change.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  Welcome JC1985. I am assuming you do not have children. I certainly hope not. Good to know someone is being benefited by our conversations on here. "Lonely" will pass. You don't have to disfellowship you family, still love them. You just might find out who really believes the lie anymore. All the best, don't isolate yourself from people, internet people or people in real life. We are here to help.
  
• 
  6

  Annoyed

  by Kas12 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had this friend at school who is bisexual and she asked me to date twice both times i said no im not interested in girls that way but then she told everyone that we were dating and now im being called gay and lesbian.

  one boy in my class said to me that im going against jws and then started calling me gay and other names.

  then another girl in my class said theres nothing wrong with being gay and im being brainwashed by the jws..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  Amen JP
  
• 
  32

  Confused

  by Kas12 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am 12 years old and im confused because my mam is leaving the truth after 12 years and i want to celebrate xmas but she still doesnt believe that should do it coz even though shes realised society has lied about things she still believes in god.

  im unsure whether i believe in god or not but i havent really looked into it much ..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Wasanelder Once

  I like turtles.