Posts by Mandrake

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Which of these activities bothered you the most?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

which of these activities did you hate/bothered you the most?

rank them from 1-5 with the most hated to the least.. .

field service.

Mandrake

5 Sit and listen, I always managed to get busy in other "responsibility"

4 Waiting the Assemblies prayers to end... Especially the closing one on the last day

3 Preparing a talk, happily a had some kind of talent for speaking in public so my lats talks were IMPROVISED with just 4-6 principal ideas and 3 Bible quotes, it was nice to hear after "oh we noticed your preparation" hahahahaha easy thing when it's been the same "information" and "Reasoning book" base all over since I had 6 or 7 years (my first public reading)

2 Field service in the part of the world that is under the Ozone Layer Hole, I can tell you that the sun it's more dangerous and pain inflicter here than anywhere!
1 Family Studying prior to a meeting... !!!

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Is this new?

by StarTrekAngel in

i saw this at the kh last week.

there was stacks of this business card like thingies next to the other congregation forms.. .

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441443089343863&set=pcb.441443149343857&type=1&theater.

Mandrake

LOL to what end? Are they going to be told to give this at the doors when people show some interest?

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WT were correct about snakes with legs all along!!

by Splash in

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/6187320/snake-with-foot-found-in-china.html.

what does this tells us about evolution?.

Mandrake

I'll leave this post I found in other board here...

"Here is a pic of a South African night adder Causus sp. that has swallowed a toad which, in keeping with the defence mechanism of such creatures, evidently inflated itself when ingested, forcing two of its limbs through the snake's gut and body wall"

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A quick summary of topics and issues wrong with jws

by stuckinarut2 in

you know how our minds often get all "fuzzy" and confused when we are put on the spot and asked to come up with points?

we often tend to lose focus and go off on tangents?.

im trying to compile a basic list of bullet points for the most obvious and clear problems / doctrines / history of witnesses that can blow the org out of the water.. it is more for the purpose of getting my own thoughts clear rather than using it to talk to witnesses (as that doesn't really work).

Mandrake

But the main problem, god would not have a necessity for making up all this structure... It's simply not elegant as the "intelligent design" is claimed to be... hahaha

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A quick summary of topics and issues wrong with jws

by stuckinarut2 in

you know how our minds often get all "fuzzy" and confused when we are put on the spot and asked to come up with points?

we often tend to lose focus and go off on tangents?.

im trying to compile a basic list of bullet points for the most obvious and clear problems / doctrines / history of witnesses that can blow the org out of the water.. it is more for the purpose of getting my own thoughts clear rather than using it to talk to witnesses (as that doesn't really work).

Mandrake

Blood policy!
Education policy!
Kids getting baptized (and no "confirmation" process as in the Catholic church)
No inter-religious marriages
F*****g ugly formal dressing
A set of made up rules (the time report)
Kids are not allowed to engage in friendship with "non-believers"
No charityPopular culture expressions are frown at
No toasts!
Demanding routineIdiotic "studying" program
Criticism not allowed
No breards
Etc...

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Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

by BluesBrother in

remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

Mandrake

I really hope that next September I can upload a picture of our beautiful Chilean Flag on top of the Branch Offices :D hehehehe

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Is 40 days without food the best choice?

by John Aquila in

in chapter 4 of luke it says jesus went into the wilderness and he ate nothing but fasted forty days and forty nights..

now i dont know about any of you but i once got on a 5 day liquid diet and only lasted 2 days.

i was so hungry that even when i fell asleep i started dreaming a hot brunette was handing me a couple of slices of pizza.

Mandrake

He ordered some McPeyote Nuggets at McDaniels

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At the meeting ... Ugh

by cappytan in

jw
friends

at least i have this forum.

is there a shorthand for referring to this website?

saying jehovahs-witness.com seems like a long winded way..

Mandrake

stuckinarut2 I LOVED THE SOUND BOX!!!

The only thing that kept me sane! I remember looking up the forum as a lurker from my iPhone 3G, I was the only one who could properly adjust the mixer and amp, so I was in charge 95% of the time, and when there were trouble the other 5% of the time they called me up from the public to solve the issues hahahaha :)

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Just returned from South America

by StarTrekAngel in

i just came back from visiting family in south america (will keep the name of the country out for now) and i was shocked by the amount of jws i saw on the street.

keep in mind that most countries in sa have been under military rule until the early 80s, with the general fear and mindset sticking around until the late 90s, even when the military was gone and democracy re established.

jw were not around when i lived there.

Mandrake

Mmm.. I can tell from here, Chile, that that literature "carts" or "stands" are everywhere downtown... So, I went to a new year party on December 31 night, my GF and I went out of the satanic-disco at 10AM on Jan 1st, and guess what... There were JW "preaching" with the stands in the downtown, the streets were empty!!! But they were giving testimony! I think it's all about getting more visible, at least here I can't say we have a big time growth...

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Is Watchtower's stance against education only for North American witnesses

by wannaexit in

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friends

i was reading on a european ex jw forum where some feel that watchtower's railing against higher education is primarily for north america issue.

this is due that many in usa and canada leave home to leave on campus.

it was mentioned that many young european jw attend universities and its not frowned on.. i found this odd because i heard what morris and losch said about education in italy.

Mandrake

It seems to be a cultural difference like the "beard thing" in the nordic countries, here un Chile, the young are VERY frown upon entering "Higer Education", brothers and sisters would tell you things like "and how many years that would take, oh I HOPE YOU HAVE THE TIME BEFORE THIS SYSTEM ENDS", "you better look for a non-medical field because if you choose a medical carreer you'll have no job in the new system"...