Posts by sparrowdown

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The Law of Unintended Consequences

by Londo111 in

the governing body/watchtower unduly influences millions into extreme beliefs and behaviors.

and i suspect folks like anthony morris thinks his flock is not obedient or strict enough and there are many rules and teachings the governing body would love to enact but do not have the votes, or even they have the sense enough to know it would go too far.

however, i can’t help how by the time their edicts filter down to the rank and file jw, it causes unintended consequences.

sparrowdown

I would actually propose that there are four WT stories:

The Secret Official - only to be found or spoken of in hushed tones amongst a select few in a boardroom somewhere.

The Almost Official - found in the Elders manuals, the Letters to BOEs, Branch office directives etc etc.

The Public WT - found in the literature and the website.

The real WT - found in the small- minded, narcissististic, judgemental, intolerant, brainwashed, WT-spiel-quoting-zombies AKA the congregation, the brothers, the friends, etc etc.

An unintended consequence for WT would be oh I don't know, an abuse victim going to the police and taking them to court because they were discouraged from doing so by a cold BOE.

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Is Larry Graham an Elder?

by ShirleyW in

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i think he is, but i"m not too sure.

just wondering because looking at that purple pimp outfit with hat that he wore to prince's memorial, i wonder if he ever gave a talk wearing the same outfit, when i've read here that some brothers were talked to for wearing a pastel colored shirt while giving a talk..

sparrowdown

This whole Prince can of worms/pandoras box opens a little wider each day.

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So apparently prince wrote most of the songs in the new song book...

by purrpurr in

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or so says the jw's around me who heard it from someone who apparently "knows".

i'm no expert in the music of prince so perhaps someone else can tell me, does the songs of the wt sound similar to princes work?.

sparrowdown

The new songs wouldn't even have been Prince on a bad day, they're awful musically, just plain awful.

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Prince was on the board of directors for the WTS

by Barrold Bonds in

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i was talking with a friend of mine who knows a few people in the home department at bethel.

apparently, prince was, as i noted in the title, on the board of directors.

he apparently was sort of a silent partner or advisor in the whole thing.

sparrowdown

Plausible I suppose, there'd have to be some rich powerful "string-pullers" behind the WT's false front, why not Prince being one of them.

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If Prince had an addiction to prescriptions drugs, it's a personal matter but if I want to grow a beard or attend college, it's not.

by ToesUp in

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interesting article i found about prince and the jw religion.

i guess they are trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.

i find it disturbing that the elder stated if prince had an addiction to prescription drugs, that is a personal matter but the hundreds of intrusive jw rules like going to college (not scriptural) and growing a beard (also not scriptural) are not also considered a personal choice.

sparrowdown

I hear Brother Prince was having a bad influence on the young ones.

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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH

by oppostate in

george cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.

caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.

he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.

sparrowdown

Does this Cook guy always look that happy when one of his flock dies tragically?

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Oh happy people

by zeb in

what is it with meetings?.

so often she comes home throws her bag down and stomps around the house.

there are times it thoroughly gets me down.. + supportive comment welcome.

sparrowdown

I used to come home from meetings in a pissy funk aswell, I mean seriously, the meetings are awful, there is something wrong if you don't come home pissed off about something that was said or read.

The good news is it just meant I was waking up and didn't know it yet.

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If Prince had an addiction to prescriptions drugs, it's a personal matter but if I want to grow a beard or attend college, it's not.

by ToesUp in

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friends

interesting article i found about prince and the jw religion.

i guess they are trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.

i find it disturbing that the elder stated if prince had an addiction to prescription drugs, that is a personal matter but the hundreds of intrusive jw rules like going to college (not scriptural) and growing a beard (also not scriptural) are not also considered a personal choice.

sparrowdown

I almost wish I was still going to meetings so I could turn up wearing a Prince-inspired skin-tight purple skirt suit and white puffy shirt complete the look with trowled on make up and eyeliner and dripping fake pearls and occult symbols.

I would just say if it's good enough for Bro Prince.......

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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH

by oppostate in

george cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.

caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.

he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.

sparrowdown

Captain Cook looks pretty happy with his new assignment, I bet there were plenty of ex-DOs hoping to land that gig.

Lol. JWs are such pathetic leeches.

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Prince is dead.

by DATA-DOG in

has anyone heard about this?

that really sucks.

lots of dubs are talking.

sparrowdown

There is something about the whole Prince/WT connection that doesn't add up to me. Just sayin.