Posts by myauntfanny

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reason on this....

by myelaine in

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i just wanted to share something with you that i believe is very important.

2 tim 3:16 states: all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of god may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.

now we are told that in every thing we do, every day of our lives we can turn to gods word to help us, to equip us, to feed us for every good work.

myauntfanny

Hi myelaine

This Bible has also discretely made it into just about every house on the planet.

I take exception to this statement on two counts. Well, maybe only one if you really do mean "discretely" and not "discreetly". If you really mean "discretely" then I'm not sure what you mean anyway. But if you mean "discreetly", as in silently, subtly, without much fanfare, then it's hardly true. Missionaries went around the world forcing Christianity on people, using political leverage as well as violence. One grudge that Islam undoubtedly has against Christianity to this day is the terrible carnage they suffered at the hands of Christians a few hundred years ago. There has been nothing discreet about getting the Bible into people's homes.

The other point is that "the Bible is in just about every house on the planet". About 75% of Americans and Canadians are Christian, and America is a very powerful and rich country that tends to dominate the world politically, and most Americans are quite insulated from the rest of the world, so they tend not to realise that MOST OF THE WORLD IS NOT CHRISTIAN. Only a third of the planet's inhabitants identify themselves as Christian (see link below). That IS a lot, and it's more than any other. But even though it is the majority, it is still only one-third. Of the rest, some percentage (the statitistic vary) is areligious or antireligious which means they have probably seen a Bible or two. The rest of the planet is born and raised Islam, Hindu, Buddhist, and so on. It may be that all these people find Christianity so important that they have a Bible anyway, but I doubt it. I don't know many Christians with a copy of the Q'uran in their house. Although that's probably changing as more Christians come to feel they need to know their archenemy.

Edited for typo and to add, that I'm sorry if I'm being nitpicky, this is just something that bugs me. Also I'm sorry if I sound unfriendly. I apparently can't sound friendly and handle facts at the same time. It's a curse I have to live with.

http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html

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What's your favourite word?

by myauntfanny in

because of another thread i got curious about whether many people have a favourite word.

i've never really gotten over my first love, which was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (seems like there ought to be a comma in there somewhere).

but that's not really a word.

myauntfanny

Is huggles a cross between hugs and snuggles? It should be in the dictionary. Lewis Carroll made up lots of words and some made it into the dictionary. I think "chortle" is one of them.

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Wow im so pleased!

by xLaurax in

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friends

i'm so pleased guys i just had to share it with you, just got back my gcse results and got:.

i'm so happy right now, it's gonna be a hell of a weekend .

xlaurax <--------- of the very happy kind!

myauntfanny

Congratulations, that's excellent. So is that enough and the right subjects to get you into medical training?

Edited to add: never mind the question, I just realised that's O levels. I never did understand your educational system very well.

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Why no class action suit against the organization?

by Jez in

has there ever been or do you think there ever will be a class action suit against the organization for all of the pain and suffering that they have caused ppl?

they have ruined countless lives and yet get away with it.

if enough ppl got on board, it would cripple the society and be the one of the largest lawsuits in history.

myauntfanny

I can never see what you'd sue them for. No one is forced to be there, or do anything of the things they do. If every JW refused to shun non-JW relatives, there would be no disfellowshipping. They WANT to do it. They want to go along with all the org's stupid suggestions. I think they want to because of extremely devious mind control tactics, but that seems like a difficult thing to prove legally. Adults are considered to be responsible for what they believe.

I think if there was any legal grounds for suing, it would have been done by now. There are a few thousand child abuse cases pending, as I understand it, but otherwise it's too vague. I don't think a lawyer would handle it. They have to feel there's a good chance of winning some money.

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What's your favourite word?

by myauntfanny in

because of another thread i got curious about whether many people have a favourite word.

i've never really gotten over my first love, which was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (seems like there ought to be a comma in there somewhere).

but that's not really a word.

myauntfanny

Wow. A good mix of obscenity, and words you never get to use in every day life. I guess we'll never know what Nos's edited was.

SP "Antidisestablishmentarianism" was my second favourite word as a kid because I thought it made me sound so SMART (why the brothers hated me so much, I loved sounding smart).

Other current favourites of mine are:

Gobsmacked

Snarky (waves at ConfusedJW in case he is reading this)

Snorfle (my daughter finds this one very amusing too)

Etapateta (a german word meaning "fastidious")

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Give the JW experience a movie title:

by Preston in

i've come up with a few (made up and real):.

- rebecca of bethel farms.

- cries and judiciary meetings.

myauntfanny

God, I am falling OVER laughing. I especially like Jahs, that was inspired. And Dances with Wolves in Sheeps Clothing. And Apocalypse Soon. That sounds like something that would star Chevy Chase.

But they're all so good, I wouldn't want to have to pick a best one.

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What's your favourite word?

by myauntfanny in

because of another thread i got curious about whether many people have a favourite word.

i've never really gotten over my first love, which was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (seems like there ought to be a comma in there somewhere).

but that's not really a word.

myauntfanny

Because of another thread I got curious about whether many people have a favourite word.

I've never really gotten over my first love, which was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (seems like there ought to be a comma in there somewhere).

But that's not really a word. So my choice is "slattern".

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10 things sports presenters wished they hadn't said.

by Pleasuredome in

ten things that sports presenters .

wished they hadn't said: .

1. weightlifting commentator at the women's olympic snatch and jerk event: "this is gregoriava from bulgaria.

myauntfanny

Excellent ones, Badger. Especially liked the one about dropping the ball.

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Do JWs believe all wordly people die at armageddon?

by XQsThaiPoes in

i was wondering a few things.

i am trying to avoid the complexe question fallacy so excuse me if this is worded strangely instead of just saying "do jws believe all wordly people die at armageddon?"..

1) did the watchtower change its teaching on the great tribulation and armageddon enought for you to call it a major change?.

myauntfanny

XQ, now I'm even more confused. You're saying your interpretation of the latest materieal is that only the anointed are guaranteed to live through Armageddon? Can you extract any quotes to back that up?

But you're a little different than other JWs (no offense meant) and I bet the others don't believe that. Am I wrong?

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Spiritualism - Simply Beautiful!

by FMZ in

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friends

recently, during my trip back to england, i decided to attend a spiritualist church with a friend of mine.

he had originally piqued my curiosity by telling me that in one of their weekly services, they have a clairvoyant (medium) "connect" and give messages to people in the church.. i thought this would be a nice experience, and so my wife and i went.

i will hold back on the description of what happened, as that is a whole other thread (no, things did not fly around the room), but i will say that at the end, i felt very comforted and happy because of the very specific message i received.

myauntfanny

Beautiful, FMZ