Posts by fulltimestudent

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How do you feel about the expression "The Truth"?

by stuckinarut2 in

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it's amazing how the expression "the truth" has become such an ingrained term used by witnesses.. "we have 'the truth'".

"is he 'in the truth'?".

most here have found out so many facts about the organisation, and felt the effects of being "gut-punched" as we realised these facts.. so how do you feel about the expression "the truth" now?.

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And then there's the Russian Newspaper "Pravda.' (pravda=truth)

and what about the Johnny Cash Hit.

from Wikipedia - "What Is Truth" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash released in February 1970. Generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time, the simple criticism of the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies made the song a major crossover hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles.

And Pontius Pilate got in on the act too, John 18:38

But, of course, Jesus had already raised the matter (without any evidence):

37 “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” (John 18:37NIV)

So you claim to be a Christian, then you claim to have "the truth."

Pontius Pilate was more on the ball than Jesus.

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Stupid Questions to Ask Gay Guys

by fulltimestudent in

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my friend tells me he gets sick of silly questions.

i tell him its part of the assimilation process.

https://www.facebook.com/buzzfeedvideo/videos/1908211825986357/?fref=nf.

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My friend tells me he gets sick of silly questions. I tell him its part of the assimilation process. What do you think?

https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedVideo/videos/1908211825986357/?fref=nf

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A Country where no-one under 25 believes the biblical creation story.

by fulltimestudent in

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no icelanders under the age of 25 believe the creation story that god was responsible for creating the universe, a new poll claims.the poll, commissioned by the icelandic ethical humanist association, claims that 93.9 per cent in the under 25 category responded that the universe was created by the big bang.

just over 6 per cent responded with ‘don’t know’ or ‘other’.

none of the respondents, however, believed that the universe had been created by god.

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Village Idiot : Iceland is very advanced as a society having a high standard of living compared to the United States and a highly competent educational system.

And much more:

1. The first nation (that we know of anyway) to elect a party with a lesbian as leader, who became the nation's first Prime Minister.

2. Just about the only nation to have the guts to imprison bankers, as a result of the GFC.

Iceland just sentenced their 26th banker to prison for his part in the 2008 economic collapse. The charges ranged from breach of fiduciary duties to market manipulation to embezzlement.

More at: http://www.nationofchange.org/news/2016/01/17/iceland-sentences-26-corrupt-bankers-to-74-years-in-prison/

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The Winter festival in Harbin - piks of this year's ice constructions.

by fulltimestudent in

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flipper :
Thank you, fulltimestudent, for posting this.
My 22 year old niece is living in Jilin and she loves it. She works as a teacher and has made good friends there. The ice sculptures are beautiful there, too.
Mrs. Flipper

Sounds like your nice is enjoying herself. Seems lots of younger people report that the love living in China.

Jilin province, in particular is interesting, being so close to the Russian and North Korean borders and also having its own unique blending of peoples and cultures, down in the South east of the province there is the third Korea, the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, which is mainly Korean people (albeit Chinese citizens). The majority native peoples of Jilin (and some other adjacent provinces) are Manchus, who captured China in the seventeenth century and formed the Qing dynasty (the last Imperial dynasty). There are Japanese influences also, as the Japanese wrested it off China during the long (150 years) of Qing/China weakness. Pu Yi, the last Qing Emperor became the Japanese puppet emperor of Manchukuo (the Japanese name for Manchuria) until 1945. And also up in the north Jilin adjoins Inner Mongolia (another Chinese province), with a somewhat different culture. The Manchus are a Mongolian sub-group, and the Mongolians (of course) have been one of the most influential peoples in the world. Their influence stretches from France (as the Huns) to Korea and Japan and across the Bering sea to form the ancestry of the north and south American native peoples.

Here's a couple of images of Mongolian 'fun' in winter:

The Winter Camel Culture Festival held in January.

Mongolian herding horses in Winter. Each winter there are also horseback events.

A Reminder of Russian North America

by fulltimestudent in

a research team in alaska believe that they have discovered the site where the iconic russian research ship neva was wrecked.

the team led by former alaska state archaeologist, david mcmahan found the site near sitka, where the survivors struggled to stay alive through the harsh arctic weather.. the story invokes memories of russian attempts, complete with indian wars, to plant a russian colony in north america.. this story from the alaska dispatch news:.

https://www.adn.com/article/20160114/archaeologists-believe-theyve-found-artifacts-alaskas-cursed-warship-neva.

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A research team in Alaska believe that they have discovered the site where the iconic Russian research ship Neva was wrecked.

The team led by former Alaska State Archaeologist, David McMahan found the site near Sitka, where the survivors struggled to stay alive through the harsh arctic weather.

