I am pro-life, that is why I am pro-choice. Women thruought history have risked everything to terminate pregnancies. More often than not, it was fatal. Personally it's none of my business if someone choses to have one or not, but making it illegal will not make it go away. I would prefer it to be safe.
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Should marijuana be considered a disfellowshipping offense?
by Celestial inshould marijuana be considered a disfellowshipping offense?
there's plenty of evidence that tobacco has cancer causing agents and can thus be deemed a defilement of the flesh.. .
therefore, since we have these promises, beloved ones, let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in gods fear.
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My angry response is, if child molestation, spousal abuse, murder etc are not a DF offense, why should smoking a doobie be a DF offense. But then again, trying to make sense of this organization with both eyes open, just gives me a headache. haha.
My non angry response is, if it's illegal, sure. If it does become legal, just don't smoke it, brownies anyone?
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Thoughts and Opinions on the VAA?
by arko_n9ne inas i've posted multiple times before, i am new to many of the aspects of wts scandals so a couple weeks ago, i was on youtube and heard of a group concept from tim kilgore called the vaa (vast apostate army).. personally, i like the concept of former witnesses and anti-watchtower proponents uniting to stand against the wrong doings of the organization.
i would like their rally in a few years to succeed.
if things look promising enough, i more than likely will go.. but honestly, i don't know much about the vaa, and since it's not a concept with that "new car smell" i imagine people have more infor to offer.. i saw on older posts that witnesses are not fans of the idea of anyone banding together en masse against them, as they go to the lengths of calling the vaa a terrorist organization (though no acts of violence or tyranny have been committed or threatened).. so if anyone can offer insight into this group, it would help a man know if it's a group worth rallying with.. .
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I disagree with the "running back to the WT". Some will, but many aren't. Myself included. When I first started to wake up, and read and watch apostate boards and videos, what I saw, for the most part, normal people. Even those who are over the top, who scared me at first, I came to really appreciate. I kept expecting what the WT told me to expect, and that was not what I was finding.
Some people will never wake up, even if the GB themselves told them to their face, it's all crap, some just will not wake up. Those aren't who we are talking to. Those are not who I make my videos for. Those are not who I post for. I speak out for those who are having doubts. I speak out for those who may feel alone in seeing thru the BS, feeling like there is something wrong with them, they get to see and hear they are not alone. They doubts they have are based in reality. Even those who come on to totally defend the organization, gung ho JWs, are see the reality of the facts and they too are waking up.
This is the information age. As part of the VAA, I feel it's my responsibilty to put my research, my voice, my information out there. I do it with comments on boards, with videos, with shirts that have informative websites, with stickers that have websites that I put on WT literature I find laying around places, etc. I am not knocking on their doors and forcing them to listen, I am just putting it out there as much as I can. They can and wil do with it what they will.
The fact of the matter is, these boards, the videos, the getting the information out there...is working. People are starting to question, that's all I can ask for.
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Thoughts and Opinions on the VAA?
by arko_n9ne inas i've posted multiple times before, i am new to many of the aspects of wts scandals so a couple weeks ago, i was on youtube and heard of a group concept from tim kilgore called the vaa (vast apostate army).. personally, i like the concept of former witnesses and anti-watchtower proponents uniting to stand against the wrong doings of the organization.
i would like their rally in a few years to succeed.
if things look promising enough, i more than likely will go.. but honestly, i don't know much about the vaa, and since it's not a concept with that "new car smell" i imagine people have more infor to offer.. i saw on older posts that witnesses are not fans of the idea of anyone banding together en masse against them, as they go to the lengths of calling the vaa a terrorist organization (though no acts of violence or tyranny have been committed or threatened).. so if anyone can offer insight into this group, it would help a man know if it's a group worth rallying with.. .
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I identify myself with the Vast Apostate Army, because we are. Whether you identify yourself with it or not, every one of us who speaks out, tries to help, is here for support, etc. are part of that army. I see it as taking that derogitory name they label us with, to demonize us, and turned it into a positive. The WT has no power over me. I have a voice, I am not afraid to use it. Together, our voices are getting louder and louder.
The VAA is about striking terror in the JWs, because the reality of the WT is all being brought to light. It is not allowing blind denial anymore.
It is about letting them know we are coming, we are everywhere, and we are not sitting silent. I will not lay down and "know my place". The JWs want us to sit down and shut up, so they can blindly listen to the WT without having to do mental gymnastics, I personally perfer to keep them on edge, the more they are faced with the facts, the better.
We are also an Army of Love. We are the vast apostate army. We are there for support. We care, we understand, we have been there.
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WTS successfully counters claims it is a "false prophet"
by trthskr ingreetings.. http://www.jehovah.to/xlation/fp.html.
"do not interpretations belong to god?".
but as the saying goes; you can never satisfy a critic.. .
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It kills me, I used to use the "they never claimed to be inspired" "they are imperfect" and the vomit inducing (now, because they don't) "at least they admit their mistakes" arguments myself. The bible is clear on this. It does not say inspired. It says. if they are from me, this will happen. If they are not from me, it wont.
I used to twist myself into a pretzel to see it their way, and defend them. The truth is so much easier haha.
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I used to. However once I really stopped lying to myself and moved past the denial, and really looked at how it was, No I don't miss it. There were people I liked, but there were no close friendships or bonding or anything like that. Honestly when I look back, all I see are fake smiles, detatched people, no real connection with anyone, not even family. Always on edge, never good enough, etc etc. Turns out I was just really good at telling myself, how good it was.
