A lot of JW's are "sneaky bastards". A lot of JW's just do what they're told, hiding nothing.
The ones who do what they're told are the sneakiest bastards of the bunch! Dedalus
dedalus
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How Do You Feel About Jehovah's Witnesses???
by minimus innearly everyone that posts here says mostly negative things about the witnesses.
a few will speak of certain jw's that were helpful to them while they were going through difficulties.
in the situation that you find yourself in now, do you feel that you hate jw's?
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Selective Quotes, Out of Context Quotes
by IslandWoman inthis is a well known problem with the watchtower, taking a quote out of context or fishing around for quotes which suit their purpose but do not really give the full picture of the subject or the full view of the person their quoting.
this thread though is not about the society's problem with this but ours.
some of us also take quotes out of context and do not give the full picture.
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dedalus
How about these quotes? Are any of these out of context?
"Every kind of terror will be used to destroy the evil world--cloud bursts, lashing rains, overflowing floods, earthquakes, giant hailstorms and a rain of fire. There will be terror on the land, terror in the sea and terror in the air. With shocking surprise Armageddon will catch all those persons outside the New World society." -- From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained, 1958, p. 207.
"On Satan's side will be all the rest of mankind, more than 99.9 percent, as we read, 'The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.' That includes all the governments of the world together with their supporters, the commercial, religious and social institutions. Even the professedly Christian organizations? Yes, because all such that are making themselves friends of the world are making themselves enemies of God." -- Watchtower 10/15/58, p. 614-5.
"Do not conclude that there are different roads, or ways, that you can follow to gain life in God's new system. There is only one. There was just one ark that survived the Flood, not a number of boats. And there will be only one organization--God's visible organization--that will survive the fast-approaching ‘great tribulation.’ It is simply not true that all religion lead to the same goal … You must be part of Jehovah’s organization, doing God’s will, in order to receive his blessing of everlasting life." – You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth, 1982, p. 255.
"Never forget that only God’s organization will survive the end of this dying system. Act wisely, therefore, and make plans for life eternal by building your future with Jehovah’s organization." – Watchtower 7/15/84, p. 20.
"Only Jehovah’s Witnesses, those of the anointed remnant and the ‘great crowd,’ as a united organization under the protection of the Supreme Organizer, have any Scriptural home of surviving the impending end of this doomed system dominated by Satan the Devil. (Revelation 7:9-17; 2 Corinthians 4:4) They will make up the ‘flesh’ that Jesus Christ said would be saved through the worst tribulation in human history." – Watchtower 9/1/89, p. 19.
"The masses of people facing annihilation if they fail to respond to the good news include out unbelieving relatives, neighbors, workmates, schoolmates, and acquaintances. But our concern is to reach out to ‘all sorts of men’ in imitation of God, who manifested his love for the entire world by giving his Son, Jesus Christ, as a ransom for all (John 3:16). We must zealously invite all to flee to God’s place of safety. By fully carrying out the preaching work, we can avoid bloodguilt." – Kingdom Ministry, September 2000, p. 1
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elders wives that gush all over you after you wake up and leave
by nelly1 inhello everyone, i havnt been on for a while hope all is well on here.... wanted to relate i was working in public place recently and an elders wife saw me rushed up went on about how much she missed me etc and the door was wide open for me to come back.... she said how are you and i said im wonderfulllllllllllllllllllllllllllll in a really loud voice ...haha.
and i thought to myself my god when i was in that cong she never spoke to me more than once a month and only to say hello.....it really amazes me that soon as you leave they are all over you with all their gushing oh we miss you ( crock of shit).
which is water of a ducks back with me... never ceases to amaze me she went on and on about welcoming back with open arms etc.... what a load of bull shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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dedalus
Ah, yes, the fluttering elders' wives.
Not long after I'd become inactive, I had to attend my Witness sister-in-law's wedding. An elder's wife cornered me and, her fat smiling face hovering in the air before me like some a geriatric Cheshire cat, inquired about my spirituality and discovered that, as rumored, I had not been to a Kingdom Hall in months. She then commenced "upbuilding" me with a little speech about the importance of attending all of the meetings, all five of them, for their wonderful "timely reminders."
After a few awkward moments of this, I said, "You know, maybe I'd go to some meetings, if they all weren't so boring!"
She flinched, as if slapped, and murmured, "No, oh no, we shouldn't say that, no, should never say that ..." and receded into the crowd.
Anyway, that's my little elder's wife story.
Dedalus
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Hair? The long and the short of it!
by Maverick inteenyuck made a comment about men with long hair.
this caught my eye because i grew my hair long as a protest to the j-duds.
i am well known in my home town and when the duds see me they know right off i have 'gone bad'!
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dedalus
I do keep it clean and use conditioner and styling sprays. I have nicer hair than most women I know, but mostly because I have not bleached and dyed and abused my hair all my life like most women have.
Could it be? Maverick = Fabio?
Dedalus
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My mother, the elder...(No, I'm not kidding)
by logansrun inone of the more unusual secrets in my family is the fact that for years my mother has written every talk my grandfather -- an elder, the service overseer -- has given from the platform.
a little background: my grandfather was appointed ever since the elder arrangement was put in place in the early 70's.
he's originally from poland and his english is decent, but not great.
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dedalus
Better watch that Jezebel attitude, Scully!
Dedalus
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Posting Guidelines on the JW site
by Nordic inwelcome to the worldwide brotherhood on the web!
please feel free to post discussion boards and to make replies to those already posted.
however the following rules must be observed to maintain order and an encouraging and theocratic enviroment.
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dedalus
A link, please? Been a while since I've chatted on a JW board.
Dedalus
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Only Southerners know
by WildHorses inonly a southerner knows the difference between a 'hissie fit' and a 'conniption', and that you don't "have" them, you "pitch" them.
only a southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc.
make up a 'mess'.
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dedalus
Lame.
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My mother, the elder...(No, I'm not kidding)
by logansrun inone of the more unusual secrets in my family is the fact that for years my mother has written every talk my grandfather -- an elder, the service overseer -- has given from the platform.
a little background: my grandfather was appointed ever since the elder arrangement was put in place in the early 70's.
he's originally from poland and his english is decent, but not great.
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dedalus
Pretty cool, Logansrun! Puts the whole "headship arrangement" in perspective, doesn't it? But then, I think most of us men need some bucking up by our women. They're stronger than we are.
Dedalus
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My brother's gonna die at Armageddon.
by be wise inat the moment i dont feel great about jws.
i say this because i just had a call from my sister whos a jw- she lives in another country.
anyhows, we get talking about my brother who lives abroad in the same country as her.
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dedalus
Fu[edited]ing Witnesses.
Dedalus
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How Do You Feel About Jehovah's Witnesses???
by minimus innearly everyone that posts here says mostly negative things about the witnesses.
a few will speak of certain jw's that were helpful to them while they were going through difficulties.
in the situation that you find yourself in now, do you feel that you hate jw's?
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dedalus
Don't trust those sneaky bastards.
Dedalus