Posts by skinnyboy

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In a fear- inspiring way I am adequately made

by toby888 in

jw
friends

what i have learned from evolution, heh heh.

i studied with the jw's on and off for a couple of years and i could never get my head around the belief that 44,000 ( special ones) would be going to heaven and how they themselves worked out that they would be one of them?

i remember at easter one year i was invited to a 'special' meeting, i think they called it "the memorial" or something like that.

anyway, they passed around a goblet of what looked like wine and a plate of broken crackers and everyone just passed it around the whole room, from one person to the next.

skinnyboy

plus the fact you need an elevated sense of self to think your better than the rest of the collective. QED you partake of the Ritz and Chianti and mumble a lot, its not that hard!

We had a few "members" in our congregaion who partook of the emblems, used to crack me up, we would dare each other to partake of them, we never did, i wish i had of just for the shock value it would of caused. I might attend my local cong here next Nissan S14 for a go. I'll say im a time traveller from 1918 and say im Russels cousin or something.

They believe anything don;t they?

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JW's on trick or treat night

by carla in

jw
friends

how did your jw families appreciate people knocking on your doors on trick or treat night?

ever answer the door and tell them how pagan they were?

we had one jw house that used to be totally dark except for the porch light so we could read their sign- we are jw's and do not celebrate halloween.

skinnyboy

i used to hate it, because all the kids round my neck of the woods were little shits!

We never made a big deal abnout it jsut said no thanks, and waited till the morning to remove the eggs etc from the house!

I remember one year though, some guy got duct taped to our porch by his "mates" and egged and floured! was kinda funny becuase he used to call us "jovies" all the time. So like a good christian, we hosed him down, with cold water mind you and sent him on his way!

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What do you call God

by PoppyR in

ok, very interested to know, for those of you that still have a faith, and it seems many do.

what do you refer to god as?

is jehovah correct, is it not, is it too associated with jws for you to carry on doing that?

skinnyboy

what do you call something that doesn't exist?

i call it " "

If "it" existed "it" would be among us, not an errant landlord, allowiing "its" tenants to be running amok in "its" house.

You wouldn't idly sit around letting squatters ruin your house you spent years building for you and your family would you, hoping they are living in fear of you "on your second coming" You'd be straight in there with a sawn-off winchester and cleaning house! And as we are supposedly "created in his image" im sure a God would do the same thing as us. As "he" hasn't then i can safely assume, that hes a figment of peoples imagination and a creation created by men to laud over them with fear.

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Truman show

by ocsrf in

jw
friends

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sitting here watching the truman show reminds me of being a witness.. what you say?.

oc

skinnyboy

its a great movie on a lot of levels.

The scourge of Reality TV, the mind control tatics, its all relative.

Vivir con miedo, es como vivir a medias!

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Everything you need to know on 144,000

by mdb in

anointed class & other sheep

the watchtower teaches that women are a part of the anointed class.

the disciples are called sheep in jesus flock: matt 10:16; 26:31.

skinnyboy

now thats touched a nerve!

Funny thing is, its all as beleivable as whats written in The Lord of the Rings, theyre both books.

i always thought it was very inclusive and elitist, and as men are imperfect, wouldn't the Big J have made a literal sign, ie; an identical "mark" on each of these 144,000 individuals, thus "marking" them. No? see, then we would beleive it a lot more easily. faith is bullshit, pure and simple. If you want people to really believe in something, show them hard facts, circumstantial evidence is never going to get you the numbers!

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Holy Crap! Star Trek's Sulu is gay!

by Elsewhere in

jw
friends

looks like lots of people are "coming out" right now.... http://www.cnn.com/2005/showbiz/tv/10/28/people.georgetakei.ap/index.htmlgeorge takei, 'trek's' sulu: i'm gay.

los angeles, california (ap) -- george takei, who as "star trek's" sulu was part of the starship enterprise crew through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of frontiers, a biweekly los angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.. takei told the associated press on thursday that his new onstage role as psychologist martin dysart in "equus," helped inspire him to publicly discuss his sexuality.. takei described the character as a "very contained but turbulently frustrated man.

" the play opened wednesday at the david henry hwang theater in los angeles, the same day that frontiers magazine featured a story on takei's coming out.. the current social and political climate also motivated takei's disclosure, he said.. "the world has changed from when i was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay," he said.

skinnyboy

as Ron White the comedian says:

We are all gay, its just to what extent we are!

Who cares really, gays have the right to marry just like us straight-lings! Why shouldn't they be nagged to death like the rest of us!

plus I hate labels like Gay, whats wrong with "human"?

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Embarassing situation

by ColdRedRain in

jw
friends

the other day, my mom foun pictures of me getting a lapdance.

i was very embarassed when i saw it, but now she wants to read the bible to me so i won't go to strip clubs anymore.

can you say "pure hell"?

skinnyboy

maybe it was a sister giving him a lap dance.

Should of said to your mom, "but mom, we were having a bible study and she just got caught up in the rapture of it all"

im assuming you had a boner in the pic? Just say "If i spared the "rod" i would of been spoiling her"

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Did Rutherford Smoke?

by VM44 in

does anyone know if rutherford smoked cigars?

would that be documented in any writing?.

we know that he enjoyed liquor, but whether he smoked or not is not clear.. --vm44

skinnyboy

if your gunna smoke, then a cigar is the "healthiest" option.

I had to laugh at the post above "they used to have a break for a cigarette in the meeting" how awesome would that been!

I know its a filthy habit, but i love a smoke, and as "god" gave me free will, and he apparently created tobacco, and everything has its "purpose" surely it would be praising his creation by enjoying some rough shag and a brandy whilst discussing his wonderful creations.

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Cheryl Swoopes announces she is a lesbian

by pratt1 in

cheryl swoopes announced that she is a lesbian.

although it was no secret among many in the wnba it is a courageous move and she should be applauded.. however, she announced that she has been in a relationship for a few years with her former assistant coach alisha scott (i think i got her name right).

question: do you think it is ethical for a player to have an intimate relationship with a coach?.

skinnyboy

wow, shes a lesbian?

what makes me laugh is that this is considered newsworthy. I read the story on ESPN. Of all the chicks i have known who are into competitive sports, the majority of them are lesbian. and good on them I say!

Just more instances of double standards in the press! OMG women finds love that dare not speak its name, in other news, 2000 servicemen died fighting in a war of lies, heres Jan with the weather.....