Posts by FadeToBlack

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should I stay or should I go?

by Crazyguy in

i haven't had my dc yet and after reading about what's being said on saturday i was thinking about not going in protest as they are not being christ like.

will this be a good technique for my kids or should i go and endure the crap and then say a few things to my children while they're listening to this garbage?.

FadeToBlack

If you have to go just ask question later that day about the program. Make sure you look confused.

Why are they always going on about education? I don't see what's wrong with providing for your family?

Why is there so much time devoted to apostates and what kind of stuff are they talking about? Wouldn't it be better to have some positive talks about Jesus or love? Why don't they mention some specific examples of apostate talk so we would know how to be better prepared for it in the ministry? Perhaps they should have some counter-apostate demos.

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Bizarre, nonsensical answer from JW.org on their FAQ page...

by Muddy Waters in

the answer on the faq page makes no sense.

the question is: "why don't you call your meeting place a church?".

the answer makes no sense at all.

FadeToBlack

And I suspect like their column 'Frequent Questions from Readers' this is just more of the same: Frequent Answers to questions we wish someone (not people) would ask. But since they didn't ask, we feel we need to provide a response just in case. As faithful stewards of the word.

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Carbon dating and the Global Flood - links needed

by wizzstick in

i've been using the search function on the site to research this, but a lot of articles seem quite old and there have been some interesting developments in this field of late.. if you're not sure on what carbon dating is have a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radiocarbon_dating.

there's an interesting point made in the calibration methods section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radiocarbon_dating#calibration_methods.

on developments in the last few years.. they highlight the discovery at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lake_suigetsu and how it increased the calibration from 12,593 to 52,800 years.

FadeToBlack

Sorry, I added an edit after your response: Just curious when you suspect this flood took place?

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Carbon dating and the Global Flood - links needed

by wizzstick in

i've been using the search function on the site to research this, but a lot of articles seem quite old and there have been some interesting developments in this field of late.. if you're not sure on what carbon dating is have a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radiocarbon_dating.

there's an interesting point made in the calibration methods section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radiocarbon_dating#calibration_methods.

on developments in the last few years.. they highlight the discovery at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lake_suigetsu and how it increased the calibration from 12,593 to 52,800 years.

FadeToBlack

Actually, yes, the Sumerian epics speak of a flood, but not a global flood. Have you read the Sumerian account from which the bible acount was cribbed?

And just out of curiousity, when do you think the incident described in the Sumerian account took place?

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Carbon dating and the Global Flood - links needed

by wizzstick in

i've been using the search function on the site to research this, but a lot of articles seem quite old and there have been some interesting developments in this field of late.. if you're not sure on what carbon dating is have a look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radiocarbon_dating.

there's an interesting point made in the calibration methods section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/radiocarbon_dating#calibration_methods.

on developments in the last few years.. they highlight the discovery at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lake_suigetsu and how it increased the calibration from 12,593 to 52,800 years.

FadeToBlack

wizzstick, please don't tell me that you suspect there may have been a global flood in 2370BC as the WT asserts. Please. Forget Carbon dating, this is recent history. None of the civilizations in existence (for quite some time) at the time noticed a global flood if there was one. Maybe they didn't get the memo. Regards...

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Getting to heaven on the wings of Lunestra

by donny in

jw
friends

finally i was having an anointed moment.

i looked up and saw jesus on his throne saying "my dear ray, i am coming soon.

yes soon i am coming and i will be coming quickly so be prepared.".

FadeToBlack

Data-Dog: if you are interested in going down that road, try some MJ first. If you can't handle that, go no further. IMHO, shrooms are the best. I would advise avoiding big-pharm. If you don't know where to get any of this stuff, ask the young people for help. It is interesting to read that LSD often helps severly depressed people, and that many of them report a significant spiritual event, even though they never do it again. Once was enough...

Just curious. How do people here feel about natural drugs in general? (MJ, shrooms, peyote, etc). I mean, (if you belive in a creator) who created it and for what purpose?

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Brilliant video catches Governing Body red-handed ignoring their own "name-calling" warnings

by cedars in

here it is.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4sednn9nli.

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cedars.

FadeToBlack

@Captain Blithering: I agree, might be hard to bring up before the convention, but we could certainly discuss it later that evening, right? We are supposed to review the day's program as a family. I will try to use Blondie's point that at least Paul was specific. This could be my best and last convention ever...

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Slowly Awakening at the DC 2013

by breakfast of champions in

so after the district convention was over, i asked my wife what her overall impression was.

she said, "maybe something has changed, or maybe it's your influence that i see things differently now, but a lot of those talks sounded more threatening than anything.

not loving, not really hopeful, just threatening.

FadeToBlack

So what kind of questions/points could I make on the way over to get her in the right frame of mind, more receptive to post convention discussions? She forced me to go to an English speaking convention this year (probably in an attempt to save me) but I want to try to use it to my advantage. Only attending Saturday and Sunday.

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International Surfing Day, June 20th, Sponsor Surfrider Foundation

by designs in

international surfing day was begun in 1984, today there are 200 events in 30 countries participating in isd.. part of the excellent work surfrider does in communities throughout the world is draw attention to clean water for our oceans, lakes, and rivers.. come and join a local festival http://isd.surfrider.org.

FadeToBlack

Surfing is a very spiritual thing.

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I just informed the parents about me and the TTATT... heart wrenching

by sosoconfused in

well first i want to thank everyone here for the good points etc... i have received over the last few months.

you guys have really been helpful!.

so the other day my mother wrote me a 3 page letter telling me how she was so scared for me because she could tell my love for the truth was gone etc.. so i decided i wanted to totally rip the band-aid off and get this matter over and done with.

FadeToBlack

Excellent. The truth is the truth, right? It might hurt, but in the end, you have to be able to live with yourself. I think your post will inspire more of the lurkers to get off the fence. Thanks for being brave.