PrimateDave

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  Is your avatar you?

  by Swamboozled in

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  i always assume that people with real pics for their avatars are pics of that poster.

  obviously that's not always the case.

  i'm curious about whose pic is really them.

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  PrimateDave

  No, it's some kid wearing a mask in Pink Floyd's movie "The Wall" from the song "Another Brick in the Wall (2)".
  
  We don't need no 'education',
  We don't need no thought control...
  
  
  Dave
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  Snappy Answers..... To Annoy Witnesses With

  by metatron in

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  when confronted with a witness who asserts that "armageddon is soon!:.

  i think the society is just bullsh*tting everyone!

  tell you what, i'll bet you $10,000 that armageddon doesn't come in five years!.

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  PrimateDave

  JW: Those apostates on the internet will turn you away from the "truth".
  Me: Which "truth"? What the Watchtower taught in 1900? 1925? 1975? 1995? 2005?
  
  Dave
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  How do you stop acting like a psycopath ?

  by 5go in

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  i find myself just going off way to easy recently, and i find that i'm going into my shell a lot.

  i was just wondering how you guys have dealt with it if you have ?

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  PrimateDave

  I remember reading (I can never remember where!?!) that often men express their feelings of depression through aggression. Minor depression is not serious and can often be helped by moderate exercise. Just acknowledge your feelings and be aware of them. If you feel depressed for an extended period of time, it may be necessary to get medical attention. Just some thoughts.
  
  Dave
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  I'm a Jinx--anyone else?

  by Junction-Guy in

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  im surprised i havent posted anything like this before.

  i believe im jinxed.

  everything i touch turns to crap.

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  PrimateDave

  I think you're one of those 'glass is half empty' kind of guys, yes? Dave
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  What does God really require from us?

  by MinisterAmos in

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  what is required from us?

  the two most important things are to love god and to love your neighbor, following jesus' example.. since we already know that all god requires from us is love (and the respect that accompanies it of course) why do jws feel they are "chosen" when they espouse hate?.

  interesting that i have been asked to "push" the love part in field service, and told that the rest is "too much for them to understand at first.

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  PrimateDave

  The Beatles sang: "All you need is love". Everyone knows that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. If Jesus is God's son, then that makes the Beatles gods. So, to answer your question, the gods say: "All you need is love"! Good enough for me!
  
  Dave
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  Ammo for Christians to fight atheists

  by ithinkisee in

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  http://atheistdelusion.cf.huffingtonpost.com/-ithinkisee.

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  PrimateDave

  That was soo funny. I wish I could send the link to a few JWs, but I think they might take offense. (Ecc. 7:9)
  
  Dave
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  Oh no! Government is turning against religion!

  by Paralipomenon in

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  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6219626.stm.

  i wonder how fast the dubs will capitalize on this and twist it to their benefit.

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  PrimateDave

  I see nothing in that article that promotes the banning of religion. It is a call for tolerance and good behavior.
  
  Dave
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  Letter from GB to all Congregations

  by sspo in

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  this morning i found out that last night at the service meeting, a letter was read from the society to a nearby congr.

  about the danger of the internet.. they warned all the dubs about being on the internet because many are being influenced fom apostate websites and pornography.. does anyone else have the details of what was said and read?.

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  PrimateDave

  I know where to find the pornography (;^), but where are all those apostate websites they keep talking about? LOL!
  
  Dave
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  JW says the end of religion is beginning to happen!

  by awol in

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  when talking to my jw friend.... she asked me if i had seen the news about businesses now not putting up xmas deco's etc.

  this is so as not to offend people of other religions ie jw's and muslims etc.. she said this is going to lead to (a start of) the banning of all religions worldwide!?.

  i said i think it shows more tolerance and respect for other religions.... that is not how she sees it (or any other jw's that have been discussing it).. what are your thoughts on this.

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  PrimateDave

  The problem with JW's is that they can't tell the difference between worshiping god(s) and running a business. Anyone can worship their chosen deity whether a government approves of it or not. However, if one tries to make a business and profit from a "religion", then one is crossing over the line into government regulation. Is the WTS not just a for-profit corporation stuffed into the skin of a not-for-profit religion? Despite being pretty much atheistic at this time, I am all for spirituality and worship. It is a human right that simply cannot and will not ever be taken away by government decree. On the other hand, "religious" businesses had better watch out because governments can and will tax them.
  
  Dave
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  Do You Know What I Hated About Service?

  by Legolas in

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  well other then going out that is....lol...i was the one, i would say 8 times out of 10, that i was stuck talking to the men!

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  i have others but i will leave them for you to list....now go ahead and list what you hated!

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  PrimateDave

  "Service" was a complete drag, to be sure, and there was nothing about it that I liked. But, when I started to go to the Spanish congregation, I found that preaching to Hispanics was far more tolerable. On the other hand, I remember going into subdivisions in the English congregation's territory with big, beautiful homes and found that the residents were some of the rudest people alive. We used to say, "they already have their paradise."
  
  Dave (who no longer has to wear a suit and tie in the midmorning heat)