Posts by Black Man

So (according to the Bible) Methuselah lived to be 969, Noah 950, Jared 962 and so on and so on. Did they simply count years DIFFERENTLY back then? What accounted for the long life spans in bible times?

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"Theocratic Warfare" and the Annual Report

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

one of the things i certainly noticed as a jw, and even during the time i was in bethel, was the complexities of reporting "truth.".

beginning with an observation on a personal level, i consider myself an honest person.

but something happened along the way, beginning when i pioneered.

Black Man

bttt!

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Why is God speaking in riddles?

by sosoconfused in

it seems for most of the bible that god spoke directly to people and told them what to do.

he wrote things on rocks.

he gave them laws.

Black Man

Great thread!!

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Why JW's take on education is truly disingenuous

by Black Man in

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we've all waxed poetic about the jw views on higher education and how they truly stifled people trying to pursue an education.

but what did they offer as an alternative??!!.

at least mormons (who's theology is as equally fucked up as jws) had an accredited school in brigham young university that their people could aspire to attend.

Black Man

Rules & Regulation: I ESPECIALLY disliked those assembly parts where they would reinforce their bullshit with horribly applied simulated real life dramas that derided higher education. And the drones would just blindly clap to that bull shit. Incredible!

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Why JW's take on education is truly disingenuous

by Black Man in

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friends

we've all waxed poetic about the jw views on higher education and how they truly stifled people trying to pursue an education.

but what did they offer as an alternative??!!.

at least mormons (who's theology is as equally fucked up as jws) had an accredited school in brigham young university that their people could aspire to attend.

Black Man

We've all waxed poetic about the JW views on higher education and how they truly stifled people trying to pursue an education. But what did they offer as an ALTERNATIVE??!!

At least Mormons (who's theology is as equally fucked up as JWs) had an accredited school in Brigham Young University that their people could aspire to attend. At least they could go to college, and have something to show for it, that translates into the REAL WORLD.

During my formative years, JWs would harp on this topic mercilessly always through the short-sighted lens of logic suggesting that going to college was somehow Satanic and shows that we're choosing a materialistic life that is unfocused on serving God. When in reality, one of the keys to happiness is realizing our POTENTIAL and college with its ability to help develop one's critical thinking abilities along with studying a career field, help's one to realize their potential.

I remember even at a young age the insult I felt at the insinuation that the Theocratic Ministry School or reading the magazines was akin to receiving a college education - which was COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLSHIT.

During my years as a JW, I have attended their so-called educational programs - Pioneer School, Bethel, Ministerial Training School - and you know what??!! NONE OF THOSE THINGS TRANSLATES TO THE REAL WORLD. You can't walk into a corporation, company, whatever and flaunt those as credentials (i.e. - I've been on the Theocratic Ministry School for 30 years, now give me a job).

If JWs were truly serious about education, they would use all that money they take in from their real estate endeavors and from the flock and open an accredited college or university. But no, instead they squander people's potential with their bullshit rhetoric on education.

Thankfully, I've landed in a decent place career-wise, but I think of so many people in my peer group who swallowed the WTBS's education bullshit hook, line and sinker and now their lives are part of the collateral damage that this organization has left behind in its wake. Squandered POTENTIAL, squandered LIVES.

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Jehovahs Witnesses and the Curse of Music.

by donny in

jehovahs witnesses and the curse of music.. .

i was inspired to write this after listening to a recent podcast of the thinking atheist by seth andrews.

as many of you know, seth was a devout christian who not only loved contemporary christian music but was one of the hosts of a popular morning show on kxoj in tulsa, oklahoma in the 1990s.

Black Man

Yeah, this used to kill me. THe Society would be up in arms over all kinds of contemporary music, yet the only music alternative they offered us was the KINGDOM MELODIES??!!

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Whats in frosty's bookbag?!?

by darth frosty in

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been meaning to do this for sometime, in the vien of geraldo opening capones vault here is me in the man cave opening my kh book bag.. .

the contents of this bag have not seen the light of day since 2005. .

link.

Black Man

Ha! Classic unveiling. And yeah, the leather bags with the combo codes were the deal! My talks basically looked like that towards the end 2 or 3 thoughts scribbled on a random piece of scrap paper. I now am using my book bag to carry my laptop.

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Powerfully heart-wrenching experience by FORMER BETHLITE

by Black Man in

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just wanting to post an experience by a former bethelite.

the first part was just published with the other two coming overt the next couple of weeks.

click the link.

Black Man

Bumping to the top!