Topics Started by Emery
-
7
Has There Ever Been a Mass Disassociation?
by Emery ini was thinking of how powerful a mass disassociation exodus would be if there would be 1 day out of the year where hundreds or thousands disassociated themselves?
i was wondering if this has ever been done in the past?
i've read about the dublin apostasy and james penton's congregation having over 80 people da themselves...but other than that not much..
-
31
How much money did you give the Watchtower?
by Emery inwhen you were a believer did you give large donations to the society?
if so how much did you give?
i know an elder who's a chiropractor and he generously gives $400-800 a month to the society.
-
52
Bart Ehrman: Paul Viewed Jesus Christ as an Angel.
by Emery inin his upcomming book, "how jesus became god" bart ehrman has a new view on how paul viewed jesus.
since i am a huge bart ehrman fan i am a member of his blog site, http://ehrmanblog.org link to direct blog entry: http://ehrmanblog.org/pauls-view-of-jesus-as-an-angel-for-members/.
there he made a recent blog entry where he argues that paul viewed jesus to be an angel according to galations 4:14. .
-
21
Can losing faith in God be a disfellowshipping offense?
by Emery ini have been pondering this question for awhile.
say a person during a shepherding visit with the elders were to simply state that they had lost their faith in god because of the subject of suffering-- would the elders still have grounds to disfellowship them even if the person did not actually commit a sinful offense?
instead of diving into all the errors, false prophecies, and lies advanced by the organization can somebody simply say, "i have lost faith in jehovah" and walk away without being publically denounced?
-
13
Baptism: Anointed Christian Ritual?
by Emery ini read a couple of scriptures yesterday and realized that baptism-- its symbolism and ritual-- should only be practiced by the anointed per jw theology.
according to these 2 scriptures:.
1 cor 12:13 - "for we were all baptized by one spirit so as to form one body--whether jews or gentiles, slave or free--and we were all given the one spirit to drink.".
-
24
Rebuttals:"Wait on Jehovah"
by Emery inok i think most of you at some point have come across the apologetic saying "wait on jehovah" from jws whenever an injustice occurs in the organization.
many have also used this expression to abandon evidence against the "truth".
this has easily become one of my biggest pet peeves now since speaking to others about ttatt.
-
13
Identity Crisis: Who Am I?
by Emery inafter learning ttatt, i have completely abandoned christian fundamentalism.
thus, dropping many superstitions, prejudices, and biases associated with legalistic interpretations of the bible.
although i am agnostic, i still adhere to many christian principles, not because i think they are divine truths, but because i've benefited from the wisdom.. since i no longer believe in the inspiration of the bible, i repeatedly find myself falling into questions of conscience, ones which i've never faced before... .
-
16
What is the Good News?
by Emery inwhat is the gospel according to jesus and his apostles?
how different is it from the one jws preach?
and why is it different?
-
21
TTATT Billboards?
by Emery inhas anyone ever thought about paying for a billboard close to either an assembly hall or a kingdom hall during memorial season?
for instance i would probably pay for a billboard for a week or 2 displaying jwfacts.com on the highway or a nearby road that witnesses travel on heavily.
has anyone ever tried something like this?.
-
15
Project: I need help finding Watchtowers that show hate, prejudice, and name-calling.
by Emery ini know there are a lot of examples to choose from but i want to find wt references that are the most blatant.
the printed evidence can be a great resource to all, including jw lurkers who fact-check.. .
.