I agree with 25% of Vidiot's 50% agreement with my 50%...10% of the time
AndDontCallMeShirley
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How We Come Across On The Board
by minimus inmost people here have never met you.
we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.
some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?
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How We Come Across On The Board
by minimus inmost people here have never met you.
we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.
some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?
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AndDontCallMeShirley
I agree with 50% of Vidiot's self-assessment....
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Public Speaker Cries During His Talk
by James Jackson inhis talk was about reaching out for the real life.. he is in his mid seventies, then begins to rant on about staying loyal to the organization because many of us have lost loved ones in death and if we want to see them again we must remain in the organization.
he says he wants to see his father again, then the tears begin to flow right there on the stage.... then an elderly sister during the watchtower study admits to regetting leaving her daughter behind to seek a better life in the u.s, and she is crying.... these 2 meetings was just plain weird..
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very well said!
by alwaysthinking insome dates are important to set, like weddings, retirement parties, and vacations, but not the date of the return of jesus.
jesus said that "no one knows.
" i've never really understood why something so direct and so simple could be so abused.. quoted from http://god-and-logic.blogspot.co.nz/2011/05/where-is-promise-of-his-coming.html.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Christianity has mis understood the hybole,metaphoric and symbolic language used in those days
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which has always baffled me. When it comes to proclaiming vital information involving the alleged son of god and his alleged future activities, is hyperbole, metaphors and symbolism really the best way to get the message across clearly?
God's score on this issue: 0
Jesus' score on this issue: 0
Imagine if in relaying instructions to accomplish the first space shuttle mission, NASA scientists, instead of writing down clear, concise and scientific information, chose to tell cute little stories full of metaphors and symbolism, and just left it up to everyone involved to figure out what they really meant?
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So Much For Advertise Advertise Advertise (another DVD thread)
by ctrwtf inif the ultimate goal is to reach as many people as possible with the kingdom message, why does the society find it necessary to block any public access to the new dvd?.
could it be because the public will see how vacuous their teachings are?
producing this propaganda is a new low even for them.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
@ scotoma: Each time the appropriate fingers went up there was a flurry of writing.
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which finger was scotoma holding up (or at least wanting to)?
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Very nice, nugget.
I am an artist, too, so I can really appreciate your level of skill. Beautiful work.
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So Much For Advertise Advertise Advertise (another DVD thread)
by ctrwtf inif the ultimate goal is to reach as many people as possible with the kingdom message, why does the society find it necessary to block any public access to the new dvd?.
could it be because the public will see how vacuous their teachings are?
producing this propaganda is a new low even for them.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Cha Ching: Well, it's better that people don't get life if they have to get it from copyright violation.... right?
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That's right. Jehovah™ abides by the rules of Satan's ™ System of Things™. If a person learns The Truth™ through copyright infringement Jehovah™ doesn't want them. Them's the rules.
"go in through the narrow gate" "clearly" refers to copyright laws.
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They may not pass the plate around like other churches, but they do mention contributions a couple of times
by Legacy inso i went to the international convention.
nice.
the org.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Is the Watchtower religion really so lacking in an identity of their own that 130 years after its founding it still feels it must elevate itself by stepping on the "competition"?
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Yes.
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Disturbing Footnote in Tomorrow's Study Article...
by HeyThere inarticle is basicqlly about families where a spouse is working away from home for an extended period, etc...a foot note says basically that some studies have shown that working away from home can cause serious consequences, such as infidelity, homosexuality, or incest.
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pull it up on jw.org...that is what it says.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
"Selma took a job away from home. Steve became a homosexual as a result and their children got involved in incest. Upon her return home several weeks later, Steve beat Selma within an inch of her life*. After speaking with an older sister from her hospital bed, Selma came to realize it was all her fault and she actually deserved the beating Steve gave her. The older sister alluded to "some reports" to help Selma see the error of her ways."
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* being that there were not two witnesses to the beating, Steve remains an elder to this day. Selma "evidently" just fell down the stairs...again.
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Disturbing Footnote in Tomorrow's Study Article...
by HeyThere inarticle is basicqlly about families where a spouse is working away from home for an extended period, etc...a foot note says basically that some studies have shown that working away from home can cause serious consequences, such as infidelity, homosexuality, or incest.
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pull it up on jw.org...that is what it says.
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DOT: Nobody else seemed to want to even look for what they were possibly basing the wild assertions on
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If WT's claims are so credible then why not just cite their source? The fact that they don't tells me they know if they did it would undermine their position. If WT won't even provide source material why waste your time researching the "possiblies" ?
