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not to be pedantic, but if you are going to be an "athiest" you should know how to spell "atheist".
If you are going to subscibe to the beliefs of "buddism" you should know how to spell "Buddhism".
AndDontCallMeShirley
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A question for Athiests.
by new hope and happiness ini am now an athiest myself, but i think being an athiest its a bit like having a faith.
some get very hooked on it and "preash" others (like me) simply get with with there lifes.
i am sure that some athiests like to have discussions about the non existence of " god" in a similar way that "thisists" do about the existence of god.
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Brett King (Jehovah's Witness) Releases Video of why he removed his ill son, Ashya, from a UK hospital
by jwleaks in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14etqn9zpwk .
jw leaks.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
The irony is these JW parents removed their son from the hospital because they felt the doctors were endangering his life and health.
Yet, at the same time, they have no problem endangering his life by following WT's mandate to refuse a blood transfusion.
It seems they don't care so much how their son dies*, but only about who's hand he dies by.
Typical JW thinking.
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* obviously, they want their son to live, but will allow his death if WT demands it through adherence to their "no blood" policies.
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IT'S TRUE!!! SETTING THEOCRATIC GOALS LEADS TO HAPPINESS!!
by DATA-DOG inaugust 31, 2014, the end of the greatest month of preaching in human history!!
with much hard work and planning, and with jeehoober's blessing, i was able to reach my goal!!
i skipped the entire "uber-special campaign" of advertising jw.org for the governing popes!!
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You could not have accomplished any of this without the blessing of the god of JW.Org !
With further blessings from the marvelous, Almighty Internet deity, hopefully next year you'll accomplish even less
If you set your goals low enough, and pray intensely about it, anything is possible.
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The Great Crowd Catch 22
by Perry injust had a two hour conversation with my father.
he is insistent that he will be able to enter the kingdom of god as a member of the 'great crowd'.
he did agree that only the annointed are declared righteous.
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Perry: I know this. My heart has been so heavy, I finally wept to let some of the pain out. The Enemy is ruthless.
Such is the nature of religion. Foisting guilt and anguish on people over nothing more than fictions. Truly sad.
The Enemy is ruthless.
"Gullibility kills". -- Carl Sagan
There is no "enemy", Perry, except ignorance and devotion to the superstitions of ancient goatherders.
You are just as much a deluded slave as your father, you just don't realize it.
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strange experience at the RC- was it segregation?
by tornapart ini went to the rc last weekend (for my hubby).
it was at a new venue.
a large arena usually putting on music concerts.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
This is nothing more than the typical nonsensical tactics of WT. It becomes more absurd at conventions for some reason.
At the last two conventions I attended (at a WT Assembly Hall) there were huge sections of seats cordoned off with yellow tape. Roughly 25% of the available seats in the auditorium. I asked the attendant why they were roped off (because it's an area I normally sit in)? His answer: "I don't know, they just told me to guard the area and make sure no one sits here". An inquiry to the Convention Overseer got the same answer: even he didn't know why the seats were blocked off.
So, the seats remained blocked off and unused for the entire convention and we sat crammed like sardines into whatever seats were left over.
I think it has to do more with WT control than anything else. They do something that makes no sense, create an air of a big mystery as to why this or that is being done, and make it look official by placing guards to enforce the situation. It creates the mindset that WT/ the GB/ whoever must know something the rest of us don't, and who are we to question their 'wisdom'? There must be a good reason-after all, god told them to do it, right?
I suspect it often is nothing more than an experiment: how absurd can we (WT) be and the rank-and-file will still go along with it unquestioningly? Just how much can we get away with?
"Listen, obey, and be blessed"
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Stephen Lett (Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses) Publicly Counsels Politicians During Convention Keynote Address In Africa
by jwleaks inzambia: fulfill promises ... jehovah's witnesses counsel politicianstimes of zambia.
august 23, 2014. by chatula kampo.
a top jehovah's witnesses' world leader has bemoaned politicians' failure to fulfill campaign promises.. stephen lett, who gave a keynote speech at the on-going convention held at levy mwanawasa stadium in ndola, said politicians needed to meet the aspirations of people who vote them into public offices.. meanwhile, conversion overseer john mashilipa has urged fellow witnesses to respect the government of the day, obedient and continue remaining non-partisan.. in the keynote address streamed live from solwezi district in the north-western province, mr lett, one of the seven members of the world governing body said electorates expected much from the people they vote for.. "there is need for politicians to fulfill their promises to their voters once they assumed power," he said.. he observed that most politicians failed to fulfill promises to their voters who had high expectations.. "politicians usually promise a moon and not deliver to their promises, this is disappointing to the voters who have high expectations," he said.. mr mashilipa said believers needed to seek god's kingdom which he said never fails, unlike human governance.. this year's conversion attracted a historic attendance of more than 40,000 people from across the five districts in the province namely; ndola, kitwe, luanshya, mufulira, kalushi and chambishi.. gathered under the theme 'keep seeking first god's kingdom', witnesses filled the stadium and those who could not find seats monitored proceedings from outside.
