While condemning other religions for being “steeped in paganism” it’s interesting to see how many pagan things the Jehovah’s Witnesses themselves participate in. Every time they tell a householder something like: “I’ll be back on Wednesday, January seventh” they invoke the names of two pagan gods in one sentence:   Wodan [Wednesday is a corruption… Continue reading Jehovah’s Pagan Witnesses

“By their fruits you will know them.” Overview: This scorecard compares the Watchtower against science/”the world” in two dozen categories. I was curious to see who would fare better, and by how much. Would it be close? Or would one viewpoint greatly outshine the other? Scoring: I’ve tried to be objective here, but please understand… Continue reading Scorecard: Watchtower vs. “the world”

“Apostates often bring out points that may be true, but are taken way out of context.” –From the speech “Feed Your Mind at Jehovah’s Table”  delivered by Watchtower spokesmen at the “Safeguard Your Heart” Circuit Assemblies of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Autumn, 2012 I listen to constructive criticism and try to take it to heart. I agree… Continue reading Putting it All in Context

In past articles I have made some tongue-in-cheek suggestions such as doing a write-in vote for Jehovah in all future elections, and renaming the Jehovah’s Witnesses to Yaheweh’s Perjurers. But today I have a more serious proposal: If Christian religions wish to survive in the 21st century they need to dump the Hebrew Scriptures (“Old… Continue reading Dispensing with the Hebrew Scriptures

Note: This is part 2 of a 3-part series of articles. Please click Previous to read the first part. And he said to them: “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. He that believes and is baptized will be saved, but he that does not believe will be condemned.… Continue reading Abridging the Christian Greek Scriptures

(This is part three of a three-part series. Part One. Part Two.) In part two of this series I asked you to read the Jefferson Bible. If you’ve read it we’re ready to continue. If not, then just try to imagine Jesus’ words divorced from all miraculous events. Is what we are left with profound?… Continue reading Critiquing Jesus’ Words

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him [Moses], and sought to kill him. Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. So he let… Continue reading The Watchtower: A Bloody Mother Thou Art!

Update: There is a newer series of articles, which more or less replace this particular blog. Please see:  Resurrection! Part 1: Earthly I’m not a huge fan of science-fiction, but I do enjoy it when it’s done well. Two movies that come to mind here are Multiplicity and Blade Runner. One a comedy, and one an… Continue reading You Won’t Be Resurrected

Is it the Governing Body of the Jehovah’s Witnesses (as claimed in this hierarchy chart from the Watchtower, 12/15/71)? [Notice that there was no room in the hierarchy for you lowly “publishers” much less the rest of the world!] In a previous blog we explained why this group cannot rightly be called a “slave”. Today… Continue reading Who’s a faithful, discreet slave, then?

(Note: Be sure to click on the footnote links to understand the relevance of this story. They’re the tiny blue numbers that are easy to miss.) Every morning on my way to work I walk through a small city park, and there I spot him. He’s a scruffy looking middle-aged man sleeping on the bare… Continue reading The Major Prophets