Posts by tepidpoultry

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How do JW's determine a person is anointed?

by thinker11 in

i've always wondered about this.

when a person believes they made a spiritual connection with god and proclaims themselves as anointed, how do they determine whether this person is anointed or not.

does a group of elders look at the person's spiritual resume and check off the person's pioneer stats, bible knowledge, attendance, work ethic, personality, etc and then believe in the person if they have a good track record?

tepidpoultry

Hey or she eats some crackers

Once a year

People notice

Generally think they're weird

That's about it

Not true

A special box is marked on a "Publisher Record CardTM"

You actually have to qualify more to hand people mics

:0)

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I really hate the word "ones".

by schnell in

jw
friends

necessary as it is at times, i hate this word.

for one thing, "ones" is a plural form of the number 1. that is dumb, and it's reason enough to avoid it where it isn't entirely necessary.. one could argue that it never is necessary, but it can still come up in colloquial dialogue when discussing objects.

jw leaders use it to discuss people.. interestingly, jws even did this to jesus christ in their own translation of the bible, referring to him in ephesians 1:7 with "through the blood of that one" where another translation would say something like "through his blood".

tepidpoultry

Oh I'm sorry,

I thought you said:

I really hate the WEIRD "ones"

I was writing to complain

Disregard

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There is some pretty incredible people out there in the "world"

by LevelThePlayingField in

i am a fan of a video came called simcity and other building games like cities skylines and the such also legend of grimrock.

anyway, as i watch others plays these games on youtube i have noticed that there are some pretty intelligent people out there.

how others can solve the puzzles way better than i can on legend of grimrock and how they can build cities in ways that i had not thought of at all.

tepidpoultry

I know the occasional JW self made millionaire

but it wasn't their Theocratic EducationTM that did it

And they also didn't PioneerTM

:0)

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Questions JWs Ask: Mike from Greece wants to know...

by Funchback in

mike from greece is a member of a pro-jw forum (message board).. the jw religion has so many rules so mike wants to clarify some correct procedures.. what woud you like to know, mike?.

a couple of questions dear brothers & sisters of the forum about women's head coverings1)should it be considered wrong for a sister to wear a head covering during the meetings?

i have seen some old sisters, one in our congregation and a couple in other two that like wearing head coverings during the meetings.

tepidpoultry

I noticed a reference to an online JW forum

Note

Sisters must at all times wear a Bubushka

When discussing Watch Tower issues while baptized Bros are online

(You realize that these sites are monitored by Headquarters right?)

You may order your officially registered Bubushka online or at a

TrolleyTM near you

:0)

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When The Persecution Comes

by cofty in

when i was young everybody used to fantasise constantly about how brave we would all need to be "when the persecution comes".

we worried about what "they" would do to us and how we would never talk or betray other jws.

psychologically it was a damaging environment for children; but maybe that's another topic.. who would have thought that when it finally came it would take the form of being sued for protecting pedophiles.

tepidpoultry

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When The Persecution Comes

by cofty in

when i was young everybody used to fantasise constantly about how brave we would all need to be "when the persecution comes".

we worried about what "they" would do to us and how we would never talk or betray other jws.

psychologically it was a damaging environment for children; but maybe that's another topic.. who would have thought that when it finally came it would take the form of being sued for protecting pedophiles.

tepidpoultry

I was concerned about people shoving hot pointy things in my eyes

Now,

If the persecution IS pedophile lawsuits,

Then all we'd really have to do is learn to block our ears and cover our eyes,

As 8 million of God's people are showing themselves very capable of doing

So

All this persecution prep work really has paid off,

They're golden!

:0)

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Questions JWs Ask: Mike from Greece wants to know...

by Funchback in

mike from greece is a member of a pro-jw forum (message board).. the jw religion has so many rules so mike wants to clarify some correct procedures.. what woud you like to know, mike?.

a couple of questions dear brothers & sisters of the forum about women's head coverings1)should it be considered wrong for a sister to wear a head covering during the meetings?

i have seen some old sisters, one in our congregation and a couple in other two that like wearing head coverings during the meetings.

tepidpoultry

Dear Mike,

Do you know what a Pharisee is?

(Sarcasm)

PS When a brother comes into the KM wearing a beard do you beat him

with a rod when the sisters ask you to?

:0)

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If "the Truth" is the truth, why are witnesses so scared of research?

by stuckinarut2 in

it is an often asked question i know, but it perplexes me.. if witnesses are so convinced that they have "the truth", why is the act of researching information from external sources so taboo?

didn't the bible itself tell people to "use their powers of reason" and also praised ones like the boreans for researching things they were told??.

seriously, if there is no doubt about the organization being "god's channel" on earth, and it alone having the "truth", surely researching would only enhance such 'facts'?.

tepidpoultry

What makes a site Apostate?

Something stated by an Ex JDub?

By "False Religion?"

By a renowned University that's "unfavorable?"

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Are baptized Witnesses that are no longer in the "truth", but were NEVER DF'D, now to be shunned and treated like disfellowshipped ones?

by Dunedain in

a relative of mine was telling me, that in his, and a few neighboring congregations, there is a little confusion amongst some of the jw's about this "issue".

some families are having a hard time about whether certain relatives will be attending certain family functions, because some family members that are no longer in the "truth", might be invited to these functions.

mind you, these persons were never disfellowshipped.

tepidpoultry

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Are baptized Witnesses that are no longer in the "truth", but were NEVER DF'D, now to be shunned and treated like disfellowshipped ones?

by Dunedain in

a relative of mine was telling me, that in his, and a few neighboring congregations, there is a little confusion amongst some of the jw's about this "issue".

some families are having a hard time about whether certain relatives will be attending certain family functions, because some family members that are no longer in the "truth", might be invited to these functions.

mind you, these persons were never disfellowshipped.

tepidpoultry

Regardless of when it it was implemented I see this as Old West style

justice where in many cases there was no Sheriff, so the people took the

law into their own hands,

This is common still in Moslem countries where if you want someone's

house you will cry "He has blasphemed the Prophet" and "the people" will

kill the man,

Now to the less lethal type,

When I was a kid in the 1960s I knew about disfellowshipping

I didn't completely understand the details but I knew

We didn't talk to THAT person

What's going on now is a lot less clear as

In addition to JCs

Everybody's taking their own individual Judicial Actions

Now the inmates are running the asylum

What should you do?

"Run fast run clear" was my solution

Others don't have that option

So maybe it's like visiting a friend in a Psychiatric ward

Be nice to everybody

Play along when people aren't being coherent

Then go home

Take a sigh of relief

And be happy you're not there anymore

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