I really can't believe that I actually fell for all of that rubbish. I get annoyed at myself sometimes for not asking enough questions before I commited myself. And like you just mentioned about the armageddon issue, quite often it's the simple questions that are so hard for them to answer.
bay64me
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Who Is Held Accountable?
by Funchback ini am having a difficult time understanding something.
the bible says that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and unrighteous.
the jws apply this teaching as though the resurrection is an earthly one.
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Black and White
by JH inwhen you were an active jehovah witness, did you live a double life?
were you a spirtual person at the hall, and in the service, and then a completely different person when no one was around to watch you?
maybe you knew such people?
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bay64me
No double life for me.
I really believed everything I was taught from the platform and did my absolute utmost to do what was required of me.It was only when I saw first hand, the despicable way a good friend was treated by this so-called loving brotherhood that I started to have my doubts. I could not bear to be with such people so meeting attendance slipped, I stopped giving talks and going out in the ministry. I got 'weak' and dared to go on the apostate sites and I've never looked back really
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Before and After pics
by bay64me inremember those pics that were often to be found in the wt/a mags.
i'm thinking of the ones where you'd get a group of teenagers 'hanging out' in a back street or some corner.the females would often have seriously backcombed and toussled hair and a scowl on their face and the males were often depicted as yobbos, leering and jeering and looking as menacing as was possible for jws playing make believe!.
then...miracle of miracles, there would be the 'after' shot where the amazing transformation had taken place and suddenly these youths would have radiant kingdom smiles, ankle length skirts and hair slides.
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bay64me
Ignored one,
The Foo's opened with "all my life" against a backdrop of three white hearts on a black background (taken from the new album cover) a couple more tunes from the same album ensued, and then some of the older stuff including monkey wrench, breakout and learn to fly.
The performance was very energetic and Dave Grohl was brilliant especially his solo "tired of you"
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Before and After pics
by bay64me inremember those pics that were often to be found in the wt/a mags.
i'm thinking of the ones where you'd get a group of teenagers 'hanging out' in a back street or some corner.the females would often have seriously backcombed and toussled hair and a scowl on their face and the males were often depicted as yobbos, leering and jeering and looking as menacing as was possible for jws playing make believe!.
then...miracle of miracles, there would be the 'after' shot where the amazing transformation had taken place and suddenly these youths would have radiant kingdom smiles, ankle length skirts and hair slides.
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bay64me
Alligator
Sanddigger
Very good points! Did jehovah protect them from demonic influence when they used that stuff?
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Before and After pics
by bay64me inremember those pics that were often to be found in the wt/a mags.
i'm thinking of the ones where you'd get a group of teenagers 'hanging out' in a back street or some corner.the females would often have seriously backcombed and toussled hair and a scowl on their face and the males were often depicted as yobbos, leering and jeering and looking as menacing as was possible for jws playing make believe!.
then...miracle of miracles, there would be the 'after' shot where the amazing transformation had taken place and suddenly these youths would have radiant kingdom smiles, ankle length skirts and hair slides.
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bay64me
Remember those pics that were often to be found in the wt/a mags. I'm thinking of the ones where you'd get a group of teenagers 'hanging out' in a back street or some corner.The females would often have seriously backcombed and toussled hair and a scowl on their face and the males were often depicted as yobbos, leering and jeering and looking as menacing as was possible for jws playing make believe!
Then...miracle of miracles, there would be the 'after' shot where the amazing transformation had taken place and suddenly these youths would have radiant kingdom smiles, ankle length skirts and hair slides. The males looking much more mature in their suit and ties would usually have an open bible in one of their hands and the other hand would be doing a random gesture!
Last night I attended a concert in a venue that is also used to host the district assemblies. What a contrast! I saw more "bold beaming faces" in the building last night than I ever remember at the conventions where the pissed- off expressions of the jw mob were a dead giveaway to the fact that they had to get up too early, wear uncomfortable clothing, couldn't find a seat, were bored shitless, kids wouldn't sit still, etc. etc.
My conclusion. The person behind those cock I mean mock-ups in the magazines has definately got it wrong. The worldly, death deserving crowd that I had extreme pleasure in enjoying company with last night had no angry, apathetic demeanor about them. Quite the contrary.
By the way the Foo Fighters were amazing!
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England Anyone??
by ScoobySnax inok, i'm being lazy coz i know i could do a search, but i'm in a posting mood, and its nice to get replies!
so.......who on this forum is from england?
i know ballistic, and englishman is.....rumour has it that someone called "simon the almighty" might be.....but maybe thats hearsay....
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bay64me
I am!
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Physical appearance IN the troof vs. out
by razorMind ini just had a question.....a rant is intertwined as well (sorry) .
when i was in the jw's, i noticed so many "new one'z" and "interested one'z" who were nicely dressed people.
many were fairly well-groomed, the women & girls with nice stylish fashion taste.
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bay64me
I feel for you and your sister.I think the situation that she has found herself in is just a typical example of how damage is inflicted on an individual when the ability to think and reason for ones self is taken away.
As cornerstone pointed out, their are basically two matters of importance to the jws.
I've mentioned this before elsewhere and I feel very strongly about it, that when we try to put on "the new personality" we are betraying our true selves. It's a matter of suicide of our core personality and that which they teach you to replace it with is flimsy, ineffective and emotionless.
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Foo Fighters
by bay64me ini'm going to see the fantastic foo fighters tonight.
can't wait, i'm soooooooooo excited!
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bay64me
Foo Fighters were excellent ! Had a fabulous evening, still buzzing after a spectacular performance.
Troucul.....yes you are stirring a fair amount of shit! Kurt Cobain was a genius born into sad and unfortunate circumstances. He handled his life the way he did cos thats the way it was for him. The man is a legend and it's pure tragedy that he's no longer with us.
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Foo Fighters
by bay64me ini'm going to see the fantastic foo fighters tonight.
can't wait, i'm soooooooooo excited!
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bay64me
I'm going to see the fantastic Foo Fighters tonight. Can't wait, I'm soooooooooo excited!
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Why the Ambivalence?
by Robdar infor the past day or two, i have been having conflicting feelings of hatred and then nostalgia for the org.
after reading bay64me's thread entitled "crisis of wardrobe!
", i fondly recalled shopping for those dowdy dresses, trying to find the perfect match between what i liked and what the society dictated for me to wear.
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bay64me
Ha ha thi chi.
You've got it worked out!