Posts by Sargon

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The Dark Tower, a prison without bars

by freeman in

three days ago i was chit-chatting with my wife about the impending cold weather and snowstorm forecasted to hit our area when the conversation unexpectedly turned a bit negative.

she made the statement that they might cancel the meeting if the roads become too dangerous, i replied that they just might but really if she went to the meeting or not, the decision was up to her based on her best judgment.

her retort was to the effect of not to tell her what to do and that she would go to the meeting if she wanted to.

Sargon

I can remember the odd book study cancelled, but I don't ever remember a cancelled meeting. I remember going to one meeting after nearly 18" of snow and most of the rest of the others showed up. We were a fairly rural congregation, some people having to drive up to 15 miles.

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North American Cold Snap: How Cold Is It Where You Are?

by RAYZORBLADE in

brrr!

it's cold in toronto tonight/this a.m. - i believe it went as low as -26c (minus 26 celsius) .

it was pretty freakin' cold.

Sargon

When I got up this morning (The Hammer Ontario) it was -23, they said -35 with the wind chill factor. I went back to bed

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All Time FAVORITE Singer Or Band

by minimus in

jw
friends

who or what is your all time favorite singer or band?

even if you never saw them, if you could---you'd spend big bucks to see them.

i love anita baker.

Sargon

Who can forget... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

or Nine Days Wonder???

The Velvet Underground

Iggy and the Stooges

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Demolishing an aspect of the JW's explanation for evil

by logansrun in

part of the watchtower's response to theodicy -- the problem of why an omniscient, all-loving god would allow evil -- is that adam and eve were given free will and chose to exercise their right to disobey god, hence bringing sin, evil and death into the world through their genes (of course the genome has been mapped and no evidence whatosever for that idea is established, but i digress).

let's look at this problem of evil a little more closely.

a common objection to the jws is "why didn't god just create adam and eve so that they would not sin and, hence, there would be no evil?

Sargon

God has both free will and will not -- indeed, cannot -- do evil.

That's because he defines what is good and evil. It's a good act to smash Philistine babies skulls against rocks, or to commit an indignity to a corpse (ie harvesting their foreskins for Jehovah).

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What is heaven like?

by greatteacher in

when i was a jehovah's witness i believed only 144,000 people were going to heaven, so i am curious about what others feel about heaven.

this question is for those who believe in heaven.

Sargon

In heaven there ain't no beer!! Sounds alot like Saudi Arabia to me.

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MAPLE LEAFS WIN STANLEY CUP!!!!!

by iiz2cool in

can you see the headlines?

toronto maple leafs win stanley cup!!!!!.

yonge st. will be closed after the all night victory bash, the first such bash since 1967!

Sargon

I'm knocking on wood, throwing salt over my shoulder and praying to the HOCKEY GODS, that this premature headline doesn't jinx the old blue and white!!

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More Talk About Relationships

by sandy in

jw
friends

just wondering how long it takes to really get over someone.

it has been about six months now since my ex boyfriend broke up.

we were together for four years.

Sargon

Sandy,

Here's my words of wisdom; I'm an expert I get dumped all the time. Move on, find another. If this fails go get a cat or dog.

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"You Should Be Loyal To The Organization Because It Taught You God's Name"

by minimus in

jw
friends

...so said my mother when she asked me to read the latest watchtower on "the apostates".

she said that because i learned "jehovah" was god's name and because "the organization taught" me this, i should, out of loyalty stay in the organization.

i did not want to get into the "jehovah" name thing but i said in return that if she strongly felt this way, then she should have remained a catholic.

Sargon

If god was that intent on having his name known and spread.......would not he have given us the proper pronunciation?
Gumby

Also would he have not given it earlier in history too? It seems it took him nearly 1,000 years to decide his name wasn't I am what I am (or whatever).

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