Posts by silentbuddha

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My Update

by James Jack in

i just turned 62 and celebrated my first birthday at a local restaurant.

nothing exotic, just draft beer and a burger.

i've been using my spare time to make my community a better place to visit.

silentbuddha

James Jack if I remember correctly we use to live near each other in the FL. Congrats on the big moves! Enjoy everything you achieve moving forward.

In regards to the not saving, don't feel you were the only one. My parents both did the same thing. Uprooted our family in the 1960's and moved to where the need was great. So diehard my dad quit his union job, refused any military benefits and worked for near minimum wage for years until he realized 75 was not the end.

Many people firmly believed and made those decisions. Best thing to do is move forward with job bro!!!

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Governing Body; Villians or just Deluded?

by pistolpete in

are you sometimes dumbfounded at the direction the governing body takes?.

thousands of documents proving 607 bce is wrong, yet the gb sticks to the date, why?.

the generation that would not die, yet they continue by introducing an overlapping generation.. disfellowshipping at a time when everyone is leaving, not a good idea, yet they continue to disfellowship.. here is a video that addresses these questions.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbgeqhp9o9i.

silentbuddha

They believe what they espouse and they are truly no different than most other people who become religious zealots for one reason or another. Some of them are very haughty and strike me as the CEO types and they have that same personality.

I will never forget when I was at Bethel and it was the day that the "apostates" protested outside yelling etc...

Brother Sydlik previously had been harrassed on the street by them the previous year. It was time for lunch and the street was lined with folks with signs screaming etc and a few of us new boys asked Sydlik if we can walk with him from 124 to the Factory where he was going to eat. He says, "I'll be fine guys. If someone attacks me or tries to hurt me, I hope they finish the job because my body is weary, and I want to go home to my father..."

The man believed what he was saying. They really think they are going to heaven, just like every other religious person I know, he just thinks he has a special spot.

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Anyone know a link to the leaked music video the cult is so upset about?

by mickbobcat in

i have been hearing the cult is upset that this video leaked and is trying to remove it off the net.

lol are they really that stupid?

but if anyone has a link to the video i would love to see it.

silentbuddha

This ..... blew.... my.... mind... always my favorite song

Then what about when the washtowel blatantly ripped off Vangelis' song Chariots of Fire (recorded in 1981, a big hit in early spring 1982) for its Kingdumb Malady 42 (released in July 1984, probably recorded and written in late 1983 or early 1984)?

21

Jewish Hatred Is Nothing New

by minimus in

jw
friends

jews have been vilified for centuries!

they were nomads looking for the promised land.

they have been nearly exterminated and yet they are still in the middle east as well as a brotherhood throughout the world.

silentbuddha

The world doesn't speak up for the rights of jews????

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Research question

by JeffT in

i'm doing a little background research for a novel.

what is the craziest thing you heard a witness say was demonized, and what did they do about it?.

silentbuddha

I remember the smurf story all the way back to the late eighties early 90s....

Ooooooor

The Doberman pinscher that the owner let loose and it ran up to bite the elder and just before it got to him it was wrestled to the ground by an invisible force... supposedly an angel and when let loose it ran back inside in fear.

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Research question

by JeffT in

i'm doing a little background research for a novel.

what is the craziest thing you heard a witness say was demonized, and what did they do about it?.

silentbuddha

A young JW kid brought how a Bruce Lee drawing from school that was given to him by a Loatian kid. That night the kid went to sleep and had bad dreams and said he woke up and couldn't move. He told his mother what had happened that night and she asked if took anything from anyone. He told her about the picture and she called the elders to co.e over.

Instead of just throwing it away, she called the elders to come over for direction on what to do. They counseled her and the boy demonstrating the demons can use any medium to enter your home and attack you.

They proceeded to take the drawing outside and burn it in a jar, run water in the jar and then pour the ashes into a sewer grate. Wrap the jar in a plastic bag, break it, and then throw it in the trash.

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What’s Your View On Self Defense?

by minimus in

jw
friends

if someone comes to you with a knife or a gun, would you defend yourself if you could?

if someone tried to beat you up , would you physically engage, run away or just try to talk the person out of beating you up or robbing you?

if you did have a gun to defend yourself would you shoot to kill or would you simply aim for the ankle to incapacitate the person?

silentbuddha

I will shot to kill. Chest or head. If I have to fight hand to hand I am more than qualified and I will truly try to hurt and immobilize the fool

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Governor Cuomo, Mass Murderer?

by Simon in

what term would you use for a governor who enacts policies that directly cause the deaths of well over ten thousand and then covers up the death count for fear of prosecution?.

i think "mass murderer" is the correct term.. he's far, far from the "messiah" figure the media have portrayed him to be over his handling of covid.. let the lawsuits commence.. https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/cuomo-aide-admits-they-hid-nursing-home-data-from-feds/.

silentbuddha

Like I said months ago. The CUOMO clan is a family of career criminals in NY. this idiot created the most deadly super spreader event.

Whats funny is all these idiots talking about how this old wrinkled up loser was now a sex symbol because the way he handled to COVID SITUATION.

Meanwhile this dude is basically the modern day Richard Speck.

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Are 'The Proud Boys' white supremacists?

by LoveUniHateExams in

the name proud boys was brought up during the pre-election debate.. trump caught quite a bit of flack for refusing to condemn the group.. well, i just discovered a youtube vid examining a so-called racist incident between a proud boys member and antifa.. and the pb guy is married to a black woman and has a mixed-race daughter.. and, apparently, people of color can join and have joined the group.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hysfylmv1wi.

are they really white supremacist?.

silentbuddha

I have a friend who is a proud boy affiliate but is actually a 3 percenter... who is black

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What useful piece of literature have the JW produced?

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

seeing on another post here about former jws throwing away literature.

i am curious as to the various opinions on there value.. for me i have been inactive for 3 years almost 4. i still have alot of books and of course all their bibles ever produced (except a few from the 1800s.).

in my opinion i think there are four books the jws produced that are useful:.

silentbuddha

The only boom ever worth a dime was the Commentary on the Letter of James