Nathan Natas

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  How have so many been fooled into thinking and believing it’s acceptable for a child to make a vow to serve Jehovah till the day they die?

  by BourneIdentity in

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  when ….. you need to be 15 to obtain your drivers permit.

  you need to be 16 to obtain your drivers license.

  you need to be 17 to watch a r rated movie (alone without a parent).

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  Answer: Humans are funny monkeys, and they are made out of MEAT.

  They are made of meat
  
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  Is there a new Date by the Watchtower for the End of System?

  by William Penwell in

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  2. beliefs

  not sure if this topic has being covered recently.. my son asked me a question if the jw's have in the recent months being pushing a new end date to the system?

  he was telling me about how his mother has being on him again about the urgency of the end of this system of things and he needs to do something asap.

  i told him i am not aware of any new dates as i have being away from the cult for over 20 years.

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  To the best of my limited knowledge, no specific date has been "revealed" yet, but for years I've been saying that 2034 is a good bet. We arrive at that date by adding 1914 - the year that nothing happened - to 120 - the number if years that a cartoon character named No-ah preached to the cavemen about the coming of The Flood, which was closer than the inside of his eyelid.
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  Have You Been Invited To This Year’s Memorial ?

  by minimus in

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  last year was the first time i didn’t get an invitation  to the lord’s evening meal.

  i think they finally gave up on me..

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  I've said this before, and I'll say it again...

  I can REJECT the emblems in the comfort of my living room recliner wearing only my underpants, I don't need to dress up in my Easter Bonnet to go to the Kingdom Hall just so I can reject the emblems while sitting on an uncomfortable "Theocratic" chair while being lectured to about how undeserving I am. BITE ME, WATCHTOWER!

  
  
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  Here to help

  by TheHistoryCritic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  been over at exjw reddit for a while.

  if you need to talk, i'll listen.

  if you need to vent, i'll be your sounding board.

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  The One about whom it has been prophesied has arrived!

  Ho-sannah, Hey-sannah, sannah, sannah, Ho!

  Welcome, solution to all our ailments!

  Hosannah
  
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  Who is the better example in the congregation?

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a married brother with multiple children turns in 10 hours of time per month.

  a group of single brothers ranging in age from 13-16 turn in 10 hours per month.

  the married brother works full-time.

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  Let's pretend the Jehovah sock-puppet can think and has an opinion about anything.

  

  "Do as I say or else!"

  
  
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  Rock band titles from JW history / culture

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on another thread, undercover suggested "adam and the dinosaurs".. i came up with these:.

  green bible dinosaurs.

  jezebel and the fornicators.

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  Oh, and Pete Zahut's "Death Sarim" and "Gee Bees" (Governing Body)!
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  Rock band titles from JW history / culture

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on another thread, undercover suggested "adam and the dinosaurs".. i came up with these:.

  green bible dinosaurs.

  jezebel and the fornicators.

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  If I may take inspiration from Finkelstein's "The Door Knockers," I would try

  "Door Knocker & The Bush Tits"

  I like Freddo's "Twisted Scripture" too.
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  Not since 1939 -1945............

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. social
  2. current

  .......has the news in the uk been dominated every single day for years by a single topic, i.e.

  brexit.

  it's all-consuming.. and the way things are going, it's going to last way longer than ww2.. we've got at least another 1-2 years of "negotiating a deal" to endure - imho..

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  I seldom voice my opinion about the politics of other countries because I'm a citizen of the USA and I know that my opinion matters as little in Europe as a European's opinion matters in the USA, but watching the news I'm reminded of the old "Saturday Night Live" comedy show weekend update skit with comedian Chevy Chase announcing, "...meanwhile, in Spain, Generalissmo Francisco Franco is still dead..."

  "Meanwhile, in Great Britain, the 5,964th Brexit debate resumed, and a decision was reached to hold another popular election, ignoring the results of the previous 1,317 popular elections."

  Sorry, cousins, but that is kind of how it looks (to me) from over here. I would have expected that after the first election showed that the majority of British citizens wanted out of the Euro-Soviet, it would have been DONE!

  Don't get your knickers in a twist: MY opinion on this subject is just a bit less important than my opinion about the weather.
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  Brain Teaser

  by BourneIdentity in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’ve always wondered about this one.

  if the bible says there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous, does that mean all mankind that have died will come back to life?

  if so, what’s the incentive for jws to have an urgency to preach and save people?

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  There are those who believe in "Universal Salvation" or "Universal Reconciliation."

  There were followers of Pastor Russell who were high-ranking members of the Bethel family back in the day, like "Professor" F. H. Robison, who was also a synesthete and author of the series "Color and Character" that appeared in The GOLDEN AGE in 1920 and 1921. Paster Russell didn't "ride herd" on the intellectual wanderings of Bible Students the way today's Watchtower Society does, and in time Robison came to accept the doctrine of Universal Salvation and he left Russell's group.

  "Color & Character: A Contemplation of the Four Divine Qualities" by F. H. Robison is available from LULU.com, but is a reproduction of Robison's article "Color & Character" with a biography of F. H. Robison. The title was expanded to remove any hint that it was a racist screed, and there is almost no discussion of the doctrine of Universal Salvation.

  There is some further discussion of Robison and this book on this discussion board, as the SEARCH tool will reveal.
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  Do Any Of You Dream About JW Friends You had ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what prompted this topic was a dream i had last night where i was engaged in a conversation i had with an old friend where i was trying to prove where the jw`s were wrong from their own bible.. and this is not the first time i have had such dreams.. often times i have had dreams about people i have known in the religion .. remember i have been away from the religion for more than 26 years now and in a totally different part of the country .. i now wonder if any of them ever dream about my wife and i ?

  but that`s something i`ll never know.. do any of you have any such experiences ?.

  maybe i`m spending too much time on this site lol.

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  Nathan Natas

  How sharper than a dragon's tooth!

  You WOUND me, Smiddy3!