Posts by Nathan Natas

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Ending Bible Study

by Maria Nieves in

i have been studying with jehovah's witnesses for approximately two years.

initially, i liked the studies and felt that i was growing closer to god.

however, as the studies progressed, they seemed to become increasingly negative and i did not like what i was being taught.

Nathan Natas

Maria, because you haven't been baptised, The Watchtower has no authority over you.

YOU have nothing to fear by telling your JW study-buddies "I have seen enough to conclude that you are a CULT, and I don't want anything to do with your so-called religion. Those YOU call "apostates" are correct."

IF you did that, especially the part about agreeing with "apostates," you will probably never see those people again, and it is possible your address will be avoided by JWs in the future. You might also plant a seed of doubt in the minds of you "Bible" study conductors. "What did SHE see that WE can't see?" they might ask.

But you are in charge of you, so do what you feel is best.

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Listener suggested, "You could get the JW a small gift and thank them for the studies that you have had together. Explain that you've gone as far as you are happy with and don't feel you would get anything out of studying any further. By giving a gift you allow yourself to feel less guilty and your kindness makes easier when you meet in public."

Yeah, something like a vacation home in Hawaii , for example. That would be nice. You could give them the Paradise they dream of, and they wouldn't have to wait for Jehovah's cloud of anti-matter to kill the current occupants of any Hawaiian estate!

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The phrase "one of Jehovah's Witnesses"

by Ding in

jws don't say, "i am a jehovah's witness.".

instead, they say, "i am one of jehovah's witnesses.".

what does the second way of saying it convey that the first does not?.

Nathan Natas

Ding wondered, "JWs don't say, 'I am a Jehovah's Witness.' Instead, they say, 'I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses.' What does the second way of saying it convey that the first does not? In other words, why does the organization prefer the second formulation? This isn't a teaser. I really don't know the answer."

In brief, it is because it is grammatically correct to say, "I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses." The name was derived from Isaiah 43:10, which says “You are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, “Yes, my servant whom I have chosen... So you are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, “and I am God.”

Xanthippe explained it succinctly.

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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

I was wondering... could an Internet Café be called a "Message Parlor"?

Hmmm?

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Nathan Natas And The Gas-Bags of Uranus, episode 5

by Nathan Natas in

(note: this is fiction, skippy).

walt disney spoke plainly.

"look," he said, "mickey and donald and goofy and their friends are my creations, but they are not me.

Nathan Natas

(note: this is fiction, Skippy)

Walt Disney spoke plainly.

"Look," he said, "Mickey and Donald and Goofy and their friends are MY creations, but they are not ME. I created these characters hoping to entertain people, but as someone somewhere sometime might observe, you can't (entertain) ALL of the people ALL of the time. Some will "get it" right away and climb on board so they can enjoy the ride with you, many will find my work occasionally amusing, and some - usually small talents driven primarily by envy - will declare WAR on my cartoon mouse, my cartoon duck and my cartoon of whatever Goofy is supposed to be. I mean, Pluto is a dog, right? He acts like a dog. But Goofy? Is he a refugee from the Island of Doctor Moreau, or what? I don't know; he just appeared under my pencil one day and we became friends."

Walt continued, "I remember something from a Junior High School English class long, long ago. Our teacher assigned us the task of writing a creative short story. It was Friday, and she wanted to see our work on Monday. On Monday, she collected our stories. On Tuesday she told the class that she felt MY story was the most creative, and she had me read it to the class. One kid in the class objected; he told the teacher that he felt his story was as good or BETTER than my story and that he worked on it really hard, writing it while he watched television on Saturday. His original creative short story was titled "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein."

"You meet a bunch of people like that in life. They're running as hard as they can to keep up with people who are walking past them. They like to criticize the work others have done when they have little of their own work to show. They'll talk about how they don't like Mickey's nose, or how it is a scandal that Donald isn't wearing pants. They shout "Bullshit!" anytime my characters make a point, whether it is Mickey, or Donald, or Goofy. They think I'll take their nonsense personally. I don't. Mickey and Donald are CHARACTERS I've created; they're not me. I wear pants and my nose is quite regal."

In a different place and time Nathan Natas fired up his rocket backpack and flew up to the UADNA Orbiting Space Platform to continue his efforts against stupid cults.

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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.

Nathan Natas

Yes, just like that - broad strokes lacking specificity.

It's your modus operandi.

We are ALL now immune to it.

...and I think you missed a spot over there, near the bottom.

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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.

Nathan Natas

WHICH "bullshit" specifically, BB?

You paint in very broad strokes, almost as though you had no idea what you were talking about.

It must be easy to respond with "Bullshit!" each time someone says anything. I guess it conserves essential BRAIN ENERGY. Does it? Or are you just lazy and inarticulate?

There's nothing wrong with being inarticulate. I'll bet you can wash windows better than I can.

Ciao, BB! (yes, I'm punning on The Cult)

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Nudity in the movie "Roma"

by Wonderment in

in the movie "roma," a man is shown making some martial type moves with a sword totally naked.

and the scene is not so brief, giving a clear glimpse of his private parts.

it is a very graphic scene.

Nathan Natas

Crazyguy2 asked, "And why are we talking about this on a exjw site??"

We talk about E V E R Y T H I N G here!

Be sure to check out the toast recipes thread!

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They all laughed when I insisted that the Yellowstone caldera was a threat...

by Nathan Natas in

strangely enough, jesus never warned that "there will be wars and rumors of wars, but if the yellowstone caldera blows, we're toast.".

...and jesus' composite bride through the pages of the watchtower, never suggested that deeply-dipped dubs ought to move out of the area downwind of yellowstone, lest they be transformed in the twinkling of an eye into crispy monoliths.. but up here in the uadna orbiting space platform, things are different.

we're rational.