Posts by BluesBrother

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Haysbridge

by Thekillersbrightside in

went here most of my jw life.

what were your experiences at this assembly hall?

i remember: the hours of boring talks, the refurb, eyeing up the single sisters (and not getting anywhere), attendance for what seemed like days, how everyone got themselves all new clothes for an assembly (but for what!?

BluesBrother

Went there a lot.....even helped ( or hindered ) during the building work transforming it from a formef Borstall to the Assembly Hall that it now is. Mostly, my work consisted of helping in the kitchen, making tea and opening cans of baked beans for builders lunch.

It was a very big project at the time, people were really up for it and I must admit that those volunteer days were a lot of fun.

As a hall to sit in, I always liked it .. comfortable and with a good view from all seats. The drawbacks were a) the location being miles from anywhere and b) limited parking which meant that you were asked to always take somebody with you.

So...the hall is ok - just a pity about the talks they put on..

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Before cutting my hair my witness barber had to check with Bethel...really? Not a cult?

by Witness 007 in

i was balding and grey so i asked my witness barber friend to "just shave it all off" many brothers were doing the comb over which looked friggin stupid.

but oh no in the 1990's this was rebellious he had to call a brother we knew at bethel to see if it was ok. we got his ok to go ahead but at the time i could help thinking about the no beard rule and how controlled and cultish we were..

BluesBrother

Calling Bethel over a haircut? That is absolutely absurd! The guy had no backbone at all.

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Former elders did you ever ?

by Fadeaway1962 in

hi did any former elders ever suggest that bro & sis should go to the police?.

there was a group of sis with various health conditions and on medications had a gathering and drank a lot wine , one of the sister physically assaulted another sis , myself and a another elder were assigned to deal with it after hearing what happened i said to the sis she could contact the police the other elder a lot older gave me a dirty look , the sis said i trust you bro to deal with it .. i think that's why witnesses don't get the police involved because we have been convinced that we can trust the elders and the organisation , and to trust and have faith that god knows all the facts and can read hearts and will deal with it in his time scale and encouraged to leave it with him and not to bring reproach on his name..

BluesBrother

Fortunately, all my time I never had a case that would merit Police involvement.

We were kept busy dealing with smokers , adulterers and fornicaters

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Will Armageddon Survivors Be Able to Marry?

by Expanded-Mind in

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friends

hi blondie!.

thirteen years ago you commented on an idea circulating among some jws prior to 1975, that there was a possibility that armageddon survivors might not be able to marry.. "these vows that honor god are used—not from the bible but the only ones sanctioned by the wts.. for as long as we both shall live together on earth according to god's marital arrangement.. when i was in my 20’s, many jws interpreted this to mean that at some point in the 'new system' marriage would end.

since this was shortly before 1975, many jws rushed to get married worried that they would never have the chance (and never have the chance to have sex.

BluesBrother

Expanded Mind....

Sorry I misread your question. We always had the hope of marriage after Armageddon, after all ,we expected to survive in those days. The possible “termination of the marriage arrangement “ was seen as a very future thing- like at the end of the 1000 years. At that time Earth would be comfortably full.

Looking back , what naive fools we were !

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Will Armageddon Survivors Be Able to Marry?

by Expanded-Mind in

jw
friends

hi blondie!.

thirteen years ago you commented on an idea circulating among some jws prior to 1975, that there was a possibility that armageddon survivors might not be able to marry.. "these vows that honor god are used—not from the bible but the only ones sanctioned by the wts.. for as long as we both shall live together on earth according to god's marital arrangement.. when i was in my 20’s, many jws interpreted this to mean that at some point in the 'new system' marriage would end.

since this was shortly before 1975, many jws rushed to get married worried that they would never have the chance (and never have the chance to have sex.

BluesBrother

Wt 14.. 8/15

”Is there sound reason for hoping that resurrected ones will be able to marry? Put simply, the answer is that we cannot say.”

Nowadays they lean toward saying ‘yes’ , without committing themselves. I think a lot of widowed dubs cherish the hope.

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Dumb things JWs believed

by JimmyYoung in

i am not talking about the usual crap from the cult writings, but rather things idiots believed on their own.

maybe even helped on by the cult but not directly taught.

i knew an old man now long gone kunde in michigan.

BluesBrother

Ok , I thought twice before posting this , but I swear this is true. Back in the day a sister I knew said that the best health treatment was a drink that is perfectly free and we all see it several times a day, she practiced urophagia.

That was drinking your own urine . She called it the "water of life"

I would NOT recommend it !

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Dumb things JWs believed

by JimmyYoung in

i am not talking about the usual crap from the cult writings, but rather things idiots believed on their own.

maybe even helped on by the cult but not directly taught.

i knew an old man now long gone kunde in michigan.

BluesBrother

NB ... Chiropractic treatment has done me the power of good , so it is not "wacky" in itself,

Witnesses are certainly open to strange ideas and non mainstream things. I put it down to being taught to not trust doctors ,over the blood issue. Also since Commerce and Politics are "in the power of the wicked one" , why believe what they say?

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How to jw's handle Luke 6:32?

by carla in

all or nothing said this in a previous thread, "we were told the "identifying mark of true christians is this love among the brothers".

it was said in the thread about not being invited to things.. i have seen it many times in re: to jw's.

how do jw's handle luke 6:32 then?

BluesBrother

A real Dub answer would be something like: ...

"Don't you know that the discipline of the disfellowshipping arrangement is an expression of love to the sinner? Tough love maybe , but love nonetheless . It hurts the shunner to have to ignore his former friend or family member. We do it to get them back among us, repentant and in a good relationship with Jehovah"

..........

There you are , isn't that what they would say?

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How the hell did Tony Morris get to be a GB member.

by JimmyYoung in

this guy was not a born in and did not really work his way up from the very bottom.

he kind of got some kind of fast track.

its a bit strange.

BluesBrother

Snare and Racket said :

"He's an aggressive Type A personality ....in a cult.... he was always going to be head of something."

That is true. The WTS is no different to other organizations.

I have served with 'Type A ' elders . First they have to be committed, of course, but their abilities mean that they are forgiven for not being kind and approachable. If AM3 was prepared to pioneer as a young man , you can see that he would have a glittering "Theocratic career" ahead of him.

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Special meeting next month (February 2020)

by Jofi_Wofo in

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friends

it was announced today that we will have a special weekend meeting next month.

it will be 3 hours long and will include some streamed content.. no explanation was given as to what the meeting will be about, only that it will be exciting and we will not want to miss it..

BluesBrother

if it is 3 hours worth, it sounds most like a Branch Visit to your governing Branch Office. The concluding part of that is a meeting for the Bethel family which is streamed to the congs.

They are a bit of a marathon for even the keenest and fittest