Posts by RunningMan

99

JW's- Have they lost their ability to think?

by Vitameatavegamin in

jw
friends

i seriously ask this question in light of some ridiculous experiences i have had in recent times.

a while back,a freind of mine purchased a new home.

a housewarming party was planned for her.

RunningMan

"Have they lost their ability to think?"

No, they know precisely where it is. It is in the cloakroom
of the hall. You can't get into the auditorium if you are wearing
it.

24

I'VE BEEN EXECUTED TODAY!!!

by exodus in

jw
friends

a side of relief for me but angry for what happened after the announcement of my disfellowship from the wts.

i urged my mother not to attend because of the emotional trauma and agony you experience.

she's diabetics and any emotional let down can cause her serious problems.

Look on the bright side. After all, 99.9% of the population of the
world is now available to you for friendship. You are being shunned
by a tiny, insignificant, little group. The loss of your presence is
their loss, not yours.

Also, you are now one of the priviledged few who will not get
pestered by the JW's in their door to door work. Most of the
world would kill for that priviledge.

22

Wow, I didn't know this

by bboyneko in

jw
friends

from ajwrb site:.

this image appeared in the golden age of march 30, 1932, p. 409, and is very typical of similar pictures or watchtower cartoons of the era.

note the dead and pock marked babies below.

RunningMan

Now, in the light of these pictures, let's consider some of their claims.

"He has put his 'words', his message, into the mouths of his servants,
for them to proclaim earthwide." - Survival into a New Earth, 1984, p109

"These angels are invisible to human eyes and are there to carry out the
orders of the Lord. No doubt they first hear the instruction which the Lord
issues to his remnant and then these invisible messengers pass such instruction
on to the remnant." - Vindication, vol 3, 1932, p 250:

So, apparently, it was God who said all of these dumb-ass things.

161

Remote Viewing

by funkyderek in

jw
friends

following on from the anybody else had visions?

thread below ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=10144&site=3).

i have offered a prize of 50 american dollars or the equivalent in your currency of choice for whoever can guess (or envision or whatever) the contents of a picture i have chosen.. i will be emailing the picture, in password zip format to [email protected] along with unambiguous details of what qualifies as a correct guess.

RunningMan

I would like to point out something terribly obvious that most people
seem to miss.

Every form of communication has a transmission source and a receptor.
Think about it. Sound waves are received by the ear, which is relatively
prominent. Light waves are received by the eyes, also prominent. In fact
every sensory input has a receiver, and also a portion or portions of the
brain used to interpret the signals.

Now look at your body. You have no receiver for brain waves or ESP
signals, whatever they may be. In order to capture something as
intangible as these things, the receiver would need to be extra sensitive,
probably very large and prominent.

The absence of a receiver, and the absense of an unexplained part of the
brain indicate that these forms of communication are impossible.

As was mentioned earlier, the brain is extremely powerful, and it does nothing
better than fool itself.

11

How long is a creation day?

by cosmo in

jw
friends

i've asked quite a few jw's and it seems the answer varies.

some say 1000 years other say 6,000 or 7,000 years.. only one gave me a answer that i found logical.

a creative day has no set amount of time.

RunningMan

My info is from the earlier "Creation" book. I was fortunate
enough to think up 29 excuses to miss the book study last
year, so I only took in three lessons. Oops.

Either way, the current set of doctrines will soon be proved
wrong and replaced, so don't get too attached to them.

11

How long is a creation day?

by cosmo in

jw
friends

i've asked quite a few jw's and it seems the answer varies.

some say 1000 years other say 6,000 or 7,000 years.. only one gave me a answer that i found logical.

a creative day has no set amount of time.

RunningMan

According to the JW's, a creation day is 7,000 years.

After creating Adam, god rested. So, God's day of rest
began about 6,000 years ago. It will end with Christ's
1,000 year reign. And, since Armageddon is due to come
any day now, then the 7th day will be 7,000 years long.

Unfortunately, this whole concept has huge flaws. The
simple existance of a human fossil more than 6,000 years
old invalidates the entire reasoning, and in fact, the Bible
itself.

14

So How Do I Deal With This?

by Englishman in

jw
friends

i have a really difficult problem on my hands and i would very much appreciate some input.. some years ago, my wife and i offered accomodation to a female relative - lets call her auntie molly - who was experiencing some marriage problems.

it was a disaster.

she was irrascible, moody and incredibly badly behaved.

RunningMan

Well, since you're getting blamed anyway, maybe you really
should try to rape her. That way she could thoroughly enjoy
accusing you all over again.

You would also be making an honest woman out of her. After all,
if you can't stop her from lying, then you can simply adjust the
truth to fit her story.

You would make a sick woman very happy.

69

"AHA! AHA! OUR EYE HAS SEEN IT!"

by You Know in

jw
friends

the question has always been, primarily: is jehovah really god?

secondarily, the question has been: are jehovahs witnesses really jehovahs witnesses?

or, perhaps worded differently: is the watchtower really the voice of christs appointed faithful and discreet slave of prophecy?

RunningMan

This analysis is based on the premise that Jehovah's Witnesses
are the central players in world events, and that the Bible was
written with them in mind.

The reality is that they are a pathetic, insignificant, little group that
God (assuming he exists) doesn't give a rat's ass about.

You should not even dignify them with this type of comparison.

21

how do i shut a j.w up?

by h2o in

jw
friends

i know many j.w's and they are allways hassling me with there beliefs and making me feel pretty hacked off at times,is there anything i could say to shut them up or any good questions that they don't like being asked,i assume there are a few ex j.w's on this forum so you must have come across some tricky questions before,hope someone can give some advice?thanks

RunningMan

Tell them that you would love to accept one of their books, and
ask if they would like to come back next week and discuss it. But
only on the condition that they return the favor. They must take one
of your books, read it, and return next week. Then hand them
Crisis of Concience.

Your door will be swinging on its hinges before the book hits the
floor.

29

Best urban legends, you heard in the org?

by Nicolas in

jw
friends

personnally, i heard a lot of urban legends about the presence of a devil in a house.

it was always the same kind of story about a devil who lived in a house and then the jw arrive and they pray jehovah and suddendly, the demon go away...

RunningMan

The smurf hand turning on the TV seems to be a reincarnation
of another similar story.

Many years ago, a couple stayed home from the meeting and were
watching the TV. The show "Bewitched" came on. They felt
that they should not be watching the show, so they turned it off.
A hand came out of the TV and turned it back on again. They never
missed another meeting.