Posts by poopsiecakes

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Glory of CREATOR is that

by exWTslave in

glory of creator is that he has given us life and life support systems to enjoy the life to the full.

yet he doesnt want any glory for that nor thanks from ushence he remains away.

that means his life (or style of functioning) is the message (making all communicationoral or written unnecessary).

Jehovah's Witnesses: A Case Study in Viral Marketing

by Wolfy in

this is an interesting article studying the growth/decline patterns of jw's.

i thought i would pass on the link as it is an interesting read.. .

http://priceonomics.com/jehovahs-witnesses-a-case-study-in-viral-marketing/.

JW attitudes to women

by Frazzled UBM in

i would be very interested to hear from you ladies on this one.

i know that the society keeps women in subjugation through the headship cr@p but didn't ahve any sense about hoew prehistoric the attitudes are until the other day when we were driving out of the supermarket car park and my wife spotted a woman dressed in tight shorts (it has been very hot here) and she commented 'they say that women who dress like that dserve to be raped'.

i did a wtf and overreacted 'how can you blame the victim like that - such attitudes give men a lciense to commit rape and make women feel they are to balme if they get raped which in turn means that rape doesn't get reported and it gopes on with impunity.

poopsiecakes

Bumping this topic - mostly because it's an excellent subject with some outstanding points made, but also to show that yes, religion's attitudes towards women affect society in general.

Some who have felt this from inside a religion like the JW's can appreciate first hand how it feels to be looked at as a second class citizen - even when it's couched in words like 'respect' and 'freedom'. So maybe Frazzled UBM can explain why it's clearly the religion that's the problem when it comes to how JW women are viewed and treated, but that Islam is not the problem when it comes to how Muslim women are viewed and treated?

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Glory of CREATOR is that

by exWTslave in

glory of creator is that he has given us life and life support systems to enjoy the life to the full.

yet he doesnt want any glory for that nor thanks from ushence he remains away.

that means his life (or style of functioning) is the message (making all communicationoral or written unnecessary).

poopsiecakes

Go get 'em, Cofty.

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Life is short and I'm gonna love it thread!

by poopsiecakes in

jw
friends

so what are you doing to enjoy yourself?

doesn't have to be for anyone around you, or have anything to do with jw world.

just something that you do for you and only you and that fills your soul (whatever that means).

poopsiecakes

Thanks so much for all the great replies!

So far we have:

photography
gardening
playing music with friends
drinking beer & cartoons
writing
learning something new
animals
satire (thanks, Honesty)
learning about yourself
making body butter (love this)
bartending
cooking
guitar playing and riffing
restoration
landscaping
debating
geeking out with science
picturing people in their underwear
traveling
painting

My goodness, we're a diverse and cool crowd. Let's keep this going!

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Life is short and I'm gonna love it thread!

by poopsiecakes in

jw
friends

so what are you doing to enjoy yourself?

doesn't have to be for anyone around you, or have anything to do with jw world.

just something that you do for you and only you and that fills your soul (whatever that means).

poopsiecakes

So what are you doing to enjoy yourself? Doesn't have to be for anyone around you, or have anything to do with JW world. Just something that you do for you and only you and that fills your soul (whatever that means). Me? It's photography - looking at it, taking my own pictures, vacations where I get to frame beauty in a lens - that's what fills me up. And single malt whisky, but that's another topic.

What about you? What makes you happy? What do you lose yourself in?

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Awake January 2015: How did life begin? - More misquotes

by Designer Stubble in

[quote]some might assume that a scientifically-minded person would pick evolution and that a religious person would pick creation.

but not always.. rama singh, professor of biology at canadas mcmaster university, says: the opposition to evolution goes beyond religious fundamentalism and includes a great many people from educated sections of the population.[/quote].

end-of-quote in awake.

poopsiecakes

What a bunch of hypocritical beyotches.

Great job sending Dr Singh an email - I hope he responds!

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SAY WHAAAAT? YOU CRAZY DUDE!

by sparrowdown in

jw
friends

seriously, endured a torturous conversation with an active jdub yesterday.

and he was frothing at the mouth about how "muslims are doing the right thing with .

executing the....." he then went on to list everyone from drugdealers to thieves to fornicators.. he said "countries where this sort of thing is happening have got it right!

poopsiecakes

I wish I could say I'm surprised, but I'm really not. At all. It's why I avoid all conversations with JW's whenever possible - you never know what kind of jaw dropping, head scratching stuff will pop out of their mouths.

"we can count on Jehovah to execute those ones, so we don't have to"

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Why JWs are a CULT - ULTIMATE POST

by Black Man in

jw
friends

hey all - i wanted to make a post to consolidate all the great info, posts, links about why jws are a cult (the signs, symptoms, everything, etc).. would love to have the definitions and specific examples of how jws fit those definitions/descriptions.. thanks in advance!

love you guys!!.

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poopsiecakes

Great thread!

I would like to add that any religion that dictates what type of fabric you wear or how long your hair should be is probably a cult.

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Evidence Regarding the Evolution of Cetaceans - Whales etc

by cofty in

this excellent little video sumamrises some of the evidence for the evolutionary history of cetaceans.. if focuses on comparative anatomy, embryology, fossils and dna.. .... .

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poopsiecakes

Thanks for that video, Cofty - super interesting! It's easy to watch, has compelling graphics and an easy presentation without getting too technical. Winner!

I've come to the conclusion that people who reject evolution do so because they have no true concept of time outside of their own personal experience of time. So if they haven't seen evolution in the 20, 30, 40 or so years since they've been introduced to the theory, it can't be true. Just a pet hypothosis of mine.