Posts by Xander

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count down to extinction

by heathen in

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with all the escalating violence in the world today and senseless barbarism, how many people on this site are still living in any sense of security.do any of you have a bright outlook for the future of the world we now live in ?is the un the answer to world peace ?personally my out look is dim .i have seen plenty of posts about the god that will annihilate the earth by killing 99% of all people that do not follow his instructions but the way i see it is that mankind has spent the past 100 years trying to find more powerful means to destroy the population and the planet due to paranoia .can such an untrusting and suspicious species exist with such deadly arsenals at their disposal?

i believe it is just a matter of time before something gives and we are living in the mad max movie.

this is my first thread ,so be gentle and thanks for any participation.

Xander

- that is flame war talk there
Not flame war talk, was an honest guess. Am I wrong?

they are all fcc regulated
[8>]

I was young the only concern I had was my next piece of ass and where the next kegger was
Scuse me, but I'm married. The kegger concern is relevant, however.

I am more critical of the people in the world that are aquiring all this domination
I never said I was not critical of those in power. I never said I trusted them. I DO have enough faith in humanity to know we are (relatively) safe. Media scare-mongering aside, the world is far safer than it ever has been before, and the odds of the humans species fading away into extinction are the lowest they've ever been.

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count down to extinction

by heathen in

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friends

with all the escalating violence in the world today and senseless barbarism, how many people on this site are still living in any sense of security.do any of you have a bright outlook for the future of the world we now live in ?is the un the answer to world peace ?personally my out look is dim .i have seen plenty of posts about the god that will annihilate the earth by killing 99% of all people that do not follow his instructions but the way i see it is that mankind has spent the past 100 years trying to find more powerful means to destroy the population and the planet due to paranoia .can such an untrusting and suspicious species exist with such deadly arsenals at their disposal?

i believe it is just a matter of time before something gives and we are living in the mad max movie.

this is my first thread ,so be gentle and thanks for any participation.

Xander

Heathen, I'm taking a guess here....you watch the fox news network, don't you?

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Please keep it clean!

by Simon in

while the subject "dating, relationships & sex" does include the word 'sex' this does not mean that "anything goes".. while sex can be discussed within reason it is not a place to post explicit topics.. thanks

Xander

I blame the internet! Oh, and independant though! The watchtower told me it would always lead to this....

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"Look at the Fruits" Says the Watchtower

by stevieb1 in

we know how much in the way of doctrine is scripturally deficient in the watchtower organization, but they will always come back and say something on the following lines:.

* look at the fruit of our works.

millions are coming to an accurate knowledge about jehovah who would never get to know him where it not for our preaching activities carried out worldwide.

Xander

Interesting thread, but you are forgetting:

some doctrines may be inaccurate, and we "wait on Jehovah" to clarify these matters
That's right - you BETTER wait. 'Running ahead of the organization' gets you kicked out. Even if it saves your life. Get an organ transplant in 1960? DFed. Get an organ transplant in 1980? No problem! - BUT, do you think they re-instated everyone they DFed for accepting one? HA!

surely this indicates Jehovah's blessing on his organization.
What, that they regularly change their intepretation of 'key' prophetic events?

truly love one another no matter where we are from
Uhhh....RIIIIIIGHT...that's not even true. Let alone what happens if someone dare QUESTION the org. Suddenly they stop 'loving' you.

we would never do that
So, not killing others is a hallmark of the true religion? HURRAY FOR BUDDHISM!!

are the only ones that stress the importance of God's Name
God's name, as they interpret it and stole it for their own banner. That's like Sprint Telecom proclaiming "Only WE stress the importance of the name Sprint!". Uhhhh.....riiiiight.......

preaching the good news of God's Kingdom
GOOD NEWS??? That everyone alive on Earth but a select few will be annihilated? That, then, the survivors have the privelege of living imprisoned on Earth by a god who demands exlusive devotion, frequent worship, and your entire thought processes all the time? (regulating things such as your sex life, recreational substance use, hell, even what is 'okay' recreation!)

