Posts by Rattigan350

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What Was The Silliest "Offense" That You Were Counseled For?

by minimus in

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when i was a teenager, i was told by an elder that because i smiled a lot and was known for my good sense of humor, that i should come across as "more serious".

so before i was appointed a ms, while in my late teens, i transformed myself into a much more "serious" brother.. were you ever told that you needed to work on something that you knew was stoopid?.

Rattigan350

I was not a servant but I was taking the count of attendance. I walked up the aisles more than half way to count then I was later told that I should just stay in back and count as it is a distraction.

Another time at an assembly I was sitting in a row by myself with just a couple of people at the other end. Then I moved up to the next row to free it up if others needed it. There was a girl about 15 sitting half way in the row. Afterward the mother told me that the girl was just 15 and was not available. I tried to tell her that I was not interested in the girl, but I just moved to make the whole row available.

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Being a JW Used to Be Fun :-)

by snowbird in

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we found some people who were happy to welcome us into their homes, even offering us food and drink.. sometimes, they would flag us down and ask for the magazines, walk miles to the kh meetings, come to our defense if someone got ugly or rude.. now, jw's are either routinely ignored or outright vilified.. no one respects them anymore.. sad.. .

Rattigan350

Rubadub said "I don't know how anyone can consider sitting in Yankee Stadium for a District Convention in the middle of July for 7 days in 100 degree weather fun."

The same that people sit there for Yankees home games in July. Back in the 1950s people wore suits to baseball games.

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Why do girls have a hymen?

by JWchange in

if you believe humans evolved, and were not created, why would having a hymen help, especially as no other mammal has one?

if you believe humans were created by {a} god, or intelligent beings with advanced technology, what was the reason for a hymen?

i'm interested to hear your thoughts on this unusual subject, not many people talk about..

Rattigan350

Cofty said "Evolution is a fact. Get over it. Every living thing, including humans, evolved from a common ancestor over millions of years"

Cocker spaniels to terriers to collies are evolution, but pit bulls to lions are not and beagles to humans is not. That's an impossibility. That evolution is not a fact. I don't even see how environmental evolution could happen. I don't see how being in the sun which would darken one's skin cause dna to change to adapt for that. A person might adapt but that would not change one's DNA.

I believe in creation, but that the creator neglected everything after that.

I don't see how evolution could account for different sexes. To mix up the genetics? why a monthly cycle? Why stimulate the nerves ? why make it pleasurable? How would mammary gland evolve? Where would that idea originate.

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Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault

by freddo in

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news just released in the uk on the bbc news website.

Rattigan350

" tell the judge to dress Kim Davis back in her orange jumpsuit " Kim Davis is my hero. Doing the right things but for the wrong reasons.

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Watchtower crackdown on anointed expansion - are they reaching for a solution to the expanding numbers problem?

by slimboyfat in

if this has been discussed i missed it.

i think the january study watchtower is a concerted attempt to reduce the numbers claiming to be anointed.

but i love the sneaky way they go about it this time.

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Drinking wine and eating bread on a certain night won't make one go to heaven and not eating won't mean one is not.

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Brooklyn Should Get A Thank You From the WTS

by konceptual99 in

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http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20151217/opinion/151219924/jehovahs-witnesses-should-leave-brooklyn-a-big-thank-you-gift.

Rattigan350

What? Brooklyn should give the WTBS a thank you for making that part of the city beautiful and clean. And many tourists and visitors came to visit there. Governments should earn their money and not tax buildings that they didn't build.

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The mistranslation of John 8.58

by Wonderment in

john 8.58 is one of those scriptures which translators often mis-translate.. i am aware this text is defended with passion either way by its advocates.

many insist the "i am" rendering found in many versions is correct.

others defend the "i have been" or "i was" readings of other versions.

Rattigan350

Exodus does not say "I AM" in the Hebrew (It says hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass ) or Greek Septuagint (it says ego eimi ho on meaning I am the one) not a title and John 8:58 does not say "I am" as a title, it shows a linking verb. There is no connection between these two scriptures. It is the Trinitarians that made the connection with their bad KJV and NIV translations. I've spent my younger years researching these things and wonder why do people not research it and understand it.

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Why do girls have a hymen?

by JWchange in

if you believe humans evolved, and were not created, why would having a hymen help, especially as no other mammal has one?

if you believe humans were created by {a} god, or intelligent beings with advanced technology, what was the reason for a hymen?

i'm interested to hear your thoughts on this unusual subject, not many people talk about..

Rattigan350

The differences in the sexes is a reason for not believing in evolution. Why would it need to evolve like that?

Creation makes more sense.

What does not make sense is that ovulation is involuntary, when it should be a voluntary action. Get pregnant only when you want to. No abortions, no overpopulation. But then people can have sex all they want, but then so what of it?

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The mistranslation of John 8.58

by Wonderment in

john 8.58 is one of those scriptures which translators often mis-translate.. i am aware this text is defended with passion either way by its advocates.

many insist the "i am" rendering found in many versions is correct.

others defend the "i have been" or "i was" readings of other versions.

Rattigan350

"I AM" makes no sense. I agree with what Bennyk said.

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Questions for Serena Williams

by Esse quam videri in

being as serena williams shows outstanding abilities and skills at that which she exerts herself in, such as tennis, it would seems reasonable that serena williams has the same high level of abilities in all of her worthwhile endeavors.

perhaps she has this level of abilities in her journey as one of jehovah's witnesses.

would it not be reasonable that those who need greater clarification and understanding of certain bible subjects, to make contact with serena and ask her such questions?.

Rattigan350

I agree Hisclarkness. People should leave her alone. Let her live to the fullest.