Posts by Diogenesister

Cirgactly - wtbt$ is just another (young ish) religon and it's gradually loosing its homey egalitarian small town innocence and evolving into just another hypocritical religo-business with big bucks, a checkered history, skeletons-in-the-closet, power politics, a large legal team ready to pounce and the true mark of an establishment religon. - it's own nasty brand of intractable institutionalized child abuse (problem ).

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THE BART EHRMAN debate is available now

by Terry in

go to the live streaming site and sign up or sign in:.

http://livestream.com/accounts/12497542/events/4350731.

skip to 9:02 and the debate begins.. _______________.

Diogenesister

Great - thanks Terry.

One thing I will say @phizzy, it always amazes me what a good historian can deduce from written sources.

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Is the WT SLOW-ly Changing the importance of the Door to Door preaching work to something more profitable?

by John Aquila in

its been a couple of weeks since a new c.o.

was appointed to the circuit and im starting to hear tidbits of his talks..

one brother told me that in one of his talks he asked the question; .

Diogenesister

I've thought the whole shebang was moving this way for a while.

My reasons: Wtbts fears bancruptcy and has pulled in marketing professionals (in fact professionals generally)who have told them they are wasting their manhours with unsuitable (ie shy etc)folk going d2d when their time/resources could be more profitably spent volunteering in other ways and, of course - big turn here- working & DONATING if you cant do owt else!!

Also, going d2d pubs at risk of meeting folk like US who can easily show them proof that the WT is bs. At the carts (ususally)only interested/mad/desperate folk will approach.

I think the anti cold calling climate does not help either. Just my two penny w'th !

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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

by Funchback in

there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

Diogenesister

Oh yes I had the hairdye is worldly. In fact, I was told you are not allowed to dye your hair.

Anyway, stupid one is this.

I was in a school play & I was going to be wearing a (particularly beautiful)sari my school friend lent me. I was told, in all seriousness, that I should rethink it as Indian religon is demonic and some Indian women in Saris' have been known to astrally project.

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I won't be happy until I see AM III...what?

by Diogenesister in

ok i'll go first...... i won't be happy until i see antony morris iii.... on stage with a bunch of gladioli stuffed down his trousers singing "this charming man"....

Diogenesister

Ok I'll go first.....

I won't be happy until I see Antony Morris III...

On stage with a bunch of gladioli stuffed down his trousers singing "This Charming Man"...

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This week's Bible reading : Joshua: 1 Isaiah: 2

by prologos in

so, you thought joshua had jehovah on command to make the sun stand still*?

well this week's bible reading shows isaiah at 2 kings 20:11 upstaging joshua!

for the prophet prompted the sun not only to stand still, but to reverse, shadows retracing backward.

Diogenesister

Yes Username what is it with these old sand tribe religons and Ass?

Talking Ass

Mohamed's Ass with a face

I mean everbody likes a nice Ass...

.....story

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Where you are in your life now.....What would you have preferred .... To be left in ignorance ? ...Or to know the truth about the truth

by smiddy in

jw
friends

i think possibly their are a few valid reasons for either options to this question ,depending on a number of factors .. such as how old you might be, how long you have devoted your life to the "truth" as you believed it .

?....how it may affect your mental/physical health and well being.?.

how it will affect your financial position in your life ,?

Diogenesister

ms Faye Dunaway You are not only beautiful , talented actress..😄

you are smart & beautiful on the inside too!

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What's the craziest thing someone INFORMED on you about?

by Londo111 in

the culture of jws as encouraged by the watchtower is one of informing on one another, reporting to either the elders or ones designated head.

whats the wackiest thing that someone reported on you?

im not talking about a black-and-white watchtower rule that would land you in a judicial committee, but some judgmental nonsense that someone thought they should turn you in about?.

Diogenesister

where does sam Herd get that god-awful nasally accent?

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For those of you that are disfellowshipped, How Far Would Your Faithfull JW Family Go To Stay Loyal to The WT?

by John Aquila in

ive seen jw parents shun their disfellowshipped children for 20-30 years.

ive seen parents remove disfellowshipped or fader children from wills and give the inheritance to the watchtower..

if your country got run over by some form of government like the nazi regime and started a process of eliminating any groups or individuals who it considered a threat.

Diogenesister

Now, I don't think it would happen because they are taught the current dispensation censures violence. Give them some time to work up to giving that order in say 15 years, I have no doubt most dubs would carry it out.

Good illustration though. Apart from highlighting her stupidity it's a really interesting point in the sense that by complying they would be totally putting their own welfare & future above that of their childrens. The death bit brings that into sharp relief but really that is what they actually are doing when they shun. Putting themselves before their children.