Posts by Dagney

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“I got two ticket to paradise!”

by Dagney in

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and i don’t mean eddie money’s paradise.... you just can’t make this stuff up.

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Dagney

I mean, it is cutesy, but is so so so weird to me. Probably because I'm outside the cult looking in.

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“I got two ticket to paradise!”

by Dagney in

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and i don’t mean eddie money’s paradise.... you just can’t make this stuff up.

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Dagney

And I don’t mean Eddie Money’s paradise...

You just can’t make this stuff up.

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Faithful and Prudent slave? read somewhere that the discreet was going to change to Prudent.

by goingthruthemotions in

read on one of the forums, and maybe this one that the gb are going to start calling themselves the faithful and prudent slave.

my pimi brainwashed wife wouldn't bat an eyelash if they started calling themselves this.

to her it would be new light and they could do nothing wrong.. but, how the not so brainwashed flock take this change?

I used this with my brother, that the choice of words they used to describe their holy GB, is nothing more than that. If you read the verse in another translation they were no longer the FDS, but some other label. Not sure if I remember exactly how I said it but my intent was to let him know just because he thought they were the “holier than thou” FDS GB, they were nothing special to me, unless he could prove they were. 🤬

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Manhole , Manpower , Policeman...Unacceptable Words In Berkeley California

by minimus in

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offensive politically incorrect words.🤭.

Dagney

So incredibly ridiculous and wasteful of resources.

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1958 VS 2019 International Covention

by joey jojo in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlkvocpun8w.

2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qut4sr9elo.

so many emotional triggers and not much substance in 2019. at least they highlighted a part of a talk from knorr in the 1958 vid, nothing but a lovefest in the 2019 clip.

Dagney

Interesting video. I was two when my mother took a train from California alone with me to NYC. You just showed up and they found you a place to stay for 8 days or whatever. I can't even imagine, but that's what they did back then.

I have mixed feelings about the video, probably unpopular here. It sort of seemed like paradise, a movement for a peaceful new order. It was easy to get caught up in it, you thought they had the answer to everything. Turns out they were winging it all along...they know nothing.

When something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Words to live by.

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As A Former JW Are You Patriotic At All?

by minimus in

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jehovah’s witnesses were drilled with the idea that all governments are from satan and that we should have nothing to do with anything involving support of the government, voting, or political talk for one party or another.. now that you are out, is patriotism important to you?

is voting important to you?

are you supportive of your country?.

Dagney

Yes I am. I think this is am amazing country. We are still the wild wild west, it's all over the place. But what the founding fathers tried to do in creating this government and Constitution is amazing to me.

Even when I was a JW I was sappy over USA. It's just in me. I am not thrilled about a lot going on right now, and I may retire in a different country, but over all I love my state and country.

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Are You Still “Technically “ A Jehovah’s Witness?

by minimus in

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if we haven’t associated with the congregation in years, could it be said we are not jws?

or must you be disfellowshipped or disassociated to officially say you really aren’t a witness?.

Dagney

^^This. I figured the secretary would move the cards to another drawer during a CO visit. The reason is if they were queried as to if they attempted to "save" me, reactivate me by calling on me, they would have either lie to say they did, or tell them they have had no contact.

Mind you, I was happy to not have their visits. I figured out later it might have been because my brother is a well known elder to them, and they might figure "leave her to him to sort out."

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Lowel MA. Convention, Plenty of Empty Seats

by RESPECTFUL OBSERVER in

all the empty seats … lowell ma.

regional convention, july 6, 2019 over 2000 missing!.

Dagney

Is where Boston congos go? Curious...know peeps there.

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Heartbroken that my parents are so blind...

by HiddenPimo in

so i sent a letter outlining the scriptures that support shunning versus the 3 times as many that support not shunning.

this is the below response that i received.

i will be announced tomorrow night and wanted them to know since that is the fair and adult thing to do.

Dagney

I am so sorry for what you are going through. Even as we understand we would probably do the same as Sol pointed out, now being enlightened about TTATT, it would be unthinkable.

I watched Cedar's recap of the Saturday session of the RC, and the message is loud and strong for them to shun. The speaker called it an act of love. It's infuriating.

Positive thought to you and yours as you navigate through these times.

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Smuggling

by lastmanstanding in

the international assemblies are on... and the missionaries are coming home... and leaving richer.. i have, in all seriousness, been told by a co that the missionaries going home have large sums of money hidden in their luggage as they go back to their assignments.

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he related how one couple was almost caught with the undeclared cash as they passed through customs.. this has been going on for quite some time, the watchtower using missionaries are mules.. i bet with all the kingdumb hall sales the pace has picked up..

Dagney

fulano - I had to check to see if we had PM'd before but I don't think so.

I was in Nicaragua. I will pm you, wonder if it was the same time.