I wonder who Mr Medic was...... I bet he is handsome too!
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G.B. ARRANGED A MEMORIAL WITHOUT EMBLEMS!
by The Searcher inweird!.
http://ilynca.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/unforgettable-memorial.html?spref=fb.
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Satan's tic tacs or GB kool aid?
by sparrowdown inanyone that has been a jw would be familiar with any or all the following scenarios.. 1. you get offered a full time position or promotion after submitting a pioneer application.. 2. a really great bible student you have gets offered a job which means they have to move or have no time for study anymore.. 3. a promising return visit begins a new relationship and the new bf/gf is'nt favourable to jws so the great rv backs off.. 4. a married sister falls pregnant right after her and her husband are invited to bethel or circuit work or gilead.. 5.a couple needs to start caring for an aging parent right after they decide to move to where the need is greater.. etc, etc, etc.
most if not all jw's would tell you satan is to blame,.... or is he?.
satanic pattern of sabotage or blind superstition?.
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I knew of a pioneer that blamed satan for getting pregnant....
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Shark Evolution
by metatron inhttp://descrier.co.uk/science/fossil-discovery-shows-model-evolution-sharks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fossil-discovery-shows-model-evolution-sharks.
i used to consider sharks to be evidence for creation - and against evolution because it was stated that they are largely unchanged after millions of years ( hence, 'what evolution?')..
that's not the case, however.
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third eye?
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G.B. ARRANGED A MEMORIAL WITHOUT EMBLEMS!
by The Searcher inweird!.
http://ilynca.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/unforgettable-memorial.html?spref=fb.
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I think they feared a media outrage and blame at causing a spread of the outbreak.
Thry protect the brand so much nowadays, there is no way the old WT would have done that.
They could have told them all to do it at their own homes....but no a public display was important?
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Had a lovely Baptism and First Communion.
by quellycatface ini honestly feel very light and free.. made to feel very welcome and accepted just for being me.. never knew being a christian would feel this good!!!!.
happy easter.
christ is risen..
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But the bread has not.....
If it makes you feel good Quelly, I am happy for you.
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indeed ! xxx
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Why?
by SuperBoy inwhy does the wtbs do what it does?
if it's just to make money, they are easier ways.
online bingo websites for example.. what is the motivation to have millions of followers "voluntarily" giving of their time?
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I think it originated in Russell, his father and the banker (first WT president)...realising how much money there was in religious literature. Back then there were several periodicals and the WT guys wrote for several of them.
Then came the genius publishing idea.... what is the most popular book ever....the bible. How can we make money? write our own copywrited version.
Now if only we had a free workforce to make, distribute and eventually pay for this literature production...
It is a GREAT business model, downside is lots and lots of fibs....
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Is it true that elders lurk the forums?
by make yourself init seems like it is one huge contradiction.
but are they doing it for the purpose to try to guess exactly who in the congregation is on ex jw sites?
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This place is like a secret cave full of all the facts you wish you were allowed to know about the society.....
I think A LOT more people are coming here than we realise....
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No frankie and before I saw your reply I edited it because that is not the message I was conveying. I meant to say science pays no or little attention to such claims as these, those of us who live, breathe,mconsume science all day for fun, are here on the forum and listening......
It isn't like you are being shut down and stopped from speaking or that people with scientific approaches refuse to discuss these possibilities. But there are restrictions on the universe that we know about, so if ideas break those rules, there has to be extraordinary amount of evidence to present them as a possibility.
I realise that you are a free thinking person that sees no restrictions, which is cool, I am almost envious. Come on, You have just spoken to me about DMT and ayhausca, clearly I am not a closed minded, cob webbed, old school fart! But be fair.... we are just asking the obvious questions anyone would ask...and I personally recognise these scientific laws and restrictions do exist.
....but I do like group hugs :D x...... oh cofty did it again....
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WHISTLE BLOW...... Time out guys....
In honesty Kate having just read this thread, you said you were intimidated by Viviane when you were just a lurker on the site, yet you were a registered member long before she ever started posting, she is actually new here. Also her posts are very accurate and to the point, when I used to come here as a JW, that is what I was looking for personally, not anecdotal opinion or beliefs. Sometimes science and fact is seen as harsh, cold, miltaristic statements. But that is the bias of the reader, when the poster simply says 'you are wrong about that this is what is actually true' it is the reader who adds emotion, conflict, attack.... what was said word for word was simply correct. The watchtower wanted us to hug someone as we fed them the knowledge book, or live forever book. Love bombing does work. But we don't do that in real life, we shouldn't do it here. The information should stand by merit not how it was said. We don't hug people as we tell them they are incorrect on astro physics... we just say in honesty...hey, that isn't quite right! Do you know what I mean? There is no need to add fake love, a fake friendship.... we are discussing facts about astrophysics lol. Also it got very confrontational the moment someone asked questions... the confrontational tone was set by others as I read it.
Come on Village Girl....Viviane was correct from the start, the whole of modern physics including e=mc2 is founded in space and time being intertwined or as Einstein called it, the fabric of time and space.
I find Viviane's posts were succinct and to the point, others became personal, others introduced motives and unpleasant comments.
There seems to be a clash on this forum at the moment between the scientific and the non. The scientific, it is true, needs to respect that not everyone is educated on scientific method, but at the very least the non scientific need to accept that when they make extraordinary claims or claim to quote science...they will have people ask them questions about it. It is a forum!
Village girl was in fact incorrect and was simply quoting from physics forums, this kind of thing irks people with sincere interest beacause it poor practice as she knowsl and that is why sources are provided by scientists. Not only that her quote was proving her to be incorrect.
Can you imagine how frustrating it is to see that, someone poorly referencing a scientific quote that also makes evident what they are saying is wrong? Do we just say nothing? Do we just ignore it? It is a common occurence here, it is going on right now in the shark evolution thread too, with a poster quoting bing search results as evidence, not even reading the results which without realising it are answering his own complaint and doubts.
There will always be misunderstanding between scientific minds and those who explore the unknown without scientific restrictions, we should embrace each other, I agree. BUT the explorers must accept that we have a mountain of facts long discovered already.... so when exploring , if you contradict one of these OF COURSE we will mention it.
By the way, Frankie and Village Girl, most scientifically minded people wouldn't even glance at this kind of thing and would leave you to believe what you want. We are here, you have our attention, we are listening..... but don't get annoyed when we ask you questions! We are all onthe same side!
Ok, now we can have a group hug....Ohhh, Cofty just squeezed my ass!
snare x