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A PAEDOPHILE Jehovahs Witness who abused young girls has been thrown behind bars.
by koolaid-man inhow many more are hiding in your kingdom halls?.
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/child-abuser-is-locked-up-26012012.htm.
08:00 fri 27 jan 2012 written by by josh taylorchild abuser is locked upa paedophile jehovahs witness who abused young girls has been thrown behind bars for three-and-a-half years.. paedophile jehovahs witness paul woodpaul wood, 40, assaulted the girls, aged between 10 and 15, at his home, in a car and at a disused airfield.. wood, of station road, woodville, was found guilty of nine indecent assaults but cleared of a rape allegation made by one of the girls.. the sex offender, who committed his crimes while living in suffolk in the 1990s, claimed his two victims had made up their evidence.. judge david goodin, sentencing at ipswich crown court, said: you were a young man but they are most serious offences.. prosecutors claimed during woods trial last year he had forced himself on the underage girls in sudbury, suffolk, between 1993 and 1998.. steven dyble, defending, told the court wood was a man of previous good character who had done his best to live an industrious life.. woods last offence was committed in 1998. mr dyble said: during the last 14 years, there has been no suggestion of any inappropriate behaviour.. judge goodin told wood that in addition to the jail term, he would be made subject to the terms of a sexual offences prevention order.. the order bans wood from living in the same house or being in the presence of under-18s without their parents being present and aware of his convictions.. he is also banned from contacting his two victims and from carrying out work at any school or voluntary organisation.. judge goodin said that wood would be allowed to attend his place of worship but only on the condition he was always supervised if potentially being in contact with anyone under 18.. during wood's trial in september, the jury failed to reach verdicts on another 11 indecent assault charges.
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It isn't about the pedophelia, I agree, anywhere there are masses of people there are going to be perverts and other various creepy people. MY issue is not that there are slimeballs, but that the slimeballs are protected.
Covering this crap up is coming back to bite them big time in the behind. It isn't happening fast enough in my opinion, so many are still being hurt. Those who have been hurt are still waiting for justice. It literally makes me sick to my stomach.
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i am a regular pioneer in my cong reading crisis of conscience.here goes...
by MsGrowingGirl20 ini'm on page 90 right now...the info is definitely new and gives me a totally diff view as to how i used to think of faithful and discreet slave.
i was thoroughly disgusted with the way the brothers handled the oral sex and leadership problem and the insight on the scriptures book...... still have alot of questions though.
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Reading Crisis of Conscience for me was an emotional rollercoaster. I don't regret it for a second, but there were parts where I had to go and pace, head out for a walk, just move, I was livid angry. There were parts that I bawled my eyes out. There were parts I found downright shocking and surpising.
I personally, was around during this "purge" he speaks of. I wasn't at bethel or anything like that. I was still rather young, young teenager. But I remember the frenzy, I remember so much weirdness I didn't quite understand all that was going on. Reading Ray's book, all those gaps got filled in.
Emotional as it was, I cannot recommend it enough. "look behind the curtain" is right, exactly what it is like. It not only filled the gaps of my own history, but it free me in so many ways. I will be forever grateful that he took the time to tell us what happened.
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where would we be without it.
by bigmac ini was just reading on another thread--and came across the idea that the wt soc is dying.
oh--i wish--but lets be realistic--not very likely.. .
then the thought occurrs--if the wt soc did collapse--died--just became part of history----.
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Well, if the WT were to fall, there would be 7 million (maybe not that many, since many inside no longer believe) totally lost and disillusioned people. I think about this a lot actually.
I remember how lost, confused, angry, frustrated (I could go on and on, it was a real trip of emotions), and how surreal EVERYTHING was when I woke up to the reality of the WT. I am SO grateful for everyone who was here to help soften that blow. There are quite a few boards, youtubers, and others who have been so helpful in making the transistion out of group think, into the real world.
Do I think it likely the WT will fall in my lifetime? Probably not, but then again, you never know. I just know I would like to be around to soften the blow, to help catch some, to prevent a major fall etc. Unlike the WT who says....you made your bed you lie in it you damn dirty apostate....many of us will be here with open arms. Not saying "haha I told you" but instead "oh do we understand, it WILL be ok, let's start deprogramming"
"where would we go" WOULD be on an active JWs mind. I also would totally want to prevent them from losing one type of kool-aid, and jumping into another type of kool-aid, because they needed someplace, anyplace "to go". What do you do, when your whole life is planned out for you, you are told what to think, wear, how to think, have sex, how to do and say everything....then nothing. We can see what happens to animals who are raised in cages, and then suddenly released into the wild, they don't fare well.
I also think, there would be splinter groups, some who would branch off and form new religions, just as the Bible Students did when dear sweet (gag) Rutherford took over.
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On A JW's Facebook Page
by EmptyInside ini must admit this one witness always has gems of "wisdom" on her wall.
and she leaves it open to the public,so.... the other day after she posts the text,one of her friends asks what the bible reading is for the week.
and they also need the pages of b.s.
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This is one that was shown to me.
Q. Hey Bro. and Sis.
What will i do??
My teacher told me to comfile the different religion of Asia and that invovles about the Christianity.
Can you give me links where can i get about it??
Or should i just research in the internet?
A. Try the bound volumes first. It's safer