Posts by Hecklerboy

That was my favorite of the two. I really like the way it disspells allot of the basic doctrine of the borg. I especially like the chapter on disfellowshiping.

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The same old lie.....do they really believe it?

by Gill in

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why am i surprised on reading the latest watchtower, the april 15 2005?

i had thought that the wtbts would at least be cautious in making its prophecies now.

surely after over 100 years of failed prophecy you might be a bit more careful, or would you?.

Hecklerboy

One more thing I noticed in that article that was odd, was that 'the creator will create conditions on that earth that will favour long life.' What's with the 'long life' and not 'eternal life'?

Yeah, what's up with that? The used to say "everlasting life" now it's "favours long life". Looks like they are doing a little backpeddeling to me. I think they're trying to cover their @sses after Armegedon too.

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Did The Elders Treat You With Respect & Love???

by minimus in

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i know there's a lot of elder bashing here.

most of it is quite justified.

i'm curious as to whether all your dealings with the elders were horrible.

Hecklerboy

Maybe this is a regional thing, but I never had an elder treat me with anything other than love and respect. Especially in the congregation I grew up in the elder's were very loving. Maybe it was because my father died when I was 8 years old and they thought I needed some guidance. When I moved I wasn't as close to the elder but by that time I was already on my way out.

The elders weren't the reason I left. I just couldn't stand the JW lifestyle.

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and its 'goodbye from him'

by dostprefer in

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i've taken a leaf from holly's book to thank your for having me on the forum - thirteen interesting days but came to realise one cannot achieve much speaking from behind a screen.

people do not know who you really are, nor do you they.

i read many of holly's posts but few others.

Hecklerboy

Another one is bowing out.

Looks like the society is cracking down on internet use again. Must have had a talk recently about "bad association" on the net.

Ahhh, nothing like cracking the whip to keep the slaves inline.

Wake up and start thinking for yourself.

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My father(elder) wont let me borrow music!

by Es in

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hey there everyone,.

well my saga continues.... for those who don't know i am getting married this being my second time round, only difference is im marrying a non believer.

i have been fading from the truth for bout 3 years now.. anyway just a short time ago my father (elder) suggested that they look after my son so my new husband and i could have a honeymoon.

Hecklerboy

Hey Es,

Tell them you do know better. You know better than to marry some stupid brother who's only reason for getting married is to finally have sex. You know better than to stay with a religion that says it speaks for God, but has hundreds of man made rules. And you know better than to give your life to a religion that is doomed.

Don't worry about them not coming. My wife and I had a wonderful wedding without my family. Funy thing is my sister couldn't figure out why we didn't come to her wedding. I mean, duh, you don't come to my wedding, I'm not coming to yours. They just don't get it do they?

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WT banned music

by truth_about_the_truth in

it's been a while since the society has been specific about what kind of music to avoid hasn't it?.

the last i remember was when the said to stay away from rap and heavy metal.

that was a while ago.

Hecklerboy

Nothing changes much in WatchtowerLand. When I was a teen, both the Beatles and the dance called "The Twist" were on the WT no-no list. It doesn't get much dumber than that.

I remeber that. We were told that the song "Twist" was taken from an ancient tribal sex chant. Can you believe that load of crap. Even when I was in I couldn't conceive that. They will say anything to keep you inline. I guess that's guerilla theocratic warface

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My father(elder) wont let me borrow music!

by Es in

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friends

hey there everyone,.

well my saga continues.... for those who don't know i am getting married this being my second time round, only difference is im marrying a non believer.

i have been fading from the truth for bout 3 years now.. anyway just a short time ago my father (elder) suggested that they look after my son so my new husband and i could have a honeymoon.

Hecklerboy

Same thing happened to me. When I told my mother I was getting married she was so happy. Then all of a sudden she said she and my sister said they were not coming to the wedding because that would show they approved of me marrying a "worldly person". She must have talk to an ~~Pharasie~~ elder. Even though I had not went to a meeting in over 5 years at the time. She said that if I hadn't been baptised she would have came, but since I was baptised witness it was wrong. However, a month or so after the wedding she wanted to come and visit and wants us to visit as much as possible. It doesn't make sense to me or my wife. If were so bad that they can't come to our wedding, why is it OK to come to our house and stay the weekend.

I try to not say anythng about it. I realize they are brainwashed and will do anything the Borg tells them to. It's funny how they put all the emphasis on outward appearance. She's starting to come around now since my sister's marriage to a wonderful brother ended in a messy divorce one year later. I can tell in her voice that she regrets not coming.

You can really only feel pity for the witnesses now. They are under such control that they can't even make a simple decision like going to their child's wedding. What is supposed to be one of the happiest times in your life, they turn into a way to show how rightous they are. Good luck with your wedding and have a wonderful honeymoon.

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WT banned music

by truth_about_the_truth in

it's been a while since the society has been specific about what kind of music to avoid hasn't it?.

the last i remember was when the said to stay away from rap and heavy metal.

that was a while ago.

Hecklerboy

I remember at one convention they were interviewing a teenager on stage about music. He said he really like Will Smith's song "Summertime", but after the Society came out with the information on rap music he burned his Will Smith CD. Will Smith has to be one of the cleanest rappers out there. I just thought what a idiot. I wonder how many ran home a burn their rap CD's. I also remember when I was young they really blasted any rock music and said that only country music was suitable to listen to.

In another thread I mentioned how the speaker mentioned the Stone Temple Pilots and how it was wrong to listen to them. I kept think that this guy has never listened to them and was just going on their name because it has the word Temple in it. What a bunch of losers.

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March KM - George Benson CD

by Angharad in

not sure if this has been posted.

there have been a few threads about the george benson singing kingdom melodies cd that is doing the rounds in dubdom.

seems the wt doesnt like it.

Hecklerboy

I remember at a public talk once the speaker mentioned the Stone Temple Pilots and said this type of music wasn't fit to listen to. I thought to myself that there was no way this guy has ever listened to the Stone Temple Pilots and was just saying this becuase of the word "Temple" in the name of the band. How stupid is that?

Let's see, what did I trash. Uhmm, AC/DC, Metallica, Faith No More, and others. What an idiot I was.