Posts by breakfast of champions

Reason #453 that Jehovahs Witnesses are a cult: they portray themselves as believing one thing to the public, but it is the opposite behind closed doors.

One CO cleared up the WT doublespeak to our body of elders saying, When the society says they "suggest" or "recommend" that you do something, what they really mean is "this is a directive."

So sure, they don't tell you what you can or can't do, they just "encourage" you with some "helpful suggestions" and if you don't heed them, get used to the chairs in the back room.

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Why do animals grow old and die?...

by nolongerconfused in

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so what is a jw's explanation on why animals grow old and die?.....

last time i checked, animals did not sin nor did they rebel against god.... so why do they have the same fate as humans?.

has anyone asked this question?.

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Ever better, why did dinosaurs have bone disease, abscesses, and cancer?

Answer: Jehovah is testing our faith by making it appear as though disease is a natural consequence of life, and not sinful imperfection.

He can be quite the trickster

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Brought to you by the Watchtower magazine cult: YOUR COMPLETE OVERHAUL

by Terry in

are ya fat?

ugly?

stupid?

Getting to heaven on the wings of Lunestra

by donny in

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friends

finally i was having an anointed moment.

i looked up and saw jesus on his throne saying "my dear ray, i am coming soon.

yes soon i am coming and i will be coming quickly so be prepared.".

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Only time I ever hallucinated in my life I was on Ambien (as well as painkillers).

I saw pretty little white flowers blooming on my bedroom floor and talked with someone through the TV set.

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7 graphs that prove America is overrated

by Simon in

before the usual suspects start reaching for the pich-forks and forming a mob, i invite you to actually read and consider this, not just leap to conclusions.. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130607/7-graphs-america-overrated-nsa-prism-privacy.

why do i care?

it seems the people being screwed the most are also the most visciferous defenders of the status quo which sees them being severely disadvantaged.. maternity leave?

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Interesting, but I didn't really need any graphs to know how the US stacks up against the rest of the world!

As great of a country as it is in many respects, there's a lot of room from improvement (to put it mildly)

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Will Google Balloons help turn the tide in developing countries?

by cedars in

well, i'm back on jwn so i may as well start a new thread!.

this story caught my eye on sky news recently.... http://news.sky.com/story/1104007/google-balloon-project-gets-off-the-ground.

it's basically a new initiative from google to bring the internet to far flung parts of the earth including parts of africa that are simply not wired up to the internet yet.. i'm not sure how the accessibility will work in terms of subscriptions etc, but google seem serious about it and early tests have been positive.. so, the question raised in my mind was, could this turn the tide against the watchtower?

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In the 20th century, Bell Labs performed some crazy 'stunts' not unlike this. . . and they were arguably the worlds greatest innovator of communications technology.

I'm glad to see Google doing what they're doing.

[And a welcome back to CEDARS, btw]

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One reason why Rutherford would be chosen by Jesus to be the FDS

by zed is dead in

help me people!

i can't think of anything good that the old, drunk misogynist ever did.

what "good" things made jesus choose him?.

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I find it interesting that even my wife, who has never (to my knowledge!) read "apostate" literature, has an overall negative image of Rutherford. For example, in the July 15 WT, she was able to read between the lines that the "progress" made in the org around 1918/19 was really just a power grab by Rutherford. I asked, How do you know that?. . . . .

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The antidote to the myth that JWs are declining

by slimboyfat in

one of the most persistent myths on this website is that jws are already in decline, the rot has set in, and the descent of the watchtower is inevitable from here on in.

unfortunately the facts do not bear this out.

jws are still increasing even in most developing countries, and they are still growing worldwide at a faster rate than the general population.

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The organization itself makes a very big deal out of any indications of growth no matter how seemingly trivial.

Not only that, they make a big deal out of any indications of decline. For instance, at the DC they discussed changes in the past 5 years: less magazines, smaller magazines, less meetings. What do these indicate? A progressive organization!