Posts by sparky1

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What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Heard From A Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i remember an elder questioning a woman who had admitted to giving and receiving oral sex from her unbelieving mate.

he asked her the most intimate questions which clearly flustered her.

interestingly, she “confessed “ to the elders because her conscience bothered her.

sparky1

"Someone suggested that the unleavened bread at the memorial should be gluten free in case any of the partakers are gluten intolerant."- Pete Zahut

Actually, that is not a ridiculous thing to say at all. It is a legitimate medical concern. Any person with a score of 20 or higher on an Anti Endomysial Antibody/Tissue Transglutaminase Ab blood test must refrain from consuming gluten in any form. It may be that the Elders could inquire of any known partakers if gluten intolerance/celiac disease/sensitivity were an issue for them.

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The older I get the more angry I become!

by Sour Grapes in

i did some self-reflection today trying to determine why, with every passing day, i become angrier against the watchtower company.

i am in my 70's and my health is failing.

at first, i thought it was because "worldly" people couldn't care less about jdubs and the little world they live in even though the witlesses think that the earth revolves around them and their desert god who was originally worshipped by the cainites.

sparky1

This is a very important topic for me. I am 62 years old and have gone through therapy about 12 years ago. No longer do I have issues with major depression or all consuming anxiety. But I still have residual anger! Maybe our deep seated issues don't come to the fore all at once? Perhaps we can only take so much psychologically and so our minds only let us work on what we are able to at any given moment. At any rate Sour Grapes, I feel your pain and am sorry for all your wasted years as a Witness. I am working on my anger daily by practicing principles of mindfulness that I learned in therapy.

Each morning I read a segment of this book to refresh myself on how to apply mindfulness in dealing with my anger. My hope is that I no longer injure myself or those close to me through inappropriate expression of anger. Best wishes to you. As Jon Kabat Zinn is fond of saying: 'Remember, in any given moment, there is more right with you than wrong with you.'

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New data movement this is what I see as their goals .

by Crazyguy in

after listening to the leaked videos this is what i think it’s all about.

first i don’t believe they will want to much personal information ie bank accounts etc do to potential legal problems down the road.

what i think is their goal is once all publishers are in the data base they then have no need for written information about any issue concerning a publisher and how issues are handled by elders and the branch etc... this information now is in their own data base and can be deleted or manipulated by them at any time.

sparky1

I have written about this on other threads concerning Watchtower collapse. Make no mistake about it. Watchtower is creating their own database on EVERY publisher and will begin to use big data and predictive analytics to determine when and how to reorganize congregations, sell kingdom halls and squeeze congregations for more contributions. Big Brother in Warwick is becoming the Big Brother that George Orwell warned about.

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Which post has he just read, and what's he thinking?

by Fay Dehr in

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sparky1

Man.....my ass is on fire! They're gonna have to carry Monkey Butt powder in the Bethel Commissary from now on. I hope my Veterans benefits cover the cost of it. After all these years that crotch rot I picked up in Vietnam still flares up.

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What is CT Russell's motive?

by sinboi in

what is russell's motive when he started examining the bible with a group of bible students?

did he intend to form a cult and to mislead others?

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sparky1

When I was a teenager, I remember Ed Brenneisen's wife saying that 'Brother' Russell was the kindest, most loving person she had ever known. So perhaps his motives were pure and then his ideology took on a life of its own. In essence, maybe he 'became a victim of his own success'. Just my 'two cents'.

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Your Favorite Plays on Words

by compound complex in

greetings, fellow word lovers:.

please add your favorite, clever smithing of words.. ****************************.

time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana..

sparky1

"When my girlfriend first saw me naked, she was astonished by my male anatomy. Yes, I told her, I do have a foot but I don't use it as a rule!"

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What is the strangest book or craziest book the JWs have ever printed?

by blownaway in

what do you think the crazies or strangest book they ever printed is?.

sparky1

The title of the book THINGS IN WHICH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE actually make the implication that there are things that God can lie about.

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What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing You Have Heard From A Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i remember an elder questioning a woman who had admitted to giving and receiving oral sex from her unbelieving mate.

he asked her the most intimate questions which clearly flustered her.

interestingly, she “confessed “ to the elders because her conscience bothered her.

sparky1

Told to me in 1974 by a beloved and kind Elder who was not very bright:

"The Bible says that in the last days, men would be marrying and women would be given in marriage. There are so many marriages lately the end can only be a matter of months away!"

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New JWism in April broadcast?

by AuntBee in

does anyone know what it means to be "securely wrapped up in the bag of life"?

is this a new special wt terminology?

they said it or a slight variant of it, several times in the broadcast, perhaps 3?

sparky1

Did you mean............bag of SHIT!?

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Movie-goers can be fickle (great movies that should've enjoyed huge box-office success)

by LoveUniHateExams in

just thought i'd start a thread about this topic.. john carpenter's the thing (1982) was a great film, one of his best imo.

for me, it's right up there with alien (1979) as one of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made.

and yet one film made anything between $100 - 200 million at the box office whereas the other made only $19 million.

sparky1

"The ice..............is gonna break!"