Posts by Roddy

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Do you still believe in God

by solidergirl in

i was wondering why da or df jw no longer believe in god when they make up their mind to no longer attend a meeting.

first off let's not say that all of us become athiest when leaving.

many on this board believe in god.

I believe in God but it is disheartening to me that this far late into the game He hasn't "talked" nor manifested Himself in any way for 2,000 years that demonstrates to anybody that He is alive and paying attention to us.

I think if God would just in the very briefest of ways shows that He is up there all Mankind would be changed forever, I think. We would know that we are not alone, evolutionists and atheists would have to start to re-think, and people would be more godly. Even the politicians and greedy Big Business! LOL! Of course, we'll know if this will really happen when "that" really happens.

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Former Jehovah's elder sentenced

by A&S in

you can read this at ; www.canada.com?saskatoonstarphoenix/story.html?d=3f3ac25c-2290-4c54-9ee6-ff7b973db7c5&k=14814

Roddy

Willick voluntarily gave up his role as an elder in the church several years ago, in part because of the allegations, and left the church entirely in 2004, the defence lawyer has said. He also has said Willick was not acting in his capacity as a church elder when the offences occurred.

I'm I being a cynic? Somehow I smell "deal" here with the local congregation and the WTS that if he makes good in his distancing the local congregation and the WTS from his wrongdoing this would result in a reduced time period of disfellowshipping.

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Silent Lambs march on Brooklyn Headquarters

by sacrebleu in

here is the link to the news footage.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=53ju4g7ia4.

if this doesn't work just search for it on you tube.

i can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.. i don't know when this aired.

Roddy

PAT GARZA ALLEGES THAT TED JARACZ RAPED HER AS A CHILD.

Wow!!!!

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Silent Lambs march on Brooklyn Headquarters

by sacrebleu in

here is the link to the news footage.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=53ju4g7ia4.

if this doesn't work just search for it on you tube.

i can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.. i don't know when this aired.

Roddy

Here is the link to the news footage.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=53JU4g7Ia4
If this doesn't work just search for it on you tube. I can't get my computer to copy and paste on this forum.

The link didn't work.

I'm curious how the march went. What was the theme? And did the WTS respond to it somehow?

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Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater Goodbye Watchtower Hello Nothing?

by Magick in

as witnesses who were deeply indoctrinated.

we accepted all of jehovah's witness teachings as a total package, it was "the truth".

there were no cracks in our armor that would allow other ideas, doctrines or thoughts to seep in.

Roddy

I used to believe as you do. I bought the entire package hook, line, and sinker.

Rather late in life I discovered that "religion is a snare and a racket".

I still believe in God even though those that teach "the truth" about God have been the worst kinds of abusers. I hope God has mercy on those that have been so abused.

I also hope that God would take a more active part in human affairs. I find his aloofness this late in the game rather disheartening. If he can make just the briefest of manifestations on the world scene today it would do the world a world of good - if you pardon the pun. Mankind would know that it is not really alone in the universe. And that there is a God after all!

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Jehovah's Witnesses are not a cult and here's why I think so

by B_Deserter in

when most people think of "cult" they think of the people's temple, the branch davidians, or heaven's gate.

many also want to put jehovah's witnesses, mormons, and scientologists into this group.

i don't agree with that because there is one main difference between true cults and high-control groups like jws:.

Roddy

When most people think of "cult" they think of The People's Temple, the Branch Davidians, or Heaven's Gate. Many also want to put Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, and Scientologists into this group. I don't agree with that because there is one main difference between true cults and high-control groups like JWs:
Cults (in the modern sense) not only isolate their followers mentally, but also physically. Cult members typically live in a communal setting. In extreme cases, they're relocated to an isolated patch of wilderness such as what happened in Jonestown. In addition to extreme social pressure to conform, menial day-to-day tasks are strictly monitored and rules are enforced.
Jehovah's Witnesses differ from this cult behavior because their followers live among normal society. The isolation is only mental, and even though there is still extremely strong emotional pressure to stay, no one is physically prevented from leaving the group. There are rules (or "principles") for minor facets of life such as dress, grooming, behavior, etc., in the Jehovah's Witness religion, too, but most of these rules are not (and cannot be) enforced in any physical sense.

