Posts by Designer Stubble

may be 90 000 wt speakers mounted the kh, ca, dc stages this weekend, all believing in the "talking snake--" and many will firmly plant their foot in the mouth, without realizing it.. here is our gem:.

talk on true friends: illustration on friends "not- to- have" :.

2 friends go hunting.

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Nice to see an illustration re-used over and over again. I think I heard it in a talk 30 years ago.

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This photo woke me up

by krejames in

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i was already on my way to my second fade when i went to the wildlife photographer of the year 2012 exhibition, but this photo made me lose faith in the idea of a loving creator......(the gazelle has been injured by the mother cheetah so she can use it to train her cubs to hunt).

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Six examples of less fluffy Creation proving a less loving creator!

1. The Cuckoo
Female cuckoos don’t bother making nests and incubating their eggs . They simply find an existing nest with a clutch of eggs already inside it and then, when she sees an opening, she surreptitiously deposits an egg. When the nest owner returns, she is unaware that she is now sitting on someone else’s egg. Soon, the baby cuckoo hatches and proceeds to shove the original eggs out of the nest. Mom is left with an adopted child she never asked for and none of her own.

2. Japanese Giant Hornet
This lovely creature looks for food by searching out beehives, then calling in reinforcements. The couple dozen Giant Hornets spend the next couple of hours ripping the heads off of the tens of thousands of bees courageously guarding their nests. When finally all the bees lie asunder and dying, the hornets enter the nest and steal the children. They then carry them off to their own children, who will eat them. Kind of like when Israel ransacked Jericho.

3. Human bot fly
God created this awe-inspiring animal in such a way that it lays eggs right on top of a mosquito. The violated mosquito then lands on a human, where the eggs rub off. The nice, warm body heat of the human gives the eggs the signal they need to hatch. The little hatchlings then burrow into the skin and live under there.

4. The Blue-ringed Octopus
Unlike other animals, which often kill to eat, the octopus just bites whenever it feels scared. God shows his mercy and kindness in this bite, which immediately numbs the mouth and tongue, blurs the vision and creates paralysis. There is no known antivenom, but if you can round up some of your friends, they can perform CPR on you for several hours until the venom wears off.

5. Ichneumon Wasps
This example of Godly benevolence lays its eggs right inside a living host. God even gave the females freakishly long ovipositors so that they can jab, syringe-style, right into a caterpillar’s body and push out their eggs . Upon hatching, the larval begin feeding on the STILL LIVING host. Since even baby wasps like fresh meat, they take precaution not to kill their host. Right away. At first, they chomp on non-essential organs, waiting until they are ready to leave the ‘nest’ before consuming the brain.

6. Leucochloridium paradoxum
The complexity of the lifecycle of Leucochloridium paradoxum has to count for something. I mean - complexity = designer right? In this case the parasite requires two hosts at different stages. The birds get the easy bit. The parasite just wants to live in the gut for a while and get pooped out. The nasty part is when the snail eats the bird dropping and starts it's role as host. The parasites multiply in the snails tentacles and seem to drive it to suicide. It will go out in the open waiting for a bird to end its misery. And the cycle continues. Oh the beauty of creation!

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WT's Crazed Obsession!

by JW GoneBad in

i have recently read for the umpteenth time the 4 gospel accounts.

what caught my attention this time around was how many times jesus makes mention of the endeared expression father (with f in caps) when referring to his god as recorded by matthew, mark, luke and john.. what was also interesting by comparison is how little jesus actually makes reference to his father on a first name basis (jehovah) in these four books.. note my findings with the help of the comprehensive concordance:.

jehovah: matthew 11 times mark 8 times luke 26 times john 4 times (total 49 times).. father: mathew 43 times mark 4 times luke 21 times john 119 times (total 187 times).. .

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You are aware that "Jehovah" does not appear in original text of the New Testament at all. All 237 times have been added by the WTBTS.

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'Jehovah will provide' / some fish(y) stories! - WT April 15, 2014

by bats in the belfry in

eduardo & family with kids will pioneer and survive on 10% of his regular income.. .. .

page 24. .

sort of reminded me of this guy: father of four quits job after attending annual meeting.

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‘PROVIDING FOR ONE’S OWN’

9 The apostle Paul directed that when older Christians cannot make ends meet, their children and grandchildren should “repay their parents and grandparents what is due them.”

On the page before Eduard's experience this was stated. It shows me that many elderly are now struggling financially now Armageddon has been so delayed. Yet, the GB continues to encourage living on next to nothing and pioneering. In a few decades Eduard's kids can support him financially, while the GB declines any responsibility. CULT!

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Today's daily text: a contradiction

by pixel in

so they publish this:.

friday, january 10. you do not want to go also, do you?john 6:67.. peter responded to jesus question with these words: lord, whom shall we go away to?

you have sayings of everlasting life; and we have believed and come to know that you are the holy one of god.

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While the witnesses point to the Catholic Church where the pope claims to be the earthy representative of Jesus...meanwhile their Governing Body voices the exact same claim. They are no different!

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circuit assembly in cleveland -the good, the bad, and the ugly

by nowwhat? in

brother cuei{?

] really cool and funny, feet planted firmly on the the ground.

the usual good council on how we can save alot of grief by applying bible principles, etc.

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At an expected donation of $75 per family, which will not be happening - I wonder how long the society will continue with SAD/CA. They are no longer the cash cow they used to be.

For $75 I know far more fun things to do with my family...

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WT Study for January 6-12, 2014

by Bobcat in

as a heads up for those who are present for the wt study of january 12, 2014, this thread has information and links to material that has an impact on that study article.. pages 12, 13, pp.

9-14 is a subtitle dealing with a supposed future cry of "peace & security.

" for a detailed analysis with comments on numerous aspects of that subject see this thread.. this post on page two of this thread has a copy of the above wt sub-title dealing with the "peace & security" prophecy as the wt understands it..

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FrenchFreeJW - No, there was nowhere else to hurl Satan...as in the iron age period in which peasants who did not even know the Earth revolves around the Sun wrote the Bible, there were no telescopes and it was therefore either Heaven OR Earth...

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WT Study for January 6-12, 2014

by Bobcat in

as a heads up for those who are present for the wt study of january 12, 2014, this thread has information and links to material that has an impact on that study article.. pages 12, 13, pp.

9-14 is a subtitle dealing with a supposed future cry of "peace & security.

" for a detailed analysis with comments on numerous aspects of that subject see this thread.. this post on page two of this thread has a copy of the above wt sub-title dealing with the "peace & security" prophecy as the wt understands it..

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Be prepared - "Every Effort" to bring back inactive ones from their miserable lives is soon to kick off...

16 Help those who have become inactive.
Jesus said that there is joy in heaven when just one lost sheep is found. Obviously, Jehovah cares deeply about all those who have expressed love for his name, even if they are not actively serving him at present. When we help such ones return to the congregation, we contribute to making Jehovah and the angels rejoice.

17 Are you among those who are not now actively serving God? Perhaps someone in the congregation hurt you and as a result you stopped associating with Jehovah’s organization. Since some time may have passed, ask yourself: ‘Is my life now more meaningful, and am I happier? Was it Jehovah who offended me, or was it an imperfect human? Has Jehovah God ever done anything to harm me?’ Really, he has always done good toward us. Even if we are not living up to our dedication to him, he allows us to enjoy the good things he provides. Soon, Jehovah’s day
will come. Now is the time to return to our heavenly Father’s loving arms and to the congregation—the only safe haven in these last days.