Posts by _Morpheus

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Two witness rule: who cares?

by _Morpheus in

i find people railing against the so called “two witness rule” puzzling.

i think its a complete and total non issue.

for those that protest, argue or advocate for change in that rule, why?

_Morpheus

No humor implied or offered. Pedophilia is never funny. Its a serious question for serious discussion. Here is my point:

two witnesses, no witnesses who cares. Its the half assed rule of a half assed religions internal star chamber procedings. Its irrelevant.

REPORT THE ACCUSATION TO POLICE.

Why does anyone give a single damn if three church officials think one of their congregants is guilty of child abuse? So what? What if there are two witnesses and they pronounce him guilty. Does that result administer anything like justice??? They could find him or guilty of child abuse and still not df him or her. Even if they do df the offender, so what? Is that any source of justice?

my point is, obsessing over what the cult wants to accept as evidence of a crime is pointless and a waste of time. The end result, even if they changed their rule, is still nothing. Absolutely nothing.

if you want to protest something or demand a REAL change with REAL effect, demand that ALL allegations be reported to the authorities. Period.

An obvious side effect of that is that if real investigators find a real crime and convict said offender, the congregation will be obligated to take action.

So instead of pointless signs demanding some esoteric rule be modified or yelling out side some witness convention about it, point out the real and obvious problem: report all abuse. Report all allegations. Let the police do their job.

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Two witness rule: who cares?

by _Morpheus in

i find people railing against the so called “two witness rule” puzzling.

i think its a complete and total non issue.

for those that protest, argue or advocate for change in that rule, why?

_Morpheus

I find people railing against the so called “two witness rule” puzzling. I think its a complete and total non issue.

For those that protest, argue or advocate for change in that rule, why?

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I yelled at Dub Elders

by kairos in

jw
friends

i was driving along through a quiet neighborhood on a saturday morning ( yesterday )and , looky-looky, two dubs.i recognized one of them, complete asshole, exbethelite, can i say his name?it's not important.i rolled up, downed the window and "hey!

"they spun around and i continued, "what are you going to do about all those pedophile lawsuits all over the world?

the two witness rule is wrong and so are you!

_Morpheus

As always, i hope it made you feel good.

As an aside, what is your problem with so called “two witness rule”? Why do you think that needs to be changed or is wrong?

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Caleb and Sophia app?!?!?

by DATA-DOG in

wtf???

i didn’t know this was a thing.

is someone making significant money from this?

_Morpheus

It wasnt. Look at the author.

11

Coffee really is magic

by john.prestor in

jw
friends

i'm sitting here at my computer mapping out a hike for this afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee... the cup was a christmas present last year, i'm sure satan is just giddy.. .

_Morpheus

In its place its great... skiing, snowtubing etc... id much orefer sunny and 80, ridding a motorcycle or fishing. Bah humbg 😂😂

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Coffee really is magic

by john.prestor in

jw
friends

i'm sitting here at my computer mapping out a hike for this afternoon, drinking a cup of coffee... the cup was a christmas present last year, i'm sure satan is just giddy.. .

_Morpheus

Mapping out a hike.... its currently 32f in the nations capitol.

Not that im jealous

21

It would be nice if this forum went back to the basics

by nowwhat? in

not to offend or impose my opinion.

but simply i would like to see just news and insights from the local congregation to the top organization level of: downsizing, closings, c.s.a.

personal experiences,unscriptural doctrines of the org.and direct commentary of the above.

_Morpheus

Of the ten topics on the first page only one does not directly related to the topics you mentioned you want to see. Guess which one isnt “on point”?

That aside, it comes and goes. There is a lot if jw talk here. A lot. Some really good, some really petty and ignorant, but in the end people grow and want to discuss other things as well. There is only so much “wt bad, cults bad” discussion to be had in a day.

The ignore button works really well, once you find it.

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Cambridge professor just went full retard ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

ever heard of david runciman?.

he's a professor of politics at the university of cambridge, no less.. he's also a complete retard, for want of a better word.

according to prof. runciman, six year old children should get the vote, so as to counteract britain's aging population.

_Morpheus

I continue to believe that people who make rediculious comments are just trolling. No one can possibly believe that six year olds are competent to vote. Six year olds have beds times. Why? If allowed, they will stay up all night playing. They dont understand or care about the consequences of staying up late. They are not allowed to pick their own meals, at least without parental input. Why? They would eat junk food all day without thought or understanding as to the consequences.

We could go on and on, but i trust even the trolls have to admit they see the correlation being drawn.

So, that argument having been made, i can state without reservation, the concept of allowing six year olds to vote is indeed retarded. It defies all logic and is a stark symbol of the difference between people who sit on their useless asses “thinking” all day compared to people who are productive and understand the practical implications of basic decisions.

The “professor” should allow six year olds to establish his curriculum. It would be instructive to him and his dumbass concept.

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Cambridge professor just went full retard ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

ever heard of david runciman?.

he's a professor of politics at the university of cambridge, no less.. he's also a complete retard, for want of a better word.

according to prof. runciman, six year old children should get the vote, so as to counteract britain's aging population.

_Morpheus

Im looking for the facepalm button again

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What would we think about a person who lived alone in the dark for years and years on purpose?

by TerryWalstrom in

the spookiest questions about god are profound when we take one step back and examine who/what such a god would be... j-u-s-t before creating the universe.... .

before anything was created: god wouldn't have been "the creator".

with nobody around wouldn't be supreme being (superior to who/ what?

_Morpheus

Your fundamental argument is flawed. Your attempting to take what believers define as the single source of everything, the ultimate divine being, beyond all mortal comprehension and apply mortal standards like time or even darkness. No believer would ever give this argument the dignity of a response let alone any serious consideration.

I see where your going with it, but im not sure it works.