Posts by cuckoo in the nest

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Blood Ban and Your Pets

by compound complex in

how irrational the society could be was experienced by the sister-in-law of ex-bethelite william (bill) cetnar when .... at the suggestion of her veterinarian, she had a blood transfusion given to her poodle to prolong its life.

she couldn't believe bill [cetnar]when he told her that the society would say she had violated god's law.

at his urging she wrote the society on the matter and the response she received informed her that she had done wrong.

cuckoo in the nest

So to paraphrase, Jehovah hates animals. Unless they're offered up as a sacrifice or burnt offering, so I guess Big J loves barbecues...

If they mean so little, why bother to make so many in the first place? (Anyone might think they evolved for themselves...) Why bother to get Noah, that biblical captain Birdseye, to save them? (Except the unicorns, mmm, tasty.....)

Leeches originally were meant to feed on tomato juice, but could never get the bottles open. That's why man was made last, the opposable thumbs were an afterthought. Just lucky we don't have a bottle opener or corkscrew on each hand.

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Fallout 2014

by wobble in

come 2014 even some dubs must start to ask wtf jesus has been doing for one hundred years, and there is a big potential for many to leave.. what more will the wt bull**it (writing) department come out with to keep the poor little drones feeding the hive, and maintaining the gb's rock-star life-style ?.

the over-lapping generation tripe will be getting on for five years old by then, surely "noo lite" will shine that makes the big a even closer or somesuch ?.

come on chaps, those poor saps in writing need your best ideas.

cuckoo in the nest

BrotherDan, why keep that book in the bathroom? The paper is too slippery and not absorbent enough for the obvious use, try using a more textured Awake instead. Just watch out for the staple.

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A Beloved and Compassionate Elder Trapped in a Cult Just Died , What should I do?

by TastingFreedom in

jw
friends

i just heard the sad news that a very loving and kind elder for the congregation that i belonged to for 15 years just died from a heart attack.

he was someone that i had great admiration and deep respect for, even now that i'm out from the jws.

he was my mentor and an inspiration to me as an elder, and in many ways he showed me the contradictions of the wts, he was a breath of fresh air within a cult.

cuckoo in the nest

So long as you remember this thoroughly decent, noble man his true nature will never be forgotten. Nor will any amount of WT whitewash erase his true nature. Mourn his passing certainly, but do so in a way that honours who he was, not what they would have you believe. If you feel unable to attend the funeral, then don't. Go to the grave later. Send condolences or flowers if you wish, it's up to those he left behind how they respond to them. You're actions are beyond reproach, motivated by respect and admiration. Those who truly knew and understood him will appreciate the gesture, and if not then it's their loss. I am sure this gentleman would think well of you. It sounds as though he was one of the good guys, and the world is a poorer place with his passing.

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Recently released new light

by wasblind in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajbrmfjjrk0.

cuckoo in the nest

Now if only the watchtower magazines did that, I might not have to keep stabbing myself in the leg with a pen to keep from falling asleep in the meetings.

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This blew me away"The distant between Egypt and the promise land"

by jam in

i was reading a article about a national acclaim charles lummis for.

his poetry.

in 1884, while working at a newspaper in ohio, he was offered.

cuckoo in the nest

Back in the nineties when I was at college, I was talking with a jewish friend about the Exodus, and she came out with this priceless remark ; "Moses? Don't talk to me about that schmuck. If he'd turned right instead of left, we'd have had the oil and the arabs would have had the oranges".

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Blood Ban and Your Pets

by compound complex in

how irrational the society could be was experienced by the sister-in-law of ex-bethelite william (bill) cetnar when .... at the suggestion of her veterinarian, she had a blood transfusion given to her poodle to prolong its life.

she couldn't believe bill [cetnar]when he told her that the society would say she had violated god's law.

at his urging she wrote the society on the matter and the response she received informed her that she had done wrong.

cuckoo in the nest

Oh deep joy, is there nothing the Collective won't stick their noses in? Or is there a (very profitable) sideline in kosher kitty kibble about to be released. Perhaps I should report my Maine Coon Augustus to the elders next time he brings a mouse, or half a mouse, in the house? They could try and counsel him into only hunting halal carrots instead..?

It had never occurred to me that pets wouldn't be there on the "Paradise Earth". The Borg bang on about loved ones coming back, but there's no mention of species restrictions. I can't be the only person who finds the company of my cats infinitely preferable to that of most humans I know, Borg or otherwise. Quite frankly, if my Maines and their predecessor, my late abyssinian cross Claudius, aren't there then it wouldn't be paradise and you can shove me back in my box and nail the lid down again.

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Can anyone here SEE the "Run-Away Freight train" about to "Blind-Side" the WTBTS???

by foodalls in

jw
friends

i just got off listening to the the tape about the teh bethlelite brothers and the case a member of the anointed has filed against a congregation about an illegal disfellowshiping...and both of these "brothers" have set this organization for a very hard fall!

but!...thats not what i see from what o got from these tapes....but it will be a big contributing factor (i actually feel sorry for those poor "ignorant" elders who will be left to "flap-in-the-wind" over this!!!

)..but its what ii know is comig about all religion that know for a fact!!!

cuckoo in the nest

Hello Foodalls, let's hope the Sumereans were right about there being intelligent life out in space, because there's bugger all down here on Earth. Some of these ideas might sound outlandish on first hearing, but on the balance of probabilities, extra-terrestrial life is far more likely to exist than, say, angels. And how many people here have swallowed that idea whole without questioning it? Science (oooh, there's that nasty non-scriptural word, run away, run away) has postulated life may have arrived on Earth from elsewhere, possibly in cometary debris. Suppose the mythical Planet X is really a comet trapped in a wide orbit by the Sun's gravity? So unthinkable?

P.S. to Shamus, the abyssinian kittens are gorgeous, reminds me of my late sorrel aby Claudius. Post more cats, raise the level of debate!

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Tried to end my "bible" study, ended up agreeing to go to the Kingdom Hall instead!!!

by KristiKay in

my jw came over yesterday with a video she wanted to show me, i forget what it was called but it was about the history of the watchtower.normaly i don't have a problem discussing the bible with her, but i just could't sit through this bs video.

i already know the history of the watchtower,.

and it certianly isn't what this video was going to portray.

cuckoo in the nest

As a new arrival on Planet of the Witlesses, there's a lot I just don't get. How the sheol are you supposed to do a transplant without blood? It's not as if you can use a drip tray and pour it back in or anything. Is this a prime example of JW doublethink, or just not thinking at all?

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How Would Jesus Announce HIs Second Coming to the Watchtower

by Band on the Run in

someone wrote something on another thread that i find puzzling.

how would jesus communicate with them?

do they hear an actual voice?

cuckoo in the nest

Besides which, he'd never get in the Kingdom Cube. Sandals and no suit, and he looks too jewish.

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How Would Jesus Announce HIs Second Coming to the Watchtower

by Band on the Run in

someone wrote something on another thread that i find puzzling.

how would jesus communicate with them?

do they hear an actual voice?

cuckoo in the nest

Let's face it, if he did come back he'd never be able to get a word in. JW's never shut up, do they breathe through their ears or what??