what's with the recent spate of folks saying goodbye, or giving swansongs?.
this is a webboard.
people come and people go.
BIG TEX,
read my post again, or have your keeper read it, the little t i refered to was LITTLE TOE. how would you know what i have to offer? you have made a BIG ASS of yourself. the fact that you could write this entire rant without realizing that i was calling LITTLE TOE little t says more about you than i ever could. not everything is about you , you BIG JERK. and that is the last word.
all of the stuff re wts.
yet with all of this stuff happening in the mideast....with al gore's "an inconvenient truth" and scientists backing him up...with nkorea....with "christian" rhetoric....with pornography taking over the minds of our men.....bird flu....debt up to the eyeballs....complacency....pacs.....enron...corruption...serial killers in phoenix.....shrinking dollar....economy being sold to overseas.....etc.
can anyone reassure me?
paulmarshall,
mrs. j2s, who isn't posting yet, wanted me to relay her appreciation of your post. she said she has already put that link on her favorites. and a belated welcome to jwd.
j2s
what's with the recent spate of folks saying goodbye, or giving swansongs?.
this is a webboard.
people come and people go.
your replies were just about what i expected. poor scully indeed. i'm sure even she got a laugh out of that. little t i appreciate the answer, but the question wasn't do you know me. if you care to go back and read the questions and answer them it would be helpful. if not, then i understand. you wouldn't want your friends catch you speaking to someone you don't know would you? this is an example of what happens when someone thinks that thousands of posts of the, me too, bttt, and lol variety makes them a supreme one. big t, yes i complain about everything. does that bother you? or is it only when you disagree with the complaint? if agreement and happy talk were required on jwd then i guess there would be nothing but who do you want to do and how would you want to do it threads.
i appreciate the goodbyes and i don't know what would constitute a "swan song" but if you feel a need to post one i encourage you to do so. i may not know you but that is ok by me.
j2s
what's with the recent spate of folks saying goodbye, or giving swansongs?.
this is a webboard.
people come and people go.
little toe,
perhaps you can enlighten me. why would anyone read a post they have no interest in, ie goodbyes and swansongs, and then start a thread critisizing people who are interested in them. some of your threads; what kind of kisser are you?, how gay are you?, would you wear your underwear..., etc. hold no interest for me so i don't read them. i'm sure with a little self control you could do the same with goodbyes and swansongs.
j2s
what happens to a person that has given a major portion of the thier life in decades of full time service at bethel or as a circut or district overseer and they get caught not beleiveing the teachings of the wt?.
will the governing body live up to its moral obligation to take care of them in their old age?
after all these people have claimed a vow of poverty, and have put very little money aside for retirement because they served the organization full time and had no money to put aside.
frankie,
i'm just curious how many of your 3938 posts are bttts on threads you started? personally i don't care if some old man who spent 40-50 years kicking people to the curb gets kicked to the curb. i hope they all end up on the street in card board boxes. it is exactly what they deserve. there is nothing sad about reaping what you have sown.
j2s
anyone know this poor soul?
randy
a brother who served as a curcuit and district.
sammielee,
you said "the thing that turned me off of jws most was their absolute judgement, harshness and predjudice- their view of all or nothing- their shades of black and white."
it is the elders who spend their jw lives teaching these things, both from the platform and off the platform. they do this because it is the "arrangement". they do this because their masters tell them to. they do this because if they don't they will lose their precious position, they will lose their title, and they will be treated like trash just like any other person who is "only a publisher"
the elders are the ones who demand absolute obedience to the borg and whatever bizarre rules they can come up with. the elders are the ones who demand that you iognore scripture and use only the watchtower as their bible. have you ever had a scriptural discussion with someone who has no knowledge of scripture but is convinced he is "appointed by the holy spirit"? have you ever been threatened with death(disfellowshipping) because your conscience, backed by scripture, is not in line with the holy fds and their arrangement? well i have. and then when they are in an enviroment that doesn't call for this kind of bullshit it is the exelders who want to cling to this arrangement by their lame ass claims of repentance. because of their "repantance" we are supposed to "just get over it" well, i am an imperfect man and, i don't intend to "just get over it". i intend to fight this attitude as long as i live. and the elder class can "just get over" that.
and here is little tip for the elders who are still elders, like the man this thread was started for. the next time you are on the platform praying for jehovah's blessing on the pioneers, ministerial servants, elders, special pioneers, circuit overseers, district overseers, branch overseers, bethelites, the fds, and the governing body, throw a little my way and ask for a blessing on those who are "only publishers". it might make it seem as if you feel we are a part of this thing too. and if you are wondering, i actually heard a co ask this blessing from the platform. the jerk actually asked a blessing on himself and couldn't find anyplace in his prayer for me or any other commoner. he is also the one who said that you could find time to go in service more even if you are "only a publisher"
are any of you beginning to get a clue as to where my feelings of hate are coming from? personally i doubt it because you have to listen and consider my words to get a clue and those are just two of the things your masters didn't teach you.
j2s
this morning i was talking to my wife, and as i uttered a phrase, i swear my fathers voice came out.
i had to stop for minute.
i started to reflect a little and realized that i have alot of his mannerisms.
joan rivers, in one of her standup bits, said she knew she was getting old when she looked down and saw her mother's arm sticking out of her sleeve.
his any one else found that the latest wt cd rom won't work if you have this web site (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com) open?
hey, i'm willing to blame microsoft.
j2s
his any one else found that the latest wt cd rom won't work if you have this web site (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com) open?
skin,
i just had that problem a few minutes ago, so you aren't crazy. either that or both of us are crazy. i popped the 2004 cd out and then put it back in and it works. maybe sequence has something to do with it.
j2s
anyone know this poor soul?
randy
a brother who served as a curcuit and district.
do you feel my hate? do you feel my disgust? good. everything said on this thread needed to be said. it all needed to be said when you were elders but none of us seperate but equal dubs were allowed to do so. poor elders. something you all need to realize is that you are in the real world now. if i hate you i can tell you so. if you disgust me i can tell you so. that is certainly different isn't it? the answers from some of the exelders on this thread exhibit the borg's circle the wagons and crush the riff raff attitude they learned from their wt teachers. hell we wouldn't even be talking about this except the man was an elder. as for being duped, we aren't talking beliefs here, we are talking actions. are you saying that by being duped and going in service and finding people who need help and, being duped, lead them to what i believe is a safe enviroment but is actually a pack of wolves in sheeps clothing; are you really saying that i'm responsible for the abuse you heap upon them? or are you saying that because you were duped into thinking you could mentally, physicaly, and spiritually abuse people and noone would ever know that none of that matters? did you really think there would be no repercussions?
the two biggest hypocrites in the world are elders lecturing you on love, and elders lecturing you on forgiveness.
j2s
and to those who agree with me,either a little or a lot, doesn't it feel good to be able to express yourself without fear of being called on to account for your attitude to a group of loving, kind, and forgiving elders? you really don't get figs from a thornbush do you?
