Posts by Amelia Ashton

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The Internet has been a lifesaver for victims of Cults of all sorts .Is it then the beginning of the end for Cults ?

by smiddy in

jw
friends

since the internet has been available to people all over the earth, their has been an explosion of information going out that is unprecedented in the history of the world .. and one , just one of the beneficiaries of this knowedge are victims of cults who can relate to people who have undergone similar experiences and can offer help and encouragement to other victims .and this is done on a global scale .with what we are witnessing on this site with newbies joining on an almost daily basis , i live in hope that the writing is indeed on the wall for cults of all sorts.

do you agree ?.

smiddy.

Amelia Ashton

Thanks Internet, and thanks everyone who posts here!

Hear hear!

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Two Witnesses stuck in a elevator or car without Chaperon. Would they fornicate? Yes/No

by Witness 007 in

im amazed how going witnessing sisters who knew me for decades would sit only in the back seat on the way to the hall...to avoid any sex at the traffic lights!!!

and chaperons 1840's style are needed because two witnesses alone for 10 minutes would go at it like animals even after all the training watchtower articles and talks being jahs clean org.

and all..

Amelia Ashton

This is a quibble. Where's rip?

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The Internet has been a lifesaver for victims of Cults of all sorts .Is it then the beginning of the end for Cults ?

by smiddy in

jw
friends

since the internet has been available to people all over the earth, their has been an explosion of information going out that is unprecedented in the history of the world .. and one , just one of the beneficiaries of this knowedge are victims of cults who can relate to people who have undergone similar experiences and can offer help and encouragement to other victims .and this is done on a global scale .with what we are witnessing on this site with newbies joining on an almost daily basis , i live in hope that the writing is indeed on the wall for cults of all sorts.

do you agree ?.

smiddy.

Amelia Ashton

I don't know for certain I wouldn't still have joined even if internet had been available to me.

I needed people and it just happened they knocked on my door when I was particularly vulnerable and needy. The fct they peddled a vile religion which is how I got sucked in wasn't really the real reason. (With hindsight)

If it had been any other group offering support and friendship I would have joined and it was my own doubts that lead me to these web sites. Before my doubts I had no reason to thoroughly research what they said because it was what I needed at the time.

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Mormon Apologist is suffering faith crisis - his comments are so true

by Qcmbr in

this is taken from another site.

kerry shirts has long been a staunch mormon apologist.

it seems he no longer is:.

Amelia Ashton

You can find, pick and choose quotes from Albert Einstein to make it seem like he really believed in the God of the Bible, but it's futile, because in context he actually didn't believe that.

Ain't that the truth?! Now we have the internet it s much easier to do research and discover ambiguous and disengenuous statements and then it all starts to unravel.

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Islamic Prevention Of Molestation

by metatron in

http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/03/264031.html.

i still have trouble believeing that this isn't a satire from the onion.

only a religion could come up with something so insane.. metatron.

Amelia Ashton

There was an article informng mothers not to pacify a fretful baby by touching his willy. Until I read it in their littertrash I had never heard of this practice nor would it have occurred to me to even try it.

Once again religion and perverted sickos are partners in crime.

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Human beings can be a funny lot. You start a thread ,where did it go ?

by smiddy in

jw
friends

surely most of you have had this experience at least once .

you start a topic / thread and before you know it somebody has taken it way off on another tangent, completely away from your original topic , and evrybody has gone down that path .and you come back and think wtf ?

happened here .?

Amelia Ashton

I go to research something and end up finding an off topic snippet and another and another until I have totally wandered away from my original search.

The OP can always get the thread back on topic if they felt their point had not been explored to their own satisfaction but I love the way some threads meander off. I nearly always learn something new when they do.

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More bewildering scriptures

by cptkirk in

i'm pretty sure the wt folks used this scripture to try and highlight some greater principle with regard to keeping ones mouth shut, but i don't think it was long lived.

i've never heard any opinions on its meaning, only what i was told by 1 elder.

it is jude verse 9. it basically says that michael was arguing with the devil about the usage of moses' dead body, but it becomes even more perplexing when the scripture says michael "did not *dare*" bring a judgement against him(the devil) in abusive terms.

Amelia Ashton

*** it-2 p. 439 Moses ***

Moses was 120 years of age at the time of his death. Testifying to his natural strength, the Bible comments: “His eye had not grown dim, and his vital strength had not fled.” He was buried by Jehovah in a location never since discovered. (De 34:5-7) Likely, this was to prevent the Israelites from being ensnared into false worship by making a shrine of his grave. Evidently the Devil desired to use Moses’ body for some such purpose, for Jude, the Christian disciple and half brother of Jesus Christ, writes: “When Michael the archangel had a difference with the Devil and was disputing about Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a judgment against him in abusive terms, but said: ‘May Jehovah rebuke you.’” (Jude 9) Before crossing over into Canaan under the leadership of Joshua, Israel observed a 30-day mourning period for Moses.—De 34:8.

The first scripture states that Jehovah buried the body where no-one knows the location and then you have 2 beings fighting over it. Did they find it? We don't know why the body was hidden only a likely reason nor do we know the Devil's desire. Both statements are supposition with no evidence.

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ex-jw-uk

by bigmac in

jw
friends

i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

i've already found several by reading older posts..

Amelia Ashton

Hi Cornishcupcake

Welcome to JWN. Long time no see

Shame about the spam on exjw-reunited.

BigMac you have a PM re Lentil

Amelia xxx

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Got too much time on my hands this week, but watch this video

by cptkirk in

this video ...this guy took the story of the bible and then he took cut scenes from video games of the last 10 years to serve as visual representations to the biblical chronology....the first 5 mins is not that great, but the last 5 mins i thought was pretty good.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fh2f4czoxy.

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Amelia Ashton

If I need to embed something I post as normal and submit then shoot over and open the thread in IE, hit carriage return on the end of the link and hey presto, there it is embedded when I go back to my usual browser.

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Got too much time on my hands this week, but watch this video

by cptkirk in

this video ...this guy took the story of the bible and then he took cut scenes from video games of the last 10 years to serve as visual representations to the biblical chronology....the first 5 mins is not that great, but the last 5 mins i thought was pretty good.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fh2f4czoxy.

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Amelia Ashton

I quickly switched to Internet Explorer cos Chrome, Firefox or Safari won't do it on this site .