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JWDaughter: As soon as JWs have the all clear to vote, then they can complain about politicians not doing what they were voted in to do!
Exactly !
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Stephen Lett (Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses) Publicly Counsels Politicians During Convention Keynote Address In Africa
by jwleaks inzambia: fulfill promises ... jehovah's witnesses counsel politicianstimes of zambia.
august 23, 2014. by chatula kampo.
a top jehovah's witnesses' world leader has bemoaned politicians' failure to fulfill campaign promises.. stephen lett, who gave a keynote speech at the on-going convention held at levy mwanawasa stadium in ndola, said politicians needed to meet the aspirations of people who vote them into public offices.. meanwhile, conversion overseer john mashilipa has urged fellow witnesses to respect the government of the day, obedient and continue remaining non-partisan.. in the keynote address streamed live from solwezi district in the north-western province, mr lett, one of the seven members of the world governing body said electorates expected much from the people they vote for.. "there is need for politicians to fulfill their promises to their voters once they assumed power," he said.. he observed that most politicians failed to fulfill promises to their voters who had high expectations.. "politicians usually promise a moon and not deliver to their promises, this is disappointing to the voters who have high expectations," he said.. mr mashilipa said believers needed to seek god's kingdom which he said never fails, unlike human governance.. this year's conversion attracted a historic attendance of more than 40,000 people from across the five districts in the province namely; ndola, kitwe, luanshya, mufulira, kalushi and chambishi.. gathered under the theme 'keep seeking first god's kingdom', witnesses filled the stadium and those who could not find seats monitored proceedings from outside.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
"Politicians The Watchtower usually promise a moon and not deliver to their promises, this is disappointing to the voters Publishers who have high expectations," he said.
Mr Mashilipa said believers needed to seek God's Kingdom which he said never fails, unlike human governance.
Of course, he doesn't mention god's govt. hasn't done a damn thing for the first 100 years it has existed (or 140 years if you go by CT Russell/GB 1.0 numbers). At least the government in Zambia provides basic services to its people.
Human government: 1
God's government: 0
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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness
by Sparks inhi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
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Sparks: as an active JW, why are you proselytizing? Don't you know your ministry now only consists of telling us to go to JW.Org??
Outlaw: You can times the time it took you to write it,by every comment on this thread..2 hrs x 20 posts = 40hrs..You get the Idea..
Sparks has accumulated enough time in only a few minutes to qualify as an "auxilliary pioneer". In a few minutes he will be a "full-time Pioneer". I doubt he will record on his time slip that he got his hours by visiting apostate websites. He will keep that on the down low.
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An important message from a PRACTICING Jehovah's witness
by Sparks inhi, i am also a practicing jehovah's witness and very proud of it,to say the very-very least..!
i am a middle-aged man with many decades of being a witness of jehovah god in england.. this important letter is personally to you, just as many of the bible's 88 letters are to be taken personal by you the reader.
i am writing to you to urge you to take stock of your life, think what your future holds for you.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
If you stop reading this letter, you are either a coward, or full of hate for Jehovah or His people, or just plain stupid and just enjoy reading posts where others are just fueling your excuses to not return to Jehovah
Yes, you are definitely an active JW: Judgmental, critical, condemning, working from a position of total ignorance.
Tell me: what credibility do you have in telling us to return to and listen to WT, "god's organization"?
YOU don't even follow the Governing Body's explicit counsel to avoid "apostate" websites.
Why should we obey the GB when you, an active JW, do not??
Hypocrite.
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9yr old girl kills her gun instructor with an uzi
by EndofMysteries inhttp://www.cnn.com/2014/08/26/us/arizona-girl-fatal-shooting-accident/index.html?hpt=hp_t2.
"a 9-year-old girl learning to fire a submachine gun accidentally killed her instructor at a shooting range when the weapon recoiled over her shoulder, according to arizona authorities.
another reason to go against those arguing that young children should be taught how to use guns.
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BB: While I often agree with your general observations, your position on guns is always pro, no matter the circumstances.
Maybe you should re-read my posts. This discussion in not about being pro-gun or not; it's about whether it was appropriate for a 9 year-old to be allowed to handle a fully automatic weapon.
As Simon and others said at the outset, they wouldn't really have a problem if this girl was being allowed to shoot a hunting rifle, a .22 or a shotgun. The issue from the start has revolved around the Uzi. As I have said numerous times, and which you and others turn a deaf ear to, is some serious errors in judgment were made in this case. I watched the video. Obviously she was not qualified to shoot this gun and the parents and instructor should have seen that and opted out of the exercise. What part of this do you not understand? Show me one place in this thread where I've said I think children should operate full auto firearms and these parents and the instructor made a wise decision.
Read my posts instead of reading into them.
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to bohm: I've already answered you. You've chosen to ignore my answers completely and you're repeating a mantra over a dead issue. Dead becuse it never existed in the first place except in your imagination. Move on.