The story invokes memories of Russian attempts, complete with Indian wars, to plant a Russian colony in North America.

This story from the Alaska Dispatch News:

https://www.adn.com/article/20160114/archaeologists-believe-theyve-found-artifacts-alaskas-cursed-warship-neva

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A Country where no-one under 25 believes the biblical creation story.

by fulltimestudent in

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no icelanders under the age of 25 believe the creation story that god was responsible for creating the universe, a new poll claims.the poll, commissioned by the icelandic ethical humanist association, claims that 93.9 per cent in the under 25 category responded that the universe was created by the big bang.

just over 6 per cent responded with ‘don’t know’ or ‘other’.

none of the respondents, however, believed that the universe had been created by god.

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slimboyfat : They don't believe in creation, but around 50% believe in elves.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27907358

Thank you, slimboyfat, for posting that addition to the first story. possibly we may be seeing that there is an age divide in Iceland in connection with superstitious beliefs. Older people accept superstition, younger people may not.

Another perspective: In the BBC report you posted Professor of Folklore Adalheidur Gudmundsdottir is quoted as saying:

"You can't live in this landscape and not believe in a force greater than you,"

Faced with trying to explain natural phenonema ancient man explained it by attribution to unseen forces. Even somewhat more sophisticated humans used similar processes of explanation - the Jews,who saw themselves as having the one true god as 'their' god, were at a loss to explain why their one true god did not protect them from subjection to more powerful states, so went on to invent 'prophecies' that foretold their eventual domination of the world.

The human mind can be very imaginative.

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Elder Mentioning an "Apostate Problem"

by Simon Templar in

i bumped into a sister that i have known for at least 40 years or so.

we were catching up.

she and her husband have been in the truth for decades.

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Dissent has always been a problem for the Christian Church and all its sub-brands.

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A Country where no-one under 25 believes the biblical creation story.

by fulltimestudent in

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no icelanders under the age of 25 believe the creation story that god was responsible for creating the universe, a new poll claims.the poll, commissioned by the icelandic ethical humanist association, claims that 93.9 per cent in the under 25 category responded that the universe was created by the big bang.

just over 6 per cent responded with ‘don’t know’ or ‘other’.

none of the respondents, however, believed that the universe had been created by god.

fulltimestudent

Well, why would they?

No Icelanders under the age of 25 believe the creation story that God was responsible for creating the universe, a new poll claims.
The poll, commissioned by the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, claims that 93.9 per cent in the under 25 category responded that the universe was created by the Big Bang. Just over 6 per cent responded with ‘don’t know’ or ‘other’. None of the respondents, however, believed that the universe had been created by God.
The Iceland Magazine, which reported the findings, added that the poll showed younger people and inhabitants of Reykjavík were the least religious. It added: “80.6 per cent of those older than 55 identified as Christian and only 11.8 per cent said they were atheists. At the same time 40.5 per cent of people who were 25 years or younger said they were atheists, and only 42 per cent said they were Christian.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poll-claims-that-no-icelanders-under-25-believe-god-created-the-universe-a6816226.html

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I can't let go of this obsession...

by juandefiero in

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i really want to let go of the exjw obsession.

but i can't.

i keep coming here and other sites several times a day.i want to shout from the rooftops to my family and friends and say, "it's all a lie!

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juandefiero : I really want to let go of the exJW obsession. But I can't. I keep coming here and other sites several times a day. I want to shout from the rooftops to my family and friends and say, "IT'S ALL A LIE!" But, they won't listen. Their cult personalities shut down and they don't give your point of view the consideration a friend or family deserves.

Does it matter? Christianity promotes obsessiveness. The attitude pervades many individual Christians (particularly those from extremist sects like the JWs), the Churches that they belong to and even Christian nations. (the West is always trying to make non-Christian nations conform to their standards)

Eastern Buddhism has a line of thinking called wu wei. "doing something without effort." It may help you to just relax about what other people do with their lives.

Wish to hell I'd knew about it before I wasted my life trying to get people to do what I thought they should do.

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New Converts: When Does It Start?

by Cold Steel in

johnny normal is watching television one day when he hears a knock at the door.

answering it he sees two jehovah's witnesses clutching bibles; and one a brief case.

over the next few months things are going well.

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Haha! Cold Steel

Johnny Normal is watching television one day when he hears a knock at the door. ... Any examples anyone can share?

Yeah! I've heard of some.

These blokes were working one day, and a guy comes past and says:

"Come, follow me, and I will send you out to fish for people."

So they left their work and went off with him and became itinerant preachers, living rather lousy lives and in the end they got executed for their troubles.

Should the bloke that told them to do that, have done so?