At a funeral, I heard a brother being praised because he stayed strong even when the promises made for 1975 came and went without any fulfillment. I was wondering what was going on in the head of the speaker and his audience? Was the speaker trying to make a point to the weak?
Black Sheep
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History repeated: pre-1975 trend of selling homes to ‘downsize’
by LongHairGal ini saw this thread on reddit.
i think the reason for this is that the 1975 fiasco is never mentioned in the jw religion.
nobody mentioned it to me when i came in the years after.. the problem with this is that all the sad stories were never told (or hushed up) of people who sold off homes, etc.
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When did JWs stop reciting the Lord’s Prayer together?
by slimboyfat indoes anyone know what year?
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Black Sheep
That's my memory too, Phizzy. I don't recall hearing the Lord's Prayer recited in lieu of a 'proper' prayer at any JW function in the 50's or later.
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Do you remember GRACE GOUGH?
by LullingtonRd inhello, i am grace gough's granddaughter:.
i have started a blog that begins at the beginning and this is with grace.
follow along as i dive into her life - and please do reach out if you have any stories to share with me that i can add to my blog.. you can find the blog here:.
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Black Sheep
LOL, I had to help her log in at least a couple of times, old age is a bitch. She was a lovely lady and I miss her presence here.
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Hi again
by Lee Marsh init is nice to see some familiar faces here.
for those who don't know who i am my last id was lady lee.
thought i would drop by and say hello; see how people are doing.
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Black Sheep
It's lovely to see you and nice to see some familiar faces popping in to say hello.
I was wondering how you were doing only a couple of weeks ago.
Cheers
Chris
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Do you remember GRACE GOUGH?
by LullingtonRd inhello, i am grace gough's granddaughter:.
i have started a blog that begins at the beginning and this is with grace.
follow along as i dive into her life - and please do reach out if you have any stories to share with me that i can add to my blog.. you can find the blog here:.
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Black Sheep
I remember her well. She was a sweetie. I think she thought I was a naughty boy sometimes, but she was always very nice to me.
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Hi people!
by ozziepost inhi guys, owyergoin?
(that’s australian for youse foreigners!
haven’t called in quite a while but just called by to say “i’m still standing and still enjoying shiraz !.
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Black Sheep
I remember you well. Sorry to hear of your loss.
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What year did the Governing Body make cannibalism acceptable?
by Terry inyes - it is a kind of "trick" question!the subject in question is really organ transplants which the dec. 22, 1949 p.20 awake!
called"wonderful and useful" ...until ...by the magic of new light suddenly became "cannibalism" on nov. 15, 1967, watchtower pp.702-704consequently, the answer to the question" what year did the governing body make cannibalism acceptable?
"can rightly be answered as: "the year the governing body made their own definition of cannibalism acceptable was mar.
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Black Sheep
I remember bringing this up with my mother when she would have been in her seventies. I was shocked. She had always given me the impression that she cared about people, but on this subject she didn't give a sh!t for the kids and families affected. I made sure that she knew that I wasn't impressed with her attitude and her double standards.
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An elder has just been employed at place of employment and I’m after a lonk
by joe134cd inhello to all you good people.
an elder who i knew in my jw days has just been employed at my place of work.
now i want to be prepared for him when he encourages me to return to jehovah.
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Black Sheep
It's psychological warfare.
Don't 'tell' him anything. Ask him a single question that you know he doesn't have a good answer for and don't provide the answer for him. Make him go away and research the question himself and obligate him to report his answer back to you. Make it a question that he can easily research using WT resources he has available in the KH library, WTLIB, or whatever it is they have available nowadays.
Don't let him morph the question into another subject that he would rather discuss. Give him a guilt trip for trying to fool you by avoiding answering your question and make him pay for his dishonesty by insisting that he answers the question that you actually asked.
They dance around awkward questions like politicians. Watch out for their tricks and don't let them get away with anything.
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I have come to the conclusion that a lot of JWs don't care if the end is near.
by mickbobcat ini was in the cult for years about 40. fourth gen born in cult member or for me ex cult member.
i have seen so many cult members who don't seem to really care if the end is near or not.
they are much more concerned with the idea that this is their social network and they need and or want it just the way it is.
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Black Sheep
I knew two families that were living in house trucks in 1975, both because they were putting all of their resources and efforts into the final push before the end, despite Rutherford and Russel having already trashed the Watchtower's track record before they joined.
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I have come to the conclusion that a lot of JWs don't care if the end is near.
by mickbobcat ini was in the cult for years about 40. fourth gen born in cult member or for me ex cult member.
i have seen so many cult members who don't seem to really care if the end is near or not.
they are much more concerned with the idea that this is their social network and they need and or want it just the way it is.
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Black Sheep
I've been to a funeral where I've heard the deceased praised for remaining faithful after the 1975 debacle, including bringing up the date, and it was emphasized that he had carried on being faithful even though he had been let down by the promises made on Jehovah's behalf by the WT during that era.