Posts by stan livedeath

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Dreading the memorial

by Isambard Crater in

hey.

does anyone else dread attending (in person or on zoom) the memorial months in advance?.

literally as soon as new year hits, i feel sick and super anxious, and i've realised it's because of the memorial, which i only attend because of family, who kinda tell me the reason they have bad health is cuz i left the jw sevel years ago..

stan livedeath

I fail to see why going through this charade once a year simply to please others would make you feel like this.

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why are we interested in what is going on in the JW

by enoughisenough in

for the most of us, we have left the jws...and even though we are no longer jw, many of us are still interested in their beliefs, doctrines and practices as currently practiced.

i was trying to sort out in my mind why i still care about what they are doing.

i think the answer to that is a hope that something will develop in the jws that will wake up a lot of others, and selfishly, a lot of my friends.

stan livedeath

i resigned 50 years ago.

I only discovered this online XJW thing in about 2010, when i found out my son had been d/f'd and wanted to try to find him after some 25 years of estrangement.

i have no interest whatsoever in anything involving god/ bible/ jesus or any discussion on here involving the same. But i am interested in any new trend which could lead to the end of this hateful cult.

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Stress of Going to a Summer Convention

by LostintheFog1999 in

spotted this picture on a friend's page, he was highlighting the mental health issue.

however,we thought the magazine on stress was deliberately placed in the summer months because for any jw going to a convention, paying high season hotel rates for themselves or their whole family to stay near the convention centre, fighting coworkers and managers to get the time off work, travelling expenses, buying their own meals for the family, buying new shiny suits and dresses to impress (particularly if you have teenage girls who are looking for their prince), and more.... by the time they come home again and straight away back to work, their nerves will be so frazzled that their stress levels will have sky rocketed!.

as brother elder says to them, "don't worry.

stan livedeath

What they wanted you to wear your badges in public even after the convention for the day was over.

do they still have assembly badges ? What an opportunity--PIMO's could accidentally put their badges on upside down.

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JW words ph rases I don't recall seeing in the Bible

by enoughisenough in

i was trying to think of some common jw words and phrases i don't think are in the bible .. new world order new system spiritual israel governing body channel of communication organization reporting time pioneer aux pioneer circuit overseer kingdom hall circuit assembly district convention....,maybe you can think of something to add if you are inclined..

stan livedeath

magazines

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Stress of Going to a Summer Convention

by LostintheFog1999 in

spotted this picture on a friend's page, he was highlighting the mental health issue.

however,we thought the magazine on stress was deliberately placed in the summer months because for any jw going to a convention, paying high season hotel rates for themselves or their whole family to stay near the convention centre, fighting coworkers and managers to get the time off work, travelling expenses, buying their own meals for the family, buying new shiny suits and dresses to impress (particularly if you have teenage girls who are looking for their prince), and more.... by the time they come home again and straight away back to work, their nerves will be so frazzled that their stress levels will have sky rocketed!.

as brother elder says to them, "don't worry.

stan livedeath

As a teenager i liked going to the big assemblies--not with parents--no way ! Camping with my pals---eyeing up the girls and getting pissed.-

Then i ended up married to a born in ball breaker--and assemblies meant sitting on my ass all day attending the sessions--bored stiff and wanting a beer.

The final assembly for me was a big one at the old Wembley stadium London UK--it rained non stop and we went home early. Never again.

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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body

by WingCommander in

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friends

this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

this is not a joke.

anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!

stan livedeath

And by the way, one of them DID come from Service dept. - Fleegle.

i thought he came from the farm !
Sounds like an implement used on sheep.

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JWs mental health

by Hellothere in

do they have any kind of mental health arrangements at bethel?

i mean to help jws with mental problems.

like a psychiatric.

stan livedeath

if you think you have a mental health problem...just talk it over with your window cleaner.

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Being embarrassed by a JW when you were a JW

by punkofnice in

i was out on the ministry(tm) in the 1980's when i was pie-on-earring.

i was only a lowly publisher(tm) being coached by a rather odd elder(tm).. one of the publications(tm) had recently mentioned japan and the growth(tm) of jws there.. the elder(tm), brother(tm) i was with offered the magazines(tm) to the householder(tm).. then he stated, 'there are (gave the reported numbers at the time.

i can't remember the number he stated), jehovah's witnesses(tm) in japan.'.

stan livedeath

LHG

The most embarrassing thing for me was--public prayer. Imagine having to stand in front of the congregation and praying out loud--making it up as you speak. You lucky sisters were spared that humiliation.

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