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What Type of Person Do You Find Physically Attractive?

by minimus in

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what floats your boat?

?

V

I find unusual delight in women with shaved heads.

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If death is the result of sin, why do animals die?

by Orgull in

my first week of posts here were very serious and all the wonderful, encouraging replies helped me very much.. so now i want to ask something semi-frivolous.

(actually it's one of the many things that don't make sense to me about "the truth").

why do animals die?.

V

This fact is the silver bullet to the sin=death concept.

Animals not only die: they also get complex deseases, congenital disorders (from birth), and fight among their own species.

"And God got to see that [it was] good"...did he?

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JWDWhy is it important to keep doing this?

by AuldSoul in

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we've had many jh and minimus threads that start with questions.

we've had loads of "why do you keep doing this?

" and "get a life!

V

As an active JW there is a very good reason "to keep doing this".

News!

Where else can you get the scoop on every new change and adjustment from the Society (oops...I meant FDS...new change).

Accurant news of 30 minute talks, secret WTs, new releases, DC audio and video all funnels through this site. Proof that the org is rotting from the inside and hordes of silent observers check in to see what's new. Speculation and commentary abound as well.

Thank you all!

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HARRY POTTER

by Wordly Andre in

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has anyone seen it yet?

V

Excellent movie! I thought the movie captured the book's turn-of-mood to a darker, alienated theme.

Also the showdown between Dumbledore and Voldemort was the single best movie fight-scene I have ever watched. IMO it easily surpassed Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, you name it...

Many reviews say that the movie rushes past endearing character development and humourous moments. Granted the films pace is faster that previous HP's, but still time to love the players.

If you see this movie for only one reason, go to watch the character Delorus Umbridge.

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APOLOGIES by real JW's: JW's are NOT False Prophets

by Terry in

jw1983 - jws are not false prophets .

jehovahs witnesses, in their eagerness for jesus second coming, have suggested dates that turned out to be incorrect.

because of this, some have called them false prophets.

V

Here is your false prophet.

Every Awake! from 1968 to 1994 stated the following (albeit revised slight through the years):

Most importantly, this magazine builds confidence in the Creator's promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation that saw the events of 1914 passes away. (March 8 1988)

JW's changed that doctine of the 1914 generation in 1995, yet claimed it was the "Creator's promise" in every issue of the Awake! for a quarter century.

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Adam & Eve question???

by tan in

one of my workmates just asked or stated...why did eve have to have a rib from adam and all of the the other animals were just created?

funny thought but interesting.

V

It is all about reinforcing male domination.

From the Reasoning book:

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rs p.433-p.434 Women***

Why

do Christian women wear head coverings on certain occasions?

1 Cor. 11:3-10: "The head of every man is the Christ; in turn the head of a woman is the man; in turn the head of the Christ is God. . . . Every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered shames her head . . . For a man ought not to have his head covered, as he is God’s image and glory; but the woman is man’s glory. For man is not out of woman, but woman out of man; and, what is more, man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man. That is why the woman ought to have a sign of authority upon her head because of the angels." (When a Christian woman wears a head covering on appropriate occasions, this is an evidence of her respect for the headship arrangement that was instituted by God. Christ respects theocratic headship; man and woman are also obligated to do so. The first man, Adam, was not produced by birth from a woman but was created by God. When creating Eve, God used a rib from Adam as a foundation, and God stated that she was to be a helper for Adam. Thus to man, who was produced first, was assigned the position of head. The man does not wear a head covering when ‘praying or prophesying’ because, inregardtoheadship, man is "God’s image," having no earthly head in matters relating to his family. However, for a woman to ‘pray or prophesy’ without a head covering would show disrespect for man’s God-assigned position and would shame him. Even the angels, who are members of Jehovah’s wifelike heavenly organization, observe the "sign of authority" worn by faithful Christian women and are reminded of their own subjection to Jehovah.)

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Why I Loved the 2007 Convention "Follow the Christ"!

by V in

i attended friday's part of the 2007 district convention "follow the christ" with my believing wife.

we survived the limited parking and crowded seating (although large sections of the auditorium had been shut off).

we suffered the monotonous program delivered by robotic speakers reading rehashed outlines.. so why did i love this convention?.

V

Thank you for all your comments. I am very pleased that my wife is making her own conclusions here and...note to lurkers...gradualism works!

Did I fail to mention that we had a two DVDs to return by post in the bookbag? A yoga instructional video and Harry Potter, Goblet of Fire. ;)

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Why I Loved the 2007 Convention "Follow the Christ"!

by V in

i attended friday's part of the 2007 district convention "follow the christ" with my believing wife.

we survived the limited parking and crowded seating (although large sections of the auditorium had been shut off).

we suffered the monotonous program delivered by robotic speakers reading rehashed outlines.. so why did i love this convention?.

V

I attended Friday's part of the 2007 District Convention "Follow the Christ" with my believing wife. We survived the limited parking and crowded seating (although large sections of the auditorium had been shut off). We suffered the monotonous program delivered by robotic speakers reading rehashed outlines.

So why did I love this convention?

Because after one day of this my wife, in an unprecedented action, decided the rest of the convention was a waste of time and that we should take the weekend off.

Yes, thanks to the mind-numbing agenda of the Faithful and Discrete Slave, my wife--and I believe many other JWs as well--is finally turning off the programme. Sure she will continue to attend meetings, but the cult flag is flying.

Some highlights of Friday:

3 minutes of announcements regarding how to make contributions.

"They Keep Following the Lamb No Matter Where He Goes" (4:25, the last part)

My wife says this talk uses completely circular reasoning and then repeats the same circle at least four times. There is no substance to this talk. It is just pure programming.
To quote:
"If we are listening to Christ we MUST be listening to them." (the FDS)
"A fault-finding attitude may indicate a lack of faith in Jehovah's arrangement."
The talk begins by promising to show 3 reasons why the FDS deserves our trust.
Reason 1: Because Jehovah trusts the FDS! And, to quote, "God is always right!"
Reason 2: Because Jesus trusts the FDS! Because of this he is going to use the anointed as co-rulers, that's proof in deed.
Reason 3: Because the FDS "as a group" have been printing Bibles and literature for 128 years based on the blessing of Jehovah and Jesus.

Another favourite:

"God's Word is Alive and Exerts Power (2:45)

This is the "audio drama" and has the audience following along in Mark 4 & 5 while a recording plays with sound effects and voice characters.
Please note that the recording adds dialogue that is not in the Bible--nothing remarkable, but it smacks of WT agenda. Reminds me of the recent drama featuring Timothy and a completely fictional story about how higher education was a challenge. Why are they adding to the Bible?
One of the stories is about Jesus expelling the "Legion" out of a crazed man into a couple thousand pigs that immediately kill themselves. I kid you not, the voice of the demon-possesed man is exactly like Ron Burgundy (Will Farrell). Maybe someone should have watched Ghost Rider first. This whole piece is laughable, and highlights questions like, "why did two thousand pigs have to die, and was there any compensation to the pigherder?"

So I would like to personally thank the Faithful and Discrete Slave for encouraging my wife to vacate the convention. We had a great weekend, the weather was brilliant, and occasionally I thought about the rest of the 9,000 delegates. This was the best convention ever!

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