Posts by MaxTan

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Hello

jw
friends

just to say a big hello.

i have been reading this site for some time now and have been very unhappy with some of the things emanating from watchtower head quarters in new york.

the final straw for me is the upcoming watchtower study this weekend encouraging us to shun our own family members (our own mothers if need be) if they are disfellowshipped....a step too far for my liking.

MaxTan

Welcome, and remember, if you use your own identity when writing them, next thing you know there will be two elders from your congregation at your doorstep.

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Google Translate has an attitude

by MaxTan in

so i came across this today when i was trying to translate something to russian.

also, i did not know where to post this other than jokes and humor.... so according to google translate, jehovah in russian is "lord".

the name itself was not available in alternative translations either.

MaxTan

Huh, that's interesting, now I tried it again and it got it right...

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Liquidation sale of RBC assets

by Darkknight757 in

got this very interesting email last night and i thought i'd share it.. this is from the local rbc.. "in harmony with our new ldc form we have been asked by the branch to liquidate all current assets of used tools and materials once owned by the rbc.

you are invited to visit the equipment trailers to acquire items being liquidated by the rbc asset team, these items will be offered on a first come bases with voluntary donation.

if you see any item you like please be in position to take it with you at that time, after you return to your congregation then you will make a donation of cash or check in the congregation contribution box designated for the support of the worldwide work.

MaxTan

This is getting weirder and weirder everyday. Wow.

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Google Translate has an attitude

by MaxTan in

so i came across this today when i was trying to translate something to russian.

also, i did not know where to post this other than jokes and humor.... so according to google translate, jehovah in russian is "lord".

the name itself was not available in alternative translations either.

MaxTan

So I came across this today when I was trying to translate something to russian. Also, i did not know where to post this other than Jokes and Humor...

So according to Google Translate, Jehovah in Russian is "Lord". The name itself was not available in alternative translations either. Funny. Conspiracy theorists unite.

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Greetings

by Pioneerbot in

wanted to say hi.

i've been lurking for a long time.

i also spend time on other forums.

MaxTan

Hello pioneerbot, I'm happy for you that you have woken up! You are also very brave to present your findings to your husband.

So are you still a pioneer?

I am also mentally out - physically "in". I was a pioneer for over 10 years, I quit few months ago, my wife is still a pioneer but sometimes she has "lucid" days when she realizes it's all a scam - then she goes back to WT and is more pious as ever. But I'm working on it. I think it's the social aspect that keeps her in.

Good luck for you!

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Where are you from?

by BeautifulMind in

jw
friends

i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.

but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.

i currently live in georgia, usa.

MaxTan

Helsinki, Finland!

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Proof that the lingiusts are lying about words used in the bible IE: Shaddai, Angels, Elohim, Yhwh?

by Crazyguy in

in 1967 an archeologist found at tell el-deir alla an inscription that they called the book of balaam son of beor.

this looks to be about the same balaam that's talked about in the bible book of numbers.

remember the guy where his donkey is talking to him.

MaxTan

Well thanks for bringing that inscription to our attention, I for one hear about it the first time now.

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First thoughts on "new" meeting...

by konceptual99 in

had a quick look at the workbook and flicked through the sample meeting video.. the increased use of video shows the trend for more centralised dissemination of "best practice" .

sure there isn't really a "school" any more and the format is a bit different but i think those that called it as the same old crap just in new package got it pretty much right.

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MaxTan

The guy who introduces this vid, he looks more like one of the people who are really in charge of this corporation. Not the usual soppy GB member, this guy looks like a hit man.

Yeah, I thought he looked a little like Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) from Fargo.

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Resurrection - cell phone edition

by Simon in

i have an oldish phone - a samsung galaxy s3.

i don't feel the need for anything faster or better because i don't use it a ton.

i hardly ever call anyone or have anyone call me and it's mostly used for emergency remote access to the forum, to play the odd game and to text the kids to let them know i'm picking them up or they want to be picked up from somewhere (maybe i should sign up as an uber driver?

MaxTan

I've been a custom ROM addict since i first got an Android phone few yrs ago... I too flashed Cyanogenmod 12.1 on my Note 2. Its the best Lollipop Rom i have tried for my phone, stable, fast, good battery life, good features. Looks like a keeper so far. Before this my fav was Slimkat, based on stock Kitkat, which now looks so dated in comparison to Lollipop...

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JWs and their views on Sex

by campaign of hate in

in the past i have read on this forum that the wt have a say in the "bedroom" of couples.

i thought that was a bit overkill at first, but recently i have come to conclusion that this is true.. the control administered by the wt cooperation on ones sex life is not on only intrusive, its damaging.

they control every aspect of ones thought and action, thus leading most down a path that said corporation wants them to tread.. this path is to get married young, and then eternal loyalty the the organisation.. so how can an organisation force you to get married young?.

MaxTan

I feel that the Watchtower is still telling people what not to do in the bedroom. Although they dont want to say it directly in print, to not appear as unreasonable, they clearly still condemn oral sex, and this has not gone unnoticed by the faithful - among them my wife, unfortuntely... but that's not the only issue she has...

As late as w07 10/15 p.27 they said:

8. As to oral sex, how do Christians differ from many people of the world?

8 Hebrews 13:4 and 1 Corinthians 6:9 establish that God disapproves of both adultery and fornication (Greek, por·neiʹa). What does the latter include? The Greek term involves the use of the genital organs in either a natural or a perverted way with lewd intent. It includes all forms of illicit sexual relations outside of Scriptural marriage. So it includes oral sex, despite the fact that many teenagers around the world have been told or have come to the conclusion that oral sex is acceptable. True Christians do not guide their thinking and actions by the opinions of “profitless talkers, and deceivers of the mind.” (Titus 1:10) They hold to the higher standard of the Holy Scriptures. Rather than try to make excuses for oral sex, they understand that Scripturally it is fornication, por·neiʹa, and they train their conscience accordingly.*—Acts 21:25; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Ephesians 5:3.

Although meant to condemn any sexual relations between unmarried people, the faithful married jws will only read: "God disapproves... Fornication... oral sex". And the footnote links to w83, posted earlier by Brock Talon, where oral sex is presented as being perverted.

So if this is not Watchtower condemning certain types of sex and forcing their way into couple's bedrooms, i dont know what is.