Posts by mikeypants

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Where are you from?

by BeautifulMind in

jw
friends

i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.

but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.

i currently live in georgia, usa.

i haven't seen this article before but i apologize if this has been discussed.. i decided to download a bunch of jw literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition.

it was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

if you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it.

mikeypants

@wifibandit

Thanks for linking the document!

@loislane

It's funny to read this stuff now but I can imagine all the lives ruined due to this sort of thing. It sickens me to know millions of people follow these guys, including my wife. Only thing I can do is keep my daughter from being sucked in.

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Don't preach, sell books.

by mikeypants in

i haven't seen this article before but i apologize if this has been discussed.. i decided to download a bunch of jw literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition.

it was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

if you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it.

mikeypants

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Don't preach, sell books.

by mikeypants in

i haven't seen this article before but i apologize if this has been discussed.. i decided to download a bunch of jw literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition.

it was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

if you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it.

mikeypants

I haven't seen this article before but I apologize if this has been discussed.

I decided to download a bunch of JW literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition. It was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

If you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it. But I wanted to share the part that grabbed my attention and provided me a laugh. They sum up the bulletin with suggestions on how to sell the most crap. Its a combo of the Ministry School book and the KM, where they have examples for preaching and such. You know, where you say this if the householder says this and so on.

Here's a few paragraphs I loved.

"Here offer them the books and state the price and tell them how helpful they be in their bible studies, also tell them how many you are selling to your neighbors. Try to get them to buy, but don't let them say no. Watch their lips, and if they don't show signs of buying, start to canvass again, using these questions...

If they don't buy yet, show them another question or two; try to close the sale.

If they simply won't buy, look for someone else. Don't spend too much time with any one, and don't preach-sell books. If you want to preach, rent a hall. "

Anyway, that last line made me laugh.

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Meaningful Study

by Awake at last in

i never thought i would be commenting, let alone starting a new topic in the category of bible research and study.

anyone reading my comments on this site would have realised that i am the most unspiritual person to have ever stepped foot inside a kh.

yet for the first time in my life, on saturday night, i did some meaningful bible study/research, on my own without a wtbts publication in sight, except the nwt bible.

mikeypants

Billy, that video is hilarious. I'm watching it at the gym and almost fell off the treadmill. That opening song was one I always thought was so funny. Thanks for laugh!

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troll_R_stupid

by Coded Logic in

a guide to getting people to take you seriously - 10 tips for all you dummies.

) do your best to insult everyone's intelligence and upset them as much as possible.

personal attacks are especially effective at getting people on your side..

mikeypants

Don't call me a dummy! YOUR a dummy! Dummy head! Lol. JK!

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Canada branch visit March 21-22, 2015.

by wifibandit in

full set: http://imgur.com/a/ablie.

pdf: https://mega.co.nz/#!gxc0wyct use key:osv-jurzqa8_i7-fpqpiu2kfumx-2uozpoyqevvhvdm.

sample:.

mikeypants

Ours was 3 hours...no fair.

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What is the biggest regret or source of resentment because of being a Jehovahs Witness?

by stuckinarut2 in

i'm sure we could all write long paragraphs about this question, but in a few words, what is your biggest regret, or frustration in life due to being a witness?.

what missed opportunities did it cost you?

.

mikeypants

Sports in school. I was pretty good and wish I would have been allowed to play.

28

1st POST: A romance with a JW

by myangelface in

i am not a jw ...however i began having bible studies (i d call them watchtower studies).

i was beginning to get lured in and brainwashed into accepting the religion as the true religion...but something inside of me told me there was something odd.

some time passes and i was invited to a meeting and i accepted.

mikeypants

"What helped me was me beauty"

I lost interest after that.

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Hi! Long time lurker finally signing up!

by LosingMyReligion in

jw
friends

ok, so the time has finally come to register an account on this site.

not that i think i have much to contribute to the discussions here, but more out of a desire to show that yet another person has learned ttatt.

i am a fader, not discussing ttatt with anyone as i know the inevitable outcome it would have.

mikeypants

Welcome to the site. I joined a few months ago and am currently inactive as well, wife still is a dubya though. I understand what you said about this site, at first glance ( and depending on the chance of the post) one could mistake this place as a crazed apostate site. While that definitely does exist in some postings, I find the vast majority of items pose some real "food for thought", as the dubyas love to say.

Anyway, just wanted to say welcome and I look forward to perhaps hearing of some of your experiences.