I don't believe the JWs are a cult anymore. They are too big to be a cult now. They are just another major denomination with their own set of strange and peculiar beliefs. Like the Mormons or the Church of Scientology.

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But WHY don't they disfellowship bloodtakers ?

by aligot ripounsous in

any jw knows that one of the very bad things that a christian must not do is accepting a blood transfusion.

respect for the sanctity of blood ranks highest, in jw theology, on the scale of christian standards, along with not being a murderer, an adulterer, a robber, etc.

in fact, it is the identifying feature of jws for the onlooker.

Roddy

In the face of the marked efforts that the WTS is developing in order to placate authorities, the honest JW feels this unthinkable question creep into his mind : is the faithful and discreet slave speaking double speech ?

As the WTS is increasingly run by her lawyers, you can expect more of that double-babble. In the one hand they'll say one thing, then in the other they will allow you to disfellowship yourself voluntarily.

Previously they would have to make you go through the drama of disfellowshipping which any JW would rather die than face -- and some have. This way the WTS can keep her hands clean

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The official JW site is a joke!

by cultswatter in

last updated in 2003 !!.

http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=growth.htm.

furthermore i can't find the 2006 service report on that site - it was there a month ago!.

Roddy

Since the site isn't updated, there is no need for JW's to go to anything JW-related on
the evil internet. Many are going to the net, surfing, googling, but going to watchtower.com
would give them cause to google the "facts" they read.
That, and there is no money in giving it away free. At least with the hardcopies, there is
a chance they can get donations or guilt the jdubs into covering the literature they place.
Who's going to send money after the read the "truth" on the internet?

I have a feeling that with the cost of printing being what it is they will start to look for viable electronic alternatives.

They got the rank and file working as a free postal service. They have reduced the Awake to a monthly. More "simplification" for the Watchtower. Very little hard cover books now. And the list goes on.

I wouldn't be surprised if they offer online subscriptions for the magainzes where you can read online using your internet browser. For a modest annual donation, of course. LOL

It would save trees. Whether anything they publish would save lives is open to debate.

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Christmas...pagan? or non-pagan?

by FreedomFrog in

i just read a thread where one of the posters was saying christmas is not pagan.

from my research and what i remember reading up on it, it was taken from the pagans.. let me explain.

first, i apologize because i researched this about 4 years ago and i don't have all of my research material at hand.

Roddy

Yep. I started re-evaluating and checking a lot of stuff for myself too. And as regards Christmas - it is of pagan origins. In fact, Christian denominations only started to "celebrate" Christmas just in the last three centuries or so since it was looked down upon as riddled with pagan and wordly customs.

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Seven years left to 2014!

by Roddy in

i haven't been on the board for a while and i haven't been following the jws closely for a while either.

but it doesn't mean i'm not curious.

i've just been very busy.

Roddy

My answer: Eight years to 2015 and yet another potential embarrassment. Then they will wipe it out like they did for 1975 and focus on 2034. Then they will have that bust when 2035 comes without incident. And then they will have to think of some way to pull out another date, perhaps using 1971 instead of 1914 as the Beginning of the End date and plugging in 2051. From there, they could run this up to 2091, pulling dates out of their magic hat only to have the following year come without incident.

Yeah. I figure the infamous 1914 date will just no longer enjoy any air time and will just fade away. When I was really active with the JWs it was more you had to pay attention as to what was being said and notice what is not emphasised anymore. When a prior teaching is either superseded or quietly dropped, it's "old light". Every time that happened I just had a gut feeling something was wrong. Anyway, I was just wondering if the JWs are now evolving into the mainline. I'm also curious if the rank and file are a bit more tolerant, especially since the Old Guard are basically either died-off or have gone senile. It has to dawn upon them by now that the past predictions and teachings were not true. I'm curious. What are these new 2035, 2051, and 2091 dates all about? What's their background? Thanks in advance for such info. I'm sure there is a funny story behind each of them. Considering all the fiascos they had with date setting before, haven't they learned their lession yet?