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  Jamie Coots, a Kentucky-based Pentecostal preacher is Dead of Snake Bite

  by Scott77 in

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  "...jamie coots lived and died consistent with his faith and his death will only inspire more people to obey an instruction from god in the gospel of mark that they shall take up serpents, said professor ralph hood, of the university of tennessee at chattanooga..." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/17/jamie-coots-snake-handling-pastor-martyr?cmp=fb_us .

  that jamie coots photograph: ap photo/courtesy national geographic channel.

  apparently, he was bitted while handling a poisonous snake.

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  I encourage all who wish to handle snakes as a demonstration of their faith to do so as often as possible.

  This is the only known cure for this stupid stupid meme.
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  War over preparing for WT study

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know that title sounds weird but so is this situation.

  with the following information i'm about to desconspire myself a little bit, but i don't really care since i will simply deny it if any of my elders are lurking here.

  anyway the situation is the following.

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  Did the Watchtower pay you for your balls or did you just give them away?

  You are responsible for allowing yourself to be abused.

  You're an adult, not some naive kid.

  Or did you want silentlambs or someone else to come running to your rescue?

  Maybe next time you log-in you can tell us how you threw the asshole out of your house.
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  Jehovah is the correct uttering of God's name

  by mistified in

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  2. friends

  i heard my witness friend that if the name jehovah is the incorrect pronounciation from the hebrew scriptures, then jeremiah is the incorrect way to say jeremiah's name.

  i wonder if this is true, because if it is, that would make jws the true religion.

  right?.

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  ...and that is why we call ourselves "Jizzy-Hizzy's Wizzies" in jive.
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  Eulogy for My Father

  by Farkel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on tuesday, august 4, 2001 at 3:42.a.m.

  mst, duane floyd checketts, 77 died in his sleep due to complications from pneumonia.

  he is survived by his wife bette and two children, douglas checketts, patty smith, and 8 grandchildren.. duane, who was fondly called duke by everyone who knew him was born in farmington, utah on march 8, 1924. his father floyd, was one of 10 children raised in a tiny house built by his own mormon father who immigrated in the early 1860's from birmingham, england.

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  ...and now Farkel himself is gone. I thought that Doug's eulogy for his Father should be "b.t.t.t.-ed" also.
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  Don't tell me that I am a priority in your life

  by KariOtt in

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  2. friends

  valentines day.

  another holiday that unbelieving spouses can't celebrate.

  just one out of many holiday's and important days that we get the shaft on.

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  Kari, as I'm sure you know, Jehovah's Witnesses don't celebrate THANKSGIVING either ...AND YET when Thanksgiving rolls around, LOTS of JWs "take advantage of the sales and the time off from work" and have turkey dinners while their pagan neighbors are celebrating Thanksgiving.

  So it is with VALENTINE'S DAY. This is the time of year that a person can "take advantage of the availabilty and the sale prices" to get a big, heart-shaped box of chocolates, or a big bunch of flowers.

  If your guy wanted to bring you chocolates and flowers, Jehovah himself couldn't prevent him from doing so.
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  Watchtower Society copyright activity

  by Ultimate Axiom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have heard that the watchtower society occasionally takes action under copyright law to either close down a website, or get it to remove the offending material.. some websites (like jwfacts.com, quotes-watchtower.co.uk, and even in some threads here) include a host of images taken from watchtower publications that depict (among other things) armageddon.

  are these websites infringing watchtower society copyright by displaying their images?.

  if yes, has the watchtower society attempted to have these sites either closed down or the images removed?.

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  It isn't so much that Copyright Law is unclear - the problem is that the law changes over time and the law applies to publications written while a particular version of the law was in effect.

  Most Watchtower publications printed before 1970 were printed WITHOUT a copyright notice and under the law then in effect, those publications went automatically into the Public Domain. I believe this apparent "oversight" on the part of the Watchtower was likely due to the Watchtower believing their own "end of the world" hogwash.

  After approximately 1970, the Society "lawyered up" and began looking to protect their vulnerable areas - and NOTHING hurts the WTB&TS more than their old publications.

  The current copyright law was altered by Senator Sonny Bono and others in the entertainment industry to provide much longer protection (about a century, if memory serves). The WTB&TS is VERY happy to take advantage of Caesar's protection.

  Many apostates believe that information about the WTB&TS should be free, so they take advantage of the copyright law's "fair use" provision and sometimes defy the law in the interest of human freedom.
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  Fun Comparisons Redux

  by Farkel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the "star trek" comparison thread got me to rememberin' some of the other comparison topics i've done over the years.. this is for newer ones here who may like er, "punchy" comparisons.

  hope you have some fun with them.. gangs and dubs.

  al capone vs. judge rutherford".

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  If I may, I think Farkel would be OK with it:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5wNL29kdek

  The Klingon death ritual was a Klingon rite performed during, or directly following, the death of a warrior. The Ritual involved opening and staring into the eyes of the dying individual, then bellowing loudly at the sky. The latter served as a warning to the dead (presumably in Sto-vo-kor): "Beware, a Klingon warrior is about to arrive". Once the Ritual was completed, the body was unceremoniously discarded. It was considered to be "only an empty shell" which should be treated as such. (TNG: "Heart of Glory")
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  Science Fiction fan? Help please..

  by Xanthippe in

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  2. friends

  does anyone remember a story about humans visiting a planet where they had fruit that smelt so delicious that it was almost impossible to resist but if you did eat it, it changed you genetically into a different species that i think was immortal.

  seem to remember something about the 'victim' losing their human face and a sort of beak would form.

  sound familiar to anyone?.

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  Impressive, AnneB, most impressive.
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  does anyone know where this pic is from?

  by wallsofjericho in

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  i am looking for a better image, i think this is partially cropped.

  but i have no idea what publication it is from.

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  L3G, yes, you are confusing famous Watchtower nutcases. The nutcase you are thinking of is C. J. Woodworth, the Demon Possessed editor of the Golden Age magazine, who wrote things like "We do well to bear in mind that among the drugs, serums, vaccines, surgical operations, etc., of the medical profession, there is nothing of value save an occasional surgical proceedure. Their so-called "science" grew out of Egyptian black magic and has not lost its demonological character.... we shall be in a sad plight when we place the welfare of the race in their hands." and "The Journal of the A. M. A. is the vilest sheet that passes the United States mail.... Nothing new and useful in theraputics escapes its unqualified condemnation. Its attacks are generally ad hominem. Its editorial columns are largely devoted to character assasination.... Its editor [Morris Fishbein] is of the type of Jew that crucified Jesus Christ."

  W. E. van A. was one of the WTB&TS most precious relics, donating his self-respect to the Society's service through the reigns of Russell, Rutherford, and Knorr. At International assemblies they would soak him in tanna-leaf-tea and present his mummified self as the image of loyalty.

  See my reprints of The Way to Paradise and A Bible for the Scientist for more information about WEVA (Amazon).
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  does anyone know where this pic is from?

  by wallsofjericho in

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  i am looking for a better image, i think this is partially cropped.

  but i have no idea what publication it is from.

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  Looking at the art in the brochure, I have to say I'll bet the artist is one HELL of a window-washer!

  Blondie, my guess is that the women shown in the illo are either "anonymous Bethel chambermaid" or Greenlees & Chitty.

  Wallsofjericho, I agree with you. The person shown is the famous Watchtower spineless prop W. E. van Amburgh, who traded his integrity for room & board.