Posts by sd-7

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Twin Explosions at Boston Marathon

by BizzyBee in

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-explosion_n_3086665.html.

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right at the finish line - seems too coincidental to be anything other than a purposeful act.

sd-7

One would think this story would be under "News & World Events" rather than "Politics", but semantics aside, son of a beast. Sounds like this was part of a considerable plan, if multiple bombs were around. No reason to assume anything about anyone until more details come in. All we can do is hope the loss of life was minimal, as if that can even matter, since one life is too many to be lost at the whims of terrorists.

Well...I'll just wait for more data on this and shut up now. I wonder if the suspects are still out there? I hope those who are badly injured will be able to make as full a recovery as possible.

--sd-7

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Da Bible. Am I making this up?

by Bob_NC in

this is what i get from the beginning.. some high level, supposedly beautiful, angel used his free will to go his own way.

we were told to call this one "satan.

"supposedly 1/3 of the un-named angels used their free will and followed satan.the first 3 humans in the bible used their free will and went their own way.the 4th human was offering sacrifices that god liked and, so, god liked the 4th human.

sd-7

Actually, it's more like it was all good until somebody decided to break the rules. And then somebody else, and so on. All things considered, it would've been more efficient to (1) assassinate snake-Satan, (2) memory wipe all created beings that saw you do it, (3) chillax and open a keg of newly created Divine Wine.

--sd-7

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Da Bible. Am I making this up?

by Bob_NC in

this is what i get from the beginning.. some high level, supposedly beautiful, angel used his free will to go his own way.

we were told to call this one "satan.

"supposedly 1/3 of the un-named angels used their free will and followed satan.the first 3 humans in the bible used their free will and went their own way.the 4th human was offering sacrifices that god liked and, so, god liked the 4th human.

sd-7

Well, so far, we know at the very least that women were pretty hot back then. Like, hot enough to draw angels out of heaven. Hot enough that the first man couldn't live without the first woman. So when God said things were good, he'd probably just finished making Eve.

Or, perhaps, I'm just really hormonal right now in the male sort of way.

--sd-7

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"Apostasy took root and flourished" (WT, July 15, 2013, page 18)

by Doug Mason in

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sd-7

Although a great apostasy had already begun by that time, evidently there may have been some anointed ones who resisted apostate Christendom and were able to compile the books of the Bible successfully. Jehovah's direction enabled the wicked ones of the "weed class" to then enact what anointed ones had already decided upon! What miraculous evidence that God has preserved his Word until today!

--sd-7

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Being honest & fair, can you think of anything that the Watchtower does that's beneficial to the public?

by Theocratic Sedition in

jw
friends

i'm curious, as where i reside there's about to be a major brouhaha over the tax exempt status of a major player in this area.

reading and hearing the arguments from both sides conjured thoughts about the tax exempt status of religions and the arguments associated with that issue.

a significant portion of the arguments related to that issue center around how a tax exempt organization benefits it's community.

sd-7

Is there nothing else? Is that it?

That's it.

It's over!!!

--sd-7

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Is There Other Sites Many Members Are Bailing To? M.I.A JWN People, where did they go?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

since i joined the forum i noticed more than a few people have not been posting, what is going on?

i received a couple of emails from other groups asking me to join their new forms with a promised technology, i wondered how they got my email address and thought it be strange.. .

people during the first year of a great change might post daily to any support chat or message board they feel is going to aid them.

sd-7

I swear "percolatin" is one of the greatest words ever. I don't think I've ever seen it spelled until now btw.

Ah. Good to know I have aided you in the quest to spell awesome words. Though I suppose the apostrophe kind of turned it into a bit of slang...

--sd-7

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The Governing Body's Interpetation Of The Faithful Slave Parable Is A Prime Example Of "Wishful Thinking"

by frankiespeakin in

notice the stages of wishful thinking: dream stage, frustation stage, and finally the nightmare stage.. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wishful_thinking.

wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality, or reality.

sd-7

But seriously (okay, not serious at all, it's Convention Talk time now!) though, in 1914, Jesus started inspecting the wheat class, cleansing it as the weeds--sadly the majority of the Governing Body--were removed. Then, ah, in 1919, Jesus approved the appointment of 'that faithful and wise servant', JOSEPH F. RUTHERFORD and no doubt his fellow loyal Governing Body members. They had proved themselves worthy of dispensing his food at the proper time, and would go on doing so, down to this day.

ARE WE NOT GRATEFUL THAT AS THE DOMESTICS, WE PARTAKE JOYOUSLY OF THE SPIRITUAL BANQUET THAT THE FAITHFUL AND DISCREET SLAVE HAS PROVIDED FOR US? [Applause] THEN LET US LOYALLY AND HUMBLY SUBMIT TO THEIR DIRECTION, RECOGNIZING THAT GOD'S WORD IS TRUTH! [Louder applause]

--sd-7

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The Governing Body's Interpetation Of The Faithful Slave Parable Is A Prime Example Of "Wishful Thinking"

by frankiespeakin in

notice the stages of wishful thinking: dream stage, frustation stage, and finally the nightmare stage.. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wishful_thinking.

wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence, rationality, or reality.

sd-7

when the fantasy finally falls apart. [1] when the fantasy finally falls apart. [1] when the fantasy finally falls apart. [1]

ECHO-ECHO-ECHO-ECHO!

--sd-7

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Why I believe my baptism was not valid. (welcome comments)

by thebeliever in

when i was 11 or 12, my best friend (who's father was also an elder) suggested i get some of my mom's cigarettes for us to smoke.

sounded like a good idea, so i did and we tried it.

i thought it was horrible, but she had done it before and whatever.

sd-7

Does someone remember when they changed the questions?

1985, I believe--at least 'In Search of Christian Freedom' p. 118 shows it as occurring in the June 1, 1985 WT. I know I've confirmed this in my own research, but didn't remember the exact date of the change, save that it was in the '80s. Wow, this was the year before my mom got baptized. I guess she probably never knew there was a different set of questions before then. Kinda sad, as I think of it.

--sd-7

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Being honest & fair, can you think of anything that the Watchtower does that's beneficial to the public?

by Theocratic Sedition in

jw
friends

i'm curious, as where i reside there's about to be a major brouhaha over the tax exempt status of a major player in this area.

reading and hearing the arguments from both sides conjured thoughts about the tax exempt status of religions and the arguments associated with that issue.

a significant portion of the arguments related to that issue center around how a tax exempt organization benefits it's community.

sd-7

In helping people learn about the Bible, JWs have been able to inspire some people to break bad habits or stop self-destructive behavior. That can be a positive thing, but it's also something that could be accomplished without destructive social influences.

But otherwise, no. They don't have any programs for the poor, hospitals, food drives, neighborhood cleanups, or any other community-based activity that would benefit non-JWs or the world outside in general. The only activity they have that engages the public is their recruitment work. So the only beneficial things they accomplish are things based on a lie. If the means is bad, and the end is good, and there are alternative, good means to the same end, it's not really logical to choose the bad means to the good end.

--sd-7