Posts by _Morpheus

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Black Mirror White Christmas

by enigma1863 in

have any or you seen the show black mirror?

there is an episode called white christmas.

its based in the future and everyone has this app in their brain similar to a modern smartphone.

_Morpheus

The show is brilliant and indeed episode reminded me of df'ing.... its very unsettling in fact

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i go to a hall (very rarely) with a single cong of about 60 people in a small city of maybe 10000. our board of elders is a bunch of childless weirdos or at least the ones that make an effort.. they recently changed the sunday meeting time from 10/12 to 1/ 3. a number of us are pissed off.

its makes to hard to drive to the city or go to a football game.. i just know the gestopo elders behind the change.

if your life isnt as miserable or pointless as theirs, they arent doing their job.

_Morpheus

Lotta good advise here, i will just add my .02...

everything is a choice. You are choosing to go to the meeting as much as they choose to change the time.

A man chooses. A slave obeys.

Remind yourself of that as often as you need to... then choose.

Or obey.

the choice is yours

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Would it be ethical for another nation to supply weapons to anti-Trump protesters?

by fulltimestudent in

jw
friends

the usa, claiming that the usa supports freedom, has often supported revolutionaries/dissenters in other countries.. some examples:.

currently, the syrian war commenced circa 2011 in the so-called arab spring.

it is claimed that the usa supplied weapons to anti-government forces.

_Morpheus

More hyperbole. As a gun owning citizen of the united states i can verify that purchasing and owning a firearm is not the easiest thing in our coutry. Its far easier to buy milk and butter, for example, than a firearm.

if the op was a an entry way to discuss American presence in foreign politics then im all for it! Perhaps we could also discuss chinas influance in north/south korea ....

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Would it be ethical for another nation to supply weapons to anti-Trump protesters?

by fulltimestudent in

jw
friends

the usa, claiming that the usa supports freedom, has often supported revolutionaries/dissenters in other countries.. some examples:.

currently, the syrian war commenced circa 2011 in the so-called arab spring.

it is claimed that the usa supplied weapons to anti-government forces.

_Morpheus

Jesus christ what the hell is wrong with you people??? Arming protestors??? HES NOT EVEN PRESIDENT YET! Let him do something before pressing the panic button.

China has enough for you go worry about. We dont need your insane suggestions or misplaced hyperbole regarding our politics.

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"50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 3 Part A

by new boy in

the door to door salesmen .

southern california wasn’t hawaii after the war but it was real close.

there was great weather, plenty of jobs and no smog yet.

_Morpheus

Awesome :) waiting for the next installment

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Watchtower's "New Light" re Babylonish Captivity, November 2016 WT

by Room 215 in

has anyone noticed the wt's most recent shell-game revisionism in the november study tractazine, relating to the shifting of its "babylonish captivity" doctrine, from a 3 1/2-year period around the ww 1 years, to a period now spanning about 16 centuries, or from the 4th century (constantine's legal recognition of christianity) to 1919?.

_Morpheus

Ver interesting.... this is a big blow to everything in the revelation book. Changes are a comin

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GB "... it can make mistakes when explaining the Bible ..." Simplified version WT Feb 2017

by freddo in

study article: who is leading god's people today?

start of paragraph 12.. standard version: "the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.

therefore, it can err in doctrinal matters or in organizational direction.".

_Morpheus

That is fabulous. I cannot believe they were so forthright but the truth is..... why not? Superdubs wont care one bit or even catch the awful implication of the statement

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Update on U.S. Local Design/Construction Arrangement—November 2016

by wifibandit in

update on u.s. local design/construction arrangement—november 2016 video will be considered the week of november 7, 2016. english and spanish.

_Morpheus

I agree that its telling regarding the lack of productivity in preaching.... but its also telling in that they cant keep exsisting memebers either. Halls were never built on predicted growth. It was always need based, meaning the need was there before the build. To close and consolidate is a very clear indication of contraction and not just failed growth predictions.

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Watchtower Policy Makes Informed Consent Improbable

by Lee Elder in

watchtower misinformation on blood, coupled with coercion equals undue influence, and makes informed consent nearly impossible for most jw's in life or death situations.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/jehovah-s-witnesses-incapable-of-free-informed-refusal-of-blood-former-adherent-says-1.3829778.

_Morpheus

I greatly appreciate the efforts of so many to draw attention to these issues in wt policy that are truly life and death. Its thankless work but so valuable

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contradictory statements?

by aboveusonlysky in

i'm always interested to hear what a 'spokesman' for the organization has to say when newspapers report on child abuse issues.. for example the following statement was made in a recent guardian article.

a spokesman for the jehovah’s witnesses said: “we are in no position to, and neither would we wish to, force any victim of abuse to confront their attacker.”.

and this is straight from the shepherd the flock book -.

_Morpheus

Two thoughts

1) The spokes weasel said "force". Thats their built in escape. They will simply say such meetings wernt "forced".

2) The ks says to call legal before arranging a meeting of that nature. Legal will advise against it.

Im no fan of the goddamn cult but the spokes weasel left enough wiggle room that its not a real gotcha monent