Most people are familiar with the biblical miracles of parting the Red Sea; surviving three days in a fish’s belly (and being spewed out good as new); walking on unfrozen water and turning it into wine; resurrecting the dead, etc. These have all been done to death, so in this series, we’re going to take… Continue reading Little-Known Miracles from the Bible: Exodus
Recently I read through a Watchtower apologist’s long defense of the Watchtower’s two-witness rule and its handling of pedophile cases in general. The defender, of course, painted the Watchtower in the best possible light and claimed that everything is done that possibly could be done while still holding to the Scriptural rules. According to this… Continue reading The Folly of the “Two Witness” Rule
Whenever we relate the wrongdoings of the Society, a kindly Witness will nearly always tell us not to harp on “human imperfections” because “Jehovah will make it right.” In response to this my first impulse is to ask: If God’s organization on Earth is just as prone to human imperfections as worldly organizations, then what… Continue reading Will Jehovah “Make it Right”?
“Jesus God!” No; it’s not meant as an expletive–though I’m not surprised when those two words issue involuntarily from my mouth after having stubbed my toe or having dropped my Concordance on it. No; it is meant as a name and a title: just like we often hear Witnesses say: “Jehovah God.” But our dear… Continue reading “When Jesus Was God” or “Failing the Final Exam”
Yes, the Jehovah’s Witnesses who claim to be “anointed” kill me. Literally. Or at least they plan to, soon, as this quote from an old Watchtower publication makes plain: Jehovah must and will execute all of his enemies… The judgment of Jehovah God against his enemies declares that they shall be destroyed… Christ… Continue reading Jehovah’s Witnesses Kill Me!
According to the Watchtower’s game plan, the triggering event of Armageddon will be when the United Nations instigates “the great tribulation” by destroying all religion (all except the Watchtower religion, of course.) When the U.N. turns its destructive attention to the Watchtower religion, all Armageddon breaks loose, as Jesus intervenes and destroys the U.N. along… Continue reading Armageddon: How Likely Is It?
In Part I we looked at just how likely the Watchtower’s scenario is for Armageddon. We saw that they had pegged the world’s foremost peace-making organization as the instigator of the ultimate war! About as likely an event as your getting a date with Nicole Kidman and/or Brad Pitt (depending on your preference.) But, for… Continue reading The Post-Armageddon Blues
The new New World Translation, is hot off the press, and you can download it here! This publication, with its silver cover, has been dubbed by Witnesses: “the Silver Sword.” I see that as very fitting. Because, unless you are into fencing, sword swallowing, or happen to be the queen of England about to knight… Continue reading The new New World Translation: a Tarnished Sword
In the early morning hours of May 3rd, 1908, U.S. army troops were dispatched to New York City. They were on a secret mission commissioned directly by the president himself. The soldiers, working in teams of two, proceeded to enter each of the residences marked on their printouts from the Census Bureau. The addresses marked… Continue reading The Slaughter of Your Innocence
Instead of answering 80 questions (as Witnesses are required to do in order to qualify for baptism [Note: this was changed to 124 questions in 1983, and to 104 questions in 2005]). I hereby give a shortcut alternative for coming to know “the truth”: Only 17 questions! Please answer each of the following questions either… Continue reading Quiz: Jehovah or the Watchtower