Posts by Virgochik

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Did anyone vote yet?

by NewYork44M in

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i voted today in nyc.

a well organized process.

very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

Virgochik

Voted last week. Colorado uses mail-in ballots. I've been voting since 1982 and it feels good.

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JW's know how to guilt trip....

by HereIgo in

when i left the org, the jw's tried their best to guilt trip me.

some of the questions i was asked and things i was told:.

"how could you possibly be happy outside of jehovah's organization?

Virgochik

You were brought up in the truth, how can you turn your back on what you know is right?

We're so close to the end, this is no time to leave now!

Don't you want to see Grandma when she comes back? It will break her heart if you don't make it through Armageddon.

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Lett is such a comedian..

by Festus in

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cant help it but in this video - "win the inner struggle" - during the first minute he points to his head with his index finger.

and i was just waiting him to shout out loco loudly.... https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201609_1_video.

and those facial expressions..sweet jesus!.

More money-grubbing: Give us your money even if you can't afford food

by bohm in

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the message would appear to be that jehovah needs money more than that old lady needs food:.

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Notice how the elderly lady is now wearing a skirt for the meeting, though she's got health issues. She'd receive frosty disapproval if she was more comfortable in slacks. The demure, simpering sister next to her is also in a mandatory skirt, draped well over the knees. They got that little message in there too, an example of what must be worn at the meetings. The elderly woman cast off the blanket from her lap and changed into her Modest Christian Woman Meeting Clothes.

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What is the Education Level of the Governing Body members?

by Wild_Thing in

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i would love to compile a list of the education obtained by the governing body members both past and present.

can anyone provide any information to get me started?.

it still amazes me they think they can translate ancient languages with an 8th grade education.

Virgochik

Their PhD = Pure Horse Doovers!

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Does anyone else squirm uncomfortably in disbelief?

by stuckinarut2 in

as we know, every month on the "official broadcasting" presentation, a new "music video" is presented.. can these possibly be any more cringe-worthy??.

the words, music, singing are so, so bad....i mean, so bad!.

surely witnesses are not so stupid that they don't harbor secret feelings of awkwardness when they see these?.

Virgochik

Divergent, I enjoyed both videos. I love Hillsong and Bethel music! Thanks for posting them. It's the difference of day and night from the awful clunkers at the Hall.

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A sucker is born every minute

by Sour Grapes in

i was an elder in the 1970's and i was not a big fan of the "stay alive until 75" dogma.

i was looked down upon by the heavy hitters on the body of elders and in time i changed my mind.

i knew of the failed prophecy of 1914 being the end of all times which was repeated for the year 1925...yet i came to believe well maybe this time they've got it right.. with every new watchtower, i combed over every word to find support for my change in my belief that the end was coming in fall of 1975. at the district assembly in 1975, everyone clung onto every word in the final talk.

Virgochik

I was nine years old, and I was at Sheyboygan. I thought it was hogwash, but the air was electric with excitement and oohs and ahs. It really impacted my life, and now my retirement savings. No college, which affected my future earnings and quality of life. Where was Mr. Sunutko when 1975 came and went, and all his hot air was just that? I'd like a piece of him for getting my parents all stirred up and refusing my scholarship!

Anyone else attend this one?

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Craziest thing I've seen in field service

by Chook in

working an area in town with this brother who after knocking on door and finding no one home , he stands behind small tree and has piss on front lawn.fairdinkim.i hope they weren't peeping through binds,but then again better the piss than the shit mags we were going to leave..

Virgochik

Elderly couple living in an old Airstream, my parents studied with them when I was a child. I was told to keep my feet up off the floor because they had rats. Sometimes the lady offered to make us tea, omg. This was in northwest Indiana, by the cornfields.

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Convicted Child Rapist Proselytizing. Is the Community Aware? Is the Community Safe?

by freemindfade in

wow, this is awesome.

this really shows the jw passiveness towards child sex abusers.

there needs to be more of this exposing this!.

Virgochik

Sleazy smirk and the eyebrow up. Nasty ol' thing.

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Convicted Child Rapist Proselytizing. Is the Community Aware? Is the Community Safe?

by freemindfade in

wow, this is awesome.

this really shows the jw passiveness towards child sex abusers.

there needs to be more of this exposing this!.

Virgochik

I just moved from Colorado Springs in June. 80919 is the Rockrimmon area on the northwest end of town, so I didn't recognize the car group. I read kktv news online every evening and will watch for the story! I also posted a link to the video on my Facebook, so my buddies in the Springs will see and hopefully share it.