Posts by figureheaduk

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Dead ringers.

by petespal2002 in

have you noticed how milton henschel is a dead ringer for captain picard?

figureheaduk

I can see the similarity - makes me wonder if Henschel's last words were something like "Mr Jaracz, you have the bridge.........."

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A prophet...voice of Godor ??

by MacHislopp in

to begin let's start with some ... reminders: .

the truth will not allow for all the different kinds of religious doctrine in the worldthere can not be two sets of truth when one does not agree with the other.

one or the other is true, but not both.

figureheaduk

I tend to think of them as false prophets (amongst other things). Not really sure why.........

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Iraqi TV guide

by figureheaduk in

(old news now, i know - but it made me snigger!

before you ask, most are based on uk tv shows).

06.00 - morning prayers.

figureheaduk

(Old news now, I know - but it made me snigger! p.s. before you ask, most are based on UK TV shows)

06.00 - Morning Prayers

07.30 - "The Rock 'n Roll Years 629 AD" - A look back at the events of the last year, including the execution of 2,300 dissidents and theopening of a new French oil refinery.

08.00 - FILM: "Saddambusters" - Dramatisation of the glorious 1991 Iraqi victory in Kuwait.

09.30 - "Have I Got Genocide For You" - Celebrities make weapons of mass destruction out of everyday objects.

10.00 - "Holiday" - The team check out nice places for the Saddam family to retire. Featuring: North Korea, Rhodesia and France.

10.30 - "M*U*S*T*A*S*H"

11.30 - "Tomorrow's World" - New torture inventions for scientists who refuse to make nuclear bombs.

12.00 - "Green Peter" - The total amount of smallpox virus bought by the milk bottle top appeal is revealed. Also - three ways to burn a
flag, and how to make a President Bush effigy.

12.30 - "Only Fools and Camels" - Dhal-Boy offloads some dodgy French rocket-launchers to a bloke from Hamas.

13.30 - "Koranation Street" - Deirdrie faces execution by cat o'nine tails for being a shiite. Benny is hung upside-down for being homosexual.

14.00 - "Question Time" - Members of the public face awkward questions from the Secret Service.

15.00 - "Allah McBeal"

15.30 - "You've Bin Ladened" - Amusing footage shot secretly in Iraq's prisons. The film-makers were also secretly shot.

16.00 - "Middle-East Enders" - The entire cast is beheaded for not saluting when Saddam comes on the telly.

16.30 - "Sadd's Army" - The Basra-on-Sea home guard repel another attack by evil, imperialist, Zionist backed infidels. Fraser has his willy hacked off for stealing some of Corporal Jones's sausages.

17.00 - "Wheel of Terror"

17.30 - "Talitubbies" - Dipsy and Tinky-Winky make nerve-gas.

18.00 - FILM: "Saddam's Angels" - The three burkha-clad sleuths go undercover to expose an evil scheme to bring democracy and free speech to Iraq.

19.30 - "Big Brother" - Who will be taken to Baghdad and executed this week?

20.30 - "Xena: Modestly Dressed Housewife" - Xena stays at home in a mask and does some housework.

21.30 - "Buffy the Yankee Imperialist Dog Slayer".

22.30 - "The Sky At Night" - What to see in the Iraqi night sky during March: including B52 Bombers, Stealth Fighters and Cruise Missiles

Bin Laden caught in the act

by figureheaduk in

.

"osama bin laden's masturbation problem was so bad that he didnt even notice his mates had called around for him.

figureheaduk

"Osama Bin Laden's masturbation problem was so bad that he didnt even notice his mates had called around for him."

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"New light" on Independant thinking?

by figureheaduk in

i've just been reading an article on the jwmedia site about a study into wt literature that has been ordered by a russian court.. http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=/region/europe/russia/english/releases/religious_freedom/rus_e030523.htm.

it goes into the usual wt waffle about the persecution and harrassment of jws, religious freedom etc, but the following quote caught my eye:the study also revealed a much higher level of education among jehovah's witnesses (when compared with that of the average muscovite), which tends toward independent rational thinking and decision-making.

now, this would give joe public that the average jw is therefore able to think for himself, and reach his own conclusions independantly.

figureheaduk

I did think of mentioning the education thing too but didn't really have time to try and dredge up some old WT quotes on higher education........

"The lord looks over who cowers in the watchtower"(Skinny Puppy - "T.F.W.O")

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What kind of music do you like?

by JH in

jw
friends

what kind of music do you like?

what groups do you listen to?.

do you just listen to music from your generation only or do you also like music from the past?.

figureheaduk

In no real particular order:

Skinny Puppy, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Curve, Depeche Mode, Recoil, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, Nitzer Ebb, Marilyn Manson, Talk Talk, Filter, Cocteau Twins, Radiohead, (early) Human League, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Peter Gabriel, KMFDM, Muse, Radiohead, Devo, Megadeth, INXS, Machines of Loving Grace, Frontline Assembly, (early) Sneaker Pimps, Queen, Bruce Springsteen (both early guitar influences.......)

