Posts by Simon

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JWN, 23 years posting Blondie

by blondie in

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can i call you friends, i think so after 23 years posting here.

i am dismayed how jwn is being "dominated" or taken over by a few posters, peppering the comments.

in the past, the admin did not approve of this and did remove some posters from jwn.

Simon

Yes, the problem with the "religiots" is they have no self-moderation. They just want to splatter their bible-quote tourettes over everything.

The forum is intended to be for exJWs, not for religious people to try to preach.

Our pups were poorly for a couple of weeks, then we were down with flu, so we've not been on top of things as much as I'd like.

We're probably overdue for a clear-out - if anyone can point out the worst offending accounts I'll take care of things. Don't assume just because someone is posting things that they are approved, I likely just haven't clicked on those particular topics or noticed someone repeating comments and preaching, so if you see something feel free to message me a link to any instances.

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What evidence is there for a biblical jesus?

by Touchofgrey in

is there any independently verified evidence that a miracle worker called jesus existed and did the things that the bible said he did?.

the four gospels were written by unknown authors many decades after the so called events, so can't be considered as eyewitness accounts.

i think that there may have been a apocalyptic preacher who was executed by the romans and the story evolved from their.

Simon

The closer you get to when he supposedly lived, the fewer mentions there are of him. They begin at least 100 years after his claimed life.

He's an invention, nothing more. Every claim is a fabrication from unreliable sources that were then built upon to create the myth.

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Who is the Audience

by peacefulpete in

stumbled upon another small observation today and for some reason i've been in a sharing mood.

lol.

compare the synoptic variations of this pericope.

Simon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW8fDw8VzKI

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

by Simon in

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friends

uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

I will share with all of you what a success is....Mike & I, on Sunday, will celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. That is something that Dumbass will NEVER accomplish.

Congrats to you both!

We're coming up on 30 ...

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

by Simon in

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friends

uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Simon

what does he do all day in a country where he can’t even communicate with the locals?

LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z0cQOcvAxo

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WHEN WILL THE ANOINTED BE TAKEN TO HEAVEN

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/sptboe8_kuc?si=cnb837qqdlm1glx0.

this is a question that has preoccupied the minds of the governing body " when will the last anointed be taken up to heaven?

" when did this nonsense begin ?

Simon

"OK, show's over folks - you don't have to go to heaven, but you can't stay here"

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NO SUPPORT FOR EXJWS DRAFTED IN UKRAINE

by raymond frantz in

https://youtu.be/ulan2hhagz8?si=jpedzunzb5o_6axd.

here’s a cautionary tale for anyone counting on past ties with jehovah’s witnesses to dodge conscription: they’ll throw you under the bus faster than you can say “conscientious objector.” a man in ukraine learned this the hard way after refusing military service and hoping his old religious connections would save him.

spoiler alert—they didn’t.

Simon

I don't understand why anyone would or should expect the WTS to somehow stand up for them if they have clearly left and no longer identify as one of them.

Personally, anyone conscripted should start shooting their commanding officers as soon as they are given a weapon.

Ukraine is not winning the war that they started, despite the $billions being poured into the country. Of course much of that money isn't going to the war but is instead enriching the undemocratic government leaders and being fed back to the western politicians and the military industry.

What tells you they are losing? The lack of media footage. If they were winning, it would be on the news. It isn't because they aren't.

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Should I invite my JW aunt and cousins to my same-sex wedding? If I ever get married.

by Endlesssummer in

after attending my cousin’s jw wedding the other day - gosh it was intense.

it got me thinking.. i’m openly gay in the family and most definitely not a witness.

anyway, i was invited to the wedding and i went.

Simon

I think after being included you should be inclusive the other way around.

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The Texas Border has been overpowered

by liam in

in del rio texas, the border patrol can't hold back the invasion of illegal migrants anymore.

they have asked the biden administration for help, but they refused.

harris has promised to give all illegal migrants citizenship if she is becomes president.

Simon

Just deport everybody except the Native Americans and give the country back to them.

Y'know that's Europeans, right? They were in North America before the "Native" Americans invaded later.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-very-first-americans-may-have-had-european-roots-5517714/

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Are you glad you got the Covid Vaccine? Did it help?

by liam in

i didn’t get the covid vaccine, but i admit, i was scared as shit i made the wrong decision because there was so much confusion out there.

practically all my family and most of my friends took the vaccine because everyone was depending on those in charge to speak the truth.

now a lot of them are sick, and they can't figure out why.

Simon

Whatever it was, it wasn't informed consent.

Does anyone know anyone who actually died from COVID? I know of people harmed by the vaccines, but the supposedly deadly virus? It was media hype.