Posts by AngelofMuZiC

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THE MASTER OF DECEPTION

by You Know in

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this is a piece i posted on h20 some time ago.

it was so well-recieved at the time that i thought i would repost it here for your enjoyment.. ______________________________________________________________________.

the uninitiated reader of course naturally assumes that satan would be the master of deception, but in actuality, while he is the malevolent arch-deceiver, jehovah is actually the master.

I thought that your post was most interesting. It has given me a new window to look through as I debate with myself on this subject. But I am curious to know some things....
Do you think that the WTS is part of God's Master plan of deception, they all or in part being decieved, or do you believe that the WTS is God's chosen organization?
If they are unknowingly helping God carry out this deception, and they themselves are the decieved ones (along at least 6 billion other people), then who are the 'chosen ones'? How do you know you are a 'chosen one'? Just interested and curious. Don't worry....I'm not about to blast you or anything, because I think you may acutally have some valid points.

My Regards,
Joanne
ps-Was it you that said that you 'like sitting on the fence because it has the best view.'

44

Your alternative choice of music at the KH is ????

by alliwannadoislive in

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oh ... sitting there ... waiting for the interminable end of the dreary and elongated rambling of someone with no public speaking skills at all ... please end ... anything to break this monotony is welcome ... even singing about 'christian youths' would be more welcome ... music pllllllease ... ahah 'now brothers, we will move into the service meeting with song number 47' ... and out blares ... guns'n'roses 'black leather' .... what cd would you like to sneak in there huh ?

AngelofMuZiC

"The God That Failed"-Metallica
"What If"-Creed
"Baba" and "Sympathetic Character"-Alanis Morrisette
"Sweet Transvestite"-Tim Curry for Rocky Horror Picture Show
These are my picks...I really wonder though, what the expressions on faces would be if "Sweet Transvestite" came blaring over the speakers? Would they laugh, would their faces turn red? I know I would torn between laughing and singing.

My Musical Regards,
Joanne

15

Timewasting guide to Field Service.

by philo in

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here's my list of experiences and comments about time-wasting on dub field ministry.

it's a bit raw; sorry i haven't prosed it up.. -------------------------------------------------------------.

taking a personal interest in the householder.

AngelofMuZiC

WOW!!! I remember those days now like it was yesterday, and I find myself laughing at some of the silly things I used to do to waste time. And how we always stopped to get something to drink, which usually ended up with me buying the whole Wawa or 7-E to eat in the car. An "adult" in the front would ask me to go on a Rv, but then they would see that I was eating, and I would applogize and say that I had a bad stomach ache because I didn't have time for breakfast. They felt sympatheic, and took someone else. Evey single time I knocked on a door, I hoped that they were not home. I usually lied on my time reports. Like I added an extra 5 or 6 hours, and 3 books, 4 brochures, 6 tracts, 3 sets of mags. "Well, I give these to my schoolmates" "Oh, well Joanne you are such a good example at school." What was I really doing? Skipping class to smoke cannibis at the park across the street! I had them fooled for awhile, but then that just got boring.

My Regards,
Joanne

57

What's your favorite line from a movie?

by Isis in

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friends

...or least favorite?.

just for fun of course.. i just posted on the top 10 movies to take on a desert island and it had me wonder.. anyways....as to my favorite:.

"there is no spoon.

AngelofMuZiC

From Ever After: the evil robber guy has Danielle shackled and tries to force himself on her. She pickes up two swords and says :
"You WILL maintain your distance sir, or I will slit you from
navel-to nose."

From Spaceballs:
Hi, my name's MOG. Half man, Half dog. I'm my own best friend."
From Rush Hour:
Chris Tucker to Jackie Chan-"I'm Michael Jackson, You Tito."
Jackie Chan to bartender-"Waasup, my nig-ga?"

9

Advice From an MS

by BoozeRunner in

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reading some posts tonite made me think of some advice i was given by a ms one day.. at the kh one sunday, i had genuinely asked brother g. how he was feeling.

i knew he had health problems and could see he was kind of uncomfortable.

he replied that his blood pressure had been high, and he was feeling the effects of it.. he then went on to explain that he rarely goes into detail because most brothers and sisters dont want to hear a persons problems.

AngelofMuZiC

Such horrible truth.

8

I Have a Dream - for ex-JWs

by Amazing in

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friends

the following is taken directly from the closing of the speech given by dr. maring luther king, jr. 38 eight years ago on august 28, 1963, "i have a dream".

in a future post, i will injected some respectfully intended comments after his thoughts because of the irony of his references and how they relate to ex-jws.. "and so let freedom ring ... and when this happens, when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of god's children, black men and white men, jews and gentiles, protestants and catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, "free at last, free at last.

thank god almighty, we are free at last.".

AngelofMuZiC

I hate to inform you all, but as soylibre pointed out, the proper gramatical term would be mice. It is not mices or mouses, because mice, all by it's little self, is already a plural term.

9

when will they announce my DA?

by Sarah in

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how quickly do they announce a da?

it was last friday when my husband and i da'd ourselves.

this was just a verbal statement, i am not wasting a piece of paper and a stamp, just to tell them the same thing all over again.

AngelofMuZiC

CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!

