Posts by sparky1

she needs some serious council from jehovah, and i'm guessing bro sammy herd wouldn't mind being on that little committee.. the song is called "sorry".

sparky1

BEYONCE..........................yummy!

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Surfing, Nemo and Patrick Thrive in New System

by Funchback in

https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/end-of-the-world/.

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sparky1

Where's BRUCE the shark in this idyllic, cartoon aquatic paradise?

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Were leading characters in the history of Judeao-Christianity suffering from psychotic symptoms?

by fulltimestudent in

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i don't think i've seen any reference to this academic study on this site.

the analysis in question was published in a serious academic journal, the journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, in 2012, with the title, the role of psychotic disorders in religious history considered.. the authors were evan d. murray, m.d., giles g cunningham, m.d.

ph.d, and bruce h.price,m.d.. it was published online october 01, 2012, reference link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11090214.

sparky1

I read the article, Giordano and realize that it was published in a respected journal by respected medical professionals. That does not make it truly 'scientific' or even credible. It just means that others agree with the authors opinions. Would you accept this same premise if it was written about Moroni of the Mormon faith or characters from the book of Urantia or characters from the Quran? Something to think about. Labeling behaviors of characters from a book written over two thousand years ago is not scientific, it is a personal judgment of that person and their behavior, masquerading as medical diagnosis. "The following is a retrospective diagnostic examination of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and St. Paul." That statement seems to be a carryover from the old Psychoanalytic method. This is just my opinion as I have no medical credentials. The hype of 1975 and the polemics of the Watchtower Society against higher education destroyed my dream of becoming a Doctor, so I am just a dilettante with my own viewpoint.

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Were leading characters in the history of Judeao-Christianity suffering from psychotic symptoms?

by fulltimestudent in

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friends

i don't think i've seen any reference to this academic study on this site.

the analysis in question was published in a serious academic journal, the journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, in 2012, with the title, the role of psychotic disorders in religious history considered.. the authors were evan d. murray, m.d., giles g cunningham, m.d.

ph.d, and bruce h.price,m.d.. it was published online october 01, 2012, reference link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11090214.

sparky1

Very interesting article indeed. Men pretending to be doctors, using unscientific criteria, to diagnose (label), possibly fictitious characters from a book (the Bible) written over two thousand years ago that may or may not be historically relevant. Pass me another Prozac...........I can't handle any more bullshit.

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Introduction - Any Believers?

by Believer in

i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.

i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.

i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.

sparky1

Hey Cofty....................

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Sin Inherited Humankind

by looter in

so jws believe all humans have faults, problems, birth pangs, etc., because we all inherited sin from the original human being adam.

like i would like this to make since but why would jehovah do this to future humans who have done nothing wrong at all?

i think of it like if a parent has one child and that child really disobeyed her before then when the parent has a second child, she punishes that child because of what her first did.

sparky1

The 'dented bread pan' analogy always made me laugh. It must have been dreamed up in the mind of a fool. Whether a bread pan is dented or not, no two loaves of bread look the same when they are finished baking and come out of the oven anyway. Besides, who give a damn if your loaf of bread has a dent in it. When it is steaming hot ,fresh from the oven and slathered with butter it is still delicious to eat and so it is 'perfect' for what it was made for.

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Being Bad in the Kingdom Hall

by Funchback in

what things did (do) you or someone you know do in the kingdom hall that was a no-no?.

i remember in the 80s when, during the meeting, three friends and i were breakdancing in the foyer.

3 out of 4 us are happily out of that organization.. as i was trudging through my fade and attending meetings, i sometimes dwelled on how much time and money i wasted during my years as a jw.

sparky1

Way back, when I still had a key to the Kingdom Hall, I used to go inside when no one was around. The metal file cabinet with all the congregation records became my own personal reading library. Although it was locked, I knew how to trip the lock by hand and get into the 'secret files'. When I was done reading, I would put the files back and reset the lock. No one ever knew. The coolest thing that I found out involved an Elder that had moved into our congregation. He claimed to be of the anointed and was kind of a jerk. The letter from his former congregation said that he had left abruptly under suspicious circumstances but they did not know of any sins that he committed. If the new congregation wanted to appoint him as an Elder that was their business. At any rate, on numerous occasions, the anointed Elder would give service talks and go on and on that he was sent to this congregation by the Society to help it out and strengthen it. "Did you know that? Did you know the Society sent me here to HELP this congregation?" Bullshit artist of the highest order. I never told anyone else what I knew from reading the files. It was really none of my business, so I figured it was definitely none of anyone else's business.