Posts by Divergent

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Thought Bubbles Then & Now

by steve2 in

my thought bubble in the 1980s:.

"how can i engage with worldly people when they are just not interested in discussing these important topics as featured in the watchtower and awake?.

my thought bubble in the 2010s:.

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My thought bubble as a teenager:

I'm so glad to have the truth!

My thought bubble now as a young adult:

I'm so glad to have the truth!

Same thought, just a different definition for the word "truth"

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We are like pet dogs that run off with wild dogs...

by dubstepped in

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friends

...and need a bullet to the head.

my wife found a post on instagram where some jw nutter claims that either lett or morris said this in a talk.

any confirmation or video of such?

A farmer had a pet dog who despite being well cared for was envious of the freedom enjoyed by the wild dogs outside his farm. They often invited him to join their pack but he refused, saying that he had a duty towards his master. One day, after another encounter with the wild dogs, curiosity got the better of him and he decided to join them to see how life would be like in the wild. Well, it was really fun at first! They ran around freely without a care in the world, doing whatever they wanted, even raiding farms and killing the livestock there for food. One day, he ran with the pack and somehow ended up outside his former home. Seeing many chickens there, the greedy dog pack decided to raid the farm and carry away as many chickens as they could. Although feeling guilty, this dog wanted to prove himself to the pack and joined in the raid on his former master's farm. As the dogs ran in to attack the chickens, there was a sudden burst of gunfire and this dog was hit by one of the shots. As he lay critically injured and dying on the ground, he saw his former master walking towards him. "Why... oh why did you shoot me??", he cried. "Didn't you know it was me???" Looking down at the dirty and unkempt dog, the farmer said: "Sorry boy, but I just didn't recognise you"

Moral of the story: If we succumb to peer pressure and the temptations of the world, we may end up suffering a similar fate — being destroyed at Armageddon because God no longer recognises us

Having being in the audience and personally hearing this story being related from the platform on several notable occasions (assemblies & conventions), I can indeed verify the authenticity of this illustration being used in JW land. However, it is yet to be proved that it indeed came from the mouth of one of the GB members themselves

I hope this helps to clarify things a bit

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What is behind your choice of forum user name?

by stuckinarut2 in

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just curious how we all think.. what prompted or influenced your choice of username for this forum?.

there are some really amazing names, and it would be great to hear the stories behind them.... mine was nothing fancy.

i just felt "stuck in a rut too" along with so many others.

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In the Divergent book / film series, Divergents are people who are considered to be a threat to social order as they are able to think independently and are unaffected by the mind control tactics of the authoritarian goverment (or the JW organisation, in my case)

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JW hospitality toward those not in the org.

by Chook in

let's here some stories of good samaritan conduct , i asked an elder so called friend once could my son sleep on garage floor for a couple of days due to work , the answer was no due to son not believing..

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How do you expect them to be hospitable towards those not in the org when a large number of JW's are not even hospitable to fellow JW's?

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The little things that made you feel guilty as a JW?

by HereIgo in

watching rated r movies?

maybe a little gambling in vegas?

when i was in high school i went to the mall with my friend at the time, who happened to be a female.

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Watching porn & masturbating

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Marry Only in the Lord

by Rattigan350 in

last night at the meeting, a local needs talk preempted the regularly scheduled part.

an elder who is the most society following elder talked about loving god and then he talked about bible principles such as marry only in the lord.

he talked of deut.

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Their interpretation of this scripture is totally illogical and I have posted a clear arguement against it previously —

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5170112325746688/todays-text-marry-only-lord

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Did you have a favorite pub . . .

by compound complex in

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friends

publication, that is?.

i just found all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial in storage.

i enjoyed studying it, as well as make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine.. our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a wt publication you especially liked?.

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The Proclaimers book. Kept me occupied as a kid during the meetings

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Ask a Brother, Tell a Sister

by Tapioca in

i have been faded for years and years.

no one cares about my standing in the christian congregation any more.

so one day, my husband came up with this won-der-ful idea for a jdub button.

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I don't get it

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"would you drink a glass of water if it had just a tiny bit of poison in it?"

by stuckinarut2 in

no doubt we have all heard that well used "illustration" in public talks etc over the years:.

"if you were handed a glass of water that looked pure, but were told it has just a tiny drop of poison in it, would you drink it?".

the society has used that illustration at length to say we should avoid all influences of every part of the world.. but, as we know, the society has had a track record of errors, false ideas and doctrines.

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stuckinarut2:

"If you were handed a glass of water that looked pure, but were told it has just a tiny drop of poison in it, would you drink it?"

JW's would not only drink it but they would empty the glass and ask for a 2nd glass!

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Thread Post View Is Stuck At 10 & Can't Be Changed!

by Divergent in

i browse this site on mobile and noticed that the thread post view is now stuck at 10. previously, i could set it at 20 and it stays that way, but now if i set it at 20, it goes back to 10 again the moment i click on another topic.

i hope that you can look into this as it is extremely irritating for me to keep having to change it.

i want to view as many posts as possible in one page!

Divergent

Noticed that the problem has been fixed now. Thanks, Simon! =)