So, mainly electronic/industrial/goth type stuff, with a bit of 80's and a bit of indie with a touch of good ol' rock thrown in too!

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My 9yr old son was ready to KICK SOME ASS tonite in my defence........

by Jesika in

jw
friends

i thought this was just toooooooooo cute, i have to share.

we were leaving a birthday party (my step-nephew turned 3 today).

i stopped by the beer store to pick up a 12 pack for my boyfriend.

figureheaduk

Awwwwwwww, isn't that sweet? Sounds like a great son you've got there!

Big hugs and stuff

figgie

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"New light" on Independant thinking?

by figureheaduk in

i've just been reading an article on the jwmedia site about a study into wt literature that has been ordered by a russian court.. http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=/region/europe/russia/english/releases/religious_freedom/rus_e030523.htm.

it goes into the usual wt waffle about the persecution and harrassment of jws, religious freedom etc, but the following quote caught my eye:the study also revealed a much higher level of education among jehovah's witnesses (when compared with that of the average muscovite), which tends toward independent rational thinking and decision-making.

now, this would give joe public that the average jw is therefore able to think for himself, and reach his own conclusions independantly.

figureheaduk

Ummm, sorry, looks like the highlighted WT quotes on independant thinking got lost. Here they are (again!)

The Watchtower January 15th 1983 Issue, Page 22:
"Avoid Independent Thinking"
"Avoid.... questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization."
"How is such independent thinking manifested? A common way is by questioning the counsel that is provided by God's visible organization."
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The Watchtower January 15th 1983 Issue, Page 27:
"....some who point out that the organization has had to make some adjustments before, and so they argue: "This shows that we have to make up our own mind on what to believe." This is independent thinking. Why is it so dangerous?"
"Fight against independent thinking."
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The Watchtower September 15th 1989 Issue, Page 23:
"In the world, there is a tendency to reject leadership. As one lecturer said: ;'The rising education level has improved the talent pool such that followers have become so critical that they are almost impossible to lead.' But a spirit of independent thinking does not prevail in God's organization, and we have sound reasons for confidence in the men taking the lead among us."
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The Watchtower March 15th 1986 Issue, Page 17:
"Beware of those who try to put forward their own contrary opinions."
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The Watchtower July 1st 1994 Issue, Pages 12-13:
"As loyal servants of Jehovah, why would we even want to peek at the propaganda put out by rejecters of Jehovah's table...."
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The Watchtower August 1st 1960 Issue, Page 474:
"Jehovah's witnesses, though international, are 'one heart and soul,' of the 'same mind' and the 'same line of though.'"
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The Watchtower June 1st 1967 Issue, Page 338: "....in Jehovah's organization it is not necessary to spend a lot of time and energy in research, for there are brothers in the organization who are assigned to that very thing...."
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The Watchtower August 1st 1972 Issue, Page 458: "....the Watchtower study conductor, who presides over this meeting, has an important responsibility. This study enables all to be united in the same line of thought."

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"New light" on Independant thinking?

by figureheaduk in

i've just been reading an article on the jwmedia site about a study into wt literature that has been ordered by a russian court.. http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=/region/europe/russia/english/releases/religious_freedom/rus_e030523.htm.

it goes into the usual wt waffle about the persecution and harrassment of jws, religious freedom etc, but the following quote caught my eye:the study also revealed a much higher level of education among jehovah's witnesses (when compared with that of the average muscovite), which tends toward independent rational thinking and decision-making.

now, this would give joe public that the average jw is therefore able to think for himself, and reach his own conclusions independantly.

figureheaduk

I've just been reading an article on the jwmedia site about a study into WT literature that has been ordered by a Russian court.

http://www.jw-media.org/newsroom/index.htm?content=/region/europe/russia/english/releases/religious_freedom/rus_e030523.htm

It goes into the usual WT waffle about the persecution and harrassment of JWs, religious freedom etc, but the following quote caught my eye:

The study also revealed a much higher level of education among Jehovah's Witnesses (when compared with that of the average Muscovite), which tends toward independent rational thinking and decision-making

Now, this would give Joe Public that the average JW is therefore able to think for himself, and reach his own conclusions independantly. But compare the above quote with the following quotes below taken from WT publications in the past.

The Watchtower

So, does this mean that either the JW's have received new light on the subject of independant thinking, or the article that I've quoted above is yet another shameless peice of propaganda put out by the JW's in order to catch out an unsuspecting public who may not know about the WT's past views on the subject?

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Why God Calls Them "Bastards"

by metatron in

again and again, we see individuals try to appeal to whatever is left of the watchtower's collective conscience.. appeals are made to stop killing innocent naive people on the blood issue.

appeals are made to try to change their.

sick defense of child molesters.

figureheaduk

Is it because he likes to use mild langauge?