Posts by Saintbertholdt

The way we usually express thoughts are through talking, writing and actions. Of which talking and writing are the most direct way to express thoughts.

That is why freedom of speech is so closely correlated with freedom of thought.

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Farewell

by EdenOne in

"don't be dismayed by good-byes.

a farewell is necessary before you can meet again.

and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.

Saintbertholdt

Err... group hug, anybody?

Nice kitty... pat pat

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Astral Projection

by Black Man in

jw
friends

so what are your thoughts on astral projection?

have a co-worker who claims to know how to induce this on himself.

is he crazy?

meh tried it for a while... A friend and I even made an audio cd for an astral projection "therapist" which included her scripted schpiel to relax the person listening, then have them slowly travel to the astral plane and all to the tune of some new age shlocky music my friend and I concocted.

Well I used it... and it didn't work but I gave it to this really hot babe and she thought it was great.

I ended up having a quick fling because of it, so I would have to say: Yes, astral projection works to get some sexy tail.

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Farewell

by EdenOne in

"don't be dismayed by good-byes.

a farewell is necessary before you can meet again.

and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.

Saintbertholdt

I promised that unless there was a full retraction from Viviane only one of us would remain as a contributor to this forum.

Hi EdenOne,

This sounds like a bit of a tactic: Acquiesce to my demand or else...

Well leaving for good, that's up to you now isn't it?

Is it really worthwhile giving up being able to vent about the organization that caused us all such grief?

Why don't you just calm down and remove the arrow from your knee.

Then put the kettle on, and go and have some tea.

Let things calm down a bit and then come back when you're ready to resume your dual with Viviane.

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BBC: World's oldest-known living cancer '11,000 years old'

by GodZoo in

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25864236 the world's oldest-known living cancer dates back 11,000 years, according to uk scientists.. it arose in a single dog and has survived in canines ever since, with the cancer cells passing between animals when they mate.. a team led by the wellcome trust sanger institute near cambridge decoded the dna of the cancer.. it revealed the "genetic identikit" of an ancient husky-like dog, which first developed the disease.so.. it seems that despite man being only 6,000 years old and 5,000 years before imperfection entered humanity and the natural world and when genesis 1:31 stated: "god saw all that he had made, and it was very good.

"he was already killing dogs and set them up to die very slow and painful deaths..

Saintbertholdt

Interesting...

A bit off topic, the oldest living human cancer cells come from a lady named Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) who died in 1951.

Her cervical cancer cells are still cultured to this very day for use in all sorts of scientific research.

So ironically Henrietta's cancer has outlived her by 64 years.

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Was my dad awake?!

by EyesOpenHeartBroken in

i am wondering if my deceased elder father was awake?

once we found out he was dying, i spent every moment i could with him, we were very close.

anyway, i offered to read to him a lot when he was resting.

Saintbertholdt

he...wanted me to read only the Bible, particularly the books of John and James... He also told me those books were all I needed to be a Christian, the "rest is background noise".

That's neat. Your dad sounds like he was a very thoughtful man.

Welcome.

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3 words to describe.....

by punkofnice in

..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.

i'll start...... bully boy elders.

Saintbertholdt

3 words to describe...your experience with the watchtower corporation:

Bureaucratic

Autocratic

Disillusionment

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Cooperate Members of the Watchtower Society

by James Jack in

a older sister in miami florida has told me that the special pioneer couple who got their walking papers last week said they are also voting members of the watchtower society.

also his stock share is valued at $800,000!.

i did some research and spoke to some longtime witnesses and found out that there are 500 voting members of the society and they are also called shareholders.. has anyone ever of someone selling his share?.

Saintbertholdt

Hey Half Banana,

I have a different take: Rutherford taught Knorr how things work. You can live it up, travel first class, see the world, have comfortable lodgings, wield lots of power over the faithful, and want for no material possession while you're alive, but you've got to expand Jehoober's kingdom. So I think Knorr viewed himself as some sort of Prince/King of a spiritual Israel. He got to have a comfortable lifestyle and lifelong reign which he thought God allowed him in exchange for full devotion.

I think the Watchtower leadership back then was delusional, but I don't think they were covertly financially crooked with regards to the stashing of cash/shares.

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Cooperate Members of the Watchtower Society

by James Jack in

a older sister in miami florida has told me that the special pioneer couple who got their walking papers last week said they are also voting members of the watchtower society.

also his stock share is valued at $800,000!.

i did some research and spoke to some longtime witnesses and found out that there are 500 voting members of the society and they are also called shareholders.. has anyone ever of someone selling his share?.

Saintbertholdt

*pssst...Penton was a history professor...not law.

Sorry I was actually mixing him up with Gary Botting.