Posts by Georgiegirl

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Any Dave Matthews Band Fans ?? Your favorite CD's or Songs by Him ??

by flipper in

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i have enjoyed seeing this musician explode upon the music scene in the last 15 years or so.

his mix of blues, jazz, rock & roll with great musicians playing uncommon instruments seen in a rock band - make his music all the more interesting !

here are some of my favorite cd's and songs by him and his band .

Georgiegirl

Not to make you toooooo jealous - but I will be in the 3rd row at his concert scheduled sometime in the next few weeks. (how was that for vague to protect myself?) Eat your hearts out!!!! GRIN

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Responding to "It's the truth because it follows the Bible, ..."

by OnTheWayOut in

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"it's the truth because it follows the bible, rejects the trinity and hellfire, engages in worldwide preaching.".

i hear that from the jw's in my life.

the last time, i challenged the aspect of a worldwide preaching work.. i said that the work is barely scratching the surface in 2/3rds of the world- muslim, hindu, buddist lands.

If the WT is the true relgion because they follow the Bible, for instance they take notice that the bible places birthdays in a negative light so they shun them...why does the WT not take notice that only 1 haircut was mentioned in the bible and this had disastrous results? is classic. I just spewed coffee all over my keyboard. Brilliant!!!!

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Did You Feel That Jehovah Loved You?

by minimus in

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or did you feel abandoned?

Georgiegirl

Interesting factoid (I actually heard this talk but it was years ago and I have no recollection of the brother or the name of the talk. It was one of the "special" talks where someone from Bethel comes to your area and everyone gathers around, not an assembly talk. There was a tape of it floating around as well).

Years ago (maybe someone can find it on the CDs - I don't have them anymore) there was a "throwaway" article in the WT about Jehovah personally loving each individual. The letters, apparently, poured into Bethel in response and there was a follow up section in one of the magazines with some of these letters (not a questions from readers). Apparently, it struck a chord because so many did not feel that they were loved personally by God.

Supposedly (in this talk) the GB was stunned and realized there was a huge problem. The talk that I heard was the basic outline of the Draw Close to Jehovah book. That reaction to that minor article was why they wrote DC2J.

I think this is a common problem and they see it as part of the retention issue - why would anyone stay in such a rigid structure if they didn't feel emotionally connected?

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How to be invisible, Hire a JW to clean your house.

by ElectricJello in

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i think i threw up a little in my mouth when i got this email.. this is being emailed around the jws right now.

sure you can trust them with your money but what about your children???.

this book has been published to tell folks how to protect themselves from identity theft, among other things.

Georgiegirl

Direct quote from their website:

"My next suggestion may be worth far more to you than the price you paid for this book. Use someone who is an unusually active member of the Seventh-day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Unlike those from mainstream religions, you will seldom if ever find a longtime member of these three religions in jail unless – as in some countries – they are there for their faith. These people believe their Creator is watching them and most would rather die than steal. The only problem is, will they want to clean your home or your carpet?"

You could always reply to the email and point out how Jehovah is obviously blessing the Mormons and Adventists as well. HA!

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Current & Former Elders- Will You Help Witnesses - Get Out of the Cult ?

by flipper in

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i know ,at first glance it seems like an impossibility .

i really haven't lost my mind here folks.

hear me out on this one.

Georgiegirl

Two thoughts - it would be sooo great if we could put topics like this under private discussion because faders like me can be reluctant to reply for obvious reasons.

I am fading because there are people I would like to get out. But - how do you apply those principles when your entire family is 2nd and 3rd generation? No one had any time ever develop a personality outside of the cult personality. There are no "happy" memories, no "real" personality to bring out.

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This couple's planning a wedding .....

by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

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but check out the picture ... does this look like a couple in love to you?

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http://www.watchtower.org/e/20061015/article_01.htm.

Georgiegirl

Actually...unless things have changed dramatically which I highly doubt - they only use married couples in pictures like these (wouldn't want temptation to arise by putting an unmarried sister and brother together. In. A. Picture.!!!) So - not only did they proceed with their theocratic marriage, she actually is stuck married, to a guy that wears THAT shirt. Ten bucks says it came out of the clothes donation bin at Bethel!

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I thought dubs were not supposed to be on the interwebs...

by Priest73 in

i found this an got a kick out of it...

http://crlwk.com/aboutme.aspx

Georgiegirl

You guys are so bad...in all the right ways. Thanks - I just spit water all over my keyboard. Bad apostates! Bad!!!

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Latest e-mail: A JW "insider's" spin on Bethel expansion

by sir82 in

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for your viewing pleasure.

how would you reply?.

sent: sunday, december 02, 2007 9:19 amsubject: fw: now public!

Georgiegirl

Hmmm...ok...so...the newspaper articles about the pedophile settlements are the work of lying apostates and you can't trust anything put out by the media, but THIS article in the same media is trustworthy....hmmm....say it with me, people...Cognitive dissonance.

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Elder Pedophiles that you personally know of . . .

by JK666 in

after the ambiguous response by the wts to the nbc broadcast, i would like to know how many of you had an "elder chester molester" in your own congregation?.

we had an elder that molested his daughter's best friend when she was 14 years old.

the elders in the congregation tried to keep the matter quiet and handled the matter privately.

Georgiegirl

Yes, me. - by an elder who remained so for many years until he molested his grandchildren. I know of 4 that he molested (besides) me but - no witnesses, so nothing could be done. To my knowledge, he was never turned over to the police but was finally removed as an elder years later when he molested his grandchildren. My father, to his credit, (also an elder) privately warned the families with children in the congregation for years. It's a wonder nothing was done to my father. I think everyone knew but because of the two-witness rule (and at that time, it couldn't be two separate witnesses to two different incidents as it is now) nothing was done.

I do believe things are changing in how they handle things now - but I firmly believe it's only because of the news exposure and being forced to make a change. Certainly not because "Jehovah's cleaning out his organization." What freaking BS.

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Celebrating Thanksgiving..how to get your JW relatives to celebrate!!!

by Lady Liberty in

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dear friends.... happy thanksgiving to you all!!

(((hugs))).

ok...so i just responded to another thread and felt it deserved its own.

Georgiegirl

I believe the "official" reason is because it is considered a national holiday. So - since JWs aren't supposed to take part in anything having to do with government (yep, feeling ya on the UN irony of THAT one) - they do not celebrate thanksgiving. It has nothing to do the giving or not giving of thanks - that's just an easy way of getting out of it. Same with Mother's Day and Father's Day.

Georgie-girl of the We Didn't Celebrate Thanksgiving But Ate Turkey Every Year class