Posts by James Brown

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Perhaps the cruelest lie of all: resurrection of your loved ones

by King Solomon in

of all the lies espoused by the wtbts, perhaps the most seductive, most cruel and downright evil, is to tell grieving people that their loved ones will be resurrected, and will rejoin them in a paradise earth, forever and ever.

of course, the easiest lie to be accepted is one that people want to believe.. but taking someone when they are at their weakest, their most vulnerable, and offering such a false hope is far more cruel than anything contained even in account of the first sin, with the serpent tempting eve with the forbidden fruit.

that was simply the serpent mucking up the divine plan by appealing to her ego: no harm, no foul.

James Brown

I havent been a witness since 1983.

I believe when I die, I will be reunited with my loved ones based on the bible.

It feels good.

It feels bad when I spend my time disproving the bible and blowing out my candle of hope.

The bible teaches of life after death, it says it is based on faith.

So, if you want to feel good, you need to believe in Jesus.

Or if you want to feel empty and hopeless keep compiling list and reasons why Jesus and the bible are wrong.

Become an atheist and when you cant figure out whats bothering you get some anti-depressants.

In the end what I believe doesnt effect anyone but me. So, why should I embrace a belief that makes me feel bad?

I dont go to meetings, I dont believe in the Jehovahs witnesses, I believe in Jesus and I believe when I die, I will live

on with Jesus in a better world.

That doesnt stop me from living life to the fullest today. I have the money and time to do whatever I want.

Still I believe in Jesus.

Some people will say the cruelest lie of all is when you die there is nothing.

Its just a matter of what we read and who we listen to.

I prefer to feel good.

And I've lived long enough to know that no one knows, we are all full of shxt.

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Were You Ever Comfortable Going From House To House?

by minimus in

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because i was raised a witness, i don't think i was "uncomfortable" knocking on strangers' doors.

(weirdo).. but as i got older, i simply didn't want to bother anyone so i was at there door for no more than 30 seconds.

at the end i hated being there..

James Brown

I never liked it, I dreaded running into people from school.

I didn't like meetings either.

We had meetings on Friday nights, it was terrible.

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Could UFO Disclosure Bring About A Golden Age?

by metatron in

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there are a great many people - and internet sites- that preach a sort of 2012/ufo gospel.

while they may contradict one another, they mostly teach that ufo's will intervene and save us, especially if governments admit that they exist.. yeah, ok..... been there, heard that..... but could there be a core of truth to this idea?.

what would happen if the world acknowledged that et's exist?.

James Brown

Wars are not fought because of religion.

Wars are fought because men want to make money and have power.

War and cancer are big business.

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I MAY VERY WELL MEET RINGO STARR!

by Band on the Run in

newflash in the ongoing addiction and mania that started at age twelve when the national broadcast news showed pictures of these english boys with very, very long hair.

i stopped by a local grocery store b/c i was not certain that a challis scarf was wool or rayon b/c the fabric content is in arabic.

thank allah for arabic numerals.

James Brown

That would be very cool to meet Ringo.

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What leads a person to think they are inspired by God?

by jwfacts in

there seems no end of people claiming to be inspired.

there are numerous holy books claiming to have been handed to their writers by god.

these days a person writing their own holy book is likely to be met with scepticism (unless you are a scientologist), so people tend to claim to be inspired to interpret older holy books.

James Brown

I think if someone was inspired by God they would be able to perform miracles to prove it.

No miracles or false predictions like the wactower agency are proof of a charlatin.

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DO YOU WANT A FUNERAL?

by clarity in

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i do not want a funeral.

i especially do not want anyone standing before my family.

telling them who i supposedly ... am!.

James Brown

I dont want or plan on a funeral.

I grew up in Cleveland Ohio but 30 years ago moved to Florida.

Florida is pretty transcient and there are not a lot of funerals like up north.

I'am pretty sure if I dont plan for, leave money or make arrangements for a funeral

there wont be one.

