Posts by Nathan Natas

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7 Jehovah’s Witnesses Brutally Tortured in Russia

by Drearyweather in

https://jw-russia.org/en/news/19021923-622.html.

at least seven of jehovah’s witnesses were subjected to torture—electric shocks, suffocation, and cruel beatings—on the first floor of the russian investigative committee’s building at ul.

ostrovskogo, d. 47, in surgut.

7 Jehovah’s Witnesses Brutally Tortured in Russia

by Drearyweather in

https://jw-russia.org/en/news/19021923-622.html.

at least seven of jehovah’s witnesses were subjected to torture—electric shocks, suffocation, and cruel beatings—on the first floor of the russian investigative committee’s building at ul.

ostrovskogo, d. 47, in surgut.

Nathan Natas

"Come, chillun, sit at my knee..." Brokeback, you gave me a laugh! I see myself as Chef from South Park saying that line. "Be good, chillun! LRH is watching!" ***(see below)***

Ah... but BungiBill protested, "How would you feel if..."

It seems one difference between you and I, BB, is that I neither expect nor desire people 12,000 miles to work their knickers into a twist over my circumstances, while you, BB, seem to feel it is your due.

Yeah, I'm TERRIBLE, compared to you. "To what shall I compare thee? The summer sky at 2 AM?.."

***Oh gee, I brought up Isaac Hayes and Chef and Scientology and LRH...

What am I talking about this time???

Well, chilluns, here's a summary of how Wikipedia explains it...

Isaac Hayes was the voice of Chef on South Park from 1997 to 2006. During the late 1990s, Hayes gained popularity as the voice of Chef on the animated television series South Park. Chef was a soul-singing cafeteria worker for South Park Elementary.

Scientology episode

In the South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet", a satire of Scientology which aired on November 16, 2005, Hayes did not appear in his role as Chef. While appearing on the Opie and Anthony radio show about a month after the episode aired, Hayes was asked, "What did you think about when Matt and Trey did that episode on Scientology?", he replied, "One thing about Matt and Trey, they lampoon everybody, and if you take that serious, I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge for two dollars. That's what they do."

(About three weeks after that) In an interview for The A.V. Club on January 4, 2006, Hayes was again asked about the episode. He said that he told the creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, "Guys, you have it all wrong. We're not like that. I know that's your thing, but get your information correct, because somebody might believe that shit, you know?" He then told them to take a couple of Scientology courses to understand what they do. In the interview, Hayes defended South Park's style of controversial humor, noting that he was not pleased with the show's treatment of Scientology, but saying that he "understands what Matt and Trey are doing."

Departure from South Park

(Just over two months after that) On March 13, 2006, a statement was issued in Hayes's name, indicating that he was asking to be released from his contract with Comedy Central, citing recent episodes which satirized religious beliefs as being intolerant. "There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," he was quoted in the press statement. However, the statement did not directly mention Scientology. A response from Matt Stone said that Hayes' complaints stemmed from the show's criticism of Scientology and that he "has no problem – and he's cashed plenty of checks – with our show making fun of Christians, Muslims, Mormons or Jews." Stone adds, "[We] never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin." Stone and Parker agreed to release Hayes from his contract by his request. In 2007, Hayes said he had quit because "they [Parker and Stone] didn't pay me enough... They weren't that nice."

The South Park season 10 premiere (aired March 22, 2006) featured "The Return of Chef", a thinly veiled telling of the affair from Parker and Stone's point of view. Using sound clips from past episodes, it depicts Chef as having been brainwashed and urges viewers (via Kyle talking to the town) to "remember Chef as the jolly old guy who always broke into song" and not to blame Chef for his defection, but rather, as Kyle states, "be mad at that fruity little club for scrambling his brains." In the episode, the cult that brainwashed Chef is named the "Super Adventure Club" and is depicted as a group of child molesters who travel the world to have sex with prepubescent children from exotic places. In the end, Chef is unable to break free from his brainwashing and dies an extremely gruesome death, falling off a cliff, being mutilated by wild animals and shot several times. At the end of the episode, he is shown as being resurrected as a cyborg in the style of the resurrection of Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.

On March 20, 2006, two days before "The Return of Chef" aired, Roger Friedman of Fox News reported having been told that the March 13 statement was made in Hayes's name, but not by Hayes himself. He wrote: "Isaac Hayes did not quit South Park. My sources say that someone quit it for him. ... Friends in Memphis tell me that Hayes did not issue any statements on his own about South Park. They are mystified." In a 2016 oral history of South Park in The Hollywood Reporter, Isaac Hayes III confirmed that the decision to leave the show was made by Hayes' entourage, all of whom were ardent Scientologists. The decision was made after Hayes suffered a stroke leaving him vulnerable to outside influence and unable to make such decisions on his own.

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Introduction

by Cerise in

hello i am relatively new, reading a lot of experiences here for a while.

i’m born in and baptized but i moved away from small town to a new congregation in big city so i have a good opportunity to fade now.

all my good friends are worldly and my boyfriend.

Nathan Natas

Cerise puzzled, "I’m just wondering how the elders or people find out stuff to disfellowship people?"

Sometimes they discover careless self-incriminations online, like "All my good friends are worldly and my boyfriend."

I hope you are practicing safe on-line posting.

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Are You Horrifed if Someone Goes Into a “Massage Parlor”?

by minimus in

jw
friends

yesterday, robert kraft, the owner of the new england patriots, got busted for getting a massage and more.

they say there is another more high profile person who also got busted.. does this stuff upset you that some men have gone into a massage parlor for possibly more than a massage?

