I`m not sure that it is we have a higher level of intelligence I think it just proves that those that stay in have a lower level of intelligence a reflection of their distaste for higher education
smiddy3
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This probably sounds uppity. I'm saying it anyhow
by stillin inhas anybody else noticed a pattern that is here among us outcasts?
there seems to be, on average, a higher level of intelligence here than there is at the kingdom hall.
actually, intelligent conversation seems to be looked down upon among the witnesses.. also, the simple language skills found here seem to be above average compared to those among the witnesses.
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Unhappy being asked to give a Disfellowshipped Sister a ride to and from Meetings
by Isambard Crater ini'm pimo, very much against disfellowshipping, and going to a meeting leaves me feeling confused and angry at the best of times.
except an elder asked me on thursday night if i can start giving a ride to a disfellowshipped woman because she lives near me and nobody else from the hall lives in my village.
it seems the elder and his family who have been giving this woman a ride for the past six months can no longer stomach the time it takes them to go out of their way.. i thought all normal publishers weren't to have any contact with disfellowshipped people?
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smiddy3
Ask the Elder why she was DF and if he refuses to divulge that information simply say no .
She might be a nymphomaniac for all you know and try to seduce you .
Because the Elder asks you doesn`t mean you have to accept
You sound like you are still very much under the control of the Elders ?
They have NO control over you unless you give it to them .
Understand ?
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Did Ancient Jewish Worshipers Ever Make Changes to the "Holy' Scriptures?
by fulltimestudent inif you have the time and the means to visit israel right now, you can see something that few modern people have seen.. at the israel museum in jerusalem, a very special document will be on display.
the museum's website heading describes it as:.
genesis retold: an exceptional dead sea scroll.. .
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smiddy3
And wasn`t it more than 2000 years after the events that supposedly happened in the garden of Eden that Moses wrote down the first five books of the Bible ?
Chinese whispers comes to mind here
Where was Jehovah God for these first 2000 years ? he obviously didn`t trust anybody to write anything down to record the History before the flood including Noah and his family. ?
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2018-List Of Publications Approved For Discard!
by Atlantis incopy & paste;.
atlantis listed only one form which is the s-60-e--2/18, but there are several items in the zipped folder.. .
2018 list of publications approved for discard.
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smiddy3
Maybe Jehovah`s Witnesses need to get rid of the Christian Greek Scriptures / New Testament as those books do not support JW Theology/beliefs .
New Testament ,NT will be used for brevity .
Nowhere in the NT are Christians instructed encouraged or admonished to do anything in the name of Jehovah.
Their is not one scripture in the NT that states that.
However their is an avalanche of Scriptures in the NT that instruct ,encourage ,admonish Christians to ,witness to ,for and about Jesus Christ ,not once is Jehovah mentioned.
Furthermore the name Jehovah /Tetragrammaton does not appear in the new Testament at all.
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Apparently, I'm (NOT) famous!
by TerryWalstrom instarbucks conversation today.... "oh my god!
i recognize you!
"you-you're graham somebody...air supply...the tall one.
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smiddy3
Your daughter and the other girl look so much alike ?
Are you sure you don`t moonlight on air supply ? You could milk a lot of free drinks out of that surely .
PS .I like the Aussie connection with the backdrop.
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conversation with a JW about the sun
by neat blue dog injw: didn't we just hear somebody say that the sun's gonna blow up?.
me: well, they were saying that it will expand and eventually burn out.. jw: but it can't do that, it just keeps blowing up inside and getting more power.. me: well, they were talking about stars in general, how they have a life span.. jw: but god didn't make it that way, it's firmly established to time indefinite.
it's not like the sun is a regular star.
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smiddy3
I should have known better :
When I first started studying the brother didn`t know the difference between astronomy and Astrology I had to spell it out to him .
And I still became a JW.
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R.I.P. Emma Chambers
by smiddy3 inemma chambers the comic relief/co-star of the vicar of dibley dierd of natural causes a couple of days ago .
she was ony 53 years old.
she was also in notting hill with other credits to her name.
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Is he interested?
by Sunnybear ini met a wonderful man on match.com several months ago.
on our first date, there was amazing chemistry and we ended up having sex.
it was not planned, it just happened.
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smiddy3
I think this is a troll after all this time and the to and fro ing that`s been going on all this time .
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Child molesters and murderers are protected by the Governing Body....Good Job!!!!
by krismalone in.
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smiddy3
Isn`t it behoven to us to bring these "gems" to the appropiate authorities when we become aware of them ? And not just assume that we have everything under control.
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A challenge to believers
by Half banana innothing is ever fixed, laws change and religious myth evolves.
no doubt the habiru (hebrew) forebears of the jews when arriving in the levantine highlands cherished their stone age practices and sacred rituals.
child and human sacrifice was a grim stone age social mechanism to make for balance, loyalty and control within a tribe.there was no connection then with an almighty spirit, polytheism ruled the hebrew mentality.
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smiddy3
Religion is a big money making goldmine even in this 21st Century
Look at all the Tele-Avangelist`s that exist around the world.
looking at Christendom alone their are over 40,000 Christian sects alone all claiming to be the "truth"
how many millions believe in a God that is not related to Christianity ? Probably half the population .