That's funny -
Can you make it more realistic by, say, putting a TOMO3 head on him?
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What's with this "no windows in kingdom halls" thing?
by Trapped in JW land ini hear many people on this forum say that kh's don't have windows.
but i have never been to one that didn't have windows.
is this only in a certain area or something?.
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There are no windows where the rank and file are assembled for indoctrination.
The monotonous hum and drone of brainwashing is best accomplished free from the distracting sights and sounds of Satans world just outside these walls.
Laughing of children and the barking of their eager pets, squeaking bicycles of youths whisking through the fresh morning air all about town, chirps and trills of natures busy residents in the trees and grass, the hum and honking of people following their own dreams, the jet trails of those who travel at will through the clouds, the stacato of Sunday lawn mowers, the clinking of dishes from lazy luxurious family breakfasts, and the pat pat of tiny flipflops on beckoning sidewalks - these are but some the dangers.
Better the wearing of starched uniforms of conformity, to rustle through the collected pages of antiquities myths under the flourescent glow inside air conditioned tombs. The better to inculcate the fear and loathing of the ancients' dead dieties and to imaging their promised horrors still to come ..
Yes when it comes to brainwashing and indoctrination, it's easy to see that open windows could easily be the work of the devil - best not to take that risk.
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THE REALITY OF REFUSING BLOOD - as it happened
by Bloody Hotdogs! inover the past couple years i have watched three young jw woman give up thier lives rather than accept blood.
the last was a new mother in her late 20s.
this is her story, as it unfolded on facebook:.
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Sad and thanks to the HLC for another repudiation of science in favour of tickling a deity.
Not hard to read between the lines either. The unnamed ones 'budging' in were likely just some of the 'bird food class' - insignificant nobodies like this young womans parents and siblings. Just sad.
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Some people called me Santa this weekend ... my wife calls me Satan
by wannabefree inmy mother's church was having a christmas breakfast this past weekend and needed a santa ... i volunteered.. these little ones thought i was the real deal and one is my child.
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when we returned home she went right up to my wife and said ... "mom, santa is real!".
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Good on you for making little kids giggle inside and jiggle with awe and delight... they're gonna love that picture when theit older!
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The Superior Qualities of Ancient Roman Concrete
by fulltimestudent inthese concrete walls in trajan's markets in rome are nearly 2000 years old and survived a major earthquake in 1349 ce.. .
caption: the concrete walls of trajan's markets in rome have stood the test of time and the elements for nearly 2,000 years.
they have even survived a major earthquake in 1349.. credit: photo courtesy of marie jackson, berkeley.
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FTS -
Thanks for this- the amazing potential of oldworld materials and methods.
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How can I ever leave this cult?
by Julia Orwell ini've been out nearly two years but it's not out of me.
i am on school holidays now til february so i thought without work to worry about i can come off my medication.
i phased it slowly, starting in early november to avoid the physical side effects of coming down.
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Julia -
(((()))) hugs for you young one
You are probably the age of my grand daughters, so I am amazed at all the similarities the cult has introduced into our lives. You describe exactly how I now feel about friendships and committment, the loss of so many phony friends and the ultimate depression that confounds the lives of compassionate souls.
I am the first person in my families history to take medication for depression - also the first to join the JW cult. Cult life is built on a stress inducing bulwark of guilt, hypocrisy, inadequacy and obligations which erode away the elexir of self righteous piety that first intoxicated us. You are not alone in this, and you will be ok.
Don't fear your medications. I have taken same for 14 years because I felt exactly as you said. i tried to quit from time to time and those old headaches and brain drains returned - so I know their working, and a working well - I've had a happy productive interesting life during those years.Satans evil doctors, scientists and pharmacy industry have saved you and I and lots of our friends.
Yo've got a foundation of good friends. Oh how I wish I still had my mom and dad- they weren't cult flakes - they were rocks, real people , real lives and real stability. Like you, I still have my brother, an old chip off the old blocks. And you have a husband, so you have connections to real world and in that real world you will make some real friends
JWs can't be real friends any more than they can be real curious , or real open minded or real authentic. Everything about them is not of their own making but from having been forced into a cults mass production mold.
