LittleRockGuy ....
Nope ... not kidding ... that was in a GOlden Age magazine.
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Chess!!??
by Lilycurly ini just read from the quotes website that the wts discourages people to play chess!
i never knew that!lol they compare it to actual war and say it can make one competitive and aggresive.
i've never read such bullshit, if i didn't know better, i would have thought that this was a mock article.
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Don't be hatin' .... my avatar ....
by ithinkisee in.
why all the hatred towards my avatar?
i think it is kinda sexy .... -ithinkisee
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ithinkisee
Why all the hatred towards my avatar? I think it is kinda sexy ...
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Chess!!??
by Lilycurly ini just read from the quotes website that the wts discourages people to play chess!
i never knew that!lol they compare it to actual war and say it can make one competitive and aggresive.
i've never read such bullshit, if i didn't know better, i would have thought that this was a mock article.
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ithinkisee
Here's an even better one!
*** The Golden Age, Feb. 10, 1926, p.310 ***Air baths are good for preventing colds... What you do is strip naked mornings and evenings and then bob up and down for a while.
Oooh yeah ...
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Weekly Bible Reading Nov. 7, 2005
by TheListener inas most know the society assigns 3 or 4 chapters a week for bible reading.
some of us who have believing mates see them reading this each and every week.
i encourage it because reading the bible, in my opinion, is a good thing.
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Listener,
I suggest you go ahead and post the the full text of the bible reading every week. I know it is a lot of text, but people like me are too lazy to go look it up.
To help make it useful and not just look like a blob of text, why not quickly scan (i.e. read) the entire text of the bible reading right before you post and highlight (in yellow) a few possibilities that you might be able to use as talking points with your wife and then we can help expound on those points as a group.
Whaddya think?
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Do you believe in Karma? Why or why not?
by AlmostAtheist ini haven't read up on it, and my only exposure to it is a few people that say they believe in it.
correct my amateurish view of it, please.. karma is the overriding force in the universe that keeps the good/evil scales in balance.
if you do something rotten, you'll get something rotten back on you.
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ithinkisee
Interesting side point ....
Karma doesn't need an organization. How many people believe Karma? And yet there is no Organization?
Typical JW response: "But there HAS to be an Organization to move Karma forward!"
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John 20:19-21
by I-CH-TH-U-S injohn 20:19-21.
19jesus answered them, "destroy this temple, and i will raise it again in three days.
20the jews replied, "it has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?
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Can't you guys talk in shorter sentences? Geez ...
When arguing the trinity with a JW who wishes to argue it, this verse is a killer. This - in conjunction with other Trinitarian proof-texts - helps solidify the unique union between the three natures of the Trinity.
I have an MP3 from Dr Walter Marting where he uses this argument quite successfully in mock-dialogue with a JW. PM me and I will send you a link to it.
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Dr. Phil's Test - (I scored 45)
by Frannie Banannie intake this test yourself and then send it to your friends.
(send it back to the person who
finished, forward this to friends/family, and also send back to the person
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ithinkisee
It is a cool little test actually ... but ... it's not a Dr. Phil test:
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/perstest.html
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ithinkisee
Perhaps, but not nearly as saturated with busybodies as the JW congregations most of us are familiar with. When you have a group with a primary function of keeping an eye out for "bad influences" or "wrongdoings" creeping into it, you will get a higher concentration of this sort of thing.
JW-type groups for sure.
I read an ex-Mormon's testimony once and an "elder's" wife would always snoop through people's shopping carts at the grocery store to see if she could spot COFFEE of all things.
(FYI ... to mormon's - caffeine is evil)
Sounds awful dub-ish to me ...
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Why is Jehovah organization or Jehova's Witness so critizise?
by toer5777 inwhy not the catholic church or others religions?
i dont understand that how a religion that douesn't go to war, don't buy guns, they preach for free they dont get paid,there not rasist, they love there neighbors they treat others well, they dont bother you if you dont want them to pass by your house they wont.
why so much hate, if they go strictly by what the bible says.
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Why not the catholic church or others religions?
I agree. JWs are just another religion, subject to criticism.
I dont understand that how a religion that douesn't go to war, don't buy guns,
There are other religions that also don't go to war. Many JWs do buy guns though. Also, Jehovah's chosen organization in the Old Testament were one of the bloodiest, warmongering groups ever.
they preach for free they dont get paid,
Nothing in the scriptures identifies the true religion as a group with people that doesn't get paid. Besides, the Jews tithed. Additionally, many of the apostles/disciples were taken care of by the congregation. You don't think this also involved financial help?
there not rasist,
That's what they claim, but I have heard some of the worst racist comments from JWs. Just listen to the white guys that run the sound department complain about how awful the Spanish brothers are with the sound equipment.
they love there neighbors they treat others well,
If you mean ignore them unless there is an opportunity to give a "Witness", then I guess you are right.
