Posts by rebel8

Seriously? I've made 9600 posts on this forum and many of them are humorous. If having a negative opinion about one holiday makes me Debbie Downer, then guilty I am.

If you see people kill themselves and others from voluntary self-destructive behavior, and then see your culture being portrayed as that being its main feature, then perhaps you'll have a different POV.

I don't know of any other cultural festival currently celebrated where pointing out one of its most horrific weaknesses is hilarious and acceptable. hmmm.

I think Ireland is more than alcohol. It would be nice if most celebrations of this holiday centered around the many positive things about Irish culture. I wonder if anyone would partake then.

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What did you do for St. Patrick's Day?

by Jeannette in

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did you have some green beer?

maybe some scotch whiskey?

i also baked a chocolate cake and chocolate icing, and put little green spice mints on top.

rebel8

I have issues with the cultural insensitivities (to put it nicely) of this holiday. Just to name one, binge drinking is not funny, respectful, or representative of an entire culture.

The alcohol industry has co-opted this family holiday for its own purposes, just as it has for Cinco de Mayo.

The fact that every time this holiday is discussed, binge drinking is a main topic, and it's taken lightly, makes me sick, to be honest. People die from this behavior. And I don't know why more Irish-Americans do not take issue with it. That, to me, is very sad.

St. Patrick wore blue, and he wasn't Irish...etc. I just wonder if we're celebrating something the alcohol industry cooked up, or what we're doing.

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A suggestion for Fading Dubs. STOP SINGING!!!

by DATA-DOG in

whether or not you realize it [ many of you do ], words have power.

think of the power of the human voice.

think of a beautiful song, or a symphony.

rebel8

Interesting. I was forced into the borg as a kid, and I did this same thing on my own. I was forced, at the pain of corporal punishment, to fully participate. Moving my lips was a way to avoid punishment and avoid full participation.

I think another good step would be to donate fake money in the contribution box.

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I need help! Talk coming up and I need ideas fast!

by BU2B in

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omg i am so distressed.

i have a talk coming up on tuesday, it is the number 3 "abiram.

why opposing god appointed authority is tantamount to opposing god himself"!.

rebel8

The point I would be making Is that even though there was clear evidence and PROOF god was using moses, he rebelled anyways. I would subtly be making the point that the GB today has no proof or evidence. I would make no application to our day.

IMHO, unless you specifically emphasize that we today must have clear evidence and proof god was using someone we're following, then we shouldn't follow them--then you're making their point, in their way.

Some of these quotes might be helpful to make this point, in their own words.

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In need of advice...

by mobumpkin in

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hi i am new here thank you for letting me join.

i first of all want to say i am not here to bash the religion.

there are good people in the congregation but also bad ones.

rebel8

Why not deal with family issues in a normal way, instead of involving a toxic, high control group that you no longer belong to? Just a thought. There's really no right or wrong answer.

My approach has always been to act normal and let them be the aberration. To help the elders meddle in your personal affairs is to give them power they should not have. IMO.

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What is the main "idea" of the bible?

by KateWild in

as jws we were often told what the theme of the bible is, we were taught that it was the promised seed.. i was recently asked the question.... what is the main "idea" of the bible?.

for me the whole purpose of the bible is about control.

it features a god that punishes and rewards.

rebel8

"Humans are pattern-seeking primates," said Amy Farrah Fowler.

It is a collection of literary works, most fictional, written by different authors in different cultures in different years.

There is no theme or main idea:

geneology records [OT]
battle records [OT]
stories about royalty [OT]
sci-fi/fantasy [Revelation]
religious[gospels & subsequent books, which conflict with each other]
pop-science [Genesis]

Claiming there's a pattern in these things would be like post-apocalyptic archaeologists studying our culture, putting the following works in a 3-ring binder, and claiming it's a cohesive holy book with a single theme:

ancestry - dot - com (Mormon scheme to get you to list your ancestors so they can baptize the dead as Mormons--but I digress)
military records
tabloids about royalty
Star Trek
1 publication each--Pat Robertson, wts, Mormon, David Koresh, and Fred Phelps
Natural Cures They Don't Want You To Know About

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There are still JW's calling the masturbation video as fake and apostate propaganda

by EndofMysteries in

10 hours ago, " another malicious propaganda against jehova's witnesse!!".

"he is not a jehova's witness!!

!thois a big lie against jehova's witnesses!

rebel8

^I just went and tried to find it. Unfortunately, reading so many pro-masturbation posts makes me a little sick, so I had to stop. I don't care what people do, and I don't mind a few jokes about it, but I think I've reached my personal threshold for discussing graphic details about it. IMO it's a natural thing (for many people--not everyone does it), and I don't want to talk about it, any more than I want to discuss menstruation, breastfeeding, pooping, peeing, or passing gas.

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Lunar eclipse April 14th 2014

by ILoveTTATT in

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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/april_2014_lunar_eclipse.

it says it's the 15th but that's in ut.

i am in utc-6 (on dst) so for me and those who have a chance to see it it will be on the 14th starting at 9:58pm and ending at 2:58 am on the 15th.. .

rebel8

Or are you going to be in the memorial?

I'm going to have my cake and eat it too.

I'm going to moon the Memorial.

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There are still JW's calling the masturbation video as fake and apostate propaganda

by EndofMysteries in

10 hours ago, " another malicious propaganda against jehova's witnesse!!".

"he is not a jehova's witness!!

!thois a big lie against jehova's witnesses!

rebel8

I think the commenters are fake and apostate imposters. Who else would deny the wts' own words?

"We cannot claim to love God, yet deny his word and channel of communication," (Watchtower, Oct. 1, 1967, p. 591).