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  A Better World - Can it be achieved?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  the hope of a better world is what attracted me (and likely many of you other loiterers (grin) on this site) into the mental mindtrap of christian thought.

  i guess its understandable, re-reading the words that the author of the matthew gospel that we know as the sermon on the mount, its easy to think, that if jesus ruled the world, everything would be ok.. i'm still interested in a better world.

  so have many other thinkers (and revolutionaries).

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  mynameislame

  Xanthippe, couln't agree more. Advertising is out of hand and is only designed to scare you into buying some useless product.

  Every day I see ads about medications for diseases that I have never even heard of. Then I went to my doctors office and they tried to get me to fill out a survey about one of those obscure diseases. It’s like they are trying to make everyone a hypochondriac so they can sell more stuff.

  I think the best thing to do is to toss your television in the trash, go outside and have some fun.

  (now I just have to convince my wife)
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  RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder

  by ?me? in

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  on one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.

  there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .

  why does this matter?

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  mynameislame

  Found the accident report

  http://www.sendspace.com/file/u7rfx9
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  RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.

  there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .

  why does this matter?

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  mynameislame

  Assembly Hall for Sale in Indianapolis USA
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  RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.

  there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .

  why does this matter?

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  mynameislame

  ?me? where the link to that file?
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  RBC accident report paperwork on jwleaks? why does it matter if elder

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on one of the recent boe letters, they sent a rbc form to document any accidents on the jobsite.

  there is a portion to check if the injured person was an elder, pioneer, ms, etc.... .

  why does this matter?

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  mynameislame

  Does seem rather odd that they want to know your rank.

  I remember the quick builds when they were fun. Nothing more fulfilling that a Saturday off of service, hanging out and flirting with all the cute sisters in hard hats and workboots. Guess GB found out and people were enjoying themselves so they put a stop to it. Or maybe they found out the halls were built so poorly that it cut into the resale value.

  Anyone remember the story of the Mall that was taking a long time to complete and one of the politicians said "we should call it the kingdom hall mall and get the JWs down here to finish it"?
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  Jesus wearing tight pants?

  by mynameislame in

  1. social
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  what would the gb think of this.. hot jesus actor diogo morgado criticized for being too sexy to play son of god.

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  mynameislame

  What would the GB think of this.

  Hot Jesus Actor Diogo Morgado Criticized for Being Too Sexy to Play Son of God
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  Baptisms only at regional ( district ) assemblies from 2014 / 15 service year?

  by dozy in

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  2. friends

  just a rumour but i guess it makes sense - i've a friend on a circuit committee ( he knows it's not "the truth" but for family & work reasons he stays in ) & he says that the wtbts have told them not to book a swimming pool for next years one day assemblies as the plan is to have only one baptism a year at the main regional ( what they used to call "district" ) convention.. with the drop off in baptisms so that sometimes there isn't anyone baptised or just a handful , i guess this is inevitable.

  i remember going to a baptism a few years ago - we had hired a municipal 25 metre swimming pool and only one person ( a rather confused and scared middle aged lady who hadn't been in a swimming pool since her youth ) was being baptised - it was all something of a farce with the "worldly" staff looking on very puzzled at such an elaborate & expensive ceremony for one person.

  ) also with both assemblies being one day with just short morning & afternoon sessions , i suppose it is sensible to ditch the baptism talk - it tends to be something of a snoozefest anyway at the end of the morning session.

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  The jw's baptising younger and younger people is just like a company that cuts costs to the bone to make their bottom line look better.

  It only lasts so long before it catches up with you.

  I really don't understand how anyone can't see a problem with children being baptised.

  I got baptised at 18 or 19 and even then I had no clue what I was getting myself into.
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  My perfect paradise house

  by redvip2000 in

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  while browsing throught my facebook timeline today, i came across a post from a facebook "friend" who is a hardcore zealous jw.

  he obviously has no idea that i'm an apostate.

  and so this person provides me endless entertainment on a daily basis with his delusional posts about the org.. today we had this gem, where he said he had just designed his paradise home in photoshop which i am posting a picture here.

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  mynameislame

  I'm still waiting to see the picture. At least paste in the link and we can just follow it.

  My new system home was going to be a cabin in the woods as far away from people as possible.

  I planned on driving my car into a ditch and learning to ride a horse.

  Bet the FuDS would have had something to say about that.
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  Pope Favors Gay Civil Unions?

  by metatron in

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  http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/03/05/pope-civil-unions/6079507/.

  surprising comments by the pope.

  the world is changing, indeed.

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  mynameislame

  This pope seems very reasonable. Probably won't be around too long.
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  if and when beliefs are "refined"(corrected) does that give me an out?

  by ?me? in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did my baptism include "you will preach and accept any change, big or small, or we can call you an apostate?".

  meaning, has anyone, or could anyone opt out of the org when they make changes that you did not originally agree to when you were baptized as a jw?.

  i have basically refused to go out in service or support the org (with money or in the rbc) and i have a real hard time even conjuring up an answer at any meeting because of the 8 man "body " that put itself in power.

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  mynameislame

  You can leave any time you like but they will shun you if you talk against them.

  If thats a problem for you then no you don't have an out.

  No loopholes for the RNF (rank and file) plenty of loopholes for the changing doctrines.