Posts by mynameislame

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"John Doe wants to be your friend" (Facebook) He died 2 1/2 years ago!

by FatFreek 2005 in

i just joined a few days ago and the topic is true.

john (not his real name) is my wife's nephew and got killed in a road accident 2 1/2 years ago.. i've therefore come to the conclusion that most folks wanting me to be their friend are simply a computer algorithm, that my feeling bad by not answering their plea would hurt their feelings and risk our friendship, is not founded on reality.. on another topic, one question that i have is: if i search for a person on facebook does that person somehow learn that i did a search for him?.

my son, who is a facebook expert, of sorts, says no.. what say you?.

mynameislame

In addition to what Jeffro mentioned, if you search they won't know but if you click on their profile it might show that. I'm not really on facebook (I have an old fake account that I never log into) but other social sites i'm on do that. You can always try searching without logging in but facebook isn't too keen on that and usually hides most information.

Also if you let them have access to your email address book you may get some "interesting" suggestions. Pretty much any information you put in will be used to make recommendations. Schools, jobs, where you lived friends of friends, etc...

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Watch out, here comes the Governing Body!

by neat blue dog in

a picture in this week's wt shows the annointed after being raised to heaven, when they start "smashing the nations".

creepy!!

i imagine am3 is out front, it seems like something he's eager for.

mynameislame

Is it just me or do they look a lot like Bill Pullman from his roll in the Sinner?

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Watch out, here comes the Governing Body!

by neat blue dog in

a picture in this week's wt shows the annointed after being raised to heaven, when they start "smashing the nations".

creepy!!

i imagine am3 is out front, it seems like something he's eager for.

mynameislame

Maybe it always was but I didn't notice, but this religion seems to be becoming more and more like a comic book story. A 14 year old's fantasy. Then again a lot of the bible seems a bit fantastical. The story of Sampson comes to mind.

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Can a righteous God be one-sided?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

a mother and her four young daughters — the oldest of whom was 6 — died in a residential fire wednesday morning in des plaines, il.

officials said.. four young children and one adult were killed in a house fire in the 700 block of west oakton street in des plaines, jan. 27, 2021.. .

after 45 years as a jehovah's witness, this tragic story really has me really questioning if there really is a god?

mynameislame

The argument I would make is; More JWs equals more people saved so in effect a KH would be more important than the lives of a couple people that can be resurrected anyway.

I'm also pretty sure that hurricane they brag about went on to devastate several other islands in the area.

Of course Brady getting another Superbowl ring trumps everything.

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Quoting out of context - ever justified?

by cognisonance in

jw literature on subjects such as creation vs. evolution often quote out of context, with the most recent material (the newest brochures) acknowledging that often those quoted to support the jw viewpoint do believe in evolution nonetheless.

sometimes indeed quotes in jw literature are just outright misquotes, leaving off preceding or succeeding words (or sentences) that would completely alter the meaning of the source sited (i.e.

carl sagans quote, the fossil evidence could be consistent with the idea of a great designer is indeed a flat out misquote).. .

mynameislame

I'd be surprised if the JWs lie wasn't where they got the quote, not the quote itself.

I assume they just quote someone else's faulty research into the matter.

In other words Reverend Liesalot misquoted Carl Sagan. The JWs quoted the good reverend without giving them credit.

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What Are Reasons You Are Happy Not Being A JW Any Longer?

by minimus in

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freedom!

not having to adhere to man made rules and regulations.

not being afraid of maybe “stumbling “ someone..

mynameislame

Realizing it's not me it's them.

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Ministry school

by road to nowhere in

what is the purpose?

the skits are not real.

i have been assigned a reading again.

mynameislame

Probably helps with the tax exempt requirements for religion.

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Do exJws Easily Accept What They Are Told?

by minimus in

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we were told that we needed to accept whatever we were directed to by the governing body and elders.

eventually we rebelled and left the organization.

do you think former jehovah’s witnesses seem to question authority more than others?

mynameislame

Thing I miss most about being a JW is always having the answer.

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Drinking during Prohibition

by Davros in

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friends

during a recent conversation i had with someone, a question came up that i really don't know the answer to.

did jw's still drink during prohibition in the us during the 1920's until it's repeal in 1933?

was alcoholic beverages considered forbidden and possibly subject to disfellowshipping?.

mynameislame

Interesting "Earnest" they are still calling marijuana addictive. Even when I was a hardcore jw their changing the definition of addictive to include pot bothered me.

And as we all know alcohol isn't the least bit additive.

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Are faders like me just cowards? Should I show my face?

by Witness 007 in

i feel bad i just faded away and did not "come out" as an apostate hater.

my mum died refusing blood and still i hang back my wife still has witness friends and goes to the memorial every year..

mynameislame

I would say just fade. Every once in a while you run into an old JW friend and it's still nice to catch up.

Making a statement about leaving isn't going to change anyone's mind.

If you need closure address the people you need closure with.