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  For New Lurkers - The Great Tribulation Myth

  by The Fall Guy in

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  2. bible

  the wtbts/"faithful slave" have been promising/warning bible students & jw's for over 100 years that the great tribulation of matthew 24 was imminent.

  this fear-factor is also used annually to "motivate" inactive jw's into attending the memorial.. does the bible teach that the tribulations of matthew 24:21 & revelation 7:14 are one and the same?.

  the great tribulation spoken of at revelation 7:14 cannot be the same one jesus spoke of at matthew 24:21 - for two reasons: .

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  freddo

  The Fall Guy said ...

  "Use the scriptures to readjust your thoughts & fears regarding the org's"impending" great tribulation"

  Excellent advice!

  I would amend it slightly to ...

  "Use the scriptures to readjust your thoughts & fears regarding the org"
  
  
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  The "abused" becomes the "abuser"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a thought occurred to me about the perpetuation of jw abusive culture.. (i do not mean sexual abuse - i am referring to emotional, or behavioural abuses).

  most jws are raised in the oppressive and abusive culture of jw life.

  they have been raised with low self esteem.

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  freddo

  Diogenesister ...

  That was a very articulate and profound post!
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  “Monkey this up”...

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that expression is a no-no now.

  it is racist and hateful.

  some people just need to get the monkey off their backs..

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  freddo

  Being from the UK I've never heard it either.

  The word comes up in the phrase "You cheeky little monkey!" which was/is used by parents countrywide to admonish rude children of both sexes (more usually a boy) and all colours of skin.

  Oh and occasionally you might hear "grease-monkeys" referring to mechanics of low grade or dubious skill. It is usually used in the plural to refer to the lower grade of mechanics that might be found in (e.g) tyre replacement establishments.

  E.g. "My car was fine until I let the grease-monkeys put new tyres on it!"
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  “Monkey this up”...

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that expression is a no-no now.

  it is racist and hateful.

  some people just need to get the monkey off their backs..

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  freddo

  It is so called because during the time of the British Raj, soldiers in India used rupees and a 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it. When they came to England they would use the term "a monkey" for 500 pounds sterling too.

  Interesting! So does that mean there was a small horse on the back of the twenty pound note, then? :))

  
  

  Not quite Diogenesister - you're thinking of a "pony" which is £25 - not £20.

  
  

  Apparently this was based again on Indian notes during the British Raj and was apparently for a 25 rupee note.
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  “Monkey this up”...

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that expression is a no-no now.

  it is racist and hateful.

  some people just need to get the monkey off their backs..

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  freddo

  In England a monkey is £500.

  I mean that that is a description for £500, not that it costs £500 to buy a monkey.

  It is so called because during the time of the British Raj, soldiers in India used rupees and a 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it. When they came to England they would use the term "a monkey" for 500 pounds sterling too.
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  Bumped Into One Of My Best Friends On The Carts This Morning

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so this morning i'm walking to my office and there's the jws on their carts outside as usual.

  and old sister, a brother in his 20s and an elder i instantly recognized from my jw days.

  one of my best friends of about 20 years.. i genuinely just wanted to say hi as i havent seen him in 3 years.

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  freddo

  Superbly handled P.E.

  I loved the bit about your family shunning you for 3 years.

  Him: "Well whose fault is that?"

  You: "Well, the Watchtower Society obviously!"

  Priceless. Well done!
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  Languages, Dialects, Accents

  by LoveUniHateExams in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just though i'd start a thread devoted to languages, dialects/sociolects and accents, with the idea being that posters can comment on any language, or dialect or accent of any language, on this thread.. any phrases, expressions or idioms that you find interesting are also welcome.

  first, the subject of english accents came up on another thread.. the british isles have many different types of accent (although many of the dialects may be dying out), and if i start to take a closer look, i can't help but see 'patterns' .... in received pronunciation of standard english, the letter r is pronounced initially, between vowels, and after consonants, e.g.

  red, arrow, break.

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  freddo

  Anyway LUHE, soon you'll need to speak Bristolian.

  Here's a book for you ...

  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dictionary-Bristle-Harry-Stoke/dp/190647785X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V67F00KZD1TJHYYDHHPX
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  Where is Wake Me Ip Before You Jo Ho?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  hope you are well wake me!.

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  freddo

  Very good news indeed! Thanks Stuck. And thanks for posting this thread Vander.
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  Why aren't the JDubs receiving more bad publicity concerning the abuse cover-ups?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know that the jdubs think that they are the center of the universe and in actuality, no one except ex-jdubs gives a rats ass about these religious crazies.

  my question is i read that as a percentage of pedophiles per members, that the percentage is larger in the watchtower company than in the catholic church.

  i would think that would catch someones attention in the media and make a good story.. what really pisses me off is the watchtower cult is gloating about all of the negative press the catholics are receiving concerning pedophiles not even knowing that the jdubs have thousands of sexual abuse cases that have been covered over.

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  freddo

  The ARC did not find 1000 unreported victims. In March 2017, they admitted roughly half of them either already came to the attention of the police or had “insufficient evidence” to warrant a report.
  

  However ...

  Case Study 29 says ...

  6.3 External reporting of child sexual abuse to authorities

  Although the position is not clear in relation to a few files, there is otherwise no evidence before the Royal Commission of the Jehovah’s Witness organisation having reported to police or other secular authority a single one of the 1,006 alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse recorded in the case files held by Watchtower Australia.

  Please note doubter -1006 perpetrators - not victims.

  Now you keep on trolling if you wish; all the members of this forum and lurkers who see your responses will form their own conclusions.

  You do a better job of highlighting the filth that goes on covered up by your leaders than any honest hearted person ever could.
  
  
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  Protesters at today’s assembly on the news

  by Tahoe in

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  2. friends

  https://www.wgal.com/article/jehovah-s-witness-event-met-with-protestors/22834659 .

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  freddo

  Ah Doubter, Doubter, Doubter ...

  See how your leaders speak out of both sides of their mouth?

  To the emotionally trapped it's shun shun shun. To the onlooking world it's look how fair and reasonable we are.

  Whitewashed graves is what they are. Wordy inscriptions on white paint on the outside but inside full of rotten bones and putrefying flesh.

  Just like your masters you lyingly defend their disgusting, lying behaviour.