May 22, 1969 Awake! promises "you will never grow old" - Creative Writing

by Mad Sweeney 78 Replies latest jw friends

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  im stuck in

  As he drank his first coffee of the day Andrew thought back to his younger days and how he wished then that he had children. But that is a distant and lost memory now. Oh wait im talking about me. F them is what I say they will get whats coming..

  By the way I showed this to someone in the hall recently because they didn't beleive me since it's not on their precious cd library. The elder said that they need to be strong like that now to save the young. I thought WTF you really are brain dead aren't you. stuck in
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  miseryloveselders

  That 1969 Awake is what we can appropriately label a Credibility Killer.
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  Mad Sweeney

  That 1969 Awake is precisely why they didn't allow the CD ROM to go back any farther than 1970 Awakes. It's horribly damning.
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  cult classic

  Hey MS, good piece. I think the ending is poignant as it reads now.
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  maninthemiddle

  Marked for later and abump.

  Great Writing. So true.
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  TotallyADD

  Mad Sweeney the WT has been know to change things in their older pub. Believe me if they had all the WT and Awakes on CD Rom they would have changed the articles that were damning to them. That's why "I love this cult its exciting" Not. Totally ADD
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  Crisis of Conscience

  @ Mad Sweeney - Thanks. This really puts this article into perspective when you hear it mixed in with a human life.

  I've brought this up on several occassions to people, including my wife, and the general explanation as to why it was said, or rather predicted, is because the GB are imperfect men. Alright, no disagreement there.

  But so was Moses - an imperfect man. What would have happened if he followed his gut feeling and listened to the Isrealites about returning back to Egypt? A typical JW response would probably point out that he wouldn't do that because he was being guided by God. Therefore, he wouldn't give the wrong advice or direction.

  But isn't the GB too guided by Jehovah? Aren't they relying on him? How come they got this "direction or advice" wrong over 40 years ago and continue to screw up?

  Oh, I get it! This is because they are imperfect men, guided by Jehovah, that give lifesaving direction and counsel to an uncapable bunch of so called Christians who have no mediator and are not worthy to even be children of God.

  So now we reach a crossroad. Who is to blame, God or the GB? Seems like a Jesus question that confused the Pharisees. "If we say God, then........... But if we say the GB, then.................... (Thinks - Better not to give a direct response and answers the following instead) That's a good question. Let me do research in the Wtlib and get back to you."

  The GB thinks, "Hey, don't blame us! We are just a mouthpiece! " So.....it's God's fault then? The GB thinks again, "UH........? Which way did he go George? DUH, Which way did he go?"

  CoC
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  mouthy

  who listened to the Jeremiah class and the Jonadab class.
  ..Raises my hand...

  I was one of those who listened,quit a very good job as assitant Manager
  with a free house,Because I thought how disgusting that I should let all the worldly
  folks die...I HAD to warn them... Here I sit OLD! Ugly! wrinkled! can hardly walk!
  My hubby who would beat me to stop preaching lies>Dead!My daughter whom I love still
  in their clutches whom they teach I am the devils tool.Yes I know they told me I would be
  young & beautiful ,helping to clean up the devasted dead( after the Ravens had their pickings)
  MINDCUFFED By a CULT .Worse than Jonestown, Koresh,
  WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I" DONT ANSWER THAT
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  sherah

  marking for later
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  TotallyADD

  Dear Mouthy, Please don't beat yourself up over this. Like most of us we were in a cult. Mind control is their biggest weapon they used on us. I was a elder for 26 years just step down back in Dec. 2010. I think of all the talks and council I gave through the years, most of it was the WT line. It to makes me sick. If I keep beating myself up all the time I will end up in the looney bin. You are a very open and warm person who has help many to see the real light. I know I am one of them so is my wife. Spring is just around the corner when you see the first flower or budding tree think about all the people you have help. Age is wisdom and that were the real beauty is so that makes you one of the most beautiful people here. I remember this Awake when I was a teenager when I got married in 1974 my wife and I thought we would never grow old. But we have and thats part of the whole journey we are all on. You are no kind of fool all your are is a very wise person who helps others. Totally ADD

  PS "I love this Cult it's exciting" NOT LOL