sparky1
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" It is the True Religion ! "
by Phizzy inspeaking to two jw's, separately and days apart, they both weaved in to the conversation the phrase " it is the true religion " .. now in neither case was it possible for me to do my usual thing, piling in with both guns blazing and pointing out that it is impossible for there to be any such thing as "the true religion", unless by "truth" you mean that which is true in your opinion and not supported by facts or reality etc etc.
my question is : is this mere coincidence, or has there been an article or something telling them to say this ?
if there is, could someone point me to it ?
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Republicans Are Not Welcome!
by minimus inthe owner of the used apple store in derry new hampshire has put on his facebook that republicans are evil and they are not welcome in his store.
he has done tv interviews now saying that republicans simply should not try to come in and he can generally tell if someone is a republican.
it is interesting that a business owner can bar someone because of their political opinions but if a business owner conscientiously couldn’t make a cake for a gay couple,they are in legal jeopardy..
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There you have it folks! Ignorance and lunacy on public display.
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Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett
by freddo inso this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.
oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.
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Jehovah hates an older man with a well trimmed beard.Jehovah loves a middle aged man with a stupid comb over.CASE CLOSED!!!!!!!!
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Oh Boy! Beards are "stumbling blocks" again ... from Stephen Lett
by freddo inso this week's midweek meeting video about stumbling others has lett spouting and gurning rubbish again.. if you can't take the whole 9 minutes go from 5:50 to get the context and 6:45 for the "beard" mention.. https://youtu.be/ezv1ici5cwo.
oh, well - at least they shoot themselves in the foot with this doublespeak.
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This article is from 2014 but it gives an interesting perspective nonetheless.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/opinion/sunday/why-ceos-are-growing-beards.html
Will beards soon be sprouting on the faces of the Governing Body a.k.a. the C.E.O'S of Jehovah's Organization?
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Is he interested?
by Sunnybear ini met a wonderful man on match.com several months ago.
on our first date, there was amazing chemistry and we ended up having sex.
it was not planned, it just happened.
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"Is he interested?"
In sex: YES
In you as a person: NO
Just the opinion of a 62 year old man who has had his share of dealing with 'life's ups and downs'.
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The extent of Jehovah's Witnesses charitable giving:
A Watchtower Magazine in one hand..........And a shit sandwich in the other hand. -
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Did You Ever Find The Theolgy of JWs Reasonable?
by minimus inwhen i was a young man growing up in the religion, i would try to defend whatever the understanding of a doctrine was.
i won a lot of arguments based on the idea that i knew better than anyone i was talking to and defended myself admirably.
(lol)....eventually, i realized i was in a cult but for many years i was a believer and i had faith that the gb knew more that i could understand..
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I was essentially a 'born in' since my mother got baptized when I was just a baby. But I was 'hobbled' from the start as far as believing in and accepting Jehovah's Witness doctrine. I read these two books at around 5 to 7 years old and determined then that the theology didn't make one bit of sense.
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The laziness of JW parents....
by stuckinarut2 init struck me that the society has created a culture of lazy jw parenting.. rather than parents being there to guide and direct and help their children through all stages of life, the gb / society has become the "go-too" for everything.. if the child has an issue, there is a wt article for that.. does the child need help with something else?
ah, there is a caleb and sophia cartoon for that.. what about that other topic?
ah, there is a book for that.. so rather than being present parents, the average jw parent simply outsources their parenting to the organization!
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The laziness of JW parents....................:
Sparky: 'Mum, where do babies come from?'
Mum: 'You know.'
Sparky: 'No I don't. That's why I'm asking'.
Mum: 'Shut up!'
Sparky: 'I just want to know.'
Mum: SMACK
The same routine was repeated over and over again on all manner of subjects until I reached adulthood. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
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Try Not To Vomit When You Read Todays Text
by pale.emperor intuesday, february 27. let the elders who preside in a fine way be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.—1 tim.
5:17.. those related to us in the faith certainly merit honor and respect.
this is especially true of the elders who are taking the lead.
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Here you go, Carla.
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sparky1
So since the "Faithful Slave" a.k.a. known as the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses was supposedly chosen in 1919, why do we not read in any of the publications about the Governing Body of Bible Students that must have existed from 1919 to 1931?