Posts by MeanMrMustard

Pfft. It only took three posts before it was applied to Trump admin. I haven’t gotten into the show yet. But I’ve heard applications of it by late night talk shows toward Trump. If it’s just a thinly veiled attempt to make an anti-Trump political statement, then I’m not interested.

So honestly - is the show a political statement? Or is it a good story? I’m willing to give it a shot if it’s a good story with decent character developement ... and no glaring internal contradictions (like what Star Wars has become)

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The false prophet strikes again! Didn't anyone notice?

by nowwhat? in

last year during the closing talk our favorite anthony morris lll in all his glory declared" armageddon is imminent!

" on the broadcast screen at every regional convention world wide!

well it has been a year now and if you look at the definition of imminent , we are well past the expiration date..

MeanMrMustard

Last year during the closing talk our favorite anthony Morris lll in all his glory declared" armageddon is imminent!" On the broadcast screen at every regional convention world wide! Well it has been a year now and if you look at the definition of imminent , we are well past the expiration date.

Well, you see, we are talking about “overlapping imminents.”

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Corporate Virtue Signalling At Your Expense

by Simon in

the latest trend seems to be that you can't go to any store without being asked for money.. no, not the money for the things you went in there to purchase, extra money for the store to donate to charity.. yes, that's right, the big-name stores, often making $millions in profits, ask you to give them extra money so that they can give it to charity and get some publicity about how awesome they are so that they'll look good to their customers, like, erm, you.. it seems to have ramped up more in the last year or so and frankly, it pisses me off.

if i want to donate to some cause, i'll give the money straight to them.

i hate that it puts people on the spot to guilt them into donating and imagine some people on a tight budget may give even when they can't really afford it.. often you don't know what the charities really are (it's vague like "to help children") or how the money will be spent or even how much will go on the people it's supposedly to help (charity is a multi $billion industry, some just exist to pay themselves).. so what to do?

MeanMrMustard

I am a bit annoyed at the culture of “corporate social responsibility.” You know, they have to “give back” to the community - as if they are just a bunch of takers.

If a company is making a profit, it is already giving back by its very operation. The profits made are a signal that they are using resources in a beneficial way. People are voluntarily reaching into their pockets and giving them money in exchange for whatever they are producing. It means that they are either moving lower order goods to higher order goods, or the company is providing a service that people find helpful enough that they would support it.

If a company wants to support a charity or cause with its money, that is great. Glad for it. But the idea if a company does not find a pet cause to champion, it makes them socially evil just chaps my ass a bit.

Of course this is different than the situation Simon describes. I agree on that count as well.

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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

by flipper in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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MeanMrMustard

https://youtu.be/x0RV0kgdqJU

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Welcoming Our Latest JW Apologist JTrottigy

by pale.emperor in

i'd like to take this opportunity to warmly welcome our newest jw apologist jtrottigy.

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he'll likely only be here for a few days like most jw defenders before he runs away when presented with his own doctrine.. so far he's already said some hilarious stuff, like "there's no such thing as nepotism in jehovah's organisation", "confidentiality is paramount to elders" and, my personal favourite "the overlapping generation is so simple to understand".. yh don't think i don't remember you from jwtalk..

MeanMrMustard

@JTrottigy,

Do you claim to be the same JTrottigy from JWTalk?

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How to Sue the WT

by Lee Elder in

a basis for taking legal action against the watchtower society's blood transfusion policy.

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http://ajwrb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/blood-misrepresented-2005-kerry-louderback-wood-1.pdf.

MeanMrMustard

@TD:

Perhaps I wasn’t clear in my question to Lee Elder. He mentioned that to be liable, the WT would have to have misrepresented their position and its consequences. But it seems to me that is the one thing they are very clear about.

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How to Sue the WT

by Lee Elder in

a basis for taking legal action against the watchtower society's blood transfusion policy.

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http://ajwrb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/blood-misrepresented-2005-kerry-louderback-wood-1.pdf.

MeanMrMustard

@TD:

Irrelevant. It’s not about medical facts, it’s about the religion’s blood doctrine and free choice. I read the article and there are a lot of pages dedicated to how the WTS got the medical facts incorrect. Irrelevant.

The WTS is requiring its members to refuse blood transfusions on the basis of their scriptural interpretations, not medical science. Yes, they talk about all these things as a secondary point. But it’s not the primary reason for refusing transfusions.

Are you saying that if the WTS came out with a corrected brochure about blood, JWs would start to accept blood transfusions? No way. They would still say, “Looks like blood is a lot safer now. But the scripture is clear, and those scriptures are binding. So to be in our club you have to agree to this rule, even if you die.” And they actually *have* made that quite clear.

The article’s example about the Moonies is different because the Moonies didn’t tell the potential members until after they were members. The WTS hides nothing and is quite clear - you don’t take them, even if you die.

The article references the Catholic Church and child molestation. Again, apples and... elephants. Nobody willingly, making their own choice, volunteers to be molested.

Perhaps some judge somewhere would be willing to rule that JWs can’t make this choice, but I would argue this is a gigantic mistake. It undermines freedom of association, and gives way too much power to people willing to tell others what is “good” and “bad”.