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  Anyone else feeling de-sheeped?

  by Slave4_38y in

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  i've never felt sheepish but the more i learn ttatt, i've been mentally de-sheeped.. .

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  Most people equate sheep with mind less behavior - especially blindly following along with the crowd.

  Only a cult could turn that into a positive.
  
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  a situation I know of and the mind set of the elders.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok here's the situation i know of.. a women was in a situation where she was forced to reveal a hidden sin and was given a private reproof for it.

  before this she had an other wise clean slate.

  btw the reproof was for an unrelated matter and had nothing to do with apostasy.

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  What happened to the good old days when publishers were mercilessly hunted down and given an offer they couldn't refuse ie: We can do zis zee hard vay or zee easy vay, so, come back now or ve vill find something to disfellowship you for.
  
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  ...Barf Bag Blogging from Bolivia/Tales From a WBT$ JW Assembly...

  by OUTLAW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .............................get out your barf bags... ....................jw`s are blogging from bolivia!...

  ....................... the zone overseer was a branch committee member from the australia branch.

  his name was winston payne.

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  What a shame a big bag of cash didn't fall off the back of a truck in front of them. They could have purchased a loaf of bread and donated the rest the WT.

  Oh, and another thing OUTLAW Winston's nickname was "instant pain" lol.
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  Injected Buddhist teachings into Watchtower Study today

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on the paragraph about meditation in today's study, i gave a comment about "meditating with a view towards mindfulness and awareness of the positive things in our lives.".

  afterwards, about 8 people that i rarely talk to in the congregation came up and expressed how much they appreciated that point.. wanted to say, "thank the buddha.

  " but didn't have the guts.

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  I used to incorporate concepts lifted from the pages of psychology books into my answers, and would get the same reaction, people that had never given me the time of day before would tell me how much they appreciated my comments.
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  ...Barf Bag Blogging from Bolivia/Tales From a WBT$ JW Assembly...

  by OUTLAW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .............................get out your barf bags... ....................jw`s are blogging from bolivia!...

  ....................... the zone overseer was a branch committee member from the australia branch.

  his name was winston payne.

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  Sidebar recollection of Uncle Winnie (hope you don't mind 😇). Winston Payne is one of the elder assholes that went through the questions for baptism with me. Scared the shit out of me because I had to meet with him in the back room of the hall on a Saturday afternoon when the hall was empty. I walked in the room he was sitting there waiting, and he invited me to sit in a chair that had been placed in the middle of the room. I expected that we would go over the questions from the Organized book in the same way the other elders did.

  When I sat down he held up the Organized book he had had sitting on his lap and said "We don't need this, do we"

  (rhetorical) he then reached over and placed the book on a table, then turned back to me and said "let's just chat."

  I was so freaked out by this departure from procedure I barely remember what we chatted about, but I was approved for baptism, so whatever, it must have pleased "my lord." This guy was on a serious power trip and he enjoyed me squirming in my seat with nervousness. I have never forgotten it or The Great Winston Payne.

  The experiences mentioned above I have heard before - total bs in my opinion.
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  Zone visit meeting Australasia region 7th march...

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm sitting here now going insane with this program of fear, obligation and guilt!.

  oh man....seriously mind numbing.. i can't bring myself to share too much of it all now.... but i just want to get out...... tell you all more soon about the manipulative trash..... .

  anyone else go to this?

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  Least you got to be part of the all-important IT crowd that assists with the hook-up - wow, way to go bro😉
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  I Haven't Missed a Meeting in Years!

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i recently ran into a jw i knew from a few years back.you know how it goes, a few pleasantries that always seem much more awkward than they really should (not for me, mind you--for him).and then the question, "so what congregation are you attending?

  are you able to make the meetings?

  "i'm thinking: do you always start conversations this way?so anyways, knowing full well the jw-mindset, i decided to have a bit of fun.furrowing my brow, i said, "that's an odd question!

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  Oh, that's classic! Call his bluff and turn the tables on him.

  He may actually think twice before asking someone that question again. 😊
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  Newest Caleb & Sophia video is a commercial

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  caleb states, "now i can speak to chinese people.

  " ummm, there are many chinese people that speak english, caleb.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p2tgjvxdb4.

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  And to think, the borg spent decades slamming other churches for having sunday schools.😦
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  has anyone seen vidio on youtube about why they changed cover of songbook search youtube jw.org embarrassment

  by poopie in

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  any thoughts.

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  Maybe he was disfellowshipped because his hand is a giant dick.

  I prefer the cover with dickhand guy.
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  Definition of "Active Publisher" depends on the context

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know what the current definitive rule is that determines whether someone is viewed as an "active publisher" or not.

  i've seen comments suggesting that it is reporting a certain minimum number of hours per month which seems reasonable.. what is interesting is how they change the definition of what an active publisher is based on the context.

  normally, you are never doing enough, however much you are doing, and too little or some missed reporting will get you a talking to.. but note how they class 'active' in one of the latest body of elders letters:.

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  Hey, if you park a trolley next to a fire hydrant does that mean the fire hydrant is "active?"