Make sure to have the Feb 2017 study WT at the ready.
pg26 Par 12...
"theocratic conversation stopper"
Posts by kairos
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68Elder wants to stop by with the CO for a visit .
by NikL inso i got a text from an elder who i consider one of the good guys and a friend in his own way.. he asked if he could bring the co by for a visit.
he said it would be "just a pleasant call and visit and will hopefully encourage my wife".
he says that "he knows she is dealing with a ton of pressure".. in all my years around the organization, i never had a visit from the circuit overseer.
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kairos
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Taking up a Cause
by OnTheWayOut inso recently, my jw wife asks me if i ever considered taking up a cause.it was a question out of the blue, coming off of a discussion about politics.
so while it was unsaid, she was really getting at whether i was considering being politically active in some way.. i already have a standard answer that i have used before with other people, so i said it.
"no, i will be content to work and get by then retire and sit in the sun with a good book and a cold water.
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kairos
I'm getting tired of arguing.
Most people have their minds made up and our little life doesn't really amount to much.
The sitting in the sun does sound like a great cause, actually! -
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Help! I'm having a cart attack!
by Funchback in1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.
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kairos
my wife does cart witnessing.
Not a pioneer, married to an apostate.
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October Surprise?
by kairos inwhy the anticipation?.
"no one knows the day or hour", i thought?.
i knew this very mentally unstable jw woman years ago.
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kairos
so, another October has come and gone.
Anybody hear any mad commentary from JWs about how 'this must be it'.
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Need input: elders showed up at our door today
by de-opresso-liber inso as i announced last week, my wife and i started our fade and i sent in a letter to our body that i was stepping down and cited the arc as the reason and insisted that we not be bothered.
my wife told a few relatives in person that we weren't going to attend meetings any longer (immediate shunning occurred, the new videos must be effective) and that what we found with the arc shocked us etc etc.
i have an inside track on how this is all going down by an awake elder on the body, co told them to handle the matter quickly.
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kairos
The most important moment for me was that the elders have ZERO authority over any of us.
Knowing what I know now, I would have DA'd four years ago instead of reigning as a MS.
The freedom to live life without cult influence is the best.
When an elder showed up at my door, I couldn't help myself:
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Election Post-Mortem
by Simon ini'm sure many people, republicans included, are shocked at the results of the 2016 presidential election.
really, wtf!.
the polls were wrong and although it's tempting to blame voter suppression and fbi interference, that would just avoid looking at the real issues for the loss.
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kairos
I'm still trying to figure out how to claim my fake $1000 bet "winnings"!
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So the Elders want to get together, and I kinda want to.
by Darkknight757 inso the wife and i were uninvited to another jw get together which we didn't want to go to anyways.
finally we find out that something on my facebook account is getting some people's in my old halls undies in a bunch.
so i was thinking of meeting with them to at least clear my wife's name and give them some much needed hell.
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kairos
I assume that the elders have not seen the quote in the WT for themselves.
When they do...BOOM!!! Cognitive Dissonance firework display.
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So the Elders want to get together, and I kinda want to.
by Darkknight757 inso the wife and i were uninvited to another jw get together which we didn't want to go to anyways.
finally we find out that something on my facebook account is getting some people's in my old halls undies in a bunch.
so i was thinking of meeting with them to at least clear my wife's name and give them some much needed hell.
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kairos
Text the gist of the 2017 Feb par. 12 to an elder.
The Governing body is not inspired, fallible, provide imperfect spiritual food and have a history of doctrinal errors and organizational misdirection.
The response should be epic.
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Crisis of Conscience - The Movie
by cedars ini know... how cool would that be??!.
having just commented on the post by trailerfitter about the situation with his wife, and how i have personally found the book crisis of conscience by ray franz to be the perfect antidote to the society's perception of itself as being god's earthly organisation, the thought occurred to me: what if there was a movie about ray franz and his life?
obviously the society would be in uproar, and letters would be read out to all congregations all over the world not to go and see it, but just imagine!
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kairos
Now that the WTS HQ and other buildings are sold off or pending, the movie producer could get permission to shoot the film 'on location'.
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Pyramid Schemes
by schnell inseveral years ago, i was introduced to a "wonderful" company called fortune hi tech marketing by a brother and his wife.
they had been introduced by a former sheriff who claims he had researched the company and found no leins or judgments, and that former sheriff had been brought in by a pastor.
you can read what happened with fhtm on wikipedia if you so desire.. this whole new idea of multilevel marketing had my brain reeling, though, and soon enough, i actually signed up with none other than prepaid legal.
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kairos
The more I think back, the more I remember JWs engaging in dishonest business practices left and right.
Their hypocrisy is one of the biggest issues that contributed to my awakening.
My 25 years in Napa with JWs was 25 years of observing MANY elders break the law and pretend nobody saw.