if we haven’t associated with the congregation in years, could it be said we are not jws?
or must you be disfellowshipped or disassociated to officially say you really aren’t a witness?.
Think of the signs you are not a witness any longer:
Fellow witnesses no longer seek your company.
They don't visit you.
They don't offer to help you when you have need.
They NEVER kick in for gas.
They back stab you with hateful gossip.
WAIT,
With that's how they treat each other when they are active and in good standing, so how could you tell?
actually, i think i've discovered two issues.. the first is that there are too many soft reboots, remakes and re-imaginings.
don't get me wrong, hollywood has always done remakes and some remakes work very well.
the fly (1986) and the thing (1982) are actually remakes/re-imaginings of the original 50s films.
So long as audiences keep going to remakes the situation will stay the same. When something original comes a long, "ala" The Green Book, it has to be trashed. Sad really. I liked the Cohen brother's film The Ballad of Buster Skruggs. It is so different that it was awesome. It poked holes in the genre in ways Seth Mcfarlen's western couldn't touch.
the international assemblies are on... and the missionaries are coming home... and leaving richer.. i have, in all seriousness, been told by a co that the missionaries going home have large sums of money hidden in their luggage as they go back to their assignments.
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he related how one couple was almost caught with the undeclared cash as they passed through customs.. this has been going on for quite some time, the watchtower using missionaries are mules.. i bet with all the kingdumb hall sales the pace has picked up..
I call bullshit on this. Gimme a break.
newest mib next for me.
i brought myself up-to-date on the older ones on cable.
here's a trailer:.
The new MIB is a snoozefest. There is nothing in it to recommend either lead actor. They have so little chemistry that it was "Anti chemistry". A waste of money except for the little pawn fellow and he was predictable.
Though Heredity is loved by critics it was a jumbled mess without any real scares. Others will disagree, more power to them. I found it derivative and predictable. To hear an 18 year old crying out for "Mommy" was comical.
Saw the latest spider man film. The air-conditioning was clearly the biggest attraction. It was a summer blockbuster and as such was more cartoon than live action film.
now that i'm out if i ever do find someone and settle down and start a family, my parents wont be a part of it.
my dad wont walk me down the isle if i get married, if i have kids they wont know their grandparents.
oh and by the way i had my freaking tubes tied so as not to have kids in this system.
We are the victims of mentally induced tyranny. All the best with your free life. I certainly hope all your goals are achieved.
so one night i'm at a meeting.
it's the beginning of the meeting and a brother is up on stage introducing the parts for the night.
he's going through the parts and then he says, "...and apieceofshitnamedtate will be handling our bible highlights.".
Seldom did anyone show up to prepare presentations beforehand when I had parts. I hated it. They always winged it. I got used to the apathy and started to do the same.
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this was taken in london yesterday by a twitter user still managing his fade so i can't be more specific than that.
disgusting.
Though they may have already aided the guy, we who were "Uber" dubs know the empathy deficit that exists among the "holy". These dubs were picked for their zeal which usually means leave them lying. Who knows the circumstance? We do know what their modus opperandi is ...no physical help. Magazines only.
"loneliness is to endure the presence of one who does not understand."--hubbard..
and,.
"loneliness is to be in close propinquity of someone who has ceased to communicate"- germaine greer.. any others..?.
Loneliness is what results from telling people to leave you alone so often that they finally take your advice.
any words of wisdom?
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What does it mean when you answer their second baptism question in the affirmative:
(2) “Do you understand that your baptism identifies you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with Jehovah’s organization?”
What happens when you realize that it means:
I understand that ...being identified as on of JW's in association with J's Organization" means I give control of my thinking and opinions to the Watchtower leaders and they may cut off my association with EVERYONE I KNOW if I disagree with them or develop my own opinion on ANY matter. I will eat what they say, I will do as they say and I will think what they want under threat of isolation for the rest of my life.
Jesus never included a threat of censure when he said to be baptized in the name of the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit. Think about it.
as a witness, when you thought about jesus christ, what was the first thing that came to your mind?.
Submission to his father and undeserved kindness, liberty and justice for all.
