Elder Has Asked Me To Give Reasons Why I Doubt The Bible
I recently had a visit from an Elder from my former cong and one of the things I told him was that I no longer believed that The WTBTS has ever been guided or approved by God and that the Bible is not...
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Yammer, wow what can I say man that's heavy. Phew. I have just cut and pasted your post (names etc. omitted) to the Elder I don't expect a reply til Monday as he is off to the Brainwashing gathering...
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"I could have also said to him calling the police as well but you got to understand this guy is a friend a good man I respect and I don't want him to feel like I am personally criticising...
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I am so sorry to hear about your experience cangie. You are right. I won't share what you said here with him as you request. However I will point out to him how unlikely it is for there to be two...
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Instead, they held me responsible for his nasty temper and gave me their stupid advice that I was to seduce my husband by wearing sexy clothing (short shorts, for instance) so he would "fall back in...
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Peanut wrote:I am so sorry to hear about your experience cangie. You are right. I won't share what you said here with him as you request. However I will point out to him how unlikely it is for there...
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auth wrote:Instead, they held me responsible for his nasty temper and gave me their stupid advice that I was to seduce my husband by wearing sexy clothing (short shorts, for instance) so he would...
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Cangie... un-pharcking-believable! Where the HELL do they find these assholes? I don't know if you've seen the video of the GB member talking about women, but they're views are not far from the...
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Here's my offering: (Pardon me if this has been presented by other respondents, I've been on a 7,000 mile visit-family driving trip across the USA and didn't often have contact with the Forum.) The...
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1 Samuel 17:50NWT wrote:So David prevailed over the Phi·lis′tine with a sling and a stone; he struck down the Phi·lis′tine and put him to death, though there was no sword in David’s hand2 Samuel...
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I have to say that the concubine story was one of the most horrible things I've ever read. Here you have a woman who was gang raped, if I remember correctly, killed, then dismembered and had her body...
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This thread has been interesting to read. I appreciate the personal stories shared (sad!) and all of the info. Cee Cee, do you have a source for more info on what they changed with the new bible?...
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Hey Bryan ... been having some fun playing with an elder eh! Good for you buddy ...... looks like you're holding your own beautifully and have got a few hints and tips from David (Yammer) and everyone...
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If you want references for the Watchtower's having removed John 8:1-11, all you need is to look it up in the 2014 NWT of the Holy Scriptures. You will see it's missing. Their rationale for having...
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Andria you are right. I am wasting my time with him and decided to let it go. Gonna send him a polite email asking basically to take a break from this as it's just not going anywhere all he does is...
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At least I was able to send him some comments from ex-JWs on this website and he has read all of it even though It must have been obvious it was coming from an apostate source. There can't be many...
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I just finished reading through this entire thread and Peanut, I'm glad you've decided to give it a rest.You know the deal, JWs are trained to have an answer for everything.I seriously doubt there's...
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I seriously doubt there's anything you or anyone could think of to say that would open this elder's eyes to the truth.Yeah, I gotta agree Mel. About a year ago, my cousin, whom I had grown up with,...
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punkofnice wrote:One wonders whether it's worth debating with the elder on the basis that he'll only give in to his own confirmation bias. Anyhoo.... Compare 2 Samuel 24:1-16 and I Chronicles 21:1-17....
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I just realised something telling from the way my elder 'friend' signed off each of his emails to me. While our discussion was ongoing he ended them "regards, kind regards, see you soon, then his...
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