in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.
special, private language).
jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.
I think "one of the friends", is an interesting phrase that at least in english has a very specific meaning.
"The friends", being a term for your fellow worshipers is the main definition, but it also seems to carry with it the added value of being a "serious" JW.
I would add that one.
I remember as well the PURE LANGUAGE district convention. Many WT articles followed with that same phrase. It seems to have vanished.
troubled man exposes elders cult mentality in dover uk.
(watch the video till the end).
breaking in to kingdom halls and disturbing peaceful meetings is hardly the way to go when it comes to positive activism .nevertheless these incidents seem to become more frequent recently as the watchtower vehemently refuses to engage in a meaningful way with the problems of policy and doctrine that seem to trouble many jehovahs witnesses .that, coupled with the ever extending ex- jehovahs witnesses community and their harsh disfellowshiping practises is creating a new era where disturbances of that short will only become more frequent.
Nothing about this is good. Leon isn't moving on. He makes the JW's look reasonable and patient.
"Why was I raised this way". - Who knows? Asked the people that raised you!
This dude does nothing but feed the paranoia. One way or another, we have a choice to live life the way we want to. we all have to deal with the good and bad of our parents decisions. In the end, the religion is bad. But it is just a religion.
This guy is just ranting. It does ZERO good, for anyone involved. Its seriously cringeworthy.
http://imgur.com/a/e6dos.
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Anyone have a redux of the changes and other mess contained therin? Or do I have to (gulp).......read it for myself.
how to fade intelligently ?
tell me your secret and then i will tell you in due time my secret.
it's important when we have to face a manipulative cult with some members of our family trapped inside, yes it is important to know how to fade intelligently so that our jw family members are not going to shun us.
Lots of ways. This is my personal journeys lessons.
1) Note in your mind the people you absolutely must have in your life. (wife, husband, child, best friend since 3?)
2) Don't tell them anything yet. Or anyone else.
3) Become "discouraged" over something. If the elders offer counsel, thank them for it.
4) Start missing meetings.
5) Start mentioning small things as the possibility may arise tht you are struggling with to the "must haves" list. this must be done the right way, and turn it off fast.
6) Make sure you use phrases that are non commital.
Some of my favorites are "I'm just going to put my trust in Jehovah and not men".
"I can't teach things that go against my conscience no matter who tells me to, because in james the bible says that is a sin"
"I would not want to hurt your faith by discussing it with you, that would never be my intent". (I use this ALOT)
By now, people will have forgotton you, you probably have a grip on what you can and cannot do with the "must haves" on your list.
If you have no people to take with you, just move. Easiest way to do it if it suits you.
judges chapter 15:.
14 when he came to lehi, the philistines shouted triumphantly at meeting him.
then jehovahs spirit empowered him,+ and the ropes on his arms became like linen threads that were scorched with fire, and his fetters melted off his hands.+ 15 he now found a fresh jawbone of a male donkey; he reached out and grabbed it and struck down 1,000 men with it.+ 16 then samson said: with the jawbone of a donkeyone heap, two heaps!
My favorite part of the account is the week long party before everything went down.
I believe the bible says "because that was the way the young fellows used to do it"
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after all the jokes and satire on this website about jw's only being able to amount to window washers and house cleaners, the cover page of "how to enjoy your work" showing a window washer and cleaner in the back ground.
i almost wonder if some awakened, still-in, from this site is part of the writing department or illustrations and put that in there as an inside joke for us?.
The same 20 toilets in the same day?
Anyways.....
What I'm really impressed by is the fact that everyone is working in their polos and lether belts. No need to be working in you know......work gear. Why wear Timberlands whan a nice pennyloafer will do. Why wear denim, which is just sturdy but doesn't give that clean message of, I am inappropriately dressed for this job.
Nuts.
aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.
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Terry basically nailed it.
aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.
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Unbelievable.
In these situations it simply feeds the ever growing and strengthening narrative that things will be "progressing from bad to worse". They accomplished nothing, and probably hurt their cause by aggitating and then putting it up there.
To really accomplish something, people should know that this frontal assault simply doesn't work. It has to be education, and kind awareness.
I remember seeing people yell things. THAT is not what led to my awakening. in fact, it may have delayed it.
daughter is 3 now, that's a little less than i've been on this forum.
you can find my life story in earlier posts.
enough to say that i have a generous amount of visitation with her.. i picked her up and was talking about the lights some of her neighbors had.
and also....who cares about Christmas. I'm no longer a JW, but I probably will never do Christmas. Wether that holiday is traditionally celebrated or not will probably have nothing to do with how you influence your little girl to think on her own in the grand scheme of things. :)
take a look at this giant ship that's been built and imagine if would still be large enough to house all the animals on the planet for an extended period of time.. the ship, with modern materials and tools, would take a single person nearly 8,000 years to complete.
how many more people designed it and supplied the materials?
imagine how many trees would be required and how long it would take to transport them alone.. still think noah's ark is feasible?.
That is some dangerous independant thinking poopsiecakes.
