Posts by sparky1

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RC 2016 Leaks & Releases

by wifibandit in

in an effort to reduce the number of posts, this year i will try to add links to this post.

now, on with the leaks & releases!

first up.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzvwhflss4.

sparky1

MAUDLIN: showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way. - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Simple Definition

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Awake #4/2016: Homosexuality

by Designer Stubble in

the new awake is up on jw.orgwith the legalization of gay marriage in many countries, they decided it was time to show: "what does thebible say about homosexuality?

"does the bible promote prejudice?still, some people would say that the bible promotes prejudice against homosexuals and that those who adhere to itsmoral code are intolerant.

‘the bible was written at a time when people were narrow-minded,’ they claim.

sparky1

The Golden Rule? That's easy. We control your 'Gold' and we make the rules. Sounds simple enough to me. "If you don't like it, than take it up with Jehovah!" A.M. III

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David Schafer imitates Steven Lett

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

friends,.

watch this jw.org video with "helper" david schafer.

the topic is care for your parents.

OK, Caleb and Sophia. Can you tell mommy which man plays an evil 'hit man' for gangsters on TV and in movies and which man is an evil 'hit man' for the Governing Body(tm) gangsters on JW.ORGTV? Answer correctly and you won't get a beating!

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Are you angry at the people who ignored your abuse?

by purrpurr in

following on from my privous thread about being beaten.

(which seems to have got the most horrendous stories now, i'm so sorry to all those who suffered in that manner).

i'd like to ask when you think about all those people, jw's, family members etc who knew that you were being beaten/abused and did nothing to stop it are you angry with them about it?.

sparky1

"I work with a charity that protects abused children." - Blondie

Good for you! You have taken brutal and cruel personal life experiences and produced kindness and love for others. Thanks for showing us that it is possible to 'turn tragedy into triumph'.

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New Spiritually Weak Label: Not Using Tablet/iPhone

by Doubtfully Yours in

with last night's meeting it became official: here in the states is a must to keep up with 'jehovah's org' that one fully jumps on board with this tablet/iphone crap.. so, now, all of us that up to this point have refused to follow the wtbts in their electronic/wireless revolution will deal with the browbeating from the 'spiritual' ones.. already receiving lots of grief from hubby and rest of the family/close friends when seen at the meetings with paper publications.

damn it!!!

am i alone in this resistance???!!!.

sparky1

"Al Gore did NOT invent the INTERNET...............We did!" - Governing Body(tm)

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“Even if this wasn’t the Truth, I need the structure.”

by Londo111 in

i remember many years back a fellow ministerial servant saying this to me.

he felt that even if jehovah’s witnesses were not the only true religion, the regimented routine of meetings and field service and the strict rules and enforcement provided a beneficial structure for his life.

at the time i thought if this wasn’t “the truth”, i’d have no need for all that “structure”.

sparky1

Lots of people need and crave structure, but that doesn't make your personal choice of systematic structure either correct or desirable.

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Were you beaten as a child?

by purrpurr in

i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

sparky1

sowhatnow, It is a stock Google image.

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Understanding The Bible ... The "Linchpin" Effect

by Littleleslie in

understanding the holy bible.. .

after many years of study of scripture, our bible study group has discovered something very important that needs to be realized or absorbed, before one can come to a correct understanding of the bible.

we call it, the "linchpin" effect... .

sparky1

"THE LINCHPIN EFFECT"

"I've got a secret and I'm not telling you! Na...na....na....na...na!

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Jehovah's Witnesses and language worlds.

by gonzobear in

i was born in as a witness, left at the age of 28, and have been out for many years now.

i'm a writer and am writing about witnesses but from the perspective of how they control followers through the use of language.

it's only after studying a lot of literary theory that i've realised a lot of their mechanisms of control are through using language in a particular way.

sparky1

"Time and again, we come back to the realization that if controlling man is the destination, the road to it lies through the control of language."

"The language of religion.......is comprised largely of literalized metaphors. That is why they are the perfect tools for legitimizing and illegitimizing ideas, behaviors, and persons."

"Ordinary language combines the elements of all other 'languages'. It can be used literally and precisely to convey meaning; metaphorically or poetically, to move people; or religiously, to blind and numb people, making them feel elevated or debased." - Thomas Szasz WORDS TO THE WISE 2004 edition

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Were you beaten as a child?

by purrpurr in

i've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.

particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.

not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.

sparky1

After reading many of the comments here, it occurs to me that many Jehovah's Witness parents are not really 'footstep followers of Christ'.