Posts by Drearyweather

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My defense speech before the judicial committee

dear brothers!.

we have gathered here because, according to your claims, i have apostatized, and as elders, it is your duty to maintain the purity of the flock.

it seems now that someone has contaminated it, apparently.

I was curious to know about what evidence did the elders have regarding you being an apostate. A judicial committee is formed only when the accusation/wrongdoing is established by two or more witnesses.

So what did they have against you? Were you talking to others in the congregation and they blabbered to the elders?

Also, at what age did you get baptized? Were you aware that promoting ideas contrary to WT publications leads to sure-shot disfellowshipping, no matter what you say in your defense?

Apologies if you have already addressed these in your posts.

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I find it interesting that after the cult people still hold on to religion....

by BeaverEater in

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im not an atheist, makes no mathematical sense, nor does the buy(more) bull(shit) god make any logical sense... maybe a deist on my best day, in the end you cannot get something from nothing, paradox if you ask me... but in reality i just dont care.

while in, and moving out of the cult, its like a roller coaster, emotionally, yet, for me, over time, i just take it one day at a time, and if appeasing some special deity is required, well i guess i failed.

lol.

Drearyweather

I just don't understand why some leave and embrace other wacky shit, or remain in the umbrella belief system of Christianity etc.

It's like asking why a person still marries after going through a bad divorce. People leave a cult but don't necessary abandon the belief system. And nowadays everything is labeled as a "çult".

Religions work differently for different people. Some people find solace in it and are not concerned about the science behind it. In the end, you do what makes you happy and you are not obliged to explain or defend your religious stand to anyone.

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Does the Governing Body already know that Jehovah (the name) came from Babylon the Great?

by Chevelle in

i'll start by stating the obvious... according to the watchtower, the catholic church is a huge part of babylon the great which is led by satan and his demons.

raymundus martini, a catholic monk (who "represents" babylon the great to some extent), woke up one day in the 13th century and decided to alter yhwh so it can be easily pronounced.

hence the spanish-ish version of yhwh was created... jehova... (sounds something like this in spanish: heh-o-va).

Drearyweather

According to the Watchtower, the Catholic Church is a huge part of Babylon the Great which is led by Satan and his demons. Raymundus Martini, a Catholic Monk (who "represents" Babylon the Great to some extent), woke up one day in the 13th Century and decided to alter YHWH so it can be easily pronounced. Hence the SPANISH-ish version of YHWH was created... Jehova... (sounds something like this in Spanish: Heh-O-Va)

Chevelle,

Isn't that true for every other name that appears in the Bible? All the Hebrew names of the Bible were latinsed during the middle ages by Catholic churches or other groups where Y was being replaced by J. Yeshua, became Iesus and then became Jesu / Jesus during the use of the King James Bible in 1611 and thereafter.

All the names in the Bible that are now used are not the original pronunciations, but the English language versions of those. Not sure why Jehovah should be treated differently. Biblical names evolved and were latinised during the time when Catholics were a majority and that why the Latinised names have come from them.

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The Watchtower—Study Edition | May 2023

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

the watchtower—study edition | may 2023. .

study article 21. how jehovah answers our prayers.

14 a sister named soo hing felt that jehovah helped her by means of her doctor.

Drearyweather

Help me to strengthen and encourage my brothers.”No one would ever say that while undergoing cruel imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp!

Obviously, it would be difficult to verify if he exactly said those words. But don't you think that this group of 23 JW's who survived the horrors of the Dachau Nazi Concentration camp would have encouraged one another while there? or uplifted or helped each other while undergoing the punishment? These are old timer JW's who were staunch believers of their faith.

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Will God Spare China at Armagedon?

by eyeslice in

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not because they haven't been witnessed to but who is going to manufacture all the stuff for the survivors?

textiles and clothing, building materials, electrical components, air-conditioner for those living in the tropics and spacer heaters for those living in colder climes.

not to mention video equipment and computer tablets so that the survivors can watch the gb updates (though may they've gone to heaven but i'm sure there'll be plenty of the 'gb helpers', the next rank down, left).

Drearyweather

Lol. Why would you need the Chinese if everyone is perfect with limitless capabilities? We may have better facilities there than what we have now and maybe will achieve stuff in a few years which took thousands of years to figure out as imperfect individuals.

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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

by WingCommander in

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this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

this is not a joke.

anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

Drearyweather

There is never a need to resign due to ill health.

There are elders who remained elders even though they were rendered immobile and bedridden till their death. Our previous PO suffered a stroke and remained bedridden for 20 years. While another elder was appointed as the presiding overseer, this man still remained an elder till his death, even though he couldn't do any work.

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Why Does the WatchTower Society INVEST in unethical enterprises?

by Terry in

investing in unethical enterprises.

in the ocean, big fish swallow the little fish while the big fish are swallowed by the even bigger fish.. below is an example of this principle.. .

a fellow named mccann donated 50k shares of rand cam engine corp. to the watchtower society.. rand cam engine corp. manufactures aircraft engines for commercial, recreational, and military clients.

Drearyweather

Do you have any government Forms that say they didn't?

Atlantis, Does the above question even make sense? I simply asked if you have evidence that Disney acquired Pornhub and you went on a full rant.

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Why Does the WatchTower Society INVEST in unethical enterprises?

by Terry in

investing in unethical enterprises.

in the ocean, big fish swallow the little fish while the big fish are swallowed by the even bigger fish.. below is an example of this principle.. .

a fellow named mccann donated 50k shares of rand cam engine corp. to the watchtower society.. rand cam engine corp. manufactures aircraft engines for commercial, recreational, and military clients.

Drearyweather

We have the 990 Forms, and that is really all we need!

You have 990 forms that say Disney acquired Pornhub?

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Why Does the WatchTower Society INVEST in unethical enterprises?

by Terry in

investing in unethical enterprises.

in the ocean, big fish swallow the little fish while the big fish are swallowed by the even bigger fish.. below is an example of this principle.. .

a fellow named mccann donated 50k shares of rand cam engine corp. to the watchtower society.. rand cam engine corp. manufactures aircraft engines for commercial, recreational, and military clients.

Drearyweather

Atlantis,

The Beaverton article is satirical. Look at other articles on their site.

https://www.inquisitr.com/5448447/qanon-disney-pornhub

Even QAnon fell for it

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Why Does the WatchTower Society INVEST in unethical enterprises?

by Terry in

investing in unethical enterprises.

in the ocean, big fish swallow the little fish while the big fish are swallowed by the even bigger fish.. below is an example of this principle.. .

a fellow named mccann donated 50k shares of rand cam engine corp. to the watchtower society.. rand cam engine corp. manufactures aircraft engines for commercial, recreational, and military clients.

Drearyweather

Disney executives have acquired PORNHUB (an Adult Entertainment site) in Canada.

Terry, are you sure this is legit info?