A lot. But not enough.
Posts by jp1692
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20How much in total do you think the W.T.S has payed out in child abuse cases??
by karter inthey have settled a lot out of court with gagging orders both ways so we will never know how much was payed out there.but some have been made public.
any ideas how much in total?.
karter
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writings of Conan Doyle.
by zeb ini have just began to read the above.
yes he is the man who created the fictional detective sherlock holmes.
in his first story called the "scarlett letter" he deals with (i stress this is fiction) with a couple escaping from the new paradise just founded in utah of the mormons.
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jp1692
The Scarlet Letter is a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Doyle’s first novel with the Holmes and Watson characters is titled: A Study in Scarlet.
The two stories have pretty much nothing in common other than a reference to a particular color of red. Please try to get your facts straight.
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Picture in latest Watchtower . . . What is it?
by neat blue dog inin this picture from the latest watchtower, what in the world is the guy watching on the left side of the picture??
it looks like a female vampire holding a lightsaber.
am i missing something?.
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jp1692
It's Goofus and Gallant for JWs:
It's behavioral modification propaganda for children ages 6-12 or their intellectual equivalents!
Highlights™ For Children. - Perfect for Ages 6-12
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Can you be disfellowshiped for reading other religious materials?
by paradisebeauty ini am having a conversation with a jw and they say you can not be disfellowshiped for this.
is this true?
i thought you can be disfellowshiped for this.
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jp1692
What OneEyedJoe said:
You can be disfellowshipped for anything that 3 elders agree on.
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Can all 7 members of the Governing Body ride in this elevator at the same time?
by Alfred inin case the picture didn't load.... i'm referring to an elevator with a (quite common) weight capacity of 1,500 lbs.. would the 7 members of the governing body exceed this weight limit??
david splane: 195 pounds.
stephen lett: 205 pounds.
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jp1692
The elevator already doesn't go all the way to the top as it is!
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My unbelieving husband was offended by the WatchTower just studied
by Isambard Crater init was the paragraph talking about people who don't want to be j.w's being executed, and it being an act of compassion from jehovah towards his witnesses..
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jp1692
“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” ― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion -
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My unbelieving husband was offended by the WatchTower just studied
by Isambard Crater init was the paragraph talking about people who don't want to be j.w's being executed, and it being an act of compassion from jehovah towards his witnesses..
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jp1692
More evidence of how truly unhealthy this belief system is.
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Question about dfed relatives
by awake!watcher indoes anyone know if there is a wt reference that says associating with a dfed relative is a conscience matter?
i am asking because someone is trying to cause trouble and i was hoping there was an article i could point to to shut them up..
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jp1692
A!W, you could simply tell said busybody to mind their own business and then refuse to engage them further on the matter!
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So, is God a rapist!?
by stuckinarut2 inok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.
without her consent.
so that would seem to be rape...right?.
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jp1692
I for one do not think Mr. Dunn is trolling, but he has hijacked this thread just as he has done before.
We've had our say, how 'bout getting back to the OP?
Anyone? Anyone?
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So, is God a rapist!?
by stuckinarut2 inok, i apologise in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in god.. but, the bible says that god (jehovah) impregnated mary.
without her consent.
so that would seem to be rape...right?.
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jp1692
DJ: David had been acting very anxious for several weeks ... I went searching for the cause. We found it: this forum.
So why do you keep coming here?
You repeatedly tell us that you two are very intelligent and very educated. So why keep doing something that causes you distress? That doesn’t seem very smart.
By the way, when new members join this forum they will often make an introductory post so we can get to know them. Forum members are generally very supportive of such posts and welcoming. When David did that two years ago, his responses were very favorable:
His OP on that thread got 60 "Likes"!
But when anyone jumps into a thread on a controversial subject they should expect a different experience. That is NOT the place to try and turn the topic into a discussion about themselves and their personal issues.
If the title of this particular thread wasn’t enough to warn you of its content then Stuckinarut2’s opening warning should have been:
“OK, I apologize in advance if this seems irreverent to those who believe in God ...”
Seriously, what did you expect? And why have you returned here to rant against unnamed individuals for offending your friend by posting on a thread that he never posted on and has nothing to do with him? Prior to your post a few hours ago, the only "David" mentioned in this thread is David Hume.
Please, if you feel the need to address the people that you believe offended you, then address them directly. Or better yet: let it go. You'll feel better.
BTW, I'd personally appreciate it if you would reread the message I wrote to you 16 days ago. You can access that comment: here. That was on a thread I started, titled: Are Religious People Happier?
