Posts by rebel8

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Is ANYONE in charge a real ordained minister? College degrees? Seminary? A real Theological degree?

by WireRider in

and i don't mean that stupid made up shit russell just invented only a 100 yrs ago.

he never passed the 7th grade and declared that the world was too stupid to understand the bible without him.. who do you follow and pore money into the watchtower?.

rebel8

Should ministers study the heck out of the book they're trying to teach others? I suppose, but what does it really matter? The original book, which we do not have, was written by humans. The bible fails the sniff test in every branch of science and all types of fact checking. What difference does it make if one more person, in a chain of many people, makes up another layer of nonsense?

Anyway...I cannot consider a degree in theology legitimate because those programs consider the bible to be true.

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Paradise sharks will eat seaweed and lions will eat pineapples...What ?? Dinosaurs ate patatoes!!!

by Witness 007 in

yes my friends if you went to "witness college" you would know dinosaurs before "eden" ate tomatoes.

and in paradise snakes will give tender kisses to your ankles!!

what would david attenborough animal expert think of this nonsense.

rebel8

Oh come on, let's not criticize the dubs for these teachings.

It's totally plausible.

I have horns to prevent contact with others of my species. Once I had my manicurist file them down, and I wound up married.

Sharks used to eat seaweed before Eve sinned. They didn't like it much, so when the dinosaurs came to the water for a drink, they ate the dinosaurs. That's how they became carnivores. This is a totally true fact and here's my reference.

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Remember that WT masturbation video? Who is the sign language person?

by FatFreek 2005 in

below are a few screen captures from the video to serve as a reminder of what he looks like.

below those will be a few captures from a weather forecaster now at our kark tv (arkansas).

his name is matt peterson.

rebel8

IIRC someone did identify the names of the interpreters a while back.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/235152/wts-made-video-about-masturbation-sign-language-gestures

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Seems like the perfect holiday for j-dubs

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

if this article is correct, (american) thanksgiving's origins have several things j-dubs love.

the xian god.

genocide of nonbelievers that included men, women and children alike.

rebel8

I am surprised jws don't have a "looking forward to Armageddon and mass executions" holiday.

They could have a parade like Day of the Dead, with participants dressing as various types of sinners (skinny pants wearers, windchime owners), good dubs (pushing literature carts), or already dead people.

At the end of the parade, the sinners jump into a big crevice and the few good dubs end up at a petting zoo with giant fruit to eat, while the dead rise up off the ground.

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Ex-Jehovah's Witness elder jailed for sex assaults on schoolgirl

by LevelThePlayingField in

this is becoming more common.

this is from the last part of the article: .

"this was about sexual gratification and you are a hypocrite because you became an elder and you investigated a sexual matter even with this in your sexual background.".

rebel8

"admitted" is very different to "confessed" IMO
The former is what someone does when they have been caught.

Agreed.

My purpose in referring to it was that he acknowledges what he did was illegal and wrong, not that he is fully remorseful (as a regular human being with a conscience would be).

The victim, perp and court all agree it was wrong and illegal, so speculation about her being near the age of consent is moot.

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Seems like the perfect holiday for j-dubs

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

if this article is correct, (american) thanksgiving's origins have several things j-dubs love.

the xian god.

genocide of nonbelievers that included men, women and children alike.

rebel8

If this article is correct, (American) Thanksgiving's origins have several things j-dubs love.

the xian God
genocide of nonbelievers that included men, women and children alike
gloating over the genocide of nonbelievers
historical revisionism
praying before a meal

I wonder why they object to it so much.

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Ex-Jehovah's Witness elder jailed for sex assaults on schoolgirl

by LevelThePlayingField in

this is becoming more common.

this is from the last part of the article: .

"this was about sexual gratification and you are a hypocrite because you became an elder and you investigated a sexual matter even with this in your sexual background.".

rebel8

The article does not state the victim's age, but it does repeatedly refer to her as a "schoolgirl" and "child". It also states she had feelings of confusion around the act. These things do not probably indicate a female at the cusp of the age of legal consent, right?

In any case, the elder admitted the crime and said he felt ongoing guilt about the act.

I guess it's very inaccurate for me to call it "the act" because it occurred over a period of time greater than 2 years long.

The court, victim and perp all agree she was not old enough to consent to the contact, that it was wrong and illegal. Seems like there is no debate at all about her consent.

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Dont Give Them More Power Than They Deserve

by Tech49 in

jw
friends

a new montra that was recently adopted by the wife and i is this:.

dont give them more power than they deserve.. here's why i say that, and i point this to those of you still in the congregation, still trying to decide what you want to do.. recently, our family had a little family reunion gathering of sorts, and we were in the company of some extended family that were either df or da, to varying degrees.

we made it very clear, to any and all in attendance, that we wanted to be respectful and kind, despite any previous perceptions about our "status".... and that our feelings on a lot of things had "softened", and "changed" over the last 2 years.. i am being purposefully slightly vague, but i think you get the point.

rebel8

This is my mantra as well. All their authority is peer-conveyed. Once you do not recognize it, it does not exist for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIJ3YqPbqg

Have you considered blocking their texts and emails? It is quite a satisfying way to take your power back. They don't even get to harass your voicemail. It irritates the heck out of them.

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Ex-Jehovah's Witness elder jailed for sex assaults on schoolgirl

by LevelThePlayingField in

this is becoming more common.

this is from the last part of the article: .

"this was about sexual gratification and you are a hypocrite because you became an elder and you investigated a sexual matter even with this in your sexual background.".

rebel8

i think these historic cases of abuse could easily get way out of control. most times theres no evidence--and its just one persons word against another. also--accusations could be made against any of us.

You do realize this individual admitted the crime and was convicted by trial, right?!!!!

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Ex-Jehovah's Witness elder jailed for sex assaults on schoolgirl

by LevelThePlayingField in

this is becoming more common.

this is from the last part of the article: .

"this was about sexual gratification and you are a hypocrite because you became an elder and you investigated a sexual matter even with this in your sexual background.".

rebel8

Creepy. Pedos don't change, in my professional experience. They can't.

I was just talking to another former therapist about treatment effectiveness. She specialized in these types of perps. She said she thinks one or two stopped offending over the course of her career, and she stipulated she can only confirm they hadn't been caught again.

As to the remark in the OP, "This is becoming more common," do you mean media stories about it are more common, or the crimes themselves? If the crimes, what are you basing this on?