The Fugate family who live near or in Hazard, Kentucky have many family members with a condition called methomoglobinemia, which gives their skin a blue hue. I wonder if they are smurfs, and if they could sue the WTBTS for slander.
To learn more, google "blue people of Kentucky."
i have been back and forth back and forth all day with two jws (although one says she is disfellowshipped-makes no sense)...on the board dedicated to prince.
i feel as if i've been boxing.
but no matter...others read it and that's what's important.
I'm living in Las Vegas now. Why don't you come out for a vacation? If you're ever coming this way, send me a PM.
i have been back and forth back and forth all day with two jws (although one says she is disfellowshipped-makes no sense)...on the board dedicated to prince.
i feel as if i've been boxing.
but no matter...others read it and that's what's important.
April! Where have you been? Do you remember me? I had a long absence from the board because I was in dire straits financially. Nice to hear from you. I see you're still the same - giving it all you've got!
if he created them, then he would have had to use divine intervention to protect people from eating them or burning them.
even after being told not to and passing that knlowedge on, small children could inadvertently get into poison berries or mushrooms.
what about bacteria that causes extreme stomach problems like giardia?
Maybe for the same reason he put that "tree of knowledge" in the Garden of Eden, to see if we would be dumb enough to try it in case a talking snake came along.
Did they think nothing would have happened if there were no Nazis or Catholics? Naive! Human nature is such that we divide into groups instinctively. Anti-"others" philosophy pervades every culture. Different names, same shit!
on another thread gingerbread said (ouch - the poetry is not deliberate!
) that all sunday public talks are now manuscript.. is this why the brothers have been doing babble readings without adding any comment?
so they can just regurgitate words convincingly whether they understand or not??.
In the '70's, when I was still in, the "talk outlines" were quite comprehensive. I didn't see much room for ad libs if the speaker followed the "outline." What is the difference between those and the "manuscripts" you refer to?
i purchased a condo late last year and due to my personal schedule, i wasn't able to redo it to my preferance until a few months ago.
all the heavy work is done.
now just replacing electrical outlets, fixtures and such.
The most damning "apostate literature" is aged Watchtower literature.
in just the several months i've been lurking here, i have benefited from many of the posters comments and viewpoints.
this is truly a special place for the unique community that has been created here.. after years of holding off my exit from the org (that may be another post) i recently became officially out (by letter of da), but it was a very difficult process as many of you know.
thankfully, i now have my wife (was also a witness) onboard and we support each other.
Hi, 7th. Welcome to the real world, a world of possibilities and ideas! Angharad is Simon's wife, who works very hard to keep this board going. I'm sure she's much more than "just" Simon's wife, but that's the simplest explanation.
i did today.
the woman brought a small brochure inviting me to the district convention here in gwinnett county, georgia on july 5, 6, and 7th.
the surprising thing to me is that the jws have modernized a little bit.
About 6 months ago, two "sisters" knocked on the door. I had just moved here (Las Vegas). I have no history as a JW here or anywhere else since 1979. So I told them outright that I was an "apostate." The older woman just kept talking, as if I should believe her fairy tales and want to come back into the fold. I just stared at her incredulously, and she kept blathering for several minutes. The other woman didn't say a word, and showed no facial expression. Whatever!
i have thought a lot about what to say when i am approached.
it will kill my fade, but oh well.. "after the new light i had to test my faith and i couldn't prove to myself that the slave was limited to the governing body.".
if cornered by an elder...."can you prove to me from the scriptures that matt.
Asking them to "prove" anything will just lead to a lot of blathering and assertions with nothing to back them up. They do not think according to logic or science. You don't really owe them an explanation, but if you just want them to go away, some good ones have been suggested.
