Posts by Onager

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JW Publishers Please Let Your Articles Be Based on Facts not Opinion

by Daniel tells the Naked Truth in

whoever published this article should strive to get his or her facts straight.

the gospel should not be preached based on people's opinion rather it should be preached as a message, just as it is.

this article implies that astrology, fortune telling, divination and fortune telling as being all wrong and all.

Onager

Thanks for your reply Vanderhoven7, but I hope you'll agree that we can't use written texts as proofs.

There are written (well, carved) accounts of Sumerian Kings reigning for over 20,000 years. I'm sure you don't accept those texts as proof so I hope you can understand why I, and the majority of the rest of humanity, don't accept bible verses as proof.

I mean this is the same bible that when it's writers were compiling their own dynastic lists copied the Sumerian idea of ridiculous life spans for their patriarchs. Further, it has more magic in it than The Lord of the Rings, more talking animals in it than the Chronicles of Narnia and more moral ambiguity than Tomas de Torquemada's personal diary.

Why would anyone accept anything written in it as proof of anything happening in the real world?

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JW Publishers Please Let Your Articles Be Based on Facts not Opinion

by Daniel tells the Naked Truth in

whoever published this article should strive to get his or her facts straight.

the gospel should not be preached based on people's opinion rather it should be preached as a message, just as it is.

this article implies that astrology, fortune telling, divination and fortune telling as being all wrong and all.

Onager

If God can use the devil to accomplish His will, why not astrologers, mediums and those with familiar spirits.

First you need to prove that God uses the devil to accomplish his will, *then* you can use that fact to extrapolate that God also uses astrologers, mediums etc.

Of course if you can do that you'll be the most famous man on the planet, so good luck.

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Moving Out Date !!

by jdash in

so, i guess the upcoming stuff i'm going to say is good to me.

my grandmother, yesterday, wanted to talk about some stuff.

she had pondered on me leaving at 18 and finally said to me that i can leave whenever, so if i wanted to leave tonight, she wouldn't stop me.

Onager

The room I am staying in is fully furnished, but I am still confused on what to bring. Any ideas?

Anything you want! It's hard to tell if you're just staying in this new place for a short period of time or are moving in for good. Either way, you could bring a familiar bedside lamp, or chair or something. I'm sure that if you talked to the people you are moving in with they would move out any bits of furniture that you wanted to replace with your own.

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Do you know which Watchtower publication this picture came from?

by McLovin in

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Onager

You don't feel there's any value in making light of a made up story that has ruined the lives of millions?

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JW Publishers Please Let Your Articles Be Based on Facts not Opinion

by Daniel tells the Naked Truth in

whoever published this article should strive to get his or her facts straight.

the gospel should not be preached based on people's opinion rather it should be preached as a message, just as it is.

this article implies that astrology, fortune telling, divination and fortune telling as being all wrong and all.

Onager

There's a difference between astrology being real as in existing as a concept and being real as in a working practice.

Lots of people believe in and use astrology, but it doesn't work. No form of divination works any better than educated guessing.

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Do you know which Watchtower publication this picture came from?

by McLovin in

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Onager

I don't know, but isn't that the sign language sign for "Cat's Anus"?

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It's My Birthday Today

by pale.emperor in

today is my 34th birthday.

or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".

i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.

Onager

Happy birthday! 50mm eh? Good portrait lens that.

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Explain Your Avatar

by new boy in

jw
friends

i know this thread has been done before.

however maybe some of the new comers might like to know.. my avatar is the cover of my first novel "your crazy life.

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Onager

My avatar is what came up when I googled "Mothman". Reason: I like moths.

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For those who are athest, or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

by Tameria2001 in

i'm not asking this question to cause an argument or accuse, but i am honestly just wondering?

for those of you who are now atheist or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?

i hadn't given this much thought until about a year ago.

Onager

It was where the trail of breadcrumbs eventually led. It wasn't my intention, but eventually it was the inevitable conclusion.

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Brexit Rollercoaster Grinding to a Halt

by The Fall Guy in

uk prime minister could be out of her job within hours.

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regardless, another referendum on stay/leave looks very likely - now that people can see what the real consequences of a divorce from the eu would be..

Onager

I can believe that a majority of the UK population want to leave the EU. I also believe that the majority of them are of the older generation. But the problem is that they have made that choice based on lies.

So it becomes clear that it's wrong if you consider these two scenarios:

1) Would you like to leave the EU, it'll cost us £1million and we'll get loads of money for the NHS?

2) Would you like to leave the EU, it'll cost us £32billion and we'll get ZERO money for the NHS.

1. is what people based their choice on 2. is what we realise is the actual case. (numbers made up just for representation). Therefore people who voted leave may still want to leave but not want to vote leave any more now that they know the true cost.