Morpheus: In just two short years that religion has done a 180 and embraced everything it was against.
It's "New Light" brother.
Posts by jp1692
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71Wow i do not reconize this religion anymore...
by _Morpheus inhad the misfortune of stopping by the "regional" convention yesterday.
i promised my daughter i would come to sunday afternoon so she wouldnt have to ride home with her mother.... holy crap it was weird!
im sure all of this has been covered on the forum but to actually see it.... just wow.
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Clapping and singing in Conventions... like the evangelicals??
by ILoveTTATT2 inhttps://www.facebook.com/traslapados/videos/1470101566382318/?hc_ref=otherwhat do you think of this video?.
do you think they're imitating evangelicals?is this happening in other places?
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Tallon: I don't recognise this 'religion' anymore.
Right, that's because we are "apostates."
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Are You Raising An Introvert?
by darth frosty inits not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.
it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.
this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .
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New Light: It's just that I am my own best friend.
Me too. My BFF that is, not yours! ... LOL
asleif_dufansdottir: The highest compliment I've ever paid my husband was to tell him that being around him was almost as good as being by myself.
And while I get it, I wonder how he took it.
TheJigsUp: this is also very much like aspergers
No, people with Aspergers are socially awkward. Introverts can be very comfortable with people and put them at ease; they just like to be alone. Not the same at all.
Hoser: Sally, she is sooo sensitive?
Yeah, I can’t tell you how many times someone said to be in a denigrating, condescending manner, “You’re so sensitive!” Depending on my mood I’d usually either reply with icy silence or a quip like, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.” If they were particularly annoying I’d add, “Yes, and YOU are so INSENSITIVE!”
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Are You Raising An Introvert?
by darth frosty inits not easy being an introvert in an extrovert worldespecially when youre a kid.
it is even more difficult if none of the adults in the kids life recognize that the child is an introvert.
this doesnt happen only when the childs parents are extroverts, but also with introverted parents who have never understood their own introverted nature.. .
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Darth, Yes I am raising an introvert: ME!
Those are interesting articles you posted. As an introvert myself, I would have preferred you quoted a few key points, commented on them and then gave us the link so we could read the complete articles if we wanted.I'd rather read YOUR thoughts than someone else's cut and pasted wholesale.
What can be frustrating is that people often think I'm an extrovert because I am not shy and can be very outspoken. What they don't know is the intense inner dialogue that's always going on, all the things I think but never ever say. What they don't understand is my impatience with pointless small-talk and the frequent desire to be alone.
I can't tell you how often I've been called "anti-social" and/or criticized for simply wanting to be alone. That passive-aggressive bullshit is just so annoying.
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Gerrit Losch Claims JW's Attending College Are Spiritually Weak
by pale.emperor inhttps://www.facebook.com/jw.0027/videos/799049613609936/.
the video was posted directly to a pro-jw facebook page.
i cant believe what i'm hearing... actually, nothing surprises be about this cult anymore.. didn't they say to the judge in the arc that they dont discourage college?.
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Pale Emperor: So this was 12 years ago. You could have studied as a doctor, graduated and be working by now.
THAT is an excellent point and an important one for lurkers to note, particularly younger ones contemplating going to college and having a career.
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Brilliant Video about Islam!!
by ILoveTTATT2 injust brilliant explanation about how the regressive left is actually racist:https://www.facebook.com/151461511738/videos/10154441547421739/?hc_ref=arq4rhbdrrwbt9u_18shruoxiluhgv6bjjawxftkcgyuwnai12qccb_qjb847yj0cam.
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Cofty: Nobody understands an ideology like its defectors.
True dat!
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Gerrit Losch Claims JW's Attending College Are Spiritually Weak
by pale.emperor inhttps://www.facebook.com/jw.0027/videos/799049613609936/.
the video was posted directly to a pro-jw facebook page.
i cant believe what i'm hearing... actually, nothing surprises be about this cult anymore.. didn't they say to the judge in the arc that they dont discourage college?.
