Posts by Finkelstein

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My wife and I have begun our fade

by James Jack in

i haven’t posted in awhile.

my wife asked me after the year 2000 came and went without fanfare(because the wt organization said all the “new world” would be here within this 20th century would end), “ what would it take for you to leave the truth?”.

my reply was “ if i turn 60 in this “system of things”.

Finkelstein

I really cant understand how people can get wrapped up with one Christian religion the WTS/JWS and think it normal that over hundreds of Christian based religions the one that has a publishing house operating at its core is going to solemnly truthful and biblicaly correct..

The WTS has been selling a tainted commercialized version of the Gospel of Jesus since the late 1800's.

1874 was a false doctrine as 1914, as 1925 as 1975,

Its a fear mongering apocalyptic organization that uses corrupt coercive tactics to lure people to their published literature, as well into the organization so they can exploited and manipulated for labor and money and build a semblance of power to a few select men who run the organization.

Its gussied up toward creating preachers of Christ's new Kingdom order to come soon.

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Mental Illness among JW's

by Victor in

disclaimer: this article has some broad generalizations that will have exceptions to what is stated.

this is the only way i can even attempt to address the topic.

i've looked for scholarly articles published on peer reviewed journals for years.

Finkelstein

A proportionate amount of fear, guilty, obligation and shame into person psyche is bound to make anyone unbalanced and being that JWS are deeply brainwashed as such no wonder so many JWS suffer from mental health issues.

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Where is Watchtower Getting the Money???

by Newly Enlightened in

brilliant video by a friend of ours in exposing watchtower & the new temple farms/chelmsford branch.

https://youtu.be/dscsobamwsc .

Finkelstein

Watchtower spends a billion $s plus each year

I find that hard to believe Slim the WTS has cut back on publishing paper literature dramatically in recent years.

Sure there are costs to support and keep branches functioning but one must remember there are a lot of congregations that are spilling money into HQ every month.

Canada alone had 40 million on hand back in the early 2000's .

The US had acquired 2 billion + in the last 10 years on their property sales , a billion does disperse like magic.

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Who’s The Best Actor/Actress? Who Is Overrated??

by minimus in

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friends

one of my favorite actors is robert de niro.

some of his later movies were so so but overall i think he was outstanding.

meryl streep, i just never thought she was anything exciting yet people say she’s the best actress of all time.

Finkelstein

I think Merlys Streep's acting has slipped, she was certainly good at the earlier part of her career.

I think an over abundance of adulation can hurt actors is they tend to loose focus , maybe trying less , resting more upon their past performances.

Making the perfect act for a character isn't easy, sometimes it can be overacted which weakens the performance overall.

Creating realism to the performance is the art and the talent.

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"Do you believe that the 'faithful slave' is God's channel of communication?"

by The Fall Guy in

if a jw had the nerve to ask me this question, i'd say to them, "you go first.

using only scriptural proof, show me why you believe that the wtbts/ccojw is god's choice and i'll tell you if i agree with your scriptural reasoning.".

wait for the silence and the rabbit in the headlights moment.. i searched on the wt cd rom for references of "channel of communication.".

Finkelstein

How can commercialized false prophets /Apostates be the FDSL. ?

The WTS has been preaching a tainted gospel for over 140 years , even supporting Pyramidology at one time.

Oh yeh there's a publishing house in operation ...

Money and power for men to bask themselves with was the spirit of the Watchtower Corporation.

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Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

by Thetruthhurts in

what were some of yours?

the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

Finkelstein

The ridiculous amounts of oppression in the JWS cult is real and active, everyone is suppose to be subservient to the spiritual powers at hand ie. elders, CO.s and up.

What a wasteful contrived life, built really around ignorance, fear, pretentiousness, power and corruption.

I remember a guy who started up with the JWS who was in a serious car accident which left his face badly scared, he started to wear a beard to cover up his scars out being self conscious and eventually was told to remove it by the elders.

If I remember he wasn't seen much at the KH after that.

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Do JWs believe that animals were created to live in harmony? Lion and the lamb

by Doubledecker in

thanks to all who replied to my first post, i appreciate you taking the time to do so.. i left jws for my own reasons as a teenager as i just simply didn’t believe it .

i am enjoying playing catch up with all the information out there now showing multiple examples of false prophecies , covering up the truth and the jw broadcasting stuff is amazing ( as said before i’ve just ignored the organisation for 30 years ) , it’s totally brainwashing evangelical propaganda.. however i digress .... as a young kid i used to ask , “if in paradise the “ lion will lay with lamb “ and all creatures will live in harmony, why for example does a snake have venom if not to eat another creature ?”.

like i say i was 10 years old i remember so please excuse the childish question.. but do they actually believe that was gods original plan for animals ?

Finkelstein

“if in paradise the “ lion will lay with lamb “ and all creatures will live in harmony "

Not ever going to happen for this propagation is fictional mythology.

Men for longest time have dreamed about what they would like to change about the world in which we live, like no more pain and suffering, no more death , animals not killing each other for food to survive. etc.

Nice heartfelt thoughts no doubt but to achieve these things one and has to honest and realistic. The tangible evidence of nature is that all living things must die to make the availability for newly procreated organisms to evolve.

Of course when your a child its a nice thought of animals living in harmony, sounding emotionally appealing. I did .

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Where is Watchtower Getting the Money???

by Newly Enlightened in

brilliant video by a friend of ours in exposing watchtower & the new temple farms/chelmsford branch.

https://youtu.be/dscsobamwsc .

Finkelstein

People who think the WTS is going to collapse due to lack of money relating to law suit payouts for pedophilia cover ups, a slight downturn in participation or decrease in baptisms are dreaming or deluded.

The WTS/JWorg. as whole has never been richer, they now own more than a billion(s) $$$ in real estate to back them up.

The WTS is not going away , at least not in are lifetime.

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Exiting the JW's and its aftermath Part 2

by Victor in

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approval .

as children we have a need to bond with our caregivers or parents.

this bond leads to needing their approval.

Finkelstein

Good point there Victor

What your saying is the reason why young teenagers and even younger getting baptized or striving to give talks, its approval from their parents and the congregation as a whole.

In the JWS cult your value as an individual is built around your activity within the JWS religion from going out in service (pioneering), giving talks, assembly participation, all done so to create an semblance of ones spiritual strength or sought out approval.

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People Were More Ingenious in the Past

by Simon in

ok, you'll have to bear with me with this one.. i want to talk about toasters.

a) a toaster you can buy today, any brand.

b) a toaster invented in 1948. for a bonus, how long do you think a toaster purchased today will keep working?

Finkelstein

Some old inventions from the past which I thought was pretty cool in the day.

An entertainment system complete with TV, record player and radio all put into a nicely designed finished solid wood cabinet.

Some of the cars in the 60's were like siting in a luxury living room with large plush seats, these care were made solid with metal and chrome everywhere inside and out and rode smooth like a dream..

Home Telephones that had a warm full tone sound to them, not the electronic sounds from the Cell phones today, everyone's voice sounded so much better on these phones.

Thats not to say there aren't cool inventions happening today.

I just purchased some wireless ear buds to listen to music and audio books which are stored on my cell phone. , that's pretty cool invention as well.