Posts by Roddy

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"missionary position"

by belbab in

now don't get all excited, .

this is a research project, not in the actual act itself, but the origin of the term... from whom did the expression "missionary position" surface.

i swear to god that i believed that a missionary first used that expression.

Roddy

The Witchtower is hereby telling couples exactly what moves they are allowed to do during copulation. They have it narrowed so much that there is only one act that is allowed, and that has to be done in the prescribed manner or else "uncleanness" results. They can't call it "porneia" because they lost that in 1978, so they just call it uncleanness so that couples can get disfellowshipped but not divorced.
And yet they are allowed to molest children, using their bogus authority and in the pretense of a hounding call, with impunity as long as there are not two witnesses to the event.

Which bugs me. During the Bedroom Inquisition Period, how did the local elders know when couples were not doing Watchtower approved copulation?

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could it be a coincidence?

by XOCO in

i know that i don't created a lot of topics but i've been thinking about my feelings towards jw teachings and what i have learned so far from jwd and a couple of other sites.

i always found it hard 2 dismiss what i have learned from the kh and on apostate sites i feel like i'm in a cognitive dissonance, which means uncomfortable tension that may result from having two conflicting thoughts at the same time.

video: hovah means mischief .

Roddy

Video: HOVAH means MISCHIEF

Oh, I've seen 2Proud2BMe videos (or rants) on YouTube before. She is a former JW that is singing sour grapes and continuing to sing sour grapes. She hasn't moved on and I doubt that she will.

YouTube currently counts that she made 50 videos. Who wants to bet that she'll cross the 100 videos mark all on the same theme? After seeing about three of them, I'd be willing to take that bet!

I find the videos of those that have moved on and are not stuck in bitterness more encouraging than the videos from 2Proud2BMe.

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Was Richard Nixon's chef a JW?

by roykaye in

jw
friends

around 30 years ago, an american visitor and his wife attended the meeting at the kingdom hall at mumbai, india.

i may have been in my early teens or younger so i don't remember much.

only that his name was bro hightower and he was president richard nixon's chef.

Roddy

This thought came to me when I stumbled upon a site that lists 'prominent' JWs. Some of these people have been close to people in power. There are also scores of JWs who are unknown but in close contact with people in power (although this should be the subject of another thread).

Yeah. I saw a website that had a list of prominent JWs - at least the ones that are known. Should be a subject in another thread.

I remember that President Dwight D. Eisenhower's mother was a JW.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BODIES OF THOSE DROWNED IN NOAH'S FLOOD?

by badboy in

jw
friends

any ideas what jws say?

Roddy

ANY IDEAS WHAT JWS SAY?

Any JW will say, "The Bible doesn't say." And I'd agree with that. I'd say that dead humans, animals, and even plants that drowned would be taken care of by the many many varied kinds of animal and plant organisms in place that work on taking care of such things from the very large who will dispose of such whole to the very small which will disintegrate them bit by bit. Add to that physical actions which will dissolve such if there are in water or weather which will wear them down if such bodies settle on dry land.

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January '08 "Keep on the Watch" brochure campaign cancelled

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

i heard that a notice was sent to all boe this month removing "keep on the watch" as the featured january campaign.. can i get confirmation from anyone?.

Roddy

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If you, dear reader, happen to have a copy of the Keep on the Watch brochure, please open to page 3. Notice right smack dab in the middle of the page, this statement (Why they couldn't use complete sentences, I don't know. Maybe they didn't have time to do more than mere fragments since Armageddon was so very near.):
"Priests sexually exploit young people; church cover-up. Decline in attendance; church buildings sold."
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That's the #1 reason for the cancelation. Frankly I'm surprised someone at the WTS was awake at the helm to catch this before the fallout.

They should give that company-man a double-portion of dessert at the next dinner for saving the WTS from going from an embarrising situation to a ridiculous one. But to the WTS's chagrin, the toothpaste is already squeezed out of the tube: The brochures were sent out to the congregations, the KM informed the membership, and I'm sure there were KM skits done on the stage during the Service Meeting showing presentations and highlights.

A campaign cancelled? This is unheard of! Even for me given my many years with the JWs!!!

Some of the more thinking JWs will think, consider what's going on, and add things up. That's good! The others will continue brain-dead as usual.

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JW responds to Keep On The Watch blog...

by Burger Time in

if anyone doesn't know i posted a blog about the keep on the watch scandel that a lot seem to not care about.... it can be found here.

anyways if you look at the comments one girl strongly "defends" the wts.

well her sister is a wtiness.

Roddy

Well I like how she accuses me of being angry, yet she is one the who keeps slinging insults.

Burger Time, for what it's worth, I admire the calm, logical yet sensitive approach you handled this. All the facts flew over her head. She is bent on discrediting you, and to an extent the victims, rather than the information and the news coverage. And she doesn't see the difference. Two outcomes: 1) Hope some of this will seed inside her and spring to life under the right conditions for her. 2) Hope for that eureka moment when a bell will finally ring loudly in her head where she realizes that what she is told to believe and do doesn't go hand-in-hand with what the Bible teaches us to believe and do.

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I thought all publishing was at bethel?

by 4mylove in

http://www.bookbind.net/?click=2146.

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Roddy

On 2nd thought, I thought of a nice joke you can play.

Send them a copy of one of Franz' books for binding of a new cover. Make it in nice leather with gold trim! If they can cover an Aid to Bible Understanding, they can cover Crisis of Conscience. They were both Franz' books.

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I thought all publishing was at bethel?

by 4mylove in

http://www.bookbind.net/?click=2146.

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Roddy

Still is. That is a book binder. Book binders will take existing book signatures, even one you made, and give it a nice new book form and cover.

Just like a car manufacturer makes cars but you can have any body shop color or redo your car any way you want.

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New pdf letter being sent out to jw's regards reasons why leaving the borg

by What-A-Coincidence in

http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=141f5412310b3ed4712fabfd6c192073

Roddy

The following excerpts are taken from the WATCHTOWER and AWAKE with regards to pedophile priests. I am bringing these up because the Watchtower paid out approximately $812,500 to 16 victims of child abuse in 2007. That is a total of $13 Million dollars. More lawsuits are forthcoming. Also, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on 11/21/07 had an expose on them (link below).

$13 million? Simply amazing! They should be forced to pay more. Not only for mental and emotional rehabilitation of the victims but for their families as well.

Eventually the lawyers running the WTS will trump the GB and move the WTS from this stupid position. And let the police handle abuse cases. I'm sure the GB will eventually go along. Either that or they'll have no money left for their old age support. They may be old but will go along with anything that will keep them living homeless out in the streets of Brooklyn.

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Greg Stafford

by Roddy in

i got wind that a very important jw apologist - greg stafford - has left the jws and started his own group.

is this true?.

can someone fill me in?

Roddy

Hi all

I got wind that a very important JW apologist - Greg Stafford - has left the JWs and started his own group. Is this true?

Can someone fill me in?

Thanks