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  No More Life Story

  by Farkel in

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  for reasons i've stated in the window washers thread, i will not write and post any more about my life as a jw.. thank you, "yesidid.

  " you're a real gem.. farkel.

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  Farkel please continue.

  I too assumed that posters here were adults and acted in an adult and responsible way. Unfortunately some have a severe problem with their ego and need it constantly massaged.

  Those currently attacking Farkel, and others that spring to mind john doe etc, are best ignored. Just deprive them of the oxygen, attention, they need and crave and one hopes that they will take their rudeness and infantile behaviour elsewhere.

  On a public discussion board such as this, this is all one can hope for.

  Although older than you I have respect for those both older and younger than myself. That doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree with the views held by them but nonetheless the view I do hold is that courtesy and politeness should be shown to all. If it is not reciprocated it does not affect me, I move on and do whatever I was intending to do anyway. Such rude, possibly also ignorant individuals, do not affect my decisions in the slightest. I hope it will not affect yours.

  Those who fail to show such courtesy to their fellow posters reveal more about their own inadequacies than they realise.
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  Window Washers

  by dontplaceliterature in

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  question:.

  why do i see so frequently the witnesses referred to as "window washers" on here?

  i have been a witness (though only recently "conscious") for my whole life.

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  I too made a similar mistake as Farkel. I assumed that the posters here were adults and acted in an adult and responsible way. Unfortunately some have a severe problem with their ego and need it constantly massaged.

  Those currently attacking Farkel, and others that spring to mind such as a jondoe, are best ignored. Just deprive them of the oxygen, attention, they need and crave and one hopes that they will take their rudeness and infantile behaviour elsewhere.

  On a public discussion board such as this, this is all one can hope for.
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  Books by David A. Reed...

  by Tuesday in

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  just getting a general consensus, are they helpful at all?

  do you know alot of people who have read them?.

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  Yes, I've read several of his books. I found them to be most helpful in comparing WT dogma with what most Christian groups believe the Bible actually says.
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  Do You Folks Wanna Hear My Story?

  by Farkel in

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  i've already written "my story".

  i've been "out" for 35 years.

  but that is not a story that contains the little stuff.

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  Yes, I too am interested. Having left dubland so long ago is altruism the reason that you spend time here. Do you feel that you have recovered from your jw upbringing or are there still remaining issues?
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  WTS DECLARES WAR ON ORGANISED CRIME

  by still wondering in

  1. watchtower
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  under gods government rutherford states that there shall be no more religionists, (except of course rutherford, there's an exception to every rule) no more politicians, no more gangsters.. .

  yes, brave rutherford tells "the enemy", those nasty mean gangsters, they ought not to delay any longer but should close their operations even right now.. .

  rutherford makes it clear that theres no room in gods kingdom for deceivers, extortionists and organizations that can only survive by blatantly and regularly threatening to make parents childless and/or threatening parents to make their kids orphans and that any day real soon now.. .

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  Under gods government Rutherford states that “there shall be no more religionists, (except of course Rutherford, there's an exception to every rule) no more politicians, no more gangsters”.

  

  Yes, brave Rutherford tells "the enemy", those nasty mean gangsters, they ought not to delay any longer but should close their operations even right now.

  Rutherford makes it clear that there’s no room in gods kingdom for deceivers, extortionists and organizations that can only survive by blatantly and regularly threatening to make parents childless and/or threatening parents to make their kids orphans and that any day real soon now.

  

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/203853/1/DEATH-THREATS-TO-CHILDREN-OF-JWe28099s-IF-PARENTS-FAIL-TO-GET-THEM-TO-SELL-WATCHTOWER-PUBLICATIONS

  Oops!! Just realized, poor old Rutherford just excluded himself.
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  WTS ADVICE FOR YOUNG WOMEN WANTING TO MARRY

  by still wondering in

  1. watchtower
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  wait, speak to deborah first.. .

  the upside of this approach is that deborah is a real woman and will be able to give you girls proper advice.. the downside is that you will either need to first find a top rate medium (shes been dead quite a while) or wait for rutherfords god to bring her back from the dead (which rutherford maintains will happen any day real soon now if not even before the convention ends).. you will easily recognise her as rutherford has thoughtfully printed a picture of her in the new and bang up to date children book.. unfortunately if you dont live in the usa you will need to telephone her, which thankfully has recently been invented.

  expect to hang on the line a while as she will be very busy playing her agony aunt role for so many jws worldwide all seeking her advice, but rutherford says that it will be well worth the wait.. .

