Posts by Esse quam videri

Knocked on a door on a Saturday morning. A window opened on the floor above me. A grizzled old man stuck his head out and said, " We're all heathens here!"

Head back in and window closed. I thought, "That is a crisp and concise statement. Very effective."

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How Old Was Eve When She Was Tempted?

by berrygerry in

has this question ever been answered by wt or biblical apologetic?.

if near the beginning of her creation, would she not have had the effective development of a a toddler or even a baby?.

if so, would you sentence a toddler or a baby to death for grabbing an appealing candy from a bowl?.

Craziest thing you ever did during intermission at a Circuit Assembly

by Esse quam videri in

1970 - there was a local drag strip a few miles away from the hall rented for the circuit assembly.

i was 18 , tim o. was 16 and wayne d. was 18. wayne had a 1955 chevy 4 door, 6 cylinder and fresh paint job.

tim had his dad'ss 1965 chevy half ton.

1970 - There was a local drag strip a few miles away from the hall rented for the Circuit Assembly. There were three of us. I was 18 , Tim O. was 16 and Wayne D. was 18. Wayne had a 1955 Chevy 4 door, 6 cylinder and fresh paint job. Tim had his Dad'ss 1965 Chevy half ton. I used to drag Wayne and his Chevy with my Dad's 1968 Datsun 510 on local side roads. No traffic. We were crazy, not stupid.

Anyways, during the intermission, I think about 1 1/2 hours, something like that, we decide to just drive down to the drag strip to have a look. Nothing planned, just passing time. When we get there we find the main gate open and no one around. Of course the next thing we are doing is dragging the 1955 - 6 cylinder Chevy 4-door, three on the tree against the 1965 Chevy half-ton 6 cylinder three on the tree. We got about 5 or 6 good runs in. Just amazing. The whole drag strip to ourselves. All of a sudden the caretaker who had opened the gate and was working in one of the site building comes over in his pick-up shouting and cursing and threatening to call the police. We were 3 scared teens, not like the smart ass teens nowadays that would just give him lip. We promised we would never do it again and high tailed it out of there back to the Circuit Assembly. That afternoon we are all paying special attention to the program and looking up all the scriptures, like the good boys we were. Good memories.

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She was a fine sister

by silentlambs in

she was a fine sister with a history that went back six generations with jehovahs witnesses.

her family boasted well over 1000 jw family members, many of which had high station within the organization.

this proud heritage was marred by another fact in the familys history this sister had not disclosed.

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mommy - Carl Sagan on balancing openness to new ideas with skeptical scrutiny...."if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense,you cannot distinguish useful ideas from worthless ones."

Of course, this also applies to what Carl Sagan said. Right?

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She was a fine sister

by silentlambs in

she was a fine sister with a history that went back six generations with jehovahs witnesses.

her family boasted well over 1000 jw family members, many of which had high station within the organization.

this proud heritage was marred by another fact in the familys history this sister had not disclosed.

Esse quam videri

Our sister was reproved for being molested and to add insult to injury she was not allowed to discuss the matter with anyone in the congregation to protect the “good” reputation of the pedophile.

Where did this happen? In Saudi Arabia?

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WT Flip-Flops on Jesus Inspection Was it in 1918 or 1919?... Did the WT PASS or FAIL?

by Alfred in

this is utterly ridiculous.... .

the more i research this particular subject, the more flip-flops i uncover.

it seems the fds cant even make up their minds regarding what happened in 1918 (or should i say 1919?).

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ARC Analysis Summary of Case Files

by Richard Oliver in

i have been doing research on the arc as some people on here have suggested.

i find it interesting on the case file analysis some of the findings.

it looks like queensland and new south wales had the biggest problems with this.

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Not a single instance of Child Sexual Abuse was ever reported to the authorities by Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The great incriminating, condemnatory, damnatory statement.

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Griffin Assembly Hall (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) now a Megachurch

by Sanchy in

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my mom, while pregnant with me, was one of thousands of jw volunteers to work on the construction of this once beautiful assembly hall in south florida circa 1984. it had a beautiful pond, waterfall, and even a resident alligator.

many remember it as well for it's huge plaster murals on the walls showing scenes of paradises.. pics as it was before (sorry for the low quality, struggled to find good pics of the auditorium as it was, if you have any good ones, do share them):.

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Esse quam videri

No doubt 'dedicated to Jehovah'. It's a good thing 'Jehovah and Jesus completely trust the faithful and discreet slave' otherwise Jehovah may get really pissed off.