Posts by ToesUp

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Governing Body Obesity

by Calebs Airplane in

not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

ToesUp

I agree with blondie.

I don't think anyone here is being disrespectful to overweight people. I could stand to loose 30lbs myself.

I think what most here are trying to convey is that you can't make generalizations towards people.

i.e. Everyone that wears tight pants is not gay (remember the Beetles?)

Sisters who wear spandex (or Spanx) as Anthony Morris stated in his Zone talk are not sluts.

Brothers who are 23 and not yet a MS are not good mates. Really? I have met some of the most wonderful men who are past 23 and not a MS. I am married to one. The best mate EVER!

I think if the GB, Elders, CO's or even the Rank in file, for that matter, are gonna dish it out you had better be able to take it.

Just sayin.

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Update rant almost a year out!

by Ghiagirl in

for those who know my story my hubby and i are almost a year out of the organization!

my due date is right around the corner and still no word from my hubby's family.

they are hardcore.

ToesUp

Ghiagirl

Congrats on the little new one. Enjoy every second of that sweet baby! Keep him/her away from this destructive cult. If your hubby's family does not want to associate with you, it is THEIR loss. They will miss out on that sweet child.

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Governing Body Obesity

by Calebs Airplane in

not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

ToesUp

sir82

Don't you know the camera adds 10lbs? lol

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Resistance is NOT futile!

by Bonsai in

all i want from this life is to be able to wash windows at bethel.. my story.. when i was fresh out of high school and pioneering, i said those exact words to my friends and family.

all i wanted to do was be at the core of the organization where it was the safest.

i gleefully told people that i'd gladly spend the rest of my life washing windows, waiting tables, doing laundry or cleaning bathrooms.

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Bonsai

Loved your story. So many similarities to some things we have experienced. So glad you and your wife escaped this abusive cult.

Anthony Morris asked a question during his "Come back to Jehovah" talk @ the RC. He asked the ones if they are happier since they have left the troof. We answered a VERY LOUD.... YES!!!

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Will the Governing Body decree that Starbucks is forbidden??

by DATA-DOG in

it's bad enough that jws waste valuable, life-saving minutes getting coffee, but now this happens.... http://www.starbucks.com/careers/college-plan.

so many dubs work at starbucks!

this is a dangerous situation that must be from satan!

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Data-Dog

Coming to a assembly symposium near you! The madness must STOP!!!

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Governing Body Obesity

by Calebs Airplane in

not sure if this subject has been covered recently but i thought i'd make this observation anyway.... i remember when the word "gluttony" was a frequently mentioned sin in public talks, in the wt publications, in convention talks, etc.. in fact, in the 80's and 90's it wasn't unusual to hear the words "gluttony" and "disfellowship" mentioned in the same sentence.

i haven't been to a meeting in over 5 years, so i'm not sure if they still harp on the subject of gluttony or other excesses.

but i can't help but notice how much heavier the gb 2.0 has become compared to previous regimes.

ToesUp

Pasty white and over weight...were still going to heaven!

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JW Broadcasting is dying.

by John Aquila in

once a month about 15 to 20 elderly jw publishers would meet at the kingdom hall and one elder was assigned to set up the system so they could view jw broadcasting.

these publishers were long time pioneers, former elders, and long time publishers who know nothing about computers or the internet.

they are the last batch of those expecting the generation that saw 1914 or understood it--- to not die off.

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John Aquila

I love your Mom and these 2 elderly Sisters. I wish I could hug them. So much abuse is being done to so many. This treatment must be so hard on the Older ones. It breaks my heart.

I love the fact that you had a good laugh.

I truly believe that this cult is cutting it's own throat. All these "loving peoples" actions is causing MANY to question Jehovahs backing on this cult disguised as a religion.

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JW Broadcasting is dying.

by John Aquila in

once a month about 15 to 20 elderly jw publishers would meet at the kingdom hall and one elder was assigned to set up the system so they could view jw broadcasting.

these publishers were long time pioneers, former elders, and long time publishers who know nothing about computers or the internet.

they are the last batch of those expecting the generation that saw 1914 or understood it--- to not die off.

ToesUp

Too bad the elderly sisters did not tell the a**?@!# Elders that if they had to learn how to use the internet in order to access JW broadcasting that maybe the Elders need to go on the internet and learn how to cook a turkey and a roast. I wish more people would tell these "spiritual men" to shove it. Glad the Sisters refused to cook for these ungrateful, self serving "men". I would have added the "shove it" when I refused. Just sayin.

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BURNING AMBITION by Jehovah's Witness YOUTH: "I want to clean toilets in Bethel for the rest of my life."

by TerryWalstrom in

as i have written previously, i crashed a discussion between a young j-dub and his baptist workmate who were having.

a religious debate outside starbucks.

this was months ago.

ToesUp

We asked our kids...what people, throughout your life, have told you that learning and education was wrong? Their response...only the JW's. How can learning, education and bettering yourself be wrong. We have family members that are now at or have passed retirement age that are still working hard manual labor jobs, have no retirement and have nothing to fall back on. They were told in 1969 (from JW publications) that they would not need the education. So you gotta ask yourself. If they were wrong on that one, what else are they wrong about?

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Yet more trolley (in)activity

by konceptual99 in

jw
friends

i am currently having to spend a little time waiting for an appointment in the vicinity of a central london station.

whilst waiting i am catching up on some work in a cafe.

i can see a couple of trolleys and have been watching them for around an hour now.. not one person has stopped to take literature.

ToesUp

add your own captions...

Maybe serving snacks will help?