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  Need a Game Plan

  by bafh in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm not sure what is going on at the convention, but i just got a desperate call from a friend wanting me to attend sunday's morning session.

  last weekend, my mom invited me too.instead of saying something like, "i'm sorry, but i have no intention of going back," and having them completely freak out - i agreed to go to the sunday morning session.

  any recommendations?

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  berrygerry

  If you're in or near a major centre, spend time going through meetup.com

  There are scores of groups.

  Force yourself to go at least to one - force yourself to talk to people for even 1 minute. Go back to their next meetup. People are great.
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  Need a Game Plan

  by bafh in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm not sure what is going on at the convention, but i just got a desperate call from a friend wanting me to attend sunday's morning session.

  last weekend, my mom invited me too.instead of saying something like, "i'm sorry, but i have no intention of going back," and having them completely freak out - i agreed to go to the sunday morning session.

  any recommendations?

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  berrygerry

  There was a post somewhere where an elder said "We want a broken person."

  This "religion" thrives on guilt and fear. No one is accepted unless they feel worthless.

  If you have skill, talent, education, ability - you need to be knocked down.

  As a parent, it is the exact opposite of how I want my children to feel.

  For those who feel God is our parent, He does not want his children to feel like they're shit.
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  Commenting At The Meetings---Did You Enjoy It?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  was that important for you?

  most people, i believe, forced themselves to give an answer.

  i knew many elders and servants over the years being counseled because they rarely answered.. funny thing....my mom who is 88 cries if she doesn't give a comment.

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  berrygerry

  I love that there is such pressure to comment, yet those with restrictions usually include "no commenting" ????
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  There Goes Jim Garner

  by Iown Mylife in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  one friend of mine who has also passed, just loved rockford files.

  feeling saddened today reading about james garner passing on.

  goodbye jim - you sexy hunk!

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  berrygerry

  James Garner is tied with Clint for all-time favourite male actors.

  I still remember a dream I had eons ago of racing down an L.A. street a la Rockford.
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  Ken Little

  by expatbrit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello.. ken little is the canadian branch overseer.

  i have met him once (across the lunch table at a circuit assembly).

  my immediate reaction was that he is a complete company man, and fulfills his name perfectly.. i should like to know a little (har har) more about him, his background, business dealings, watchtower career, personality.

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  berrygerry

  H-o-r-r-i-b-l-e speaker.

  Only met him once - no comment for now.

  Wonder if the age limit for COBE's applies to Branch Overseers too - hence his retirement article?
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  Mormon Discipline For Those Who 'Want To Know'

  by Qcmbr in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this is funny and yet so spot on.

  i bet this could be substituted almost directly with jw 'loving' discipline.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpcznoummys.

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  berrygerry

  See, there is choice for cult-seekers.

  Alcohol and caffeine users, join JW's.

  Abstainers, join these guys.

  I wonder if the disciplinary groups network to share ideas.
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  Dating

  by d in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  as a ex jw i am cyncial to dating perhaps because i did not do much dating as a jw.

  do any of you still feel this way?

  i am not against dating but i am still that dating and getting yourself emontionallt attached is sort of a way of being in chains..

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  berrygerry

  Do you know any couples?

  Maybe talk to them and ask if they would do an activity with you, bowling, pool, etc., and if so, so that you can invite your crush.

  If the couple says yes, tell your crush you're going bowling with friends, sounds fun, would she like to go?
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  CAPTION COMPETITION !

  by Focus in

  1. social
  2. humour

  nathan h. knorr was the third president of the watchtower society.

  he was by mentality a clerk, with a fondness for instructing young male brooklyn bethel inductees as to what was the "right handling" of their genitalia.

  it goes without saying he was a liar, a fraud, a hypocrite, a swindler, a conman and a thoroughly evil bastard, and let f.franz perpetrate the great 1975 hoax to boost membership, murdering the hopes of millions of elderly victims while so doing.. joseph f. "judge for 4 days" rutherford was the second president of the watchtower society.

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  berrygerry

  Knorr: Did you like my joke in my talk, Judge?

  It was good wasn't it, Judge? Huh, wasn't it, wasn't it, Judge?

  Rutherford: (Silently - to himself )

  Oh man, Knorr the bore.

  Whoa, lookey there.

  That ain't no damn hank of hair and bag of bones.

  I gotta ditch these 2 losers and chat that babe up.

  And where's my damn flask?

  Covington: (To himself)

  Wow, I think that prank with the 'shrooms in the lunch is backfiring.

  Far out, my shoes are talking to me and I'm talking back.

  Hey, I'm channeling Freddy.
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  Announcement to print from JW.ORG in service meeting

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yes, you read that correctly.

  last night during the service meeting, the cobe gave an announcement that we should start printing or using jw.org for any special literature such as the daily text, the yearly calendar, etc... he also mentioned to please cancel any orders of the wt and awake on cds because no one is picking them up and they are piling up.. .

  my question is, where did this elder get this info from?

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  berrygerry

  You know the next step, don't you?
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  I know 2 of the Elders on the Ray Franz JC

  by James Jackson in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i read coc, i was stunned that the 2 elders (theotis french & rob dibble) were on ray franz judcial committee.

  i have known these men for over 20 years having done rbc and convention work with them.

  they are still elders today which means they were in their early 30's(which is unheard of for a case of this importance to have inexperienced elders to sit on) on this committee.. without revealing myself, i have never tried(but have wanted to), ask them about their on having to judge a former gb member.. then out of the blue, about a year ago, i was mentioning how hard it is trying to get younger ones to volunteer to one of these elders, and he says"this is nothing compared to to sitting on the committee that had to disfellowship ray franz".

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  berrygerry

  That is actually a very huge piece of information.

  It confirms the talking about the Sept 1981 institution of DA'ing.

  The Borg attempting to prevent further revealing of inside info.