Posts by hybridous

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Prophecy debunked in one sentence

by logansrun in

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the very act of looking into the future, changes -- indeed, negates -- that future.

bradley

hybridous

Is this anything similar to the idea that observing a particle changes its position, therefore a particle's position always remains unknown?

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THINGS YOU NEVER HEAR IN A Kingdom Hall...

by WildTurkey in

things you never hear in a kingdom hall...

hey!

it's my turn to sit in the front roll.. .

hybridous

'So-and-so is doing so well since he left the truth.'

'That sister is so fat and she's getting even fatter, I wonder when the elders are gonna counsel her about respecting her body.'

'I don't care where they tell us to rent rooms for the assembly, I'm gonna stay where I want to.'

'It doesn't matter if Armageddon comes tomorrow or in 100 years, let's just serve God because it's the right thing to do.'

'We've got to stop counting coffee breaks and driving time as service time. From now on, we're only gonna count the time spent actually talking to people.'

Honest Elder: 'I don't care what the CO wants to hear, I'm gonna lay it out for him, as it is.'

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Sports and JW's (allowing kids to play)

by confusedjw in

what are people's experiences here of jw's who let their kids play sports and the consequences for them?.

for instance did you know any kids who played little league or high school football or basketball?.

any canadiens who allowed their children to play hockey at any of the levels?.

Blondie, my parents split when we were very young. Mom raised us by herself. What you said makes sense. What the heck kind of 'status' are the elders gonna take away from a single JW woman that hasn't been taken away already?!

I really do resent the JW upbringing, but I'm glad Mom was a little more liberal than most. Probably had something to do with her being single - no idiot JW husband to lord it over us all, trying to prove he's the shit. When I look at the elder's kids I grew up with, I really do appreciate the fact that it could've been much worse.

Mom also held up college as a goal for us, and we're all either in or graduated. A rare breed, my Mom is. Maybe if there were a few more like her, this thing would look less like a cult.

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Sports and JW's (allowing kids to play)

by confusedjw in

what are people's experiences here of jw's who let their kids play sports and the consequences for them?.

for instance did you know any kids who played little league or high school football or basketball?.

any canadiens who allowed their children to play hockey at any of the levels?.

hybridous

All of us (my family, not the whole congregation youth) played HS sports, did HS drama, did band...etc...

Mom was reasonable, in that regard. I think she kept the elders off her back by making sure we were all 'pillars' of the congregation.

All except me are still witnesses. I guess it's not as dangerous to the membership as the WT thinks it is.

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intersex

by lurk in

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watching a prog on ppl who are neither one sex or the other but are called intersex (wildew hermaphrodite etc) all sorts of conditions that resulted in them being both sexes in one body .it was facinating there were also a couple of men who had found that the reason they felt like women was because they had an extra x chromosone, they d spent all there lives feeling like weirdo's.. iw as wondering if anything liek this had ever come up in the org?

hybridous

Maybe someone with better resources can confirm (or dent) this, but...

I'm almost positive I remember reading some crap WT publication, article, or whatnot explaining how witness who had sex changes should determine what restroom to use.

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Do you think Jesus would get disfellowshipped?

by Nosferatu in

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if jesus were a jw, do you think he would be disfellowshipped for his conduct?

hybridous

Jesus never would have been allowed to be baptized in the first place.

They would have sit him down to ask him 100 questions and he would've answered each one honestly and truthfully - but these wouldn't be the answers the WT tells the elders they need to hear. Thus, he would not procure permission to get baptised.

No baptism - no expulsion - and he'd be better off for it. Probably, he'd be 'marked' and members of the local congregation would be warned about having too much contact with the Son of God.

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URGENT UPDATE !!! ON E-WATCHMAN

by SWALKER in

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e-watchman has just sent a letter to the governing body accusing them of apostacy and demanding a full investigation by an outside committee!

go to www.e-watchman.com and click on commentary for april!

hybridous

Unfortunately, E-Watchman (Watchmen?) has made a mistake here (in my opinion).

He's made enough noise to get himself disfellowshipped. If the first set of letters to the branches didn't do it, this last set to the GB members themselves with formal accusations of apostacy will. He's forced the WTs hand, and this is the only card they know how to play.

Now, many witnesses will reject his website outright, because he will be expelled.

I'll be watching his website. It will be interesting to see how his demeanor toward the WT changes as they treat him like garbage for telling the truth.

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Bible Mind Control is,,, Faith: belief in the unprovable,which,is glorified

by frankiespeakin in

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the bible gives faith a very high value and make faith in god a virtue that is rewarded with everlasting life.

this,,, is what gives the bible strong power,,, over the mind causeing it not to think clearly and see the clever control faith is.

hybridous

I guess by whether it was shaved or not...

If this is Europe we're talking about, no...that's no help at all.

Sorry for the cheap shot - I just couldn't resist!!

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So what would you do?

by Satans little helper in

we've managed to get very heated about the iraq debacle but noone on either side of the debate has come up with a sensible alternative to the mess bush has made.

so what would you have done if post 911 you were president?

i would have invaded afghanistan and destroyed the taliban, have got pakistan onside from day one and ensured that their borders were not porous and would have stayed in afghanistan until the job was done rather than the poor job done so far.

hybridous

Great ideas here, but they're all based on the notion that any one world leader at this time has the power to make such sweeping policy changes.

As good ideas as they are, I doubt that an American President could carry out these changes, even if he had the mind to.

Too much red-tape, too many potential enemies to make.

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What I Believe

by Yerusalyim in

i've had a few pm's asking about my personal religious beliefs...since my political views are pretty well known.. essentially, i'm a dyed in the wool catholic.

i respect and admire the pope...and disagree with him from time to time.. i believe the bible is the inspired word of god...but it's neither a history book, nor a science book.

everything in it is written through the hindsight of faith.

hybridous

Hi there,

Does being a real 'dyed in the wool Catholic' give allowance to disagree with the Pope and official Catholic doctrine on so many points?

Maybe this is my JW 'black-and-white' thinking, but if you disagree with official Catholic doctrine and the Church leader himself, just how 'dyed in the wool' are you?

And if it turns out that you're not so 'dyed in the wool' as you thought, that begs the question...'what's the point'??

Not trying ot be a 'ball-buster' just trying to get to the heart of the matter.

truly,

HYBRIDOUS