Posts by clearpoison

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One for the lurkers, how sure are you that the JWs are right?

by Aussie Oz in

got to pondering on the drive home tonight about some stuff i will say to my son, who at this time is thinking about whether to stay with jws or not.. two babies are born, by chance even on the same day.

one is raised a jw the other as no particular religion at all.

time passes and they stay with their respective upbringings into the late teens.. kid 1 (no religion) gets into normal teenage strife, sleeps around, does a bit of dodgy shit along the way while kid 2 (jw) is pretty much a good jw kid, keeps his nose clean and pleases mummy and the elders a lot but is not baptized.. one rainy night they are both in a freak head on crash with each other and both die.. which one has the better hope?

clearpoison

Well let's see how the weather conditions are, check. Direction of wind, check. Speed of wind, check. Temperature, check.

Today I feel like it's 65%

CP

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Does God need humans and their organisations to speak for him?

by Fernando in

is god's word or message.

(the multi-ingredient "unabridged gospel" or "good news").

which is hidden in plain sight throughout scripture.

clearpoison

Nope, not at all. If he would like he could use stones to spread the word.

CP

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How Did/Has the WTBTS Affected Your Social Skills?

by ABibleStudent in

good or bad?

how did/has the wtbts affected your social skills, social development, and/or how you interact with other people?

i have many questions about different social skills that i will ask either after other people post to this thread or to keep this thread active.

clearpoison

Yes, no, no, no but slightly drunk, yes

As you can see, today I'm not in the mood for small talk, will meet my therapist soon.

CP

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When does someone become Anointed with Holy Spirit?

by The Searcher in

a bible truth - "one baptism".

(ephesians 4:5) .

however, according to 'accepted wisdom', there must be two baptisms - one visible, and one invisible.

clearpoison

The very same minute, when former anointed now DA/DF/Fading/Inactive/secretly sinful dies without repenting. Then a new anointed must be picked up from the list.

CP

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How Did/Has the WTBTS Affected Your Social Skills?

by ABibleStudent in

good or bad?

how did/has the wtbts affected your social skills, social development, and/or how you interact with other people?

i have many questions about different social skills that i will ask either after other people post to this thread or to keep this thread active.

clearpoison

In my view I got very positive social education in congregation. Being that very shy and direct boy could really have halted my social experiences. But holding rehearseal speeches and been more or less forced to communicate with lots of different people and not forgetting to mention going to doors of total strangers helped me to cope with this aspect of life. I am not saying that I would be cured, I'm still shy and cautious but I can freely engage in any kind of discussion even with people I do not not, or when there is need to conduct small talk for example in work related events.

What the schools could learn young people in this area is really minimal fraction of what would really be needed, not all people are social and outgoing by default.

CP

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Strangest Ad's On JWN Sidebar Addressing You?

by Bubblegum Apotheosis in

jw
friends

"help an isreal soldier" my first obligation is to a us soldier, than a uk one.

"viagra" "porn" "donate to save isreal" they have plenty of us aid, the fundamentals give zionist $75-$100 million are year, to bring forward the "rapture" "see lord save us from your people" movie.

the algorithm has no idea who i am or what my marketing preferenes are, sometimes they are correct, the majority of the time, their ads don't reflect me.. meet russian girls in your area now!

clearpoison

I really enjoy looking at those mailorder brides from Russia and Asia, more confusing are the ads where I am referred to meet some nice moslim brides.

CP

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I never thought I would

by Kool Jo in

well.....what can i say...after lurking and much research and eventual signing up on this forum...i filled out my fs report for april with average hours and magazines, but i never went out in the ministry.. it feels odd, and i feel bad for filling out time that i knew i never did...i hate the idea of going out to people's door and telling them a lie...not sure how much longer i can do this for .

just had to vent!.

peace.