Posts by B_Deserter

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The Convention Is OVER!

by B_Deserter in

thankfully i was able to milk my cold this week enough to skip friday.

saturday i sat with friends of mine and was able to sufficiently tune out everything i heard.

there was one guy giving a talk that looked just like david koechner, one of my friends wrote a note to me that she could just picture him with a cowboy hat yelling "whammy!

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I know some Babcocks that go to Vanderbuilt, MI congregation. I PMed you, dogon. DId you get it?

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Metalheads vs. Jehovah's Witnesses

by B_Deserter in

i thought this was pretty funny!

ugh, for some reason i can't do an iframe.

here is the link: link (youtube.com)

Metalheads vs. Jehovah's Witnesses

by B_Deserter in

i thought this was pretty funny!

ugh, for some reason i can't do an iframe.

here is the link: link (youtube.com)

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I thought this was pretty funny! ugh, for some reason I can't do an iframe. Here is the link: link (Youtube.com)

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You know, I've yet to meet a JW who can explain this

by Lady Zombie in

i know that has probably been covered ad infinitum on jwd.

so...... if jehovah is omnipotent, then there is nothing he can't do and nothing he doesn't know.. and, according to jws (as well as most other religions), god is love.

therefore he had to have known, even before creating all of creation, what would happen.

Epicurus summed it up nicely:
If God is willing to prevent evil, but is not able to
Then He is not omnipotent.

If He is able, but not willing
Then He is malevolent.

If He is both able and willing
Then whence cometh evil?

If He is neither able nor willing
Then why call Him God?

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The Convention Is OVER!

by B_Deserter in

thankfully i was able to milk my cold this week enough to skip friday.

saturday i sat with friends of mine and was able to sufficiently tune out everything i heard.

there was one guy giving a talk that looked just like david koechner, one of my friends wrote a note to me that she could just picture him with a cowboy hat yelling "whammy!

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Thankfully I was able to milk my cold this week enough to skip Friday. Saturday I sat with friends of mine and was able to sufficiently tune out everything I heard. There was one guy giving a talk that looked just like David Koechner, one of my friends wrote a note to me that she could just picture him with a cowboy hat yelling "WHAMMY!" So, at a point in his talk, I went *cough*Whammy*cough*, generating some decent laughs all around.

Today, I was doing okay and then this guy from the "Watchtower Education Center" came on stage. I don't know about you, but to me, "Watchtower Education Center" sounds as scary to me as "Ministry of Love" sounded to Winston Smith in the book 1984. He was VERY loud, forceful, and charismatic, and not in a good way. For some reason, I couldn't just ignore him and it was incredibly...scary. Content-wise it was pretty much the same old stuff: the world is passing away, the end is nigh, etc. etc. His manner of speaking and the way he carried himself made me utterly despise him.

There were some books released, one is a new Young People Ask, and one called Keep Yourselves in God's Love. The latter is actually a rulebook for JWs, covering a variety of topics from head-coverings to blood fractions. It's legalism at it's finest, a modern iteration of pharisee rule. However, there may be some good news for victims of child molestation in the org. On page 223, the first footnote reads (emphasis mine):

In rare instances, one Christian might commit a serious crime against another--such as rape, assault, murder, or major theft. In such cases, it would not be unchristian to report the matter to the authorities, even though doing so might result in a court case or criminal trial.

So they seem to be changing things. Of course, what they tell the bodies of elders and the congregations are two completely different things on many occasions, so only time will tell if this helps the situation.

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My Birthday Blog Post

by B_Deserter in

jw
friends

for some reason, my birthday is one day off on here, but right now i am officially 26 years, 5 hours, and 40 minutes old.

unfortunately i was sick and unable to do anything meaningful.

fortunately if i milk this i could possibly get out of the convention.

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Okay I can't seem to get an iframe to work, so I'm trying it in this post:

If that didn't work, here is the link.

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My Birthday Blog Post

by B_Deserter in

jw
friends

for some reason, my birthday is one day off on here, but right now i am officially 26 years, 5 hours, and 40 minutes old.

unfortunately i was sick and unable to do anything meaningful.

fortunately if i milk this i could possibly get out of the convention.

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For some reason, my birthday is one day off on here, but right now I am officially 26 years, 5 hours, and 40 minutes old. Unfortunately I was sick and unable to do anything meaningful. Fortunately if I milk this I could possibly get out of the convention. Anyway, I decided to make a special blog post regarding the "no college for elders' kids" edict that's apparently coming down the pipe.

Okay for some reason it won't let me do an "Iframe" so here is the link: Link

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Are Jehovah's Witnesses intolerant? - See what the NY Times shows.

by vivalavida in

this is the first topic that i start.

anyway, i was reading today in the new york times that religious tolerance has increased in the states.

however, when one takes a look at the graphic that they show.

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Who are those 9 percent who believe peace can be obtained through military force and the 11 percent who believe God is an impersonal force?

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The article that says you can't even internally question the borg

by B_Deserter in

it was from the eighties, and basically it said that even questioning the organization in your mind and not telling another soul about it is still apostasy.

i'm working on a blog entry about the new stance on college and elders' kids and i want to cite it.

thanks.

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It was from the eighties, and basically it said that even questioning the organization in your mind and not telling another soul about it is still apostasy. I'm working on a blog entry about the new stance on college and elders' kids and I want to cite it. Thanks.

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I notified my doctor that I wish to take blood

by B_Deserter in

i signed up for a gp and there was a question on the forms about any cultural/religious considerations when it comes to medical treatment.

i checked yes and wrote "parents are jehovah's witnesses and may try to stop a blood transfusion.

i wish to have a blood transfusion if medically necessary.

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I signed up for a GP and there was a question on the forms about any cultural/religious considerations when it comes to medical treatment. I checked yes and wrote "Parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and may try to stop a blood transfusion. I wish to have a blood transfusion if medically necessary." So there it is, in black and white. If I get in an accident and can't speak for myself, the KH has no legal basis to block a blood transfusion, as my wishes are clearly stated in my medical document.