Posts by James Mixon

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Lets have some fun, pick out the books in the Bible.

by James Mixon in

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friends

find them.. this is a most remarkable puzzle.

it was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket,.

on a flight from los angeles to honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours.

James Mixon

I may add, If you find all 30 books please show me. The friend

that gave me this puzzle refuse to give me the answers. So

I have no idea, LOL.

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Lets have some fun, pick out the books in the Bible.

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

find them.. this is a most remarkable puzzle.

it was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket,.

on a flight from los angeles to honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours.

James Mixon

There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Find them.

This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket,

on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it

so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while

fishing in his john boat. Another friend studied while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a

columnist friend was so intrigued by it, she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column.

Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to

help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some

people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are

not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it

usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has

shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the

books in this paragraph. During a recent fundraising event which featured this puzzle, the

Alpa Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, the Chronicle, surveyed

over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever

seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it,"those able to find all of them will hear great

lamentations from those who have to be shown". One revelation that may help is that books

like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation

and spaces are normal.

A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers

Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus, there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking

somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.

I will give you one clue "Honolulu, keeping" the book of Luke....

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Stephen Lett: Crazy Old Kook or Just Really Bad Actor?

by Wild_Thing in

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so, i am reposting this video from wifibandit's thread since it is a bit off topic.

i watched this video and i have to say that this guy really creeps me out.

his slow and methodical gestures coupled with with his over-annuciation of every word makes him appear absolutely crazy!.

James Mixon

Lett is a heavy brother. I bet you this will be the response from the

majority of JW's. The expression "heavy" one who has deep knowledge

of the scriptures. LOL

He reminds me of Hitler, he had a actor to coach him in public speaking.

Lett's coach, Big Bird. Maybe he have a medical condition because he

appear to look like he is constipated or very surprised that someone is

paying attention to what he have to say.

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What did you think when you visit the museum as a JW.

by James Mixon in

when you stood there in front of that dinosaur display did you connect the.

dots, or did you like me believe that they made a mistake in calculating their.

ages.

James Mixon

I thought at the time when I was a JW, oh sure they found all the bones

together in one mass hole and they just selected different bones and

constructed this dinosaur, but it prove there was a flood.

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What did you think when you visit the museum as a JW.

by James Mixon in

when you stood there in front of that dinosaur display did you connect the.

dots, or did you like me believe that they made a mistake in calculating their.

ages.

James Mixon

When you stood there in front of that Dinosaur display did you connect the

dots, or did you like me believe that they made a mistake in calculating their

ages. No way that mammal could be older then 7000 years, LOL.

After around two or three years out of the borg I was visiting the LA museum

with my grandson, I stood there in front of a million old mammal and thought WTH

was I thinking. The Bible can really mass up your brain and being a JW just make

you brain dead.

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Book Burning and other burning of materials done by JW. Any experiences Please post

by adjusted knowledge in

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as a very young child i have memories of several book burnings done by jw families.

it wasn't something arranged by the congregation, but elders did participate in it.

it was actually scary for me as a child of only about 8 years old.

James Mixon

Don't recall any book burning parties, but Weegie boards that's

a different story. One sister claimed that after learning the truth she

attempted to get rid of it. She claimed she set it out for the trash pick up

but the next day the trash was gone but the board remain. Now the sister

was very large, so she jumped up and down on it in order to break it in pieces.

That didn't work, so she discarded it on the side of the road.

I should have realize then, what kind of people am I getting involve with.

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Rumor about the Imitate Jesus Convention

by FusionTheism in

i saw a rumor a few weeks ago on reddit that the new imitate jesus convention is supposed to present new light and clarified understandings on the disfellowshipping/disassociation practices.. supposedly, if this rumor has any truth to it, there will be a talk given at the convention about how we should not be strict like the pharisees in how we shun people, loosening up some of the jw rules about this practice.. has anyone here heard anything about this or have more info on it?.

James Mixon

Who today is really paying attention at the assemblies, ones who

have doubts. The average JW all of this will go over their head, they

will not connect the dots.

It's funny in a way we are not suppose to understand spiritual matters.

Remember we were told Satan and his demons are blind when it

comes to spiritual things. I guess Satan couldn't read. LOL

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Rumor about the Imitate Jesus Convention

by FusionTheism in

i saw a rumor a few weeks ago on reddit that the new imitate jesus convention is supposed to present new light and clarified understandings on the disfellowshipping/disassociation practices.. supposedly, if this rumor has any truth to it, there will be a talk given at the convention about how we should not be strict like the pharisees in how we shun people, loosening up some of the jw rules about this practice.. has anyone here heard anything about this or have more info on it?.

James Mixon

Syeve2 "If their families had not shunned them, they would have kept

sinning". Oh really, not many return today because of the internet..

There is No way anyone in their right mind believe shunning is a loving

provision. The problem with sunning today is in our society it is out of

step its barbaric. We are become more humane, we have animals right

groups, Gay rights, tree rights you name it we are becoming more compassionate.

I believe the Mormons have eased up on their shunning.

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If They Stopped Shunning Tomorrow?

by cofty in

imagine that the cult decided to stop shunning family members on the proviso that the dfd person was not actively trying to attack the cult.. (please don't debate whether or not this is likely - it's hypothetical).

how would you respond to your family?.

personally i think i would be less than cooperative.

James Mixon

Poztate: Yes I remember that "associate with family members as long as you had no

religious interchange". A sister in the congregation who was married to a

unbelieving mate, her daughter and family moved into the area. Her daughter

was DF, so the sister husband came to me a ask what's the deal. My wife

will not speak to our daughter, she is acting very cold. The daughter was married

and two kids. The sister came to me and ask, what should I do? We are told

to shun DF ones, I'm not sure what to do. I was in my 30's and the sister was

in her 50's. I told her talk to your daughter. This was in the mid 80's..

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If They Stopped Shunning Tomorrow?

by cofty in

imagine that the cult decided to stop shunning family members on the proviso that the dfd person was not actively trying to attack the cult.. (please don't debate whether or not this is likely - it's hypothetical).

how would you respond to your family?.

personally i think i would be less than cooperative.

James Mixon

SimonSays: That judgmental thing again. Please give me a break. Of all

people there is not one JW that is in the position to judge someone, all the

blood on their hands, and the lying. I have become a much better person

now then when I was a JW...