Posts by HappyDad

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Literature carts being used in Bonita Springs, Florida now.

by HappyDad in

i wondered when it would happen!

twice this past week, they have had the cart set up at the end of the kh property on the main road.

the two people with it were sitting about 100 feet back, in the shade of a tree.

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cognac....no...didn't say anything since I was just driving by to do another little thing in my life other than JW stuff. It's been about 14 years since I last engaged in bothering people by knocking on their door (very lightly by the way).lol

freemindfade....I worked with an elderly Rutherford era sister back in the 1970's who was originally from eastern Europe and still didn't master English. At the door, all she would say was "Watchtower...you take!" Boy did I hate being paired up with her.

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Literature carts being used in Bonita Springs, Florida now.

by HappyDad in

i wondered when it would happen!

twice this past week, they have had the cart set up at the end of the kh property on the main road.

the two people with it were sitting about 100 feet back, in the shade of a tree.

HappyDad

I wondered when it would happen! Twice this past week, they have had the cart set up at the end of the KH property on the main road. The two people with it were sitting about 100 feet back, in the shade of a tree. Today about 20 minutes ago, I saw them set up at the city park. The cart is on the sidewalk and three people are sitting in the shade of a covered pavilion about 50 feet away. I guess it is the same all over the world where these are being used. Don't approach anyone, just count your time. What a WASTE of time! Then again, the door to door ministry was a WASTE of time also.

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New David Splane Video: No 1900 Year Faithful Slave

by FusionTheism in

governing body member david splane has a new video on tv.jw.org where he talks about all the horrible things committed by martin luther and the protestant reformers.. his conclusion is that there has been no faithful and discreet slave on the earth during the past 1900 years (before 1919 i guess.).

he also says that maybe there were a few anointed on earth, maybe not.. he did add an interesting statement that he doesn't condemn the other churches just for misunderstanding the bible because the society has done that.. another odd point, was that he actually mentioned catholic missionary work in a somewhat positive light, while totally condemning the reformation views on predestination..

HappyDad

After way too many years(decades) of believing the GB, It seems that they have become apologetic to a point. They will never admit the extent of the harm their policies have wreaked on the sheeples but these days they have no choice but to admit to a very small responsibility of making wrong statements.

In plain words........they want to appear sincere and cover their asses. As religion goes.....they don't have any more clue as to what's happening as the fundamentalist's belief that Jesus is about to come again. As my late father in law use to say......they are like the cat......full of wind piss and vinegar. I don't have a clue to what that ever meant but probably they are full of themselves.

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Now Even JW Men Are Going To Die At The Big A

by OneFingerSalute in

so this weekend there was a part about not following jesus at a distance.

the speaker made a big point of stating that any baptized jw male who was not either appointed ms/elder, or at the very least "reaching out" actively, was in fact following jesus at a distance.

he said that the only way to live through the big a was to follow jesus closely.

HappyDad

I still can't believe I bought into the WT bullshit for over 30 years. Here I am 68 years old and happier than ever that I got the balls to walk away and salute them with my middle finger. Mental, emotional, psychological, and physical freedom is greater than winning the lottery (of course I would love to win the lottery and have no money worries).

If you read my early posts, you will see that I was quite screwed up. Went through the "born again" experience" and was nasty to some posters. Now I am very mellow in my life of just being me. Don't quite know what I believe today but that is ok because I am happy. This JW religion is more than screwed (I prefer to use the F word but am trying to be nice) up.

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Writing Department Interview on "The Generation."

by cappytan in

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a member of the writing department was gracious enough to allow me to interview him about the "overlapping generation" doctrine.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eo1o5qmagu.

HappyDad

Ohhhhhhhh yeah! I haven't had such a good laugh in a long time. Keep them coming.

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Average Age of this Forum?

by Garrett in

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heyo!.

i'm quite interested in knowing the average age of those of us who use this forum.

i made a quick strawpoll that you can find at the following link: http://strawpoll.me/4340636 just pick an age and click "vote" if you wish to participate.. admins: if this breaks any rules, i apologize in advance..

HappyDad

Signed on to this forum in 2004 when I was 57. Now I' m 68 and don't post as much as I used to but still log on every day to see what is new with the cult.

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My Last thoughts in Field Service Before the Elderly Man Shat Himself and Pissed his pants in My New Car!

by PokerPlayerPhil in

debating this was going to be the last day in field service was not hard after dealing with a nasty mess because i was grouped with the misfits of the kingdom hall!

i was reading this website on my phone while something started to stink in my car and one of the weird kids nobody wanted to work with yelled "hey, you leaking all over my seat, he was freaked out too!

" the older, retired elder, his pioneer daughter had forgotten to put his depends on and that became my problem.

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I guess the worst bodily function experience for me was in the late 1970's. Had an elderly brother in the car group (my car) who everyone loved. He was in his 80's and grew up as a sharecroppers son in the south. He had to use a catheter and bag for his urine and as we stopped in front of a house in a nice upper middle class neighborhood, he said he needed to empty it. I wanted to take him to a nearby gas station but he said he'd just empty it there. Sure enough he opened the door and dumped it right on the street. I didn't know what to do but it was too late. I hoping no one saw him and would call the cops. Me and the other brothers my age had a good laugh about it later.

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Who are the people in JW TV videos?

by HappyDad in

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out of curiosity, i have caught a glimpse or two of the "drama" style videos.

are the ones in these televised "dramas" jw's or did they hire actors for the job?

i can't see the average jw being able to do acting as good (if you will call it good) as some of these people.

HappyDad

Out of curiosity, I have caught a glimpse or two of the "drama" style videos. Are the ones in these televised "dramas" JW's or did they hire actors for the job? I can't see the average JW being able to do acting as good (if you will call it good) as some of these people.

All I remember of the convention dramas many years ago was the over emoted and almost hilarious attempt at acting out the role.

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I'm baaaaaack!

by avishai in

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how's everyone been?

.

HappyDad

Wow.........it's been years since you posted. Welcome back! This forum just keeps repeating.....more and more learn TTATT.

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What I Learned Today

by OneFingerSalute in

just thought i would share what i learned today sitting for several miserable hours at the circus assembly.. while i took "notes" i just cannot stand trying to type out all the details.

so suffice it to say the entire program can be covered with these few observations.. do more!

give more!

HappyDad

Years ago when I was an elder.......in one of my public talks.....I used the term "brown noser" and was severely chastised for it. Guess I was naive then and didn't realize that the brown on the nose was the shit from the CO and Do and PO's ass.

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