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Jesus Was A Gay Man!

by minimus in

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that's what elton john has said.

he was a super intelligent gay man.

i never knew that..

Rabbit

"But JC had no "drive" that I know of, UC."
No drive...? What about the 2,000 years He's been waiting for His Second Coming ?????????????
Now THAT'S a Big Bang Theory !

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Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

by Rabbit in

now...this guy has the ring of truth in his words, as i remember it.

i wonder, too, is tony 'present' here ?.

http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-02-03/culture/awkward-armageddon-confessions-of-a-teenage-jesus-jerk.

Rabbit

He posts as mutinyinheaven.

~Sue

Thank you, ~Sue !

I knew several jw's who got a little 'too' happy with the alky-hall. At the eat-outs after the bookstudy ~ damn ~ elders, elderettes and all the wannabees...they could drink like fishes. I knew 3 that became alky-hallics. It seemed like imbibing was at least one 'worldly' thing they could engage in, of course, with too much gusto!

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Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

by Rabbit in

now...this guy has the ring of truth in his words, as i remember it.

i wonder, too, is tony 'present' here ?.

http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-02-03/culture/awkward-armageddon-confessions-of-a-teenage-jesus-jerk.

Rabbit

Now...this guy has the ring of Truth in his words, as I remember it. How's about you ?

I wonder, too, is Tony 'present' here ?

http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-02-03/culture/awkward-armageddon-confessions-of-a-teenage-jesus-jerk

If Armageddon does come, God probably will smite Tony DuShane — and in the meantime, the worshippers in DuShane's family probably will shun him. That's because the San Francisco writer and radio host became a Jehovah's Witness at age 3, but later became "inactive" and has now written the definitive novel of the 1980s Bay Area horny, anxious, teenaged Jehovah's Witness experience.

To those of us not privileged with the power to smite or shun DuShane, the essence of his book might seem at first a touch parochial, but in fact Confessions of a Jesus Jerk trades in universal themes with grace and humor and great empathy. It is also, for now at least, the funniest and most charming novel of the 1980s Bay Area horny, anxious, teenaged Jehovah's Witness experience.

The title sets the tone, demonstrating right up front why DuShane's company will be more pleasant than that of an unwelcome visitor proselytizing in your doorway. His droll narrator and presumed avatar of his younger self is Gabe Dagsland, who is here to tell you that if you ever wondered whether high school might actually be easier with the certainty that the world will end before you graduate, the answer is "hell, no."

Gabe gets through his days, barely, by wondering with all seriousness whether he's for God or for Satan. He's just trying not to drown in a river of impure thoughts or succumb to the elder-implanted "condemnation entourage" he carries around in his mind. At school, he must constantly field questions, or take abuse, from his uneasy non-Witness classmates, the so-called "worldlies," then on weekends find himself in the strange position of praying he won't run into them while going door-to-door.

For various reasons, Gabe's parents aren't much help, and his Witness pals have problems of their own. He doesn't like the one girl who is interested in him, and can't even focus on which of six gazillion appetizing others he wants the most. Poor Gabe is so hormonally stoked that even Bugs Bunny in a dress will set him off. At least his worldly yet conflicted Uncle Jeff offers halfway decent advice, but of course some things are easier said than done, especially with God watching.

DuShane's potentially controversial content should not distract from his promise as a stylist. The blessing and curse of abundant single-sentence paragraphs is that they can seem like one-liners. The curse comes when the voice gets self-enchanted or intrusive, and taxes the reader's good graces. But DuShane doesn't have these problems. He has the blessing, which comes when an author channels his quick wit into the development of character, establishes a unity of tone, and moves his story forward swiftly. The one-liners here seem considered and correct, just right for delineating the urgent abbreviations of the adolescent mind. "We'd have candlelight dinners and sex," Gabe hopes on one occasion. "Jesus turned water into wine and an organization of Jehovah's Witnesses into borderline alcoholics," he observes on another. And when DuShane gets on a roll, which happens often, he's hilarious.

He makes short work of showing how religiosity can compound adolescent social and sexual frustrations instead of ameliorating them. But DuShane seems uninterested in the vengeance of retrospective judgment. Confessions of a Jesus Jerk is, after all, a familiar kind of coming-of-age tale. What makes it worth the risk of excommunication and smiting is the godly virtue of its message: that adolescence can be its own Armageddon, and that truth and compassion aren't mutually exclusive.

Damn Pagans & Their False Sacrifices !!!

by Rabbit in

how backward and ignorant can people be ?.

as a "jehovah", we did sacrifice my jw mom, but, that's different -- cause blood is nasty.

jah god told us so.

Rabbit

How backward and ignorant can people be ?

As a "Jehovah", we did sacrifice my JW mom, but, that's different -- cause blood is nasty. Jah God told us so. And He was the True God...well He was...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100127/od_nm/us_zardari

Leader slaughters goats to ward off evil?

Wed Jan 27, 10:47 am ET

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has a black goat slaughtered at his house almost every day to ward off " evil eyes " and protect him from " black magic ," a newspaper reported Wednesday.

A spokesman for the president told the Dawn newspaper the goats were slaughtered as an act of Sadaqah -- meaning "voluntary charity" in Islam whereby one gives out money or the meat of a slaughtered animal to the poor to win Allah's blessing and stave off misfortune.

"It has been an old practice of Mr Zardari to offer Sadaqah. He has been doing this for a long time," the spokesman, Farhatullah Babar , told the paper.

Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim country where many of the well-off offer Sadaqah. Though Muslim, many people also follow certain superstitious practices.

Hundreds of goats had been sacrificed at Zardari's house since he was sworn in September 2008, the Dawn newspaper reported.

It said Zardari's detractors would see in his "new-found religiosity" a sign of nervousness in the face of growing woes.

Zardari, who rose to power after the assassination of his wife, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto , in late 2007, has become increasingly unpopular and faces a range of problems from Islamist militancy to a stagnant economy and political rivalry.

A Supreme Court ruling last month throwing out an amnesty for Zardari, several top aides and thousands of political activists and government figures triggered a political storm and expectation that Zardari was on his way out.

(Reporting by Zeeshan Haider ; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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Where is God when the Haitians needed him?

by AK - Jeff in

perhaps a hundred-thousand dead.

millions affected.. how many prayed in vain to stop the quaking, keep a loved one from dying, or for saftey?

all disregarded, all ignored.. he either doesn't care, is dead, or never was.

Rabbit

Come on BTS -- is it possible someone so critically verbose has no good answers?

Why did you even bother to post here?

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Christian group helps starving Hatians by sending them Solar Powered e-Bibles

by Elsewhere in

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http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/earthquake-survivors-get-solar-powered-bibles/story-e6frfku0-1225821184929.

earthquake survivors get solar-powered bibles .

as international aid agencies rush food, water and medicine to haiti's earthquake victims, a us faith-based group is sending bibles to haitians in their hour of need.. not just any bible.. these are solar-powered audible bibles that can broadcast the holy scriptures in haitian creole to 300 people at a time.. called the "proclaimer," the audio bible delivers "digital quality" and is designed for "poor and illiterate people", the faith comes by hearing group said.. according to their website, the proclaimer is "self-powered and can play the bible in the jungle, desert or ... even on the moon!".

Rabbit

Hmmm....I wonder how well these solar-powered bibles work -- 'where-the-sun-don't-shine'? Which is where they will likely be found (stuffed) shortly.

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Where is God when the Haitians needed him?

by AK - Jeff in

perhaps a hundred-thousand dead.

millions affected.. how many prayed in vain to stop the quaking, keep a loved one from dying, or for saftey?

all disregarded, all ignored.. he either doesn't care, is dead, or never was.

Rabbit

But you are welcome to continue to jeer.

BTS

I'm just trying to understand your very own comments -- by asking you to explain yourself. After all, more than just about anyone on this board -- you seem to take a lot of delight in being very critical of others. And...at the same time...tout and brag about your Christian beliefs. That makes me very curious about you.

So-o...back at the ranch:

Really...? Like in the middle of Hurricanes like Betsy & Katrina, that both devasted New Orleans? Or like the middle (i.e. the super low pressure vacuum, 'heart' or natural engines) of the hundreds of tornadoes that routinely & randomly vaccum our earth of people, animals, houses, grass, trees, etc. ?

Please...enlighten your badly needed audience -- name a 'storm' or disaster god has "appear(ed) in". One! Just one!

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Where is God when the Haitians needed him?

by AK - Jeff in

perhaps a hundred-thousand dead.

millions affected.. how many prayed in vain to stop the quaking, keep a loved one from dying, or for saftey?

all disregarded, all ignored.. he either doesn't care, is dead, or never was.

Rabbit

bts:

That's too bad. If you look at what many of the Haitians themselves are doing in the middle of this disaster, it is the complete opposite of what you express. Often times, God appears in the middle of the storm, and faith and hope are what carry a people through hard times. A people without faith are a people without hope. I have faith that eventually a prosperous Haiti will emerge from the rubble, and I pray. Anything is possible with faith.
...o-k...well, that's special. Let's talk about some of this...:

Often times, God appears in the middle of the storm, and faith and hope are what carry a people through hard times.

Really...? Like in the middle of Hurricanes like Betsy & Katrina, that both devasted New Orleans? Or like the middle (i.e. the super low pressure vacuum, 'heart' or natural engines) of the hundreds of tornadoes that routinely & randomly vaccum our earth of people, animals, houses, grass, trees, etc. ?
Please...enlighten your badly needed audience -- name a 'storm' or disaster god has "appear(ed) in" one! Just one!
And...there is MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE than "...faith and hope..." needed to carry people thru hard times. It takes DOING something. Geez...I thought you knew that.

Anything is possible with faith.

Really...? Anything ? Recently I had a big ole' chunk of cancer in me. I'll give you 3 guesses 'what' I had faith in to get the cancer out. I'll help you: it was not any kind of preacher, nor my dentist.

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My world has come to an end.

by is there help out there in

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my name is o`mar p. clark.

i was born and raised a jw.

Rabbit

...his heart is in the right place? Write, er, wright ?

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Sad report from The Canadian Press: 40 Haitian families huddled in a JW's hall. No water or provisions.

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/aleqm5itkwualtciqfd-qcresmdtv9salg.

disaster at the crossroads in haiti: earthquake leaves shattered lives, lost futuresby jonathan m. katz (cp) 1 day ago.

carrefour, haiti the sense here is helplessness.

Rabbit

Sad.

I was thinking...those 40 huddled families are probably all JW's -- doing what we were all taught -- go to The Ark and shut-the-door. It must seem like Armageddon to them. What a tragic awakening.

WT literature will finally have a 'saving' usefulness -- sanitary papers to wipe & touch dead bodies and fuel to boil any water they get.