Landy

Joined

• started 10 topics
• posted 1,320 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Landy

• 
  43

  Evolution is a Fact #34 - Hiccups and Tadpoles

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hiccups are a weird phenomena.

  they are a combination of two involuntary actions - firstly a rapid inhalation of breath followed 35 milliseconds later by the glottis at the back of the throat suddenly closing off our airway.. our normal breathing is controlled by a "central pattern generator" in a small region of the brain stem close to the boundary with the spinal cord.

  a signal is sent along the vagus and phrenic nerves resulting in a rhythmic contraction of muscles in chest, diaphragm and throat.. these nerves branch off right at the top of the spinal cord and follow a convoluted path through the chest cavity.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  I am convinced that we are being deceived about the shape of the earth. NASA appears to be making a lot of lies which go on and on. But getting back to the point. There is much evidence to prove the earth is not a sphere. That the sun and moon are much closer to earth and that it is the sun that rotates around the earth. Also remember the biblical passage where God made the sun stand still in the sky/firmament so that Joshua could defeat his enemies.

  You sir, have a head full of marbles.

  But do carry on, this could be entertaining.

  
  
• 
  17

  I need food for thought..

  by raven in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi friends,it has been 20 years that i've slaved for the wt and through out the past couple of years i could feel myself fighting an urge to accept that something was not right.

  i fought it off for so long only for it to resurface frequently throughout my years of pioneering, assembly/convention parts, & speaking with people about the "truth", slaving and giving to try to be a "spiritual person" but in reality i was not spiritual because spirituality (according to the org) is doing all of the things they want you to do.

  which then will label you as spiritual... no !!!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  Only you can decide what's right and wrong for you.

  You will get a lot of views on here and they will be diametrically opposed to those you get in tne KH.

  Only advice i can give is that if it doesn't 'feel' right now, tnen it's unlikely to 'feel' right in ten years time.

  And by then you'll be ten years older.
• 
  22

  What do Muslims Really Think - UK Documentary

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  channel 4 have commissioned a study into attitudes among british muslims.. the documentary starts in an hour from now at 10pm.

  if you watch it live or on 4od please share your thoughts.. unlike many other surveys of muslim opinion, which have predominantly been done by phone or online, icm used face-to-face, in-home research to question a representative sample of 1,000 muslims across great britain.

  icm also used a “control sample” to compare what british muslims thought with the rest of the british population.. at the top-line level, the survey suggests that a mainstream british muslim majority have similar values and attitudes to the wider british public on issues such as support for british institutions and a feeling of belonging to britain.. but looking deeper into the results, a chasm develops between those muslims surveyed and the wider population on attitudes to liberal values on issues such as gender equality, homosexuality and issues relating to freedom of expression.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  Not seen the documentary, might try to get it on catch up, but I'm a little suspicious.

  i'd like to know the age demographics of those surveyed. I think a lot of older muslims (as would older christians) would have a much less tolerant viewpoint on gender, homosexuality and freedom of expression

  Younger uk based muslins are likely to be a lot better integrated and tolerant.
• 
  23

  Drifting what i've feared has started already...

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  im in the process of drifting out.

  my entire family are jw's.

  my wife and her family are too.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  Please bear in mind that you don't owe the witnesses any explanation. Your doubts and thoughts are best kept to yourself in case you get labelled an apostate. Avoid any conversations with the elders. Just stop doing the things you donlt want to do. The best way to exit is by being 'spiritually weak' and fade away. Good luck.
  
• 
  40

  The two elders threaten my sister again

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  as i reported here in this forum, some time ago, my sister was constantly harried by two elders so as to be submitted to a judiciary committee for apostasy.

  these two elders were constantly hounding her in the street when she walks to go to her job.

  so she had to send them a notary letter in which she wrote that she would attend the judiciary committee only with her attorney.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  If they have 'evidence' of apostasy, then any restraining orders, contacting the police, lawyer's letters etc will only confirm their view and she will probably be df'd in her absence.

  If they are convening a committee and she's desperate not to get df'd then the only realistic option is to attend, deny everything and be 'spiritually weak'.
• 
  40

  Politically Correct Wasteland

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

  i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

  telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  But the Nattering Nannies of Niceties won't have it any other way it seems.

  Liked for the use of words alone. :)

  
  
  
• 
  46

  The real reason Chelmsford hasn't been stopped

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven't seen this mentioned yet.

  last year in the uk, shortly after the money grab that everyone had, we had a video and letter (both probably still available from atlantis) appealing for money for the new bethel and slips were handed out etc.

  this means that most uk congregations are sending a regular donation specifically for the chelmsford build.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  The global preaching work will not stop even thought the governments will try.

  If you thnk the UK government has cabinet meetings discussing the perils of a couple of people wandering round waving watchtowers then you maybe need to think again.
• 
  40

  Politically Correct Wasteland

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was a comment i made from another post, but i would like to hear some people discuss this.

  i know the social justice warriors will scream i'm some sort of trump supporter for what i say even though i don't agree with his ideas and no i am not voting for him... i accept this is a go to for them.. i think we have fallen into a pc vacuum.. criticizing someones religion = racism!.

  telling someone to not be so sensitive = misogyny!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  Stay out of topics you don't agree with and ask that people stay out of yours if they don't agree with you.

  Mmmm, have you been using the internet long? ;)
  
• 
  46

  The real reason Chelmsford hasn't been stopped

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven't seen this mentioned yet.

  last year in the uk, shortly after the money grab that everyone had, we had a video and letter (both probably still available from atlantis) appealing for money for the new bethel and slips were handed out etc.

  this means that most uk congregations are sending a regular donation specifically for the chelmsford build.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  The global preaching work will not stop even thought the governments will try.
  I suspect there are going to be secret bunkers in many Bethels around the world, that is why most are moving away from cities and in the countries.

  No, they're relocating from the city because they've realised they can release a lot of equity by selling expensive city property/land and relocating and rebuilding in a much cheaper area.

  Nothing to do with underground bunkers!
  
• 
  57

  Despite a 'number' of similar projects being pulled, the Chelmsford Project will continue...

  by NeverKnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this article suggests that there are projects being halted, but chelmsford isn't one of them.

  can someone from the uk tell me if this article was written by a reputable and known publisher?

  plans for huge jehovah's witnesses hq continues.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Landy

  I remember on one of the builds, a brother got caught sticking his finger up another brothers bum.

  It wasn't my proudest moment, I'll admit. :(