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No-zombie: This recording is from quite an old assembly program.
No-zombie is right. This video is apparently from a convention in Monza, Italy, May 22, 2005.
Here are a couple of links supporting this:
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Are you a Christian Who Accepts Evolution?
by cofty inif you identify as a christian but you have accepted that the diversity of life - including humans - resulted from a process of biological evolution could you add your name please?.
just to be clear i am referring to the fact that our physical lineage could literally be traced back all the way to non-human species.. if you like maybe you could comment on why you see not conflict between evolution and your christian faith.. there is a tendency to conflate evolution with atheism.
it would be good to show that this is not the case..
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TS: the whole concept of evolution is an improvement over it's genetic predecessor
Um, no. That is not the "whole concept of evolution."
The natural forces that select genetic changes are blind and unintelligent. There is no consciousness deciding: "This is better than that."
It just happens.
More to follow ...
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The beard issue
by Ray Frankz inthis is my second topic here.
sorry for this biiig post.
i would like to tell you guys about one of the things that bothered me most, despite of being something quite simple, but since it affected me directly, so.... well, being a ministerial servant, i knew the bad view the jw in general have towards beards.
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I researched this a few years ago and--as far as I can find--there is only ONE WT article that implies that JW men should not have beards. Here it is:
*** w75 8/15 pp. 500-501 par. 9 - Do Not Let Yourself Be Ensnared by Fads and Entertainment ***
Extreme hair styles can easily lead one into a trap of the Devil also, and cause others to stumble. For example, a young man in the United States was making fine progress in his study of the Bible, and he was moved to share with an experienced Witness in preaching to others about the good things he was learning from the Bible. From early youth he had let his beard grow, and since some in the business community wore beards, he felt that his wearing one in preaching to others would be acceptable generally. But in speaking to a lady he was unable to do more than introduce himself, when she said:
“I’m sorry, young man, I do not want to become involved in student revolt.”
No amount of explanation after this sufficed to clear up the misimpression. After the conversation ended with the closing of the door, he asked the experienced Witness what had happened. He was invited to consider his appearance in relation to what he claimed to be, a servant of God. Not wanting to be responsible for even one person’s being stumbled so as to miss the way to everlasting life, this new Kingdom publisher shaved off his beard. Would you be willing to do the same or to make similar adjustments if your appearance gave the wrong impression in a certain community? - Emphasis addedSo here's my takeaway: Because some unnamed lady sometime back in the '70s (or maybe even earlier) from "a certain [un-named] community" in some undisclosed location somewhere in the United States had the opinion that any young man with a beard would try to persuade her "to become involved in student revolt,"JWs all across the world can't/shouldn't have beards!
Well that seems perfectly reasonable to me!
I wonder whatever happened to that lady? Do you think she knew she was making Theocratic Doctrine? She must've been one of the anointed, a member of the "Faithful & Discreet Slave" class, no doubt!!!
Hmmmm, ...
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The beard issue
by Ray Frankz inthis is my second topic here.
sorry for this biiig post.
i would like to tell you guys about one of the things that bothered me most, despite of being something quite simple, but since it affected me directly, so.... well, being a ministerial servant, i knew the bad view the jw in general have towards beards.
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Rutherford wanted to squash Russell's image in the organization
*** yb74 pp. 97-98 Part 1—Germany ***But more equipment was needed. For that reason Brother Balzereit asked Brother Rutherford for permission to buy a rotary press. Brother Rutherford saw the necessity and agreed, but on one condition. He had noticed that over the years Brother Balzereit had grown a beard very similar to the one that had been worn by Brother Russell. His example soon caught on, for there were others who also wanted to look like Brother Russell. This could give rise to a tendency toward creature worship, and Brother Rutherford wanted to prevent this. So during his next visit, within hearing of all the Bible House family, he told Brother Balzereit that he could buy the rotary press but only on the condition that he shave off his beard. Brother Balzereit sadly agreed and afterward went to the barber.