Posts by rebel8

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CANCER - AND THE DANGERS OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE!

by Dansk in

jw
friends

dear all,.

i've thought long and hard before writing this - which came about after linda (fullofdoubtnow), who is suffering from pancreatic cancer, was recommended alternative treatments to mainstream medicine.

i believe i am in a strong position to know just how effective many (most/all?

rebel8

I believe the "Linda" he was referring to turned out to be a nonexistent person, an elaborate hoax perpetrated on us by a male poster.

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A 'Paradise' for mice turned out not to be so

by Petraglyph in

in this experiment, mice were given a perfect environment in which to live.

for the mice you would think this was 'paradise'.

but due to their nature it did not take long for this to become a horrible place to live.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z760xny4vm.

rebel8

I would love to live forever in paradise with no crime, hunger, illness, etc.

As long as there were only ~50 individuals of my choosing who mostly left me alone, unlimited books, music and diversions. ;)

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Any thought on Business Territory

by Sabin in

i was working one day, had a couple of male customers to serve when this lady walks in & offers me a track on her religion, my answer without thinking " i already know what the bible say's, i'm one of jw's".

she just threw me a dirty look & the two guy's just looked down & said nothing.

i just carried on, served them as nothing had happened.

rebel8

^Yep.

They even had a manipulative tactic to stroke the ego of the staff first. You were supposed to pick out 1 person who looked like he was a line staff member and ask, "Are you the manager?"

That was supposed to make that person think, "Oooh la la, he thinks I'm the manager. I must look important. Go me." And then that would soften the person up to the preaching as soon as the real manager ok'd you talking to them.

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Obama to speak from the Oval Office tonight (8:00 eastern)

by Coded Logic in

this will be only the 3rd time he's spoken from the oval office in his seven years so it's probably going to be something pretty big.

combat troops being sent into syria?

unilateral movement on gun control?.

rebel8

The media is reporting there is no known link between the shooters and a larger terrorism cell.

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"Why don't you just call yourself an atheist?"

by slimboyfat in

the best answer to this question ever.

i don't tire listening to it.

"i am not, i am not simply the one who says 'i'" .

rebel8

In other news, slim has now proven himself to be a prophet!!!

(Warning: this is the sort of clip Cofty or nicolou will switch off in under 30 seconds)

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Please i need guidance

by alex_Am in

i know im young.

i know i still have so much to learn i mean im only 14 but but even at a young age i have learned and i know what love is.

this is where the problem comes in.

rebel8

You will get lots of replies, sweetie. :)

Read up on cults. This is not a normal, mainstream religion. It's a high control group that's dangerous, tears apart relationships, brings a lot of sadness and even deaths.

Here's some things you can't do if you're a jw. She will have to follow these, and if she doesn't, she'll get in trouble. http://thejehovahswitnesses.org/things-jehovahs-witnesses-cant-do.php

Here's some more important info.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/jehovahs-witnesses-face-child-sex-abuse-investigation-in-australia/2015/08/14/d8a58eda-406e-11e5-9561-4b3dc93e3b9a_story.html

http://ajwrb.org/science/the-watchtower-on-science-and-medicine

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The Elders are Coming Help!

by LaurenM in

so the elders keep bugging me and pestering me about having a meeting with them to "introduce me to my new congregation" for some reason (do any ex elders know what that even means??).

i keep postponing and making excuses and they are getting more and more aggressive.

i finally agreed for them to come over today, but really don't want to..should i hide from them again?

rebel8

Oh boundaries, just say no...blah, blah, blah.

You guys are no fun. You're suggesting she take the easy and sane way out of it!

Invite them over for tea. If they do not immediately say yes, text them once per hour, following up by email and voicemails, to ensure they got your first message.

When they come, act batshit insane.

Make the weirdest smelling tea you can find. Add cumin so it smells like dirty feet. Serve some really weird /smelly snack with it, like peanut butter and onion sandwiches on ladyfingers.

Start by saying you are so excited because you can start attending meetings if they help you with 2 problems--you have been praying to Jehovah for help and then the elders called. Pause and let them feel self-satisfied in this victory.

Talk incessantly about Satan causing you extreme diarrhea so you can't attend the meetings, and ask if the brothers can loan you some money for colon surgery.

If you're female, then talk about horrible menstrual flow issues and be sure to share the graphic details of this as well. You know this Eve's curse and you need their spiritual advice on how to decrease your womanly suffering from Jehovah.

Speak without pausing so they can't get a word in edgewise.

When they start trying to leave, try to close the sale by asking when you can expect to hear back from them about the $ for surgery and advice on your period. If they don't commit, say you will follow up with a text in 1 hour to remind them.

Let out a long, maniacal cackle as they leave, savoring the last time you will ever see or hear from them in your entire life.

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Watchtower properties for sale website

by NewYork44M in

jw
friends

here is a great site in case anyone is interested in acquiring wt property in brooklyn heights.

https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com/.

rebel8

There's a photo of a nice tavern featured on that website.

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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.