Posts by MidwichCuckoo

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Am new here, would love some info on JW

by dorie in

hey all .

am new here, am the sister of a minister of the jw in ireland, and also the aunt of 2 lovely nephews soon to be baptized into jw's faith!!

we've tried for years to make her see sense and leave the jw's but it doens't work!!

MidwichCuckoo

Welcome Dorie

the end is very near!

Really? Again? I heard this as a child, and I am now quite elderly. MY end is more imminent.

As your sister (? Minister?) is interested in the UN, there is PLENTY for you to talk about there

It is very sad that to hear that your pre-pubescent nephew is being baptised. The Society condemns infant baptisms, yet are willing to baptise 7 year olds (as read on another thread) - they'll be chucking foetuses in the baptismal pool soon.

I don't know how much you're aware of in the Society, but there is PLENTY of information on this forum which I hope you will find useful.

Please stay. Regards. Midwich.

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Welcome orion to the forum!

by talesin in

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welcome, orion!

so, are you a stargazer?.

talesin .

MidwichCuckoo

WELCOME ORION - nice place here, hope you stay

That's TWO names I've mis-read now (will get eyes tested) - I read ONION first (sorry) and have just realised it's BOTHER_forever - I was reading BROTHER_forever. Forgive me. I am 105. These things happen.

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"Tear Down the Watchtower Day!"

by 144001 in

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after surviving what has been a rather depressing week, an idea suddenly came to me.

after being born and raised in the loathsome cult that is the watchtower, i was deprived of many things, including without limitation all holidays and the accompanying joy that goes with them.

as an adult, i've been celebrating all the traditional "worldly" holidays, but although i enjoy and appreciate them, i've noticed that there's something missing.

MidwichCuckoo

I was giong to suggest the proposed date for Armaggedon (October) - but was beaten to it - so I'll just second Scully's suggestion!!

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Fe2O3Baby

by Fe2O3Girl in

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mr fe2o3 and i are expecting a baby.

i am 22 weeks pregnant, our baby is due at the end of october.. mr fe2o3 is a wonderful, gorgeous man.

we have been married for four years now.

MidwichCuckoo

Many Congratulations Mr and Mrs FE203Girl

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Talking to God in a Lucid Dream

by mark12 in

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one time when i was a kid i had a lucid dream experience where i dreamed of talking to our lord, obviously i know that its all in my head but the experience was so powerful its stuck with me and i still think about it,

since ive tried to build a dream inducing machine but i wasn't able to so i just bought one: i got mine at www.thedreamq.com, i dont know of they're available elsewhere.

i have them all the time now and i just wanted to share this, you all should know that lucid dreaming is a religious experience thats not comparable, really,,,

MidwichCuckoo

Welcome Mark - that's fascinating - how does the Dream-Q thing work? Where do you go on your lucid nights? I have heard that lucid dreaming can be ''taught'' using 'triggers' while conscious.

As an infrequent lucid dreamer myself, I do find this quite fascinating. The last (lucid) dream I had was over a week ago. It's very difficult to try to explain to someone who has never experienced one. It is believed (amongst some) that lucid dreaming is a form of OBE (out of body experience) - and that is certainly the feeling.

About a year ago I had a series of these dreams during the same week. Upon waking after the first one, I was on a high all day. A few days later, in my dream, I opened a door into a crowded room, and thought, ''oh no, not another lucid'' - turned round and shut the door and walked out of it - I was actually getting exhausted.

Have fun on your nightly excursions - maybe we can meet sometime? lol

PS - ever read the book, ''Nobody True''?

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do JWs believe in dinosaurs?

by tsunami_rid3r in

the bible doesnt mention them at all.

so what the hell?

MidwichCuckoo

But the asteroid, Midwich...

Ah - Katie, you said the asteroid destroyed all the GREEN Bibles, mine isn't green. It's a soft covered sort of burgundy colour...Maybe some of the green Bibles evolved before the great comet? I don't suppose we'll ever know. I am just grateful to have a NWT, ''rendered from the Original Languages by the NEW WORLD BIBLE TRANSLATION COMMITTEE''

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do JWs believe in dinosaurs?

by tsunami_rid3r in

the bible doesnt mention them at all.

so what the hell?

MidwichCuckoo

Go on, I bet you cant find one now can you?

Wanna bet? I have a NWT here (1970) with dinosaur still intact.

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Apostates - blood on their hands?

by slimboyfat in

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don't you think the witness leaders would have given up the blood doctrine and 1914 by now had not apostates made such big things of them?

haven't they been painted into a bit of a corner where, if they tried to adjust things on blood now, everyone would come down on them like a ton of bricks?

if apostates were not so vigilant in watching the witnesses' every move, perhaps the governing body would have tried to drop the dubious doctrines by the back door, like so many others that they have discarded when they did not feel to closely watched (organ transplants, for example).

MidwichCuckoo

I think what Slimboyfat is suggesting (and I may be wrong, it's not uncommon), is that apostates are interfering with the evolution of the WTBTS -

The leaders of the organisation were becoming more mellow, cooperating with worldly agencies for the first time. They did not want to upset their membership, so they did this slowly and under the radar.

As we can see, the Society wanted to SLOWLY (Just the TEN years and counting) co operate (suck mammaries, iggy) with the Beast.

EvilForce - are you suggesting the WTBTS is a modern - day Frankenstein? It created the apostate unwittingly, and now it is trying to hunt it down? lol

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Apostates - blood on their hands?

by slimboyfat in

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don't you think the witness leaders would have given up the blood doctrine and 1914 by now had not apostates made such big things of them?

haven't they been painted into a bit of a corner where, if they tried to adjust things on blood now, everyone would come down on them like a ton of bricks?

if apostates were not so vigilant in watching the witnesses' every move, perhaps the governing body would have tried to drop the dubious doctrines by the back door, like so many others that they have discarded when they did not feel to closely watched (organ transplants, for example).

MidwichCuckoo

Does that mean you're ''Annointed''?
Not yet.

Think about it - that's somewhat scary. You ASSUME God will 'choose' you? lol - and if HE doesn't? Maybe he doesn't approve of you chatting to disfellowshipped persons (as you must do on here) over Spiritual matters?

....and I don't suppose 1935 is worth mentioning...

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Apostates - blood on their hands?

by slimboyfat in

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friends

don't you think the witness leaders would have given up the blood doctrine and 1914 by now had not apostates made such big things of them?

haven't they been painted into a bit of a corner where, if they tried to adjust things on blood now, everyone would come down on them like a ton of bricks?

if apostates were not so vigilant in watching the witnesses' every move, perhaps the governing body would have tried to drop the dubious doctrines by the back door, like so many others that they have discarded when they did not feel to closely watched (organ transplants, for example).

MidwichCuckoo

They were sucking the harlot's tits because she had some tasty milk, if you'll pardon my rather crude analogy.

Drat have I missed ''word of the day''?

Slimboyfat - your ambition is to be on the Governing Body? (Personally, I've aimed lower and my ambition involves frequent trips to the GP) Does that mean you're ''Annointed''?