Posts by TheCoolerKing

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BEER THREAD

by nvrgnbk in

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friends

i believe the moment's right to discuss a very serious matter............................................................beer.

what do you like?

let's edumicate one another!

TheCoolerKing

Cheers to you too TheCoolerKing!
Like all the Yeungling or just the Lager? I like Lord Chesterfield Ale myself.
Nvr

yo NVR - Me likes them all! but the Lager is may fav...hey BA - Do you have an xtra mug of that Molson??? Looks awfully good bro!!!

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BEER THREAD

by nvrgnbk in

jw
friends

i believe the moment's right to discuss a very serious matter............................................................beer.

what do you like?

let's edumicate one another!

TheCoolerKing

I believe we had one of these threads not too long ago, but it's always a positive subject, so here goes:
1. Yeungling Lager, (Pennsylvania)
2. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
3. Guiness
4. Hacker Schorr Dark Weiss (Germany)
j

You're a man after my own heart done4good. I've put quite a dent in the Yeungling supply over the years!
LOL! Had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on tap last night. I think I may have to look you up.

I guess it might be a PA thing, but I gotta go with the Yeungling! And if thats not available, I'll take a Sam Adams. Cheers!!!

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Woo Hoooooo

by sinis in

just got my first tattoo - very large celtic cross across my whole forearm, and have also been smoking cigs, and cigars, on and off (social) - damn i feel great!!!

i was hoping that on the way back from the tat parlor a jw would spot me with a cig and a tated arm hanging out the window :) .

my jw wife isn't happy but i think she is turning ever so slowly - sort of "lukewarm".

TheCoolerKing

Congrats Sinis!

Isn't being a rebel a wonderful feeling? I'm looking forward to getting my first tat soon too! Good luck with yours man, it looks awesome!!!

TCK

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Is belief in God just "wishful thinking"?

by TheCoolerKing in

when i was a jw i didn't question the existence of god.

there was no doubt that jehovah or god was real.

occasionally though, i did have doubts.

TheCoolerKing

Thanks everyone for your comments, responses and suggestions!

I know that the final decision to believe or not to believe in God rests with me. I was curious though how others on here felt about this issue.

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What Was It Like To Grow Up A Jehovahs Witness?

by The wanderer in

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what was it like to grow up a jehovahs witness?it is fair to say, that as a convert from roman catholicism my understanding .

of what it was like to be raised a jehovahs witness is limited because of not.

having had any family in the organization.

TheCoolerKing

What Was It Like To Grow Up A Jehovah’s Witness?

Just one word: MISERY!

Besides the loneliness and the isolation, it was a dreadful feeling of being an outcast. Not to mention the emptiness of a lost childhood that can never be returned.

Here's just one example. One time I wanted to try out for my high school baseball team. I ran home with my permission slip and eagerly waited for my mother to sign it. Unforunately all she did was fold it in half, give it back to me and say: "Tell them you can't join. You are a Jehovah's Witness."

Couldn't even try out for a freaking baseball team! What a twisted way to grow up.

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Is belief in God just "wishful thinking"?

by TheCoolerKing in

when i was a jw i didn't question the existence of god.

there was no doubt that jehovah or god was real.

occasionally though, i did have doubts.

TheCoolerKing

When I was a JW I didn't question the existence of God. There was no doubt that Jehovah or God was real. Occasionally though, I did have doubts. Like so many others I would wonder why, if God existed, would he permit so much evil to continue all over the world. I mean if, as we were taught, God was our father and we were his children, why would he allow humanity to suffer for so long? Would a loving parent allow their children to be harmed or hurt and not intervene in some why to help them? Especially if those "children" were crying out or praying for help? But of course as a JW I had to remain silent and I could never discuss these doubts.

Now recently I have begun to seriously question if a God or deity does actually exist. There has been much written on this subject. A friend suggested that I read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. At this point in my life I consider myself an agnostic. While I'm not yet an atheist, I do find myself leaning in that direction more and more every day.

Many historians and scholars believe that the whole God and religion concept were invented to control the masses. If this is so, then this would mean that there is really no heaven, hell or afterlife to look forward to when we die. And if this is the case, then it shows how valuable and precious our lives truly are.

Ok, I need help!

Is anyone else struggling with this "does God exist" dilemma?

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Don't read this!! As I am really P....off at the WT and have to vent

by RedPill2006 in

today i have realized (once more) how the watchtower shit cult has ruined my life!

today i am really pissed off at them...... i'm writing this hoping that two groups of people read this.

either some watchtower people that monitor this site or people that think to join this crap!.

TheCoolerKing

We all need to vent RedPill! Glad that you got it off your chest man! (and yes, I did read it, sorry!)

Anyway, what's important is that you realize that the WTS is a CULT! They have ruined the lives of many people and destroyed many families. You can't change the past, but you can certainly live for the future. Do your best to enjoy life now and get the most out of it while you can.

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kyrios--did the NWT pick and choose it's translation in the NT

by Bob Loblaw in

hey everybody,.

i'm not new,...just needed to change my alias.. .

anywho.

TheCoolerKing

Yes Bob, you are correct. That's why the NWT or at least the New Testament part of it, is not a reliable translation of the Bible. It is a biased version that was made to fit the JW theology. Ask any current JW and they will tell you that the name Jehovah was added to the NT because it had been removed from the actual Greek texts. But this is based more on what they THINK happened then the actual facts show.

As you mentioned, there are over 5000 ancient Greek manuscript copies of the Bible available today. None of these contain YHWH, the four letters of the Tetragrammaton, in the 237 places where the Society has added Jehovah. Some of the ancient Greek manuscripts date from the 3rd and 4th century. Just refer to a copy of the Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures, published by the Watchtower Society, and you can see the actual Greek word Kyrios appearing there. The Society lists about 20 J references in the Interlinear Translation as proof that they are justified in replacing Kyrios with Jehovah. However, the J references that the society has listed are actually taken from more recent translations of the Bible. The earliest one having been published in 1385. Also the only consistenancy with their replacing Kyrios with Jehovah, occurs when Jesus or Lord appears to be divine.

For more information on this, I would suggest that you refer to the following website: http://www.tetragrammaton.org/. It is an excellent site on this topic.

Hope this helps.

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Drinking (booze) among "Gods" people......More then ever now?

by new boy in

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friends

looking back its amazing how many alcoholics i knew in the "borg"...................... there are 3 elders in my old hall alone........ that are full blown alcoholics...................... when, have you ever heard of someone.......anyone.......let alone and elder............ getting "dfed" for drinking too much?.

when i was at bethel........you wouldn't believe how much drinking was done there!.

there are stories of the old days ( russell & the judge)..where they would find guys passed out in front of the 124 building on sunday mornings........no big deal, just dust them off.............. and bring in.

TheCoolerKing

I think they have to drink...it's a coping mechanism.

I'll drink to THAT!!!

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WHOA!! Break out the sunglasses!!!

by Bumble Bee in

jw
friends

finally - nice warm weather is here!!

first chance to do some yardwork, and it's a wonderfully warm sunny day here in s ontario!

i put on my shorts for the first time and whoa!!

TheCoolerKing

Weather is fantastic here!!! Best weekend of 2007 so far! Unfortunately, like DJK, I had to come in to work today. But at least I was able to ride my motorcycle in and soak up some sun! Looking forward to my ride home!!!

Enjoy the day everyone!!!