Posts by ABibleStudent

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Russian Parliament Approves Military Action in the Crimea

by ABibleStudent in

why did russian president vladimir putin ask the russian parliament to approve using military forces to keep the peace in the crimea, instead of asking the un?

why did the russian parliment pass a law approving military force instead of asking for the un to send peace keeping forces to the crimea (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)?.

is russia spiralling into a totalitarian dictatorship like germany in the 1930's and the soviet union from 1920's - 1990's with information control and coercive tactics?

ABibleStudent

fulltimestudent - Some wild talk ! May I suggest a bare 30 minutes research into the problem of Ukraine, before starting to post.

Hi fulltimestudent, Can you be a little more specific about what wild talk you are referring to?

What is so wild about the US privately suggesting to the Ukrainian and Russian governments to ask the UN to send Peace Keepers to the Crimea for 90-days or until tensions subside? In 90-days UN supervised elections could be held so that the residents of Crimea could voice their opinion about what they wanted. Of course any referendum should be passed by at least a 2/3 majority of voters to minimize disaffecting tartars and Ukraine ethnic groups.

Considering the vote counting controversy of Russia's 2012 Presidential elections and subsequent opposition to protests/freedom of speech/freedom of the press by Vladmir Putin, wouldn't UN peade keepers do a better job of maintaining peace and security than the Russian Military? If fighting occurs between tartars and Russian troops, it will be too late for the UN to help.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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I want my donations back!

by Hortenzie in

i want to ask wt for my donations back.

i live in canada and i have income tax receipts from them so i can prove how much i gave them.... anybody ever tried something like that or heard about somebody doing it?

what approach should i take?.

ABibleStudent

Hi Hortenzie, Go for it!!

After you write/call the WTBTS asking for your money back, you can write to Canada's equivalent of the US Treasury Department and your political representatives to inform them of how the WTBTS treated you. Laws are more likely to be changed when constituents inform their political representatives of their experiences and potential solutions.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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I need some urgent advice, please!!

by alonein321 in

jw
friends

here's my story.

i'm 24 years old and i live in brazil.

i'm a 3rd gen born-in jw and all close relatives in the borg (parents, grandparents, uncles, wife, inlaws) except my little sister (she's 16 and didnt buy jw doctrine).

ABibleStudent

Hi alonein321, Are you a Portuguese native speaker? If you are and know of some other bilingual Portuguese-English native speakers, have you thought about translating webpages for www.jwfacts.com?

Translating www.jwfacts.com webpages might help you to reduce your frustrations towards your situation with your wife and to doing something that would help other Portuguese speaking JWs.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Russian Parliament Approves Military Action in the Crimea

by ABibleStudent in

why did russian president vladimir putin ask the russian parliament to approve using military forces to keep the peace in the crimea, instead of asking the un?

why did the russian parliment pass a law approving military force instead of asking for the un to send peace keeping forces to the crimea (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)?.

is russia spiralling into a totalitarian dictatorship like germany in the 1930's and the soviet union from 1920's - 1990's with information control and coercive tactics?

ABibleStudent

Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin ask the Russian Parliament to approve using military forces to keep the peace in the Crimea, instead of asking the UN? Why did the Russian Parliment pass a law approving military force instead of asking for the UN to send peace keeping forces to the Crimea (http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/01/world/europe/ukraine-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_t1)?

Is Russia spiralling into a totalitarian dictatorship like Germany in the 1930's and the Soviet Union from 1920's - 1990's with information control and coercive tactics? How can it be stopped peacefully?

Would it help if the Ukranian Government now requested that the UN send peace keepers to the Crimea? Today I wrote a comment to President Barack Obama (www.whitehouse.gov) to privately suggest to the Ukranian and Russian governments that they request UN peace keepers be deployed to the Crimea for 90-days or until tensions reduce, and to stop making public comments that probably will irritate the Russian government.

What are your thoughts?

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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I need some urgent advice, please!!

by alonein321 in

jw
friends

here's my story.

i'm 24 years old and i live in brazil.

i'm a 3rd gen born-in jw and all close relatives in the borg (parents, grandparents, uncles, wife, inlaws) except my little sister (she's 16 and didnt buy jw doctrine).

ABibleStudent

Welcome alonein321, Do you love your wife? If she would rather divorce you instead of being shun by her JW family, let her go, but do not drive her away by trying to show her TTATT. Also, use birth control with your wife until she loves you more than her following the doctrines of a dangerous cult.

