Posts by Open mind

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Respect the Wind: Van Halen

by compound complex in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyk7yjpzlee.

Open mind

Stunning images CoCo!

Thanks for sharing.

om

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Brace yourselves: The GOOD things about the WTBS! heh

by theMadJW in

yes-lotta nonsense; a self-proclaimed "slave class" that is not a prophet but like a prophet, giving so awfully embarrasing opinions that are supposed to be automatically acceted by all of us jws...pretenders...mistakes... and moves not "discreet" at all- like the ngo united nations membership they secretly had for awhile....terrible, isn't it?.

i mean, look at the inspiring example we have in churchianity: such wonderful dogma- such as the three sadist-gods who have been torturing billions of men, women, and children for thousands of years- with eternity to go...and god making the universe in 72 hours...and backing the wars of their governments- "god and country!

", as they send their men out to war, telling them they will be blessed for it, and so many more wonderful revelations: the rapture, once-saved, tithing, etc.

Open mind

Hey Mad. Still waiting.

Frugality.

Good? Bad?

Where do you weigh in?

om

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Brace yourselves: The GOOD things about the WTBS! heh

by theMadJW in

yes-lotta nonsense; a self-proclaimed "slave class" that is not a prophet but like a prophet, giving so awfully embarrasing opinions that are supposed to be automatically acceted by all of us jws...pretenders...mistakes... and moves not "discreet" at all- like the ngo united nations membership they secretly had for awhile....terrible, isn't it?.

i mean, look at the inspiring example we have in churchianity: such wonderful dogma- such as the three sadist-gods who have been torturing billions of men, women, and children for thousands of years- with eternity to go...and god making the universe in 72 hours...and backing the wars of their governments- "god and country!

", as they send their men out to war, telling them they will be blessed for it, and so many more wonderful revelations: the rapture, once-saved, tithing, etc.

Open mind

Hey MadJW, are you denying that JWs, in general, are a frugal bunch?

When you're done playing with your strawman, let me know whether or not frugality makes your list of good things or not.

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Brace yourselves: The GOOD things about the WTBS! heh

by theMadJW in

yes-lotta nonsense; a self-proclaimed "slave class" that is not a prophet but like a prophet, giving so awfully embarrasing opinions that are supposed to be automatically acceted by all of us jws...pretenders...mistakes... and moves not "discreet" at all- like the ngo united nations membership they secretly had for awhile....terrible, isn't it?.

i mean, look at the inspiring example we have in churchianity: such wonderful dogma- such as the three sadist-gods who have been torturing billions of men, women, and children for thousands of years- with eternity to go...and god making the universe in 72 hours...and backing the wars of their governments- "god and country!

", as they send their men out to war, telling them they will be blessed for it, and so many more wonderful revelations: the rapture, once-saved, tithing, etc.

Open mind

If you're looking for the best ways to pinch pennies in a given community, JWs, in general, are top notch at knowing how to stretch a dollar.

I guess that's a good thing.

om

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Mentallyfree31 Would Like To Formally Introduce Himself

by mentallyfree31 in

jw
friends

i have been absent on the forum for the past couple of months.

i have previously been known on here as "mentallyfree31".

i would like to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself.

Open mind

Pleased to meet you!

All the best in the many JW-free years that lie ahead.

om

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How do JWs in your area treat those who are "No Longer A Publisher.."?

by Open mind in

jw
friends

Open mind

Thanks for all the replies.

CoffeeHouseGirl's account is most disturbing:

"her parents treat her as a disfellowshipped person-"

How very tragic. The WT rules don't even require this.

Any more on how family/extended family treat them?

om

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How do JWs in your area treat those who are "No Longer A Publisher.."?

by Open mind in

jw
friends

Open mind

sir82:

"and those are usually pre-teens or "progressive" Bible Studies who still have stars in their eyes"

Yep. I agree. It's a fairly rare young JW who is able to avoid baptism into the late teens or early twenties.

We had a couple of young women in our area who I would point to as an example of why my kids should avoid baptism.

Brenda Baptized & Ursula Unbaptized.

Neither one was super gung-ho into JWism as a teen, but went through the motions. In their late teens they each fell into "serious sin". (i.e. Had sex with their long-term boyfriend. ) They each ended up marrying their respective BFs and living pretty unremarkable lives.

Brenda got DFed and never came back to JWism and is shunnned as per WT mandate.

Ursula was at a congregation BBQ about 2 weeks after she was announced as "No Longer a Publisher of Good News". She, hubby and kids show up at least a couple times a year to picnics, etc and are treated pretty well.

Just say no to baptism.

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