Posts by DJS

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Chaos at Brooklyn Bethel 12/2016

by James Jack in

this was how it was described to me yesterday by a brother who has been there for some 40 years.

"everyone is about gone; the governing body is set to leave within 2 months; the kitchen and laundry personnel are gone and i have to fend for myself now.".

"also the aggravation of 4 to 5 business men in suits with clipboards daily checking out the watchtower properties.

DJS

James,

Do you mean 12/2015? If not you have great powers.

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Predictions for 2016

by LevelThePlayingField in

so, it's that time of year again.

here's a few of my predictions.

) no armageddon.

DJS

Lostwun,

Once you go pagan you will never go back. I predict that DJS will again promise to try to behave himself on this site. And fail miserably. Again.

I also predict that Viv will return in all her intelligent, smart-alecky, (occasional - when she's been drinking) girl on girl glory (come back Viv, come back) and begin treating us all to what we have come to know and love - the end of OPs where the final 7 pages and 63 posts are between Viv and her opponents, with Viv having them in a head lock down on the mat, and they are having the following conversation:

Oh yes you did! Oh no I di-uhnt.

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A call for JW lurkers to set matters straight!!!!!

by James Mixon in

not all are jw's here, think about the time you could get.

i know you are checking.

don't be shy, no one will ever know.

DJS

Make me,

Yeah, those bully Homos are the worst. Especially the dykes. And it's not like anyone ever picked on Them.

Those bully homos are everwhere, not just on this site. Just last week 3 of them forced their way into my house. Two of them held me down and one of them fixed my hair. I'm still suffering from their bullying. But I do love my haircut.

Life was sooo much better when the Homos knew their place, didnt have equal rights and we could hate, mock and deride them while they were hiding in their closets. And feel superior doing so.

Don't worry bunky, your homicidal god and his homicidal son will soon take care of those bully homos. And 7.7 billion others.

I have, however, heard a rumor that Jesus Loves lipstick lesbians girl on girl (really, don't we all). Can you deal with them in the paradise bunky?

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The really cool feeling of community within JWs

by Phaedra in

i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

DJS

Sowhatnow,

You did research!! I am sooo proud of you. And did you know that Norway is one of the least religious nations?

If you scroll back a few pages I posted similar data. I'm very proud!

Phaedra,

Re scrapping on your thread. Frank Ward started it.

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Your Opinion Pleeease

by thankyou in

jw girl non-jw guy.

tenuous boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

what is more likely to strengthen a relationship?.

DJS

Thankyou,

Now That's funny!

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The really cool feeling of community within JWs

by Phaedra in

i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

DJS

A,

I've never referred to any particular nation. I've stated the facts, that the more secular and atheistic a state, region or nation, the More Likely they are to be functional.

I do not understand your continued probing of something I've never stated.

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The really cool feeling of community within JWs

by Phaedra in

i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

DJS

Anathasius,

The entire world is giving you examples on a routine basis, from the United Nations to PhDs who study such things to pollsters who survey such things. See above.

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The really cool feeling of community within JWs

by Phaedra in

i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

DJS

Anastasius,

It matters not what I feel, believe or think. My only objective on this site is to try to get people to follow the evidence, to become empiricists rather than relying on feelings, beliefs and confirmation bias. The following is a very small slice of the evidence. There are tons:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/our-humanity-naturally/201103/misinformation-and-facts-about-secularism-and-religion

http://www.secularism.org.uk/the-least-religious-nations-are.html

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2010/sep/12/pope-benedict-atheism-secularism

http://www.nairaland.com/121066/predominantly-atheist-countries-lowest-crime

http://worldhappiness.report/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/04/WHR15.pdf

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The really cool feeling of community within JWs

by Phaedra in

i remember going out with other jws after the memorial.. small gatherings.. picnics at some local landmark.. the feeling of closeness, camaraderie, friendship with like minded people you could trust.. haven't experienced it since i left.. really miss that..

DJS

Frank, "This society has changed dramatically for the worse as any decent person will agree. (UK)."

I don't live in the UK, so I will leave most of the response to your statement to those who do. However, the latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) showed that, for the offences it covers, there was a 7% decrease compared with the previous year’s survey, and the lowest estimate since the CSEW began in 1981. The incidence of rape has increased sharply from the year before, however.

Your personal experiences aside (and I am sorry that you have suffered wrong), the state of the union is better than ever based on the data. The same condition exists in nearly every industrialized nation; the are safer and more secure than ever.

Telling us that things are bad as any 'decent' person would agree is an "Argument from intimidation", which, based on John T. Reed's Debating Strategies, is "its appeal to moral self-doubt and its reliance on the fear, guilt or ignorance of the victim. It is used in the form of an ultimatum demanding that the victim renounce a given idea without discussion, under threat of being considered morally unworthy."

It is an intellectually dishonest (emotional) tactic used by those without either facts or logic.

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Your Opinion Pleeease

by thankyou in

jw girl non-jw guy.

tenuous boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

what is more likely to strengthen a relationship?.

DJS

thank you,

You asked for opinions, and you received exactly what you asked for and exactly what you deserved based on the statement - your statement - I copied. Childishly avoiding responding to negative opinions and seeking refuge behind the skirts of those who liked you Sally suggests you are emotionally immature and manipulative.

I made an honest and very accurate assessment of your statement, devoid of any venom. That is not the problem; that is the solution to childish, immature and manipulative people. Suggesting otherwise, or that those who disagree with you aren't normal and aren't optimists is manipulation of the highest level. Hiding behind the skirts of girls kinda sorta proves my point.

Mr. Koresh, you aren't smart enough to play this game with me. Go play with, and manipulate, girls. If you want to play with grown up adult males, I'm right here waiting on you Richard.