Posts by riblah

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Paging punkofnice

by riblah in

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friends

i've missed seeing his posts; i hope he's okay - maybe on a nice vacation (or i guess i should say holiday) and enjoying himself..

riblah

I've missed seeing his posts; I hope he's okay - maybe on a nice vacation (or I guess I should say holiday) and enjoying himself.

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Why Not Celebrate Christmas?

by Mum in

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friends

so, jw's don't celebrate christmas or other holidays.

as bill cetnar once said, there are two reasons for everything: the reason they tell you, and the real reason.

they will tell you it's because christmas is "pagan" and can lead to all sorts of licentious conduct (like drinking too much macallan scotch?)..

Are the teachings of JW—consistent?

by Fisherman in

i would belief so but if you can point something out, it can be discussed.. i don’t mean what jw taught in the past that they later realized was not correct and amended.

—unless you think and can show something like that is relevant.. i’ve spoken to a lot of believers from different religions.

i don’t want to bash any religion here under this topic but their beliefs are inconsistent and their reasons are sophistry and made up and grounded on circular reasoning.

riblah

I'm not here a lot, but Fisherman seems pretty troll-y.

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Striving for more

by punkofnice in

i hate my life!

i have to say it, but i do.. i have a sneaking suspicion that because i was raised in the dangerous jehovah borgness cult, that this is the reason.

i was told if god didn't watch me masturbating or smoking, then he'd let me live forever in perfect conditions.. i left the borg and as a result my jw wife left me and re-married another gung ho jobo.

riblah

I like reading your posts most of all. I am sorry to hear that you're depressed.

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Struggling to find a purpose

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i spent most of my life in the org.

we were taught that our purpose in life was to serve jehovah.

that never really made sense to me, but it was still a purpose to keep going.

riblah

ribla - I expect you're in America. Shame. Otherwise we might have got together for a jam session.

That would be so good! Maybe your band could play at some places in the southeastern US.

I like Mark's videos on Talking Bass; he is in the UK.

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Struggling to find a purpose

by My Name is of No Consequence in

i spent most of my life in the org.

we were taught that our purpose in life was to serve jehovah.

that never really made sense to me, but it was still a purpose to keep going.

riblah

punkofnice: I play in a fairly successful local rock band.

I am learning how to play the bass- it's my dream to be proficient before I die!

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Two gems from February 2023 Study Watchtower

by BoogerMan in

february 2023 study watchtower: .

p. 16, par.

5 - ”when we base our discussions on material published by jehovah’s organization, (not the bible!

riblah

The "bad" lady has her hands on her hips, while the "spiritual" lady has her hands demurely in front of her, 😂 lol!

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Future

by punkofnice in

i wonder what this earth will really be like in 500 years from now?.

what are your thoughts?.

riblah

I wonder what North Sentinel Island will be like, lol?

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'In Search of Christian Freedom'

by riblah in

i cross-posted this on reddit:.

i would love to have a hard copy of this book.

does anyone know about how to go about persuading the person who has the rights to print a batch?.

riblah

Yes, thank you tenyearsafter; they were pretty expensive.

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'In Search of Christian Freedom'

by riblah in

i cross-posted this on reddit:.

i would love to have a hard copy of this book.

does anyone know about how to go about persuading the person who has the rights to print a batch?.

riblah

I agree with you on that Diogenesister.

Other people on the thread were saying that many people had offered to assist her with getting it published, though; it wasn't just him.