All I know is that if I'd wandered off and when found asked my mother "where'd you think I'd be?" I would've gotten the shit slapped out of me for being a smart ass.
OneEyedJoe
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What was jesus doing for the first 30 years of his life?
by atomant in30 years is a long time in the life of a human yet little is written about this time frame,l wonder why?
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July 2016 study watchtower more materialism bashing and the end is nigh!
by hoser inwowsers!
they are really hitting it now.
don't strive for a cell phone or a motorcycle.
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OneEyedJoe
They're encouraging everyone to buy a tablet and watch and preach using JWtv and JW.BORG but theyre discouraging buying cellphones?
They get ya coming and going. The rules are, by design, impossible to follow. Everyone always has a reason to feel guilty.
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Disturbance during Memorial 2016.
by Ben131895 intwo documented disturbances during memorial 2016. type 'memorial 2016' on youtube.
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Bless and tested by GOD...Which is it?
by James Mixon inthe wife and i discussing blessing and being tested by jehovah.
most of her friends church going.
folks and so are my friends and family.
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OneEyedJoe
It's so simple, guys. When you're a Christian anything good that happens to you is good blessing you. Anything bad is Satan trying to test you and break your faith. Then when Christians look at nonbelievers and see good things happening to them, well obviously that's Satan trying to reward them to keep them on their path to hell. When something bad happens to a nonbeliever, it's god punishing them and trying to get them to turn back from their wayward course. What could make more sense than that? Surely you don't think it's just that good and bad things happen to everyone regardless and independent of their beliefs, or lack thereof. That would just be a ridiculous proposition. -
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Didn't go to memorial this year
by silent inmy wife and i had business to attend to out of town today and i had thought if we made it back home in time, we'd go to the memorial.
as it turned out, we didn't get home in time and we missed it, but we had a real good talk with each other on the way home.
we are largely successful faders and at the very least, i like to try and make the memorial.
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OneEyedJoe
While I wouldn't say I missed it, I was absent from the memorial for the first time in 30 years. Wife went without me - actually made something of an evening of it - wasn't home when I got back from work and didn't get home until 10:30 or so. I guess they had a party at her parent's house. -
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Easter, the memorial ... is there any worthwhile message for secularists?
by Ruby456 inan innocent man killed in the most awful manner replayed countless time all over the world has desire for justice writ large all it.
is this something that secularists can take from a religious event.
i think so.
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OneEyedJoe
It's the closest thing to a holiday that the JWs celebrate, that right there should probably tell you something. Normal christians have managed to make it about family, which is probably something to take away from it, as is the (pagan) celebration of life that has become associated with it. The real christian meaning behind it (that people don't bear responsibility for their sins due to a human sacrifice made centuries ago) though is offensive to me. -
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Wearing a Guy Fawkes mask outside a JW Convention.
by SonoftheTrinity ini don't want my wife recognizing me, but i feel like making an anti-jw scene.
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OneEyedJoe
I agree with Village idiot and cofty. There are better ways to wake people up than to try while they're in full cult mode and in front of thousands of people that could potentially report them for showing an interest in anything you might have to say. You'll only end up confirming their persecution complex.
Your time is better spent enjoying your life. If you're going to try to wake someone up, do it when they're in their 'authentic persona' as that's the only time you'll be able to find an opening.
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Did You Get Invited to the Memorial?
by Ding ini'm just wondering if jws keep inviting you back or if they've given up on you.. they haven't invited me for years..
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OneEyedJoe
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Pshycos! - 2016 "Remain Loyal to Jehovah" Regional Convention Program
by thedepressedsoul inwow this is interesting!
i think how much emphasis this puts on "loyalty" shows their is an issue.
they're trying to plug the wholes as much and quickly as possible.
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OneEyedJoe
OK, I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking they've really turned a corner here. They always stick to a theme pretty hard, but I don't think I've ever seen it like this. This is insane. Is the word "loyal" going to be the new "truth" that JWs will find a way to work into every sentence? My mother-in-law actually started talking about loyalty a couple years ago when there was a CO talk on it, so maybe that's where they're headed. Someone said repeating the word causes it to loose meaning, but that's actually not completely right - it looses some of the meaning consciously, but subconsciously it becomes a powerful thought-stopper...that's what the cult loaded language is all about. I wonder if that's where this is headed.
The talk on shunning followed by a talk on forgiveness actually makes a lot of sense if you think about it. The theme isn't really about their behavior, it's about obedience. The talks are essentially - shun who we tell you to shun and be subservient to those we tell you to follow (even though they've wronged you). If you think it doesn't make sense to talk about shunning and forgiveness in one breath, it's because you're taking it at face value - it's really about control. They want you to obey no matter what, so they give you examples on opposite ends of the spectrum and the only common thread (and therefore the conclusion those listening will come to, whether consciously or otherwise) is that you must do whatever you're told by the cult leadership.
I'm in awe of this. This seems like they've gone into cult overload, and I really don't think it only seems that way because I'm sorta freshly out. In the 2 years I've been awake, I don't think I've seen anything like this.
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"M" is for "Memorial"
by OnTheWayOut inmany weeks ago, i apparently put "m" on today's date- wednesday, march 23rd, in my google calendar.
it was supposed to remind me that the memorial that jehovah's witnesses observe would be held today.
i was flipping through my calendar this past weekend and asked my wife "what in the world is 'm' for (that day)?
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OneEyedJoe
This will be my first time not attending. Got the ol' 2-elder visit and they practically begged me to come (lots of "I'd really love to see you there" sort of thing, I mostly just replied "ok" in a way that said "that doesn't change anything") but I told them I wasn't planning on attending.
Don't have anything planned for the evening. Will probably just treat it like another day, only the wife won't be home for part of it.