Posts by EverApostate

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Interpretation often takes you away from truth

by Ireneus in

yesterday, my classmate was giving an example from her homeland on how people can give various interpretations which have nothing to do with truth.

though studying in the us, she was closely monitoring what was happening in kerala (a small southern state of india), her birth place.

last month saw unprecedent heavy rains wreaking widespread havoc in this small state with huge population (which is much more than australia’s population).

EverApostate

Kerala state in India is the place where beef is taken as food by many.

In addition to the Sabarimala accusation, Hindu fanatics attributed that God punished the state for eating beef, since cow is sacred in Hinduism

This is how natural events get twisted as the wrath of God.

In the Bible:

Eve sinned and human suffering started.

Suffering is natural in this planet. The Bible writer plugged an Eve’s story as the cause of suffering.

The 10 plagues of Egypt

Most of those disasters would have been natural, and the ignorant people back then attributed it as the wrath of god

Jehovah killed 70K people because David took a census

This should have been a Natural Plague - unknown that it was caused by microorganisms - for sure.

And the list goes on......

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2018/19 new light

by Ray Frankz in

hi guys, long time without paying a visit to this site.

today i returned to check a 'gossip' that is running around in brazilian exjw forums.. they are stating that is almost certain they will make a big change in their doctrine maybe this year yet in the annual meeting.

they say people in warwick were commenting on this.

EverApostate

A careful study of the scriptures indicate that the year 2020 would end the reign of false religions and the start of the great war of Armeggadon.

Time left is so short. Should't we all put in 50 hours of FS everymonth - Except in North Korea, China and Singapore and all those Jehovah banned countries - and save as many lives as possible.

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J.W.Sisters are not recognized as part of the 144000 Anointed class by the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses and never have been.

by smiddy3 in

rev.14: 1-6 describes the 144000 as males who do not defile themselves with women and are classed as virgins.?.

how does the governing body of j.w.`s explain that a man having a sexual relationship with a woman defiles a man?.

isn`t this or shouldn`t this be an affront to women who are jehovah`s witnesses ?

EverApostate

Almost every religion I know of, humiliates women and the Bible is no exception.

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For JWs Lurking Here: This Is How Your Governing Body Are Robbing You

by pale.emperor in

hello to all the active jehovah's witnesses lurking on here, or those having doubts.

seriously, i welcome you.. i was explaining to one of my friends recently about how the watchtower society uses it's members to make them money every day without them even realizing it.

unbelievable?

EverApostate

Thanks Giordano

I began to realize that it wasn't the beliefs that allowed me to be JW......... it was the people.

That is a very true statement. And its really amazing you recognized it's a cult, during the time when the internet wasn't there.!!!

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Why does it affect us so deeply?

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

i was having a great chat with a valued friend and fellow forum member today on the phone.. we were discussing how deeply we all get affected by jw interactions - even years after fading or disassociating.. you know what i mean.

those days when we run into jws who we considered to be our close friends.

or "loving shepherds" who don't act kindly.

EverApostate

It still deeply affects me (Even after 8 years of quitting) because my wife and mom are still in the cult and I'm a little suspicious that they may turn against me anytime, influenced by the cult

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Revelation 14:4

by Sergey Antonov in

it turns out that on the basis of the book of revelation 14:4 the anointed ones have to be virgins?

how does the governing body explain this?.

EverApostate

These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins

Defile means Unclean or impure

That is a great insult to women. Why are women considered as such, even if this is symbolic ?

Despite these Biblical humiliation, women are the larger army in all the christian sects

Also, why is 144K a magical number? Solomon supposedly sacrificed 144K cattle in his great slaughter and Sacrifice festival.

I think Psycho John, who supposedly scribbled revelation, picked this number from the Old Testament nonsense

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Holy Spirit

by Sergey Antonov in

jehovah's witnesses say that the holy spirit is inanimate.

but how then can you sin against the holy spirit, if he is not alive ?!

🤔 then it is more correct to say that it is not against the holy spirit, but against god..

EverApostate

During my Bible (brainwash) study, I was taught that Holy Spirit is Jehovah’s active force and that any sin can be forgiven except sinning against the Holy Spirit. Does that make Holy Spirit greater than Jehovah?

Sinning against the Holy Spirit. What does this actually mean ? Sinning against an Active Force ?

Convoluted and Idiotic. What else would religions teach ?

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For JWs Lurking Here: This Is How Your Governing Body Are Robbing You

by pale.emperor in

hello to all the active jehovah's witnesses lurking on here, or those having doubts.

seriously, i welcome you.. i was explaining to one of my friends recently about how the watchtower society uses it's members to make them money every day without them even realizing it.

unbelievable?

EverApostate

Giordano , Your experience is amazing. Have always wondered how a super Zealous bethelite could eventually turn out to be cult free.

If you tell us how you discovered TTATT, that would be great.

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For JWs Lurking Here: This Is How Your Governing Body Are Robbing You

by pale.emperor in

hello to all the active jehovah's witnesses lurking on here, or those having doubts.

seriously, i welcome you.. i was explaining to one of my friends recently about how the watchtower society uses it's members to make them money every day without them even realizing it.

unbelievable?

EverApostate

Any cult member expends his/her time, energy and money to the cult, thinking that they are serving their (Imaginary) god or a Guru, all for an (Imaginary) after life.

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Bumped Into One Of My Best Friends On The Carts This Morning

by pale.emperor in

so this morning i'm walking to my office and there's the jws on their carts outside as usual.

and old sister, a brother in his 20s and an elder i instantly recognized from my jw days.

one of my best friends of about 20 years.. i genuinely just wanted to say hi as i havent seen him in 3 years.

EverApostate

Any cult member is a preprogrammed robot and we cannot expect basic Humanity in them.

I was thrown out of a JW dinner party, all because I researched about the WT and questioned it.

That’s my experience. Take heart and continue making the best out of your life.