I always thought I was a positive person until I left. Then when I had the comparison I could see just how negative I'd become. It was really nice to give yourself permission to look at the good in the world instead of just the bad- and it was nice to see.
boyzone
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Jehovah's Witnesses & their cynical lust for negativity
by jambon1 infor me this is one of the most hideous things about the jw's.. it's like they are willing on the next world disaster.
they are gleeful if anyone that they know comes into some sort of trouble if they are not following 'bible standards'.
they simply aren't interested in anything good.
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Most Detested WT Publication
by Nosferatu inwhat is the wt publication you hated the most (i mean besides all of them?).
mine was that faggy pink "listening to the great teacher" book.
my mother tried to teach both me and the neighbor's worldly kid lessons from that book, and you know how embarrasing it is for a boy to be put straight by a pink book?.
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boyzone
The Oct 2005 WT also killed it stone dead for me. I walked out early and ended up shredding that one. The infamous "don't send your kids to college" one.
Oh yeah, and the April 07 WT about how its your "sacred duty" to obey the GB. What the....???
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most rude behaviour experienced from elders...
by Albert Einstein inwhat was the weirdest and most rude thing you experienced / witnessed from elders?.
my favourite one is called george.
he was a po in the cong, where i became an elder (i was young and absolutely unexperienced).
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boyzone
An elder and I were working at a wealthy brother's house. He was doing some building work and I was their cleaner. The elder sidled up to me and described the wealthy brother as a, "jumped up little shit". I was a bit shocked but had to laugh, the elder was right after all.
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Simple answers to simple questions
by JeffT inhow can i recognize some one who speaks for god?.
deuteronomy 18:22 (the message) .
21-22 you may be wondering among yourselves, "how can we tell the difference, whether it was god who spoke or not?
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boyzone
I agree Jeff. The love JW's don't show as a matter of policy proves to me their not Jesus disciples
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This Disturbs Me Most of All
by cameo-d inno, it's not the "claw hand"!
what disturbs me most of all is the potter's shards.. any coin collector will tell you that the "imperfect" coins are the most valuable.
any art historian will tell you that the value of a painting is it's originality and uniqueness and the talent that can only come with time, suffering, and perserverence.. it is the oddities and quirks in one of a kind pieces that make them a delight and a treasure.. so why is it that this potter has no appreciation for uniqueness?
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boyzone
I'm with scully on this. Many JW's would baulk at physically having to kill us, but they would do it if the GB told them that Jehovah required it. Lets face it, many JW's baulk at shunning, they don't like doing it, but they still do precisely because the GB has told them jehovah requires it. Killing us is just the next step.
If the law allowed them to do this half of us would be dead and the rest in hiding.
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Most Detested WT Publication
by Nosferatu inwhat is the wt publication you hated the most (i mean besides all of them?).
mine was that faggy pink "listening to the great teacher" book.
my mother tried to teach both me and the neighbor's worldly kid lessons from that book, and you know how embarrasing it is for a boy to be put straight by a pink book?.
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boyzone
Its so gotta be the Rev book for me. Those bloody pictures and all that fitting of scriptures to JW history - total bull. Still, its a handy publication to have around if you run out of toilet paper.
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most rude behaviour experienced from elders...
by Albert Einstein inwhat was the weirdest and most rude thing you experienced / witnessed from elders?.
my favourite one is called george.
he was a po in the cong, where i became an elder (i was young and absolutely unexperienced).
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boyzone
In australia I answered up one time in a FS group about people not knowing their neighbours very well. The elder, an old fella, a trueblue, jumped down my throat and said "what do YOU know about it, you're just a pommie sister" in front of everyone. I was really embarassed.
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Come On Britain, Bring In Your Tithes!
by Atlantis in(our thanks goes to anonymous-4, london) come on britain, bring in your tithes!
please note the "same" two january 1956 informants shown below.
and here is a scan of the very same january "informant" for the united states!
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boyzone
Hi Atlantis
KIT downloadable here if you need it
http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=aa000d95cb6ebccc589634f60d962526
thanks
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My friend made an interesting observation and wanted me to share, very interesting.
by awildflower inthis is not mine, but my friend e-mailed it to me this morning and i thought it would be great to share........i was thinking about this laying in bed this morning.
have you ever looked at one of those optical illusion pictures such as the one below.
what do you see...a young girl or an old woman?
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boyzone
Oh yeah! It took me ages to spot the old lady but suddenly there she was, right in front of me all the time.
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Goodbye to my dear new friend
by chicken little ini only knew you a little while, yet you touched my life and enriched it so much.. you were one of the outcasts if i viewed you from my past beliefs.. yet you shone as a true loving person.. you are gone to soon, way before your time.. i shall miss not having had the time to get to know you better.. rest from your sufferings, who knows what the future holds.... from the greatest joy comes the greatest suffering.. my love goes out to you.. .
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boyzone
Take care little chick, life can be all the richer for knowing such a wonderful person, enjoy that richness and may it inspire you to seek the same in yourself and others.