Posts by AudeSapere

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EXJW Tattoo

by blownaway in

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if anyone has any ideas or pictures of a tattoo that would sum up being an ex jw please share.

Maybe something positive having more to do with your own personal growth and determination (as opposed to negative energy aimed at a particular organization riddled with controversy). This growth can represent broad growth and embracing of a wide range of interests and involvement rather than limited to an obscure belief system.

Positive energy, Law of Attraction type of thing?

A phoenix rising? A flower blooming? Chrysallis??

Maybe mark it with the date of your official decision to end affiliation and take charge of your own life.

Maybe try Google Images for "personal growth tattoo ideas".

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EXJW Tattoo

by blownaway in

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if anyone has any ideas or pictures of a tattoo that would sum up being an ex jw please share.

AudeSapere

Brokeback Watchtower wrote: Kiss My Ass Tight Pants Tony

I dated a man who had a tatt of those lips on his left butt cheek. He and a few of his friends all got it done when they graduated from law school.

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What Should I Say?

by cookiemaster in

i need a bit of advice.

i've been pimo for a long time and fading more and more.

i occasionally attend for family but never give any answers or actively participate in any way.

AudeSapere

Thanks for the update. Sounds like you did great.

Keep up the charade but maybe skip a few more meetings in the next 2-3 weeks. Let them see that their effort to 'encourage' you has exactly the opposite effect.

When they push, you recede further.

It will help to condition the new COBE to *not* push you or make you feel more guilty. Let him clearly see that you are not someone he can rely on to help with KH or FS matters.

Let their shepherding call backfire on them by taking your fade to the next level.

A suggestion of somethings to do on meeting nights is see a movie by yourself, work overtime, go to your local library. Or just go to bed early.

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Janet Jackson music award, she gave credit to which God for her success?

by James Mixon in

in her acceptance speech she made her stance on the me too movement, and thanked god for her artistic career.

she stand with women and with those men equally outraged by discrimination who support us in heart and mind.

rebbie and mom (both jw) front row seats when she gave credit to her father for their success, no mention of mom and jehovah.

AudeSapere

Here is the speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzoMIFD4N3k

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Weird, weird. Newest internet debate, Laurel or yanny?

by James Mixon in

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i heard laurel and the wife heard yanny.

maybe someone can post the spoken word..

AudeSapere

Yanny.

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I Went To My Brother’s Memorial Service at the Kingdom Hall

by minimus in

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i have to say that the talk was very good.

instead of just repeating a jw manual , the speaker actually spoke about my brother!

there were a few scriptures with the jw hope but 80 % of the talk was actually about the life of my brother.

AudeSapere

If family leaves the memorial meeting to the organization they will get the stale organizational pitch.

My personal experience is that if family wants the service to be personal, the family has to request it. One of the best ways to do that is to select who the speaker will be. Then spend a few minutes with the speaker to let him know that you want it to be personal.

It can be done.

Glad it worked out well in your case, min. Sorry to learn of the loss of your brother.

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2018 Convention movie: Jonah.... oh my god it's bad......!

by stuckinarut2 in

so, once again the society has produced a cringe-worthy, spew-inducing piece of "cinema".. i don't recognise this religion anymore...... enjoy this review:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0tovqkfem.

AudeSapere

Oh man! I usually look at the last post in a thread before commenting on a post in the middle.

I knew better. And yet now I see that I stepped into a little poo.

Oh well. I'm backing out of this post.

Apologies to the OP.

*scraping poo off my shoe*

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2018 Convention movie: Jonah.... oh my god it's bad......!

by stuckinarut2 in

so, once again the society has produced a cringe-worthy, spew-inducing piece of "cinema".. i don't recognise this religion anymore...... enjoy this review:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f0tovqkfem.

AudeSapere

Rabbi Midge wrote: "...The story is basically a parable asking the Jews to reconsider their own views of uniqueness. Were we truly chosen by God to be his only people?..."

Interesting.

Rabbi Midge also wrote: All you had to do was trust your gut,

Watchtower instilled in us over and over again to *not* 'trust our guts'.

Thank you SOO much for taking time to comment on this thread. I really enjoyed reading your comments.

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advice please/data protection

by Phoebe in

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i have just received an email from an elder's wife regarding the new data protection laws.

between the lines it sounds like she has been asked to contact me.. she says they 'don't want to leave me out' so they want me to fill out the form as 'i'm still part of the congregation'.

also, my blood card needs updating, apparently.. the elder in charge will be in contact.. obviously, i'm not doing either, but what do i do?

AudeSapere

AndersAnderson wrote: The face that an unauthorized elderette knows you haven't filled out these forms and that your dpa is overdue shows how much JW cares about your personal data.
They will share it with everyone and anyone whenever they want.

VERY good point.

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Kingdom Halls sold.

by zeb in

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please list kh that you know of that have been sold..

AudeSapere

Assembly Hall in Woodland Hills CA sold about 10 (??) years ago.