Posts by bemused

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New french member / new website

by jw-verite in

i've been reading you for several months now and at last i decided to register !

i'm not sure if my post is in the good category so feel free to move it if it is not.... i'm french and i da'd in last november, losing my family by the way... i'm married and my wife is still in but our couple is still strong.. i still believe in the bible and i go from time to time in a baptist church.. i created a french website to expose the watchtower and its false teachings.

there is not a lot of websites like jwfacts in french so i tried to make it !.

bemused

Hi Verite. I hope all goes well with your web-site - it looks good although my French isn't good enough to understand it all. Bonne chance!

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When did you realize evolution was true?

by Coded Logic in

) which person/source first made you reconsider your position on creationism?.

) how long a period of time did it take to fully convince you?.

) what books and videos did you read and watch?.

bemused

As a never-in I never doubted it, although I have subsequently read a couple of Dawkin's books and watched Potholer54's YouTube videos in order to understand it better. In the UK evolution is not a particularly contentious topic - apart from a couple of minor cults pretty much everyone accepts it as far as I can tell (admittedly in most cases without thinking very much about it).

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More Watchtarded cult behavior.

by DATA-DOG in

the c.o has visited.

what gems did he have for the sheeple?

he gave a talk that was entitled "rejoice in the truth!

bemused

Really? Printing literature on crappy home printers with low ink levels and putting a paper clip in the corner? That'll look impressive.

Mind you - as no one reads the distributed literature anyway I guess there is some logic to it from a cost saving point of view.

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The "Singing Contribution Box"

by stuckinarut2 in

so when will this idea be tried?

we have all seen the singing literature trolley /cart song disaster that was shown in feb 2015.. i can just see this new idea appearing on jaydubyabroodcastin soon:.

a singing contribution box that invites all to donate to the org..... "i have slots, give me lots,.

bemused

'A handful of coins - that's OK, if you want to take a chance on judgement day.

But a large denomination note - that always gets Jehovah's vote.'

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Exciting new Brother seems ideally qualified for a JW

by jimtheman699 in

so, jw's are being investigated for grilling innocent child abuse victims in their own courts, they punish the innocent and protect the guilty, they hide child abusers in their own ranks and protect pedophile elders.

next stop london bethel for this new brother then - ideally qualified.

the yorkshire ripper has enjoyed a specially-arranged baptism service in broadmoor after becoming a jehovah's witness.. peter sutcliffe, 68, who was jailed for murdering 13 women, was recently baptised in a pool in a private room at the high security hospital.

bemused

So if Armageddon comes tomorrow then I am bird food but the Yorkshire Ripper will live forever in an earthly paradise? Wow - I'll add that one to the list I'm compiling to bring up with my in relatives.

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Christian missionary whinges about the prosperity of Kenya

by cofty in

jessica tidwell arrived in nairobi ready to heroically preach the gospel to destitute, half-naked peasants, living in mud huts and covered in "bug bites".. when she discovered that nairobi was in fact a prosperous, modern city with people in expensive clothes buying food and electronic goods in shopping malls, she was dejected and said so in her missionary blog.. the comments section below her blog entry is well worth a read.... here is bob marley's take on self-centred western christian missionaries.. "we're going to chase those crazy baldheads out of town".

.... .

bemused

Thanks Cofty - absolutely priceless.

I loved the fact that not being able to speak English ranked alongside dirt and bug-bites. Perhaps she should go to China?

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Lyrics of Pharell William's [Bethel] song- 'Happy'

by Esse quam videri in

comments?.

"happy"

[verse 1:] it might seem crazy what i'm about to say sunshine she's here, you can take a break i'm a hot air balloon that could go to space with the air, like i don't care baby by the way

bemused

'Well, give me all you got, and don't hold it back, yeah,
Well, I should probably warn you I'll be just fine, yeah,'

Could be the GB singing.

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GB says, "Our way of worship will soon be altered."

by Separation of Powers in

my mom called me yesterday to ask how i was doing.

i hadn't seen her in a while, so it was nice to hear her voice.

we went through the motions of jw small talk and then she started telling me about her co visit from last week.

bemused

I'm probably being hyper-sensitive, but the phrase 'the little kids like him' is making alarm bells ring for me.

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Happy - Bethelites Song...

by thedepressedsoul in

uh, i'm speechless... is this the same religion against tight pants, colored socks, df etc...?.

i think i'm in two religions... .

this video also looks very familiar, did they steal something from the apostates?

bemused

Judging by the number of happy cleaners, the headquarter buildings must be sparkling.

Those pigs didn't seem to be getting into the vibe though.

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End times madness?

by erbie in

my wife's parents who are pretty obsessed with the watchtower religion are going on holiday more than they are at home these days and spending money like it is something evil to be got rid of.

i have not been to a meeting in a long time but after reading the thread on hysteria by campaign of hate and the whole tv broadcasting thing i got to wondering if they really are ramping up the 'sense of urgency'.

many on here are better informed than me so i'd be interested to hear whether this is a common thing..

bemused

Looking on the bright side, perhaps they're waking up and deciding to have some fun with their lives.