Topics Started by TMS
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Will Carnivorous Jehovah Establish A Vegetarian New World?
by TMS ingod jehovah has had a preoccupation, if not an obsession with meat.
although cain worked hard to produce an offering of vegetables, it was rejected because it was not meat.
priests were instructed to save certain cuts of meat for jehovah, the fatty portions.
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Jehovah, the God of Justice, Executes the Wicked
by TMS inthe phrases still roll off my tongue, "a god of tender mercies", a god in whom there is no injustice", a god who "protects the little one.".
in spite of those worn out platitides, if i walked in to a court room and saw the name "jehovah god" in metallic letters on the door, i would ask my attorney to make a motion to have the judge recused.
i would prefer to take my judicial chances with any ticket-fixing, bribe-taking, alcoholic, mafia-controlled human judge than face the uneven, irrational and obscene judicial decisions made by god jehovah.. i cite the case of king david of israel.
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The Cryptic Letters: MMM
by TMS inin the late twentieth, early twentyfirst century, the all-wise internet jehovah saw fit to limit the bandwidth "declaring his name.
" thousands of individual jw's were producing and maintaining websites "for the name".
the proliferation of jw message boards discussing the future paradise, supporting the "slave's" mandates and helping other jw's find suitable mates was semi-astronomical.
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JW's Celebrating De Facto Thanksgiving
by TMS inperhaps one of the most innocuous of the "pagan" holidays witnesses are taught to avoid is the american holiday .
of thanksgiving.
without going into the thanksgiving story, if there is one, be assured that jw children steadfastly.
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How the Circuit Overseer Manipulates the Body of Elders
by TMS inthe relationship between local elders and the circuit overseer has fluctuated over the years.
in the sixties, .
the circuit overseer simply appointed all the servants.
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Rethinking Cain & Able, Favoritism, Parenting
by TMS injehovah never had a father.
he never knew the feeling of being slighted, less loved than one of his favored siblings.
based on the above, was the first incident of sibling rivalry mishandled by jehovah?
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More JW Talent Show 1991
by TMS inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9my7_em89ji.
a stirring rendition of "i saw the harbor lights" by two elderly jw sisters..
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JW Talent Show North Little Rock, AR circa early 90's
by TMS inhere are three clips from a jw talent show that took place in north little rock arkansas in the early 90's.
since jw's normally do not pursue entertainment careers, those who have talent sometimes feel a need to share their skills with fellow believers.
the brother doing the eagles classic paid the auditorium rent and organized the show.
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Are There Any Worthy Non-Watchtower Charities?
by TMS injehovah's witnesses are subtly discouraged from contributing to any charities other that the watchtower society.
while acknowledging that groups other that the wt may do "some good", jw's may feel that charitable groups are generally dishonest, wasteful or simply not doing things "jehovah's way.".
now, as an ex-jw, have you found any charities worthy of your monetary support?
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Should Jehovah's Witnesses Be Allowed to Adopt Children?
by TMS inreligion, race, sexual orientation etc.
are not legal barriers to adoption in most areas.
but knowing what you know now, if you were part of the decision-making process, would you be inclined to facillitate jw's to adopt?