Posts by Village Idiot

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pissed off my wife today at the assembly..I asked her why the bozo GB member lett has a pinky ring.

by goingthruthemotions in

so at the assembly to day that nitwit lett gave a talk....i noticed right away he had a pinky ring.

i asked my wife what was the purpose of the pinky ring?

and then asked....would jesus wear a pinky?

Village Idiot

goingthruthemotions:

let's see how i piss her off tomorrow.

Wear some tight pants.

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merk ch 16 says all believers of jesus will perform miracles....

by sowhatnow in

15 he said to them, go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

16 whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

17 and these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.. 19 after the lord jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of god.

Village Idiot

The book of Mark has two alternative endings, depending on the manuscript, indicating that one of those endings was not part of the original. The footnote on that scripture in the New International Version says:

"Mark 16:8 Some manuscripts have the following ending between verses 8 and 9, and one manuscript has it after verse 8 (omitting verses 9-20): Then they quickly reported all these instructions to those around Peter. After this, Jesus himself also sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. Amen."

So that part of the scripture may not be 'authentic'.

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We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back?

by skepticSam in

does anyone have any theories why our territory that's be reduced six or seven times over the last twenty years is not covered anymore?

we use to cover our area in less than six months and now nobody really keeps track of how the preaching work by territory is going.

is the advent of the mobile-literature machine why we don't see a zealous preaching spirit?

Village Idiot

millie210: "If need be, the rocks will cry out."

Maybe they should put some of those rocks in their literature carts.

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We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back?

by skepticSam in

does anyone have any theories why our territory that's be reduced six or seven times over the last twenty years is not covered anymore?

we use to cover our area in less than six months and now nobody really keeps track of how the preaching work by territory is going.

is the advent of the mobile-literature machine why we don't see a zealous preaching spirit?

Village Idiot

skepticSam,

"We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back?"

"...what are we going to do to get people motivated to preach more?"

Why should we want them to improve their performance?

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Crisis of Consience market price (we are in a bull market)

by NewYork44M in

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friends

i was considering getting another copy of one of ray's books and was shocked about the market value.

is ray's book worth $1,000?

perhaps, but it is a bit shocking.

Village Idiot

Dogpatch, is there any way that you can take control of the book?

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Churches use facial recognition software to track congregants

by truthseeker in

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friends

http://rt.com/news/270121-church-facial-recognition-software/.

churches are joining the widening club of entities using big brother-style facial recognition software to track people.

and they are doing so in secret, according to a producer of a specialized program designed for religious institutions.. churchix uses cctv footage or photos to match churchgoers against a database of high-resolution pictures that a church has to compile on its own.

Village Idiot

Oh no, it's the mark of the beast! When will the Bitchtower start using it?

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There's something very bizarre about Watchtower's use of the word pioneer.

by Island Man in

i have researched the meaning of the word pioneer in a number of online references.

none of the meanings seem to match watchtower's use of the word.

the word refers to persons who are trailblazers; persons who are the first to settle new territory; persons who initiate some new field or technology.. jws' use of the term to refer to publishers who spend a long time preaching every month, does not in the slightest bit, match the definition.

Village Idiot

I don't know how early the JWs started using the word but if it was adopted in the early to mid 20th century when their numbers were low then it could be understandable how "pioneers" would be the ones to take the lead in the preaching work.

By the way, the Soviet Union used the word pioneer in reference to their youth organizations.

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what an interesting find for me

by sowhatnow in

im sure to use this the next time i accidentally get sucked into an argument with someone.

im not ever understanding the idea behind any christian religion picking and choosing what they want to believe and follow, then have the nerve to claim they are right, when clearly this is obviously done.

here is a site that shows not only how bloodthirsty and evil the god of the hebrew bible was, but how more ridiculous it is for jws to follow one twisted 'commandment' about eating blood, not only reading it wrong, but then not to do all the other commandments, willingly , do they think they are ancient israelites ?

Village Idiot

sowhatnow:

"im sure to use this the next time I accidentally get sucked into an argument with someone.

...

"this sites article made it so easy for me.

"after reading this, one can never again question whether the bible was a book by man or god, lol."

Thanks for the compliment. I wrote that list of Bible abominations and contradictions you're referring to. In spite of its briefness it took me a few years to put it together.

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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc

by aley63 in

i am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.

all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".

Village Idiot

R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

Life is bigger
It's bigger
And you, you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

Consider this
The hint of the century
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream
That was just a dream

That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said enough

I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

But that was just a dream, try, cry, why, try
That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream
Dream

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Guess I said more than I should have about "the truth"

by paradisebeauty in

a sister came by my house today.

not to see how i was or why i have not been to meetings for the past months - she needed to borrow some money for the upcoming convention.

we chatted a little, and i cound not keep my mouth shut about some questions i have and some discoveries i made about the doctrine.

Village Idiot

As George Orwell described it in his book 1984, thoughtcrime.