Posts by czarofmischief

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"Greater Fulfilment"
by IT Support in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the society claim that many prophecies have a "greater fulfilment.

daniel 4 was not only fulfilled with king nebuchadnezzar, but has a "greater fulfilment" in telling when the gentile times will end.

has the society ever tried to justify this practise?
czarofmischief

One of the justifications I recall was that the prophecies were not completely fulfilled when they were uttered. For instance, Isaiah's prophecies regarding the Restoration's Vegetarian Lions and Nonbiting Cobras were not fulfilled when the Jews returned from Babylon. Lions ate babies, and cobras still poisoned you. So the Society's reasoning ran thus, "Since God's word cannot fail, and all that he said didn't occur then, then there must be a future fulfillment". And hopefully this one will actually come completely true.
Only it didn't. And it won't. There is NO reason to allow for a future fulfillment, neither stated nor implied. It was just a guess, a lucky guess that has somehow survived hundreds of years... BS
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Couple to sacrifice children at church
by czarofmischief in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i know we talk a lot about children being sacrificed for the greater good of the borg... but this is a bit direct.

shades of the omen???.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/us/11/13/children.sacrifice.ap/index.html.
czarofmischief

I think I recall the same, "Get the children into Paradise" argument from one of the Witness family killers. It seems to be a certain pathological mindset that recurs. Does religious thought cause this mindset, feed into it, or merely is the vehicle for underlying sociopathic tendencies?
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Peterson verdict - Double standard?
by chappy in
1. social
2. current
peterson was convicted of murdering his unborn son.

the law in 30+ states says that taking the life of an unborn fetus is murder.

would someone please explain how a non-human can be murdered?
czarofmischief

It makes sense to be consistent here. I would suggest that if the fetus is proven to have a brain and brain activity, then it should acquire protected individual status. This occurs around ten weeks - enough time to decide whether or not to carry the baby to term (even many pro-choicers would tell you that if you can't decide to abort by then, you probably aren't a good candidate for an abortion).
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What Do You Do When You Get The "Blues"???
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
every once in a while we all get the blues.

we start overthinking, overanalyzing----we dwell on negatives.

what do you do to get out of this frame of mind?
czarofmischief

Depends on the kind of blues I have. Sometimes a long walk, a hot meal, and a nap can help me cheer up. Other blues require a binge drinking episode and then a naked run through the cemetery... erm... wait, did I say that???
I find certain exercises to be soothing - as well as assembling things like models or something. Sometimes just going out and flirting a bit with a stranger can help. Petting my cats.
I have to remember to eat, or I get depressed really easily and can't figure out why. Years of anti-depressants have left me with an inability to tell when I'm hungry and therefore a tendency to skip meals.
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Peterson verdict - Double standard?
by chappy in
1. social
2. current
peterson was convicted of murdering his unborn son.

the law in 30+ states says that taking the life of an unborn fetus is murder.

would someone please explain how a non-human can be murdered?
czarofmischief

Are we sure that Laci wanted the baby?
CZAR
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How Long is a Piece Of String? How Far does the Crow Fly
by stillajwexelder in
1. jw
2. friends
how long is a piece of string?

how far does the crow fly
czarofmischief

Too damn long. Too damn far.
Why is blue?
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Careers in the Organisation?
by eyeslice in
1. jw
2. friends
careers in the organization?

how often have you heard young ones encouraged to make the truth their career?

but what careers?
czarofmischief

And they have a firing policy that is similar to the more draconian fast food places - one or two screwups and you're outta there! Bad for morale, bad for business, bad for training expenditures... just self-defeating, really.
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Three Questions
by StinkyPantz in
1. jw
2. friends
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if you were guaranteed honest responses to any three questions, who would you question and what would you ask?
czarofmischief

1. Why am I so angry all the time?
2. Where do these ideas come from; or, what is the source of inspiration, creative and otherwise?
3. What the hell do I really want?
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Which GB member Dying would make the biggest difference
by stillajwexelder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
which gb member dying would make the biggest difference?
czarofmischief

I thought one them did die... oh wait, this isn't a Ghost Busters thread?
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Good excuses for missing meetings and going out in service.
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i know a lot of lurkers are probably looking for good excuses and would like a list they could refur to..
czarofmischief

I used to say that I had PMS cramps. didn't work as well for me, though...
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