Posts by Still Totally ADD

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A Song to Jehovah's Praise - rejected!

by Terry in

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as an obedient little jw at age 20, i was serving time in federal prison in the late 60's, and the 40 brothers inside seagoville prison decided to stage our own assembly.i was the music servant.

(we didn't have elders back then.

)the theme of the assembly mimicked the free world assemblies being held outside.long story short:i composed (what i think and everyone else thought was) a very good song titled:following the fine shepherd as the end draws near.we rehearsed it (bros who had instruments) and the consensus revealed it was a winner._____excerpt:"jehovah god above, we owe you all our love; you are our shepherd and we follow you.though satan demands, that we must compromise; we'd sooner face death than be wrong in your eyes.now and forevermore, we fear not satan's roar;you are our shepherd and we follow you.

Still Totally ADD

Thank you all for your experiences. As a teenager I would visit a brother at Springfield MO prison. My parents thought it was a good thing to do in training me for prison when my time came. It scared me to death but by the time I signed up for the draft in 1972 the war was starting to grind down. Also I got a high lottery number so I went from a 1A classification to a 1H which as told to me was a holding position. If the war started to heat up again it would turn back into a 1A. I was lucky they never contacted me again.

My heart goes out to you guys. The one thing that has always angered me is according to the borg we were not allowed to move to Canada. That was not putting our trust in Jehovah. Then in the 1980's those who did were given clemency and allowed back into the US. No criminal record to follow for the rest of their life. Again thanks for your experiences. Take care. Still Totally ADD

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Were You Willing To Die For Jehovah?

by minimus in

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we were supposed to be dedicated unconditionally to jehovah god.

we were willing to be persecuted to the death if need be.

if it came to taking a blood transfusion or dying, we were loyal to jehovah and would be a martyr for god.

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At the birth of our youngest son we were willing to sacrifice him because of blood stance. He had complications at birth and intensive care doctor was ready to go to court. Our doctor was able to stop it for 24 hours. Luckily he improved during that time and the mater was dropped.

To this day it still runs chills up my spine when I think how indoctrinated I was in the borg. What's is so incredible is he is the one son who left the borg almost 2 years ago and we were with for Christmas this last year. The question that comes up in my mind is "What if it went the other way and he died because of total allegiance to the borg?" A very scary thought. I hate to say it that I was so in. Still Totally ADD

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Oh How Far I've Come

by pale.emperor in

so this weekend my girlfriend and i will move into our own place together.

it turns out that “a cord of three strands is stronger” is bullshit and two people in a relationship are perfectly capable of being happy without outside influence.

what a journey i’ve had since leaving 3 and a half years ago!

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I know what you mean Pale when you said I can't believe I was once a JW. I have the same feelings and am now a totally different person. Going on 9 years being out from the control of the borg. For you in just 3 1/2 years how much you have advance. So happy for you and your new family and congratulations. Still Totally ADD

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Happy Alcoholic Jehovah's Witnesses

by The Bethelite in

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for many years since the witness organization, after i have told people that i'm no longer a jehovah's witness, people would say "oh the religion were people are not allowed to drink!".

"no they drink alright.....they can't do much of anything else but they do drink!".

in fact the first place i ever got drunk was bethel.

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It's one thing to have a glass of wine when you want it but it's another when you have to have it everyday especially when you have to have a drink at a certain time of the day. On the construction site we would call it Beer30. That's when anytime between 3-5 in the afternoon workers with a problem had to start having a drink between those hour, usually a 6 pack or two.

I knew many witness friends who had to be home for this. One Ex-CO and his wife were pretty must wasted by by 5pm except on meeting nights. They would wait until they got home. Even having large trash bags full of empty bottles each month for the trash man to pickup. It was a sad site to see. For me never much of a drinker. With ADHD coffee was the drink of choice. Still Totally ADD

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Do You Trump Should Have Exterminated That Poor Iranian Fellow?

by minimus in

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good move or bad?

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To bad. A closed mind keeps you from becoming a better human being. Understanding and accepting other viewpoints and others imperfections is the beginning of enlightment. It's hard but it's better than hating others ideas or thinking. Wabi-Sabi. Still Totally ADD

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Do You Trump Should Have Exterminated That Poor Iranian Fellow?

by minimus in

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good move or bad?

?.

Still Totally ADD

LV101 yes I think on the left but at the same time I think on the right. I just don't think trump. I personally feel this bad guy deserved what he got but at what price will the US pay? Still Totally ADD

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Do You Trump Should Have Exterminated That Poor Iranian Fellow?

by minimus in

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good move or bad?

?.

Still Totally ADD

AGAIN LV101 Trump is president not Obama. I could care less what he did in the past this is now and your great leader is president. Thank you for your right thinking. Still Totally ADD

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Do You Trump Should Have Exterminated That Poor Iranian Fellow?

by minimus in

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good move or bad?

?.

Still Totally ADD

Yes, yes, yes we all know trump's dickey is bigger than any other president. He will be known in the future if there is one of starting a war instead of trying to find a peaceful way out. Please stop saying Obama did this and Obama did that. As my teachers in school would say all the time would you jump off a bridge because they did. Trump is president now not Obama so man up and stop blaming others for what he does.

Did he have a bad man killed? Yes! But for what reason? To divert attention from the impeachment trial or to save the world from a bad guy. Of course no matter the out come the clock keeps ticking to total annihilation. Always remember 100 years from now no one will give a damm what we think. Still Totally ADD

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020!!!

by minimus in

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i’m wishing all of my friends here a great new year!.

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Happy New Year to all here. May this new year find peace and happiness to all. May those who have family who are shunning you come to realise how wrong they were and you are reunited again. May all find happiness in knowing you are a survivor of the borg. Joy and peace. Still Totally ADD

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Cost to build a hall and the lies of the cult

by JimmyYoung in

i was listening to a podcast on cost to build a hall and there was a brother from the stage saying it costs the cult half a million to build a hall.

lol its bs.

there is no fing way that it cost the cult a half million to build a hall.

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Being in construction I could see that figure of a half million. Here are the things to look at (1) I have never been in a hall where land was donated it just doesn't happen today plus the wt. Is picky where to put the building. In large populated areas land is costly. (2) This is a commercial build not a residential build. Codes and permitting is costly. (3) Material cost alot today and being commercial build even more. (4) Even though many give their labor free there is still ones who get paid. I knew many brothers who charged for many items in the construction of KH.

Not to burst your bubble here is another example. I live in a 120 year old farm house. If I lost my house due to a disaster according to my insurance policy the replacement cost would be almost 250,000 dollars. This is just the building not the land.

I am sure the borg is making money on it somehow mostly in resale but it does cost alot today to build a KH today. Still Totally ADD