Good post Magnum PI I feel you. Same here 55 this summer, came in at 37 with untreated depression. Took me a decade to figure things out and get help. As for your feelings for the world's injustices I sympathise with you. Was very much the same in my mid thirties. Now I'm doing what I can to plan for retirement and am leaving bigger things to the Christ. I just to what I can to be a good person as you are. Doing lots of mountain biking and weights to stay healthy, that and diet / rest and have zero feelings of guilt for taking care or me.
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JWs & "generations"
by Magnum inwe all know what a mess the jw "generation" teachings have been.
but, there is one hard and fast truth concerning jws and "generations" - that is, that many generations of jws have died without the realization of the hope they were promised.. there were many before my grandfather's time, but i'm going to start with his.
his generation, his peers, lived at a time when jwdom was exciting, bold, confident, seemingly deeper and scholarly, seemingly genuinely concerned about the preaching work and saving lives.
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Not Being Invited To Gatherings.
by kennylazo1 inhave you ever found out that your "buddies" from the kingdom hall went out to have fun and did not invite you?
if so how did you feel?.
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zeb2 days ago2 days ago
"One cong had a pin bowling night. What with the sisters screaming behaviour and their micro skirts I left as soon as it started"
What you didn't stick around to at least get a peek at their panties ??
Hehe !
Teasing you Zeb. Been there sometimes it hurts less to just leave and not have to deal with the frustration of being cock blocked at every turn..
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So What Drastic Money Change is Next?
by OnTheWayOut inokay, they cheapened the product by getting rid of hardcover books.
they reduced printing of mags.
they drastically reduced the number of pieces of printed paper that members would "place" in people's hands in various ways, the biggest one being that they put them on a cart and don't encourage people to take them.they cut d.o.
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maybe some more parking fee scams like at the Tacoma stadium ?
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WT Finger Pointing
by Vanderhoven7 indo you have examples of wt style finger pointing (with 3 pointing right back).
"satans organization claims to be gods organization, and persecutes those who are actually members of gods organization.
satans organization sails under the high-sounding name of "christendom".
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Good post have always wondered is any of these quotes by WT were organised for use somewhere. Good stuff ! I'll be printing them up to keep by the door for some fun stunts on any unsuspecting JW's that dare visit hehe
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A & E Cults-Barbara Anderson
by Joyzabel in16 years ago dateline's report on jw's and child abuse was aired may 28, 2002, a tuesday night and tonight a&e aired on may 29, 2018, tuesday night!.
i can't help but think how barbara has tirelessly worked to expose the child abuse issue within the watchtower/jw.org and is still working to not only expose the problem but to help change the laws in the usa to help protect children.
she has a wealth of information gathered for over 20 years on how the governing body protects the pedophile and not help the victims .
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Hi, if there's anyway to get a YouTube link that would be great. Thank-you Barbara and Joe you guys are the best !
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Cornwall Bans Baptist Pastor After Jehovah Witness & Ribfest Complaints MAY 30, 2017
by StephaneLaliberte ini know its a bit old, but i thought it was interesting and i only found out about this yesterday.
http://cornwallfreenews.com/2017/05/30/cornwall-bans-baptist-pastor-after-jehovah-witness-ribfest-complaints-may-30-2017/.
i was going to those conventions in cornwall before (ontario, canada), and i had seen that pastor who was preaching.
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Would so stress me out having to drive over there, last time I went was in 2008 and boy was I glad when it was over. Felt depressed ans exhausted for two weeks after. Only fun thing about going there was driving up to the top floor of the Sears parking lot.. would make the old diesel rev out and make a bunch of noise.
I may have seen him there back then. There was a guy outside in the park with a loudspeaker rattling off verses and he seemed to be really into it. I wondered what it was about but being so dumbed down and burned out by the JW hamster wheel I didn't care, was mostly eyeballing women and hoping this would be my last convention before Armaggedon so as to put me out of my misery trying to keep up with Jehovah's chariot.
If I were there today I'd go over, shake his hand and offer a him a beer while wearing a JW convention badge hehe
PS : Up yours WT
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If only JDubs were truthful with their Bible students
by Sour Grapes injdubs are the masters of deception.
what would you do if you were studying with the jdubs and they told you that when you get the truth, become a jdub, and join the borg that every single person in the world is bad association?
in fact, you will have to be careful because even some in the congregation can also be bad association and you have to be careful around them if they have too much facial hair or if the sisters' skirts are a little too short or if the brother pants are a little too tight.. and you will find such delight in not dwelling upon the life that you have now which is unimportant because this system of things is going to be destroyed so there is no need to get a good education or to worry about your problems.. you just need to focus on the paradise earth that is just around the corner..
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good post Terry thanks
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Jealous Hipster Cyclist Husband riding to Sunday DA all sweaty and all Tony Tight Pantsed out to match my sweet pimped out Dutchie!
by SonoftheTrinity inbe courageous, and blessed is he that cometh in the name of jah.
she didn't want us to go in the ugly vintage station wagon together so she carpooled with her friends, so i'm going dressed as one of the wurzels on a raleigh rally.
oo-arr oo-arr.. the org is robbing us of time together, so i have a right to crash the parties she goes to.. if anyone has any judgments, at least i came carbon neutral..
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Cool, how many km's away ? You really wearing a suit ? Hope it's not too hot drink up and fill that water bottle hehe. Old cars are cool, I drive an assortment of older VW diesel Jetta's and a 20 year old lifted 4Runner. Good times. Fun being an odd fit I love it. Went to the hall a couple times back then in my former lifted Toyota 4X4 pick-up with 33" mud terrain tires in true red neck style. Would also make a point of going in service with my noisy smelly dropped aforementioned MK2 Jetta's. Having a car full of JW's was not a worry, people would stay away. This to the ire of the well to do, brothers with their clean freshly waxed 4 door late model service cars. Being single never married was once asked if I was gay, then told I would of made a good priest. Oh and up yours WT
Note : am straight just been mgtow forever but it's all good live and let live to each his/her own freedom
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Are they clones?
by cookiemaster inanyone else notice this about jw public speakers.
they all seem like clones.
they have the same mannerisms, try to use the same style of speaking, similar jokes, etc.
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Barf, I picked up on the WT Newspeak in the early nineties when I was just a return visit. This MS would drag along another brother on his magazine route and give me this un-natural robotic presentation. I once turned to the other guy that seemed more normal and gave him a WTF ? expression. Cult speak never sat well with me and tried my best to avoid it, although when fully in who knows what I was capable of..
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Tacoma Dome regional conventions
by Crazyguy inthis is the spot where most of washington state and even parts of oregon have had thier regional conventions.
there would be as many as 4 conventions during the summer.
this year none.
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Bingo JakeM2012, and as a matter of fact an elder involved in accounting woke up and left on account of this. I think he was DF'ed for not looking the other way and doing the company line. He contacted the city and tipped them off. Integrity and honesty is not a WT strong suit.