JWs spend their lives criticizing other religions, governments, business, the media, the health care industry, music, movies, education, and just about everything else you can think of.
Yet they call us disgruntled.
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everytime i have ever told an active jw about this forum and described it's designation they all, in essence, say the same thing.. they say that we are nitpickers, that we are all just rubbed the wrong way and can't get out of the state of disgruntlement that we have allowed ourselves to enter.
some throw in supernatural elements some just stick to human imperfection and call it murmurings.. these kind of assertions highly imply that our anger is exaggerated or misguided; that we don't have all facts and are drawing highly speculative conclusions.. as participants on this forum how do you refute such a claim?.
my first thought would be to point out that "murmurings" is what created the watchtower to start with.
JWs spend their lives criticizing other religions, governments, business, the media, the health care industry, music, movies, education, and just about everything else you can think of.
Yet they call us disgruntled.
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well i was thinking... kinda random stuff this morning.
there was on the news of volcano eruption in brussel and it was so cool looking.
no injuries were found but i got to see the lava and thinking how beautiful it was.
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There once was a young man from Bengal who had a triangular ball.
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we've all seen jw apologists come on here (or very confused jws'/jw wannabes) bellyaching about how misleading the name of this forum is.
it suddenly occurred to me - shouldn't that actually be a red flag for them?
the very organization that claims to be "his witnesses" and that it is the only religion out there sanctifying the name of jehovah (ergo, they are the "truth") - uses the watchtower as their homepage name.
bellyaching about how misleading the name of this forum is.
Maybe it's just me, but I tend to check out the content of forums before I register and start posting.
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have you answered the knock on your door?.
[b]e like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and knocks.luke 12:36.. .
behold, i stand at the door and [song 5:2 ] knock.
If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.
He better bring some groceries then. I didn't get my shopping done yet this week.
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being an immigrant before being a jw, i was always inclined to root for the democrats.. even until 2 years ago (look at my old posts) i used to make fun of and criticize bush.. i used to even hate the republicans for trying to be the moral police of everything.. .
this has changed.. thanks to you guys, obama and the agenda to re-distribute the wealth of this country's citizens............. i oppose your agenda.. liberals true stripes are showing in bankrupting this country.. .
thaanks.
You were one of those Witnesses that went house to house to pick which house would be yours after God destroyed to house owners?
Those who did that were deluding themselves. Only elders would get nice houses. I always assumed they'd give me a sinkhole somewhere.
Regarding politicians, I don't think a politician exists that isn't primarily concerned with his own wealth and power. Joe Average always gets screwed regardless of who is in power.
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my son wants to say hi to everyone on the forum.
as one of the main drivers to us exiting the cult he is very excited about never going to a meeting again.. if i knew how to load pictures i would let you see his plan for christmas lights next year.
apparently we are having a sleigh with reigndeers.
Apparently we are having a sleigh with reigndeers
Absolutely! You've got to make up for lost time.
Hello to little Cantleave!
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a ny bethelite is in town.
he arrived yesterday.
his dad is not doing well.. he has no idea i was a jw, let alone apostate.
"Do you think the father of the prodigal son should have kicked his son in the balls instead of welcoming him home?"
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i asked a simple question on the internet site yelp.
anyone can post a review and rating of local travel,food,entertainment,events and what's on your mind.
i asked a simple question on the forum and the responses were pretty mean and nasty.
Why are food portions getting smaller while prices increase?
It's not a new practice. I remember feeling outrage many years ago when Juicy Fruit gum started giving us 7 sticks of gum instead of the previous 8 for the same price. I quit chewing gum in protest.
Here at work the cafeteria recently raised their already inflated prices 5% and downsized portions at the same time. (this at a time when our pathetic salaries have been given a 2 year freeze) I always laugh when I see the second checkout always closed now, because people have, for the most part, started going elsewhere or are bringing lunch from home. I bring my lunch from home now, and I now have a coffeemaker in my office. (My coffee is much better than theirs, and a fraction of the price)
No, R&R, it has nothing to do with you having an increased capacity. It's all about gouging consumers.
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i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.
all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.
my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.
I never minded dressing up, and I still don't mind, but I rarely have a reason to anymore.
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