Posts by snakeface

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Less facial hair? More spirituality!

by neat blue dog in

we've often seen the happifying kingdom trope of a bearded bible student coming up from the baptism water with a freshly shaven, baby smooth face.

beards, after all, signify independent thinking and are best left to worldlings.

our new july 2019 issue of the watchtower, however, sheds increasing light on the subject.

snakeface

That means they had to let an exemplary brother grow a beard so he could pose for these photos. Or it is fake hair.

In this case he looks much better with the beard.

I remember seeing an old booklet - 1960s? - that had an "illustration" of Christ impaled between the 2 thieves. Naturally the 3 condemned men were clad in only loincloths. How would they distinguish Jesus from the other two? Can't draw a halo...can't get around the fact the Jesus had a beard (Isaiah 50:6, NWT) so here's what they did. The two thieves had hairy chests whereas Jesus did not. A friend and I (both hairy) were joking that this must mean we cannot be of the anointed.

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Tony Morris video footage of him buying a dozen bottles of scotch

by UnshackleTheChains in

i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).

you can't write this stuff.

right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..

snakeface

Zeb you are right. The elders show up at the home of an inactive one uninvited. They remark that the person's lawn is not tidy, or his grooming is worldly. If some other JW happens to see them out and about they run to the elders to tattle that they saw him with a cigarette in his hand or whatever.

So now Jesus' words at Matthew 7:2 apply: for with what judgement you are judging, you will be judged, and with the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you."

The next verse mentions the rafter in one's own eye.....We can keep going with this.....if he needs the "loving counsel". Ha ha ha

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Tony Morris video footage of him buying a dozen bottles of scotch

by UnshackleTheChains in

i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).

you can't write this stuff.

right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..

snakeface

Now everyone will be buying that brand. "Celebrity endorsement"

I can see the advertisements now. Macclellans, the official whiskey of Jehovah's Witnesses.

The next NWT might read " then those on his right will say to him, Lord when did we see you hungry or sick or naked or in prison..." they have to delete the word "thirsty". Ha ha

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Tony Morris video footage of him buying a dozen bottles of scotch

by UnshackleTheChains in

i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).

you can't write this stuff.

right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..

snakeface

I didn't notice him doing any "incidental witnessing" to anyone.

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meandering thoughts on the memorial meal study:

by waton in

so, its a simple meal, wt trying to deflect away the questions about the elephants in the room.

no record in the bible the apostles celebrating it later, until paul writing about it.

jesus commanding it to be celebrated every year.?

snakeface

You are right...nowhere does it say once a year. Nowhere does it say to go out and invite as many strangers as you can round up.

Also, if this covenant is with the anointed only, then only the anointed should celebrate it.

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Tony Morris video footage of him buying a dozen bottles of scotch

by UnshackleTheChains in

i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).

you can't write this stuff.

right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..

snakeface

The car - Cadillac - is more than 10 years old. Are you sure the video is not more than 10 years old? I haven't watched the whole thing so I don't know if there are newer cars visible anywhere or not.

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The subtle , yet massive change of Matt 5:32 in the "New" New World Translation

by stuckinarut2 in

so i noticed this change in the text of the new silver nwt compared to the older nwt at matthew 5:32. old nwt:.

"however, i say to you that everyone divorcing his wife , except on the grounds of fornication makes her a subject for adultery...etc" .

new nwt:.

snakeface

Maybe some had trouble coming up with proof of fornication (intercourse) before a.judicial.committee. so now they are saying, we will let you get a divorce if you can prove - or if one will admit to - any form of sexual conduct. Could that include kissing someone else? Viewing pornography? Going to a strip club?

Maybe this is designed to make it easier to divorce an unbelieving spouse even if that spouse is not actually cheating.

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Something different about the memorial invitation

by days of future passed in

i found this memorial invitation quite different than the previous ones.

i couldn't find a more recent posting about the invite, so i may be going over old ground.. at first i just looked thru it.

but then on second look, i realized there was more going on than i thought.

snakeface

When I was in the cult I know that some congregations had their memorial at an outside, rented facility such as a school auditorium or a hotel banquet room. This was in cases where, say, 3 congregations shared the hall. For example the North Congregation, the South congregation, and the Spanish Congregation. Each year one would take a turn having theirs offsite.

Or some halls were very small yet the memorial attendance is always so large they need an outside facility.

Either way it's a waste of time. The old ladies would get their hair done and the men would get haircuts, and everyone would dress up. Just to hear the same talk each year and pass around "the elements" that you were not allowed to partake of. All the inactive ones would come out of the woodwork as if showing up for this event would somehow earn God's favor...a way of saying "yes I am still in". People inviting as many as possible just so this year's numbers can be higher than last year's.

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Lazy field service

by Addison0998 in

did anyone else have really lazy people in their congregation when it came to the field circus.

people where i live are shamelessly lazy, they drive door to door even when the houses are 3 feet apart!

yes even in town houses they drive door to door.

snakeface

There were also the garage sales. (Or "yard sales"). Whole car groups would have to stop and look at ALL the merchandise. Then they would wait till all the other customers left. Then one person would hold out a WT and ask the householder something like, "Can I leave this with you to read?".

And there were some people who, at the service meeting, would tell the group, "I will drive myslef and I will meet you in the territory" or they would ask for one or two blocks to be assigned to them, rather than going with the group. from there they would go drop off their dry cleaning and do some other errands before showing up in the territory.

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My face in real life

by blisterfeet in

so after years of being out of the orginization, and using a pseudonym i have put my face out there for the world to see.

the repercussions have been real.

but i am also convicted in my stance.

snakeface

Congratulations! Be YOU!