Posts by Late Bloomer

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So This is What They are Studying This Week at the Mid-Week Meeting -"Don't Give Way to Doubt"

by xjwsrock in

this week they finish up a chapter in the "imitate their faith" book about peter.

they cover the account of jesus walking on water.

in the story peter also walks on the water out to jesus.

Late Bloomer

Walking on water. Geez, I can't believe I used to swallow that crap.

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

Late Bloomer

The major news programmes at 6, 9 and 10 pm on BBC One never get moved as a rule. Also the BBC2 Newsnight programme at 10:30. So the Olympic coverage gets switched during the news. In the UK you can also press the "Red Button" and select a menu of Olympic events that are being streamed simultaneously.

If it's to avoid preempting news that makes sense. But I was trying to follow men's gymnastics and it seemed like every 15 minutes they were shifting it around not for news, but to cover another sport. I'll pay more attention next time.

A "red button" too? I was already jealous of you guys, you didn't have to rub it in.

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

Late Bloomer

The BBC does an excellent job of covering sport.
No advert breaks ever!

The commentary is also straightforward and focuses on the athletes instead of the "wittiness" of the commentators. And they give fair coverage to athletes from other countries, not just their own. Despite what the rest of the world thinks, there are Americans who realize not everything revolves around us. I cheer for Team U.S.A but mostly I'm on Team Whoever-Does-the-Best.

I don't understand why they'll move a sport from BBC One to Four, then Two, then back to One, etc. But for no ads, it's worth it

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

Late Bloomer

My preference is gymnastics but I enjoy most all of them except for the team sports. I love the Olympics! My favorite part is the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. So many people from such different backgrounds living and competing peacefully together for a few weeks. What's not to like?

I hate the coverage in the US though. BBC does a much better job.

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Poor Sisters

by Darryl in

jw
friends

i really felt for you sisters i mean i really did.

when you showed up at the sunday meeting and found out the subject of the talk was going to be -and i can't quite remember the exact wording- but something to the effect of marriage and headship, or honoring and obeying your husband, or something like that how many of you wanted to jump right back in your car and head home.

i mean 45 straight minutes of beating down you poor ladies and telling you that you are not worthy of making one decision, taking the lead in anything, don't question the man be obedient and keep quiet.

Late Bloomer

The justification of the "headship arrangement" (barf) is that husbands are in subjection to Jesus. Why, husbands are held to an even higher standard--wives are getting off easy! Of course a husband's headship is someone he never has to look at, talk to, sleep with, eat with, or interact with in any way that impacts his physical day-to-day life but it's still totally the same thing! A wife shows subjection by providing housekeeping services, bedroom services, letting him make all the rules and never bitching about anything. A husband shows his subjection to Christ by...um..?

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Complaining over post dislikes / downvotes

by Simon in

let's be clear: people have the right to like or dislike what they want - that is why the option is there.

as long as they are not doing it in a malicious way to retaliate or game the system, there is no policing the votes.

if you get a down-vote, live with it.

Late Bloomer

How about removing the thumbs down button altogether if that is possible? It's the posts with lots of likes that catch my attention anyway.

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Could Joel Osteen Bring the JWs Out of Their Doldrums?

by TMS in

jw
friends

russell had some charisma, as did the alcoholic womanizer, j.f.

rutherford.

n.h. knorr, not so much.

Late Bloomer

Osteen's a con man? I've watched his sermons for years and I can't recall ever hearing him ask for money. He is more of a motivational speaker than a preacher which is probably why as an atheist, he's the only preacher I can tolerate. He still mentions God too much for my liking, lol. Fortunately I've developed an efficient God-filter over the years so all I hear is how I'm a masterpiece and destined for greatness.

I've often thought that if more of the brothers spoke like Osteen, I might've stayed a little longer (or paid more attention while I was in, lol). Talk about unnatural and rehearsed! The majority had such horrible grammar and poor enunciation--mumbling, stumbling, stuttering. Plus no sense of humor. At least Osteen knows how to tell a joke if nothing else. Maybe it sounds nit-picky, but the elders' poor speaking skills really lessened my respect for them.

Like someone upthread said, Osteen is too happy for this negative cult. His allows his kids to go to college, his family vacations in Disneyland. He believes in heaven but also that God wants you to be happy NOW and to never settle. Quite the opposite of JWs who want you to sacrifice all earthly pleasures for happiness in the future. Even if by some chance Osteen did become entangled with the JWs, they'd suck all the joy and happiness out of him because they are just that toxic. They're joy vampires. He wouldn't stand a chance.

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Sin Inherited Humankind

by looter in

so jws believe all humans have faults, problems, birth pangs, etc., because we all inherited sin from the original human being adam.

like i would like this to make since but why would jehovah do this to future humans who have done nothing wrong at all?

i think of it like if a parent has one child and that child really disobeyed her before then when the parent has a second child, she punishes that child because of what her first did.

Late Bloomer

Because it's like a pan with a dent in it. Any loaf baked in that pan will have that same dent. Adam/Eve are the pan, sin is the dent, and you are the bread. You were born dented. At least that's how it was explained when I was in. It never sat right with me that I should be made to pay for someone else's mistake and was one of the first teachings that started to wake me up.

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I feel frustrated

by BlackWolf in

jw
friends

hello all, things for the most part have been somewhat better for me because my parents haven't talked about baptism or anything recently.

i got a scholarship to go to art camp for a few weeks which has been fun (since its free, my parents didn't refuse) but it has also been very nervewracking for me.

i haven't been around any non jws for more than a year and its like being in a different world, a world where people are actually real and genuine and not mindless drones.

Late Bloomer

What exactly do you say when they ask to hang out with you? If you are telling them you can't be friends they may be interpreting it as you don't want to be friends which can be offensive. But why are they threatening to tattle to your father?

You don't have to go into a lot of detail. Just say your parents are super strict because of your religion and emphasize that it is NOT your choice.

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Donation request?

by FadeToBlack in

this last week i started seeing little green toast popups at the bottom of the screen asking for financial help to keep the site up.

is it legit?

if so, i would be glad to help.

Late Bloomer

My ad blocker is disabled for this site, but I've seen the donation popups too (though mine are blue not green) so I doubt it's related to that.

I don't mind ads in general as long as they aren't too intrusive and affect the readability of the page. Sometimes I get an ad for Russian/Asian/Muslim brides that I report as inappropriate, but at least I can customize the ads I see which is nice.