Posts by oompa

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What made you leave?

by CuriousUK in

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apologies if this has been discussed before, but i am really very interested in finding out why members here left their congregations for lives away from jw?.

was there a "lightbulb" moment where you just woke up one day and realised that you had been brainwashed?

or a slow realisation over time?

i doubted since i was 19...was a fourth gen born in and wow did i have a wake up moment....did a ton of research on why the name jehovah has been added to their own bible 237 times in the new testament when to other bibles in production do that....especiacally since there are ZERO manuscripts with the name in there!!!! there is no justification for it in the first place but they claim to restore the name where the new testament is quoting from the old testament...which is wrong to do...but it is a lie!!!! there are dozens of places where it is NOT a quote...including EVER one of 12 inserts into the book of Revelation and yep that is the book that says we should not add nor delete a singe word!!! lyin hypocritical bastards!!!....they have their own bible all right....and it is full of spurious verses.....ya just dont have the right to change the bible and make it say what you want it to...

jws have dragged the god of the old testament screaming and kicking right into the new testament....7000 times was not enough for them in the old testament....so they added 237 more jehovahs to the new testament..................................oompa

my wise elder dad who no longer speaks to me did not even know this....nor did the other 13 elders i asked....

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The Catcher in the Rye- do you like it or not?

by Chemical Emotions in

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i love it.

:) i'm a big holden fan..

oompa

i loved it in hs...one of my faves.....oompa

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ASK AN ELDER ABOUT THIS VERSE

by The Searcher in

millions of witnesses believe in "new scrolls", based on the following "spirit directed teachings";.

"will jehovah use his holy spirit in the coming new world?

that spirit will be the force behind the new scrolls that will be opened at that time".

oompa

sorry but that is nuttin but minor to what they did in rev....there are 12 uses of the name jehovah in the book of rev...and it is actually worse because they did REMOVE a word...which is jesus....and replaced it with Jehovah....i mean good grief...7000 times in the old testament was not enough for them...they loved the name so much they ADDED it 237 time in the new testament!!!! and many many of them are not even quotes from the old testament...even though that is what they tell you...check it out...not a SINGLE use of the name jehovah in the book of rev is a quote from the OT!! my raised in dad and elder since day one of that structure...and is is so smart and wise....even he did not know they did this...not have the other 13 elders when i brought it to their attention...not one has left so far...they can just ignore lies and falsehoods....because someday god will make it right....barf.....oompa

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Failed Marriages..."Born ins"

by xelder in

it is impossible to unweave the complex cobweb of a failed marriage and totally understand it, let alone to generalize the occurance for many other couples.

but, let's assume the case of a marriage of two typical jw born-ins.

as far as jw's go, they grew up without major disfunction, still talk to their parents, etc.. in cases like this, how many of these couples are still together?

oompa

just a big AMEN itscrap!......but talesin....17 and 50....sorry but that is some sick thinking on your parents part...sick........oompa

oh...and my jw dad got my organ playing baptist mom preggo when she was 15 (the musical instrument like a piano ok?) ....she converted...they are still together...

i made it until 21...and my first jw marriage lasted 15 years as did this one....see.....i like long term!!!!!.........oompa

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Latest May 2012 Watchtower: "JW wives must be more lovable"

by cedars in

yes, the latest watchtower is upon us.

it opens with a typically outlandish article on marriage.

here are a few of the headlines:.

oompa

how can they"avoid actions that displease jehovah" if they dont know what they are???....they need descriptions, illustrations, and maybe a dvd released.................oompa

if that is a study article somebody needs to raise their hand and ask what they are

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I need some advice folks!

by DonutZ! in

a few months back my then-gf (now wife) cheated on me with a coworker.

ever since then i have hated going to work because i have to see his damn face all the time.

i try to ignore him and not let the thought of "him and my wife together" get in my head.

oompa

ok you may be in full blown denial or just dont really want to make a decision about this blame thingy....that guy did not really owe you ANYTHING!!!! she did!!!!.....so who's to blame?.......how far along is she in the pregnancy? i hate to ask but all things considered how do you know it is even your child at this point??.....find that out.......and how old are you guys?...................oompa

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[MP3] The District Conventions from the 1950s to the 2010s

by possible-san in

well, if you click the "theme" of each talk, you can listen to the talk by mp3.. in particular, with respect to the mp3s of the dcs in 2010 and 2011, you can listen to most of them.. .

http://www.centralprint.net/jwtalks/dc/conventions.html.

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oompa

i have a little vomit in my mouth...you would have to pay me a lot of money to listen to this stuff again.............oompa

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Only in America?

by cedars in

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about 10 years ago i visited the three new york bethels - patterson, brooklyn and wallkill.

at the time, i was still very much mentally infatuated with the organization, so the trip was filled with wonder and nostalgia.

i can remember being told by a tour guide at wallkill that they were now so familiar with things constantly changing and being improved that the information they give on tours can quickly become out-of-date.

oompa

I like your post and your take on america...and my answer is yes...in some countries it may have been slower, but in some it could have been even faster....some crazy dictator of a country could have made it the official religion and put all his resources behnd it...just sayin....anything is possible...........oompa

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I need some advice folks!

by DonutZ! in

a few months back my then-gf (now wife) cheated on me with a coworker.

ever since then i have hated going to work because i have to see his damn face all the time.

i try to ignore him and not let the thought of "him and my wife together" get in my head.

oompa

one week before the marriage huh? ironic that this is the second post in one week about fooling around with somebody who is engaged...weird...and no i never did that!!!

you already had concerns about her being romantic with others before you married her...i only wish you had known about it the week she did it...if you had...would you have married her?

i think that is a key question because the only thing that has changed is some vows and your names on a piece of paper...they were phony because she was concealing so you did not have full disclosure...so turn back the clock and pretend you had known before the wedding...i have a feeling it would have been cancelled or at least postponed...

as much as i love forgiveness and i have no capacity to hold a grudge...i would at least separate ASAP!!!!!!! she needs to think long and hard about how she could do that to a man she is so in love with that she wants to grow old with him and maybe have children with....

and so do you....................good luck...........oompa

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Does WT do this on purpose or are they just out of ideas? 2012 Special Talk

by OnTheWayOut in

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the 2012 special talk is "is it later than you think?".

the outline can be found at this thread: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/221623/1/anyone-have-the-outline-for-the-2012-special-talk.

at that above link, you can also see the october 8, 1968 awake cover that uses that exact same title.

oompa

nice one otwo...thanks....oompa