Posts by zucker

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Epilsepy may B sign of demon possession

by badboy in

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so says the latest awake or was it wt.. mentioning the case of the demon possessed boy in matthew ????.

hearing voices isn't neccessary demon possession!

zucker

wt 5/1/03 Questions From Readers:

However, on an earlier occasion when crowds of suffering people were brought to Jesus for healing, these included some were "demon-possessed and epileptic" (italics theirs) (Mathew 4:24) Evidently, it was recognized that some epileptics were not demon possessed.

Doesn't it seem odd that the wt can claim that Matthew understood that not all epileptics were demon possessed by the one word and? How do they know that he wasn't just listing the problems the boy had? Basically, their is no way to prove if Matthew was saying that epilepsy was always caused by demons or not. But I get it! If you look closer you will find something neat!

Evidently, it was recognized that some epileptics were not demon possessed.

With evidently you can say something and not really need to give proof of what you just said. The statement becomes its known reason.

zucker

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Is this a contradiction?

by SpiceItUp in

an eye for an eye vs/ thou shalt not kill.

could that be a contradiction?

please explain why or why not.. thanks.

zucker

The divine logic is, "We must kill people who kill people, so that people who kill people know that killing people is wrong.

zucker

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What are the benifits of DA? Should I DA?

by zucker in

i'm wondering if i should just "come out of the closet" and tell my family i don't believe it anymore and da myself or don't make any noise and fade out?

what are the benefits or problems with either choice?

additionally, some have expressed concern over da.

zucker

I told my mom about wanting to leave the WT. I don't think she took it to well. The only problem I have with DA is the elders could manipulate her to kick me out of the house now that I'm 19. That would be tough being I'm still in college. She even suggested increasing my rent if I left the org. Talk about controling!

As far as hoping they will someday see the light, I allways have that in the back of my mind. I gave my case to her, and she knows why I can't support the WT in anyway now. She was pretty shooken up about it, but I think it was helpful for both of us to know exactly what I believed and why. Now I have to tell the rest of my family.

zucker

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Websites You KNOW Are Fake

by Stephanus in

jw
friends

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1. amish websites.

any more suggestions?

zucker

http://www.landoverbaptist.org/

The parody and satire are so thick you can cut it with a knife

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What are the benifits of DA? Should I DA?

by zucker in

i'm wondering if i should just "come out of the closet" and tell my family i don't believe it anymore and da myself or don't make any noise and fade out?

what are the benefits or problems with either choice?

additionally, some have expressed concern over da.

zucker

I've read all the posts and I'm still debating it in my mind. I think that I'm going to just tell my family I don't believe all the bs, and just be done with it. If people ask me when are they going to see me at the meetings again, I will say never. I'm not going to advertise my position but I'm not going to be a coward and pussyfoot around it. If the elders come to DF me for apostasy I won't talk to them. If they put the heat on to meet with me I will DA. That’s the plan, and I'm ready for the consequences of it.

zucker

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What are the benifits of DA? Should I DA?

by zucker in

i'm wondering if i should just "come out of the closet" and tell my family i don't believe it anymore and da myself or don't make any noise and fade out?

what are the benefits or problems with either choice?

additionally, some have expressed concern over da.

zucker

I'm wondering if I should just "come out of the closet" and tell my family I don't believe it anymore and DA myself or don't make any noise and fade out? What are the benefits or problems with either choice? Additionally, some have expressed concern over DA. Why is this choice less advantageous then DF?

zucker

25

Intelligence

by asleif_dufansdottir in

ok, i'm not trying to fan any flames, (don't beat me simon!

) but the anthropologist will explode if she doesn't get to say something.

"race" - we are all homo sapiens sapiens.

zucker

The cultural bias thing is right on the money. I was learning in my development class about how African American children would sometimes score lower then white-American children on certain IQ tests. When researchers studied the test (the test included questions from a adult to the child) and aspects of it they found out that in certain minority groups (i.e blacks) adults ask fewer (when compared to whites) questions to children when they already know the answer to the question their asking. So what was happening with the test was the adult was asking a simple question like what is the color of this card (the card is brown) and the child would give the wrong answer because he or she thought the adult was trying to deceive them. They were put in a position where an adult did something that seldom every happens to them in real life. I have always maintained that practical intelligence is 25% social values, 70% personal effort, and 5% genetics.

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Masturbation

by Beanie in

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friends

while still a jw, i used to think the wtbs stance on masturbation (self abuse).

anyway, after a little research i found this hilarious website which now makes it all look so ridiculous.

click here for the webpage.

zucker

When I really believed the wt, I tired to stop masturbating many a time. Man what a perpetual series of letdowns. I think I got up to like a 5 days as master of my domain, and then started to get really crabby. If I didn't wank I would feel like I had 5 bottles of jolt cola, and if I did I would feel bad that I didn't please god. This stuff about masturbation is such bs!

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What Television Show Was Your All-Time Favorite?

by minimus in

a couple of my favorites are taxi and now the soprano's.

zucker

1. Seinfeld

2. Jackass

3. Sliders

4. Star Trek- all of um

5. Third rock from the sun

6. That 70's Show

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Lurkers - Confused

by Mystery in

i am a newbie and apparently very naive.

i in reading different threads, lurkers have been mentioned.

my initial thought was "lurking" meant people like me reading for awhile and eventually posting.

zucker

Hay rocketman, so i guess it's ok for the elders to look at the "poison" that apostates put out but wrong if a ordinary member does it? Man some of these rules are so wierd!