Posts by MrFreeze

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My highlights from the AGM

by Apognophos in

some of this will not be new to those of you who read other people's notes, but i bet there are a few new bits for you here, so i've provided a user-friendly table of contents, as an homage to the contents that appear before each book of the bible in the new nwt.

i might remember more highlights later, as i'm rather tired right now, but this is what i can recall off the top of my head.. contents (use of quote marks in this section is facetious; these are not actual quotes).

"say, did you notice that 2014 is the 100th anniversary, people?".

MrFreeze

I had dinner with my family yesterday and my mom was excited to show me the new Bible. I thought the NWT was the most accurate version of the Bible. Why did they need a new one?

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The distinction between cult and religion.....

by NoRegrets in

another great article from the ted talks.

opening quote really tells it all: "the distinction between cult and religion lies squarely in how those leaving or those wanting to leave are treated.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eliyahu-federman/when-organized-religion-become_b_3996139.html?ir=ted+weekends&ref=topbar.

MrFreeze

Ask ex-Mormons their opinion about the Mormon religion as a cult. That should tell you all you need to know.

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..

by The Quiet One in

..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

MrFreeze

I'm glad someone bumped this thread. Very good points made by OP that I hadn't thought of.

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Missionaries to vacate all missionary homes

by seenitall in

jw
friends

latest news from a source (missionary in foreign land):.

no more missionary homes anywhere in the world.. all missionaries presently in missionary homes must vacate.

must get housing on your own / from the locals.. circuit and district overseers have moved into many of these former missionary homes.. reasons: liability, cost savings, real estate to be sold or used for other purposes.. needless to say, many of these longtime servants are very unsettled.

MrFreeze

Jehovah really cares for his faithful servants doesn't he?

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South Park does a whole skit on jeHovahs Witnesses

by Praise YaHuWaH in

jw
friends

watchin the season premier of south park, something i don't normally do but just happened to catch and glad i did.

they totally had two jw women go to one of the characters "butters" house and gave him a magazine about some sort of destruction scene that was on the cover representing armageddon.

yet again showing that the ancient pagen name of hovah they worship really does live up to the name defined as ruin according to strongs 1943. wife and i laughed our butts off... even the world knows how the "wbtsociety" is so fear focused on destruction rather than the real love that our savior said should be our true walk and focus... .

MrFreeze

The episode is called "Let Go, Let Gov." It just aired last night.

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South Park does a whole skit on jeHovahs Witnesses

by Praise YaHuWaH in

jw
friends

watchin the season premier of south park, something i don't normally do but just happened to catch and glad i did.

they totally had two jw women go to one of the characters "butters" house and gave him a magazine about some sort of destruction scene that was on the cover representing armageddon.

yet again showing that the ancient pagen name of hovah they worship really does live up to the name defined as ruin according to strongs 1943. wife and i laughed our butts off... even the world knows how the "wbtsociety" is so fear focused on destruction rather than the real love that our savior said should be our true walk and focus... .