Posts by fukitol

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Can This Be True?

by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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i was very tired today, still am.

age is getting to me.

that video will be shown to millions of parents around the world.

fukitol

The GB really has reached the nadir in scum-bucketness, saying a little child should donate to them instead of buying an ice-cream.

Is there any more vile a religion except for the religious extremists in ISIS (no sports, no fun) for treating children so horribly than the JW's?

No birthdays, Easter, Christmas (accordingly viewed as a weirdo by schoolmates), no after-school sports, children forced to sit through dull, boring long meetings twice a week with no separate programme for the little ones like other churches do, babies and children to die rather than get an emergency life-saving blood transfusion, a paedophile in every congregation who is almost impossible to kick-out, must go door-knocking as a child magazine seller.....

You can tell the morality of any society or religion by how well it treats it's children, and JW's scrape the bottom of the barrel.

The GB make me puke!

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Simplified Suggestion-- The Generation of 1914

by FusionTheism in

the governing body has recently placed a large priority on simplicity and clarity in their teachings and publications.

the watchtower study edition, march 15, 2015, pages 8-10:.

in recent years, the spiritual instruction provided by jehovahs organization has reflected an increased emphasis on simplicity and clarity.

fukitol

How about this:

Say that "this generation" is simply the same as the "chosen ones" of Matthew 24:22. You heard it from me first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matthew 24: " 21 for then there will be great tribulation+ such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.+ 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short.+

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So I decided to do it.

by WasOnceBlind in

ok, so i went ahead and got a tattoo.

well more than a tattoo, it is a half sleeve.

my parents haven't seen it, thanks to the chilly weather i've been wearing a sweater around them.

fukitol

Sleeve tatto's look absolutely disgusting, ugly, unless you want your arm to permanently look like it's been burnt in a fire or like it's got gangrene. Fashion victim is what you are.

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Dwindling Attendance? Here's a quick fix!....

by Tech49 in

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so here's a real life experience you will get a kick out of.. our kh has about 90 publishers.

typical meeting attendance during a co visit is right at 100 or so.

the rest of the time, attendance is a dismal 50-60, sometimes 70 on a good week!.

fukitol

Love reading reports like this. Brings joy to my heart.

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Excuses to miss the meeting that won't raise suspicion of a fade

by kairos in

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the first step to fading is to begin missing the meetings.. "if" anyone misses you, a quality excuse must be at the ready.

this will produce empathy toward you as opposed to suspicion.. 1. car problems ( don't mention that you caused them ).

2. stuck on the phone resolving insurance, billing, etc issues.. 3. sick ( of the meetings ).

fukitol

All you have to do is say "I'm just having a break; will be back soon"

Works like magic.

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Why God is an untenable concept

by Half banana in

around three thousand two hundred years ago a tiny tribe of desert pastoralists were called israelites for the first time.

by assuming this name it acknowledged, as was the custom, the name of a god el..

el was a chief sort of god and he had a fabled number of seventy sons including yahweh.

fukitol

A rather elaborate but not untrue explanation for why ancient superstitious fiction has taken such a hold as fact in the minds of billions of 'modern' human beings.

I could summarise the Bible (real history blended with scary fables) in four simple words: priestcraft and pious fraud.

priestcraft

noun

Priestcraft is the method that a priest uses, generally referring to a negative action.
An example of priestcraft is a cruel method that a bad priest uses to scare the congregation.
pious fraud

A pious fraud is someone whose fraud is motivated by misguided religious zeal.

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May’s ‘study WT’ admits having taught “far-fetched” ideas

by wheelwithinwheel in

not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).

you can bet most jws wont even read it..

there is no apology...just the usual excuses..

fukitol

That's not the best example Steve2. Matt 24:45-47 is not just a 'simple parable' only. There are prophetic elements to Matt 24:45-47. Jesus identified a future subset group (basically, teachers substituting for him) that would be "feeding" a larger group (broader body of disciples) before the master's return. It's only the Watchtower Society's egocentric and eisegesistic application that is so obviously wrong.

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The UN Security Council is a disgrace

by fukitol in

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the syrian conflict and lack of action by the un basically proves to me the un is a failed model.. that prick bashar's army is dropping barrels bombs on schools, hospitals, killing little children etc, but russia and china with their vested geo-political interests just veto any resolution proposed by the un security council to intervene.. circa 5 years of suffering by millions of women and children living in deprivation and misery in refugee camps, with all manner of atrocities and war crimes still occurring in syria itself.

all the meanwhile this disgusting asshole bashar and his military cronies continue in power and live in luxury.. it absolutely breaks my heart and makes me sick to my stomach.

i don't give a toss about all the rationalisations and counter-arguments people may make defending the bashar regime.. as far as i'm concerned, the un security council is a broken and failed entity, a spineless, essentially corrupt model with grossly conflicting vested interests that are blockading fundamental moral and humane principles and obligations enshrined in it's charter.

fukitol

The Syrian conflict and lack of action by the UN basically proves to me the UN is a failed model.

That prick Bashar's army is dropping barrels bombs on schools, hospitals, killing little children etc, but Russia and China with their vested geo-political interests just veto any resolution proposed by the UN Security Council to intervene.

Circa 5 years of suffering by millions of women and children living in deprivation and misery in refugee camps, with all manner of atrocities and war crimes still occurring in Syria itself. All the meanwhile this disgusting asshole Bashar and his military cronies continue in power and live in luxury.

It absolutely breaks my heart and makes me sick to my stomach. I don't give a toss about all the rationalisations and counter-arguments people may make defending the Bashar regime.

As far as I'm concerned, the UN Security Council is a broken and failed entity, a spineless, essentially corrupt model with grossly conflicting vested interests that are blockading fundamental moral and humane principles and obligations enshrined in it's Charter. It has grossly FAILED the millions of refugees, innocent little ones and women mostly and all the civilians still trapped inside Syria suffering the hell they are enduring daily with no end in sight.

SHAME on the UN Security Council. You are a disgusting failure!

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Why does the Almighty need a mediator?

by economy in

god is alike to all of his children, hence cannot elevate one child above all others just because one was brought into existence before others.

(ezekiel 18:4) someone has to be first-born which does not give him any superiority over others!

interestingly, jesus simply dismissed the whole idea of one being placed over the others as pagan.

fukitol

And if the mediator (Jesus) is also equally God, how could there be any mediator?

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May’s ‘study WT’ admits having taught “far-fetched” ideas

by wheelwithinwheel in

not on the front page, not in the study articles, but carefully camouflaged in the questions from readers on page 18 (watchtower march 15, 2015).

you can bet most jws wont even read it..

there is no apology...just the usual excuses..

fukitol

"....we ought to be reluctant to assign an antitypical application to a certain person or account if there is no specific Scriptural basis for doing so."

Wow. This interesting admission by the Society could also be applied to any number of highly disputable and downright dubious teachings/policies of the Society where there is absolutely no "specific scriptural basis" for asserting a dogmatic viewpoint. Eg, birthdays, smoking, higher education, etc.