Ayiyi...I remember those convoluted explanations of that rich man and Lazarus one. They never made any sense.....like a lot of other things.....esp that red revelation book. Flights of fancy....
Posts by tiki
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8simple illustration by a carpenter
by waton inthis week's study ( no.
88) on the illustration of abraham and the begging lazarus and the rich man, all dying, in heaven and hell fire.
the bible stories, convoluted as they are, even more pretzelled by wt.
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Ever Wondered What People Think of Not-at-home Letters and Obit Letters?
by blondie inhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/thefreethinker/2019/10/op-ed-intruders/.
here are some excerpts of a man who was called on by 2 young female jws, received a not-at-home letter as well, and what he thought about them.
i encourage you to read the whole thing, it is worth the laugh.. "it wasn’t pompeo knocking but he would have beamed approval on the two young women on the doorstep.
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tiki
Good manners and respect for others is not part of the package. Its all about force feeding their own religious fallacies to anyone and everyone. Even when hostage in the cult I always abhorred that part of it....
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Did you EVER falsify your report card ?
by Chook inevery single watchtower soldier lied to god out of fear of the brooklyn popes..
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tiki
I'd like to know if there ever was anyone who didn't pad the hours.....
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Did You Think Jehovah’s Witnesses Were Typically “Racists”?
by minimus ini was a jw from infancy.
we had a melting pot type of congregation.
i grew up with all types of witnesses , all with different backgrounds.
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tiki
Depends on where you lived
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PIMO Elder with a Dilemma
by xjwsrock ini haven’t been on here in awhile and this is my second user name because i was busted by my pimi wife on the first one.
i have been basically awake since 2013. i have a super dub wife that i love and don’t want to lose and my sick mom in the hall that is a true believer.
stupid religion has gotten between my wife and i (of course).
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tiki
I would say don't waste another minute of your life. Step down, walk away...get yourself free.
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What statements hyberbolize and really don't mean anything?
by Esse quam videri inour thoughts and prayers are with them.
send me a copy of your prayer.].
every parents worst nightmare.
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tiki
Out of sight, out of mind......it ain't necessarily so..we do have memories.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder....it ain't necessarily so.....sometimes we forget them.....
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What happens to Bethelites?
by rickroll inso if someone puts their life into serving the cult for free at bethel, then say after 25 or 30 years they are not able to for one reason or another such as illness, or family issue or old age, does the cult have any safety net for these people or is it you serve until you can't and when you can't you just go away?
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tiki
The downside of being a glorious bethelite. And if there is no loving family the person is really screwed. Likely low to no viable employment skills in the real world....no money or savings to tide one over until they get settled.... I recall many young men who did the back then 4 year stint to come out disillusioned and bitter....
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latest WT, advice for Bible Studies
by neat blue dog inour goal is to help our bible student to grow spiritually.. .
as his love for jehovah grows, however, he will likely begin to think about how he can help others, including those who are already part of the congregation.
(matt.
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tiki
Seriously fedup?!? Outrageous.....too bad there likely is no way to rescind the donation....by law they have to ackowledge the receipt of the funds as a charitable(gag) organization.
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Boys pre-teen sexuality / erections.? Why ? If only for procreation ?
by smiddy3 inthis has been a bug bear my whole life i think and not really sure how to address it as nobody else ever seems to do so.. and it relates to the question if god really created humans .
he did a shithouse job in this regard.. i can`t speak for females this is entirely a male thing.
from my perspective.. male adolescents at a very ,very young age , babies , get erections periodically and it has nothing to do with sexual fantasies ,because they don`t even have an awareness of sex between a male and a female at this time.. and it is second inbuilt nature to masturbate to relieve, get rid of the erection .
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tiki
Normal mammalian physiology. Got an itch, scratch it.
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tiki
Funny...wtwiz....ages ago when we still went to conventions I once figured that between hotel, travel, and meals it was costing us at least $800 to $1000.....for that we could have a nice weekend ocean getaway.....so the obvious choice....