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  so when exactly did babylon the great fall?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in another thread a sister is being told that babylon the great fell in 1918 but all growing up i was taught that babylon the great was about to be destroyed by the un.

  so what am i missionng here or are they caught in a blatant contradiction?

  or was i hearing it wrong?.

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  berrygerry

  Hmmm. Whore-sniffing beasts.

  Sounds like a new TV series in the making.
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  How many things did you toss out in the name of Jehoover

  by love2Bworldly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had a flash back yesterday.

  my non jw husband and i went to disneyland and bought my young daughter a set of 7 dwarf toys.

  after a few months i felt guilty and threw them away, thinking they were demonized.

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  berrygerry

  MINT albums (got a $1. for them at the record store - the clerk was stunned at their condition),

  books,

  the job that is/was my favourite,

  finishing post-secondary education,

  my teeth and my childrens' teeth,

  not marrying for profound love,

  not being financially anywhere near where I should be at this stage;

  my and my childrens' mental health,

  true friends;

  all things considered, not many regrets.

  (This doesn't count the MANY thousands of dollars of antiques the OPOMC destroyed trying to silence voices in her head.)
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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.