Posts by punkofnice

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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?

by SydBarrett in

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the twickenham post made me think of this.

i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.

along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".

punkofnice

Simes - some spotty faced brown-shirt-wannabe attendant trotted up to tell us that the chair was for attendants ONLY. He seemed quite shocked when I told him, very loudly, to Fuck Off!!

I had a bust up with one of these 'jobsworths'.

I was waiting in a queue for an ice cream and a 'jobsworth' attendant told me to keep moving.

'I'm in a queue, you twat.' I told him.

He was younger than me, fresh out of school. Probably the son of a PO who had been cosseted in home schooling and Elder approval all his sad life.

I was right. He was a twat. It shut him up though.

For our non UK friends who have not heard of a Jobsworth..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobsworth

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Customers being frozen out of their bank accounts for political views is a very worrying trend ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so i know nigel farage is a bit of an abrasive twat.. he no doubt holds views that other people disagree with.. but that doesn't mean his bank can just tell him to sod off and freeze his accounts.. such a thing might go on in commie china or authoritarian russia.

no doubt hitler closed lots of jewish people's accounts in nazi germany, too.. but the fact that it is happening here, in the yew-kay, is pretty chilling when you consider this country is supposed to champion freedoms, including the one to hold and express varying political views.. this seems to be part of a trend to delegitimise and cancel people who hold certain views.. i remember looking at a yt video of richard dawkins questioning muslim journalist mehdi hassan about his belief in flying horses and muhammad.

all fair analysis and criticism by dawkins until he suggested that hassan shouldn't be a journalist because of his beliefs.

punkofnice

LUHE - The only good thing that came out of this affair was the Head Banker (Dame Alison Rose), who briefed a BBC journalist

It's not an ideal outcome. In my opinion she should be fined for breaching the data protection act, fined and possibly jailed. Your average working class person would probably be.

Of course she's in that protected elite class, so won't lose much anyway. These types never do.

The long march through the institutions is alive and well and further ahead of the game than we thought.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_march_through_the_institutions#:~:text=The%20long%20march%20through%20the,entering%20institutions%20such%20as%20the

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At what point, does one become apostate to the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Vanderhoven7 in

at what point does a jehovah’s witness cease to be a jehovah’s witness?

what if a witness doesn't believe some of the official teachings of the governing body but remains silent on these subjects to avoid being disfellowshipped?

is he or she an apostate to the faith?

punkofnice

The Watchtower corporation(tm) was never a true religion in the first place. Just a cash cow for the gluttons at the top.

You can't become an 'apostate(tm)' from Watchtower(tm) fakery, in the religious sense. Although, they pretend to see it like that because they don't want financial contributors to diminish.

If 'apostasy(tm)' just means a 'moving away from', then Jesus was an 'apostate(tm)' from Judaism. The Watchtower corporation(tm), is 'apostate(tm)' to common sense.

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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?

by SydBarrett in

jw
friends

the twickenham post made me think of this.

i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.

along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".

punkofnice

I liked talking to old friends, chatting up females and eating.

As for the content of the sessions, they were not memorable.

We looked forward to the dramas, only to see some blokes dressed in dyed blankets miming to awful American accents.

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Watching the show

by Teddnzo in

i’m new to apostate stuff but have gone deep down a few rabbit holes of late so want to see both sides to everything .

im going to a congregation but am viewed as a bit of a black sheep because i question lots of things but not enough to cause too much trouble.. i’m intrigued watching the show.

in my heart i’m pretty sure the governing body are fakes and charlatans.. the entire thing is a big con game.

punkofnice

Welcome Teddy

I'm going to a congregation but am viewed as a bit of a black sheep because I question lots of things but not enough to cause too much trouble.

None of my business but you seem to have got the measure of the cult.

Stop going to the congregation if possible.

Problem solved. It's a fake religion posing as 'the truth(tm)'.

Get out of her my people and all that jazz.

Check out jwfacts.com

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Chat AI shows Jesus was not god

by enigma1863 in

title: jesus' perception of himself: a nuanced view of equality in a patriarchal society.

introduction:.

the perception of jesus christ's divinity has been a subject of theological debate for centuries.

punkofnice

I ignore AI opinions because it's just the opinions of its programmers...............lefty woke sheeple of 'the current thing'.

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The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) - no spoilers, please

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so i've bought this film recently but have never seen it.. i've kinda heard that it's a good film.

i certainly like director nicolas roeg's film don't look now (1973).

roeg also directed this film, the man who fell to earth (1976).. so, i was just wondering if any of you have seen it, and what you thought of it.. er, try not to give spoilers, please ....

punkofnice

Yes. I went to see it at the cinema when it first came out because Bowie was in it.

As I recall it's from a story by Robert Heinlen - Stranger in a strange land.

What did I think of it?

I can't remember, it was so long ago.

I had the poster on my bedroom wall though.

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Study Article 22

by Jerryh in

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punkofnice

They're very delusional.

Still no refining about the Governing Body(tm) (Pee be upon them) and their protection of sexual predators!

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Facts or Biasedness?

by Ardian in

the watchtower and awake have been listed as the most popular magazines.the figures are astonishing.

i am not sure whether it is based on reality or not.. source: https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-most-popular-magazines-in-the-world/.

i have seen the link on many social media networks.

punkofnice

I can't open the link at work. However, I'd ask, how reliable is the source?

Many sources make many claims.

Many are just based on limited or flawed data.

Anyway, what magazines? I haven't seen any.

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Reddit post about elder asking congregation for money to fix his car!

by LongHairGal in

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friends

yes, there’s a post on reddit.

it says that after a zoom meeting a request was made to baptized publishers to give $20 apiece to fix this elder’s car.. while this sounds highly irregular to me and not necessarily approved by the religion, i am not at all surprised at the nerve.

this, unfortunately, seems to be the direction that things are going there!

punkofnice

What's good for the goose.......IE. If the Governing Body(tm) (Pee be upon them), can ponce money off even poor people, then Jobots can follow their 'fine example(tm). The Holy Grift is on!

At the end of the day (or even at the beginning of it....even half way through), we are ultimately dealing with people.

People are a mistake.