Sounds just like the Roman Catholic Church in the middle ages. The peasants weren't allowed to read the bible and relied on the priest to tell the the correct path.
Hecklerboy
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So contradictory
by booby inin the new dvd they talk about ?
grew, who said that scripture can be used to interpret scripture.
my take on that info would be that i could learn the bible without a whole lot of auxiliary publications or help from someone "smarter" than me.
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How long did the Watchtower Society's campaign against aluminium last?
by slimboyfat ini came across a discussion of the golden age magazine's anti-aluminum stance in a book on the history of reaction to government policy on fluoride:.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/fluoride-wars-americas-political-melodrama/dp/0470448334/ref=sr_1_64?ie=utf8&s=books&qid=1276764067&sr=1-64.
use the "search inside" feature to find the discussion of the golden age on pages 131 and 132.. among other things it says: "unbelievably, the golden age published over 130 articles railing against aluminium cookware between 1925 and 1969".. did the society continue to publish articles against aluminum as late as 1969?
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Hecklerboy
Checkout Greenpans. They are non-stick and don't use teflon. They also don't outgas harmful vapors and are eco-friendly. Plus their non-stickyness is amazing.
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Ridiculous Comment By a Super JW
by mentallyfree31 ina few years back, before i had any doubts and when i was a hardcore jw, i remember a super-pioneer-jw sister was conversing with me.
i made the comment about some of my friends at work (all non-witnesses).
she stops me mid sentence and says "friends?
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Hecklerboy
Resistance if Futile!!!
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JWs District Convention 2010 Drawn Closer to Jehovah. My reflections
by onemore inseptember will mark my first year out of the watch towers darkness (pun intended).
i embarked on my full blown search for truth about the truth in april 2009, and by september of that same year i was convinced the organization was no different than any other religion; but i was wrong again.
because if there were like any other christian denomination, such as the baptists, methodists, presbyterians, lutherans, etc...it would have been a lot easier to endure sitting in their meetings, listening to their rhetoric, and engaging in some of their activities.
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Hecklerboy
Hmmm....
Maybe this is why my JW sister doesn't seem to have time to talk to me lately. I've only heard from her once in the last 3 or 4 months. She used to call once a week. And I had to send her a Facebook message.
Oh well, she'll call when she needs me to loan her more money.
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Why DID the chicken cross the road?
by Pootler in.
sigmund freud: the fact that you are at all concerned that the chicken crossed the road reveals your underlying insecurity.captain james t kirk: to boldly go where no chicken has gone before.charles darwin: chickens, over great periods of time, have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposed to cross roads.albert einstein: whether the chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference.colonel sanders: i missed one?the watchtower: ..... .
i know you won't disappoint me.
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Hecklerboy
Jehovah said to the chicken "Cross the road and be happy for I have blessed your path.
So the chicken did as Jehovah command and was blessed all of his days. And all rejoiced for it was good in Jehovah's eye.
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Karate Kid
by RR inanyone seen the new karate kid movie.
ralph macchio has nothing on jaden smith.
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Hecklerboy
He was told to "break the leg"
His mom in the movie made the statement "Karate, Kung fu. It's all the same". That's what most of the public thinks about the martial arts. They think the karate encompasses all martial arts. Which couldn't be further from the truth.
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Karate Kid
by RR inanyone seen the new karate kid movie.
ralph macchio has nothing on jaden smith.
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Hecklerboy
As a martial arts instructor (karate) I must say I really liked it. Yes, I grew up in the 80's and loved the original. All the fight scenes were over the top as well as the training scenes. But lets face it, tournaments aren't that exciting. You do get a few good fights from time to time and it takes years of training to do some of the things they do. Poeple that aren't into the martial arts would be pretty bored if they didn't throw in some flash.
I like the way this new one paid homage to the original without completely copying it. I really like the fact that Jackie Chan was "Mr. Han", not "Mr. Miyagi". It was nice to see Jackie Chan in a serious role.
I wish they would have showed other parts of the competition. Most tournaments consist of Katas (open hand forms), weapons katas (weapons form) and kumite (fighting). You got to see Jaden Smith doing open hand and weapons katas in his training but never performed them in the tournament.
I did see allot of fellow martial artist at the movie theater, but none were in uniform. That would have been very disrespectful. Unless they were putting on a demonstration for the movie goers.
I guessing I will be getting an influx of students from the movie.
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Forget what they say, most JWs do not believe the end is near...
by drew sagan ini was a baptized jw for 7 years.
during that time i repeatedly vocalized my belief that "the end is near.
" however, what did this cost me?
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Hecklerboy
How many of them that say the end is near have 401K's?
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What now....
by broops100 inoctober 2009 .
this is the date when somebody, somewhere, somehow, switched the light on and i realised i'd been part of a cult.
21 years of my life wasted.... since then i have gone through what i can only compare to losing someone i loved in death.
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Hecklerboy
Like others said, this person is no friend. She has low self-esteem and needs to belittle you to make herself feel better.
Ditch her and find some new friends. People that want to listen to what you have to say and build you up.
I found some of my closest friends and the most amazing group of people when I started studying karate. I knew when I went to my first belt test that these were the type of people that I wanted to surround myself with. Everyone was very encouraging and were alway trying to help me do better.
Don't waste your like on a parasite. This person just uses you to make herself feel better.
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If You Still "Had" To Go To Meetings What "Disrespectful" Things Might You Do?
by minimus ini know some who go to meetings because they feel they have to because of family or other considerations.. imagine going to a meeting and having your iphone with you!.
how would it look if you had a watchtower in your hands along with a tv guide?.
think about going to a meeting with strong booze breath.. any other suggestions?
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Hecklerboy
Have a flask of Vodka in your suit jacket pocket and take a sip every few minutes.