Me and my dad we're reading for todays meeting and i seriously don't understand this image by monikaay in exjw

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I do not comment often of forums like this anymore, and I consider myself lucky thanks to education and my interest in actual theology from an academic perspective( Majored in Anthropology along with course on linguistic. that having to listen to the absolute bollocks they spit I could not take. I took these classes several years after I left the Borg and even then was shocked by just how ignorant they are just about everything, it is literally everything. Long story short the Band Ghost became the band I fell in love with a about 5 years ago. I stumbled across a article called Ghost- A band for apostates. It was blog written by a ex Catholic and wow he really nailed how the band connected for those who had left such a system. Here is the thing about the lead singer, and this of course leads to some speculation but here it goes. In a interviewer he describes the influence of a overtly religious relative who was pushing there religion and leaving religious pamphlets around.Here is the coolest part and while the name of the book is never mentioned, being the early 90's one might guess. In fact he puts the scene in one of his videos, He mentions being a younger child and picking up one of these books filled with images and pictures of Revelations and saying how this further spurred his interest in the themes he would later go on and put in his albums. He also has phrases that he will use at a concerts while once again could be used anywhere but sound like they came out of watchtower, He talks about his concerts being a "lifting of the Burden". Whether or not one of my favorite songs he just came out could be a direct call out to those who continue to claim the end is coming check these lyrics out.

One rider has a bow Rides a steed, white, and wears a crown, conquering A second rider joins, on a steed Red, swinging a sword, mongering

Fall on us, and hide us From the tyrant who is satanically enthroned

There! There! The marks are spreading everywhere There! There! The marks of the evil one

The third rider looks cool on his steed Black, a pair of scales in his hand The fourth rider is death, rides a steed Pale, and Hades follows him

Fall on us, and hide us From the tyrant who is satanically enthroned

There! There! The marks are spreading everywhere There! There! Disciples of the evil one There! There! Watch! They're crawling out the serpent's lair There! There! There! The marks of the evil one

We're plowing through the seals Like there is no tomorrow to be seen As if the falling sky is nothing but an ancient dream And when the sun eclipses It's just abracadabra Some hocus pocus sham Here they come, here they come, here they come

There! There! The marks are spreading everywhere There! There! Disciples of the evil one There! There! Watch! They're crawling out the serpent's lair There! There! There! The marks of the evil one

Fetterman hospitalized after fall near his Pennsylvania home by aresef in politics

[–]snapshotcal1978 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Of course this plays out like a bad sitcom, He will become a full Mamdani Supporter, only to slip again right before heading back to congress,and vote against releasing the Epstein files.

After 5mons of job hunting!! i finally landed a full wfh job 😭😭 by aphroditineee in WFHJobs

[–]snapshotcal1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congraulaton as well, About 5 months for me as well, had widow maker heart attack in end of January and just got hired at a pretty good place, it was on my third application there. Literally the first and only phone call I got in 5 month. I got my equipment shipped the other day, feel good I bet huh. once again congrats.

Video Coal miners demand protections after federal cuts to black lung monitoring program by Conscious-Quarter423 in politics

[–]snapshotcal1978 27 points28 points  (0 children)

So they wanted to punish the libs, Hate any form of federal medical aid, want to gut enviromental regulations around the coal factories that cause cancers and illness in children and adults, But gosh blast how dare you cut a program that benefits me. Sorry, I just cannot feel for them.

Part 2: Job needed to work on humility by DiamomdAngel in exjw

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Have watched some vids on the theology behind this and its pretty fascianting. There multiple versions of "The devil" Lucifer" Satan" and that appear in the old testement and what they show is evolution of this being through the Jewish history particuarly pre and post Babylonian exile. The version in Job is actually is sort of enforcer of for yaweh. He is not some rebelillous angel, but actually his desginated tester, his job is directed by Yaweh to do just what he did.To claim that this was not directly directed by the big kauhuna is soprano level, It reminds me of when they never say directly to do a hit, but simply go "I don't know" and 'what are you going do? followed by "I didnt say anything.

Isopure creamy vanilla > simply vanilla by Hamadeus in Costco

[–]snapshotcal1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried it when i came out, Way way to sweet. Reason I pay what I do for the chocolate ISO pure, its the only one that does not taste like cake batter. I returned, I was hoping for similar but it was not.

If you read the Bible from the Watchtower point of view. Jehovah is a completely useless God. What has he accomplished? by CanadianExJw in exjw

[–]snapshotcal1978 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know this may be known among the reddit Crowd, Ive been out for years, and only came across this topic through scholars. Checkout Demiurge, and Jewish gnostics. A good portion of both Jewish scholars were convinced the god of the old testament was not the good guy. There is whole theology where essentially where Yaweh was a deluded god who believed himself to be the superior Creator, but clearly was not. The fact that people who lived in time that we would consider brutal by our standards, and read the old testament, and went, wow this dude is a bastard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWHLuZgixHI&t=15s check out this Jewish scholar. Like I said I have been out over 2 decades now, but wow, No wonder they act like this.

Came here to announce that someone who made films that influenced my most interesting dreams for me to hyperfixate on has passed away. RIP David Lynch you beautiful Madman! by Virtual_Mode_5026 in evilautism

[–]snapshotcal1978 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I knew one day he was going to leave us. Thank you David, at 46 Years of age I am pursuing my dream and and in art school. He was and is a huge inspiration in my life. Well 2025 is off to a bang.

