Posts by ambersun

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Twickenham Assembly 1963 newsreel

by dozy in

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a bit before my time , but hopefully of interest to some.

the food service brings back memories of the 70's & 80's before it was "simplified" by the wtbts.. it would seem that the 60's & early 70's were very much a golden era for the society , before the 1975 debacle.

it is always amazing watching baptisms of adults - i honestly can't remember the last time a reasonably compus mentis adult was baptised at an asembly.. http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=chrp_&m=jz1jo9yc4yjrty&b=tdwz1ywjej1njt4nmqic2a.

ambersun

Anyone over 40 that film is likely dead now. They were convinced they were one of "millions now living who would never die".

Yes, Mickey mouse, I find it really sad as well. We joined in the mid 1960s when my parents were in their 30s and my memories of Twickers were of us all being euphoric in the belief that none of us would ever die.

My dad died 25 years ago and my Mom is now very frail but still as loyal and devoted as ever. She is doing her best to struggle to at least one day of the convention this year despite being very poorly.

If only we could go back in time and let all the adult JWs in the newsreel know that this old system would still be here in 2010 and that they were being conned.

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Evidence that God hates cats

by SweetBabyCheezits in

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i, for one, sensed that cats were from the devil ever since that demon-cat, toonces, was shown driving an automobile on live tv.. (orange feline, 2/3 of the way down on the right side, getting his.).

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ambersun

I'm now on a mission to save cats. I will be reciting scriptures to every moggy I pass in the street, for even if I reach one puss with a receptive heart it will be worth all the effort.

Dogs, being slightly less satanic than the average moggy, will simply be trained to bark in a manner that sounds like 'Jah'. That should help save a few, hopefully.

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Evidence that God hates cats

by SweetBabyCheezits in

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i, for one, sensed that cats were from the devil ever since that demon-cat, toonces, was shown driving an automobile on live tv.. (orange feline, 2/3 of the way down on the right side, getting his.).

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ambersun

Snuffles the family dog, Tiddles the cat and the little girl clutching her dolly deffinately deserve to die an orrible death for failing to take the Watchtower & Awake magazines off Sister Smug when she knocked their door last year.

Those images make me feel sick

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Twickenham Assembly 1963 newsreel

by dozy in

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friends

a bit before my time , but hopefully of interest to some.

the food service brings back memories of the 70's & 80's before it was "simplified" by the wtbts.. it would seem that the 60's & early 70's were very much a golden era for the society , before the 1975 debacle.

it is always amazing watching baptisms of adults - i honestly can't remember the last time a reasonably compus mentis adult was baptised at an asembly.. http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=chrp_&m=jz1jo9yc4yjrty&b=tdwz1ywjej1njt4nmqic2a.

ambersun

Thanks so much for finding that dozy. Goodness, that brings back some memories! My family joined a couple or so years after that film was made but it was just the same when I started going and I can remember the food tent! I've been scanning the crowds to try and spot someone I know but haven't managed to find anyone so far. I'll show it to my husband when he gets home as I am pretty sure he would have been there at the time with his Mom!

But I nearly choked when the clipped 'BBC English' voice said, "They stand for what the Bible teaches - literally, and without any fancy interpretations.

You and me both, Ann!!!

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Have become seriously angry ...all of a sudden...

by Lozhasleft in

another thread has set me off ...the one about anniversaries ...and i read an extract that blondie posted on there....suddenly i am soooo bl**dy furious...so indignant!!!!.

why did we allow a bunch of men to dictate to us not only what we believed, but even how we parented our kids,and then even how we spent our free time?????

how could we allow this stuff?????.

ambersun

Hell I am soooooo angry...its like this big burst of anger has just come from somewhere deep inside.....horrible....

Loz, I can understand exactly how you feel and I send heartfelt {{{{{{hugs}}}}}} to you and everyone else experiencing these awful feelings of suppressed anger, resentment and bitterness for all the lost years stolen by the Borg. No-one could understand unless they have been through it themselves. I am a very easy going person but these feelings of anger can be quite overwhelming.

My love to you, Loz, and everyone else going through it at the moment. When you get upset, just come on this board and let off steam and there will be loads of understanding people to help you feel better xxxxx

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Most annoying quotes you are going to hear from JW's

by XPeterX in

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something like: "would jesus do that/go there?

" i tell them: "would he own a luxurious bmw or mercendes?".

what are some quotes/expressions invented by jw's that really pissed you off?.

ambersun

Leonardo and Michelangelo were Catholic--come Judgement Day, they aren't eligible for "The New System"!

Oh no!!! Does that mean I'm never going to get my art lessons?

I'm gutted

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does their text for today make sense to anyone?

by booby in

*** text for june-30-10 ***.

wednesday, june 30. he himself well knows the formation of us, remembering that we are dust.-ps.

103:14.. jehovah does not expect us to be perfect in the absolute sense.

ambersun

So Amber....When the bible says do not steal that doesn´t make sense to you?

Yes, it makes perfect sense to me. I am an honest person and I don't need the bible or the GB to tell me not to steal.

I suppose you would just love for someone to break into your house and rob you blind right?

Now that's just being silly

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FAO: Bane - You Mentioned the Eye

by cantleave in

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i don't want to hijack the other thread.. you mention the eye being better than any camera so lets discuss this.

i used to give a talk where i would use the complexity of the eye as evidence of creation, but i have since changed my mind and below is the reasoning that helped me do so.. i would welcome you comments and reasoning against this.. if you had a choice between being totally blind and being able to see things out of focus, which would you pick.. i'm sure you would, like me prefer to have out of focus vision, than no vision at all.. would you rather have vision that was out of focus and devoid of color, or be totally blind.

i'm sure you prefer the colour option.. how about if you could only see vague shapes around you or blindness?

ambersun

Funny thing then that the intelligent designer who was/is presumable more complex than his creation didn't himself need a creator.

That's a very good point Steve2. It makes perfect sense to the likes of you and me but if you suggest this to a JW you are met with blank stares as if you are a sandwich short of a picnic for even thinking about it.

A long time before I faded I felt that evolution was a more feasible explanation for life on. Whenever I watched David Attenborough discussing evolution I couldn't help feeling it made perfect sense while other JWs in the house would be tutting and telling me to turn it off as he was talking nonesense. Instead I had to accept the story of Adam and his wife Eve the rib lady without questioning it.

However, the eye was always the stumbling block for me, but these videos have been extremely helpful in explaining how anything so complex as the human eye could have developed gradually as life itself evolved. I will make notes so next time someone smugly quotes the eye as 'proof' of creation I will be ready for them!

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