Posts by SuperBoy

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Gay for J.

by SuperBoy in

so, i eventually decided that this place wasn't the apostate hot bed i was led to believe ;-), (or maybe i am now an apostate!

but i don't feel like one.)..

i was brought up in "the truth".. i loved it.

SuperBoy

I do get that, but you have to ask why. There must be easier ways to make money. Online bingo springs to mind...

What is the motivation of the WBTS?

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Why would Adam or Eve choose the tree of knowledge instead of the tree of life.

by smiddy in

please help me out here .. in genesis 2:16 it says " and jehovah god also laid this command upon the man: from every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction.

17 but as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it , for in the day you eat from it ,you will positively die.. ok we get that , but what about this ?.

wouldnt it make more sense to forbid the eating of the tree of life first ?

SuperBoy

Once they ate from the tree of knowledge of good and bad, they had the knowledge that the tree of life was just made up nonsense.

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Witnesses: Why The 1/19/14 WT Lesson Is Dangerous

by Apognophos in

today's watchtower lesson touched on the history of hezekiah's reign, and then made a surprising modern-day application.

having used my time before the meeting to research the underlying material instead of highlighting my magazine, i personally found this to be an upsetting study, and decided to put this warning here in the hopes that some active witnesses read it.. the most important thing i want to say to you is that the actual flow of events in this bible account were severely misrepresented, and that there are some disturbing implications in the distortions that were made.

1. hezekiah's father ahaz makes himself a vassal to assyria out of fear of their overwhelming might (2 kings 16:7, 8).. 2. upon becoming king, hezekiah rebels against assyria (2 kings 18:7).

SuperBoy

I naturally haven't read the WT article, but I was always brought up in "the truth" that it would be the actions of JWs that would turn the worlds attention to them.

Not sure if anything changed in the last 12 years but would seem to support the 'modern Hezekiah'.

PS - not typing this to be controversial. I was just thinking about how growing up I was always waiting for the world to turn against me!

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Peace In The Middle East - It's a comin'

by scotoma in

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friends

from the un news centre (with breaking news from the un news service).

un officials hope observance of international year will lead to israeli-palestinian peace16 january 2014 the united nations today launched the international year of solidarity with the palestinian people, with senior officials urging that the observance be used to redouble efforts to achieve a durable peace between israel and palestine.. the coming year will be crucial to achieving the two-state solution, deputy secretary-general jan eliasson said in his remarks to the un general assemblys committee on the exercise of the inalienable rights of the palestinian people.. mr. eliasson said israeli and palestinian negotiators are working hard towards a peaceful, comprehensive settlement of all permanent status issues.

that means a settlement that ends the occupation that started in 1967 and which would end the conflict.. it also means securing an independent, viable and sovereign state of palestine living alongside a secure state of israel, where each side recognizes the others legitimate rights, he added.. the secretary-general and i urge all in the international community to work together to translate the solidarity and desire for peace expressed on this occasion into positive action for security and for justice.. last november, the general assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming 2014 as the international year of solidarity with the palestinian people, and requested the committee to organize activities around the observance.. general assembly president john ashe told todays meeting that he hoped the year leads to robust support for the people of palestine.

SuperBoy

It it "Peace & Security!" or "Peace, peace when there is no peace."

They've got us both ways!

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They're everywhere! They're everywhere!

by under the radar in

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friends

i've been running into jws a lot lately.

some in person, others more by proxy.

last week, just as i was about to leave home for an appointment, the doorbell rang.

SuperBoy

Crystal Palace, Honor Oak Park and Brixton stations: see them regularly.

My parents came to visit and my Dad popped out for a walk : bumped into two and had the address of local KH - within an hour or two of getting here.

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Don't Miss the Meetings - Hebrews 10:24, 25 Re-examined

by Oubliette in

i recently got an unsolicited lecture from a well-intentioned but nevertheless misguided jw friend.

the gist of it was that i needed to go to all the meetings or i would miss out on "everlasting life.".

i responded that i do not need to go to meetings to have a relationship with god.

SuperBoy

So are all religions wrong to have meetings?

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Held my first "worldly" party last night

by Gypsy Sam in

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i used to have a lot of jw gatherings at my home and it's been the one thing i did miss since our fade.

although i had some nonjw contacts in my life, i always held them at arms length and never really invited them to my place.

well, i've opened up to this group over the last year about the issues with pedofiles within jw world, and the internal/external shunning policy.

SuperBoy

I totally agree. Friends I have now are great.

Of course, it's Satan tricking us into believing the world is a nice place. The trickster.

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Our Kingdom ministry March 2013 Question

by RobertT18 in

is it true that the march ministry is hinting that this year will be the last memorial, someone just said that today in the service, just wanted to confirm.. .

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edit: forgot to add the month..

SuperBoy

What a question.

And of course the answer is we do not know.

So why bring it up if it's only to plant some kind of seed?

And are they hinting that god would use a man made calendar as a timetable? Just because it's 100 years from "1914"!

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Bethel's Official List of UK CO's and DO's in 2006!

by TimothyT in

for those who have been discussing co's and do's in the uk, i managed to dig up a photo from my archives of when i had a visit to bethel in june 2008. because i was an uber witness i just had to have my picture taken in front of the amazing printing presses in london.

also, i saw a poster which listed all of the co's and do's in the uk so i just had to have a picture of it.

i realise that the list was created in 2006, the picture was taken in 2008 and now we are in 2013, so a lot of time has past and im certain the list is totally different now, but atleast there be some names on there you will realise and remember.

SuperBoy

Great pic. The room reminds me of Gus Fring's underground lab in Breaking Bad!

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Uplifing articles

by SuperBoy in

there was a very funny comedian/writer in the uk called alan coren.

he died a few years ago, and his daughter, another writer, posted this article about him.

it is one of the most moving and uplifting articles i have ever read.

SuperBoy

There was a very funny comedian/writer in the UK called Alan Coren.

He died a few years ago, and his daughter, another writer, posted this article about him. It is one of the most moving and uplifting articles I have ever read.
I hope you enjoy it.

http://observer.theguardian.com/7days/story/0,,2204879,00.html