Posts by ToesUp

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baptism photo

by stan livedeath in

i found this photo on a facebook group--just had to grab and share.......look at the name sign in the background!.

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The Privilege of Handling the Microphones

by minimus in

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one of the most unbelievable privileges that a brother could have was being a microphone handler.

elders would discuss brothers for hours and see whether or not we would allow them to mow the lawn or handle a mike.

i always felt that these brothers were doing us a favor but if they didn't get a minimum of 10 hours in per month, they were dog crap and couldn't have any privileges.

My spouse is an electrician and VERY good at sound equipment. Because he was short a few hours, they took him off the sound and he was not allowed to hold a mic. He was also not allowed to pray or read the WT. The PO did not like my husband.

There was a mid week meeting when no one showed up to run the sound. Guess who they came to? It amazes me that these people have NO shame!

Well, long story short, this is just ONE of the shitty things this cult did to him. The old saying, "the beatings will continue until morale improves" comes to mind. This cult gets you one stab at a time.

Thank you WT and all you loving JW's for showing us the way OUT the door! Best thing that EVER happened to us!!

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Will The Governing Body's Shunning Policy Backfire On Them Eventually?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

we all can agree that the disfellowshipping arrangement benefits the wt corporation by keeping the indoctrinated in servitude, make members afraid to doubt the corporation's teachings and explanations because they can be disfellowshipped for saying anything negative about the corporation or it's ceos or not agreeing with some new light.. but what about negative effects caused by the harsh use of disfellowshipping to the corporation, what could they be?

it's a two edged sword..

ToesUp

Oh yes!!! I think it IS backfiring on WT. Look at all of the news reports about not only the child abuse issues but how people have been treated. Some ex rank and file members are PISSED. There are the ones doing the YouTube videos and cart crashing. People are NOT taking it anymore! I believe WT is VERY worried, as it should be. It's comin for ya WT!!! Karma is a bitch!!!

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Found my old PO on facebook

by blownaway in

i found my old when i mean old po it was when i was in the congregation he was po of in 1989 and earlier from the 70s.

i posted is this the insert name here, that was po of my old congregation?

how does it feel to have lived so long and now you are dying and the end still is not on the horizon?

ToesUp

We had a PO like that. A real ass. I'd like to say some of the things you said but he died last year. He was waiting "for the end" also. His "end" finally came!!!

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Ectopic pregnancy

by Whynot in

ectopic pregnancies, when detected, are usually treated by surgically removing them.

i always understood that this procedure was ok for jehovah's witnesses.

but the subject came up during pioneer school.

ToesUp

I'm with carla on this one!! The guy is a dumbass. So he's an expert on ectopic pregnancies? Really? The majority of the CO's and their wives have NO clue on life. Nothing!!! When they get any sense of reality, then they can give me advise! Morons!!!

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When you're down and out, Just remember this

by LevelThePlayingField in

we apostates have the goods on the watchtower.

we have all those wt and awakes, all the news media clips, the arc, everything.

it's just a matter of time before some lost soul will ask, what the?.

ToesUp

The ole saying..."give a man/woman enough rope and they will hang themselves." So true!!!

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Welcome...to Witness Island! Almost all Witnesses!

by Witness 007 in

guadelope an island near brazil has 1 in 49 people are witnesses.

403,000 population 8,300 witnesses!

the main language is french and cereol.

ToesUp

I wonder if a lot of non JW's have signs on their doors....."NO JEHOVIES!!!"

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Help: Anyone identify Gary Breaux's ring?

by Fay Dehr in

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can anyone identify this ring?

(ideally, a link to a page on the internet with photo and description).

ToesUp

Anybody remember the Little Rascal show (I'm giving my age away)? If you do, you will remember the He Man, Woman haters club. lol Maybe that is what the ring is, he is part of the He Man Woman Haters Club. My spouse and I joke about that all the time. lol

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LEAK: 3000 buildings to liquidate. How to choose? (Watchtower propaganda video)

by Fay Dehr in

https://youtu.be/pzdxen9rvw0.

as the leaked financial meetings show, watchtower (by it's own admission) has to liquidate 3000+ properties quickly.

how do they choose?

ToesUp

If anything, WT sure knows how to spin things to make it look like, "rich blessings from Jehovah."

If most rank and file members were told that the "kool aid will refresh you and bring blessings from Jah", they would drink it up in record time.

This is what cults do best!!!

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RC Lowell Mass (USA)

by loneranger in

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convention in lowell mass june 15-17 2018...about 4500 in attendance...11 baptized (0.24%)...believe about 6 of those were kids of current jw's..

ToesUp

I am sure many remember the days when you had an assembly that big and 100's got baptized. 11 baptized? You can just see Jah's chariot speeding along at record pace!! lol