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  Motherly Love, that "Unbreakable Bond"

  by Simon in

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  my father died a couple of months ago.

  he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.

  then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.

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  Wow simon that is really tough! Im sorry to hear that but glad you were able to reconnect with your father and brother !
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  Action Music (in movies) in the past VS the present

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  understanding action musicin the past vs the present______.

  in the golden and silver ages of hollywood, composers with classical, romantic era training created action music out of thematic (tuneful) motifs.

  these catchy 'tunes' were used as 'bricks' whilst the orchestral techniques of arranging and orchestration were the 'mortar' binding and building the overall structure towering above mere image+sound effects.the result gave an audience something i will call "an intellectual access" to onscreen "meaning" in the story.what's that?a "tune" is an organizing principle.a tune has a beginning, middle, and end.a tune "tells" us something.what remains is "the way it is spoken.

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  Some nice choices, td. The right stuff and starship troopers included. Here is a current movie with a GREAT musical score

  https://youtu.be/8VGJGXMUhmc
  
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  Nephew’s JW Fiancée Begins Conversion to Judaism Due to Passover Date

  by Rabbi Midge in

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  it’s been a while since i posted, but for those who remember, i came on here to get some information about jehovah’s witnesses because i have a nephew who was getting engaged to a girl who was a jehovah’s witness and, along with some other sites, i was recommended this one.. since then we’ve been busy with passover and jehovah’s witnesses have had something they call the memorial of christ’s death (i believe i have that right).

  this clashing of the two observances apparently did more for this girl than anything else i ever saw in our months of conversations with her.. respectfully, jews do not proselytize.

  these are people who, of their own desire, “join the tribe” after some years of study and practice--something this girl has just begun to do.

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  _Morpheus

  Let me guess:

  I have shut off my email connection with this site. I cannot read your further replies to me, nor will I. I am not coming back to post ever again or read any further replies because you people are not tolerant and some are just having sport with my words. You judge all religion by your limited experience with the Jehovah's Witnesses, and so Jews get the same treatment too.
  I am sure ego will keep some of you answering back to me in further replies, but I won't be reading. That will show how badly and ridiculously ego has overtaken some of you. Who are you replying to? Not me. I am leaving, not in a huff, but because apparently some Jehovah's Witnesses are just as hard to deal with in and outside their religion. And the world doesn't like Jehovah's Witnesses,

  So this time your really really really leaving... right?
  
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  interview with an apostate- morpheus

  by _Morpheus in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i saw simons thread and the "interview" series of threads that came from it i really enjoyed reading the life stories of those that shared.

  a bump for newer people seems like a good idea and i figured i would add mine as well.

  again, thanks to simon for the concept of a guided interview thread and the template.. tell us a little about yourself and your family.. hmmm... easy question, hard answer.

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  😂😂 well played nick . Well played.

  @humbled- yea i remember all to well as a faithful jw thinking all apostates were raving lunatics and you only need to see one or two bad examples to reinforce it and it becomes written in stone.

  I would say that the reality is most who choose to leave are far from the odd ball raving loon you may see. We left for a principled reason. Be it ever changing doctrine in my case, or child abuse or the pharisaical rules or anyone of the dozens of reason people have cited, there is almost always a well thought out reason. The price for leaving is high and few pay it out of some mental imbalance or the oportunity to foaming at the mouth apostates. The org refuses to let anyone have a voice and they are bleeding people as a result.
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  Nephew’s JW Fiancée Begins Conversion to Judaism Due to Passover Date

  by Rabbi Midge in

  1. jw
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  it’s been a while since i posted, but for those who remember, i came on here to get some information about jehovah’s witnesses because i have a nephew who was getting engaged to a girl who was a jehovah’s witness and, along with some other sites, i was recommended this one.. since then we’ve been busy with passover and jehovah’s witnesses have had something they call the memorial of christ’s death (i believe i have that right).

  this clashing of the two observances apparently did more for this girl than anything else i ever saw in our months of conversations with her.. respectfully, jews do not proselytize.

  these are people who, of their own desire, “join the tribe” after some years of study and practice--something this girl has just begun to do.

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  Sigh.... and there we have it. Troll.
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  2018 Convention movie: Jonah.... oh my god it's bad......!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, once again the society has produced a cringe-worthy, spew-inducing piece of "cinema".. i don't recognise this religion anymore...... enjoy this review:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0tovqkfem.

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  Simon, i wont provoke anything more i just found it hilarious that she has now three times stormed off in a huff vowing to not come back, the when she does she has some wild story about someone “calling” her to come make a post on the forum... she had to say it was a phone call because she claimed to be shutting down the email associated with this forum in the post i quoted above.

  And you nailed it when you said if someone dosent agree they are persecuting her.

  I will leave it alone from here out, its not the point of the thread anyway... honestly, for whatever its worth, i enjoyed your thoughts on the book Jonah, midge. I never considered it in the light you suggested but it makes a certain sense.

  *edit* just followed simons link.... midge has turned out to be a genuine troll. Alas!
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  2018 Convention movie: Jonah.... oh my god it's bad......!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, once again the society has produced a cringe-worthy, spew-inducing piece of "cinema".. i don't recognise this religion anymore...... enjoy this review:.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0tovqkfem.

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  _Morpheus

  Oh my we have a new poster... welcome rabbi midge! We had a poster who used a very similar name and avatar, but she left, forever, or so she said.

  I have shut off my email connection with this site. I cannot read your further replies to me, nor will I. I am not coming back to post ever again or read any further replies because you people are not tolerant and some are just having sport with my words. You judge all religion by your limited experience with the Jehovah's Witnesses, and so Jews get the same treatment too.
  I am sure ego will keep some of you answering back to me in further replies, but I won't be reading. That will show how badly and ridiculously ego has overtaken some of you. Who are you replying to? Not me. I am leaving, not in a huff, but because apparently some Jehovah's Witnesses are just as hard to deal with in and outside their religion. And the world doesn't like Jehovah's Witnesses,

  
  

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5538262266413056/nephews-jw-fiancee-begins-conversion-judaism-due-passover-date?page=4

  
  

  
  
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  Interview With An Apostate: Pale.Emperor

  by pale.emperor in

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  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. 33yp guy from liverpool, england.

  2nd generation, born in.

  baptized at 19, left age 31. divorced with a 4yo daughter.

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  _Morpheus

  Really enjoyed that pale! Ive heard bits and pieces along the way, now i see a more complete pic:) Glad you chimmed in
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  Interview with an Apostate: Nic-MightyV8

  by MightyV8 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  tell us a little about yourself and your family.. male, single, 62 yrs old.

  adult adhd.

  married in victoria moved back to western australia to start our lives far away from her parents as possible.. two kids, son 37 yrs old, daughter 34. both are married and still jws.

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  _Morpheus

  Wow another great story, thank you for taking the time v8! As an aside you are a txt book lurker- you read everything but dont often post. Feel free to jump in ;)
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  Interview With an Apostate: Charonsdog

  by charonsdog in

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  2. experiences

  they raised my two younger brothers and me in the “truth”, and convinced some of their own siblings to join as well.

  i married pretty early, raised two of my own in the “truth”, sad to say.

  my parents are still in.

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  _Morpheus

  Man, you paid a heavy price. I enjoyed reading your story, thank you for sharing!