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WTS says you are free to do what we tell you

by ozziepost in

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the may 15 issue of the watchtower contains a discussion of the question: would it be advisable for a true christian to attend a funeral or a wedding in a church?.

the tone of the wts view is set in the very first line our taking part in any form of false religion is displeasing to jehovah and must be avoided.

nonetheless the last line of the article states whatever the situation, the christian should make sure that the decision will not interfere with his preserving a good conscience before god and men.. so apparently it's a personal decision for the jw as to whether he/she will attend a funeral in a church or not.

Xander

Right, so now they just have to get their followers to manufacture their own belief in being persecuted.

I mean, how twisted an organization is this? A friend or family member dies, and it is more important to the org that the follower in question be spending energy ['standing up to persecution'/self-fulfilling their 'marital disharmony' warnings] than grieving?

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Timeless Truths in the Bible

by JosephAlward in

some of my favorites are:.

"man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: as one dies, so dies the other.

all have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal.

Xander

Out of curiosity, why those?

General proof that the bible writers were depressed scizos? Or, is there a deeper purpose in your interest?

(The 9:11 and 3:15 ones, especially! That's like someone someone would right in their suicide note!)

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WTS says you are free to do what we tell you

by ozziepost in

jw
friends

the may 15 issue of the watchtower contains a discussion of the question: would it be advisable for a true christian to attend a funeral or a wedding in a church?.

the tone of the wts view is set in the very first line our taking part in any form of false religion is displeasing to jehovah and must be avoided.

nonetheless the last line of the article states whatever the situation, the christian should make sure that the decision will not interfere with his preserving a good conscience before god and men.. so apparently it's a personal decision for the jw as to whether he/she will attend a funeral in a church or not.

Xander

: I'm a JW woman married to a non-JW

Oh, you just don't see it, do you.

See, the first article in that mag was almost certainly on how we should only marry 'in the lord'. Since, after all, marrying a non-believer will cause stress and divisiveness.

BUT, WAIT....the wordly isn't as intolerant of fringe religions as it used to be. There is a CHANCE your worldly spouse won't cause any problems! (In fact, pretty likely).

What to do, what to do?

Wait, I'VE GOT IT...WE manufacturer the divisiveness, then blame it on the other party.

Now, how to do that.....hey, I've got it!!

insert article from above

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Question for Expatbrit, or any other bloke

by Adam in

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*this question is posted on my errantly titled "german only" post but it's now on page 3 and i'm realy interested in the answer.*.

written: we are in america.. brit speak: we are in america.. *compared with*.

brit speak: a champaign supernova.

Xander

Yeah, and what's with the whole accent thing, anyway?

I mean, by now, we all know you are faking it just to look more cultured! It's almost embarassing - I mean, look, our Southern states are trying to emulate you guys, and see what happens!!

Y'all just gotta knock if off now, ya hear?

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Big Ray in trouble with Watchtower Society ?

by jwsons in

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dear everyone,.

you may known that previously, this discussion forum owned by big ray, he is a faithful witness to watchtower, he sold his forum then formed some other similar forums for others, who faithful to the society.

however, he now seems has a problem with society.

Xander

I'd add that the password-protected members forum should be seperate from the password protected "adult & disagreement" thread.

If possible.

Too, thanks for the great board Simon - just because there are suggestions floating around for improvement doesn't mean we don't all appreciate what you've given us already!

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Big Ray in trouble with Watchtower Society ?

by jwsons in

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dear everyone,.

you may known that previously, this discussion forum owned by big ray, he is a faithful witness to watchtower, he sold his forum then formed some other similar forums for others, who faithful to the society.

however, he now seems has a problem with society.

Xander

(around $10 a year)

10$ A YEAR!

Kinda low, don't you think? I mean, adding any extra service will almost certainly increase the traffic/cost. I should think people would be willing to spend at least a couple bucks a month to cover it! Maybe make it $25 a year (approx. $2/month)?

I think that would be enough to cover several additional features I'd like to see:
- Increased posting level for 'members'
- Members-only thread (password protected)
- Members-only chat (password protected)
- ?Maybe? support for pics? Not much, though, certainly no more than a meg a person.