Do NOT show her TTATT. Instead do the following:

Show your wife that you love her. Listen carefully to what she says and watch her body language. Praise her when she critically thinks for herself,
Ask your wife simple questions to learn more about her childhood, what she dreamt about doing as a child, as well as how she feels now. Try to learn how to turn-off her cult persona and how to turn-on her authentic persona. Her authentic persona is your friend, so help it to grow stronger.
Talk to your wife about you getting more education/training to provide a secure financial future for both of you (and that you have reason(s) for missing meetings).
Meet/make more non-Jw friends and help your wife to meet/make more non-JW friends who she will share common interests.
Help your wife to use the internet to research things that she likes such as where she would like to visit on vacations.
Encourage your wife to do non-WTBTS time consuming hobbies that will conflict with going to meetings/assemblies,
Start home bible studies with your wife to show her how the Pharisees and Sadducees used BITE control techniques to victimize Jews and how Jesus Chirst felt about them. DO NOT show your wife how the WTBTS uses BITE control to victimize JWs. Let her come to her own conclusions.

Under no circumstances DA from the WTBTS. DO NOT play by the WTBTS's rules - you will lose!

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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If I DA this way......

by Jon Preston in

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friends

if i wrote a letter of da to the congregation that only said i was da'ing with absolute zero reason.

how do you think theyd respond?

obviously an anouncement but im sure rumours would then start.

ABibleStudent

Hi Jon Preston, Are your feelings to DA yourself inluenced by the WTBTS's indoctrination (i.e., phobias)?

If you need reasons to miss meetings/FS, talk with your wife about getting additional education/training to provide a more secure financial future for your family. It has been over 120 years since Charles Taze Russell first predicted the Big A happening in 1877.

Also, if you feel comfortable studying the Bible with your wife, help your wife to critically think for herself by showing how the Pharisees and Sadducees used BITE control techniques to victimize Jews and how Jesus Christ felt about it. Let your wife connect the dots between how the Pharisees and Sadducees behaved and the WTBTS victimizes JWs. If you don't know what BITE control is, please watch the following video: Strategic Interactive Approach explained 2003 (1:23:23).

If you do not like sneaking around, I would recommend either buying a smart phone/tablet and enjoying coffee/pastries at a coffee shop with free WiFi.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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exJW Elder and Felon in Jail

by Haupi33 in

exjw elder and felony fugative, michael johnson norris, plead guilt today, 2/27/2014, in santa barbara county superior court for sexual molestation of the daughter of brandon joel, under a plea deal norris was sentenced to in state prison, a far cry from the possible 25 years he could have received had the case gone to trial.

the family has full intentions of pursuing a civil litigation against norris and the watchtower society that harbors pedophiles..

ABibleStudent

Welcome Haupi33, I hope that the daughter of Brandon Joel finds closure with the sentencing. I also hope that she pursues civil action against Norris and the WTBTS, if applicable, to encourage the WTBTS to change its child protection policies.

Peace be to you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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If I DA this way......

by Jon Preston in

jw
friends

if i wrote a letter of da to the congregation that only said i was da'ing with absolute zero reason.

how do you think theyd respond?

obviously an anouncement but im sure rumours would then start.

ABibleStudent

Hi Jon Preston, Would your wife shun you for no longer being a JW? If she would, then that is what would happen if you DA.

DON"T PLAY BY THE WTBTS's RULES. It would be much better for you to quietly fade.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Is saying "I don't want to be a Jehovah's Witness anymore" enough?

by DuvanMuvan in

jw
friends

i was just wondering.

say you were baptised and stopped going to the meetings, when the elders and people ask why can you just say you don't want to be a jw anymore without giving a reason?

i mean it's not like they can force it out of you and you aren't necessarily spreading lies or whatever they say apostates do.. if anything they'll have to keep talking to you to find an actual reason to df you so if you're literally as vague as possible then what basis do they have?

ABibleStudent

Hi DuvanMuvan, DON'T GET DUNKED!! If you get dunked, it will be easier for JWs to point the "Shun Gun" at you to make your life miserable.

Talk to a guidance counselor at your school and ask for help to determine your aptitudes you possess and to plan how to get an education/training for a good career and to get a job. If he does not understand your situation, ask him to visit www.freedomofmind.com and www.jwfacts.com to verify that you are trying to escape from a dangerous cult.

Your best excuse is you are too busy studying and working to attend meetings and go in FS.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

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Enter the Power Couple, assume the position .

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

i think there has always been your average garden variety pioneer couples and mr and mrs cobe and back in the day these tended to be a little bit dorky the wife -homely, the husband -fatherly, they shopped at thrift stores and lived in someone elses garage.

but as competition for a slice of the power pie has ramped up over the years what we have now seems to be a whole new ball game.

does ultimate power lie with the men, the "family heads"?

ABibleStudent

Hi sparrowdown, About 2000 years ago a carpenter came to the same conclusion about the Jewish leaders as you have come to about the WTBTS's leaders. Fade from the WTBTS as soon as you can.

Peace be with you and everyone, who you love,

Robert

True and False Prophets

Mt 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.

True and False Disciples

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’