Posts by done4good

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OK friends lets be honest, if a Nuclear Holocaust took place today how many of you would return to the KH?

by James Mixon in

speaking for my self, no way in hell.. this question to see if you really have been deprogramed,.

do you 100% believe it is not the truth.. a fourth of the world hit by a nuclear attack..

done4good

In a word, no, however this is probably not a good example scenario.

9/11 for example, certainly forced some people back, (my cousin who was DF for 8 years and a coke head at the time was one of them). An event of great significance, but not catastrophic to humanity, one such as 9/11 or worse, would probably force those who are not convinced 100% JW is not the "truth", to go back. If you look at some older threads here from 2001, there were some here who did exactly that.

I am not one of those people.

d4g

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Fade update...

by StarTrekAngel in

i have attended only one meeting in the past 3 weeks.

i know there is no way to leave this cult fast enough, but is my fade too fast?

done4good

Cold turkey works most of the time. Contrary to popular belief, even with family in it can be done. You just need to keep low key overall in that case.

d4g

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America - Do They Teach Science in North Carolina?

by cofty in

i don't know whether to laugh or weep.

us town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck up all the energy from the sun'...... jane mann, a retired science teacher, said she was concerned the panels would prevent plants in the area from photosynthesizing, stopping them from growing.

ms mann said she had seen areas near solar panels where plants are brown and dead because they did not get enough sunlight.

done4good

lrkr-Be careful not to judge one state by one moron living there.

I agree with you lrkr, however there exists a real oxymoronic position that states like NC take with being both very scientific and progressive in nature, (i.e. home of Duke University and Research Triangle), and yet at the same time have very regressive policies towards public education, alternative energy, and a plethora of other social and fiscal issues.

d4g

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"And Your Little Dog Too...." WTS not content with taking kids' ice cream money, now they want them to give up their puppy dogs too.

by sir82 in

don't know if anyone else caught this subtle but malicious photo from the 12/13/15 wt study article.. not sure how to post pictures here, but the photo is on the website's copy of the article, just below paragraph 12:.

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20151015/give-us-more-faith/.

note the 3 pictures in sequence tell a "story":.

done4good

WT does not place anything in their photos, (worthy of notice), without a reason. The dog being shown in the first picture, and absent in the latter ones tells the story indeed, as does the sad look of anticipated loss in the child's body language.

Manipulative, cold, uncaring, bastards.

d4g (It took me a day to cool off and comment on this one...)

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America - Do They Teach Science in North Carolina?

by cofty in

i don't know whether to laugh or weep.

us town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck up all the energy from the sun'...... jane mann, a retired science teacher, said she was concerned the panels would prevent plants in the area from photosynthesizing, stopping them from growing.

ms mann said she had seen areas near solar panels where plants are brown and dead because they did not get enough sunlight.

done4good

Not unless you attend an expensive, private research university...

d4g

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November Study WT "Train You Child to Love Going Door 2 Door"

by JW_Rogue in

been catching up on some jw reading and found a gem in the november study wt in the first article, paragraph #11:.

yet, you might look beyond the obvious and ask yourself, does my child enjoy the ministry or only the breaks?

if you discern that the ministry could be more interesting or more rewarding for your children, set goals with them.

done4good

On in WT land would a fake smile like that be considered a good thing. I have seen a more believable smile on a used car salesman.

d4g

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35 Years Ago Today - John Lennon - Peace Advocate was Murdered

by flipper in

jw
friends

in this age of violence with the san bernardino and france massacres sometimes it's good to reflect on the wise words of the peace advocates among us who proposed a better solution in bringing a more civil society to our universe.

john lennon, martin luther king jr. - people who stood up for equal rights and world peace and denounced violence and war - no matter how that violence occurs.

please feel free to comment on stories of john lennon on this thread and feel free to post any you tubes of his music that you may have enjoyed through the years.

done4good

Great thread...not much to add.

Yes, the man made personal mistakes, and that is the point. We all do/did. What he believed in was greater than what most humans are capable of doing by themselves as individuals, but in aggregate is the very thing that allows humanity to advance.

R.I.P. John

Jason

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JW stand on Philosophy is inexcusable!

by Pinku in

paul knew that torah with all its rituals and sacrifices did not originate with god (jeremiah 7:22; 8:8), hence he warned christians to guard against deceptive philosophy that would take them back to torah.

(colossians 2:8 compare 2:11, 16, 17) in view of the over-all view of the bible, there is no excuse to use the word philosophy with any negative connotation.

jws built their stand on philosophy based on this wrong (negative) use of the word philosophy found in colossians 2:8.. the greek word philosophi a means love of wisdom.

done4good

As an anecdote, this is a direct quote I received from a, (very intelligent), JW friend in an email two years ago:

"A 19th-century German poet said “Philosophy and religion are irreconcilable.” Philosophy is based on human experience and puts human interests foremost. True religion is based upon divine revelation. First and foremost, it revolves around the interests of our Creator, not around the 'topics that are of greatest concern to man'".

This quote exists nowhere other than WT literature to my knowledge, and true to WT form, does not cite the source. The context behind her quoting this to me was an exchange we had that raised her cognitive dissonance to levels she obviously could not handle.

JWs don't even understand what philosophy is, even the intelligent ones.

d4g

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my 2 cents

by SloppyMcFloppy in

all religion is flawed because its led by man.

jw is not bad religon if it changed some of its doctrines and thoughts.

if it didnt "shun" members and "worldly people.

done4good

What JWdaughter said.

d4g

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Do most ex JW's go politically left?

by Lightgrowsbrighter in

i've found it interesting that- imho- most of the politically vocal ex-jw's at this website seem to lean left.

i'm personally pretty centered- right on some issues, left on others, but overall have a pretty cynical view of all political/religious leaders.

i find it somewhat ironic that people who leave such a dogmatic group like the witnesses become so politically dogmatic.

done4good

kaik - So, my experience on JWN is that people have not only right-wing view, but they are extremely defensive when they get challenged or even when you slightly disagreed with them. To them, everyone else is wrong and only their political stance was right.

Emotional responses are typically the product of ignorance.

d4g