Posts by darth frosty

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Finally out!

by fade_away in

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i've been loggin in to this site for about 3 or 4 months on an almost daily basis.

i decided to finally make an account cause i just have to vent and connect with those who have been in my shoes.

"worldly" people don't understand completely when i talk to them about the hardship of being born into a religion/cult, growing up with people making decisions for me, and having them choose my future, goals, and dreams; all the while sacrificing normal childhood joys and replacing them with study, service hours, and 5 minute talks.

darth frosty

Welcome enjoy the freedom!

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looky looky - A 'real' J-dub forum! (are they becoming normal???)

by Reality79 in

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so did the 'da society' give these dub internet savvies permission to start a forum?

because last i checked, the ole boys in their oversized brooklyn bunker didn't want their members on the internet unless it was to view their own official websites.

i thought maybe it was an apostate forum until i read their long winded, typically condescending jdub style membership guidelines:.

darth frosty

Actually what ya'll should do is write to the $ociety and get them to shut the site down!

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VIDEO Stoning a man to death!!! real!!

by freetosee in

this is a video posted on facebook.. .

warning: this is a very graphic video.

if i am offending the jwn guidelines, please remove the link.. .

darth frosty

Apparently he had been at some gathering and had used more than one towel.

Was it a BBQ?

You really can't help but to use more than one towel at a BBQ.

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Witness conversation stoppers...

by Botzwana in

this was forwarded to me by a witness....what are some witness conversation stoppers though?.

field ministry conversation stoppers.

***the householder said, "only those who have accepted jesus in their lives will be saved.

darth frosty

That's why we go door to door - to offer people Bible studies to learn about all the requirements from God. '

I love this line LMAO!

Take the simple premise of jesus' saving grace and clog it up with 'all the requirments of god!'

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A lightning fast POLL: Two questions about CONVERSION

by Terry in

1. were you yourself converted from a religion other than jw to becoming a jw by door to door work?.

2.did you succeed in converting somebody in your own door to door work causing them to change religions to the point of baptism?.

quick answers, please.. .

darth frosty

1 No

2 yes

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Tomahawk Cruise Missile's ----> Moammar Gadhafi

by Sam Whiskey in

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looks like gadhafi is about to get a pounding... any minute now.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/19/obama-international-coalition-prepared-act-urgency-libya/

darth frosty

Didn't reagan do the same to khadafy?

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Just one simple question to ask Jehovah's Witnesses about the recent earthquakes.

by nicolaou in

"is jehovah causing these earthquakes?".

whether or not jesus said that earthquakes would 'increase', jehovah's witnesses assert that earthquakes are a sign of the 'time of the end'.

the recent cluster of awful earthquakes has only increased that sense of expectancy.. does this mean that jehovah is responsible for these earthquakes?

darth frosty

My wifes dumb ass aunt (who pioneers cause she has nothing else to do) was saying Jehovah just showing his word will come true?!?

Really?

I love the fact that the 'sign' is just that there will be earthquakes in one place after another. How ambiguous can you get? Thats like me saying one of the signs that I'm a Sith Lord is that there will be dirt in one place after another. That should have been a sign of the last days dirt in one place after another.

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Spiritual vs religous

by darth frosty in

i write this in light of brodans post about evolution and his religous fervor.. .

i classify myself as a spiritual atheist.

i do not believe in the big 3 mainstream gods presented by religions today.

darth frosty

Have you dabbled in Buddhism, df?

I do like the concepts of zen but haven't really delved into the whole buddhist thing. I would say I'm a split between zen like philosyphies and Sith meditations.

Lately I have been reading the essential marcus aurelious, which has been very eye opening for me.

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Philosophy

by NeckBeard in

keep this philosophy in mind the next time you hear, or you are about to repeat a rumor.

in ancient greece (469 - 399 bc), socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.. .

one day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance, who ran up to him excitedly and said, "socrates, do you know what i just heard about one of your students?

darth frosty

Good one!

It also explains why Socrates never found out that Plato was sleeping with his wife.

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JW-media Nearly 1,000 conscientious objectors serving in South Koreas prisons

by darth frosty in

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i cant believ they have the friggin nerve to put this in writing?!?

how man brothers went to jail viet nam instead of doing alternative service at the $ocieties direction?!?.

http://www.jw-media.org/kor/20110214.htm.

darth frosty

I cant believ they have THE FRIGGIN NERVE to put this in writing?!? How man brothers went to jail Viet nam instead of doing alternative service AT THE $OCIETIES DIRECTION?!?

http://www.jw-media.org/kor/20110214.htm

For Immediate Release

February 14, 2011

Nearly 1,000 conscientious objectors serving in South Korea’s prisons

Repeated calls for alternative civilian service disregarded

SEOUL, Korea—Currently, there are 903 healthy, responsible men serving prison terms in South Korea. Each would like nothing better than to make a positive contribution to society without participating in war. Since 1950, over 15,000 of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been sentenced to a combined total of 30,604 years of prison time for their conscientious objection to military service.

This situation continues despite past recommendations from both Korea’s Constitutional Court and Korea’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) urging the government to adopt alternative civilian service, which would allow harmonious existence between conscientious objection and military service. The most recent consideration of this issue by the Constitutional Court on November 11, 2010, addressed whether or not criminal punishment of conscientious objectors for refusing reserve-force training and military service violates their freedom of conscience. The hearing also considered whether Korea’s continuing failure to implement an alternative arrangement for conscientious objectors is a violation of the rights of Korea’s citizens.

"Alternative service is available to baseball players, pianists, ballet dancers and even Baduk players, so the government has proved that it is capable of making this provision available," attorney Du-jin Oh noted in his opening argument to the court. He added, "We are asking for the same rights for conscientious objectors."

Kim Ji-Gwan, a conscientious objector whose story was introduced before the court, had expressed his personal reasons for refusing to participate in military training and war in his trial. He stated: "I was deeply moved by such Bible teachings as ‘people would learn war no more’ and ‘love your neighbors as yourselves.’ I also learned that ‘principled love’ can result in the love of one’s enemies. Therefore, based on these and other scriptures and as a result of my firm personal convictions, I made the decision to refuse military service."

Noting the concern of the representative from the Ministry of Defense, that an alternative to military service would weaken the national defense of the country, attorney Hana Lee, in her closing remarks, directed the court to consider the precedents that have been established in Germany, Greece, and Taiwan: She stated: "All three have successfully implemented an alternative service program that has not threatened the strength of their national defense."

In addition to this recent Constitutional Court hearing in Seoul, there are now 488 cases before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, which has ruled twice that the Republic of South Korea is in violation of its commitments under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights. Similar rulings condemning South Korea’s treatment of conscientious objectors are expected early in 2011.

Contacts:

In Republic of Korea: Dae il Hong, tel. +82 10 3951 0835

In USA: J. R. Brown, tel. +1 718 560-5600

Last updated 15 February 2011 16:51:36 GMT

Some real food for thought:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nofog/2010/08/21/jehovahs-witnesses--alternative-service

This episode will discuss the Watchtower's teaching on alternative service. As a result, thousands of innocent young men went to prison for no reason. We will discuss the impact this teaching had on its members and how the Watchtower blamed the victims for their suffering. We will show the long history of what is termed "new light" and how the Watchtower uses this as an excuse to make changes to its teachings without being held accountable for the many lives they have destroyed throughout the years.