Posts by Nathan Natas

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meditation now OK
by tottenkopf in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i see ken flodine spelling saying in the new zoom assembly that you should meditate.

when i was in the cult that was a huge no no.

it was called blanking your mind and the demons could take control.
Nathan Natas

I'm an old-timer, and to me this is stunning (which is probably also un-approved).
What's next in the re-shaping of "authentic Christianity"?
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What was Jesus "anointed" as?
by Doug Mason in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it is illogical to say that “jesus was anointed as christ”.

that’s like saying that “jesus was anointed as anointed”.

the question that needs to be asked is: “what was jesus anointed as?”.
Nathan Natas

Wasn't he a Baseball Commissioner?
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Love letter to Simon
by Nathan Natas in
1. forum
2. suggestions
my dear, dear simon,.

it is with a heavy heart that i approach your throne today.. i fear i have become aware of a minor boo-boo on the site.

remember, we must be perfect just as our lard is perfuct.. the problemo esta dis: .
Nathan Natas

My Dear, Dear Simon,
It is with a heavy heart that I approach your throne today.
I fear I have become aware of a minor boo-boo on the site. Remember, we must be PERFECT just as our LARD is PERFUCT.
The problemo esta dis:
If I click on
"see topics posted on"
What I get is
"Topics Started by Nathan Natas"
which causes me to spin, wobble, and fall out of my chair.
Don't make me spin, wobble, and fall out of my chair.
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Jesus Believed In Adam and Eve
by Parker in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm new to the forum.

i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.

i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.
Nathan Natas

GodBeliever, you pick and choose whatever you want.
Why not add an idea or two from Herbert W. Armstrong or L. Ron Hubbard to your platypus theology?
...and if you "don't want to offend anyone," then you are the Cowardly Lion of Christianity. Boo!
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How will Watchtower spin the UN ending within 11 years?
by was a new boy in
1. social
2. current
'according to our models, the united nations, as we know it, will come to an end by 2031 following the old league of nations.

' - martin armstrong.

https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/qa/the-fall-of-the-united-nations/.
Nathan Natas

I hope Martin Armstrong proves to be correct.
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Jesus Believed In Adam and Eve
by Parker in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm new to the forum.

i'm an ex-jw who actually faded from jws.

i'm here to drop by every once in a while to ask a question or two.
Nathan Natas

Of course he did.
The poor boy lived 2,000 years ago. Only 100 years ago, modern "learned" men believed the same thing.
Jesus was as much a victim of his culture as those "learned" men were.
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When did WT lose the spirit?
by Smiles in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at what time would you say that the watch tower schema lost the spirit?.

like the ancient nation of israel which struggled maintaining divine blessing due to a long series of grave errors that eventually culminated in definitive loss... how and when did watch tower lose the spirit?.

can we pinpoint a time or event?.
Nathan Natas

I don't think they've lost the spirit. They may have run a bit low, but we have video of Tightpants Tony stocking up at a liquor store in New Jersey.
They are FILLED with the "spirit"," as was "The Judge" before them!
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Where Is BLONDIE?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i might have missed this but blondie was always one of the best posters here.

her analysis and commentary was spot on.. is everything ok with her?

.
Nathan Natas

Maybe she changed her hair color? It IS a woman's prerogative...
Let us know you're OK, girl! We love you!
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Your worst convention experience.
by zeb in
1. jw
2. experiences
by a split second rescuing our handicapped son from being pushed down the stairs by a flood of sisters rushing out to see as the drama had started.. the main offender being a special pioneer..
Nathan Natas

I LOVED working at the assemblies back in the 1960s! (Yes, we could do that back then - volunteering for the various food services (from meat-cutting to cooking to serving to cleaup) In short order I figured out that the PRIMO - ABSOLUTE BEST - volunteer position was NIGHT WATCHMAN. Why? Because you had to be awake ALL NIGHT, which meant you slept during the assembly sessions.
I lived in New York City, and one year - might have been 1977 - our district or regional assembly was in Washington D. C. in a sports arena that was about six city blocks from the White House. It was summer. It was hot. It was humid. We (night crew) were not given access to the showers in the arena until 3 hot humid days had gone by and all of us profusely sweating young men smelled like excellent cave-aged French cheeses! We were RIPE! Our loving daytime Brothers & Sisters would stare at us when we passed because our aromas were intense! When the assembly elders finally got permission from the arena managers for us to use a shower facilities, I took my "inner garments" and threw them in the garbage!
I avoided most of that assembly, AND I was admired as "spiritual" for being willing to volunteer to advance Kingdom interests! What a laugh!
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Theocratic Warfare: Thinking Out Loud About "Truth", "Lies" and "Characterization"
by gubberningbody in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
entities, like the gb don't exist.

people do.

entities don't make decisions.
Nathan Natas

In occultism there is the idea of a "group entity" made of the combined wills of the individual group members.
The idea is baseless baloney, but I'd thought I'd drop it on the floor to see who steps in it.