Posts by Stephanus

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What do you think the biggest danger to the end of mankind or earth is?

by free2beme in

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i love watching shows on the history channel, discovery channel and so on.

they had this program on the other day, on the ten biggest threats to mankind and the planet earth.

surprisingly, none of the items on the list were god destroying mankind or the earth, so that must be further evidence that the witnesses were wrong, go to college now and retire.

Stephanus

No to rainforest! Yes to Cheeseburgers!

Personally, I'm frightened of the future consequences of repeated use of Outlaw's snowblower!

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Kingdom Hall is still for sale!

by observador in

everyone has a thing for something; i am crazy for kingdom halls being sold.

remember that one in rhode island?

well, after two long years, it is still for sale!

The Watchtower and Conditional Morality

by Stephanus in

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i was thinking about the conditional nature of "love" in the 'tower, when i realised that "conditionality" is pretty well the nature of the beast.

hence "conditional morality".

for example, the rules on lying: that witholding the truth from undeserving ones is not wrong.. what other examples are there?.

Stephanus

Even then,not many follow the rules..My personal experience is,not many know what morality is..Even less have any real morals..

"Moral absolutes" was another term that cropped up while thinking about this subject. There don't seem to be many of those in the JW culture.

Another example of conditional morality I just thought of: Bad Association. It's wrong. But if joining the UN as an NGO, attending court with Jimmy Swaggart and frequenting multi-faith conferences will "advance Kingdom interests", it's perfectly okay.

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The Watchtower and Conditional Morality

by Stephanus in

jw
friends

i was thinking about the conditional nature of "love" in the 'tower, when i realised that "conditionality" is pretty well the nature of the beast.

hence "conditional morality".

for example, the rules on lying: that witholding the truth from undeserving ones is not wrong.. what other examples are there?.

Stephanus

I was thinking about the conditional nature of "love" in the 'Tower, when I realised that "Conditionality" is pretty well the nature of the beast. Hence "conditional morality". For example, the rules on lying: that witholding the truth from undeserving ones is not wrong.

What other examples are there?

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Has anyone ever been to a Christadelphian meeting?

by twinkletoes in

since i have been out of the jws, i have found the freedom to look into other beliefs.

i remember when i was in the org.

how they used to say that the christadelphians are so similar in beliefs to the jws that they must be controlled by satan, especially as they do not beleive in satan as a person/individual.

Stephanus

Christadelphians are a lot of fun. The ones I've known seem more sincere than Dubs, but equally rigid in adherence to the teachings of the founder (Thomas and Roberts, not Jesus! LOL).

Say "Seed of the woman" to one, and you'll be in for hours of conversation.

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Kingdom Hall is still for sale!

by observador in

everyone has a thing for something; i am crazy for kingdom halls being sold.

remember that one in rhode island?

well, after two long years, it is still for sale!

Stephanus

Those pyramid walls look like they're simply sheets of cladding?

Klasseeeeeee!

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Who was the biggest cheapskate that you knew in the Truff?

by JK666 in

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my sister, what a joke!!!

she and her tight arse husband would drive out in service in the winter, but would not use the heater in the car because they thought it would take more gas!!!

i could go on, but what is the point!

Stephanus

One brother at our hall felt 15 cents was a pretty good tip when he ate in restaurants. He took his wife to MacDonalds for their anniversary!

Sounds like our typical anniversary!

Next year, I'm going to try to make it special - we'll go to a Westfield foodhall, I'll give her $10, and tell her to go for it!

Oh, and the word is "thrifty".

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What do women REALLY want?

by Abandoned in

ok, i've heard it all: sincerity, honesty, security, money, love, romance, flowers, poems, promises, and more.

but, in my arguably limited experience, i've been shot down while doing all of these (at differnt times obviously).

so, what do women really want?

Stephanus

My advice: cast your net wide.

Sage advice. I think people get too caught up in looking for "the One", or "Mr/Ms Right", believing that they've only got the one big stab at "forever after". Even if the 90/10 rule applies in this case, then 10% of the opposite sex are potentially compatible with you - that's an awful lot of people. Realising that there are a lot of potential matches out there, and that if you blow a conversation with one, (like a bus) there'll be another along shortly. That belief can create an air of confidence (sometimes seen as attractive) and eliminate a sense of desperation (almost always seen as unattractive).

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What do you think about tv commercials nowdays?

by Fisherman in

frankly, tv commercials nowdays offend me and get me angry.

i hate the geico commercials which are very intrusive and retarded.

i also dislike the sexual exancements commercials/ what a bunch of trash are todays commercials, probably just like the item it advertizes.

Stephanus

For example, every morning Ray Alcock phones through a report from his farm at Bemboka and guys in other towns do the same .. so if there's a dead cow on the road halfway up Numbugga Hil we all know about it

By Golly, it sounds like Macca on a Sunday Morning! How come you're not brain-dead??

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What do you think about tv commercials nowdays?

by Fisherman in

frankly, tv commercials nowdays offend me and get me angry.

i hate the geico commercials which are very intrusive and retarded.

i also dislike the sexual exancements commercials/ what a bunch of trash are todays commercials, probably just like the item it advertizes.

Stephanus

Hey stephanus, the weather chanel doesn't cover this corner of Australia (believe it or not the nearest weather radar is 250k's away in Canberra and significantly blocked by mountains.

The weather channel's a lot better than all those idiots with their fancy schmancy technological crap - they have people actually take a look out the window and email them what the regional weather's like! You could volunteer for that, instead of wombat cuddling. Send them a few photos of clouds from your camera, and they can probably piece together a radar map of your area using cardboard and glue!