I'm surprised they didn't offer to drop the charges in exchange for starting a Bible study with him.
NeonMadman
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Steal a Jehovah's Witness Lawnmower....go to jail. Will JWs try to convert him in prison ?
by Balaamsass inman indicted on stealing mower from jehovah's witnesses.
the man was sentenced to seven years after he pleaded guilty to stealing a mower from new life covenant church.. by joe scottemail the author5:55 am email print comment </form> back to article new embed|share jeremy humphries, 2, was indicted on second-degree burglary and felony theft charges.
a st. charles county grand jury said there was enough evidence to try humphries for breaking in and stealing a lawn mower and other lawn care equipment from the st. peters congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
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Anyone from New Hampshire? Do JWs object to the license plate??
by Chaserious ini happened to come across this case today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wooley_v._maynard.
"george maynard and his wife, followers of the jehovah's witnesses faith, viewed the motto as repugnant to their moral, religious, and political beliefs, and for this reason they covered up the motto [live free or die] on the license plates of their jointly owned family automobiles.".
it appears this guy kept getting fined by the local cops for covering up the license plate motto!
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NeonMadman
I remember hearing about the case back in the 1970s. I was living in Massachusetts at the time and had quite a few friends from New Hampshire. No, this wasn't official WT policy. In fact, the way I heard it was that the guy was disfellowshipped. Basically, the story as it came to me was that he was an off-the-wall nutjob who did things like this, took stuff to extremes. I knew plenty of JWs from New Hampshire, and none of them covered their license plates. Whack-a-doodle indeed.
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So, I had a thought about wicked spirits lately...
by sd-7 inthe whole reason i even got dragged into this jw stuff, and we didn't just become somebody's return visit they never came back on, is because my mom claimed that the demons were talking to her.
they told her that the jws knew the truth about them, so she called the local kingdom hall.
bible study was started, and that was that.
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NeonMadman
The whole reason I even got dragged into this JW stuff, and we didn't just become somebody's return visit they never came back on, is because my mom claimed that the demons were talking to her. They told her that the JWs knew the truth about them, so she called the local Kingdom Hall.
Ummm, yeah, because you should always believe what the demons tell you. Sounds like the demons wanted her to become a JW. Personally, if a demon told me to check out a certain religion because it was the one with the truth, I think I'd be just the least bit skeptical about that.
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Obtaining publications
by goddidit inwhat would be the easiest, cheapest way to obtain jw publications, even hardbacks?.
they don't come to my door so often.
what if i visit the nearest kh?.
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NeonMadman
Maybe not the nearest, if they know who you are. Try one some distance away where you are not known. It depends on what you are looking for, too. Many of us here have extensive digital and/or hard copy libraries. Try posting what you need, and we may be able to help.
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Did Jesus ever claim he had to die for our sins?
by Cagefighter inso for those that have been keeping up: i have recently become fascinated with the lost gospels as well as the history of the four cannon gospels (matthew, mark, luke, and john) and as some may say the "historical jesus".. i am fascinated by the variations in who jesus was and what he did according to different traditions and texts.
one thing that provoked me the other day is that the coptics/gnostics do not believe jesus "died for our sins".
which explains why an i have never been accosted infront of my favorite drinking hole my a glassy eyed 20 year old with a pamphlet in their hand asking if i am "saved".. so this got me thinking..... i don't recall jesus ever claiming to have to die for our sins in matthew, mark, luke or john either?
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NeonMadman
Mat 26:27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you,
Mat 26:28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
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Who have you seen in concert?
by pontoon inmy short list; lynard skynard, beach boys, carole king, yes, doobie brothers, rod stewart, ringo starr.. all star band, styx, gordon lightfoot, moody blues.
can you tell i like the older stuff?.
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NeonMadman
I'm sure I can't remember all, but here's a shot:
- Bob Dylan (about 15 times)
- Joan Baez (3 times)
- Arlo Guthrie
- Paul Simon (only once, with Dylan)
- Tom Petty & Heartbreakers (also with Dylan)
- Jewel
- Jackson Browne (twice)
- Harry Chapin (twice)
- Jimmy Buffett
- Eagles
- Bruce Springsteen
- America
- Poco
- Janis Ian (twice)
- Jesse Winchester
- Captain & Tenille
- The Grass Roots
- Danny and the Juniors (remember them?)
- Three Dog Night
- John Mellenkamp
- Willie Nelson
- Steve Earle
- Roy Orbison
- Seals & Crofts
- Neil Diamond
- Chris Tomlin
- Toby Mac
- Sixpence None the Richer
- Phil Keaggy
- Newsboys
- Probably more that didn't come to mind...
A few I haven't seen but would like to:
- Leonard Cohen
- Crosby Stills Nash and/or Young
- Simon and Garfunkel
- Amy Grant
- Bob Seger
- The Band
- Mark Knopfler
- Donovan
- Gordon Lightfoot
Would like to have seen but never will:
- Dan Fogelburg
- Townes Van Zandt
- Jim Croce
- Janis Joplin
- Dean Martin
- The Doors
- Peter, Paul and Mary (though I used to know Mary's daughter)
- The Smothers Brothers
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How many JW's would get FIRED if the WT would be paying them to preach?
by fedup in2011 preaching results:.
hours preached: 1.7b.
new baptized: 263k.
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NeonMadman
Don't forget that the 6464 hours per baptism is actually understated. Many, if not most baptisms result from sources other than the door to door preaching. Lots of baptisms are of kids who were raised as JWs. Therefore, it takes much more than 6464 hours of field service to actually generate a baptism from door to door preaching. In my experience, the majority of new Witnesses were either raised as such, or contacted through other methods, such as "informal witnessing." I think it very likely that those actually brought in through the door to door work are a minority.
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TERRY: OMG - you were jailed over alternative service? TELL
by hamsterbait ini remember an old guy in my kingdumb hell when i was little, saying one night after the book study how he had to do the two years jail.
the elders told him he couldnt do alternative service.
he was sharing his experiences of that time.
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NeonMadman
I was never drafted, but some of my JW friends were, and a few went to jail over it during the Vietnam era. From most of the stories I heard, they were sent to "country club" style minimum security prisons, usually with sizeable JW populations, and I never heard any tales of abuse or anal rape. However, that was in New England; I can't know what conditions were like everywhere, and I'd imagine there was certainly potential for such abuses in some prisons. Typically, though, draft dodgers were not sent to maximum security prisons with hardened criminals.
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NeonMadman
Wow, I just realized I never completed this thread by giving the reference (yes, I'm fighting boredom today by reading ancient threads).
The line I quoted was the opening line of "Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers" by the Firesign Theater.
Just in case anyone has been waiting 9 years for the answer.
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Dionysus/Jesus myths - Which came first?????
by everchangingworld infor those of you who have already done research on this, have you been able to find information that proves jesus was based on dionysus?
do we have proof that any of the following was written prior to 1st century: dionysus turning water into wine, born of a virgin mortal, sent by zeus to save mankind, dead and resurrected (or any of the other parallels).. note: i'm agnostic/atheist, but i'm still curious about the historical details.
was dionysus based on jesus, or is it the other way around????
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