Posts by freddo

Prince died as one of the 144,000 and is now ruling from heaven and about to get inside ToMo3's head to ensure tight purple pants are to be a requirement when visiting bethel facilities.

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Any thought behind your " Avatar"

by The Rebel in

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i think that's the correct phrase?

anyway when i first came here, that little picture that "the rebel" hides behind, was a self portrait of a very sad man, who simply had too much knowledge.

now i feel after 7 months here, i should repaint that " avetor" give some happiness to the eyes, and a contented smile to the lips.. in short my " avetor" was a self portrait of a man with too much knowledge.

freddo

Mine is Emperor Hirohito during WW2 sat astride a large gun barrel surrounded by his top brass. They all look confident and imposing and unassailable.

Pride goes before a crash. Pride hides inner weakness.

I hope that what appears to be unassailable is really rather weak.

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Has Anybody Hear a Rumour That Prince Died?

by cofty in

why do people care so much about celebrities?

freddo

I hear you cofty.

To my embarrassment as a grown man I found Princess Diana's death and funeral moving and it brought to mind the death of a close relative of mine. Seeing William and Harry walking behind the coffin doing their duty when their heads must have been spinning brought tears to my eyes.

But not diminishing her family's pain, what did she do that caused such wailing and outpouring among British people. She was on holiday with her lover, got in a car without a seatbelt on and sat behind a driver who ploughed into a pillar at excessive speed. It happens every day of the week somewhere in the world.

So do I feel a stab of sadness when a "known" (on the TV or in the media) person dies if I find their work chimes with me? Fleetingly perhaps - but Prince? No, not really. Bowie, more so.

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A Watchtower double standard: Rejection and the silent treatment.

by ScenicViewer in

a recent watchtower study article shows how bad it is to be rejected over religious beliefs when olga revealed that her husband was not speaking to her because she is a jehovah's witness.. 9 in south america, olga proved loyal to god by showing respect for her husband even under trying circumstances.

for years, he expressed annoyance at her for being one of jehovah’s witnesses.

he abused her emotionally, insulted her, refused to speak to her, and threatened to take the children and leave her.

freddo

Question from Readers WT 1970 March 15th.

May dedicated Christians attend church funerals ...

2 Kings 5 v 17 - 19

About when someone views how his duty as a servant taking his master into a house of false worship will compromise his worship to Jehovah but that Jehovah will forgive him ...

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Much todo about nothing

by Crazyguy in

i was with a friend that had a surgery and of course they are witnesses and they went through all the blood documents before surgery.

then with another friend they prayed to the great bull god jah and thanked him for all the bloodless techniques now used by the hospital etc.

the doctor made it clear that the chance of even needing blood was minimal and the surgery now is real easy.

freddo

McDonalds?

Sorry crazy guy I'm in a foolish mood today. I hope someone can answer your question sensibly.

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Lennon and McCartney could so easily have been writing for the Watchtower...

by The Rebel in

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in fact just like the watchtower, i've no idea what they were writing about half the time.

all that rubbish about " i am the walrus" and eleanor rigby keeping her teeth in a jam jar or something, and what "lucy the in the sky with diamonds" means i do not know!

anyway, i mention the above because shortly after i quit meetings, beattle loving brother, ian x also, stopped attending meetings, and i watched him transform himself in to a, scruffy bearded, hippyish, beer drinking slob, ( translation a great guy) .

freddo

@hoser

Quite right! Funny how the mind plays tricks.

So "her face" in the jar was her make up not her teeth. Oops!