Posts by Zoos

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A great suggestion from a current Bethelite on the chopping block

by Gilbeath Haaraloth in

a very close friend of mine has gotten his letter.

although he was planning to leave willingly, he told me that he can't help but feel a sense of being stabbed in the back by a bunch of self righteous traitors.

he gave tours for years, always telling the visitors "this is the best way of life, i would never change anything here and i'll never regret making this decision to come here.

What Are Your "Senior Moments" Like?

by compound complex in

jw
friends

dear friends:.

i imagine by now we old timers have adjusted to the fact that we are getting older and, one day, will make our exit.

are your "senior moments" ever a cause for worry to you?

Zoos

I JUST went to the store to buy a few items, one of them being milk. I collected a few other items and then I remembered I needed milk so I went to the dairy isle and grabbed a gallon.......

..... and set it right next to the other gallon of milk in my cart.

Canadian Tenors - Just discovered this quartet... they're AWESOME!

by Zoos in

googling around looking for music, i stumbled upon a group i had never heard of, the canadian tenors.

these young men are phenomenal.

they sing mostly christmas and gospel music but i can enjoy quality music despite the vomitous theme.. check these guys out.. .

Googling around looking for music, I stumbled upon a group I had never heard of, The Canadian Tenors. These young men are phenomenal. They sing mostly Christmas and gospel music but I can enjoy quality music despite the vomitous theme.

Check these guys out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTx8IGPwrIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pVgronyBXY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyLv6HmIJRg

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FYI, video aired 1/26/16 in Italy: Google translated title: "Shocking article on Jehovah's Witnesses , When a religion takes away freedom "

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.peoplexpress.it/2016/01/26/le-iene-pelazza-servizio-choc-sui-testimoni-di-geova-quando-una-religione-ti-toglie-la-liberta-video/.

google translated into english below.

article in italian at the end.

Zoos

marked

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Did you go to your ASSIGNED congregation?

by Zoos in

the rule was (is) that you go to your assigned congregation.. growing up, i think our family was in our assigned congregation only one of three times.

the family made two major moves when i was a kid and each time my folks would visit the various congregations in the area and pick the one with the most kids.

given our association restrictions with the world, they wanted to make sure we had plenty of friends.. i have to give them credit where due.

Zoos

The rule was (is) that you go to your assigned congregation.

Growing up, I think our family was in our assigned congregation only one of three times. The family made two major moves when I was a kid and each time my folks would visit the various congregations in the area and pick the one with the most kids. Given our association restrictions with the world, they wanted to make sure we had plenty of friends.

I have to give them credit where due. They even stood up to an elder in one congregation who told us we didn't belong there. My dad got in his face and said THIS is where we choose to be.

And so it was.

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What do you think of the phrase " You don't have all the facts, and I am not in a position to tell you what I know"?

by KateWild in

jw
friends

what do you think of the phrase " you don't have all the facts, and i am not in a position to tell you what i know"?.

has this phrase ever been used with you?

i have my own opinions at present but i don't want to express them yet as they are subject to change.. kate xx.

Zoos

Sounds like a good comeback to a snoopy elder.

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I am SO tempted ! to join the FSM Church !

by Phizzy in

the netherlands has recognized the church of the flying spagetti monster as an official religion !!.

i am so tempted to join it openly, and see what the reaction of the jw's is, surely they should df me for joining another religion?.

but how silly would that make them look !

Zoos

They couldn't possibly look any sillier than a Flying Spaghetti Monster devotee.

Go for it!

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OMG....the watchtardedness of the CLAM. ( Cult Lies and Manipulation )

by DATA-DOG in

as we all know, the clam reeks of propaganda and lunacy (sniff...sniff...mmmmm...smells like the gb's meeting room.

what did dubs glean from the clam that washed ashore this week?

according to the book of ezra, jeehoober is so fearful of competition, that he banishes wives and even small children.

Zoos

Island Man

I can't wait to use that..... somewhere, some how.

LOL

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A cracking good JC! This is how it's done, folks.

by Island Man in

in this jc the couple accused of apostasy, lay down some inconvenient and incontestable truths about the organization's teachings that leave the elders speechless - as far as them mustering any efforts to refute them.

oh and by the way, do you remember what geoffrey jackson said at the australian royal commission when he was asked about an inactive jw being called to account if the elders stopped by and find him celebrating the holiday?

don't worry if you've forgotten because the couple mentions it to the elders, you know, seeing as it's the very same reason why they're being accused of apostasy, thus proving geoffrey jackson's statements to be false!.

Zoos

I'll have to watch this later.

Marked.

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God's Holy Spirit - Contradiction?

by sincerelymine in

here's the backstory: a jw posted a thread in /r/debatereligion basically allowing the community to ask him anything.

things got realer than he expected, i think.

someone brought up the failed predictions and asked if they would qualify as false prophecy(1 john 4:1).

Zoos

Let's assume for a moment that the bible IS the inerrant word of God. He used imperfect men to write it just like the governing body claims to be used (directed) by God (holy spirit) when it writes the literature.

Inspired, directed... whatever. The claim of "truth from God" is the same.

How many times, then, has the bible needed to be updated, changed, flip-flopped or adjusted due to new light?

According to the scriptures, when God uses men to write something, He sees to it they get it right the first time.

Welcome to the forum, SINCERELYMINE. Looking forward to your participation.