Why so much hate, if they go strictly by what the bible says.
They go by what the New World Translation says ... which is a badly hacked version of the bible ... with changes made that (coincidentally) parallel their made-up theology.
Yes there has been thing that maybe you have seen in the congregacion that they were not right but there inperfect. I dont know. But I think that people should'nt judge others so harshly
I agree. They are sincere, but imperfect and make mistakes. But so are the other religions. So why should God only allow the JWs to be forgiven and not the others? The society says we should stick with the Watchtower even if they do make mistakes and are wrong about some things. But ... if there was an original organization that made mistakes, it would have to be the Catholic Church . . . according to the JWs own reasoning we should all be Catholics.
I know jw dont judge people because i'm one, and the society doesnt judge anyone nor it tells people if you dont do something your going to hell.
Bull crap. They do judge. Instead of saying "your going to hell" they say, "you'll get burned up in a fireball at Armageddon". Not much difference in my opinion.
They dont scare people they respect others.
Not true. I grew up my whole childhood scared to death of Armageddon. Anytime I wanted to do something outside of what was allowed in the congregation my mom would say, "You're making Jehovah unhappy. Do you want to die at Armageddon? DO YOU?" Seems like a scare tactic to me.
Yes clearly there are things that the bible states that they are wrong. There principles they cant be changed. Jehovah has put those principles not us, JW guide and imitate jesus preaching.
According to the scriptures you brag about, Jesus and the disciples primarily preached in the public places, not door-to-door. They only went door-to-door after they found interested people in the public markets and synagogues. They also went door-to-door to obtain lodging - not preaching.
Please let me know what lies they spread?
- That Jesus returned invisibly in 1914.
- That we are in the last days.
- That Jehovah was removed from the Greek scriptures.
- That Jesus is just a powerful angel - and not much else.
- That Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BC.
- That the scriptures teach two hopes - earthly and heavenly.
- plenty more upon request.
Please let me know how an organization that wants to help people is bad?
The mormons want to help people.
7th Day ADventists want to help people.
Catholics want to help people.
The Red Cross wants to help people.
How does "helping" people make them legit?
That unlike any other church ministers dont get payed?
Not all church ministers get paid. Do your homework. And passing a "plate" does not mean that a religion is wrong. Show me where the scriptures say such a thing.
Tell why evreything Jw saw is based on the bible not the new testiment any bible.
Again, they go by what the New World Translation says ... which is a badly hacked version of the bible ... with changes made that (coincidentally) parallel their made-up theology.
Tell me how an organization that believes in peace and in a paradise is spreading lies.
- JWs aren't the only religion that believe in peace. Do you REALLY think that?
- the bible does not teach a earthly paradise
Rev 21:4 states that there will soon be no more death, nor sicknesses, nor pain.
Correct, but it doesn't say anything about earth. Read the scripture again ... this time in context.
In a world that there is so much pain and suffering and so many people kill them selfs, and so many murders occur wouldn't you think the armagedon will come?
These things have always happened. There are several books that detail crime rates and how lousy life was before 1914. We have it GREAT compared to back then.
Or are we all living a normal life and then when we die we will go to heaven? What happens to our planet.
This is the big mystery. This is the hardest thing for JWs to come to grips with - that there aren't concrete answers for everything. If you believe the bible then - yes - I believe the bible teaches that EVERYONE has a heavenly hope.
please help me understand where the hate is coming from?
It comes from people like you sticking up for a religion that you don't know the facts about.
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If you want to wave accusations about you probably will never find out the truth about "the Truth". However, if you post topics in a kind and sincere manner - maybe one at a time - people on here will be GLAD to help. Just don't insinuate that we are all bitter and angry.
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Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...
by Crumpet inits wednesday evening, i'm alone and in need of distraction and am curious about my new and old fellow posters.
so i was wondering if you would reveal what makes you different from the next person in terms of your hobbies.
what are little known facts about you?
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- Songwriting
- Playing guitar
- Music snob. Most people would say I'm a music snob because I love to talk about and introduce people to bands no one has heard of. You know .. the elitist college radio types. But I'm not really. I am just more of an enthusiast. I like a lot of top 40 and a lot of the "bling" rappers and stuff.|
- Running. I have run two marathons. I haven't had time to run as much lately but hope to soon. I need to lose about 15 lbs.
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