Posts by freemindfade

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Please help me figure out my dreams

by Socrateswannabe in

jw
friends

hi everyone, this may be the stupidest post ever.

i am stumped for an answer and would love to hear your opinions, though.

every week or two for the last couple of years, i have a dream--or at least that's what i'm calling it--that consists of me waking up or thinking that i've waked up, and seeing the ceiling of my darkened bedroom filled with algebraic equations.

freemindfade

There is a book called 3rd circle theory. A good self reflective look at pursuing passion.

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The Bible: gods word or mans

by freemindfade in

so i was laying on my bed and i saw on a box a little orange hard cover book.

the bible gods word or man's.

it has my name in it and the release date when i got it at a convention when i was 10 (1989).

freemindfade

So I was laying on my bed and I saw on a box a little orange hard cover book. The bible gods word or man's. It has my name in it and the release date when I got it at a convention when I was 10 (1989).

I studied the book probably when I was 14 which led up to my eventual baptism. Out of curiosity I picked it up and flipped through it. Looking at just one chapter I noticed they actually included some great criticism about the OT. still not much. And the answer to the criticism?... "it's speculative and tentative" what the hell! How did I ever buy this crap. Part of me wants to go through this book and respond to each chapter with real damming evidence that isn't subject to "speculation". Their are volumes on info on how the bible is a crock and they devote a few paragraphs in one chapter to one critic of the OT. Idiotic.

Anyone interested in a project like this? I would love the shred this book with evidence not stupidity like they use.

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What are the Witnesses Afraid Of ?

by Sour Grapes in

jw
friends

if the witnesses have the truth and have been going to meetings for many years and every week they learn how to be effective in the ministry and learn about the bible on sundays and every week have a family worship night, why are they afraid to talk to anyone who doesn't agree with them or question their beliefs?

if they have the truth then nothing can refute it.

the truth is the truth.

freemindfade

It's like I told my wife. God and Jesus continued speaking with Satan. Also Satan for sometime was allowed around the angels. Thomas Doubted. Peter denied. Whole first century congregations had different ideas. The stupid modern day idea of not talking to someone who disagrees from an "in" status to out isn't even in their BS book

Further more. If you say don't talk to critics who once were believers. You have something to hide. Now I imagine a witness rebutted to that would be "eve and satan. She was deceived!" Ok. Then 1. why did god allow the greatest "apostate" to talk to her in the first place. And 2. Why didn't he say don't speak to the talking snake instead of don't eat from the tree? God didn't protect or warn eve about "apostasy". In the end the truth should have nothing to hide. Jw.org has plenty to hide.

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What are the Witnesses Afraid Of ?

by Sour Grapes in

jw
friends

if the witnesses have the truth and have been going to meetings for many years and every week they learn how to be effective in the ministry and learn about the bible on sundays and every week have a family worship night, why are they afraid to talk to anyone who doesn't agree with them or question their beliefs?

if they have the truth then nothing can refute it.

the truth is the truth.

freemindfade

Same thing I have always said, the truth should stand on its own whatever it is, it shouldn't be a house of cards that can be threatened by the slightest breeze.

There is a saying I love:

A lie has many variations, the truth none. - African Proverb

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Reveal News replies to Lett's Claim that 'Child Abuse Claims are Lies'

by cha ching in

trey bundy, of center for investigative reporting (cir) writes a reply to lett's recent address, where lett claims these reports on child sex abuse are "apostate-driven lies and dishonesties".. http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witness-leader-says-child-sex-abuse-claims-are-lies/.

on the right hand side of this report is a picture of candace, with a title, "listen to the segment"... by clicking on that site, you can hear a radio broadcast, by delaney hall, that includes more details regarding the case.

very interesting..... trey bundy's original report: http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/.

freemindfade

http://youtu.be/qbXeBXRFNcI

not as good as I hoped, but thiis has Lett speaking in the video

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Epic Discussion ( Confrontation ) with JW Cart People about WT Child Abuse

by flipper in

so i had about had enough of reading jw's excuses online about wt child abuse and the candace conti nightline abc video about her case.

this is a really deep burning topic to me as i'm sure it is to many of you.

so today the gloves came off.

freemindfade

I agree wholeheartedly with outlaw

"Those WBT$ Literature carts may not be as good an Idea as the WBT$ thinks..

JW`s aren`t just at a door anymore..Now they`re out in public,with an audience.."

Its one thing to piss people off in the morning and get the door slammed in your face, but inviting criticism to walk up to you is going to expose witnesses to more TTATT than surfing the internet

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Reveal News replies to Lett's Claim that 'Child Abuse Claims are Lies'

by cha ching in

trey bundy, of center for investigative reporting (cir) writes a reply to lett's recent address, where lett claims these reports on child sex abuse are "apostate-driven lies and dishonesties".. http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witness-leader-says-child-sex-abuse-claims-are-lies/.

on the right hand side of this report is a picture of candace, with a title, "listen to the segment"... by clicking on that site, you can hear a radio broadcast, by delaney hall, that includes more details regarding the case.

very interesting..... trey bundy's original report: http://www.revealnews.org/article/jehovahs-witnesses-use-1st-amendment-to-hide-child-sex-abuse-claims/.

freemindfade

A group called Advocates for Awareness of Watchtower Abuses (named for the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ parent corporation, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society) produced a mashup of Lett’s video cut together with Reveal’s recent television segment on the PBS NewsHour.

Has anyone seen this mashup? I would like to see that.

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Borg music video a real tear-jerker

by Slave4_38y in

this is a must watch video.

it brought tears of laughter!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx-akomec3q.

freemindfade

little_Socrates

same here man... what a pile. It's like a poorly written broadway tune. The music goes nowhere, no hook, no discernible melody... just some bafoon singing tralalalalalalalala

Whoever wrote it was jerking something for sure... not tears..

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Borg music video a real tear-jerker

by Slave4_38y in

this is a must watch video.

it brought tears of laughter!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx-akomec3q.

freemindfade

Brainwashing at it worst

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Borg music video a real tear-jerker

by Slave4_38y in

this is a must watch video.

it brought tears of laughter!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx-akomec3q.

freemindfade

Simon, you hit it dead on, I agree. When I found out about the U.N. thing etc after fading that to me didn't really make a difference. It's the deeper cultish high control stuff that got me. Like this video, total crap