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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
eyeuse2badub

Thanks vienne for the English definition lesson. Sorry I struck such a nerve by referring to old CT as a charlatan. No he didn't sell 'snake oil' (just miracle wheat) he didn't sell other worthless goods (just lots of books that contained false and worthless information). His connection to pyramidology well here's a google search definition:
Pyramidology (or pyramidism) refers to various religious or pseudoscientific speculations regarding pyramids, most often the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
He resorted to quackery with his pyramid sh*t----but you're right--he wasn't a charlatan!
just saying!
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Question from yesterdays persecution article...
by JW_Rogue in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what are you resolved to do if under ban?.

i wonder how many people were thinking about how that would be a great excuse to leave!

finally, a good out, you were just too afraid of the persecution.
eyeuse2badub

About persecution!
Now that I think about it, I feel like I was persecuted as a child when my mother made me go to meetings!
just saying!
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Jehovah's Witnesses Came to My Neighborhood
by Juan Viejo2 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
for nearly two years i have not seen any jehovah's witnesses going door to door in my neighborhood.

that was not the case when my wife and i first moved here (north central oregon).

in fact, our neighborhood was visited at least once every 4 to 5 months - even in the coldest winter months.
eyeuse2badub

Couple of weeks ago I drove by the KH that I used to attend. It's located on what I'd call a semi residential street. There are both English and Spanish congregations using the hall.
4 older jw's were sitting in the shade of the trees along side 2 'witnessing' carts. 2 by the Spanish and 2 by the English! As we drove by I looked at my pimi wife and just said, WOW!
just saying!
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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
eyeuse2badub

I've read some really good comments here about CT not being a charlatan! So just maybe he didn't start out as a charlatan, BUT he sure did embrace that role as he saw his followers increase and his delusional view of the bible gain a measure of acceptance.
just saying!
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Recently Disfellowshipped
by PersonOfGlitter in
1. jw
2. friends
hi i’m getting disfellowshipped on thursday and was wondering what advice those that have left have for me.

i’m not sure if i still believe or not.

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eyeuse2badub

Enjoy your freedom for at least a little while. Do a little research without the wt colored glasses and then decide if you truly believe. Me thinks you won't return to the wt organization.
just saying!
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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
eyeuse2badub

vienne
You refer to CT as a "true believer". OMG the world if full of "true believers"! Charlatans can also be "true believers". I'm very familiar with old CT and his life. I'm 73 and a 3rd gen jw. My grand ma knew him and loved him. My mom knew of him and loved him. I grew up loving him because I didn't know about all the falsehood and delusional stuff CT "truly believed"! Religious people love their 'spiritual' leaders. That's why they fall for their bullsh*t!
Never read about old CT making an apology for any of his imaginary "end of the world" predictions that he believed in!
just saying!
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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
eyeuse2badub
char·la·tan
Learn to pronounce
noun
a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud

Based on this recognized definition of the noun ,charlatan, I don't think that it's too far off in describing old CT as a charlatan. He didn't disagree when referred to as the 'the faithful steward". He conned folks with 'miracle wheat'. He certainly thought he had special knowledge and was a gift from god! ( See the great pyramid inch scam!) He didn't give too much credit to others from which he "borrowed" their teachings. IMHO he was at best a kindly, gentle charlatan unlike his successor old booze Rutherford!

just saying!
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Did Russell come up with the no hell fire and no Trinity doctrine or did steal that belief from another religion as well?
by nowwhat? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering hate to give the devil his due.
eyeuse2badub

Can't say for sure, but like most charlatans, he probably borrowed bits and pieces from other charlatans and formulated enough bs together to make his religion different enough to be called a different religion! If you twist, spin, use symbolic, figurative, ambiguous language and interpretations, you can convince a lot of people who want to be convinced!
just saying!
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Another silly Bible story...this time brought to you by Moses
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does this silly bible story make any sense after you take off your rose-colored glasses?.

moses comes down from the mountain with two freshly made tablets of stone written with the finger of god.

one commandment on the stone tablet reads '' you must not kill/murder.
eyeuse2badub

I always like the bible "story" about the time when the Israelites were in a fierce battle and whenever Moses raised his arms the Israelites started winning, (i.e. slaughtering the enemy) but when he let his arms down, the enemy would start winning the battle, (i.e. slaughtering the Israelites). Poor Moses got so tired of flapping his arms that 2 men came to him and held his arms up for him and of course, the Israelites won the battle.
Moses was the "Wizard of the Holy Land".
just saying!
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retrospect on yesterday's wt "study" 29.
by waton in
1. watchtower
2. bible
go- teach.

par.1 : marching orders given to 500 attendees, none of them anointed, but 11 partakers, jesus taught and served people with an "earthly hope" and the commission to go was not as wt now claims a mandate to the gb members; the os only being supposed supporters.

4) new disciple stops drinking.
eyeuse2badub

Sorry I missed yesterday's wt study. It's football season which has about as much to do with real life as the wt study!
just saying!