Posts by peacedog

What fights are you excited about? The card looks a little weak to me on paper, but I'm excited for the main event as well as the Velasquez - Rothwell fight.

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Russian JWs in Serious Trouble - about to be banned

by Dogpatch in

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although it has been leading up to this for a long time, it appears russia has made up their mind to get rid of "extremist" groups by banning them, and jws are pretty much at the top of the list.

the last few years under putin they have been giving them heaps of trouble.. .

i am not for bans as it usually backfires, but under the "new" admnistration it looks like hard-core responses are in order.

peacedog

While I am all for free speech, the fact is the WT$ is both a dangerous cult and a hate group. I'm not sorry to see them banned in Russia or any other country.

Here's hoping that other governments are paying attention and follow suit.

peace

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Question for believers: How does God set priorities?

by sir82 in

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while waiting for the bus yesterday, i overheard (wasn't trying - but due to his volume, impossible to avoid) a guy on his cell phone talking to someone about his likely imminent dismissal from his employment.. but he then went on to say that he had full confidence that god would take care of him, and he wasn't worried at all about finding new employment.. then i got home, watched the news, and found out that 4 million kenyans are in danger of starving to death because of a year-long drought there.. so i got to thinking - how exactly does god set priorities?.

the guy at the bus stop is not the first christian i've heard express his confidence that god chooses to intervene and help in the lives of individual believers.

he saves them from car wrecks, he helps them find jobs, he lends some sort of invisible emotional support to help them cope with the death of a child, and so on.. on the other hand, millions of people suffer excruciating pain for months or years before finally dying covered in mud with flies crawling on them - no relief from god in sight.. why does god help one middle-aged guy who's never been hungry in his life find a new job in time so that he doesn't miss his $3000 mortgage payment, but not send a little rain to help a land where millions of people are already living in misery and filth?.

peacedog

Easy one, silly. He doesn't. He leaves that to the Faithful and Discreet Slave, TM of course:

*** km 9/02 p. 8 par. 5 Avoid the Pursuit of “Valueless Things” ***
Bear in mind that our heavenly Father has an appointed channel of communication, “the faithful and discreet slave.” That “slave” has the responsibility to determine what information is made available to the household of faith, as well as “the proper time” for it to be dispensed.

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The guy that claimed he was going to bring down the WTBTS

by Scarred for life in

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i haven't been on the board for several weeks until yesterday.

there was a guy that was a regular poster that was starting some kind of email campaign that he claimed was going to bring down the wtbts.

i can't remember his name.

peacedog

Maybe he's gone deep undercover....

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ARE YOU READY FOR THE FINISH LINE? GB Talk

by Girlie in

and then, immediately after babylon the great is destroyed, almost without a break, look at matt 24 :29 -immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.. now in what sense will the sun be destroyed and the moon not give its light?

are you ready for that?.

and you'll fall across the finish line into the new world !

peacedog

"Don't feed the trolls"

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Wise & true words :)

by Newborn in

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"it takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, .

to embrace the new.

but there is no real security .

peacedog

"Don't feed the trolls"

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Superstitions of JW's

by highdose in

can we name them all i wonder?.

peacedog

I seem to recall that wishing someone 'good luck' was pretty much asking Satan (the "god of luck" - and wearer of many hats) to watch their back.

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We Want You Back

by Dune in

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so i'm sitting at my desk at work when my cell phone rings.

i've been faded for over 3 years now and i'm way beyond the point where i didn't answer my phone and dreaded any knocks on my door.. anyway, i answer and it's an elder from my old congregation.

he went on about how he was pretty much going down his list of names of inactive/ and was wondering if he and another elder could come by for a visit.

peacedog

I'd like to nominate shamus for 'post of the day' honors for this gem: "I'd rather be a homeless hobo than go back to that crap."

I'm with ya man, I'm with ya.