My Regards,
Joanne

15

regret my "former" life as a Witness

by Richie in

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disassociating yourself slowly or quickly is a matter of perspective; think about it: you lose either way, i.e.

the witnesses will treat you like you've become part of the "bodysnatchers" of the world and no matter how you rationalize it, there is no honorable way out in the eyes of the witnesses.. i was df'd about 1.5 years ago (as they said that i left the organization so it was entirely my fault, but little do they know that their organization left me, as i appealed the gb's decision), and the sudden break-off of family and friends in the truth is always devastating to say the least - it's an emotional explosion which in your wildest dreams would normally never ever happen....i can now understand what death means, at least in the beginning....yes i was dead though living - even though when i went back to the meetings afterwards, i could feel the lonely emptiness, the non-existence of myself.

yet when by accident i would be gazing straight into the eyes of one of my (former) friends, he would just stare past me as if i didn't exist at all even though i attempted to smile at him in indicating respect to him....how convenient for them to ignore a fellow friend and instead make me feel like the lowest person on earth - but then..of course they were taught to respond in this manner to anyone who is df'd.... then i though to myself...what would happen when eventually i would be re-instated: yes, then after the announcement most would want to see me at the end of the meeting all happy and oh so loving and wanting to be my best friend all over again - in a heartbeat they'll change from zombies to angelic like mortal creatures of love.... for this very reason i cannot return to the meetings in the hope of wanting to be re-instated and have this hypocrisy again heaped upon me like tentacles.

AngelofMuZiC

I couldn't agree more Richie. It is important for all of us to lend a helping hand and a listening ear to one another, to give encouragement and strength. It is hard for others to understand our nature, because our background is so very different from the norm, and even the not so norm. We have lived with guilt and mind control, which, especially for those of us who 'grew up' with the 'truth', has molded and shaped most of our present day behavior. You may find yourself struggling to get rid of old ideas and opinions ingrained in you by the WTS...I know I do. There have been times where I have said or done things, without understanding why, until I analyzed the situation, coming to the realization that it stemmed from the teachings that I had accepted as pure and total truth. Just remember we are here to help.

Sincerely,
Joanne

75

Oh May We Ever Live Up To Our Chosen Name!

by Englishman in

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there are some really weird and interesting names on this site.

just out of interest, lets swap details of how we selected our chosen "stage name", it could be fun!.

i chose "englishman" when i first started to lurk at h20.

AngelofMuZiC

This name of mine stems from a famous Broadway musical, The Phantom of the Opera, my favorite play of all!!! Christine, the damsel in distress calls her teacher, the Phantom, Angel of Music. I love Chrisitne's voice, and I have practiced long and hard to try to match it. One day, an ex-boyfriend heard me singing the song with this reference, and told me that I was his Angel of Music, because he loved the way I sang. I rather liked that compliment, and so I decided to call myself that, though I ditched the boyfriend. Too immature.

My Regards,
Joanne

15

regret my "former" life as a Witness

by Richie in

jw
friends

disassociating yourself slowly or quickly is a matter of perspective; think about it: you lose either way, i.e.

the witnesses will treat you like you've become part of the "bodysnatchers" of the world and no matter how you rationalize it, there is no honorable way out in the eyes of the witnesses.. i was df'd about 1.5 years ago (as they said that i left the organization so it was entirely my fault, but little do they know that their organization left me, as i appealed the gb's decision), and the sudden break-off of family and friends in the truth is always devastating to say the least - it's an emotional explosion which in your wildest dreams would normally never ever happen....i can now understand what death means, at least in the beginning....yes i was dead though living - even though when i went back to the meetings afterwards, i could feel the lonely emptiness, the non-existence of myself.

yet when by accident i would be gazing straight into the eyes of one of my (former) friends, he would just stare past me as if i didn't exist at all even though i attempted to smile at him in indicating respect to him....how convenient for them to ignore a fellow friend and instead make me feel like the lowest person on earth - but then..of course they were taught to respond in this manner to anyone who is df'd.... then i though to myself...what would happen when eventually i would be re-instated: yes, then after the announcement most would want to see me at the end of the meeting all happy and oh so loving and wanting to be my best friend all over again - in a heartbeat they'll change from zombies to angelic like mortal creatures of love.... for this very reason i cannot return to the meetings in the hope of wanting to be re-instated and have this hypocrisy again heaped upon me like tentacles.

AngelofMuZiC

Dearest Richie,

I must tell you that I found your story incredibly touching, yet heartbreaking. I almost wanted to cry reading it. I understand what you mean concerning the non-existence. Just yesterday, my mother (who is still a member) and I were walking into the grocery store. A witness woman, who at one time was a very dear friend said hello to my mother, and I looked at her. She looked right past me. My mother said to me, "say hello", thinking that maybe this woman would have a little compassion towards me and remember that I am still a human being. The woman coldly and rudly stated, "You KNOW that I cannot speak to her, so why are you telling her to say hello? What were you thinking?" My mother had a look of complete shock on her face, and ignored the woman, following me into the store. She told me she felt like crying, but then said, "don't worry dear. when the end comes, I have a feeling that a lot of people won't make it." I wanted to run after the woman and beat her senseless for being so cruel and heartless, especially in front of my mother. Anyway, thank you for sharing your story.

My Deepest Regards,
Joanne