?.

Nathan Natas

Jump back in the pond again, please?

Did Nazis say "pond" or "please" (bitte)? I'll bet they did.

Arbeit mecht frei. Put that in your tight hat, Goofy.

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Has anyone had a cataract affect eye lens replaced with an artificial lens?

by fulltimestudent in

jw
friends

i have a cataract in one eye, and am scheduled for an operation sometime ()when my turn comes up).

i'm told the artificial replacement lens will be multifocal.

i'm hoping that my sight will go back to near normal.

Nathan Natas

ElderEtta commented, "Does LASIK Last Forever..."

LASIK reshapes the OUTSIDE of the eyeball. Cataract surgery goes inside the eyeball and removes the original lens (grinds it up & sucks out the bits) and replaces that lens with a MAN- (not God-) made lens). The work is done through a small incision in the eyeball, and the patient is awake but sedated) during the procedure. The eye is irritated for a few days following because of the incision wound, but that recovers rapidly.

I have been told that first non-sedated vision afterwards is AMAZING.

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What is Racially Derogatory Language

by barry in

jw
friends

here is australia the race commissioner has claimed senator o'sullivan is in violation of racially derogatory language.

senator sullivan has said the biggest threat to biosecurity is ' some bloody old chinaman that brings in his favourite sausage down the front of his undies' chin tan said using the word chinaman is offensive.

makes you wonder is englishman or australian man or scotsman is also just as offensive.

Nathan Natas

" Chin Tan said using the word Chinaman is offensive."

I think there's a chink in his argument somewhere...

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Did you know most jehovah witnesses don’t even follow their own rules?

by Walrus in

(before you read anything i was born into this religion and am just counting down the days until i can leave) so i made one other post before because i signed up thinking that this was just a one time venting thing for me and everyone that replied on my last post was super helpful and i thank you if you’re reading this one but shit.

i’ve never released this much emotion especially to strangers, not even with my own parents and with you guys i feel like i can say anything about how i feel and it’s all good because you all feel the same as i do.

but anyway i just got into some shit with my mom and step dad.

Nathan Natas

Walrus, I wish you well.

You are in a difficult situation. Your family is in a cult and offer you nothing but impediments to your growth.

You have ideas about WHO you want to be, but - this is not meant as a personal attack - it can be VERY DIFFICULT for a person in your age group to MAINTAIN FOCUS on attaining the goals they want. I suggest that you develop the habit of every day writing a brief note to yourself reminding yourself of what your long-term goals are. Write the note, read it to yourself anytime you have a chance during the day, and at the end of the day. You will "program" (or "brainwash") YOURSELF into keeping your goals in sight. This will help you overcome negative 'self-talk' - that ugly little voice that many of us have that tells us we will fail. Learn to ignore that voice.

WORK HARD to achieve those goals. STUDY intently; get tutors to assist you with any subject you find difficult, get physically FIT and STAY fit; the mind and body are one and each needs the other. Lastly, SERVE others. Be a tutor - help others learn. Don't allow yourself time to fixate on your difficulties. Keep moving forward.

You can do it. It is your destiny.

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Are You Horrifed if Someone Goes Into a “Massage Parlor”?

by minimus in

jw
friends

yesterday, robert kraft, the owner of the new england patriots, got busted for getting a massage and more.

they say there is another more high profile person who also got busted.. does this stuff upset you that some men have gone into a massage parlor for possibly more than a massage?

?.

Nathan Natas

Old pond

Frozen2018 jump in

Water sound.

I think Frozen2018 is one of the most clever PARODIES I've had the pleasure of reading! Tell me true, Frozen2018; are you Leolaia in disguise? My ghod, you, Sir or Madame or Stegosaurus, are as funny as hell!

If you are not a parody, someday you are going to make some lucky psychiatrist very, very wealthy!

"Last night I attended a monthly SJW League Open Mic Freestyle Poetry event...Afterwards the three of us enjoyed the buffet..." -- how hilarious is this?!?!?

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Are You Horrifed if Someone Goes Into a “Massage Parlor”?

by minimus in

jw
friends

yesterday, robert kraft, the owner of the new england patriots, got busted for getting a massage and more.

they say there is another more high profile person who also got busted.. does this stuff upset you that some men have gone into a massage parlor for possibly more than a massage?

?.

Nathan Natas

Tobyjones262 said, in part, "There is not such thing as gender identity... This crap about I identify is nothing more than mental illness. Now the libtards are trying to facilitate mental illness. These people need mental help not someone idiot telling them what they think is correct... (It) is not the same as Homosexuality. Being gay is a choice...You can not choose to be black or white (or chromosomal XY or XX) you are what you are... Playing pretend with a mental patient does nothing but reinforce the delusion... its not Trumps America. Its our America and we elected Trump. He is doing a fairly good job of rolling back socialism and stopping illegal immigration. If you want to weep cry your eyes out for England and Germany and France who are losing their culture to the Muslim invaders."

Toby, we are on the same page, brother! May I wash your feet?

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I'd like to see something like this

by frozen2018 in

jw
friends

a dragon aurora over iceland.

i've seen auroras, both northern and southern, but nothing like this.. .

while not nearly as spectacular as a dragon aurora, if you think of it take a look at the super snow moon tonight.

Nathan Natas

It is fake.

You can have stationary stars or you can have an aurora, but you can't have both.

Thanks, Photoshop!