Posts by Captain Obvious

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So...What Are YOU Doing Tonight?

by minimus in

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i think i'll go to my favorite`watering hole and help "celebrate" tonight's festivities.. what are you doing this evening?.

anyone going to the "lord's evening meal"?.

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Captain Obvious

I'll be going to the Khall. Alone... Probably smelling of this tasty bottle of Quails Gate Gewürztraminer I have beside me... Lol.

Wifey (jw) just left for a night shift, couldn't get the night off. Our friends were telling her to call in sick or threaten to quit! Wifey thinks that is foolish. I really did hope she would be able to come, we don't need more het from the elduhs at the moment. Oh well. It would be different if I were to skip it... They would be knocking down my door right away!

Still impressed that she chose work over memorial... She's feeling guilty. I tried to make her feel better by telling her that for a few years after 1935 when the 2 class thing started, the "other sheep" didn't even attend... I got as far as telling her its all wrong scripturally before she cut me off. We'll see which of these seeds sprouts!

I've already got her wheels turning by making her think about why there's no flood-borne sediment layer between the top soil and the 100 million year old ancient sea floor we live on. Even brought her home some fossils to prove it! One seed at a time....... But I digress..

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warped logic from the memorial talk

by why144000 in

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speaker said we should not partake because when jesus arrives he will take the remnat to heaven and the memorial will be no more.

just as we will not partake then (because the memorial will not exist) it is only logical that we will not partake now.

warped logic at its finest!.

Captain Obvious

Good point outlaw!

Even Jesus said he would partake in the kingdom.

24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

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slavenomore

by Slavenomore in

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leaving the org was not a doctrinal choice for me as it was for many on this board.

i left mentally because of the boredom and then i physically left by being dfd.

i have been reading here for about a month or so and now i know i made the right decision.

Captain Obvious

WELCOME! Always good to have another ex-Elduh on the board.

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warped logic from the memorial talk

by why144000 in

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speaker said we should not partake because when jesus arrives he will take the remnat to heaven and the memorial will be no more.

just as we will not partake then (because the memorial will not exist) it is only logical that we will not partake now.

warped logic at its finest!.

Captain Obvious

Huh?? Methinks the elduh will get a talking to by the body at some point... They wouldn't want to be spreading man's doctrines now would they!

AFAIK the Bible Students still partook even after their false prophecy personal expectations of being zapped up to heaven in 1914 proved wrong.

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Shocking Email from a Dear Friend who is No Longer a JW

by rubadubdub in

i received this email tonight from a dear, dear friend who i believed had died.

she was in very bad shape when i last spoke with her over a year ago.. "i'll make this short in case it is not functioning.

besides i'm not sure whether it is alright for you to read it or not.

Captain Obvious

Aunt Connie: Don't ever change! If you are what you say you are, then it is very telling that the only ones you can be yourself with is apostates! You're rude, opinionated and outspoken... And we love you for it!

Rub: I think most of us have regular daydreams about some of our friends doing exactly what your friend has! That's so exciting! Help her along, then introduce her to us! She'll make a nice addition to the JWN family. Although once she reads Steve Hassan's books and JWfacts, she'll be good and ready to join the forum.

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Another great JW parody thread

by Barrold Bonds in

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friends

from the guys who brought us the asl masturbation mash-ups and some other good jw photoshops, here's another great thread in the making.

this time it's a parody of the memorial invitations.

the forums is public so you shouldn't have to login to see it.. .

Captain Obvious

Maybe you could repost them on here?

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Emailed Elder Telling Him The Memorial Date Is Wrong

by alecholmesthedetective in

right, so that was hours ago, so i'm waiting for the replyi'll keep you posted.. the elders have been trying to invite me for the memorial, and the email in question basically said.... .

i d like to remind you about the memorial.

it will be held tomorrow, tuesday the 26th at 8:45 pm in our kingdom hall.hope to see you with us remembering the most important day of this year.i replied...hi brother elder,.

Captain Obvious

I'm sure you can expect your JC notice shortly.

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What is your religious belief now?

by jwfacts in

i have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.

as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.

this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .

Captain Obvious

Upon breaking from the mind control, learning the actual Christian message was exciting! Sooner or later that pesky logic creeped into those beliefs as well.... There were still so many problems!Flawed logic... Not to mention, a depper study of the bible revealed more and more inconsistencies. A supreme deity should be able to leave us a book that isn't written in riddles. One that doesnt require the reader to overlook so many atrocities, or see uncomfortable things as "symbolic."

I then begged God to prove himself to me. Prove it! prove ANYTHING supernatural at all, and I might be able to swallow the whole thing.

A study of Earth and life's origins sealed the deal for me.

There almost certainly is no God. If I want to see a "god," I see it in humanity and it's ability to improve as a whole over time. One could hardly see that as a god though.

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I saw dead people

by thecrushed in

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it has been a year now since the big breakdown in which i lost my belief system and almost lost my marriage too.

i now look back and realize how close i came to completely losing my mind.

all the evidence proves to me beyond a shadow of any possible doubt that i have been raised in a cult and that every single decision or indecision has been directly influenced from this fanatical belief system.

Captain Obvious

Awesome post! I'm glad to hear you're doing well. PM me sometime.

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How long did you keep rooting for Walter White?

by slimboyfat in

isn't this guy like the greatest anti-hero of all time?.

as the series wears on it is getting more and more difficult to sympathise with the guy.

but i must admit i stuck with him pretty far.

Captain Obvious

Awesome acting by Brian Cranston. He changes and grows the character as time goes on. I'll admit, they almost lost me after the fly episode. Seriously... He chased that damn fly around the lab for almost the whole episode?!? What a waste of film. Other than that.. Awesome. I am finding it hard to sympathize now. He's become so cold. After they shot that kid Jesse was all broken up, Walt just shook it off.