EverApostate

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  References to YHWH in ancient documents

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  page 15 of awake!

  2017 provides an image that shows hebrew writing with the statement: “the personal name of god written in ancient hebrew characters appears abundantly in early manuscripts of the bible”.. alongside that image, the awake!

  provides a listing to show “the rendering of ‘god’s name’ in various languages”.. the facts do not support either assertion that the watchtower society makes:.

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  EverApostate

  Just as eyeuse2badub said, when the supposed Almighty god cannot preserve his name in his Holy book, why spend time debating about this at all.
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  Jesus fulfilling old testament prophecies like his legs not being broken

  by Isambard Crater in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what are everyone's thoughts on this, how his legs weren't broken, he was pierced with a spear and he wore a thorny crown?.

  i'm pimo and very much not wanting to believe, but like the daniel statue prophecies, these ones about jesus stick in my mind and give me "hmmm, maybe" moments..

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  The Gospels were written several decades after this supposed Messiah Died, by anonymous writers . Why ?

  Jesus, who came to fulfill the most important mission in human History, never wrote a word about himself. why ?

  Jesus who performed so many miracles, were never known to the outside continents, until the Bible was put in print and that was several centuries later.

  Why did all such things happen in a period when there were literally no scientific inventions at all, in a period of self proclaimed prophets, fradulant miracle workers, ignorance and superstition.

  If only Jesus could come and perform his miracles now and sacrifice himself, there would be a live feed in all the media and the outcome would be much better

  If only the Bible predicted that man would land on the moon, in the 20th century, instead of a Broken bone prediction, I would still believe in the Bible.
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  Mormons baptize Holocaust victims and D. Trump grandparents..

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  yes the associated press..mormons are posthumously baptizing holocaust victim as well as grandparents of public figures like d. trump, hillary clinton and steve spielberg..i wonder what holocaust victims will think, surprise you are a mormon...i think i will send a request to mormon's headquarter to check to see if c.t russell and any of the past dead gb members were baptized, and make it known to jw community.. it would hilarious to see their (jw) expression, "you know russell was a baptized mormon.....

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  Every cult has its own weirdo nutty beliefs and practices.
  

  Actually there is a verse in the Bible said to have spoke by Nutty Paul, that they quote for this
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  Are You An Angry Exjw At This Point In Your Life?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i’ve been here for many years.

  the tone seems to be different in this place.

  not so many pissed off exjws .

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  I was angry when my JW associates shunned me. Took a few months to forgive them. Still a little angry, that this WT fooled me for a decade.

  Nowadays, I have trained myself to engage in thought provoking conversation with any Jws I come across.

  May be some day they would think on the points I have mentioned. That is the reason I write on this Forum also
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  Guilt trip

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone have other jws try to guilt trip them when they were leaving or if you were making a decision which jws felt was wrong but wasn't unscriptural?

  i'm getting people guilt tripping me to eventually get back with my emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive husband who i'm separated from.

  i feel sick at the thought of getting back together and putting myself through that nightmare again but i'm being told its what jehovah wants coz he doesn't want families to be apart.

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  When I first started to ask question about what I knew about the WT, my so called JW friends guilt tripped me that I am betraying Jehovah for having chosen me and given me a good life and so on......

  When I started to cut down on FS, my wife would guilt trip me that I am not doing enough for Jehovah.

  Guilt trip is a very effective way of Control , by cults
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  what big change could bring down the watchtower?

  by stan livedeath in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what single big change do you think could back fire and bring the cult down ?.

  me: tithing..

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  When a religion can convince people that there is a God in the heavens, with myriads of angels, with heaven, Satan, afterlife, savior, redemption, resurrection, everlasting Life – all without providing a gist of evidence, why can’t they convince them with a regular tithing.

  When parents are ready to let their children die due to some ignorant ancient manipulated scribbling, why wont they get convinced for any other changes from their religion
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  what big change could bring down the watchtower?

  by stan livedeath in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what single big change do you think could back fire and bring the cult down ?.

  me: tithing..

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  However BIG the change, there would still be devotees. A few may think and Exit.

  Religion has the power to manipulate and "Make Believe" anything.
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  Why the JW org should fail.

  by Half banana in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  dr margaret t singer, a professor of psychology at berkeley university california has studied the experiences of 700 cult members.

  ''consciously and manipulatively, leaders and their trainers exert a systematic social influence that can produce great behavioral changes,'' said dr. singer.. .

  one of the ways the jw organisation exerts so much influence over its members is because it has created a culture sustained by constant propaganda, which polices itself according to how the leadership has moulded it.

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  Even with the Internet, I don't think cults would die soon due to various reasons.

  There are always people who are terrified about death and so insecure in life, that they force themselves to believe in this after life nonsense that these cults provide abundantly.

  I personally know several Computer buffs in the Org who are too afraid to research about the WT.
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  Watchtower and Awake in the cafeteria of my work place

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  someone at my workplace, i don't know who, is a jw and has been leaving magazines in the cafeteria.

  any suggestion as to what i could do?

  i thought of writing up a note stating: "to whoever is bringing these magazine: jw have broken up my family, please don't bring religion to work.

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  An Almighty god, that created this whole universe which includes billions of powerful stars, quasars and black holes, tries to save mankind with Watchtower and Awake magazines.

  Laughing at myself, that I believed this silly story once.
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  Gave a Nice (anti) Witness Today

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the door was knocked very quietly, (the bell ignored) .

  two ladies stood there both clutching bibles, a youngish one, early thirties, and an old dear, in her seventies i would guess.. the young one started "we have been asking your neighbours today if they feel there is anywhere to go for reliable guidance ?".

  " but pointing to her silver sword i said " but not there though !".

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  EverApostate

  Giordano,That was a Great Quote from Eric Hopper.
  

  Another one:

  We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves - Eric Hopper.

  I know a few zealous JWs with such Qualities