I'm not sure I understand the problem.
If you kid did this in a movie theater, you'd be thrown out... becuase it is disturbing and distracting the other moviegoers. Why should it be ok for your kid to snore loudly in a meeting?
I'm not taking sides here, I just don't understand the logic behind the complain.
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Today at the KH, Hopefully opens my wifes' eyes
by DaCheech inthe kids were sleeping, and one brother came up to me "is there a microphone on thats picking up some loud noise"?..
i said "all mikes are off except for the stage".
he said "there's gotta be something because the noise is annoying!".
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The Marks of a cult
by mouthy ina while back some asked what are the marks?
i read this i thought it worth posting.
1)the first mark is manipulation of scripture the bible is twisted to fit the leaders or groups interpretation.
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CinemaBlend
#1 isn't so much the mark of a cult, as the mark of a crappy religion. Cults don't have to be religious in nature... if we're just talking about cults in general.
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Over 160,000 Simply Left The "Truth" Last Year
by minimus inthat was the comment that a former elder made at the local meeting today in his comment.
evidently, he and his wife heard a bethel speaker's comment during his talk say that (i believe the figure was) 167,000 people did not get disfellowshipped but simply left.
the ex-elder made it a point to say that the elders should be watching to help out the flock before they up and leave.
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CinemaBlend
Hey, I was one of them! Good to know someone noticed.
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My Accomplishments As A JW Of Which I'm Proud
by Nate Merit ini never even came close to making a convert.. .
i never donated a dime to the wtbts.. .
when i was involved, i was involved.
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CinemaBlend
I gotta say... I have the same list. Ha!
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Leaving JWs Has Made Me Intolerant of Stupid Thinking - How About U?
by Seeker4 inlori (my girlfriend - a non-jw).
and i had quite a discussion last night.
i am almost always a very tolerant, easygoing person, but there is this one aspect of my personality that has caused us a certain amount of tension.
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CinemaBlend
Wow, man I can so relate to this too. I'd never thought about WHY but your theory about having to be quiet so long while people said stupid, and wrong things is a damned good one.
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A letter from Mr.Elder...
by Lilycurly inokay, to give a bit of background....i have posted my da letter on this board awhile ago.
of course, sent it to a elder.
and i get a call weeks later telling me they were gonna announce my daing to the cong.
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Your final response letter to him was very eloquent! I plan to put some of the points you made in my head as mental notes to use should I ever get into an argument on the subject you rebutted. Of course, it is fruitless to use any source with JW's except their own sources, because they'll simply reject it out of hand. The only way you could have possibly communicated with him would have been to simply make your point without quoting any source, or make your point just by quoting JW sources. Anything else gets the automatic shutdown, which is what makes communicating on anything resembling a reasonable level difficult.
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Why did the WTBTS not sue Ray Franz?
by Gill inif ray franz had been lying in anything he said in both of his books, c of c and in search of christian freedom, surely the wtbts would have sued him.
why did they take no legal action against him?.
could it be that this legalistic corportion realised he had lied about nothing?
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>>>>>>HAPPY DAD SAID: You post here pissing and moaning about the way your mother and others treat you. You hate the JW way of life! That is understandable because most here are going through similar circumstances! But why dis' Ray Franz? Do you have enough kahoonies to make a stand for yourself....like he did? I doubt it!
Wow, that was called for. Thanks Happy Dad. You're an asshole.
So if I don't think highly of Ray Franz you get to accuse me of pissing and moaning for sharing personal stories with others.
Thanks man.
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Why did the WTBTS not sue Ray Franz?
by Gill inif ray franz had been lying in anything he said in both of his books, c of c and in search of christian freedom, surely the wtbts would have sued him.
why did they take no legal action against him?.
could it be that this legalistic corportion realised he had lied about nothing?
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CinemaBlend
You guys, just like the JWs are living inside an insulated bubble where Ray Franz seems a lot more important than he actually is.
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Is your heart bigger since you left?
by Ingenuous ini was amazed how, in a matter of days after leaving the org, my heart seemed bigger.
i was free to love people - truly love them as they were and without condition.
i was no longer required to sit in judgement of them because they didn't believe as i did.
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CinemaBlend
No, I'm bitter and it's shriveled. I've taken to eating puppies.
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Why did the WTBTS not sue Ray Franz?
by Gill inif ray franz had been lying in anything he said in both of his books, c of c and in search of christian freedom, surely the wtbts would have sued him.
why did they take no legal action against him?.
could it be that this legalistic corportion realised he had lied about nothing?
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CinemaBlend
Thanks for joining me in the world of sanity and reality.
The truth is Ray Franz is a nobody. Only a handful of people know about his existence. He had ZERO impact on the JWs, and they had nothing to fear from him. He wasn't worth their time, and had they tried to respond to him they'd have only lent him credibility which he'd never have (and doesn't have) otherwise.
Whether you think he has his ducks in a row or not.
Personally... I think he's full of crap. If you read his stuff critically you can spot the lies and the agenda a mile off.