monkeyshine
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Look what I got last night :)
by misanthropic inhe's 7 weeks old, he's a chocolate lab and i named him tony.
his eye isn't messed up it just looks that way because i was trying to get his face to look forward while i pushed the button all at once.
he kept me up all night last night crying, but hopefully just like with my beagle he will outgrow that.
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Are JW kids allowed to be kids?
by tall penguin ini had a memory come up today.
i recall there was a time when kids were allowed to read the subheadings at the watchtower study.
they cut that out because they wanted kids to participate in the same way as the adults, by answering the questions for the paragraphs.
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monkeyshine
Not to mention the fact that they would have us preaching on the platform (I was 5 yeas old my first talk) and from door to door telling adults how to live, treating them as stupid because they didn't want "the truth".
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If Jesus could talk to Satan...
by AuldSoul inconsider the scene: jesus has just been baptized and immediately leaves for an extended stay in the wilderness all on his lonesome.
now ... already this is something the governing body would discourage any jw from doing, but i digress.. along comes satan.
jesus knows it is satan, because of how satany he is.
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monkeyshine
Long story short...kill Satan, not now, but right now.
Oh yeah, I forgot, the Angels would say "Maybe Satan was right after all! Hey God, why'd ya kill Satan? Maybe he had something to say and you shut him up. What are you afraid of? Hey other Angels, God snuffed out Satan without giving him more than 6,000 years to talk! He's not the real God, even though we've been here with him for time indefinite and saw him create all things, he was faking the whole time. The humans could have stood some more unbearable suffering. Praise Satan!"
Hmmmm
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Is the Watchtower happy being stagnant?
by RULES & REGULATIONS instagnant.
adj.not moving or flowing; motionless.
foul or stale from standing: stagnant ponds.showing little or no sign of activity or advancement; not developing or progressing; inactive: a stagnant economy the sunday talks are copy and paste .the watchtower study is the same.ask the preprinted questions and answer.the ministry school is reading the same parts of the bible.the service program has the same dull presentations.the book study has some books being read 3 - 4 times.. is the watchtower society happy with being stagnant and just going thru the motions?
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monkeyshine
You have to understand, the repetition is what dulls their minds and keeps the points fresh. That repetition is keeping them there.
How often did Hitler drive home the same points?
The best way to remember something is to hear it over and over and over...
It's called programming.
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Elder wisdom ???
by KAYTEE inthis is elder wisdom in play, at my last congregation they had a map mounted on the wall of the whole territory, this was divided into small segments and given a number, thus producing a quantity of smaller maps.
( a bit like a jig saw puzzle) which was also given a corresponding number.. they then had a colour coding system of round stickers, red, blue and green.
red = territory not covered in 2 years.
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monkeyshine
Maybe that's why they are Elders because it's the only gig that works for them.
Of course their were some smart Elders but their intelligence was put to the side as a kind of shame because "worldly wisdom" doesn't mean diddly in the hall.
"Thinking will only lead people away, including you, so stop."
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Russell on prayer to Jesus & WTS charter? refers to worship of Jesus
by yaddayadda inhelp needed.
i believe that in one of the oldest watchtower issues someone asked ct russell whether praying to jesus was allowed and russell published his response to the effect that it was ok and russell said he sometimes prayed to jesus.
i'd just love it if someone could dig up the actual article for me as i want to show it to someone who doesn't believe me.
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monkeyshine
What Russell taught is no longer of interest to most JWs.
That's disgustingly so true. Imagine if you asked a Buddhist why he/she goes against Buddhist teachings and they said "Oh, that was a long time ago. What does Buddha have to do with Buddhism? I'm not a historian, I'm a Buddhist."
Sounds weird, huh?
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If Jesus could talk to Satan...
by AuldSoul inconsider the scene: jesus has just been baptized and immediately leaves for an extended stay in the wilderness all on his lonesome.
now ... already this is something the governing body would discourage any jw from doing, but i digress.. along comes satan.
jesus knows it is satan, because of how satany he is.
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monkeyshine
Stock JW reply:
"But, Jesus was perfect, you see...he could handle Satan. I'm an imperfect human being, unlike Jesus. You might stumble me by
stating the truthtwisting the scriptures to suit your nefarious ends"Adam and Eve were perfect. So Satan had a legit shot at breaking Jesus. Knowing the importance of such a thing why would he sit down with someone who could change Jesus' mind and alter the course of events? Was there a reason to entertain Satan's ideas? Did Jesus not know Satan's stance before having this conversation?
So this meeting was useless and by doing it Jesus was gambling with our futures and with the Angels point of view. If God is so worried about what everyone thinks (obviously he is because he has allowed ALL this human suffering to prove his point) he should have advised against this meeting. Not to mention, Jesus should have known better.
Maybe the gamble was to prove whatever God's point is, even more. (Funny how this point is that important to risk our lives and to let kids starve and women be raped and everything that he detests take place to prove it)
And what is his point? Satan's bad!
I think the kids laying in the dirt starving and sucking in their last breath of air could go without the reassurance. We know Satan's bad already, let's end it! Okay, you're right! We get it!
I don't believe the whole God thing anyway. I'm just saying.
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Anyone else end up on a JC after losing their virginity?
by yaddayadda inyep, i did.
i got 'privately reproved' after rushing to the elders to confess my sin after losing my virginity via fornicating.
i think all that shame and guilt and legalism that flowed on from that experience must've f*cked me up a bit, scuse the pun.
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monkeyshine
I actually got away with that one. They caught me alot but not that time.
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monkeyshine
The Eagles should have went for it on 4th and 15.
My family is getting stronger since most of us have learned the real truth.
I watched a Jim Jones documentary last night and it was eerily familiar for some reason.
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How to turn your Cookies On!
by OUTLAW indo you know how to turn your cookies on?..it won`t happen by dressing provocitivly..lol!
!..a cookie lets you into a website you are registered to.if your cookie accepter is off,you can`t get into your website..want to know how to turn your cookies on?..look at the top of your screen..press tools..press options..there it is,in the option section..if you`ve been trying to register on this board and can`t..turn your cookies on!
...outlaw
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monkeyshine
I usually just tell 'em how I kneaded them for so long and they crumble.