Posts by zound

isn't disneyland known as "the magic kingdom" why in the world is it ok to go to a magic kingdom of fantasy and make believe with wizards but a kid playing with a stupid wizard toy makes jehovah sad.

how can the turd be ok with thousands of magical toys and rides but at the exact same time tell them to throw those same toys in the trash.

zound

Those with photoshop skills please make some memes of A. Morris with mickey mouse ears. Or prehaps him with wizard mickey (from fantasia) telling children to throw away sparlock toys.

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Another mall shooting - how soon until the question becomes ...

by Simon in

... not "why does this happen" or even "how do we prevent it" but "here's todays locations and body counts".. so sad that some people just went to the shops and now their families will never see them again.. seems like it is an insolveable problem for america..

zound

I can't get over the gun culture in America. I was listening to a debate between an englishman and an american (both whom I respect very much). There was two hypothecital goals to work towards, put on the table by the englishman: a utopia where civilians didn't carry guns. Or a utopia where civilians carried guns but everyone was educated enough to not use them.

After much back and forth, the american finally said he wouldn't want to live in country where he couldn't have his guns. Even if there was no danger or need for them (he carried them for self protection) he would still want them.

I lived in South Africa and had no desire to carry a gun for protection.

I just can't get my head around many americans who just can't be without there favorite toys.

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Uk bethel "university campus but nicer"

by snare&racket in

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new essex bethel plans include.... "its accommodation, predominantly for young members, would resemble a university campus but "nicer".

erghhhh..... don't become a lawyer or an engineer, a doctor or a nurse or a teacher.... come spend 3 years working for us at our factory for free.

look we have wifi...(no porn!).

zound

Thanks for sharing your experience snare. It's wonder that the society don't get into trouble when they in fact openly boast about printing and smuggling illegal literature to other countries. Wouldn't the american goevernment be interested in this?

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JW.org to be banned in Russia

by redvip2000 in

my facebook was "lit up" today with all the out cries about the possibility of the organization's website being banned in russia.. as many of you recall this past august a court in russia banned the website and sought to make accessing the website in russia illegal.

well tomorrow the appeal by the org will be heard in court.

if the appeal is denied, jw.org will no longer be available in that part of the world, causing endless lamentations and cries of "persecution", only to bolster the idea that they are truly hated by the world because they are true christians.

zound

Police found the site to contain seven Jehovah's Witness texts on the Federal List of Extremist Materials

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JW.org to be banned in Russia

by redvip2000 in

my facebook was "lit up" today with all the out cries about the possibility of the organization's website being banned in russia.. as many of you recall this past august a court in russia banned the website and sought to make accessing the website in russia illegal.

well tomorrow the appeal by the org will be heard in court.

if the appeal is denied, jw.org will no longer be available in that part of the world, causing endless lamentations and cries of "persecution", only to bolster the idea that they are truly hated by the world because they are true christians.

zound

Jehovah's Witness texts also continue to be targeted by law enforcement agents. On 12 September Jewish Autonomous Region Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Birobidzhan District Court had ruled "extremist" the Jehovah's Witness brochure "Good News From God" after an investigation by the local FSB security service. "The brochure is of a deliberately extremist nature as its contents aim to form negative impressions of other religious trends", the Office claimed.

On 7 August Tver's Central District Court ruled the Jehovah's Witness website www.jw.org "extremist" at the request of Tver Regional Public Prosecutor's Office. According to the decision on the Court's website, this was after FSB and Counter-"extremism" Police found the site to contain seven Jehovah's Witness texts on the Federal List of Extremist Materials.

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Seven Headed Wild Beast officially no longer represents UN?

by donuthole in

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according to a new "bible questions answered": " the wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation 13:1 represents the worldwide political system.".

i know that they have quietly been backing away from the un identification for awhile.

is this feature on jw.org a new official teaching, or just a spin for the sake of the public?.

zound

There's a new 'news' article on jw.org stating that Russia are trying to ban jw.org website. Is this then the wild beast touching the eye of god? Is armageddon about to occur?

Here's the news, but not from JW.org - they don't include the term 'extremist', or explain why the russians want to ban them.

Jehovah's Witness texts also continue to be targeted by law enforcement agents. On 12 September Jewish Autonomous Region Public Prosecutor's Office announced that Birobidzhan District Court had ruled "extremist" the Jehovah's Witness brochure "Good News From God" after an investigation by the local FSB security service. "The brochure is of a deliberately extremist nature as its contents aim to form negative impressions of other religious trends", the Office claimed.

On 7 August Tver's Central District Court ruled the Jehovah's Witness website www.jw.org "extremist" at the request of Tver Regional Public Prosecutor's Office. According to the decision on the Court's website, this was after FSB and Counter-"extremism" Police found the site to contain seven Jehovah's Witness texts on the Federal List of Extremist Materials. Similar to the case involving Kuliyev's translation of the Koran, a representative of Tver Regional Police Department - not of the Jehovah's Witnesses – appeared in court as the only "interested party".

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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

zound

When atheists are comfortable in their skin they do not need to prove believers wrong, they simply don't care. What is this based on? Personal experience.

I care that believers are wrong. Because their beliefs lead to harming the innocent and prevent human progress. Am I not a true atheist pelican brief?

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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

by cofty in

yesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.

we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.

they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.

zound

Do "true" atheists care what believers think? I don't think they do.

It's secret agnostics, wannabe atheists, who go out of their way to prove believers wrong...in order to strengthen the wall they have erected to keep out their own spiritual leanings.

Define a 'true atheist'.

If anything you've got it back to front - or more likely just completely wrong.