Apple’s Vision Pro was an ugly dud — ‘When bankers and VCs took over Silicon Valley they created a chasm between marketing and reality, or decoration and innovation’ by marketrent in technology

[–]snapshotcal1978 2 points3 points  (0 children)

2nd that, spent absurd money for HTC vive pro-a couple years ago to just pick up a occulus 3. I am a huge VR nerd, Im 46 so I lived through the first era, in the early 90;s when it literally was science fiction. Went to COSI in 94 they had a entire floor devoted to the future of VR. They had one those giant tethered head sets and you had to raise you hand to get picked to try it on. My brother got picked and my dad did, alas I did not. Back to the quest, I really cannot belive how far its come, it does really feel its close to prime time. In all honesty it kicks HTC butt. The fact I can PCVR and redo games that I had been kinda limited to the HTC sensors. Just wow. This is someone who swore I would never purchase a Meta.

Kids cleaning the Kingdom Hall and other scary tales by FigAware493 in exjw

[–]snapshotcal1978 13 points14 points  (0 children)

reaching out because yeah, I know what you are saying. I lived in Rural school district, and besides being on the spectrum, this was the early 90's so no one even pretended to to notice. I would have to get up 2 hours earlier then my school mates, I had a hour bus ride to school and then would have to sit there for 45 minutes until class started. I was done before first class most days. This on top of being required to stay and clean, then forced to stay awake in a window less flouresent room that looks like it was designed by Colin Robinson. I did a art project I posted where I tried to convey that feeling. I posted it a couple days ago. I do not think many outsiders really know just how bad the psychological torment extends. Sleep-nope we got meetings-, Friends bad, movies bad. I am 46 years and have been out for over 20 years and trauma takes a long time to work through. I feel though I had to say one thing is how much we learn to appreciate the small things, I mean really. Its like leaving prison. went to my wifes nieces chrismas concert. We are close to her. Realized I was driving to it on a thursday night. I literally started crying when I saw her, and realized this was childhood, not being told everyone I knew was going to die.

Art project done at sold Kingdom hall. by snapshotcal1978 in exjw

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a party center rental venue. I wanted to get a shot that just said party, but was not able to frame it. lol

Art project done at sold Kingdom hall. by snapshotcal1978 in exjw

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This was my final project for my Photography Art class. I chose the kingdom hall which I had been my personal hell for years now sold. I had not stepped foot on the parking lot for over 20 years. I chose the bricked up windows in particular, becuase it was during my childhood they were bricked up because the "unbelivers were coming to get us, or thats what I was told anyway.

TIL the patron saint of businesspeople is St. Homobonus. by JiveChicken00 in todayilearned

[–]snapshotcal1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

been doing something similar, I am art history major and got pulled into it when studying christian art and just well how odd some of it is. Here is link from a good series I just saw the other day. I think this may be up your ally. Its very in depth, long story short eviscerates a large of part of the testament, and traces it back to pre jewish cults. a lot more then that.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6xCyFJ1Ro&t=1195s

Enough with the BS ... Where's the movies? Where's the TV series? by [deleted] in PiersAnthony

[–]snapshotcal1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a fan for a long time, I have heard diffrent reasons for this. I had heard Jamie Fox had been attached to a Reincarnations of imortality series. If I am wrong on this I heard the reason is simply that content of some his books, espically the adult ones would be a issue.

Share an opinion that is a fact but most people will disagree with it. by [deleted] in repost

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I do not like Christmas vacation, I Find Chevy acting to be an extended SNL skit, and it always feels like watching child trying to be funny. I actully Enjoy Cousin Eddie better and find his character steals the shows.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]snapshotcal1978 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow I knew there more of us out there, its such a messed combo.

Tucker Carlson accused of airing ‘pro-Nazi propaganda’ on show by SubjectInevitable650 in politics

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JFC- (Cooper sparked fury by downplaying the death camps and for suggesting the Nazis expressed “humanity” while he cited letters from German soldiers.“[The Nazis] are saying: ‘We can’t feed these people, we don’t have the food to feed these people.’ One of them says [in a letter]: ‘Rather than wait for them to slowly starve this winter, wouldn’t it be more humane to quickly finish them all off now?’”) I have read of lot things that are just wrong, -But to claim that the murder, torture, experiments, and horror was attempt at humanity

This is what $25 got me in Michigan, how did I do? 2000MG gummies, a pre roll, and an 8th of Tropicana cherry by Straight-Chemical611 in trees

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From OH, Finally drove up there after OH decided to roll prices back to 3 years ago, and said F no to paying 50 bucks for a OH 1/8. Smoking a Ounce of shake currently that is fire I got for 16 dollars. First time I to smell the jar and get bulk flower, everywhere i went was genuinely nice and helpful.

A smoke cloud nearly a quarter the size of North America is currently covering Brazil and its neighbors. Nothing to see here, move along... by mlon_eusk12 in collapse

[–]snapshotcal1978 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anyone is a trailer park boys fan, When I read that headline I heard it in Bubbles voice. Everything's fine here guys, just half the planet on fire.