Great email stumblir. I would have posed the question, "Would you rather have lived in 1900 without air conditioning or now?" open and shut case, Johnson.
Posts by Emery
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401914 - It was the end of the world as we knew it - things got much better!
by TheStumbler ini was having a conversation with a jw relative recently i casually mentioned how much better the world is than a few centuries.
obviously the jw was incredulous.
the next day i found an email in my inbox listing a few qoutes from notable people saying how the world has gotten much worse since 1914 and that 1914 was a pivitol year.
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The Cove - A documentary about the Slaughter of Dolphins.
by LouBelle ini watched a very disturbing doccie yesturday.
in japan, come september, dolphin season opens.
23 000 dolphins are hearded into a trap.
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Emery
Watched this at my aunt's house while eating sushi, it was a very unpleasant experience.
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What I'm Celebrating This Year:
by breakfast of champions inthe end of the month of november!.
good riddance!.
also celebrating the fact that despite working virtually nonstop since the storm, i was still able to attend all of my classes (albeit in a minimally conscious state) and.
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Same here man, 4th quarter has been a bitch!
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What was the worst thing an "elder" ever did to you ?
by Pitchess Co-Gen inthe worst thing an "elder" ever did to me was in 2008. i was in one congregation, but i wanted to return to my home congregation because i've been reproved there twice ( once private and the last one public ).
when i came into this congregation in 2007 i thought i was going to move up the food chain ( this congregation was full of older people, so i thought i would move up faster ).
but i got into some trouble in the congregation.
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I had a COBE from an old spanish congregation tell a good friend of mine to be very cautious of me because (and im serious here) I wore sandals with blue jeans to a graduation party. We all thought it was hilarious.
However...this elder one day began telling all the JW's who worked for him (including my friend) that I had confessed my gayness to several elders in the english congregation. What is so stupid about all this is that I didn't attend this COBE's hall since I was a child! I went to the graduation party with my then girlfriend. He didnt know anything about me or had conversations with me in years! So upon hearing this I called him up and confronted him about these comments. COBE got real loud, defensive, and talked down to me. I then threatened to set-up a meeting with him and his Circuit Overseer for slander. After notifiying him that I had witnesses willing to testify about his remarks he got really panicky and denied everything. COBE then made an emergency home visit with me and my family which included the presence of my good friend testifying against him. Of course he found himself in a tough spot and began having amnesia, claiming he didn't remember saying any of it. COBE then proceeded to kiss my ass and my family's ass, even bringing up, what should be, confidential information regarding brothers confessing their homosexuality. In the end, we felt pity for him as he was shaking and trembling the entire visit, although we knew he was lying we let it go. COBE left our home and we never heard from that guy again.
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Just Because Someone Is A JW "Apologist", It Doesn't Mean WE Have To Be Condescending & Nasty
by minimus ini know certain apologists might rub us the wrong way, but let's not treat them like their pieces of sh*t.. and i know certain posters might rub us the wrong way, but let's not be so quick to beat everybody down that's not of our same reasoning.. just saying..
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I used to be one and when I would approach someone that was an asshole it would only reinforce their "apostasy". However, being nice and classy ruins the presumptions and opens them up to investigation. Stay classy San Diego.
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When You Were Sitting During The Meetings What Were You Really Thinkng About?
by minimus ini used to listen to all the stupid comments and wonder if i could sneak out of there and scram!
even after i resigned as an elder, i went for a while and eventually began missing more and more meetings.
but while i was there, i'd listen to comments, chuckle to myself how dumb it all was and then go home with the knowledge that my days were numbered there..
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On Sunday's I usually check out my Fantasy football stats on my phone every 15 mins (placing phone in lap behind bible). Start budgeting money in my head and then think about things I want/need to buy for the month.
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Analysis of anti-607 BCE Rebuttals
by Ethos ini agreed yesterday to engage in the '607' topic.
i've read numerous threads and am well aware that this topic has been addressed and dissected quite thoroughly.
therefore, if you are uninterested in participating, that's fine.
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Why can't JW apologist just read the books recommended and prepare a dissertation of it for all the apostates to read? Jeebuz Rice.
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Most Damning Publication Not on CDROM
by turtleturtle inwhat is the most damning publication published by the wt that is not on the cdrom?.
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
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Do JWs Still Feel The Need To Understand Their Teachings Or Have They Pretty Much Abandoned That Idea?
by minimus ini think most jws do not know how to explain their religious beliefs.
i don't think they could explain their views of 607 b.c.e.
, 1914, any prophetic bible books, the old vs. the new fds understanding, the blood fraction reasoning, etc.. do you think the average witness is able to explain from the bible why they believe things as they do?.
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@james_woods, sorry let me clarify that, paradise earth for the great crowd, heaven for only the anointed.
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Do JWs Still Feel The Need To Understand Their Teachings Or Have They Pretty Much Abandoned That Idea?
by minimus ini think most jws do not know how to explain their religious beliefs.
i don't think they could explain their views of 607 b.c.e.
, 1914, any prophetic bible books, the old vs. the new fds understanding, the blood fraction reasoning, etc.. do you think the average witness is able to explain from the bible why they believe things as they do?.
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Emery
The only things JWs generally understand is; no war, no trinity, no blood, no heaven, no hell, Jehovah, armageddon, something about Jesus in heaven in 1914, and service.
That's pretty much it.