Posts by boa

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Internet...the best revenge against the Watchtower

by DevonMcBride in

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for over 100 years the watchtower was used to getting their way.

they had complete control over their faithful members and those who left had no voice to speak out.

the law was on their side protecting their teachings.

boa

Heh heh....I chuckle cuz I have a possibly soon-to-be exjw at my house this very day - he's thiiiiiiis close to breakin' out.
I didn't see any q's for this thread, so I'll simply add a bit of a story to the Internet being the best revenge against the Watchtower......

I don't really consider myself 'against' the Watchtower but arriving one day at this site WAS the key needed to help me leave the borg and getting deassimilated.

Wifee also able to exit together with me due to information received here and through Franz' books and subsequently the courage to act on it.

I have several friends and a few family members heading out bit by bit due to all of the above.

boa

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The good way to be a Jehovahs Witness

by ball. in

did anyone know witness families who were seemingly able to juggle getting a good education and career while maintaining good standing and even high positions in the congregation.

while from the platform, encouraging ones to pioneer from school (like i did), they themselves would be leading a completely acceptable double life, encouraging their children in their careers.

some people were better at that kind of double life than others.

boa

great thread ball.....and Yes, I know of several who straddled the fence perfectly. They remained 'faithful', 'active', and even had 'privileges' such as the father eventually making elder.

The common component was

This might be controversial but I think that factor often co-related to wealthy witness families.

MONEY. They had lots, made lots, and spent lots. Their kids would never have to worry even if they did some pioneering. The people I knew 'witnessed' through business contacts thus reducing the amount of time to have to do the 'humbling' door-to-door work. The mother of this family hated meetings and service but was able to play the game anyway and live a good life. They were always looked at out of the corner of the eye by their less wealthy brethren but what the hell would they care about that!

Welcome to JWD Jasmine!

boa

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What Proof Is there that Jehovah Selected them in 1918?

by VM44 in

the watchtower bases its authority on the claim jehovah made an inspection of christianity around the years 1918/1919 and selected the bible students (now jehovah's witnesses).

ok....but other than making this claim (over and over and over again!

) what proof does the wt present that they were indeed selected?

boa

The Watchtower bases its authority on the claim Jehovah made an inspection of Christianity around the years 1918/1919 and selected the Bible Students (now Jehovah's Witnesses).

Authority authschmority....'claim' being the keyword they (cults, scheisters) all use to say 'we are the truth'

OK....But other than making this claim (over and over and over again!) what proof does the WT present that they were indeed selected?

Webster New Dictionary: proof, n. something which proves; test or demonstration; a. of proved strength; giving impenetrable defense against. <----- heh heh, that could be used to blow away most unique jw doctrines!

Nope, they didn't do this either. They use some not overly clever arguments no one is allowed to question maybe, but no proof. Once you know what Rutherford was up to in taking over after Russell, the whole 1918/1919 doctrine reason d'etre becomes quite clear - POWER!

They are not clear in presenting any evidence that they were selected, or that even any selection occurred at all!

Yup, you got it.

Their claims are merely made up, improvable statements! Fantasies!

Yup, this is the game and fantasies are what many people want whether jw or not.

boa...feeling quite cynical right now.

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I am new to the board

by Pinned Blouse in

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hello everyone, i am new to this discussion board.

my name is pinned blouse because once i was wrongly df'd and i no longer attended the meetings, i noticed all my blouses had pin holes in them where i fastened safety pins in them to make sure i was always "modest" lol.

mind you i do not have large boobies but i did not want to "tempt" the brothers.. .

boa

allo pinned blouse.....

terribly sorry to hear about your brother, please stick around here - we are here for you!

And....WELCOME to JWD!

boa....

ps...you have nothing to fear showing a little cleavage around me...I'm an ASS man! Female booty in all its beauty!