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  WAIT, SPEAK TO DEBORAH FIRST.

  

  

  The upside of this approach is that Deborah “is a real woman and will be able to give you girls’ proper advice”.

  The downside is that you will either need to first find a top rate medium (she’s been dead quite a while) or wait for Rutherford’s god to bring her back from the dead (which Rutherford maintains will happen any day real soon now if not even before the convention ends).

  You will easily recognise her as Rutherford has thoughtfully printed a picture of her in the new and bang up to date “Children” book.

  Unfortunately if you don’t live in the USA you will need to telephone her, which thankfully has recently been invented. Expect to hang on the line a while as she will be very busy playing her Agony Aunt role for so many JWs worldwide all seeking her advice, but Rutherford says that it will be well worth the wait.

  
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  STRONG MEN WEEP AND CHILDREN MARCH AS WTS RELEASES NEW PUBLICATION

  by still wondering in

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  yes, pure theater as marching columns of children cause strong men to weep when wts releases new publication.. .

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  Yes, in 1941 it WAS a new release, new truths and new light.

  So much new everything that that was the reason why children were marching and strong men were crying.

  It mentioned ONLY strong men but its probably safe to assume that weak men also cried. However, no mention of ANY women crying. They are simply tougher than us pussycats.
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  NEED FOR PROFITS RELUCTANTLY FORCES WTS TO ABANDON LONG STANDING PRINCIPLE

  by still wondering in

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  the principle is that individuals in gods organization are unimportant.

  its not open to personalities as the mission statement in the watchtower states.... .

  but if its a toss up between financial profits and principles then clearly principles need to be jettisoned if profits are to be maximised..... .

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  "So they made it their business to excel at BIG prophecy, like any day now,

  “THE WHOLE WORLD WILL DIE”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  except us of course."

  Just to clarify who "us" are, this is WTS product distributors.

  Sorry, should have mentioned this.
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  NEED FOR PROFITS RELUCTANTLY FORCES WTS TO ABANDON LONG STANDING PRINCIPLE

  by still wondering in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the principle is that individuals in gods organization are unimportant.

  its not open to personalities as the mission statement in the watchtower states.... .

  but if its a toss up between financial profits and principles then clearly principles need to be jettisoned if profits are to be maximised..... .

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  FF

  yes I glanced through this issue and found so many idiotic statements that I just had to share them. The one you mentioned I had posted earlier,

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/203853/1/DEATH-THREATS-TO-CHILDREN-OF-JWe28099s-IF-PARENTS-FAIL-TO-GET-THEM-TO-SELL-WATCHTOWER-PUBLICATIONS

  You make a good point comparing this veiled demand of jw kids with the publisher goal of 10 hours a month.
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  THE WTS FINALLY COMES CLEAN, ADMITS EVIL SERVANT WAS RIGHT THERE IN ITS MIDST

  by still wondering in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how was rutherford so skilfully able to identify such an evil servant right there at the top of its hierarchy?.

  well the wts provides a foolproof method for identifying such ones.. the evil servant must object to such obviously godly virtues as,.

  heavy drinking unkind treatment of staff outbursts of anger discrimination vulgar language .

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  How was Rutherford so skilfully able to identify such an evil servant right there at the top of its hierarchy?

  Well the WTS provides a foolproof method for identifying such ones.

  The evil servant must object to such obviously godly virtues as,

  • heavy drinking
  • unkind treatment of staff
  • outbursts of anger
  • discrimination
  • vulgar language

  Yes, why would anyone be so evil and protest against such admirable spiritual qualities? Any person who objects to the above list of obvious fruits of the spirit clearly identifies himself as the evil servant. And to think such one was a prominent member of the Bethel family.

  http://jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/moyle.php

  http://www.jwfacts.com/images/Moyles-letter-to-Rutherford.pdf