Posts by sparrowdown

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Have you ever had your oven door explode?

by Ucantnome in

the other day the glass in my oven door exploded and sent glass into the next room, fortunately i wasn't peering in at the time.

about a year go the previous oven door shattered one morning.

the oven was cold.

sparrowdown

They just don't make oven doors like they used to.

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"Don't make mountains out of molehills"

by stephanie61092 in

during the talk today, the speaker said, in reference to apostates, "don't make mountains out of molehills" and "all those who are do good to look up isaiah 43:18.

" to save you trouble, it says: "do not remember the former things, and do not dwell on the past.".

i'd like to see him read that scripture to the victims of the hundreds and hundreds of abuse cases the arc has unveiled from over the past 50 years.

sparrowdown

List of Mountains -

*Deaths resulting from no-blood.

*Child abuse and cover ups.

*Shunning, suicide, family breakdown, and estrangment.

*Denial of higher education and opportunities resulting from.

List of Molehills -

*A few words extracted from ancient storybook.

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Do you know what Rahab looked like?

by ttdtt in

hello friends - here is a new area in the kids section of the jw website - learn how to draw rahab.. 1st - she was a prostitute of jericho.

could there be other characters to talk about with our kids?.

2nd - it says "learn how to draw rahab".

Lost on how to respond...

by babygirl30 in

jw
friends

so an old friend of mine from the congregation hit me up today.

the story goes like this when we were jw's:.

- this guy used to be madly in love with me but i didn't see him as anything more than a friend.

sparrowdown

Tell him "Jehovah" won't forgive you because you are now poisoned garlic bread only fit for the trash. :(

If he's been keeping up with the broadcasts he will get the reference and never contact you again.

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TheNew World Society in Action....

by Lostandfound in

jw
friends

back in the early 60s the phrase .

"the new world society..." was used a lot to promote assemblies and even congregations.

of course no new world has come but that saying appears to have been quietly buried along with any hope of a new world..

sparrowdown

The thing that gets me is they have JWs believing that phrase and many others like it were all WT exclusive originals direct from the pages of the only true Bible translation.

21

Why dont you go to the memorial?

by atomant in

l guess we all have our own reasons and thought it would give insight to others considering going to reconsider and not go.

sparrowdown

Because the whole thing is a redundant farce. That and I'll be busy rearranging my fridge magnets.

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Not that I'm complaining but I'm wondering if something is up

by joe134cd in

i have physically not attended a meeting in 3 years and knew ttatt for about 6-18 months before that.

in that time i have only had 2 physical visit from the jws.

no return to jehovah brochure or memorial invite place under my door mat.

Who gets followed up on and how seriously they view it seems to depend upon the conscientiousness of the local BOE and congregation. Sounds like your local elders have always been indifferent to your situation.

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The Modern Exodus: Perception or Reality?

by Hadriel in

i'm completely new at this however just in my joining this forum and of course interacting with others i can't help but notice what appears to be a significant exodus from the organization.. for those of you that have long been in this game have you seen this before?

i'm really curious and we should refrain from the sensational, but is what we're seeing different than in years past?.

it sure seems like so so many are waking and leaving.

sparrowdown

I 'm sure the WT in it's current state will cause more to wake up maybe not an all in one mass exit but more like a "hundredth monkey" situation.

That would get the attention of the powers that be and there would likely see all manner of policy and doctrinal acrobatics in a very short space of time.

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JW Broadcasting: How to make memorial bread

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

i don't believe it, but it is on jw broadcasting: how to make memorial bread.. it is just like the 24/kitchen broadcasting.. http://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodministry/pub-jwbrd_201603_2_video.

sparrowdown

And whatever you do don't sprinkle it with garlic powder, drop it in the mud or accidently squirt it all over with deadly poison!!

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Never Allowed to be Myself

by NeverAllowestobeMyself in

so my handle has a typo, it is supposed to be never allowed to be myself but i'm okay with that because it is kind of symbolic of my situation.

as a born-in i have always had expectations forced on me, this is what you are to think, feel and do as a jehovah's witness.

my earliest memories involve being upset that i would die at armageddon because i was bad.

sparrowdown

Oh yes, I feel for you. I think many that were raised as JWs have a problem with emotional honesty and assertiveness, so it's great you realize this and have decided to start being yourself.

Many don't ever stop lying to themselves and others about what they really think, feel, want and don't want etc and will continue to be unhappy as a result. It may not always be prudent to say what you really think out loud, but always be honest with yourself. It's your choice.

All the best with your awakening, the more you wake up to the more you will find.