Posts by betterdaze

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Books that make you go hmm....

by jgnat in

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it's occurred to me that i have been reshaped by the books i have read, taking my new knowledge for granted, and forgetting that those around me have not been on the same journey.

as a consequence sparks fly, as iron sharpening iron, as we strive to understand each other (or to insist that we are not the same).

there are a few books that stand out, as i refer to them over and over again.

betterdaze

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzUIe4bvEmE

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New sad song: 0940 Our Spiritual Mother

by 9.40am in

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you might like our new song on you tube titled '0940 our spiritual mother' about the experience her 'children' have had as jehovah's witnesses.

it's a reworded version of mother (pink floyd) set to new and historic watchtower images.. some who've already seen it have been kind enough to describe it as 'incredibly sad', 'powerful' and even 'poignant'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3krimouav0&feature=youtu.be .

betterdaze

BTTT

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Is anyone here hooked on Downton Abbey?

by exwhyzee in

my wife got me started watching this show last year.

we've downloaded the previous seasons on netflix and have found it to be really well done.

the story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked.

betterdaze

http://www.videobash.com/embed/MjY3Mzc3

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BORN-INS! What Were The Most Annoying Quotes Your Parents Would Say?

by OneStepOut93 in

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regarding worldly people, shows or toys?

etc...what quotes annoyed you the most?.

for me it was "well, you have to remember, they're worldly"... "don't trust anyone who isn't in the truth" "they may be nice but they are not friends of jehovah"... just a few to name.

betterdaze

"If this was ancient Israel times I could stone you to death."

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Anonymous v. Silentlambs... things are starting to get ugly

by cedars in

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bowen fights back.... .

http://www.silentlambs.org/trustsilentlambs.htm.

cedars.

betterdaze

I can't be the only one to observe that this character assassination against Bill Bowen bears unmistakeable similarities in writing style to articles on JWSurvey.

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What do you think about new jw.org section for children:

by Nebeska Nada in

betterdaze

Sure, she can pray anytime… but she'll never hold a microphone.

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A Message to Active Elders Lurking on JWN

by 00DAD in

there are really only a couple of reasons an active elder would be lurking here on jwn.. .

[if !supportlists]i. your ever growing doubts about the organization have led you here, or.

[if !supportlists]ii.

betterdaze

Bravo, 00DAD!

I can't speak for others on JWN, but I'd like to point out to lurking elders that I have no qualms with any individual Witnesses or congregations. Most whom I've known for 40+ years (since pre-1975) are sincere worshippers who are stuck on a hamster wheel of rehashed meetings and unproductive field service, just trying in their heart-of-hearts to avoid displeasing Jehovah. Waiting patiently for an Armageddon that's yet to arrive just one year scant of 2014, some have passed away faithful in the interim.

I was raised in "The Truth", never baptized, never disfellowshipped. I choose to ignore your "authority" as elders. It has no bearing on my life whatsoever. However I do have family still mentally/emotionally trapped in the Watchtower's web of deceit, as I once was too. And they live on your every word spoken from the platform, every ounce of counsel given personally to deal with hardships and "endure to the end."

For that, I most certainly DO hold you accountable as chosen representatives of the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society. (Read Isaiah 32:2)

It is the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society's teachings that have splintered otherwise loving and intact families, curtailed rewarding lives and careers, denied proper education, dishonored females, and destroyed children's precious innocence. It is the WTBTS that has replaced Jesus with needless fear and endless demands for veneration of themselves, the "Slave," the "organization."

And as someone who has accepted a leadership position within the WTBTS, you bear legal responsibility for these crimes before mankind, and an even more so, before your creator. Yes, YOU.

No different than if you were a manager employed by a "worldly" company whose owners knowingly sell spoiled food, or market dangerous, life-threatening products to an unsuspecting public.

When you discover you've worked for "Corporation Evil" all along — through no fault of your own —

Does your Bible-trained conscience kick in? Does it allow you to stay on the job?

Or do you thoroughly research the issues involved like a Berean at Acts 17:11 and resign your duties with integrity before both God and humanity?

I am not asking you to leave the only family and friends you have ever known. I am asking you to do some research, or "due diligence" as we say in the business world, about the publishing company you volunteer for. I simply suggest that you step down if the results are not in alignment with your Bible-trained conscience.

Thanks for reading this far. So many vital topics to consider (and a few you may have never even heard about) are thoroughly covered at jwfacts.com.

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Georgia mom shoots home intruder five times

by Bonnie_Clyde in

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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/my-wife-is-a-hero-georgia-mother-shoots-home-intruder-five-times-after-being-cornered/ .

i've been waiting for someone to post this story.

five bullets almost weren't enough to save herself and her two children.

betterdaze

You still didn't answer my question.

You put Nordic countries up as advanced cultures with no qualifiers. Seems a tad bit racist to me, considering the U.S. is so mixed and that's never going to change going forward.

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