Posts by mynameislame

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MSNBC Article: Jehovah's Witnesses ordered to pay more than $20 million

by brokethechain in

The Watchtower Society Loves Quoting Things Out of Context!

by God_Delusion in

howdy guys and lovely gals,.

we all know the watchtower society likes to dabble around with the quotes they insert into the literature, so here is another prime example of just how good they are at it!.

http://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/science/jehovahs-witnesses-misleading-literature/.

mynameislame

it would be “almost infinitely harder to discover genes for behavioral disorders.”

Are you saying that they are trying to imply that this scientist is saying it is impossible to find these genes because they don't exist?

I can see that, without that being purpose the quote doesn't really back up their point.

I have a feeling half of it is just laziness, they have to put out this drivel every two weeks. Who has time to make sure it all makes sense

I would agree that they are pretty much calling the kettel black with this quote:

Would it not be a relief to find that we are not responsible for our actions but are merely victims of biology? It is human nature to blame someone or something else for our errors.

Don't jdubs pretty much blame Satan for all their "errors"?

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BBC News Program Not Broadcast Since 1995

by jamiebowers in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhsnd5hei3s&feature=share.

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i'm wondering if any of uk jwn members know any of these people or could pssibly look them up to see how they're doing today..

Odd, if you click on the "Watch on Youtube" button on the video it brings up a different version than the embedded one. It looks like just the beginning is different although I didn't watch both completely.

Best comment on the video

The "society". How creepy that sounds to me? now.

Even more odd I just went and checked again and now they are both the same video.

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Do you really thing the GB has a clue of the affect they have on the R&F?

by mynameislame in

i work at a very recognizable company (hint they are the father (mother?

) of the tla).

as one of the rank and file at that company i can say even my direct manager has no clue what my job is like on a day to day basis.

mynameislame

I guess I assumed everyone knew to search google for TLA

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What was the weirdest thing ever said to you as a JW?

by falseprophet in

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i was about 8-10 years old and twice i had people tell me that i should not pioneer but to go to bethel because i "was governing body material".. one was a co and another a do.. i didn't even believe in god, never have so that makes it weird!.

what wierd things were told?.

mynameislame

"it's the truth, it's the truth, it's the truth" Said to me by an elder and my re-instatement hearing.

It was weird because I really couldn't tell who he was trying to convince me or himself.

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Are you up and down all night?

by compound complex in

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i am - every hour or so - but last night i slept for 5 hours uninterrupted, and this despite 4 cups of coffee late afternoon.

still can't account for what was for me tantamount to a full-night's sleep .... .

do you sleep well most nights?.

mynameislame

I fall asleep with no problem but wake up at between 3 and 4 am regularly. I think it is a blood sugar thing. If I get up for a bit and have some tea or just move around for a while I can usually fall back asleep in an hour or so. I think I suffer from Somali effect or Dawn Phenomenon. Although I don't take insulin I have always felt like I have blood sugar issues in the morning even more so when I sleep for a full 8 hours. If I get 8+ hours of sleep I feel depressed all day. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer says that 3am is a very spiritual time to wake up and you should take that time to discover your spiritual side. (it just makes me tired and grouchy :-) Maybe that is why we all figured out how to leave the Jdubs....

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Do you really thing the GB has a clue of the affect they have on the R&F?

by mynameislame in

i work at a very recognizable company (hint they are the father (mother?

) of the tla).

as one of the rank and file at that company i can say even my direct manager has no clue what my job is like on a day to day basis.

mynameislame

I work at a very recognizable company (Hint they are the father (mother?) of the TLA). As one of the Rank and File at that company I can say even my direct manager has no clue what my job is like on a day to day basis. Forget about the next manager up the chain they are utterly clueless to what is really going on around them. The things that come out of their mouths amaze me.

I can't imagine how that happens but it obviously does. You will never convince me that the same thing isn't going on inside the Borg. The minute you become a servant you forget where you came from and the same thing goes for the next step when moving to elder-hood. I had a good friend that was a servant who became an elder and the instant he became an elder he went from being encouraging to being judgmental.

There must be some sort of psychological study on it, if not there should be, maybe that will be my claim to fame.

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Shunning ... when it's Convenient

by xelder in

i have a lifelong buddy (g) who is now df'd ....doing great and happy.

he has a nice boat.

a while back he gets a call from a very well known elder who, of course, shuns him.. elder: "hi g. i know this is a little strange, but i don't know who else to call".

mynameislame

A true example of turning the other cheek. Not much of a believer but still think that advice is good advice. He should pat himself on the back for doing the right thing.

Don't forget the Elders are under the same spell as the rank and file JWs

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How many JWs will leave the organization after viewing the Sparlock video? Estimate

by Iamallcool in

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mynameislame

I can understand wanting to get the people you care about out but honestly most of the JWs I knew deserved to be there.

How do you know that being a JW isn't God's punishment for something?

Maybe the Hindus are right and the children of JWs are bing punished for sins in their previous life.

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Proof of the 75' incident

by iamwhoiam in

ok, am i correct in saying that the fds never stated armegedon was coming in 75'?

however, they led everyone to believe it was coming in 75'?.

if the latter question is true, can you provide links to talks or articles that point to this?

mynameislame

http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/1975.php

And search google for jehovah and 1975 that should keep you quite busy.