Posts by lurkernomore

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What's the purpose of being a JW now?

by MrTheocratic in

with all the recent changes to this religion, what really is the purpose of being a jw?

especially for those who have been in and witnessed all the changes and still no sight of the end.

for these ones in particular (35-55 year olds) they must be in a state of confusion.

lurkernomore

I went for a drink with an Elder in his early 30's a few weeks back and although he respected my wish not to go into why I no longer attended he just had to mention all the great changes which are happening because we're sooo close to the end. He's a bright lad as well, but just a bit potty for the org.

Then just yesterday I got talking to an ex Elder (he stepped down years ago due to mental health issues) and although being all about 'The Truth' he did say he couldn't go on much longer and longs for the new system. He's in in late 40's now, so from my experience it is ones in this group upwards that are feeling the strain of not getting what was promised by the GB.

Oh and I just remembered overhearing a group of older ladies in their 70's joking yet serious, about how they didn't think they would see 70 in this system of things!!! CD at its finest.

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Someone needs to tell "The Librarian" to stop feeding the apostate trolls.

by StarTrekAngel in

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lurkernomore

Wow! Ridiculous thread and even more riduculous comments by some on here.

Totally with Pete Z and Landy on this one, creating something out of nothing like this does nothing but feed the stereotype JW'S have of apostates.

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Do You Remember The First Time You Looked At "Apostate" Material?

by minimus in

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i was always fascinated by it.

as a kid, i used to go to the local library and secretly read books by so called apostates.

later, i would sneak into christian book stores and quickly buy a book or two.

lurkernomore

I remember the day like it was yesterday. I was on Facebook and cringed at a JW meme a 'friend' had posted. For some reason I decided ides to look at the comments to see how others felt about it.

One of those pesky apostates mentioned the wtbs UN association which made my blood boil. I thought I'd research it and came across a few sites such as this one and JW Facts. Once I opened that can of worms there was no going back.

Both my wife and I have been out for over 18 months. I'm so glad our girls won't be part of this destructive group and go now to lead normal lives (at least I hope so) free from indoctrination.

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Collection of Flip Flops

by juandefiero in

hey there.. a while back, someone declared they were no longer going to participate in this forum, however they left behind an amazing legacy.

it was a collection of watchtower flip flops (old light vs. nu-lite) all in one document, fully referenced.. i downloaded a copy of the document, however i completely forgot who the user was that shared it.. any clue?.

lurkernomore

Marked!

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An inguinal hernia.

by Fisherman in

there are a couple of schools of thought on this.

some doctors recommend postponing surgery others recommend laparascopic surgery, etc.

how about local anesthesia, complications during and after surgery and other concerns.

lurkernomore

I had one on each side as a child. I was too young to remember the first as I was only 2 (non mesh repair and under general) and had the second around 9 for which i went under general (mesh repair).

Have had no problems since, but do have some tenderness there atm, as I just underwent a Vasectomy (local) 5 days ago as they scrambled me good on the one side ;)

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New Here

by Grey Goose in

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hi one and all.. i've lurked for 3 years, about time i signed up.. i'm a still in ms due to family.. fully awake.. i look forward to getting to know all of you..

lurkernomore

Welcome GG, so good to see more people are waking up to TTATT.

I hope your fade works out well for you.

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New Field Service Report

by cognac in

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has anyone seen this?

when did that happen?.

http://www.jw-archive.org/post/137681838624/new-service-report-jwinspirational.

lurkernomore

What's with the comment section?! Is that do dubs can make excuses for why they don't have their hours in for the month?! Very strange!

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How the Bible disproves the JWs' 1914 invisible presence doctrine.

by Island Man in

watchtower teaches jws that christ's presence began invisibly in 1914. they also teach that the start of christ's presence coincides with the start of the last days.

whether you believe in the bible or not, watchtower claims these teachings come from the bible.

so does the bible actually agree with them?

lurkernomore

I was just discussing this excellent thread with my wife. During our last convention in 2014 we were perplexed by the constant mention of '100 years of Christ's rule'.

We had always been told Jesus would reign for 1000 years post armageddon. If he has in fact already reigned for 100 years then that would only leave 900 years providing the big A came that year. Seems like the orgs writers are getting confused on this whole 1914 and Christ's reign business.

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No Sports Cars Please!

by snugglebunny in

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i read on a jw forum that jw's came in for disapproval if they drove either sports cars or 2-door cars.

the reasoning was that a driver couldn't easily take fellow dubbies out preaching in such a vehicle.

was that ever official policy or just local nonsense from a grumpy po?.

lurkernomore

Never heard of this unwritten rule. There were a few lads in our hall as I was growing get up. We had lots of 2 door cars between us, but still managed to squeeze in when going door to door as well as trips to parties and the occasional centre parks trip.

I really miss my 2.2 litre Honda Prelude!

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Fishing and JW's???

by lurkernomore in

so i was just reading a thread and came across a completely new jw 'rule', that of not being allowed to go fishing!..

at least it's new to me as i always enjoyed fishing as did others in my old congregation.

anyone else heard of this or had this imposed on them in they're jw lives?.

lurkernomore

Hey Diog yes it was your comment where I picked up on this nonsense. I was really surprised by this. The elders in our hall who fly fish have been doing so for a good 20 years so would have expected there to be some talk about this at some point.

Your comment was the first I ever heard of this.

I was also told the surf story but never really believed it. Saying that I always had nightmares about demons in my room and nights where I couldn't even go to sleep for fear of them when I was a child. This cult really messes with people doesn't it!!!