Posts by Zoos

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Who would you vote for Today?

by James Mixon in

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d. trump or h. clinton and why.. i would vote for gun slinging trump..

Zoos

I'm no fan of Hillary but at least she knows how to behave in public.

While I like many of Trump's ideas (not all, but many), he's a loose cannon. A freak. Do we really want that idiot representing the U.S. to the rest of the world?

Coming home from work the other day I heard Trump being interviewed on RawDog Comedy, a satellite comedy station. He was asked why some women don't like him. He answered, "They're probably just some old centerfolds I screwed and they were hurt by the massive circumference of my cawk."

I guess he thought he was being funny. He's an embarrassment.

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My first post

by thewalker in

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hi, i just joined the board and wanted to present myself.. i'm active, in fact very active in congregation activities serving "where the need is great" in a foreign language congregation somewhere in western europe.

as a young brother, i'm seen as an example as i'm doing all a good witness should do.. i had doubts years ago but i decided just to ignore them and move to another congregation to preach more.

that worked for some years but i'm now at the exact same point.

Zoos

I need time to think.

That is precisely what they don't want you to have. They want you active, zealous, go, go, GO all the time... busy in the work of the lord so you don't have time to entertain your doubts, ponder the inconsistencies, identify the contradictions and start putting the pieces together. It is, therefore, vital that you MAKE THAT TIME HAPPEN.

Someone on this forum once identified the Watchtower organization as a loveless recruitment machine. Giving yourself time to think will help you see past the glossy veneer (the polished outside of the cup) and see the machine for what it really is.

Welcome to the forum. Your journey will be rough but you will come out the other side stronger and happier.

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Religion spoils the real truth? What are your thoughts.

by punkofnice in

i can see how science is answering our questions.

okay, that's a sweeping statement, but it's the best way my empty head can express it.

i'm not sure if we're evolving as a species...that's another subject i admit to not reading about.

Zoos

Religion mucks up everything, I agree. But I don't think it renders void a belief in God, regardless of His definition.

I like to think of Him as the God of Hey, don't be a dick! I worship Him by not being a dick. I evangelize about Him by encouraging others to not be a dick. I keep myself spiritually clean by avoiding association with people who are dicks.

Religion turns people into dicks with their "I'm right, you're wrong"... "I'm righteous, you're unrighteous"... "I live, you die"... "I'm going to heaven, you're going to hell".... and all the dickey, dick DICK behaviors that go along with it.

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Saddest thing about being DFd

by kairos in

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i always enjoyed being kind.

when someone genuinely needed a hand or what not, it felt good to help family or friends.. i don't really miss them anymore.

i faded over two years ago, so they long ago shunned me.i think about them less and less and have even forgotten some names.i did enjoy some of the friendships and the association.

Zoos

You miss the brotherhood. Nothing wrong with that.

While many on this board have very real horror stories about the people and elders they had to deal with, many of us actually enjoyed the people in our congregations and have nothing but fond memories in that regard.

My own bad memories of only a few people could legitimately be chalked up to personality differences that we were adult enough to navigate peacefully (with the exception of one elder.... but that's a topic for another thread).

I never felt particularly plugged in with the folks in my congregation. Not any meaningful, close friendships. Still, I felt the loss of brotherhood when I left. It's a sizable crater in your heart that will fill up with the passage of time and new friends.

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The most widely distributed magazine in the US !!!

by Calebs Airplane in

1. watchtower & awake - under review as these is now a 16-page anorexic pamphlets (not magazines) .

2. espn: 42.9 million 3. people: 28 million 4. allrecipes: 24.5 million 5. forbes: 21.6 million 6. time: 18.1 million 7. entertainment weekly: 14.3 million 8. cosmopolitan: 13.7 million 9. bloomberg businessweek: 11.2 million 10. new york: 9.8 million .

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James Mixon
They are right up there no doubt with toilet paper...Both serve the same purpose.

I disagree.

Toilet paper REMOVES shit.

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"the Kingdom work is expanding at an accelerated pace"

by Londo111 in

if recent intel is true, there is only a .23% increase worldwide in 2015. .

notice what is increasing is not the average publisher count, according to the above watchtower quote to spin the bethel downsizing, but the work.

"the little one will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.

Zoos

Call me picky, but to remove all doubt, I like to depict it as 0.23%

Let's punctuate it even further.

000.23%

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New Book About Jehovah’s Witnesses Starts Creating a Buzz in The JW and Ex JW Community

by GodZoo in

a recently published book, by best selling author eugene walker has started creating a buzz inside the jehovahs witness community.

in his new book, "jehovah's witnesses exposed - what really goes on inside the kingdom hall walls", eugene walker brings to light hidden issues that many jehovah's witnesses now face in the organisation.. .

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/11/prweb13083118.htm.

Zoos

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Hypocrisy of JW Thinking After Tragedy Like Paris

by freemindfade in

it never has ceased to boggle my mind how twisted up jw thinking is.

when they see something like what happened in paris, in person they will express how sad and detestable it is quickly followed by "this is why we need the kingdom, and the desert god is gonna fix everything.

" here is where i get perplexed.

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redvip2000
i'm not sure i understand your point, but i'm fairly certain that most JWs dont' think all worldly people are so bad that they must die at Armageddon.

Then, with all due respect, you weren't paying attention at meetings.

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Hypocrisy of JW Thinking After Tragedy Like Paris

by freemindfade in

it never has ceased to boggle my mind how twisted up jw thinking is.

when they see something like what happened in paris, in person they will express how sad and detestable it is quickly followed by "this is why we need the kingdom, and the desert god is gonna fix everything.

" here is where i get perplexed.

Zoos

sir82
If JWs viewed non-believers as fellow humans, the thought of 99.9% of them being mercilessly slaughtered by a "superior" being would be utterly revolting.

JW: But we DOO value non-believers as humans. Why else would we spend billions of hours a year trying to teach them Kingdom truths?

sir82
Are they still valuable even if they do not accept what you teach?

JW: Yes, of course. Don't be silly.

sir82
But they won't live if they don't convert to your religion.

JW: WE DON'T JUDGE! It's JEHOVAH who marks them as goats and destroys them.

sir82
You...uh... but they're still valued as humans.

JW: Not if Jehovah destroys them, which He will. Then they're just dead humans.

sir82
Not valuable?

JW: No, not really.

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Comment during the WT

by OneFingerSalute in

so ofs got to comment again this morning and thought the comment might bring a smile to someone.the second half question on par.

15 was, "we cannot actually see jesus, sohow can we look intently at him?".

ofs commented, "of course, we cannot literally see jesus as peter did.

Zoos

Look to the governing body and you will see Jesus...

Brilliant. Some minds will be cemented by such a comment while other minds will go