Watchtower Aug 1st gives out conflicting signals

by ozziepost 30 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  Xander

  Handling the ball in soccer is cheating

  I hope you're being sarcastic? There is no 'cheating' if you are not playing the sport competitively.

  C'mon, you've played sports with witnesses, right? Not allowed to keep score? Anything goes - the only reason to play is to 'have fun', right? Can't let yourself feel elevated above your brothers?

  It's amazing how much like the Pharisees the WT is. I mean, at the end of the day, you've spent FAR more energy trying to live up to their standards - 'not stumbling anyone' - than actually doing your day to day activities.

  Unless, of course, you are happy just turning your brain to the 'off' position and mindlessly walking through your life like a zombie.
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  LB

  My old hall used to play basketball a couple of nights a week at the school gym. It was for witnesses only. There was room for two games usually. I played with the guys and it was so competitive that it was funny. I mean these guys got into some really pissy arguements. Eventually I talked some teenage sisters into playing saying that we'd have our own fun game while the serious players could do their own thing.

  I was told that I was ruining the game because all those sisters laughing and cheating was wrecking the game. Imagine that?

  Eventually the elders seems to put a clamp on it. Also some damage was done to the gym during one of our visits and we were no longer allowed to use it. Although the brothers claim it was the local church members that really did the damage. It couldn't have been a witness.
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  Satanus

  Games allow the suppressed energy in jws to work its way to the surface. As a result, they actually become MORE aggressive than non-jw's who aren't into denial/suppression of their desires.

  SS
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  Nemesis

  Hi Ozziepost,

  They truly are confused! Maybe they think English football is wicked in this system, but Gods own sport in the next?

  Have you seen the picture in the Awake! of one week later? Awake! 8 th August, 2002, p.10

  And even in their new book, Worship the Only True God, page 4, and page 190!

  Me thinks they have a secret lust for English football! (Or maybe David Beckham?)

  Nemesis
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  truthseeker1

  Those pictures promote playing soccer without shin guards??? In God's new perfect system we won't accidently kick someones shin, right? Or perhaps we won't try to get the ball away from the other team because that would be stealing, correct?
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  Xander

  accidently kick someones shin, right? Or perhaps we won't try to get the ball away from the other team

  *sigh*

  You're OBVIOUSLY a worldling. Don't you know that perfect humans will not have a competitive spirit? If you're kicking the ball down the field, no one will try and take it from you! How competitive! It might even be construed as elevating themselves above you - thinking THEY are more worthy to have the ball!!

  No, you can gently guide it right across the field. The other team will even help you if it goes out of bounds.

  There really isn't a point in having a goal, since scoring is competitive. After all, one team cannot be allowed to think they are better than the other, can they? How haughty!

  Once you get the ball to the other end, someone on the other team will take a turn and dribble it back to your side, where your teammates are waiting to take their turn.

  How holy and wonderful an arrangement! The lack of a competitive spirit is true evidence of perfection! Praise Jah!
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  blondie

  Obviously, women don't play sports since they are all in skirts.
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  Xander

  DUH!

  And, although you can't tell, you may rest assured the sharp teeth that lion the girl is petting has have been magically 'restored' to their original molar-like grinding teeth. Mmmm-mmmm GRASS!
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  ozziepost

  I hope those kids don't play near the water!
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  dustrabbit

  I say we just push the spoiled little brats into the water. Them and nasty looking Martha Stewart-wannabes.