Posts by ToesUp

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A Watchtower double standard: Rejection and the silent treatment.

by ScenicViewer in

a recent watchtower study article shows how bad it is to be rejected over religious beliefs when olga revealed that her husband was not speaking to her because she is a jehovah's witness.. 9 in south america, olga proved loyal to god by showing respect for her husband even under trying circumstances.

for years, he expressed annoyance at her for being one of jehovah’s witnesses.

he abused her emotionally, insulted her, refused to speak to her, and threatened to take the children and leave her.

ToesUp

Paragraph 11:

" Later, Alice told members of her family that she would not be celebrating Christmas with them. She explained the reasons, but their mild concern gradually turned into bitter anger. They felt that she was turning her back on her family. Says Alice: “My mother finally said that she disowned me. I was shocked and deeply hurt because I really loved my family. "

So Alice was deeply hurt by her mother disowning her for not celebrating Christmas with the family? She was deeply shocked and hurt? So JW's can do this to those who choose to leave but heaven forbid they do it to you!

The hypocrisy is through the roof!!!

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A Watchtower double standard: Rejection and the silent treatment.

by ScenicViewer in

a recent watchtower study article shows how bad it is to be rejected over religious beliefs when olga revealed that her husband was not speaking to her because she is a jehovah's witness.. 9 in south america, olga proved loyal to god by showing respect for her husband even under trying circumstances.

for years, he expressed annoyance at her for being one of jehovah’s witnesses.

he abused her emotionally, insulted her, refused to speak to her, and threatened to take the children and leave her.

ToesUp

Paragraph 9:

"After many years, his attitude began to soften because of Olga’s patience and respect."

So standing outside of the church during your Father in laws funeral is respectful? Really? Who writes this sh*t?

It's so funny how their experiences all end with a happily ever after theme. Made up stories!

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So apparently prince wrote most of the songs in the new song book...

by purrpurr in

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or so says the jw's around me who heard it from someone who apparently "knows".

i'm no expert in the music of prince so perhaps someone else can tell me, does the songs of the wt sound similar to princes work?.

ToesUp

I've heard the Kingdom Songs. If Prince wrote those types of songs, he would be Broke/Bankrupt and not worth $300 Mil. What a crock!

The JW's are looking for their 15 minutes of fame. Just like Michael Jackson and Princess Diana, once they are gone for a while, everyone forgets about them. Sad but true!

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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH

by oppostate in

george cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.

caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.

he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.

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Pete Zahut

I like your Mom. She and I could be good friends. Love her responses to Bro. Crook (I mean Cook)! lol

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A Watchtower double standard: Rejection and the silent treatment.

by ScenicViewer in

a recent watchtower study article shows how bad it is to be rejected over religious beliefs when olga revealed that her husband was not speaking to her because she is a jehovah's witness.. 9 in south america, olga proved loyal to god by showing respect for her husband even under trying circumstances.

for years, he expressed annoyance at her for being one of jehovah’s witnesses.

he abused her emotionally, insulted her, refused to speak to her, and threatened to take the children and leave her.

ToesUp

I think the most frustrating thing is, the JW's just can't see what is right in front of them. They are so brainwashed!

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Being Positive around family that are still in.

by freddo in

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if you are a fader or you have reduced activity markedly - say resigned as a pioneer or an elder or ms or gone inactive and still have some relationship with your immediate family or spouse - how do you stay positive around them when you feel like shaking them out of their stupor but believe deep down it would be counter productive?.

thoughts from all most welcome..

ToesUp

Darkknight said it perfectly.

Sometimes I have to just walk away before I say too much or say anything at all. Like I have said before, saying anything is similar to banging your head on the wall.

We choose to go watch a beautiful sunset or take a walk rather than spending our time trying to reason with unreasonable people. We already wasted enough of our life. We refuse to waste any more.

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George Cook former DO, now just an elder at Prince's home congregation KH

by oppostate in

george cook, omg, george f'ing cook, whattttt!.

caption: elder george cook (right), one of the nine elders of the small 90-person congregation, said prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community and in groups.

he was very detail oriented and very eccentric.

ToesUp

They put him out to pasture. No longer any use to them. I loved how they used to tell me to reach out for a position (MS) and told me they would like to "use" me. There are several different definitions of the word "use."

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If Prince had an addiction to prescriptions drugs, it's a personal matter but if I want to grow a beard or attend college, it's not.

by ToesUp in

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interesting article i found about prince and the jw religion.

i guess they are trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.

i find it disturbing that the elder stated if prince had an addiction to prescription drugs, that is a personal matter but the hundreds of intrusive jw rules like going to college (not scriptural) and growing a beard (also not scriptural) are not also considered a personal choice.

ToesUp

"Just because one person did a bloodless hip surgery doesn't mean that everyone could. Medical situations vary from person to person. You never know what else he may have been dealing with that made bloodless surgery impossible."

Rebel8
My apologies, you are correct. I had a moment of past JW judgement (bad habits are hard to break). I DO NOT know what Prince was experiencing. It was NOT my place to judge him.
As "the world" says..."we all have our crosses to bear.

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If Prince had an addiction to prescriptions drugs, it's a personal matter but if I want to grow a beard or attend college, it's not.

by ToesUp in

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interesting article i found about prince and the jw religion.

i guess they are trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.

i find it disturbing that the elder stated if prince had an addiction to prescription drugs, that is a personal matter but the hundreds of intrusive jw rules like going to college (not scriptural) and growing a beard (also not scriptural) are not also considered a personal choice.

ToesUp

oppostate

No worries. I am always "happified" when others (especially JW ass*oles) are exposed. The CO's and former DO's usually are the biggest of ass*oles. Rock on!!!!

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If Prince had an addiction to prescriptions drugs, it's a personal matter but if I want to grow a beard or attend college, it's not.

by ToesUp in

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friends

interesting article i found about prince and the jw religion.

i guess they are trying to get their 15 minutes of fame.

i find it disturbing that the elder stated if prince had an addiction to prescription drugs, that is a personal matter but the hundreds of intrusive jw rules like going to college (not scriptural) and growing a beard (also not scriptural) are not also considered a personal choice.

ToesUp

We just had a family member have a bloodless surgery hip replacement. He is doing 100% better. He's just a middle class blue collar worker. Prince had more money than God and could have hired the best of the best doctors and paid in cash.