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Gojira: " I just ask no one tell me I'm stupid for still believing in a God. Which has happened every single time I have said I still believe in God on this forum. "
If it makes you feel any better, Gojira, whenever I say I'm an atheist on this site, someone always says something thoughtless and snarky about it.
This site is all about discussion for believers and nonbelievers alike. You have to be prepared to take some flak.
i'm remembering all the vibrant and articulate posters who are no longer here, and i'm sad.. lady lee, who has moved on to help others in need of her wisdom.. poor oompa and dansk, two of the gentlest souls in this world.
little toe, who's gone on to bigger and better things, but i still miss him.
gumby, who had to give us up.
LoisLane, you reminded me with your green tea, that I have a green-tea-and-toasted-rice blend that makes a delicious brew. Just the right kind of drink for when I'm feeling sorry for myself. I'm going to make a cup now.
Thanks!
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I don't have faith, but I have hope.
if you own a company or small business, will you hire a jw over a non-jw?
did you find jws more productive than non-jws and more honest and outgoing for your business expansion?
the watchtower tries to state that jws are in high demand because of their honesty, you think the world is smarting up and realizing they are just regular people who follow men?
When he was 18, my younger brother, at my dub mother's urging, took a construction job working for a dub at our KH. My brother was routinely forced by his dub boss to lift loads that were too heavy for him.
After several months, my brother developed back pain and was forced to quit over the strenuous objections of my mother.
Result? Permanent damage to his lower back. It's now been more than 40 years' of suffering for him, thanks to a compassionate dub employer.
Not one member of my immediately family has escaped long-term injury, either physical or emotional or both, not even my mother, that has directly resulted from the loving association of our christian "brothers."
i'm remembering all the vibrant and articulate posters who are no longer here, and i'm sad.. lady lee, who has moved on to help others in need of her wisdom.. poor oompa and dansk, two of the gentlest souls in this world.
little toe, who's gone on to bigger and better things, but i still miss him.
gumby, who had to give us up.
straightshooter: " But we do have alot of new ones and some long-timers still on this wonderful forum. "
That's very true, SS. And thank goodness for them.
i'm remembering all the vibrant and articulate posters who are no longer here, and i'm sad.. lady lee, who has moved on to help others in need of her wisdom.. poor oompa and dansk, two of the gentlest souls in this world.
little toe, who's gone on to bigger and better things, but i still miss him.
gumby, who had to give us up.
I'm remembering all the vibrant and articulate posters who are no longer here, and I'm sad.
Lady Lee, who has moved on to help others in need of her wisdom.
Poor oompa and Dansk, two of the gentlest souls in this world.
Little Toe, who's gone on to bigger and better things, but I still miss him.
Gumby, who had to give us up. Remember his notorious 'nut-polishing' business?
Hillary Step, a voice of sanity 'crying out in the wilderness.'
AlanF, with his awesome reasoning abilities.
the great day of god the almighty certainly is a fit description for the destruction of men, women, children, grandmothers, infants and puppy dogs in the days of noah.. why didn't destroying everybody on earth except a remnant of 8 count as armageddon?.
i mean, if you are starting all over by genocide--shouldn't it count for more than bad temper?.
what are we missing?.
Blondie: " The WTS hopes that people who lived through 1966 and 1975 die soon and they are then they can bury this further. (sort of like the 1925 doctrine). "
But even after the dubs and exdubs who remember those infamous predictions die off, how on earth is the gb going to manipulate the scriptures to make the "math" come out right?
There aren't enough scriptures in the Bible to make any WTS's Armageddon due date make any sense.
But perhaps I'm underestimating their ability to formulate lies and their followers' willingness to believe them.
the ouija board is suppose to be a straight shot to interacting with 'demons'.. has anyone here played it?
what happened?
are the claims true regarding the floating pieces an such?.
LisaRose: " #!$4(sfvcxdfhjn!3dgj,#():;;"xcvnmll ... ZoZo says, time to take your medication "
It would more likely be "#!$(sfvcxdfhjn!3dgj,#():;;"xcvnmbb"
"Time to sell your soul to the Devil."
as a serving witness, i am not foolhardy enough to ask elders this question, because their 'praetorian guard' instincts would kick in, and i would be treated as an anti-christ.. w07 1/1 p. 28 par.
11- "it seems that resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today.
my question is simply based on this 'inspired' 'spiritual food at the proper time'; please put a little meat on the bone and tell all 7+ million of us, how do receive these "divine truths" from spirit creatures whom you cannot identify?.
cantleave: " I wonder if any of those 24 elders were women whilst on Earth? "
Heaven forbid! Literally! Instruction from women? Those shriveled-up geezers in Brooklyn would rather chew aluminum foil than admit that possibility.
The gb is about two steps away from the medieval debate about whether women even had souls.
by their fruits you will know them.
a good tree (religion) does not bear bad fruit, neither can a rotten tree bear good fruits.
true faith is followed by good fruits/works.. dead faith is followed by bad works or no works at all.. 30 bad fruits/works of counterfeit christian religions.
villagegirl: " You must be so proud of yourself for how perfect you are, and sweet too. "
Don't be so modest. it's because you bring out the best in everyone you encounter.
