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  JW Humor site is back again

  by cyborgVision in

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  you might be interested that jw humour site is back up again.

  virushead jw humor

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  cyborgVision

  you might be interested that JW humour site is back up again

  VirusHead JW Humor
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  New Convention Publication All About Basic Doctrines

  by minimus in

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  my mother told me today that she has recieved the new publication (i don't know the name of it yet) and it's all about knowing what basic doctrines jws believe in.

  she told me this after she had said that she was being given it by a sister this afternoon.

  i said, "if there's any new lite make sure you call me".

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  Yeah, I sometimes wondered if they even research their own literature to make sure they don't contradict themsleves, but apparently not.
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  Do JW's Gamble? You Bet They Do!

  by Englishman in

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  just had breakfast in town with a newly-departed local dub elder.. he told me that here in weston, one brother was reported to the elders for frequenting a local betting shop.

  the person grassing was a sister.

  she claimed to have witnessed (hah!

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  That's nothing, in my cousin’s congo a sister was seen as coming out of casino with her husband. At least that's how zealous pioneer dub sis saw it. Poor lady got admonished by elders for it. What everyone forgot to ask her was what was she doing there. Actually, in the same building above casino there's also a restaurant. And the girl was attending official business function with her non-dub husband.
  I suppose if you are a dub you should now even avoid driving through the street where’s casino. Go figure.

  The only thing that everyone forgot to ask was what was pioneer sister doing there.
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  did snakes have legs

  by tijkmo in

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  2. scandals

  questions from readers.

  did the serpent lose legs or feet as means of movement as a result of the divine curse recorded at genesis 3:14?.

  at genesis 3:14 we are told: "and jehovah god proceeded to say to the serpent: ?because you have done this thing, you are the cursed one out of all the domestic animals and out of all the wild beasts of the field.

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  http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/misc/snake.html

  http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2004/02/02-17-04tdc/02-17-04dscihealth-04.asp

  
  Plenty of other sites stating that snakes possibly at one stage did have legs for quite some time after exiting primordial waters
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  did snakes have legs

  by tijkmo in

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  questions from readers.

  did the serpent lose legs or feet as means of movement as a result of the divine curse recorded at genesis 3:14?.

  at genesis 3:14 we are told: "and jehovah god proceeded to say to the serpent: ?because you have done this thing, you are the cursed one out of all the domestic animals and out of all the wild beasts of the field.

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  I was trying to be as polite with you as I possibly could but your comments are really insulting Alan.

  First, I did make mistake with above photo, it was emailed to me a while ago. Now looking at the original address it seems so. In a moment I did think it was a mutant. A living specimen like in the case of Coelacanth.
  
  It was an honest mistake, which I regret. Still that doesn?t discount other accumulated archeological evidence which points toward snakes with limbs.
  Instead of trying to attack my sanity why not have a constructive discussion for a change?
  After all many of my professional colleagues have even more outlandish theories than snake with limbs and no one compares their work with flat-earthism.

  Referring back to my original argument, I'm not trying to prove or disprove Eden legend. What I am saying is that many of old legends have their roots in reality whether you like it or not. And bible is not unique in that regard, similar legends can be found all over the world.
  
  So why is it so difficult to accept by most people that such creatures might have existed? JW of course interpret that part of Hebrew theology (Eden event) literally just as the bible says, but they are not the only religion to do so as you well know. (Not sure how it is viewed in Judaism where everything originated.)
  BUT I didn't even try to go into discussion of any kind of divine curse as you can well discern in my other posting. Simply refered to and I say it again that it all might have had some basis in reality, thats all

  Still, and i maintain, there is quite a mountain of evidence that suggest that many of old legends did have their roots in reality. (In this case being that there were creatures with characteristics unlike anything we can see today)
  And that is my whole argument. Can you accept it as such please?

  I do not attack your personality so I do not expect you would do that to me either, lets treat each other as professionals.
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  Im not a newbie any more

  by lilbit in

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  yay.

  wow it took me awhile to get talking now i just cant seem to shut up

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  congrac, hope I'll be there soon myself :)
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  Disgusting wasteful behaviour

  by Simon in

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  what a great world, we are throwing good food away because we are too lazy or dumb and don't value it while millions elsewhere starve to death.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4443111.stm.

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  Disgusting indeed, it happens here too
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  Watchtower study - so long and so boring

  by Donkey Lipz in

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  i remember going to sunday meetings...the public talks went by fast (sometimes).

  but the watchtower study to me was so boring and not interesting at all.

  it felt longer than the public talk.

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  I started doing my reviews over 10 years ago, though they have evolved over time mostly because the meetings were so boring.

  Comments consisted of:

  One-word answers from children who had no clue what they were saying. (ages 2 to 10)

  Answers read word for word from the paragrph by JWs baptized for 10 years or more

  Answers with the words from the paragraph rotated to make it appear they weren't reading from the paragraph.

  Answers prefaced by

  "The pararaph says"

  "The article says"

  "The slave says"

  As the conductor tries to get a scripture read

  The same 2 sisters always raise their hand and are called on (not me); read scripture but never make application

  Out of 20 paragraphs, and a possible 40 comments, only 2 are from elders or MS.

  The conductor takes up 10 minutes trying to coax answers out of the children who like their parents just saw the inside of the magazine that morning.

  LOL Blondie, just had a good laugh reading it?. So true, so true
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  Do you always think the worst

  by Satanus in

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  i know i do, as my very first reaction.

  but, it is almost always wrong.

  i have observed my reaction like this so many times, that, in the background, i'm waiting for the reaction to subside.

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  Used to as JW, took long time to shake it off

  not anymore
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  did snakes have legs

  by tijkmo in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  questions from readers.

  did the serpent lose legs or feet as means of movement as a result of the divine curse recorded at genesis 3:14?.

  at genesis 3:14 we are told: "and jehovah god proceeded to say to the serpent: ?because you have done this thing, you are the cursed one out of all the domestic animals and out of all the wild beasts of the field.

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  Alan

  I think you should not read into my post beyond of what I have written, I think I'm pretty consistent with all my posting and respect other people opinion without labeling them as stupid. (No self-respecting academic would ever do that.) Something that many people here can learn from I'd imagine. I don't care about Genesis account, all I pointed out was that it is not entirely "stupid" idea that snake may have had legs. (that's all, so let's leave it at that)

  I'm open minded enough to at least consider all possibilities without labeling them as outlandish.

  I do not know enough about Hebrew theology to be able to make judgment what was meant as figurative and what as literal. What I do know is that there's still a lot to be learned and discovered before we know full story. Labeling something as stupid basically closed the door to reach any level of rationality about the issue at hand.

  By the way by insisting that it is "stupid idea" you are using same tactic as many religionists. Which only lead to quorrel and opposing side will never listen. So what are you gaining? At least I do try to use science in all my arguments without resorting to labeling.

  I think people here are way too much focused on "proving" that WTS is wrong, to me its like trying to prove that moron really needs psychiatric attention. What's to prove???
  Move on.

  p.s. and that about whether it was possible that snake had legs 6000 years ago I don't know but I know that above photo was taken 2 years ago, go figure. I'd imagine that that part of original DNA sequence may still be hiding somewhere.