Posts by jookbeard

on some threads the "post reply" box is missing the section where you can post links, photos, emotcions, etc.. is this a new thing to save band width or is it a glitch?.

i miss having the old "post reply" options....:(.

jookbeard

still no spell check, cant quote, and I think I'd need a degree in computer programming to post a picture

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Ran into a witnessing table at the park today

by confusedandalone in

i just got in from my daughters homecoming(she is a cheerleader and these guys make a huge deal out of this stuff).

they play 3 football games of various age groups.

it starts at 8 in the morning and just ended at 1:30. i just got in the house literally 5 minutes ago and i had to share.

they seem to be getting more popluar these stupid metal racks with their magazines and crammed into them, a very busy main line rail station I use has one there most days and I'm starting to see them in smaller town centres, the main purpose I see for them is for JW's to constantly play with their mobile phones or just stand there and gossip, stupid idea , stupid religion.

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What are the buzz words or trigger for JWs?

by UBM101 in

i read steve hassan's book and he mentioned about buzz words or triggers that call out the cult personality of a victim of mind controlling cult.

when you were in, what triggered you?.

jookbeard

theocracy

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What are the buzz words or trigger for JWs?

by UBM101 in

i read steve hassan's book and he mentioned about buzz words or triggers that call out the cult personality of a victim of mind controlling cult.

when you were in, what triggered you?.

jookbeard

worldwide expansion , the channel,

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How I miss the 'Truth' of my youth....

by gingerbread in

jw
friends

my family moved from the city to the country.. part of the reason for the relocation was to move 'to where the need was greater'.

i loved our new home - i was free to roam the woods and fields, enjoy the wildlife, work in our garden and feed the chickens.

i had new friends in our new congregation.

jookbeard

a lot have felt like that, I grew up as a kid in the early 70's and this was before the hardline attitude that saw the clampdown in Crooklyn in the early 80's, times were different for a JW kid back then, it all seemed far more fun!

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Are JW's using different terminology for "congregation discipline"?

by booker-t in

jw
friends

i have been out for over 20 years now and sometimes i run into a young jws on the street and the language seems to be "greek" to me.

i have a hard time understanding what they are talking about.

when i was in(90s) they had 4 catergories for congregation discipline.

jookbeard

the "reason" for a dissfellowshipping must have been a throw back to the 60's as a 70's kid I always remember "for conduct unbecoming for a Christian" I always did remember because my old man always seemed to make the announcement, then in the 80's the "unbecoming" seemed to be droppped but a local needs talk would follow.

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Goodbye JWD/JWN (my last post)

by slimboyfat in

jw
friends

after some considerable thought i have decided that i will no longer post on this forum because i want to return to jehovah.

thank you for all the kindness and many interesting discussions over the years.

i wish you all well in the future and the decisions you make.

jookbeard

also agreeing with JWfacts and Farkel, SBF seemed to be trolling for some time now, sometimes promoting the viewpoint that the WTS is full of crap and now he is saying its the truth again, and had this obsession that they are the biggest and fastest growing cult