Posts by OneEyedJoe

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My Yoke is Kindly and My load is Light! What did this scripture mean to you as a JW?

by BU2B in

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jesus said that "my yoke is kindly and my load is light" what did this scripture mean to you when you were mentally in?

did you feel the jw load was kindly and light?

if not, what was the point in him uttering those words?

OneEyedJoe

That scripture always seemed to be used in a way that made you doubt your own feelings (sorta in the same way as the "heart is desperate" scripture). No one but maybe a few of the super-indoctrinated, or those who have their meal ticket from the WTS can possibly agree that the JW load is light. That scripture is then trotted out to tell you that your load is light, and you'll accept it because it's in the bible and it just starts to cause you to doubt your motivations and thoughts.

Along the same lines was the "yet your commandments are not burdensome" scripture that they love to use. "All these rules are for our own good!" they say. meanwhile everyone feels loaded down and burdened by everything, so they think that there's something about themselves that they need to fix. Surely they're not doing enough!

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Night and Day from GB to Writing committee? Someone explain?

by thedepressedsoul in

im sure by now most of you are familiar with anthony morris talk from this weekend.

im even seeing memes posted all over instagram from jw mocking it.. here is my question, why are the things written so different from how the gb members, like anthony morris are?

i know the gb dont actually write the stuff but i was under the impression that they come up with the spiritual light pass if off to the writing committee and they put it in the publications.

OneEyedJoe

To be fair, I don't think the williams sisters were ever baptized so there's not much they can do about that.

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Theory

by Theredeemer in

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someone mentioned this in a post and i feel the need to make this theory its own thread.. i think that this past zone visit was intended to be that weird!

i think it was a test of faith in this regard, are you loyal enough to ignore the crazyness of all that was stated?

what if they are setting up for radical changes and are testing the waters to see if this current group of jdubs are going to readily drink the kool aid?.

OneEyedJoe

Everyone keeps looking for some big method to the madness or plan or scheme. I think they are just a bunch of dumbasses doing dumbass things and there are nearly 8 million people who are buying into the stupidity.

I think you're right. It's so difficult to believe that you've been fooled so completely for so long by a group of egomaniacal idiots that it's easy to look for paterns of behavior that might imply that there's something grander at work.

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Night and Day from GB to Writing committee? Someone explain?

by thedepressedsoul in

im sure by now most of you are familiar with anthony morris talk from this weekend.

im even seeing memes posted all over instagram from jw mocking it.. here is my question, why are the things written so different from how the gb members, like anthony morris are?

i know the gb dont actually write the stuff but i was under the impression that they come up with the spiritual light pass if off to the writing committee and they put it in the publications.

OneEyedJoe

Yep, as Vidiot has said a few times (paraphrasing), they're making every effort to give the appearance of being a mainstream religion while hardening their stance on everything that makes them a damaging, represive cult.

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My biggest gripe with the bible!

by thedepressedsoul in

this book can literally be used to fit whatever agenda you have!

you can pull a scripture from here or there and apply it to what you want to do or what your agenda is.

i can't believe i never noticed how bad this was within jw.

OneEyedJoe

Yup. You'd think if god wrote it, he would've made it a little easier to interpret such that there wouldn't be 40k different denominations, each with their own doctrine.

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Night and Day from GB to Writing committee? Someone explain?

by thedepressedsoul in

im sure by now most of you are familiar with anthony morris talk from this weekend.

im even seeing memes posted all over instagram from jw mocking it.. here is my question, why are the things written so different from how the gb members, like anthony morris are?

i know the gb dont actually write the stuff but i was under the impression that they come up with the spiritual light pass if off to the writing committee and they put it in the publications.

OneEyedJoe

That's it exactly. This is very common with cults, they have an external doctrine/image and an internal "members-only" doctrine.

If you ask a scientologist what it's all about, they'll say something about how it opens you up to your potential and helps you to understand your spirit etc. etc. Once you get in deep enough is when all the insane stuff about aliens and Xenu starts.

Same thing with the Mormons. When they come to your door they won't tell you that they all expect to be made into gods as a reward for their faith.

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Trashed WT's found in Dr.s' waiting room Friday. Do you trash literature you find?

by Wasanelder Once in

took the magazines in the waiting room and dumped them in the trash.

was a great feeling.

to think many witnoids wont dare throw out the surplus magazines they have in stacks around the house is amazing.

OneEyedJoe

I've not run across any WT literature anywhere, but I definately would trash it if I did. When I was an uber-dub I did use to trash the porn magazines that were left laying in the bathroom at work. LOL

What a shame. At least porn mags help you find some release...all the WT/Asleep! mags do is keep everyone repressed and beaten down.

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Night and Day from GB to Writing committee? Someone explain?

by thedepressedsoul in

im sure by now most of you are familiar with anthony morris talk from this weekend.

im even seeing memes posted all over instagram from jw mocking it.. here is my question, why are the things written so different from how the gb members, like anthony morris are?

i know the gb dont actually write the stuff but i was under the impression that they come up with the spiritual light pass if off to the writing committee and they put it in the publications.

OneEyedJoe

Londo nailed it. The writing is public, the talks aren't supposed to be, and this one especially so. You can record a convention for your sick wife to be able to benefit, but they made no such allowance in their "no recordings" disclaimer. This time they went to great detail in the disclaimer and even forbade sharing your notes with anyone.

As for the clear circular logic (that boils down to - it's not my oppinion, for proof look at my oppinion written under a pseudonym!) I don't think many noticed. The JWs are trained to view the WT magazine as being on the same level as the bible, as if it's from god himself. So instead of seeing a man quoting from his own writings, they see a man quoting god.

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Theory

by Theredeemer in

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friends

someone mentioned this in a post and i feel the need to make this theory its own thread.. i think that this past zone visit was intended to be that weird!

i think it was a test of faith in this regard, are you loyal enough to ignore the crazyness of all that was stated?

what if they are setting up for radical changes and are testing the waters to see if this current group of jdubs are going to readily drink the kool aid?.

OneEyedJoe

I don't know....After watching AMIII and Herd, I feel much less inclined to think that there's any kind of master plan in play. It seems more like they're just egomaniacal narcisists making it up as they go based on their whims.

Either way, though, I think the result is going to be the same - it's only getting crazier from here.

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Weekend of November 15-16 "Outrageous sock day at your local KH!"

by Separation of Powers in

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friends

i am encouraging everyone here to go out a buy some outrageous socks for next week's meetings.

make a statement!

thank you to poster oppostate for the idea!!!.

OneEyedJoe

I would, but it would require that I go to the store and buy some socks expressly for this purpose, which would probably be damaging to what I'm trying to accomplish with my wife (i.e. it would put me squarely in the "defiant attitude" box which isn't where I want to be).

I'm thinking of going the other direction and wearing white socks with a black suit. When questioned I can just say I wasn't sure where to draw the line on colorful socks, so I just went colorless.