Posts by ctrwtf

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The Confederate Flag

by Simon in

the latest controversy over the confederate flag just sums up to me the state of dysfunction that exists in american society.. in summary: a white supremacist nutter shoots 9 black people dead in a church.

he's clearly inspired by the messages of others which the confederate flag is often a symbol of.. it seems like a no-brainer to remove it.

not only isn't it removed, it isn't even lowered at all as a mark of respect.. and of course now there are the people who want to defend their right to have it.

ctrwtf

While I agree with Simon that the confederate flag needs to be put into a museum and has no place flying over govt. buildings, I also see the current debate as symbolism over substance. Removing the flag from American consciousness is not going to end the plague of racism. Removing it may be a start, but certainly not the end of racism in America or abroad.

We have an African American President, African Americans make huge contributions to American society in science, education and the arts. Yet statistics show that as a class African Americans are poorer, less educated and more discriminated against than their white counterparts.. It's time that we as a nation come to grips with the fact that while we'd like to think that racism is a thing of the past, it's just simply not true. Racism is alive and well in America.

What we need to be asking is how are we going to make substantive changes to achieve a truly color blind society.

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Father's day approaching, can we get some respect.

by James Mixon in

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father's day got its start in unlikely spot.. commentary robert rector.

moms have been worshipped since time immemorial.

dad not so much.. to hear tell, the first father's day was held in spokane, wash., in 1910.. the suggestion of a father's day was often met with laughter, but when.

ctrwtf

I'm working on Father's Day

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Blood Transfusion Options for Parents

by ctrwtf in

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i didn't want to hijack the anderson's informative thread below, so i thought i'd post something i've been thinking about for quite awhile now, regarding children and blood transfusions.. even the bloodthirsty god the wits worship probably wouldn't hold it against a child if their legal guardian forced them to have a blood transfusion.

legally, morally, even cognitively children especially as young as the tyke in the story referenced cannot make decisions for themselves.

so this story, and many others, is not about the child's will but rather the parents will.

ctrwtf

I didn't want to hijack the Anderson's informative thread below, so I thought I'd post something I've been thinking about for quite awhile now, regarding children and blood transfusions.

Even the bloodthirsty god the Wits worship probably wouldn't hold it against a child if their legal guardian forced them to have a blood transfusion. Legally, morally, even cognitively children especially as young as the tyke in the story referenced cannot make decisions for themselves.

So this story, and many others, is not about the child's will but rather the parents will. Personally, I decided from the time my first child was born, if he/she needed blood they would get it on my authority. What's the worst that could happen to me? DA'd? So what? After a few years and a few "wow I'm really sorry brothers, I was under duress" I'd be back in the fold. I'd even take the heat for the missus.

As for my eternal future? Hey, Jesus died so that others may live. I'm just following his example.

Do these moronic parents even think about their options? Wait a minute, I know the answer to my own question.

As Oubliette would write, "It's a cult!"

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Big Logical Problem for New JW Beliefs

by FusionTheism in

there is a huge logical problem for the newer jw doctrines and beliefs:.

watchtower, august 1, 2010, page 22:.

so although jehovah does not promise that every individual will receive exactly the same opportunity, he does make sure that an opportunity is held out to all honesthearted ones.

ctrwtf

Please. Where in any publication is it written that anyone not dedicated and baptized and putting in 15 hours a month is going to survive the big A?

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Are Jehovah’s Witnesses losing the War on Apostates

by Watchtower-Free in

found this.

http://jwalumni.org/2015/06/08/who-are-jehovahs-witnesses-september-watchtower/.

by misha anouk on 8. june 2015 in news

ctrwtf

Can you imagine the NY Times writing an article that asks its readers just to accept what is written?

Unbelievable arrogance.

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Jehovah's Witnesses 2015 Regional Convention Saturday PM experience parents shunning children

by Watchtower-Free in

clip 3 minutes long.

ron and brenda sutton ................warwick 3 children

it was the missed association with family that brought them back.

ctrwtf

These two couldn't possibly have a ninth grade education between the two of them. The lady, while professing vast bible knowledge can't quote Proverbs without reading it off a card. No doubt their intelligence is on par with their fashion sense.

The whole experience was about them. I,I,I, me, me, me. What about their devastated child? I sincerely hope these two rubes are treated with the same conditional love when they are booted out of bethel after the org is through using them. What's that mom? You need some help? What I have is corbin.

Just vomit inducing.

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Apost8News: "Return to Jehovah" Official Literature Release Video - 2015 Convention Lowlight

by cappytan in

again, thanks to wifibandit and pixel for their work behind the scenes.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwzviu3jfko.

ctrwtf

"Do you ever reminisce about the good times you had with Jehovah's people? An encouraging congregation meeting? Thrilling convention? A delightful experience in the ministry? Or, simply a pleasant conversation with a fellow believer?

Uhhh..............No I don't

I guess I'm hopeless

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Hierarchy of Needs Revelation

by freemindfade in

in my quest to always understand why jws get so f%$@ed up (yes oubliette, lets review lol) i discovered something today.

in speaking with one of my fellow heathen friends from this site i was talking about maslov's hierarchy of needs in an unrelated subject but i had an epiphany.

witnesses are held at the third level and never make it to the oh so critical top two sections.

ctrwtf

I think you're being generous to assume they made it to the third level.....

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So I decided to do it.

by WasOnceBlind in

ok, so i went ahead and got a tattoo.

well more than a tattoo, it is a half sleeve.

my parents haven't seen it, thanks to the chilly weather i've been wearing a sweater around them.

ctrwtf

So about six months ago I got a large tatt on my shoulder to commemorate what is most important in my life and to celebrate my celtic roots. It was and is a very liberating feeling to make a statement about what you've left behind and what is most important to you now and in the future.

I used to think that people with tatts were mostly poor and not so intelligent. Maybe even dangerous. There's the old judgmental high horse that the wits are good at riding. The truth is I know more than a few MD's with tatts, as well as people across the socio-economic spectrum. Most are really kind and thoughtful good friends.

Cheers to you WasOnce, remember tattoos are like Lays potato chips. No one can get just one. I've already got my next planned.

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Updated Chronological Timeline of the Great Tribulation -- after the New Light from July Watchtower

by FusionTheism in

the july 15, 2015 study watchtower article entitled "your deliverance is getting near", along with the jw broadcasting video entitled "gerrit losch: fortified by "the prophetic word," and chapter 21 of the god's kingdom rules!

book presented a large amount of new light or clarified understanding of the events of the great tribulation.. here i am presenting it in chronological order -- this is the governing body's updated chronological order of events for the time right before the great tribulation through armageddon:.

the final sealing of the anointed occurs just prior to the outbreak of the tribulation.

ctrwtf

Where is the part about the billions and billions slaughtered by a bloodthirsty vengeful god?