Fernando
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What's the difference between exJWs who FLOURISH and those that don't?
by Fernando inquite a few here on jwn seem to have grown and developed in leaps and bounds, sometimes beyond their wildest dreams.. others seem to still be struggling.. what do you think makes it possible to flourish?.
the degree to which our mind has been liberated from watchtower thinking?.
if so, this seems to happen in many different ways, so what is the secret?.
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Surprising how WBTS became EXACTLY what Russell was against.
by Fernando in*** jv chap.
15 p. 205 development of the organization structure ***.
however, brother russell emphasized that they were not attempting to set up an earthly organization.
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Milking the convention cash cow for all it's worth - some questions
by Fernando inif memory serves there have been discussions about:.
pressure to donate to cover convention expenses far beyond actual expenses.
obtaining venue subsidies and or sponsorships but not passing on the savings to the flock.
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Questions for WT Library users on "Legalism" (TTATGN series, no. 2)
by Fernando ingood day to all jwners.
this series of ttatgn questions is especially for those of us who (want to learn) use the watchtower library (to help our trapped loved ones find liberation).. today's focus is on "legalism" a word that appears once in the entire watchtower library, in a great article, which reads like a summary of ray franz' book isocf.. please share your thoughts on how any or all these (socratic method) questions may be asked and/or answered by ourselves and those we seek to help:.
what is legalism?what is the opposite of legalism?is legalism apostasy?what is moralism?is moralism similar to legalism?what is meant by "law vs grace"?explain the "5 solas" in a single sentence.looking forward to your ideas and suggestions.. fernando.
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A question for WT Library users on "Touchstone" (TTATGN series, no. 1)
by Fernando inhow would you explain what the "touchstone" is and what it has to do with the "good news"?.
there is nothing the watchtower "ruling religious clergy class and hierarchy" secretly fears more than:.
their own publicationsttatt (the truth about the truth)reading the bible without watchtower goggles onttatgn (the truth about the good news.
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Did we get RTD's ("Religiously Transmitted Diseases") from the Watchtower?
by Fernando inhaving just started to read the book "pharisectomy" i decided to google the book's concept of "religiously transmitted diseases".. there were more than 44,000 hits for this phrase.. looking back i can see several spiritual and psychological illnesses, or rtd's, that i contracted from the watchtower organisation.. having rejected this organisation mid-2009 as just another "snare and a racket", i have found considerable healing.. i feel i have become much, much less judgmental, bigoted, supremacist, elitist, dogmatic, territorial, ignorant, legalistic, moralistic, ethnocentric, materialistic and closed-minded.. i feel i am more liberal, compassionate and connected with others regardless of differences.. i am not troubled if we do not share the same beliefs, nationality, race, social status or sexual orientation.. the only people i really struggle with, are the very, very small handful i know of who are genuinely and rabidly pharisaical, evil, toxic, destructive or combative.. what are your views and experience?.
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How NON-VIOLENT is the Watchtower really?
by Fernando inlooking only skin deep, and at outward appearances, the watchtower does indeed seem to be non-violent.. however it is what one is at heart that really counts.. the watchtower tricks their followers into going to jail to parade themselves as "non-violent" "religious objectors" (instead of genuine "conscientious objectors").. however as jesus said our hidden disposition will be revealed by our fruits.. behind the well-crafted facade i personally find the watchtower to be deeply and maliciously violent, vindictive and venomous at heart.. anyone who dares question or expose them is speedily killed, albeit declared spiritually dead to friends and family.. these same friends and family are:.
taken spiritually captive and held hostage (can't leave with honour and credibility intact)spiritually starved (and fed badly tainted "food")spiritually, psychologically, and mentally tortured (cognitive dissonance whilst kept voiceless)spiritually raped (seduced into prostitution with the god of religion, and into snubbing the god of abraham and his message the liberating, unabridged, explicit and naked gospel or "good news")regardless of how valid their case may be, detractors are routinely undermined, discredited, labelled, misrepresented and slandered.. how do you see the watchtower's supremacist parading of their supposed non-violence?.
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Why do so many exJWs promote Watchtower lies and cover-ups?
by Fernando inseveral footnotes in the nwt correctly define apostasy as "unfaithfulness".. that is spiritual unfaithfulness/adultery/fornication/prostitution/harlotry.. in scripture the jews were called (spiritual) prostitutes (37 times in ezekiel chapters 16 and 23).. they claimed a relationship with the god of abraham.. yet they lusted after other gods.. and they had frequent wanton spiritual intercourse with these gods.. to cover-up their own lewd apostasy the watctower lyingly redefines the word to mean a dissenter (against the watchtower).. anyone who dissents is labelled an apostate.. ray franz discovered their apostasy.. he dissented.. he exposed their spiritual harlotry in detail (isocf and coc).. they lyingly labelled him an apostate.. and many if not most exjws say this is all fine.. even worse, many exjws proudly wear the label.. to show their proud support of watchtower lies and cover-ups.. how sad....
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Inspirational (2 minute) ex-Mormon video (series)
by Fernando inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3lvkgn_hta.
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Can't create links to pdf documents anymore
by Fernando inafter recent technical changes on jwn i can no longer create hyperlinks to pdf documents.. for example:.
link (won't stick).
http://www.mifellowship.org/sites/default/files/styles/fact%20sheets/beautiful%20minds.pdf.