in today's study watchtower there was, yet again, more demonization of the internet.
although the paragraph purported to be about guarding against pornography, it struck me that they are attempting to kill two birds with one stone here, without mentioning one of the birds by name.
here's a scan, check out paragraph 15:.
I cant escape it- my husband likes that redtube site (sick stuff), and everytime he finds something funny he yells out "babe, come an check this out!", honestly I think over exposure to porn is the real cure! "yes dear, it's a picture of smurfs having an orgy, like I haven't seen that before!". LOL
Maybe there is something wronge with me- I trust my man! I dont need to read his emails, check his text messages or follow him around- I like my privacy so I respect his!
how to protect your faith .
ensure that your concept of god is so vague that nobody can know precisely what you are talking about.
pay no attention to people who try to reason with you.
Sorry Reniaa, you like that word OPINION dont you. In my OPINION you really need to get laid and lighten up a bit, why not try an loose a few pounds of WT weight, shove your head up a hens butt and wait!
how to protect your faith .
ensure that your concept of god is so vague that nobody can know precisely what you are talking about.
pay no attention to people who try to reason with you.
Mind If Add A few More? 11. when forums are started that discredit your faith, join them and be a pain in every ones butt by disagreeing regardless of the facts! 12. when on the forum, dont read the whole thread, just put your 2cents worth in and hide behind behind your faith! 13. Oooops 13 is a scary number- just like 666 or 69
when prophesy fails - why they stay.
in the book when prophecy fails by leon festinger talks about why people still cling to their religious beliefs after they are proved false.
he starts the book with this:.
Thankyou Lady Lee for this very insightfull thread.
how to protect your faith .
ensure that your concept of god is so vague that nobody can know precisely what you are talking about.
pay no attention to people who try to reason with you.
Amen! good stuff Gubberningbody!
don't you just love watchtower study questions that start by saying "in your own thoughts....." or "how do you feel about....", and then they still give you the answer in the paragraph, and the audience of course always gives back the approved answer from the magazine rather than expressing their own thoughts.
this used to irk me as a kid as well..
I remember being given a stern look by the Dub conducting the book study the first night I attended for pointing that out to him when I was asked why I didn't answer any of the questions- why answer when it's already written in the paragraph? no thinking required! actually I used to think the question breaks where to make sure you were paying attention and to catch up if you were just pretending to listen! lol
eleven people were hanging on a rope, .
under a helicopter - 10 men and 1 woman.
the rope was not strong enough to carry them .
LOL Good one Yizuman. My son asked me one day why dont girls have doodles? I told we are all born with one but they shake the babies at birth and the doodles fall of the smart ones lol I did tell him I was only joking.
my jw elder friend said to me that the nwt is the best translation of the bible and that scholars have said as much.
is this true and is it the best?
are there scholars who disagree?.
just out of curiousity... did anyone actually check the website I posted earlier??? I'm not a christian, but this site 'has' done the research, it 'has' checked the facts! The NWT has been measured by "real" scholars (the kind with PHD's) and has been found in ERROR!
Reniaa- You are disturbing my inner peace with your ignorence!
i'm guessing the wts and some others won't be capable of understanding this article ?
damn the torpedoes people -- full speed ahead !!.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090806/ap_on_re_us/us_psychologists_gays/print.
There were 3 things I could just not accept from the WTB and it stopped me from becomming a JW- 1). I am a member of PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) it just wouldn't be 'paradise without Aunty Johnny! 2). The whole 'shunning thing', and as obserd as it sounds 3). the whole having to wear a scarf or hat if I was going to pray out loud/preach infront of a baptised male- that was just ridiculous!
Do I need therapy to "make me a JW"? LOLOLOLOLOL just not possible!
i know many people simply think that believing in a "god" is simply ridiculous.
i don't.
i can't necessarily "prove" that god cares, or that god exists but i'll tell you what---when something awful happens i do pray to god and hope for the best..
The divine is everything and everything is divine.
This is great White Dove. It sounds very panendeistic! Many paths to the same destination- Enlightenment!