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2004 District Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses

by jwnews in

2004 district conventions of jehovah's witnesses

this summer jehovah's witnesses will host 211 conventions in 63 cities in the contiguous united states.

the public is invited to attend any of these three-day events, which will feature free bible-based presentations under the theme "walk with god.

boa

This summer Jehovah's Witnesses will host 211 conventions in 63 cities in the contiguous United States.

I just knew Alaska and Hawaii didn't really matter to US convention stats!

The public is invited to attend any of these three-day events, which will feature free Bible-based presentations under the theme "Walk With God."

The public invite doesn't include 'postates or happily df'd/da'd ones (or danny hazzard either lol) The....barf....loosely and rarely 'bible-based' presentations have to be free so anyone will attend and even then jws still won't tip at the hotels and restaurants!

The sessions promise to be interesting and informative for all in attendance.

Heh heh heh....need I say more. This is classic crap speaking for 'all'. The last few years attending were painful, a waste of time, boring and most uninformative. The best part was all the hotties during the lunchbreak - the one good thing about the convention being in the summer. Thank God for campers so I could get a little post-lunch shut-eye!

boa.....k, so I'm feeling a tad cynical right now....sheesh

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JWD is the top rated site

by Big Tex in

here are the updated alexa ratings.

jwd is the top rated christianity site as well as the busiest jw site.

i'm very proud of the fact that lambs roar is the second busiest site in both categories.

boa

Wow! Congrats to Simon, Ang and all the others who make this the lifesaving 'ark' that it (usually) is.

The thing I really appreciate about this site is that it isn't all about its founder unlike the cult of e-watchman and that closed and controlled environment over there.

Hope it all keeps on as long as possible....

boa...

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1989 JW Brochure - slightly humble approach

by ball. in

just one quote from the brochure which appears on the 2001 cd watchtower library, what do you notice...?.

jehovah?s witnesses are interested in you and your welfare.

they want to be your friends and to tell you more about themselves, their beliefs, their organization, and how they feel about people and the world in which all of us live.

boa

It must of been opposite day when they wrote those paragraphs....

On just such a day last week I went around telling my wife 'I HATE SEX' dear!

She didn't fall for it and as regards the above.....neither will I

boa

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This Is How They Do it . . .

by Corvin in

*** w86 3/15 pp.

19-20 allow no place for the devil!

14 finally, we might consider what the society has published in the past on chronology.

boa

I bought into it (actually born into it heh heh)

I saw how the market for it no longer exists, so...

I sold all my shares in it...

boa

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Convention Time!! Tis the season for your butt to fall asleep

by Nosferatu in

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friends

so, who's going to the convention this year?

are you going to attend all of it?

the last year i went to the convention, i only went for one day.

boa

So, who's going to the Convention this year?

Not me - public puking is not polite or pleasant.

Are you going to attend all of it?

Not me - public puking is not polite or pleasant, even a little bit.

Some of it?

See above.

What are you going to do there?

Wellllll, k, I work not far from where it will take place, so I may do a drive-by on the friday sessions just to remind myself of all the good reasons why I'm not going. Like, a day off of work for instance lol.

The last year I went to the convention, I only went for one day.

Last year I skipped a shyteload of talks by lunch-naps in the camper, and driving around town with the lil' one who was restless. Went to a workmates place and had ice tea as well. Now if they had these darn things in a theatre with soft, reclining seats, I might just find some time to go and 'catch up'.....heh heh...on some beauty sleep. boa

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My 1,000th post!!!!! Youppieee!!!!

by acsot in

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as i mentioned last night at our mini-apostafest supper, my posting rate is like my car mileage - i've had the car 4 years and don't even have 30,000 kilometres on it yet.. now i have 1,000 posts and it took ages to get here!

i don't know how some of you do it, i mean, 10,000 posts is like trying to reach the end of the universe without warp speed!.

another of life's goals reached

boa

congrats ascot on your graduation to jedeye mister!

boa....of the jealous of 1000-poster klass