The sight of a freshly scrubbed and smirking Jdub gives me the same queasyness you observed. That any immature mind can be transformed into a robotic clone in 6 months is a terrifying realization.
You have a HUGE advantage in that you have not been DF or DAd. There are some freedom discussion on the board right now that might fascinate a person in your position.
We need not feel ashamed, you are not guilty of anything. A fantastic amount of effort and resources has been put into decieving people like you and I and everyone on this forum. I replaced my embarrassment with anger (not the best) and yours will be replaced with whatever the understanding folks here can draw out from within your own good heart.
You're not alone, the gals and guys on here are the pluckiest, kindest, and will look after you like a mother with new pups. When you're strong again , you can jump off the porch and fight with the big dogs!
() .... one more litlle hug.
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How can I ever leave this cult?
by Julia Orwell ini've been out nearly two years but it's not out of me.
i am on school holidays now til february so i thought without work to worry about i can come off my medication.
i phased it slowly, starting in early november to avoid the physical side effects of coming down.
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Ajax
JUlia -
Good to see your name -where have you been?
(Now i will read your post and likely find out)
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Unbaptized Publisher
by naazira inwhat would you recommend for an unbaptized publisher that has learned ttatt and is inactive?
do you think it is best for someone to just continue to be inactive and live & let live?
or take time and write a letter wishing to no longer be an unbaptized publisher?.
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Jdubs selectively shun anyone who doesn't make them look good.
They don´t waste time with people who they can't later prop up at a door to place a mag or spout drivel.
They are not friends they are a propaganda machine.
NEVER get baptized into this mess - they destroy most of the families they control.
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Sister in congregation diagnosed w/AML Leukemia. I'm so mad right now.
by azor ini just need to vent.
i want to scream from the rooftops right now.
life is hard enough when you battle blood cancer but is an unnecessary evil put upon good people by this evil cult.
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Azor -
Your friend is lucky to have such a friend as you at a time like this. You obviously understand her need for comfort and support
through a situation you are already familiar with. A good hospital staff and a good friend is a great Rx.
Thinking of you both
Ajax
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Just quit quietly - the law is on your side!
by Ajax infreedon of religion guarantees any individual the legal right to abandon any religion at any time for any reason.. if you are a citizen of a country which champions human rights, then your government doesn t care what religion you join, but they will uphold your freedom to join it, without interference, coercion or persecution.
your countries human rights legislation will conversely uphold your rights when it comes time to abandon any religion you so choose.
those (elders) who incite others interfere, coerce or persecute those who have left will be in transgression of the human rights statutes.. a person is only obligated to ecclesiastic law if he exposes himself to it or transgressed it while still a member of a religious community.. when your time comes to abandon the jw-wt cult, do it while still in good standing, be proactive - be decisive -put it in writing!..and do it before the hounders set sights on you.. write a card or letter with as much or as little explanation as you one day might wish to share with pharisees and lawyers.. take this card to a notary public to have your signature witnessed and have the writing overstamped in several places with the date.
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SAHS -
Thanks for your beautifully written comments on this topic.
The WT is not required to be a mind reader in this situation- it was their own imperial representative who publicly said we could leave and free to do so.
Free - no charge, at liberty, release liberate, exempt from duty, available to do..., politically independant, unfettered, loose, unrestrained...
This was very generous of Mr. Morris, and it has only now occurred to me that perhaps he expects and wants people to leave.This would lighten the burden on elders who have hitherto had to entertain the rank and files ideas of reforms, ponder their notions of alternate understandings, ruminate over their enlightened questionings, all the while crushing their ambitions for education, creativity and independent thought.
All this is taking their valuable time away from the essentials- propoganda, unthinking obedience, and busy busy work. Their time is better spent on a smaller number of the easier to manipulate than a larger number of doubters and questioners.
Is this an explaination of the societies offer?