in the last year i made myself aware of wts.
then i resigned from elder, i stopped service , i stopped family study, but i'm still a formal jw.
my wife is still a convinced jw, and we often "discuss" (really sometime we scream a bit too much).
Greetings ancientofdays,
After spending some time here, it's obvious that many kids having that cult entrenched in their little minds, later grow up and leave on their own. Just spend time here and you'll see. I raised 3 boys in it and we're all out of it, including my wife. The statistics speak for themselves. As far as kids being raised and then staying it...... well, watchower is in a heap of pig doo doo.
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i have edited a few books.
i have proof-read a few books.
i have written many articles in college and university.
Greetings LL
Long long loooong WT paragraphs
I'd say another one of watchtowers surreptitious machinations of torture. Remember too, that we had to stay conscious through all that malarkey. It's a wonder we survived. The first things I'd do whenever we were about to study the WT, was see how many paragraphs we had to suffer through
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the megamillions in new jersey (where i work) and other states is up to u.s.$260,000,000.
got my ticket, my hopes and my dream.
i can't remember the reason why as a jw i was told it was wrong to participate in the lottery, bingo and other such games.
BA said it right. It's another of "mummy watchtower's" rules, that many, (not all, i've been to Vegas with a couple) of the drones follow, and allows them to think they are better than "wordly people."
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if jesus could find someone at work(matt 9:9; mark 1:16-21) and ask them to be a follower without having to go over 164,000 questions(just kidding a little bit) to see if they qualify to be a publisher of the good news, why do jw's do this?
the same for baptism; the ethiopian eunoch did not, according to scripture, go over a bunch of questions to be baptized, so why?
Greetings bonnzo,
So that after your baptised they can DF your ass if you fail to meet the watchtower edicts. They can, and have said, "you're the one that went over the questions, you weren't forced to get baptized." Plus they don't use Jesus as any kind of real example. they say they do, but they don't.
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i don't know what wether the watchtower is going to implode or the begining of ww3 is about to happen.
something big !.
but something makes me feel weird, not afraid but ready for it.. maybe it is the psyco in me..
I get this nagging feeling something big is about to happen ?
No worries mate. The 500 point drop in yesterdays stock market close is just a market correction. You'll feel better tomorrow. Alan Greenspan should keep his mouth shut. That nattering nabob of negatism is worst than Spiro Agnew.
I just bought some viagra and I got the same feeling.
Good one ! Ken P.
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this seems the epitome of "lacking natural affection".
can you imagine being a parent and not being interested in how your own children are doing?
and what about carrying it even further, having nothing to do with your grandchildren, just because the parents are disfellowshipped?
Greetings Paisley,
When JW parents shun their df'd children...and grandchildren.....
They should be bound, tied up, and left for dead.
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i'll start.. i'm fixin' file' chicken 'n sausage gumbo w/"cajun ice cream," a green salad and cheesy garlic bread.. crabby pants has already begun his "pre-mealtime throat clearings" from the kitchen aromas.. frannie.
We're having the same as IronClaw only with sauted peppers & onions. On the grill outside.
E.K. Popeyes? Oh to be south of D.C. Any Bojangles Chicken & Biscuit around you? We love fried chicken.
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ok, this clip was 30 min long, so i had to edit and cut out stuff.
we set it up on the tripod, and left for about 15-20 min.
then went down and talked to the orbs/dust/glitch/bugs.......(oh and infrared waves).
Greetings Buttlight,
Weird for sure. Flying ectoplasm.
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1. go to a second-hand store and buy a pair of men'sused size 14-16 work boots.2.
place them on your front porch, along with severalempty beer cans, a copy of guns & ammo magazine and several nra magazines.3.
put a few giant dog dishes next to the boots and magazine.4.
well gang, i have posted off and on here for several years now.
i have been to several apostafests and meetups, some i even organized.
i have met some truly wonderful people, and there has always been a sense of camraderie that i have felt.
Hey Dave,
I hope you attain whatever goal it is you're seeking. Any exposure that watchtower gets that sheds the bad light on it, it deserves, will be well received by many here, undoubtedly. Go for it!
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