Posts by scotsman

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Laughing laughing laughing

by darcy in

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wow.. so, you know i'm an active witness, very active.

hah.

and i'm not laughing at y'all, but wow, i can't believe how extensive this is.

scotsman

Hello Darcy,

You sound like a thoroughly post modern JW. Good for you!

Everyone else,

I know some other JWs like Darcy and would suggest this as evidence of a post Generation change in attitude (kids getting on with fairly normal lives) and the mainstreaming of the Witness faith. We should welcome it as it's a far more realistic outcome than the collapse of the WTBTS. There's more than one elder I know that admits there are "anomalies" within WTBTS teaching, which strikes me as similar to Catholic friends who sit comfortably with Catholicisim while disagreeing with the Vatican's stance on abortion, contraception etc. Darcy appears to take a similar attitude to her religion.

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What are you reading?

by damselfly in

now that i'm done with school for the summer i've got some spare time to read as much as i like.

heaven!

i just finished "sylvanus now" by donna morrisey.

scotsman

I found the Power of Now to be ripe for the basis of a cult, and the fevered adoration of Eckhart's fan's on the net... cult-like.

if you are not ripe your mind will think you've been had because it doesn't appear to have much substance to it.

And it's this sort of patronising comment from his acolytes (plus the cost of his therapy) that confirms it.

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What's the JW take on the medical condition Gender Identity Disorder?

by HappyAtheist in

hi from the uk.

here the national health service (nhs) says that gender identity disorder (gid) aka transexualism can be effectively treated by hormones and surgery so people can live as the gender they 'know' themselves to be.

however, i'm told that despite the condition being medically recognised that jw believe it is a 'lifestyle choice' (presumably like 'choosing' to be straight or gay as we all do :-) ) and one worthy of disfellowshipping.

scotsman

Hi happyathiest

Can I suggest that you have a look at this website http://www.gaywitness.force9.co.uk/ which is an unofficial website for gay JWs but also contains info on transgendered individuals. While it's not endorsed by the Watchtower Organisation the info it contains about their stance on the issue is pretty accurate.

Like the story from Hobart, I'm aware of a male to female transexual in London who became a JW and was told to revert to the gender they were born with to get baptised. It completely fucked with their mind. I'm assuming this info is just for the sake of discussion and that your sibling doesn't want to become a JW?

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Anyone Remember Dr. Jim Howard, Bethel Doctor in the 80s??

by Seeker4 in

jim howard was a psychiatrist who became a jw.

he was from a congregation near mine here in vermont, and i knew him long before he was invited to become the physician at bethel.

he had a lovely wife and a terrific young teenaged daughter at the time.

scotsman

They left Ireland (not Scotland) and are back in Brooklyn and Sarah Kate's married and in Bethel too.

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Is J K Rowling a Witch?

by Gill in

is j. k. rowling a witch?

the reason i ask is this, a 'nice' couple across the road are born again christian fundamentalists.

their little boy was playing with a sword and his mum told me he had been watching 'narnia' (based on the lion the witch and the wardrobe).

scotsman

JK attends St Columba's by the Castle on Johnston Terrace when she's in Edinburgh and has done since before she wrote HP. It's part of the Scottish Episcopal Church and while some may view them as from the Devil, they don't practice witchcraft.

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WT CD-ROM 2005

by scotsman in

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i've just put this on the hard drive for my mother and i notice that when you open it it pops up with the days text and what i'm presuming is the schedule for this weeks tms schedule.. why does this make me gag?

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scotsman

I wish I had a copy of the 2005. But I have not been able to find one anywhere yet. I have lost all contacts with the witnesses now.

I think you're a lot better off without it

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WT CD-ROM 2005

by scotsman in

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i've just put this on the hard drive for my mother and i notice that when you open it it pops up with the days text and what i'm presuming is the schedule for this weeks tms schedule.. why does this make me gag?

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scotsman

Funnily enough slugga, I did click on the song no. to see if it played, but just the corny lyrics appeared. Thankfully I don't recognise it so haven't been lumbered with the tune in my head.

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What do you call people who adopt other opinions without researching them?

by DavidChristopher in

i was talking to two elders yesterday..... i was confronted about the whole "bad associations" question.

i asked them what "bad associations" were.

they have no idea what bad associations are to the author, only their opinions and the opinions of their chosen leaders.

scotsman

Human.

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WT CD-ROM 2005

by scotsman in

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friends

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i've just put this on the hard drive for my mother and i notice that when you open it it pops up with the days text and what i'm presuming is the schedule for this weeks tms schedule.. why does this make me gag?

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scotsman

I've just put this on the hard drive for my mother and I notice that when you open it it pops up with the days text and what I'm presuming is the schedule for this weeks TMS schedule.

Why does this make me gag?!

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How often do you bathe?

by BlessedStar in

i heard something and i would like to know the truth so i'll ask this question..... how often do you bathe and change your underwear?.

i heard that people from certain places don't bathe for days and only change their underwear when it gets really deteriorated.. .

blessed star

scotsman

I feel like I'm reading the Awake!!