very insightful, and thought provoking,
lancelink
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Something that can be said to JW's at the door
by DT inimagine this conversation.. witness: so would you enjoy reading this book which explains the bible based hope for everlasting life on a paradise earth?.
householder: yes, i would love to read that.
it sounds fascinating.
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Reaching Out
by lancelink indid any of you guys ever try to "spiritually advance" by really making an effort in reaching out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.
only to be overlooked while some other brother who was honestly just a brown-noser or genuine hypocrite gets appointed.
without hardly any effort on his part?.
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lancelink
Did any of you guys ever try to "spiritually advance" by really making an effort in reaching out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
only to be overlooked while some other brother who was honestly just a brown-noser or genuine hypocrite gets appointed
without hardly any effort on his part?
Back in the early 90's I was honestly trying my best to become a ms, and yet everytime the co came by I would approach the elders and always get some aspect of my spiritual life that was "off".
It doesn't matter that I was
1) happily married with well-adjusted children.
2) give talks several times each month at the TMS
3) have a book study at my home.
4), Was out in service EVERY SATURDAY.
5) help at the quick builds whenever i was asked.
6) run the microphones, and set up EVERY WEEK for the tms and sm.
7) mow the KH grass.
8) was involved in a DA part.
9) opened different meetings with a prayer several times a month.
(I don't mean to sound self rightous here, but I was honestly doing my best to "help jehovahs organization".)
By the next visit I would have improved, and then they would pull some other area out and use it.
EX #1: OK, the problem here is that you need to improve your RV's, and answering at the sunday meetings.
EX#2: CO just left / Well, you need to work on your answers at the BS, and taking more of the lead in cleaning the hall.
3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, was always something new.
And then,, brother BN, or my favorite, a new brother who was a good friend or related to 1-2 elders would move in and
bingo!! he would be appointed the very next time the Co came by. No wonderfullly upbuilding past record,
And watching I noticed a pattern start to develop:
after a year or two bro. wonderful:(R. towns) left his wife and young family for a co-worker. One's wife (picarelli) died under mysterious circumstances.
The other was in business with the PO, (renfrow)and he was known as the cong. pervert for several years. The last time I spoke to a member of this cong. nobody respects him, and most of the young people (over 15) have been df'ed, left, are thinking of leaving, or just go to make their parents happy and will leave at the first chance.
So are there any other stories, or am I just a typically bitter old man, upset that I wasted the best years of my life trying to help the borg.
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What Were Some Stupid Rules In Your Hall?
by minimus infamilies with younger children had to sit in the last 3 rows or they were counseled!.
disfellowshipped persons were told not to sit next to each other and talk because it "looks like they're unrepentant"..
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lancelink
"I was counceled once because I left the stage after my talk before the following brother made it to the platform. The elder told me it was not appropriate to leave the platform vacant."
This makes sense,
one time in my old hall the stage was vacant during the opening song and a mentally-deranged study walked up and asked everyone to please sit down.
man was that a surreal situation !
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Read My Dads Crazy Email Trying to Make me Panic bout Armageddon!!
by foolsparadise inmy mom emailed me and asked if they could come to town and go to our district convention with us.
i politley said no thank you we wont be attending.
we havent been to meeting in a long long time.
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lancelink
I have realized that older people who have been JW's for years now really need something / anything to maintain their spirituality.
Just like a drowning person will grab anything within their reach, it sounds like your dad is grabbing anything that sounds realistic
to him.
My dad is a little like this,(my Mom recently died, and the spouting off of JW ism's can get overbearing at times.)
so I just bite my tongue and let him believe what he wants.
Taking away the only hope he has could be devastating to them !
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To Renaia ...straight from the horse's mouth... What say ye now about being here?
by WuzLovesDubs inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wghucg45gei&feature=related.
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lancelink
Good grief, it seems that reina is getting more and more attention around here.
Why not just ignore her ?
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"The Wonders of Creation Reveal God's Glory" DVD -- watch on YouTube!
by inkling inok, so out of boredom and curiosity, i have unleashed the new.
dvd "the wonders of creation reveal god's glory" on the.
unsuspecting public!.
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lancelink
After contemplating creation (like the video encourages the viewer to do) it just really solidifies my feeling toward the JW organization.
It (the org) is really there to discourage us from personally learning about God and the universe by keeping all its members buried up
to their eyeballs in attending meetings, conventions, going out in service, associating with "like-minded believers" and non-stop bible study.
Since I left the JW organization and really started to LEARN about the natural world around us by taking college classes,
and actually viewing, and studying nature from a curious personal standpoint I have a much greater appreciation for nature and the universe.
Losing the guilt and "homogenized" view of creation that the JW's spoon out has been a wonderful thing for me !!!
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THIS IS IT, THIS IS IT, THIS IS IT?!!!!
by Hikaru ingoogle alerts caught this.. http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/07/17/news0133.htm.
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summit ends with call for global peace .
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lancelink
you look very young.
Time will temper your enthusiasm, as well as give you wisdom to look at situations like this with a level head.
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What Were Some Stupid Rules In Your Hall?
by minimus infamilies with younger children had to sit in the last 3 rows or they were counseled!.
disfellowshipped persons were told not to sit next to each other and talk because it "looks like they're unrepentant"..
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lancelink
whenever we had a outdoor-cleanup day no kids under 16 were allowed
OK,,, but several years later when the PO's kids were older and wanted to help out at "special days" suddenly that rule of
being over 16 vanished.
Redmann is still the PO, but the majority of his KH is gone because of his inability to govern fairly and sensibly.
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At the hospital today I apologized to a disassociated sister
by BonaFide ingot back from the hospital awhile ago.
an older brother i know is very ill. in his 60's.
one of his family members is a girl in her 20's.
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lancelink
Thank you for posting your story.
So many times it seems people are bitter, and only look at the dark side of being/getting out of the witnesses.
Your story was a real inspiration to me, I appreciate it !!!
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MJ's kids spotted entering a KH
by tsar_robles injacko's kids: let us prayposted jul 15th 2009 2:40am by tmz staff.
a week after speaking at her father's memorial, paris jackson (left) with older brother michael jr. (right) were spotted entering a jehovah's witness kingdom hall on tuesday.. .
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lancelink
She is wearing PANTS TO THE MEETING<
(Oh the horror)!