Posts by rebel8

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Jehovah told to Moses: "....kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man"

by opusdei1972 in

in numbers 31 we read the following:.

jehovah then told moses:2 take vengeance for the israelites on the midianites.

afterward you will be gathered to your people.3 so moses spoke to the people, saying: equip men from among you for battle against midian and to execute jehovahs vengeance on midian.4 you should send 1,000 of each tribe of all the tribes of israel into the army............ 7 they waged war against midian, just as jehovah had commanded moses, and they killed every male.8 along with the others slain, they killed the kings of midian, namely, evi, rekem, zur, hur, and reba, the five kings of midian.

rebel8

Does God (if there is one) have to be Mr Benevolent to qualify to be God?

Why?

The bible claims god is all-good, all-powerful, and all-knowing. Evil exists, which god should have hated because he's good, stopped with his power, and known about it with his omniscience. --->Therefore the god of the bible does not exist.

Yes, there could be a god or creator that is not all-good. That means the bible is not true, but you're right, there could be. Then what?

I believe the best philosophy of all is to lead a good life. Be a good person and enjoy the "gift" of life to its fullest. If a god/goddess/gods someday make themselves known to us, and they are worthy of our worship (god being good is a requirement here), then they will be pleased with what we've done with their gift. If not, it's still a win for me and those around me.

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HOW CAN WOMEN BE ANNOINTED BUT NO PRIVELAGES IN HALL?

by NoMoreHustle in

i had listened to the degrading talk by gb heard (on women) & watched a video on evie bklyn channel & there was alot of interesting questions that are raised.. i had always wondered why can't women in the hall handle mics or run magazine counter etc.?

but they (if annointed) will rule in heaven with jesus.

that is a pretty heavy responsibility to help jesus rule millions of people on earth, but yet they can't pass a mic or even run the sound system in the kh.

rebel8

Because you don't need a penis to float around in heaven, but you do need one to pass microphones around here on Earth. A woman cannot be expected to carry around a microphone phallic symbol while she menstruates and cries. duh.

The Scriptural position might be said also to take into consideration woman's biological nature. As every woman in the prime of life is well aware, she has certain difficult days each month during which she cannot give of her best and during which she very much appreciates her husband's showing her consideration. But if she had responsibilities of oversight and was required to hold forth regularly on the public platform regardless, either her performance or her health would suffer.

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Hilarious JW YouTube comments

by RobertT18 in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pjd4qpipg.

2nd comment.

"jehovah is our only god!!!!!!!!

rebel8

That link goes only to an ad for a phone?

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I think this is closure for me.

by quellycatface in

well, i have finally got rid of my baptism cards.

the congratulations cards....the wt ones, the ones with sheep on etc.... all gone.

they dated back to 23/09/2000.. has anyone else "purged" their witness past this way?.

rebel8

Baptism cards? Is that a thing?

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Jehovah told to Moses: "....kill every woman who has had sexual relations with a man"

by opusdei1972 in

in numbers 31 we read the following:.

jehovah then told moses:2 take vengeance for the israelites on the midianites.

afterward you will be gathered to your people.3 so moses spoke to the people, saying: equip men from among you for battle against midian and to execute jehovahs vengeance on midian.4 you should send 1,000 of each tribe of all the tribes of israel into the army............ 7 they waged war against midian, just as jehovah had commanded moses, and they killed every male.8 along with the others slain, they killed the kings of midian, namely, evi, rekem, zur, hur, and reba, the five kings of midian.

rebel8

I just experienced sudden emotional changes.

Before reading this thread-meh, a normal rainy evening.

