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  Ethics, aesthetics, and morals

  by onacruse in

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  so, in the course of tonight's prolonged conversation with one of you jwd recalcitrants .

  if, in fact, this life, this life, is all there is, and nothing remains after...no resurrection, no reincarnation, no transformation, no metamorphosis; that is to say--these bags of salt, water (and a few hydrocarbons and genetic variations thrown in for good measure) are all that we are, and all that we ever will be, and then "poof":.

  why should we refrain from whatever brings the "greatest" personal pleasure to our measured and time-limited existence?

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  Perhaps, 2 schools of thought:

  a) We are created. Hey, who gives a toss, it's all Gods fault.

  b) We evolved, over 100's of 1000's of years as a hominids and prior to that as some sub species. Whatever we were, it had a tight family unit, all members of that unit protecting each other and all members contributing otherwise it wouldn't have survived. The ones that failed to support would become extinct; no family and the genes end there. The ones that did fight for the family unit would produce young and would survive. Survival of the fittest. A natural selective breeding which supported the family unit, which is why modern man, the pinnacle of human evolution doesn't generally murder, rape and destroy for pleasure. But this is a generalisation. There will always be the odd 2% that think different and we are, no matter how superior we feel, the result of evolution from the animal kingdom.
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  Breaking News...from the Service Meeting - new videos to be released

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  well, i dunno if i would call it breaking news, but a friend recently told me that the society(tm) is releasing two more videos.

  they will be available on dvd.. one is a drama about david, and.

  forget school.

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  Don't tell me, the DVD will be free for optional donation of not less than $100. (Plus tax - Oh, they avoided that haven't they!)
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  Can You Picture Jesus Christ Being a Jehovah's Witness???

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  think about that for a moment....... if jesus was a jw(as jws claim), how would he have handled various situations??

  for example, if peter denied him 3 times, what would've been different?

  or if the disciples fell asleep the night before he was to die, how would a jesus christ jehovah's witness have handled it?.......you get the idea.

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  Jesus at the wedding turned wine into water.

  But if Jesus was a JW, he'd spend all his time trying to ease his conscience by using the only outlet he could - turning wine into water.

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  The Great Captain Pugwash Debate.

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  first of all it was simply a childrens cartoon about a jolly old pirate and his crew.

  a bit like valis and celtic i guess.

  then the bbc dropped the series.

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  I was told that a 'pugwash' was Australian slang for having one off the wrist, for want of a better phrase.

  Can anyone verify this?
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  Could This Be the Most Repellent Watchtower ....Ever?

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you'll be getting the aug. 1 watchtower soon.

  on it's rear cover, it has the following article:.

  "the branch office of jehovah's witnesses in nigeria recently received a letter that, in part.

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  JWs believe :

  • Everyone else is doomed to die at Armageddon.
  • Jehovah will provide, no matter how dire the situation. If God doesn't provide then it shows the spiritual weakness of those that are suffering
  • Death is merely temporary, where all will be resurrected after Armageddon.
  • Jehovah will make everything all right and perfect after Armageddon.

  These four beliefs justify the actions of a self serving money grabbing organisation. Screw the rest of the world, they are going to die anyway. Screw the rank and file, they can just wait on Jehovah. If Jehovah doesn't provide it's your own fault. If things get that really bad, there's always the resurrection, where we can all live in paradise and all our physical and mental scars will be healed. Jehovah will provide for the organisation by the average JW contributing - as he/she is OBLIGED and guilt ridden to do.

  It's all false promises - they milk the congregations for as much as they can get, with NO responsibilties or duties until AFTER Armageddon.

  Nice scam.
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  So What The Hell Are You?

  by shamus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  according to dubdom, what are you?

  i am a lame weakass lamb who goes on apostate websites who faded.

  in the real world i am free from mind control.

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  DA'd and proud of it.
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  Faithless apostate ridiculers, disaster is sure to befall you - July 15 WT

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  here are some loving, choice words from the watchtower empire.. .

  july 15 - first study article page 10 .

  do you find delight in the law of jehovah?.

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  Don't forget, this will also strengthen the isolationist shunning practise against apostates who are family members. This really is a hideous cult.
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  Prats with microphones

  by Jonty Parkin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in your congregation, did you ever have macho-wannabes on the microphones, strutting up and down the aisles handling the mikes as though they were aka assault rifles?.

  we had a few tossers like this.

  in fact, i might even have been one of them.... jonty

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  though I have heard of some congregations that have sisters handle the mikes,

  Lucky Mike!!!!
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  A witness should NOT ALLOW their cat to eat a bird!

  by gumby in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  witnesses believe it would be a transgression against jehovah's sanctity of blood to give your pet a blood transfusion....even though it's an animal, blood is to be poured out on the ground and not used in any manner.

  one time, a notable brother who left the borg and was visiting with some friends to encourage them out of the cult, saw the wifes cat eating a bird out the window.

  he said "maggie!

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  Nice timing Shadow & Gumby spot on usual. Pork Chop, look before you post...............lol

  Anyone want to buy my pet leech called 'Hot Lips' or my mosquito collection?

  The only thing moronic in this whole sorry saga is the organisation - no change there then.
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  Smurf Name Generator

  by desib77 in

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  i came across this and thought it was kind of funny, especially since we all remember how evil the smurfs are..... find your smurf name....i'm junkie smurf using my real first and last name.... http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mule/smurfgen.html.

  desi

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  Wallflower

  Stoolie Smurf hehehehe!