Posts by GOrwell

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Red meat: What Makes It Unhealthy?

by Bangalore in

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red meat: what makes it unhealthy?.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314.

bangalore.

GOrwell

I eat at least 2 LB's of bacon a week, and am losing weight. Thanks be to the Lord for low-carb!

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i cannot believe how stupid jw are and their reasoning.they miss the point that the lord jesus christ done away with the mosaic law.they live in the o/t of ritualistic practices of worship which is daily sacrifices of killing animals for sins=to wbts practices of going from door to door.that was just a shitty article.. why did the old foggie waste their resources of offering the best fat sheep for their sins.why not obey and not sin,they new the law.i know not to drink and drive so i do not have to pay the price because i obey the law.. and the wt comments like we have make sacrifices and it costs us something for our service to god,ie car,gas effort going from door to door..

GOrwell

Speaking of those who are born-again/regenerated (only the 144,000 in WTS theology) and those who are not (only 2 options), Romans 8:8 says : "Those who are in the flesh cannot please God." (ESV). This verse says so much in so little.

The worship of the average JW and the attempt to 'render acceptable service' to God is worthless to God. It means nothing at all, and the average JW is just like every other sinner and unsaved person in the entire world.

In fact, in reading Isaiah, Yahweh hates sacrifices and worship like this.

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What a shame - but fortunate for the org

by Mickey mouse in

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as referred to in this thread, ray franz's book crisis of conscience, arguably the most important book for ex jws to read - has been out of print for months but is available from amazon at $100+.. internet explorer, probably the most commonly used internet browser - is not compatible with this website.. most young jws probably access the internet via a smartphone but good luck trying to post to this website on one.. .

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GOrwell

Great post - thanks Randy for the insight.

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Attended 2-Day Circuit Assembly--Highlights

by Cadellin in

since my spouse is an active elder, i accompany him to sads, cas and das, at least for the time being.

anyway, i thought i'd share some of the more odd/disturbing bits from the latest "sanctify god's name" ca.

there wasn't anything particularly new but the tone toward porn, higher ed, bad assoc, "habitual" murmuring and harmful gossip is definitely hardening, as are the cautions against social networking.

GOrwell

A pretty fair generality is that the less educated you are, and thus the poorer you are, and the less 'stuff' you have, the closer to God you will be, and the more you have to trust in Him. Of course, I don't think that this applies to JW's, since most are as white-washed graves, clean on the outside, but full of rotting bones inside.

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DONT U EVER EVER READ AN ARTICLE BEFORE ITS HEADING AND SOURCE!!!! :; 2

by xtreemlyconfused17 in

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"it was paul's melding of messianic judaism with the traditional pagan religions that was an astonishing, and disastrous, innovation.

paul never met jesus and didn't bother to see jesus' apostles before starting his own mission to convert the world.

his radical, strange and mystical version of christianity had virtually nothing in common with anything jesus said.

GOrwell

wut?

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Just how do JW's explain who is a "false prophet"?

by booker-t in

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i seem to have trouble understanding how jw's think in regards to "false prophets" or "false prophecies".

i went toe to toe with my jw's brother who is a ministerial servant on the topic of false prophecies.

he just won't leave me alone.

GOrwell

Check out ebay and try and get your hands on a pre 1994-1995 awake magazine. It helps to have an actual copy of one printed before Oct 95 and after to show the difference. If you have a pre-1995 Awake bound volume, that could work too. It clearly shows in the "About" section in the first few pages that the organization spoke for the Creator, in that the Creator promised that before this generation passed away, the end would come.

They printed this clear false prophecy twice a month in millions and millions of magazines for God knows how many years. After the change in Oct/Nov 1995 to the new light generation teaching, the previous generation statements were removed, and as a result God was called a liar millions upon millions of times.

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Super Secret Pro JW Forum Website!

by Iamallcool in

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http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=421&mforum=jw.

GOrwell

even by jw standards, what a terrible, terrible forum.

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Regular pioneering ... not going to college or university is a wise decision that will make you happy. Watchtower June 15, 2012

by wannabefree in

from - the watchtower (simplified) june 15, 2012 pg.

25 par.

15. what goal should a young christian have while he is in school?.

GOrwell

I love how this article is published in June, right when the high school kids are graduating..

No one said these folks are dumb..

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Jesus Was but not IS Michael!

by free thought in

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to honor the son is to honor the father.. i am a practicing jw who i believe is of the heavenly calling.

this post is not to criticize wts but to open honest discussion among mature followers of christ.. there has been much controversy around the wts doctrine regarding the arch angel michael.

as many are aware, wts believe that jesus in his pre-human existence was michael , gods first born.

GOrwell

Hebrews 2:5 - God the Father did not submit the world to an angel. He submitted it to his Son. Who isn't an angel. He's the Son.

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Wierd KH property arrangement II

by somebody in

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i was reading the thread "wierd kh property arrangement" that was started on july 2nd.

here is something that was posted by friend ( if memory serves me right).

::here are just a few interesting facts for your reading pleasure:.

GOrwell

Wow, this thread must be a blast from the past.. Simon with only 260 posts?!