Oh, and while we're on the topic, if any of you apostate heathen care to be my homie on FB just shoot me a friend request: Benjamin Spencer darkl1ght3r !!!
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JWs having Facebook Sex - Strongly warned to get off FB at CA yesterday
by shopaholic inso it appears that jws are letting their freaky side come out on fb for everyone to see.. there was talk on the ca yesterday strongly warning all true lovers of jehovah to delete their fb accounts.
the talk was solely about fb.
the speaker mentioned that jws are associating with people that would not associate with in real life, often using the excuse that the person is a relative.
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JWs having Facebook Sex - Strongly warned to get off FB at CA yesterday
by shopaholic inso it appears that jws are letting their freaky side come out on fb for everyone to see.. there was talk on the ca yesterday strongly warning all true lovers of jehovah to delete their fb accounts.
the talk was solely about fb.
the speaker mentioned that jws are associating with people that would not associate with in real life, often using the excuse that the person is a relative.
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darkl1ght3r
Yeah, what the heck is with this rash of supposed FB sex? I'm pretty tech savvy and and yet I just don't understand the appeal of it. I seriously doubt it's a fraction as good as the real thing. :D
I thought the WT has always cautioned the drones against social networking sites, which is why when I finally got a FB account I was so shocked at I saw how many active JW profiles I ran across. But after all, didn't Jesus say, "My disciples are no part of this world, but they may continue to try to get as close as they can to being worldy so that worldly people wont call them backwards fundamentalist weirdos, even if it means ignoring a few of the more 'minor' instructions from my almighty F&DS." ???
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Illustrations--recyclable!
by sd-7 inever hear the one about counterfeit money?
[heads nodding] remember, 'you don't study counterfeit money to figure out what it looks like; you study real money.
' this illustration is typical of the thought-stopping mechanisms in place for the society's usage.
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darkl1ght3r
Excellent thoughts on a ridiculous analogy. It also completely ignores the fact that if all you are ever allowed to be aware of is the one type of money, then you can't possibly know for certain that you haven't accepted as true what is in actuality false.
Another classic showcasing WT (il)logic is the "tacking" sailing analogy.
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NEW GENERATION DEFINED -- April 15, 2010 Watchtower
by Ultimate Reality infrom jw.org, here is the new definition of the generation from the april 15, 2010 watchtower.. .
article: holy spirits role in the outworking of jehovahs purpose.
13 third, holy spirit is at work in bringing bible.
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darkl1ght3r
Wow. Just wow. They've done it. They finally figured out how to extend the "last days" untill the ass-end of time. I'm so sad for my family, because rather than reacting as a rational person should and getting the hell OUT of that cult, I know they're going to gulp this steaming pile of sh!t down like it was Jello.
Props to dozy for originally posting this (I apologize, I haven't read all 15 pages of this thread), but I felt it was worth a re-post because it perfectly encapsulates the WTs knack for 1984-esque doublespeak, in that they use the SAME scripture to support two contradictory definitions of 'generation'. Here it is:
it-1p.917 Generation
A generation commonly refers to all persons who were born about the same time. (Ex 1:6)
WT Apr 15 2010 Generation
It usually refers to people of varyingages whose lives overlap during a particular time period; it is not excessively long;
and it has an end. (Ex. 1:6)The capacity of the WTBTS to give definitive applications of scriptures and then change them again a few years later continues to astonish me.
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HUGE, Faithful and discreet slave SEPARATED from other annointed now!!
by EndofMysteries ini almost missed this in my last post, but i just realized how important and must list it.
paragraph 14 from jan 15, 2010 wt last article entitled "jehovah's way of ruling vindicated".
"a few anointed members of "the israel of god" still remain, and as jesus' brothers, they continue to act as "ambassadors substituting for christ (2 cor 5:20) they have been appointed as a faithful and discreet slave class to care for and provide spiritual food for annointed ones and a growing crowd of christians, who now include millions having the hope of living on earth forever.
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darkl1ght3r
Also, "the faithful and discreet slave" provides spiritual food to protect us against the teaching of evolution..."
LMAO!!! How can they protect "us" when they don't even understand evolution? And they use piss-poor logic that an eight year old could pick apart.
What they really mean is that they provide the hole in the ground that you can stick your head in when reality becomes too uncomfortable.
Dark
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Rush Limbaugh in Hospital in Serious Condition
by RubaDub injust saw the newsflash on cnn (10:30 est wed 30 dec 2009).
seems he had serious chest pains while playing golf in hawaii and was rushed to the hospital.
not sure where the "serious condition" part came from but that's what was reported.. even those of us who disagree with most of what he says wish him no harm and a speedy recovery.. however, when you are that full of shit, it takes a toll on your body.. rub a dub.
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darkl1ght3r
I certainly feel for his family and loved ones for the pain they must be dealing with right now, and I wish them all the best.
That said, he is (was?) an egotistical moron, and proud of his smug arrogance, and although I wouldn't necesserilly be happy over his death, I would not be sad for a second that he would no longer able to spew his sewage upon unsuspecting individuals. I felt that way about him even when i considered myself a moderate conservative.