Then-
if a woman is relaxed during intercourse and has good lubrication and she or her partner has tried to stretch the hymen with fingers, then it likely won't break. So, you can't tell if someone is a virgin if they have a hymen.

ewwwwomgwthwho"tries"tostretchahymen

Then-
Business idea : Working out of a van. "Mobile Hymen stretching "

omgroflewww

Then-
laser treatments, stretch limousine

omgstopstopstop

PS-Millie, I think what's being said is the fact that the scripture can only be reasoned upon by putting it into its historical context (violence, misogyny, slavery) indicates this publication is not the product of a loving god. A loving god wouldn't wait for Iron Age humans to catch up to his perfect ethics and lovingkindness. S/he would take the lead by commanding them to do the right thing and teaching them why. Instead s/he ordered them into battle, mass murder, abuse, rape, slavery, and by his/her own words, "humiliation".

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Hard time coping with shunning

by bsand20 in

jw
friends

it's almost 1am and i can't sleep...again.

i hate to think the organization is still taking my sleep from me 16 years later but i can't help it.

i run a page on social media for ex jw support and advice and i'm usually there helping others but it definitely takes a toll on me when i'm having to argue and disprove jws that troll my page.

rebel8

You mentioned "it's making you not sleep", etc. The truth is, you will never be able to control the behavior of others, so if you're reliant on them for your well being, you're in trouble. Right?

All you can (try to) control is your reaction to it. "The devil's in the details" rings true here. It's the (try to) that's the hard part. But it is possible!

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"We Love You All Very Much"

by Apognophos in

i'm not sure if this has been discussed before.

you guys might recall that when the 2013 yearbook came out, the letter from the governing body ended a bit unusually:.

we love you all very much.

rebel8

Any time they say the gb thinks something jointly as a group makes me think of the Borg. The gb members are individuals, not clones. Or are they?

And then, what's this with, "We love you all"? How is that possible? You can't love someone you never met or don't even know exists. Creepy, deity-like.

The GB signing bibles

WHAT?!!!1!

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"Active Topics" button opens a wml file

by rebel8 in

when i press the "active topics" button this morning, it tries to open a .wml file instead of taking me to active topics.. oh, the humanity!.

rebel8

I restarted and it's not happening at the moment. Weird.

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According to JWs' application of Acts 15:29, shouldn't they also be refusing medical examinations by gynecologists?

by Island Man in

watchtower uses the following twisted logic to equate receiving a blood transfusion, with feeding on blood:.

feeding is sometimes done by injecting nutrients intravenously.. blood transfusions are carried out by injecting blood intravenously.. therefore the intravenous injecting of blood can be equated with feeding intravenously.. hence, true christians refuse blood transfusions in order to obey the biblical command to "abstain from blood".. now notice how the same kind of twisted logic leads to the equating of an invasive examination by a gynecologist, with sexual intercourse:.

sexual intercourse is often done by inserting the penis into the vagina.. certain invasive examinations by a gynecologist is done by inserting an instrument into the vagina.. therefore such invasive gynecological examinations can be equated with sexual intercourse.. hence, true christians refuse such gynecological examinations that are performed by someone to whom they're not married, in order to obey the biblical command to "abstain from fornication".. it's the same kind of twisted reasoning, isn't it?

rebel8

Ok, the gyn analogies are creeping me out. I will need to bleach that out of my brain before my next gyn appointment.

But this is a good point. The logic can be applied to almost anything, really.

Pagan practices are sometimes done with windchimes.
Windchimes are sometimes used to make music.
Therefore music can be equated with Paganism.
Hence, true christians don't listen to music.

Or even simpler:

Fornication is sometimes done in automobiles.
Therefore, riding in automobiles can be equated with fornication.
Hence, true christians do not use automobiles in order to obey the biblical command to "flee from fornication".

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Where was the dead body of Jesus? Did the disciples disappear it?

by opusdei1972 in

i am currently an skeptic, but i have to admit that i can't assure that all the stuff of early christianity was false.. for instance, we know that the genuine letters of paul were written before the destruction of jerusalem.

so, paul affirmed that jesus resurrected, though he was not there when it supposedly happened.

but, if jesus did not resurrect, why didn't the jews expose this falsehood?.

rebel8

If there was a Jesus, he may have pretended to be dead and had his disciples let him out of the tomb.