Ya know something..........the more I think about it, its fitting that some members on this board would find this film appealing. I mean that was the whole carrot on the stick this religion was offering right? You wanted to, "play wid da manimals" for eternity right?
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Legend of the Guardians, a movie about friggin owls. Did any of you see this film?
by miseryloveselders ini'm reading somewhat positive reviews for this film.
there's a cynical side of me that i just couldn't supress after watching the trailer.
a movie about owls?
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Name Something Positive About Jehovah's Witnesses
by minimus ini'll start.. they are a happy joyful group..
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miseryloveselders
They won't let you oversleep on the weekends.
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U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey
by leavingwt inu.s. religious knowledge surveyatheists and agnostics, jews and mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical protestants, mainline protestants and catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions.. on average, americans correctly answer 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions on the survey by the pew research centers forum on religion & public life.
atheists and agnostics average 20.9 correct answers.
jews and mormons do about as well, averaging 20.5 and 20.3 correct answers, respectively.
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No, Misery, I really didn't know that... and possibly because I have heard of Christian/Muslim people.
Ya know, that is fascinating. Please forgive me if my question came off elitist or condescending. I'm not remotely looking down on you, so please pardon me if it came off that way. Its just when I read your post I wondered to myself how many others are thinking the same? How much of that contributes to ill relations between this country and the Middle East?
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U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey
by leavingwt inu.s. religious knowledge surveyatheists and agnostics, jews and mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical protestants, mainline protestants and catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions.. on average, americans correctly answer 16 of the 32 religious knowledge questions on the survey by the pew research centers forum on religion & public life.
atheists and agnostics average 20.9 correct answers.
jews and mormons do about as well, averaging 20.5 and 20.3 correct answers, respectively.
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miseryloveselders
Tec, not to put the spotlight on you, but you really didn't know that?
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Do You Think Some Witnesses Are Mentally Ill Or Mentally Impaired....
by minimus inand that's why they are in the religion?.
i recall many jws over the years who were what i'll call "weird"---and looking back at it, many witnesses are "odd" and "different"..
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It goes without saying that there are a tone of nuts amongst JWs. I don't know if its a higher percentage than whats found in churches, but its bad enough. In my congregation, the Service Committee just gave the ok for one our nuts to auxilliary pioneer. When the chairman made the announcement, he started to crack up. He really had to fight the urge not to laugh on the stage. We've got a good handful with serious mental problems, and probably the majority of the congregation is either going through depression, or has been at one time or another.
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JW woman dies in car accident out in the "work"--where was the holy spirit?
by blondie inhttp://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/traffic/mazda-crushed-by-truck-friday-carried-four-women-938492.html.
mazda crushed by truck friday carried four women headed out to share word as jehovah's witnesses; one diedbysonja isgerpalm beach post staff writer.
updated: 6:57 p.m. sunday, sept. 26, 2010. posted: 1:33 p.m. sunday, sept. 26, 2010. .
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miseryloveselders
I agree with what you guys and gals are saying in regards to how screwed up the JW mentality is regarding life and death. It goes without saying that they're twisted in how they view nonbelievers, apostates, and disfellowshipped ones. Being fair though, I'm hesitant to paint all JWs with that brush. This forum is full of people who were former JWs in good standing at one point, and active JWs still in good standing that don't verbalize those negative thoughts. Reflecting on my own thought process, even when I believed all of it hook-line-sinker, I never had feelings of hatred or lack of compassion toward unbelievers, disfellowshipped, or apostates.
Not to get preachy on you guys, but 1 Pet 3:9 comes to mind regarding "not paying evil with evil, or insult with insult." Romans 12:17 states the same and includes "being honorable to all." Some translations render, "do whats right in the eyes of all." Granted, I'm probably NOT the best guy to promote those verses as my attitude towards people is horrible at times as evidenced several times on this forum. However, being that this is a public forum, and one of the more popular forums focusing on JWs, I think we all should be cautious of the feelings we display for the sake of lurkers. Not to mention, some of us probably should do some soul searching if it seems we traded in the dehumanization we had of others while being a JW, only to have the same numbness towards other's plights as an ExJW. The more I'm typing, the more I'm thinking about Jesus thoughts on turning the other cheek, or making peace with one's brother before offering a sacrafice before the altar. Its not enough to do whats right by our actions, but also by our thought process and our feelings. God corrected Cain before he acted on his jealousy and hatred. So it wasn't just his actions, but his heart was crooked. I think we all would do well to meditate on our own feeling and thoughts toward others, especially those who were in the same boat we were in being brainwashed.
By the way, please don't reference this post if I say something vile to any of you on here LOL.
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HHHHEEEELLLLPPPP MMMMEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Judge Dread ini'mmmmmmmm mmmmeltingggggggg!!!!!!!!!.
it was 113 in los angeles today.. 107 where i live.. 106 in santa monica which is always the coolest city in the l.a. area.. power outages, fires........all we need is an earthquake.. jdw .
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miseryloveselders
113 degrees in LA, sheesh. Must be those illegal aliens sucking up all the free air.
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What song goes through you mind when you think of the BIG A??( LOL)
by Joliette ini dont know if this thread is going to offend anyone...but whenever i was a kid, and i thought about 'jehovah distroying everything' i always used to think about that song 'rock the cabash' by the clash, (and later willeinum by will smith).
or rem-its the end of the world as we know it?
i dont know why those two songs go through my head whenever i think of the end of those world when i hear those songs lol..
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miseryloveselders
I forgot about this joint, this song has Jah's name in it!!!! At least when we're all destroyed, it will have wicked groove to it.
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What song goes through you mind when you think of the BIG A??( LOL)
by Joliette ini dont know if this thread is going to offend anyone...but whenever i was a kid, and i thought about 'jehovah distroying everything' i always used to think about that song 'rock the cabash' by the clash, (and later willeinum by will smith).
or rem-its the end of the world as we know it?
i dont know why those two songs go through my head whenever i think of the end of those world when i hear those songs lol..
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miseryloveselders
Lets just say I'm on the East Coast.
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What song goes through you mind when you think of the BIG A??( LOL)
by Joliette ini dont know if this thread is going to offend anyone...but whenever i was a kid, and i thought about 'jehovah distroying everything' i always used to think about that song 'rock the cabash' by the clash, (and later willeinum by will smith).
or rem-its the end of the world as we know it?
i dont know why those two songs go through my head whenever i think of the end of those world when i hear those songs lol..
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miseryloveselders
Miseryloveselders: Are you from the UK?
Naw, I'm across the pond in the States. I went through a phase about a year and a half ago where I couldn't get enough punk. I've explored everything from The Clash, to GBH, UK Subs, The Exploited, Riot Squad, The Damned, Discharge, The Business, all that UK punk. I love that sound. I was dang near obsessed with it for a while. Plus I've always appreciated foreign films, particulary from the UK. Made In Britain with Tim Roth, Meantime with Tim Roth and Gary Oldman, Danny Boyle flicks like Trainspotting, and Shallow Grave. I think he did 28 Days Later too? Good zombie flick. There's just something about the UK that fascinates me, and I can't quite put my finger on it, but the UK attracts me.