Posts by Shawn10538

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The Bible designed to stagnate people and ruin lives

by WTWizard in

and i mean the whole bible, from start to finish.. first, the fear factor.

many that are deeply into the bible are afraid that, if they quit or disagree with it, they are going to suffer forever (destruction or hell).

they are also promised a major reward (life on earth forever, or heaven) if they obey.

Shawn10538

Consider this:

Before I started reading HARRY POTTER, my life was a selfish lie. I gratified myself often at the expense of others. HARRY POTTER put a hunger for righteousness in my heart....and that's when God revealed Himself to me. I had quit school at 15, so when God got hold of me, He gave me a desire to serve others. I dropped pre-matital sex and booze and went to night school and graduated from day high school at 21. I later graduated from university, got married, and went into education along with my wife, then special ed. and followed that up with a career (31 years) teaching handicapped children. After 7 years into retirement, some of my former students still call me to keep in touch. My life was advanced and blessed through reading of HARRY POTTER.

It makes just as much sense read that way doesn't it? I mean, Jonathan Livingston Seagull changed my life. But I don't worship Richard Bach. I might even say that reading Jonathan livingston seagull helped lead me to God and that the book contains the word of God. and it really does. I'm not just making a point. great truths are found in many books, even Harry Potter. So what?

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The Bible designed to stagnate people and ruin lives

by WTWizard in

and i mean the whole bible, from start to finish.. first, the fear factor.

many that are deeply into the bible are afraid that, if they quit or disagree with it, they are going to suffer forever (destruction or hell).

they are also promised a major reward (life on earth forever, or heaven) if they obey.

Shawn10538

I truly fear and distrust anyone whose morality, sense of morality, is based on the Bible. Who knows what such a person is capable of. But a person who uses their own inner senses, from wherever they come doesn't relly matter, empathy and compassion and not written rules, I can trust with more confidence because at least they are in touch and responding to their own real feelings. for those who aren't in touch with their feelings, we have laws of society that are far more ancient than the Bible. so why do we need the Bible?

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Anybody donate blood and send in the "You're Welcome Watchtower" card yet?

by Shawn10538 in

just curious if anyoner has.. you can download the ajwrb brochure from ajwrb.org, and send in the page that is pre-addressed to the watchtower society, and basically says that you have donated blood and that the blood you donated will likely be transfused int a jw saving their lives.

it then suggests a "thank you" might be in order from ther watchtower since your own life blood was sacrificed so that jws could be saved.. i think this is a powerful action.

i hope the wt gets lots of these cards, and i can't wait until someone posts the "thank you for the thought" (cuz we all know that's how they are going to word it right?

Shawn10538

So happy people are catching on to the idea!

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What if it IS the quinkyquarnk?

by Shawn10538 in

since i asked the question in a thread i thought i'd make it its own thread..

Shawn10538

How could you have a clear definition of a word so grand and all encompassing as truth when you are just a puny human? Are you saying you know all definitions of truth? All truth? All perspectives on the definition of truth?

anyway, this thread is about quinkyquarnks. And quinkyquarnks is the definition of truth. prove me wrong. Of course you have to know what quinkyquarnk means to answer that. Do you know?

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Anybody donate blood and send in the "You're Welcome Watchtower" card yet?

by Shawn10538 in

just curious if anyoner has.. you can download the ajwrb brochure from ajwrb.org, and send in the page that is pre-addressed to the watchtower society, and basically says that you have donated blood and that the blood you donated will likely be transfused int a jw saving their lives.

it then suggests a "thank you" might be in order from ther watchtower since your own life blood was sacrificed so that jws could be saved.. i think this is a powerful action.

i hope the wt gets lots of these cards, and i can't wait until someone posts the "thank you for the thought" (cuz we all know that's how they are going to word it right?

Shawn10538

KIF

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Anybody interested in being a zombie at long Beach conventions?

by Shawn10538 in

jw
friends

just for fun i want to show up one day saying, "obey the watchtower!

obey the watchtower!

" i wanto to get some professional quality make-up.

Shawn10538

If your goal is to assist people in leaving a high-control group, I think this method would be counter-productive.

How do you know oh wise one? It would be an indellible visual memory that would last longer than any internet arguing you might do. Plus yes, it will be fun. And why can't we be zombies AND go to the Yardhouse? If it's even there anymore. Is it by the pier? I think it used to be called that but now it is called Long Beach Brewing Co. I really don't know where the Yardhouse would be, and I have lived in Long Beach 10 years now. Could you be talking aboput the Yardhouse on PCH in Malibu? Then that is quite a drive from the Convention, and it is a very expensive restaurant.

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What if it IS the quinkyquarnk?

by Shawn10538 in

since i asked the question in a thread i thought i'd make it its own thread..

Shawn10538

Actually the statement is bubafareete. Prove me wrong.

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Anybody donate blood and send in the "You're Welcome Watchtower" card yet?

by Shawn10538 in

just curious if anyoner has.. you can download the ajwrb brochure from ajwrb.org, and send in the page that is pre-addressed to the watchtower society, and basically says that you have donated blood and that the blood you donated will likely be transfused int a jw saving their lives.

it then suggests a "thank you" might be in order from ther watchtower since your own life blood was sacrificed so that jws could be saved.. i think this is a powerful action.

i hope the wt gets lots of these cards, and i can't wait until someone posts the "thank you for the thought" (cuz we all know that's how they are going to word it right?

Shawn10538

Just curious if anyoner has.

You can download the ajwrb brochure from ajwrb.org, and send in the page that is pre-addressed to the Watchtower Society, and basically says that you have donated blood and that the blood you donated will likely be transfused int a JW saving their lives. It then suggests a "thank you" might be in order from ther Watchtower since your own life blood was sacrificed so that JWs could be saved.

I think this is a powerful action. I hope the WT gets lots of these cards, and I can't wait until someone posts the "thank you for the thought" (cuz we all know that's how they are going to word it right?) letter. Imagine if the Watchtower received THOUSANDS of these cards! That is not a very unreachable goal to shoot for at all. so why not do it?

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What if it IS the quinkyquarnk?

by Shawn10538 in

since i asked the question in a thread i thought i'd make it its own thread..

Shawn10538

Yes, this was an appropriate reply from everyone. Exactly my point. So why is it everyone felt qualified to comment on "What if it IS the TRUTH?" Isn't quinkyquarnk the same thing as truth? YES.

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Had another "Aha!" moment reading last Sunday's WT.

by Open mind in

since waking up to "the truth about the truth" several years ago there have been numerous "aha!

" moments.

i also think of them as "how could i have been so stupid?

Shawn10538

Just another example of what my English teacher said in college. ALL comparisons are invalid and unfair. She made the point to emphasize that the whole purpose for comparisons, metaphor, symbolism etc. is not to prove anything. No comparison proves a thing. the purpose of comparisons is just to help people understand and communicate. It can be a teaching tool. But what it does not do, is it does not MAKE some point. When it is used as some kind of authoritarian proof, as if to say since this one thing is true, and since the two things are alike, therefore this second thing must be true; that is abuse of the tool, and is a false analogy, or false comparison. No two things are alike in other words.