Posts by MrFreeze

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List your favorite, overused scripture by JW's!

by thedepressedsoul in

the title says it all.

list a scripture that is way over used.. it could be a scripture that the point is completely missed by how they use it.

it could also be one that they use so much it's as if the rest of the bible didn't exits.. my two favorite are proverbs 4:18 and ezekiel chapter 1 +a few verses.

MrFreeze

Hebrews 10:25 which apparently means we have to meet so many times a week or we are weak.

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in the long winter nights you need some good tv shows to watch while you wait for the eternity between seasons of game of thrones.. we've watched marco polo (pretty good) and have just started watching orange is the new black which is not at all what i imagined (didn't know it was funny!).

house of cards is on the list too as we've heard good things about that.. anyone have any others that are worth seeing?.

MrFreeze

I'm sure someone already said it but Arrested Development. If you don't find that show funny then you need to do some soul searching.

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i know this has been talked about. but isn't wearing JW.org stuff idol worship

by goingthruthemotions in

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so i am getting really frustrated...i see jdub's wearing jw.org items and .

isn't this idol worship.

respond if you like...i just want some .

MrFreeze

Is it just me or does it seem like the religion has changed a lot even in just the last 4-5 years since I've been in it

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2015 Yearbook Stats analyzed

by Westenddave in

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increase /.

total increase /.

republic of (m-6).

MrFreeze

Wow seems like a large dropoff in a lot of countries. Even just like 7 years ago I remember it was listed as a gain in most countries. Maybe I'm misremembering.

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Bible's mention of physical beauty- why?

by Magnum in

for years, as i've read through the bible, i've wondered why bible writers were concerned about physical beauty (see references below)?

i realize it's human nature to be interested in beauty, but why did they see fit to record in the so-called "word of god" the fact that some of the people they wrote about were beautiful?

looks are not supposed to matter according to jw doctrine (and probably the doctrine of many christian-professing sects).

MrFreeze

The references to beauty make perfect sense if you look at them from the view of each book from the OT being a story. Its just another way of describing the characters.

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They came, they saw, they left...

by NVR2L8 in

during the holiday period one if my wife's brothers had planned a vacation in our area.

they drove about 6 hours to a condo they leased for a week to celebrate their wedding anniversary with their married son and daughter.

they called my wife to let her know they were coming to visit us since they were 2 hours away.

MrFreeze

Geez why even bother making the trip?

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Truth Be Told documentary now available to download

by defender of truth in

http://buy.hereliesthetruth.com/#buy.

if you decide to buy a copy, please post and share your thoughts.. (i can't afford it really).

.

MrFreeze

Was able to see a screening of the documentary months ago. Definitely worth it.

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Do you have someone you trust?

by myjourney in

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hi, i'm a newbie around here.

i've been reading the posts, but reluctant to step out of my safe zone.

i definitely see how coming to a safe place to ask questions, vent, etc.

MrFreeze

There was never anybody in there I thought I could trust.

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Want to hear something funny ?

by troubled mind in

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my husband just won the city wide holiday light display for christmas i am so proud .

just a few short years ago i was the one that put a strand of white lights around the porch railing ,and a couple of lighted deer in the yard ....that brought the elders around real quick (after three years of silence ) at that time my husband was still holding onto the notion his faith was not bond to a cult .

it didn't take long after the 'loving sheparding call' for him to see things in another light.

MrFreeze

Nice! I have Christmas lights in my window but that is about it.

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Your favourite dog breed ...?

by LoveUniHateExams in

in an earlier thread, i mentioned that i wasn't a particularly doggy person but that my parents got a husky last year that i've come to regard as a kind of brother.. huskies superficially resemble wolves and for me it's been fun to compare and contrast husky and wolf behaviour.

huskies howl but rarely bark, and seem to have a strong prey drive and a strong pack instinct - a nod to their wild cousins.

this is why i love huskies, i think.. do you have a favourite dog breed and why?.

MrFreeze

I had a miniature collie. It was an amazing dog.