If you are somebody who is very socially well known, you might have a funeral, or have one for your mate.

If you have lots of family in the area, you might have a funeral.

But if you live a quiet life to yourself there is not much likelyhood of a funeral.

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Is Today's Jehovah's Witness Religion The Same As It Was When You Were A Member?

by minimus in

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in my day, you were proud to be a jw!

you knew you'd get "persecution" and it was all good.

when you abstained from blood, you read the ingredients of a candy bar!

James Brown

I havent been to a meeting since 1983.

My time with the witnesses, I was born in in 52 was all about Armegeddon and the end of the world.

Fortunately, for me they gave a date 1975. 1976 came and I was able to escape.

I do remember having lots of JW picnics and get togethers. And most weeks the young males would

get together and play whatever sport was in season, softball, football, basketball.

I was in a JW band and we practiced at the presiding overseers home.

Thats something that has changed, when I was young there seemed to be just one elder that ran the show.

Now they have a body of elders.

We had Sunday public talks and Watchtower studies during the warm months outside in the yard

at one of the friends who had a big property.

For Assemblies we would rent out high shcool auditoriums. For the bigger assemblies we would rent the masonic

hall or the local sports arena.

I remember the food was pretty good at the assemblies, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, apple pie and icecream.

We used to have piano players male and female, things started going down hill musically when they started playing

albums and wouldnt let the piano players play.

There was no internet, in fact there was only 4 channels on tv. If you went to a book store the religious section with bibles

and so forth was maybe 2 shelves. Information was hard to come by. The appostate book that I heard about in my youth

was "30 years a watchtower slave" But I never stumbled accross it in a book store or library.

Before 1976 I thought the Jehovahs witnesses were the truth.

I remember being told going to college was a waste of time and that I would never graduate. So I pioneered for several years

until that got too hard with supporting a wife and child.

I did find 2 decent jobs thru my association with the friends, 1 a union carpenter job and then a job as a tool maker.

The friends seemed willing to help each other find employment.

I cant imagine what is going though the minds of my family members that are still in.

My family that is still in seem to be doing well financially as tradesmen in the union with early retirements

making more retired at 50 then I make working full time.

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Best British Bands

by outsmartthesystem in

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on a lighter note......what do you think?

here's my top ten.

1) beatles.

James Brown

1 Beatles

2 Stones

3 Zeppelin

4 Free

5 Black Sabbath

6 Deep purple

7 Cream

8 Humble Pie

9 Jeff Beck and whoever is playing with him

10 Bad Company

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Why reincarnation doesn,t make sense.

by jam in

this accomplish?

the situation which surround the soul.

change with each life, therefore how does this allow.

James Brown

If I can't figure out how the uselessness of some individuals fit in the grand scheme of things, perhaps I need to consider that there isn't a grand scheme of things

There is no Grand Scheme, its just entertainment its the only show in town.

Its an amusement park, When you get off this ride, you get on another one.

Unless you dont want to. You can just hang out in the spirit realm, and reflect on your experiences, but that gets boring,

that's why we come back here and places like this.

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Books and movies that have influenced you since learning the truth about the Truth

by JimmyPage in

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for me it has been a journey through these books: "crisis of conscience", "in search of christian freedom", "combatting cult mind control", "releasing the bonds", "i'm perfect you're doomed", "confessions of a teenage jesus jerk", "evolution for dummies", "the god delusion", "god is not great", and "the end of faith", along with various books about zen philosophy.. these movies have also been important: "religulous" and "worlds apart".. some books i am interested in reading next are "the spanking room", "growing up in mama's club", and "1984".

who has read these?

do you recommend them?.

James Brown

I lked the movie "What dreams may come" with Robin Williams

"The Matrix"

"The Bible"

"On The Road" Jack Kerouac Book

"Slave Species of God" Michael Tillinger Book

The Richest Man in Babylon Book by Classon