Posts by Octarine Prince

i understand (rightly or wrongly) that the 'green' had occult connotations that some did not approve of.. is this true and were the early jws too involved with hidden, esoteric, occult meaning that 'others' found uncomfortable and so they had to go to the sobre black bibles?.

Octarine Prince

I can't be considered an expert in the occult, but I know more than most people about these things. I live them now. I have never heard of any occultic situation with the green color for a religious book. There is no occult association with the JW Bible of that time period.

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Disfellowshipped for Beavis and Butthead

by donny in

a friend (who no longer attends meetings) told me about an incident about seven years ago in north carline involving one of her male friends.

this friend has ceased believing the society's diatribe for some time and was only staying in it in order to associate with friends and family.

he had visited a friend in a town about 30 miles away and heard a sunday talk from one of that congregations elders.

Octarine Prince

Technology-wise, what was done was not hard. It was not 30-seconds simple, but it was not hard.

So I believe it. Good story.

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i cant stand it anymore!

by bite me in

the vocabulary!

the word "truth" literally makes me sick!

let me give you a quick behind the scene.

Octarine Prince

http://www.moviewavs.com/Movies/Few_Good_Men.html

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Do YOU Look Like YOUR Avatar/JWD mini-pic

by RAYZORBLADE in

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do you look like your jwd profile pic?.

just curious.. that stupid pic of me in a columbia rain jacket is real.

it's 2 yrs.

Octarine Prince

And you are a cutie, free2think!!!

This is me many moons ago.

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Did You Know Anyone That Got In Trouble For "Celebrating" July 4th?

by minimus in

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i knew of a slew of jw revelers that got into trouble with the elders for "celebrating" the holiday with fireworks and/or a picnic.. did you ever get counseled for celebrating a nation's birthday?>.

Octarine Prince

No consistency with the restrictions.

So full of shit.

A decade wasted.

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The Efficacy of JWs Shunning (Your experiences and analysis)

by JW_Researcher in

im doing a bit of research for an academic paper on shunning and am interested in your response to any or all of these questions.. please think back to when you were a jw (if necessary) or to other jws you knew.. 1) does shunning work?

(for example, does it bring sinners to their senses?

does it keep the congregation clean?

Octarine Prince

I've seen it work, and I've seen it not work.

I don't have a problem with rule enforcement. My problem is the fact that it is not properly implemented, oftentimes.

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BROTHER RANDO... THE EXPERT, OR MAYBE NOT

by whereami in

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i found this very amusing.

this guy claims to be of the annointed.

michael and satan.

Octarine Prince

I'm thirsty.

Are you thirsty?

Hmmm. I am going to get an energy shake out of the mini-fridge.

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Worship of the Faithful and Discrete Slave?

by Lady Zombie in

it sure does seem like the wtbts is subtly edging jws towards actually worshipping the fds.

they're constantly reminding jws that all spiritual food is provided via the fds and how the wtbts are jehovah's chosen representatives.. and the nebulous hypothetical question that the wtbts has been asking of late of (paraphrased) 'will you accept and obey direction from the fds, no matter how strange it may appear?

' they insinuate that "in the last days," jws may be issued instructions that may, at first, appear to be outlandish, but that their very survival depends on it.. it was ominously mentioned at the last dc and was mentioned again several times in congregational meetings, especially during the book study which not surprisingly is the revelation book.. the first problem here is, the current gb, the very ones responsible for "providing food at the proper time" are not among the annoited.

Octarine Prince

You were thinking of the assistants, the Nethinim.