Topics Started by stockholm_Syndrome

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JW Convention 2017
by Disassociated Lady 2 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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Refuting Watchtarded Reasoning - 1. "If a doctor tells you to abstain from alcohol, you wouldn't inject it..."
by Island Man in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm hoping to start a series of posts refuting common, fallacious jw reasoning that they repeat to support their teachings or defend their organization.

in this first installment i will be tackling the common fallacious analogy used by them to equate eating blood with receiving a transfusion.

feel free to share your own refutations on each thread.. "if a doctor tells you to abstain from alcohol you wouldn't go injecting it into your veins, would you?".
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Or was it Designed???
by Slidin Fast in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
awake!

1 2017 says on its back page.

the saharan silver ant (cataglyphis bombycina) is one of the most heat-tolerant land animals known.
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Disassociation - shunning - can we all lobby Government that it is against freedom of religion?
by stockholm_Syndrome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if jws want to inflict shunning on members who want to remain -- knock yourselves out.

but if someone wants to leave - dont believe in an evil almighty god, bible ...or just dont agree with the rules- they should be free to leave- even after being 'disfellowshipped'.

i think it was pre 1980 that you could disassociate yourself without shunning repercussions.
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No Blood transfusions - Bible does not appear to support it
by stockholm_Syndrome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i dont understand - even the bible does not appear to support a stand against blood transfusions.

sure it is against life-blood/slaughter flow/ ceremonial blood -- but not the other ---- i can't believe i used to follow this imposed doctrine.

my thoughts are:.
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We Need This to happen!
by mann377 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
read this and tell me if you identify: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4030466/you-willing-ve-known-leah-remini-slams-scientology-brainwashing-people-tearing-families-apart.html.

you go girl!

!.
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Mass JW exodus
by stockholm_Syndrome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
maybe there will be a mass exodus from jws when thinking people read feb 2017 watchtower telling them the governing body stuff up, shouldnt expect correct/ perfect information and basically make up guff as they see fit.....ya reckon?.
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Despite their false predictions aren't the JWs right? Won't the world eventually end & Paradise come?
by deegee in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
aren't there christian denominations who do not make false end of the world predictions but who nevertheless believe that the world will eventually end and paradise (whether in heaven or on earth) will come?.

it seems the watchtower was just jumping the gun when they made false end of the world predictions but they are nevertheless the right: the world will eventually end and paradise will come..
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Question for those that have been Disfellowshiped for apostasy VS succesfully fading
by NikL in
1. jw
2. friends
there are quite a few here who have been disfellowshipped for apostasy.. then there are those that have successfully faded.. why the different outcome?

are the ones that got df more out spoken?

or does the discrepancy lie with the elders?.
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Annual Cult Exit day
by stockholm_Syndrome in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone here do a " annual cult exit day" at home --- we are thinking of a christmas tree with a birthday cake on top hanging with easter eggs --- listening to punk while smoking cigars ....thoughts?.