Posts by John Aquila

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Ray Franz and You.

by John Aquila in

if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.

would we have come this far?.

John Aquila

I guess Ray or no Ray, the evidence that the WT is a scam is just to crystal clear for those that have a strong sense of justice and compassion. His books seem to just confirm what you already knew.

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Ray Franz and You.

by John Aquila in

if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.

would we have come this far?.

I think you were probably in one of the worst of the worst congregations. And yes I feel for the young ones.

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How do jw's explain vestigial organs in humans?

by purrpurr in

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i only recently became aware of cases of people being born with tails.

having looked into it this is a evolutionary leftover and we have many other examples within each one of us like the appendix, wisdom teeth, and muscles to move the ears.

plus many more, this seems to me to prove evolution completely.

John Aquila

Have the WT addressed this? And how did they explain it?

Sin

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Ray Franz and You.

by John Aquila in

if ray franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the governing body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the cult?.

would we have come this far?.

John Aquila

If Ray Franz would have kept his mouth shut and not disfellowshipped, and remained part of the Governing Body how many of us ex-jw would still be trapped in the Cult?

Would we have come this far?

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Sam Herd’s comment on the 2001 Dateline expose

by Londo111 in

im going by memory, so not an exact quote...i believe this was around 2002, at the crownsville assembly hall (now sold from what i understand)..

he said basically: some people watch an hour show and give up the faith that theyve had for decades..

the impact of this show was like a canon being shot into a swimming pool.

John Aquila

what an embarrassment or worse it will be for those who continue loyal, to call themselves JWs.

In my opinion, if I was still a JW and standing next to one of those carts, it would be torture knowing that I must look to passerby's as loco in the head for being a JW. In our world today it does matter to people - even JWs - what others think of them, that's why JWs work so hard to put on a good front - cars clean, dress well, speak well - so the world will listen to them. Mark my words, JWs (except the crazies) in this modern world will exit this shameful religion because of their shame coming from being a part of it.

Barbara

That’s true Barbara, if I didn’t know TTATT, and with everything that is happening to the WT in the past two years, I would walk away just out of embarrassment.

I know a couple of young JW girls that just walked away, not because they figured out it was a scam but because they were just to embarrassed to be associated with the WT and all the bad publicity.

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LET'S EXPLORE A LITTLE THOUGHT EXPERIMENT

by TerryWalstrom in

over here on the left we have a governing body which is inspired directly by jehovah to receive his instructions for how to worship and interpret the bible accurately.. on the other hand, on the right we have a governing body which isn't inspired nor directed by jehovah, but which is making the best guesses they can make as mere humans as to proper worship and bible interpretation.. here is our thought experiment.. what differences would we see or would have seen in the last 100 years of jw teaching in each instance, .

and how would they differ?.

John Aquila

If the GB was inspired by God, the generation that saw/understood what 1914 meant, would not be dead.

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JW ended a relationship with me

by V1922 in

my jw boyfriend just ended a year and a half relationship with me.

it came out the blue and i'm deeply hurt by this because we were so compatible.

he did it right before the big annual gathering he is presently attending.

John Aquila

What type of religion condones the type of rationale to deceive people and if you don't follow them they just up and throw you away?????

The Watchtower Religion.

Don't ever date a Jehovah Witness again. It will bring nothing but trouble and regret.

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How dishonest was the Apostle Paul?

by opusdei1972 in

may be some of you will be shocked by this question.

however, when i was studying the bible with critical eyes i detected that paul ( or saul of tarsus) misquoted the hebrew bible in order to get false support for his arguments.

of course, this tricky kind of use of the "scriptures" was not only used by him, but others, like the author of the gospel of matthew got unsupported doctrines misquoting verses.

John Aquila

Thanks Caleb!

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How dishonest was the Apostle Paul?

by opusdei1972 in

may be some of you will be shocked by this question.

however, when i was studying the bible with critical eyes i detected that paul ( or saul of tarsus) misquoted the hebrew bible in order to get false support for his arguments.

of course, this tricky kind of use of the "scriptures" was not only used by him, but others, like the author of the gospel of matthew got unsupported doctrines misquoting verses.

John Aquila

CalebInFloroda

Paul was not telling the Corinthians that it went against biological norms for men to wear long hair, but that it went against Roman convention

Caleb, what exactly did Paul mean when he said;

(1 Timothy 2:12) . . .I do not permit a woman to teach,. . .

The Watchtower uses this scripture to prevent women from giving talks, being an MS or Elders.Women in the WT are only good for going out in service and making cookies.

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Why hasn’t someone gotten real pissed off yet?

by John Aquila in

i keep reading of some guy who is so upset at someone that he goes into a theater and shoots 20 people..

or a kid that is so mad that the other kids made fun of him that he goes to school and shoots a bunch of kids..

or some guy that was fired from his job and he goes back and shoots of bunch of his workers.

John Aquila

Vidiot

Maybe the ones who are unhinged enough to so something like that are actually the same ones who feel compelled to stay loyal.

I think you hit the nail smack on!