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2010 Calendar of JWs
by sd-7 inwife just asked me to put up 2010 jw calendar.
theme text for year is 'love endures all things.
love never fails,' i think.
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darkl1ght3r
We all know how the "brothers" love playing with [brackets] in order to 'more clearly define the thought being expressed'. So I'll have some fun of my own...
Judging by your description of the pictures, the sub-text of the year text is: "Love endures all [the silly] things [JWs are required to do], love never fails [to reamin busy in serving WT Inc.]"
Or, one must wonder what happened to all the "Salvation is near!" "God's Day Is At Hand!" & "They're All Gonna Die - Soon!" year texts? Getting a little gunshy with your doom and gloom predictions, eh Govening Body?
So, one could also interpret this year year text to be: "Love endures [and ignores] all [the] things [JW leadership have predicted in the past], love never fails [to continue serving with blind, unquestioning ignorance]. [Oh, and the end is near.] [Unless it isn't.]"
Yay! Brackets are fun!
P.S.: [RANT]Oh, and on a side note, what always annoyed me about the JW calender was their total and complete failure to even acknoweledge the existence of worldly holidays, yet they saw fit to lable every Saturday as "Magazine Day". Really? Was that necessary? We got the fukin point after FEBRUARY!
We always had to have a "worldy" calender handy so we would know what days the holidays were on! Kinda defeats the point, really. They should face it, it's necessary information. Do they think Jehovah is soooo petty that they can't even provide a little asterisk with a tiny note at the back of the calender that says " *W orldly Holiday ". Would that really cause God's righteous anger to boil over? Depends on if we're talking about the OT God or NT God I guess.
But, seriously, what's the harm??? They're already using the names of the months and weekdays which are all named after pagan gods and rulers. Why is it ok to use those names, but GOD FORBID they do something satanic like mention Arbor Day?!?! But that actually goes hand in hand with their basic philosophy of pretending that if they ignore things they don't like (like say, the scientific evidence for evolution), then it must not exist.[/RANT]
Ben S.
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This one is a doozie............
by Vachi 8 He Is ina couple weeks ago my outta town dub uncles and aunts came in from philly and of course being that the family is here we all have to go to the we'redumb hall.
the wt topic was about jealousy, and the good parts and bad parts of it.
the first thing i thought of is "is god not jealous?
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darkl1ght3r
Ahhh... well spoken. A post after my own heart.
<--- and I hate my fukin avatar.
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A@G is baaaaack!!!! Plus a new video about the GB!
by Awakened at Gilead intoo busy with skool... i've been out of commission for a few months... did my last bits of homework today, and i am freeeeee!!!!
(for a few weeks at least... but my master's is getting close!).
anyway, worked on a video today.
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darkl1ght3r
"Thank you Brother Gilead, that was an excellent talk. I'm sure the entire congregation appreciates the effort you put into that. You certainly have been putting effort into your audience contact, although your gestures could use some work. Oh and you were 2:23 overtime. But all in all, a fine effort. We'll be giving you a 'G' on that and look forward to seeing your efforts on your next point of counsel. See me after the meeting for some further counsel on that beard."
Bring back any memories????
j/k GREAT vid dude. You've got the GB screaming, "DRAT! The blasted internets have once again foiled our dastardly scheme! We'll be back next time, you'll see, YOU'LL SEE!!!"
I feel you on the school thing (That's real school, not fake TM School), I'm in the same boat!!!!!!!!!
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Jan 15, 2010 apostate teaching?
by EndofMysteries inthe last article teaches how human rule does not work and is not gods way.
how israel wanted a human king and the price for that was paying for the kings turning them astray.
"the fact impresses that those taking the lead among christians that, although they are not rulers like those ancient kings, they must always set a good example of faith.
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darkl1ght3r
"...by meditating on God's dealings with Israel, members of the Israel of God and their other sheep companions develop greater appreciation for Joehvaoh and his way of governing."
So, let's think about this for a sec... An elder is contemplating how to deal with various situations:
"That child there just called me bald-headed. Following Jehovah's example in dealing with Israel I will now take him up to the mountains and feed him to a bear."
"Jeez, our idiot accounts servant screwed up the monthly report again. Following Jehovah's example in dealing with Israel, I shall begin slaughtering innocent members of the congregation untill he apologizes and fixes it."
"Brother Bob's daughter says she is a lesbian. Following Jehovah's example in dealing with Israel, I will shcedule a congregation stoning, and make sure her parents are the first to pelt her."
"Hm. Is that Sister Flake over there getting raped? Oh it is... that's sad. I could help but she hasn't been to the meetings for months now. So, following Jehovah's example in dealing with Israel, I will not help her for she deserves to suffer."
"The PO committed fornication and tried to hide it by killing his mistrisses husband. But... he's such a good guy otherwise. Following Jehovah's example in dealing with Israel, We'll let him remain as Presiding Overseer and kill his kid instead of punishing him."
Yes brothers, as we can see, Jehovah's way of governing is truly just and wise.