Posts by Ucantnome

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American Rantings About World Cup Soccer (Football)

by RubaDub in

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i try ... i really try to watch football (soccer) ... it's world cup time ... i really do try.. i just don't get it ... i really don't.. yes, it's a world-wide sport.

in most countries it is the number 1 or number 2 sport ... no doubt about it.

it's maybe number 5 in the usa for professional sports.. from an american's perspective (i think i speak for many), we just wonder if these guys actually have testicles.

Ucantnome

best game i ever watched (on TV) was the chargers dolphin playoff game in 1982. I was a chargers fan.

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If a Nuclear War Was to Start would you start praying again

by cassuk11 in

i would be interested to know if the announcement came of an immenent nuclear war would you start praying or get drunk etc etc..

American Rantings About World Cup Soccer (Football)

by RubaDub in

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i try ... i really try to watch football (soccer) ... it's world cup time ... i really do try.. i just don't get it ... i really don't.. yes, it's a world-wide sport.

in most countries it is the number 1 or number 2 sport ... no doubt about it.

it's maybe number 5 in the usa for professional sports.. from an american's perspective (i think i speak for many), we just wonder if these guys actually have testicles.

i prefer baseball and american football. i've attended many baseball games and a few american football games and basketball. used to go to the san diego sockers games a lot, preferred the indoor game.

i'll watch england play but nothing else probably the final.

best baseball games were sunday afternoon instead of the meeting

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ONE REASON

by snare&racket in

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out of interest, and to formulate a cordial chat, would you give your top one reason for your belief or non belief?.

my foremost 'one reason' for non belief is:.

the historical evidence that provides an explination and timeline for how the modern religious doctrine's and dogma developed over time.. .

Ucantnome

We had supernatural experiences

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How would you define RELIGION, and why?

by Fernando in

"judge" rutherford defined or classified all religion as "a snare and a racket" in his books "religion" and "enemies".. after rutherford's death in 1942, his protege, watchtower vice president, and aclu darling, hayden c. covington, in the early 1950's, for reasons of legal expedience and supremacist aspirations, suddenly converted the watchtower into a religion.. this was done alongside one of the most audacious, spurious and longstanding swindles of the us legal system.

this involved twisting philippians 1:7 and misrepresenting the watchtower's true nature, objectives and activities.. .

this meant that it became necessary for the watchtower to suddenly reclassify and redefine religion (w51 1/15 p. 43 new legal booklet well named; w51 8/15 p. 511 questions from readers; yb75 p. 161 part 2 "for gladys bolton...").. two new watchtower classifications were suddenly created: "true religion" and "false religion".. now "true religion" meant "true beliefs" whilst "belief" in ever changing watchtower doctrine was equated with the one "faith" of scripture.. all this while the watchtower increasingly and maliciously truncated, obfuscated and hid the liberating full "good news" (or unabridged gospel) of scripture, which it lyingly claimed (in court) that it was actually "defending and legally establishing".. how would you have defined religion before learning ttatt?.

Ucantnome

I think about 84 percent of the world population identify with a religion

i would think its a something people need

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How would you define RELIGION, and why?

by Fernando in

"judge" rutherford defined or classified all religion as "a snare and a racket" in his books "religion" and "enemies".. after rutherford's death in 1942, his protege, watchtower vice president, and aclu darling, hayden c. covington, in the early 1950's, for reasons of legal expedience and supremacist aspirations, suddenly converted the watchtower into a religion.. this was done alongside one of the most audacious, spurious and longstanding swindles of the us legal system.

this involved twisting philippians 1:7 and misrepresenting the watchtower's true nature, objectives and activities.. .

this meant that it became necessary for the watchtower to suddenly reclassify and redefine religion (w51 1/15 p. 43 new legal booklet well named; w51 8/15 p. 511 questions from readers; yb75 p. 161 part 2 "for gladys bolton...").. two new watchtower classifications were suddenly created: "true religion" and "false religion".. now "true religion" meant "true beliefs" whilst "belief" in ever changing watchtower doctrine was equated with the one "faith" of scripture.. all this while the watchtower increasingly and maliciously truncated, obfuscated and hid the liberating full "good news" (or unabridged gospel) of scripture, which it lyingly claimed (in court) that it was actually "defending and legally establishing".. how would you have defined religion before learning ttatt?.

Ucantnome

Now. set of beliefs involving a god with rituals.

then. I didn't

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Were you 100% in?

by pontoon in

i was baptized in 1968. last meeting 2010. i have to say i was never 100% in.

there were times i absolutely believed, but i never really gave it my all.

never liked service, assemblies, meetings.

Ucantnome

I was 100 % witness but had no desire for privileges

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What is your biggest gripe with the WT and it's teachings?

by FL_Panthers in

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as the title says, please list what you find annoying with the organization..

Ucantnome

i left because i could not support some of the views regarding 1914 and could not therefore engage in the preaching work therefore no longer a witness and who will survive armageddon i have difficulty with this.

1975 i have no problem with the fact that the end did not come in or before that year, only with the attitude of some regarding what was said and who was responsible for it.

Baptism, and understanding of the resurrection, Jesus.

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In your memory, what was the nicest day you had out in field service?

by LoisLane looking for Superman in

for me, that happy day was in morro bay, calif. it was the fall, oct 1958 or 9. gorgeous weather.

the sun was shining and the wind was coming off of the ocean.. at that time, morro bay was unassigned territory.. talesin on another thread was talking about a lovely day she had, going with her grandfather, talking with a mr languages.

lol.

Ucantnome

Wednesdays. Just before i became a pioneer and through the time I was pioneering. Wednesdays were always our long day working through the evening. The earlier Wednesdays were the best. We had no car and relied on buses and walking and the brothers were very helpful. Afternoons were all studies. We were in a city and a lot of poorer people. There was a great hotdog place we often got lunch and on the walks to studies would stop in the record shops. One study had this large fish tank that you wouldn't think anything lived in. It was so cloudy. Then a large shadow would swim by near the glass and disappear again and the lady was old and would often fall asleep for a while. So we would just wait. It was stifling hot in there as well with no air conditioning. The last study of the afternoon the lady always gave us dinner. The study was with her son. Some afternoons we done street witnessing as well which i surprising quite enjoyed,it was easy In the evening we meet with the brothers and go on return visits which was often fun.

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Question for believers in the Bible/God

by not bitter in

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my question basically is - why believe?.

now as a non believer i find it hard to understand how anyone in their right mind can believe in the supernatural and more to the point, live their lives according to an old book.

not just christians obviously.. my intention is not to offend people.

Ucantnome

the bible tells me about Christ and gives comfort on the dark days