Posts by The Rebel

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Reading The Bible Again After Leaving

by pale.emperor in

at the moment i dont beleive in anything.

im pretty much an open book, but my critical mind is very alert to bullshit.

but anyway i decided to re-read the bible with a non jw filter.. i researched online first which is supposed to be the best translation out there.

The Rebel

I am back again, when you read the bible as a Jehovers Witness do you remember these passages?

" And it came to pass on the morrow that THE EVIL SPIRIT, from God came upon Saul" 1 Samuel 18:10

" And the EVIL spirit from the LORD was upon Saul" 1 Samuel 19:9

" Then GOD sent an EVIL SPIRIT between Abimelech and the men of Shechem, and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech" judges 9:23

The truth is a careful examination of the bible shows Jehover commands the murder of children, and the rape of women. Isaiah 13:15.

I could quote a hundred more examples that show the Jehover I worshipped from the bible is insane and has a lower moral standard than I. How as a Jehovers Witness did I/ we miss those passages?

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Reading The Bible Again After Leaving

by pale.emperor in

at the moment i dont beleive in anything.

im pretty much an open book, but my critical mind is very alert to bullshit.

but anyway i decided to re-read the bible with a non jw filter.. i researched online first which is supposed to be the best translation out there.

I have not read the bible in over a year, and what I have learnt in that year, is that I have the power to live a really great life. And that power comes from within. However I respectfully appreciate some of the wisdom I learnt from the bible, such as " Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own" Matthew 6:34. Of course unlike a witness I take the above advice whilst now planning for the future.

Another great piece of advice I value from the bible is " Watch for false prophets, they come to you in sheeps clothing" Matthew 7:-15 and it perfectly sums up the witnesses. So to conclude, now an athiest i still feel some bible passages have contributed to improving my thinking and attitude on life.

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I think this is an important question...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

when i first met my wife and on that so important first date i was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old au pair.

any way i treated her to mcdonald's but she had to pay for the meal.

now over 20 years later and still together, i realize how lucky i was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" mcdonald's meal f...off" .

The Rebel

However thinking about it maybe the whole concept of a meal on a first date is a bad idea. I mean it can be very awkward with out chemistry, and you could end up sharing a plate of snails in a white wine sauce with someone who revolts you as much as you revolt them.

Anyway how many men when they have a free evening would prefer to take out:-

A) The wife

B)The secretary.

C) A girl friend

in my case and at my age I am just happy to take along my teeth :-)

Has anybody here had the misfortune of going on a first date with a right creep, who mistakenly thinks themselfs the worlds greatest lover?

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I think this is an important question...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

when i first met my wife and on that so important first date i was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old au pair.

any way i treated her to mcdonald's but she had to pay for the meal.

now over 20 years later and still together, i realize how lucky i was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" mcdonald's meal f...off" .

The Rebel

On a first date " split equally" or " each person pays what what they personally ate or drunk" still means it's going to take at least another meal before you get too see her in Sanitex Rubber Body-Stockings.

Sorry for my silly humor, I am not a shallow person the first girl I fell in love with had a wart on her knee, and was in class 2b, I remember that although I was only five.

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I think this is an important question...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

when i first met my wife and on that so important first date i was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old au pair.

any way i treated her to mcdonald's but she had to pay for the meal.

now over 20 years later and still together, i realize how lucky i was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" mcdonald's meal f...off" .

The Rebel

Listerner, I honestly believe at 21 most young men consider themselfs " potentially" one of the worlds greatest lovers. The problem is at that age in 1996 how many positions did we men of 21 really know?

a) 1

b) 69

answer) I and 69

Seriously as a child of 16 I remember the effort I spent writting my first Valentines Card. ( yes forbidden by the W.T but I was a naughty boy) anyway I won't say my poem was not appreciated, but sadly I will say I had no need to purchase a deodorant having sent that Valentine card.

p.s I still remember that girls name.

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I think this is an important question...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

when i first met my wife and on that so important first date i was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old au pair.

any way i treated her to mcdonald's but she had to pay for the meal.

now over 20 years later and still together, i realize how lucky i was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" mcdonald's meal f...off" .

The Rebel

Stan livedeath, your picture of a " Bigmac" I imagine is the perfect example of meeting a person on a dating site. They look nothing like the picture.

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I think this is an important question...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

when i first met my wife and on that so important first date i was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old au pair.

any way i treated her to mcdonald's but she had to pay for the meal.

now over 20 years later and still together, i realize how lucky i was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" mcdonald's meal f...off" .

The Rebel

Giles (Q) " How about option D) each person pays their own bill?

The Rebel: That was option B) equally split.

............

Anyway i may be behind the times,so in the year 2016 when on that "Oh" so-important first date, do we men give our partner:-

a) flowers

b) chocolates

c) one.

And in the year 2016 do married men when they have a free evening prefer to take out:

a) The wife

b) the secretary

c) a girl friend.

Well unless you answered A/B to question 1, and A to question 2, then you are nothing more than a disgusting evil minded little creep.

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I think this is an important question...

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

when i first met my wife and on that so important first date i was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old au pair.

any way i treated her to mcdonald's but she had to pay for the meal.

now over 20 years later and still together, i realize how lucky i was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" mcdonald's meal f...off" .

The Rebel

When I first met my wife and on that so important first date I was 21 years old and sadly broke, she was an 18 year old Au pair. Any way I treated her to McDonald's but she had to pay for the meal. Now over 20 years later and still together, I realize how lucky I was she didn't say on that first date " if you can't afford to pay "our" McDonald's meal f...off"

So " Now" the important question of the O.P. In your opinion on a first date should the meal be:-

A) paid by the man.

B) equally spilt.

C) paid by woman.

If you choose A) B) or C your reason why would be appreciated.

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Evolution vs Creation.

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

looking at the board, i see so many long threads on " evoultion vs creation " ect, ect.. therefore if " your" qualifications are only those of " an" uneducated j.w, may i ask one question?.

q) what makes you feel you are now qualified to comment with absolute ,authority on any discussion?.

i ask the above question because for most of us " ex-witnesses " logic is still words written in the pages of an awake" magazine.

The Rebel

Well when I was a witness my opinion was held by 9 million other people, however it was nice to come out in the minority. So now on this board I am pleased to have my " independent" views and my opinions. However further education and discretion is advised to all those that want to remain healthy and balanced in their thinking when reading my views.

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Evolution vs Creation.

by The Rebel in

jw
friends

looking at the board, i see so many long threads on " evoultion vs creation " ect, ect.. therefore if " your" qualifications are only those of " an" uneducated j.w, may i ask one question?.

q) what makes you feel you are now qualified to comment with absolute ,authority on any discussion?.

i ask the above question because for most of us " ex-witnesses " logic is still words written in the pages of an awake" magazine.

The Rebel

In my case I have no authority to discuss with certainty anything. However I would say I met some great, some interesting and some wonderfully challenging people to discuss my uncertain opinion with.