Posts by Fernando

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Any ideas for my return visit?

by KateWild in

i had a really fun day today.

i went to town on first call to witness to the jws on the trolley outside the main train station in the city.

i had prepared two different presentations depending on whether or not the jws knew me.. if they knew me i planned to tell them how unjust my last jc was and that i didn't believe jehovah cared about me or anyone, and if they didin't know me i would just question them about their disfellowshipping policy.

Fernando

The Good News is you are not a Watchtower religionist (Pharisee) at heart.

The only way they can seem right is if they discredit their detractors (us).

Whilst they remain committed to maintaining the charade and deception they have no choice...

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OMG I'm so happy!!!!

by Julia Orwell in

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yup, the apostate is happy.

i shouldn't be, right, because my life is empty without "jehovah" and the organisation.. but i just got a job at one of the best theme parks in the world, which is so what i want to do, and it's the first permanent job i've had since i lost my government job in 2012!.

the job pays minimum wage but i don't care because working in tourism and entertainment is what i want to do!

Fernando

Excellent news - our family is delighted for you. May many more exciting doors open...

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Change.org campaign

by sp74bb in

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http://www.change.org/petitions/launch-an-investigation-to-determine-if-jehovah-s-witnesses-have-a-right-to-use-coercion-forms-of-mental-torture-to-force-its-members-not-to-leave?share_id=ycgggfgqxa&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition.

interesting.... i have already signed !.

Fernando

Done.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead

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Anti JW Internet Banner Ad Campaign

by kneehighmiah in

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i would be willing to donate if some of the big anti watchtower activist worked together to create an anti-jw internet banner ad campaign.

one click could change lives.

for example the material on jwfacts could irreversibly damage the faith of even the strongest jw in under an hour.

Fernando

One way to get started right away is DIY until others "get it" and want "in".

Not too hard to get a banner designed and hosted with links to JWfacts and possibly your own webpage.

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suggestions from Crisis of conscience

by monis1 in

my husband is inactive, but still very much believes in the borg as having the truth.

i now have coc in spanish.

i am currently reading it, but i would love to know if anyone can point me to any specifics.

Fernando

That was a beautiful summary moggy lover.

If you have a summary of ISoCF I'd love to read it too...

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What is spirit, exactly?

by Viviane in

i've always wondered that.

recently i asked that question on another thread and didn't really get ananswer.

cofty made an excellent point that we often hear what it isn't, but that really isn't useful.. so, what is it?

Fernando

As my faith journey unfolds I am learning that our intangible spirit connects us with higher powers and higher intelligences from higher dimensions (beyond our 3 dimensional world).

It is in our spirit that we "hear" or actually discern the "living word" behind the "written word". Our spirit facilitates higher learning where we come to "know" and understand things over and above what we learn through our 5 senses.

Watchman Nee (1930-1972) explained the spirit has three main functions or attributes: conscience, intuition and communion (fellowship).

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suggestions from Crisis of conscience

by monis1 in

my husband is inactive, but still very much believes in the borg as having the truth.

i now have coc in spanish.

i am currently reading it, but i would love to know if anyone can point me to any specifics.

Fernando

Welcome monis1.

Possibly you could ask your husband to explain "legalism" to you (from the Watchtower library).

The word appears only once in the entire wt library (2012).

The article (g79 6/8 pp. 27-28) is really great and reads like a summary of Ray Franz' book "In Search of Christian Freedom".

You could also ask: "Is legalism apostasy?" (Yes it is and the WBTS is guilty as sin).

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This new donation direction and true selfishness!

by stuckinarut2 in

so we all know about this new donation arrangement.?.

every cong is supposed to send in all their savings to the society for them to allocate or use however they see fit worldwide.. but here is where true "selfishness" has become apparent!

(remember just this last weekend the wt study was all about not being "selfish" or self willed??!!).