school in australia.
subway.
not taking this shit anymore.
That first video is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Classic. It reminded me of when Rampage power bombed Arona. Beautiful, its a wonder he didn't brake dude's neck. I like how Rampage gets down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwKpzKZOpe4&playnext=1&list=PLFEE1C474AF19A91F
i go back and forth on this one.
do the governing body members or some higher-ups behind the curtain of the wizard really know they are running a scam of a dangerous mind-control cult?
or are they victims of their own cult?
Six in one hand, and a half dozen in the other. Are they genuinely delusional, or are they only too aware and corrupt? Or maybe some of them are genuinely delusional, and others are corrupt? Maybe they're like typical elder bodies in your average congregation where you have one or two dynamic men who impose their will on the more moderate and weaker elders? As a result the whole congregation is affected by the will of only one or two individuals because the other handful of elders lacked a backbone and didn't have the courage to voice their true opinions? Right after the COBOE says, "all in favor?", its like time stops for a brief moment as you see brother's eyes start darting in different areas throughout the room in an effort to get an idea of what the majority will be. Nobody want's to, or, maybe most lack the courage to outwardly vote with their conscience and as a result, matters that should have reasonable debate and dissent, end up with unanimous decisions. Then the congregation gets an announcement about some matter, sometimes of little importance, but often the opposite, and the congregation thinks the elders unanimously and unitedly made a decision with Jehovah's spirit upon them. Meanwhile the handful of cowardly and moderate elders know the truth of what happened. The one or two bullies on the body continue on with this kind behavior for years until someone finally checks them, or they make a serious mistake.
I wonder if this is what's happening on a higher level in your Branches, and at Bethel when the GB has their weekly meeting, and when the Legal Department has their say in important matters. I'm under the impression that the Writing Department does very little thinking, rather they produce whatever the resident bully heading them decides needs to be delivered to the flock. Jaracz probably bullied his so called constituents who are more of hand picked lackeys more than anything else. Those on the GB now that Jaracz hand a strong hand in appointing, won't be able to shake off his influence so easily. Like him or not, he had a dynamic presense. Even jokingly a poster on this forum has as his avatar a picture of Jaracz with a note that says, "I'll be back!" Thats how much of an impact this man had on our lives, and those he worked with. You know when the director of The Last King of Scotland did a screening for some Ugandans, the people in the audience thought Forrest Whitaker was Idi Amin reincarnated and that he had come back to get them. Thats how much of an impact Idi Amin had on his populace. I think its possible the same kind of fear and hesitation to initiate reform in this organization is present within those currently taking the lead in this organization. They're possibly shell shocked to some degree.
I don't know if they're corrupt, or delusional, or what. I really don't. There's so many mixes signals coming from the literature, and from the COs, and other platforms, that its hard to tell what the hell is going on up there. Who knows man? (shrugs cyber shoulders)
as you may have heard if you attended recently, social networking is of the devil and many have been 'lead astray' by website supposedly set up for jw.
whatever, you heard it before about rock, hard rock, hip hop, rap, gangsta rap, tv, werewolves .... anyway you may have heard of the recent elder school where basically there were the proverbial tongue lashings about not having social networking sites.
here is the skinny on recent developments:.
One thing that leaves me hesitant to dismiss this rumor as nonsense was something said at the KM School that I found humorous but also concerning. I mentioned it before about some party or gathering that morphed into an all out raid. The judicical committees involved spanned something like 4 different States, over 53 congregations, and some other specifics that my memory isn't serving me well at the moment. What upset the Bethel and Branch heavyweights was that the accused were communicating with one another online and giving a heads up to others who attended to be careful as the elders, COs, and DOs are investigating. So potentially there's a lot of young people who avoided having to sit through a judical committee because of mediums such as FaceBook.
Here's the part that was interesting, and I don't have my notes on me, so I'm going off of memory. The heavyweight from Bethel stated that we have the authority to investigate not only people's selection of entertainment, but also monitor to the best of our ability what they're doing online. The exact words as he put it, I can't recall, but what he meant by it I think I've relayed it to you in this post accurately. What I do remember clearly was "that we have the authority." What gives this rumor some weight in my opinion, is how the WT encourages elder bodies and particularly the HLC(Hospital Liaison Committee) to investigate any potential "misuse of blood" in a medical setting. They don't have a problem questioning or pressuring relatives of whomever recieved a blood transfusion as in their misguided zeal this is viewed as a part of keeping the congregation clean. They don't have a problem stepping on privacy laws such as HIPPA, as they view God's law as trumping Caesar's law. Considering that, I wouldn't put it beyond them to demonstrate that same misguided zeal when it comes to things such as FaceBook, or forums such as this. Time will tell if this is just a rumor, but the more I think about it, maybe we shouldn't brush this off as proposterous.
what is happiness?
peace, serenity, music to calm the soul.. .
happiness can mean different things to different people.
Happiness is striving to do all we can for Jehovah's visible channel of communication on the Earth. Blessed be the faithful and discreet slave.
faith... the ultimate excuse to justify anything!!!!.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucikncsilhk.
I watched some of her other videos last night. She's pretty good at that, very convincing. Good parody on Christian zealots. Sorta reminds me of a vato I see occasionally with a parrot on his shoulder. I wonder what her motivation is though?
around 1970,two jehovah's witnesses knocked on my uncle's door and handed him a watchtower magazine.
he read it and started a bible study with the two witness brothers joined by his immediate family.
my uncle soon called my aunts,uncles,and my mom and dad.
Miseryloveelders: maybe one day, but Iam sure your family believe
it was the best life for you.
Aww man, they still believe that too. Die hard JWs to the bone. So die hard that they're in denial of my beliefs. They know I have some serious reservations about this organization, but they won't push too hard, because they know I won't push that hard. It's like the King of the North vs the King of the South, and the pushing back and forth. Its crazy. They're stressing me, and I'm stressing them. All because of some concieted cock sockers in Walkhill that none of us have ever met.
But real talk, you need to do a thread Jam on why you chose this religion. There was A LOT going on during that time frame, and it played a role into why you became a JW. I'd love to hear that story, and I'm sure others would too. I've been reading alot of black history, trying to piece how my life ended up where it ended up. Your story, believe it or not, adds another piece to the puzzle. You need to, or maybe I should say, have to do a thread on why you chose this religion considering the backdrop of social change during those years.
around 1970,two jehovah's witnesses knocked on my uncle's door and handed him a watchtower magazine.
he read it and started a bible study with the two witness brothers joined by his immediate family.
my uncle soon called my aunts,uncles,and my mom and dad.
Why the wife and I chose Jehovah's Witnessess.
The 60,s and 70,s were turbulent times, the Viet Nam war,
Dr. King, hippies, LSD and other drugs, the black movement,
segregation, the start of gangs ,Malcom X, the possibility of
A nuclear war. One day A JW ask me what is the most segregated
institution in this country, the churchs ( wasn,t aware of their past).
He invited me to the meeting and I was impress in what I saw.
I thought it was the best life for my kids.
This is interesting, you need to do a thread on this.
recently...my nephew confided that he doesn't want to go to the meetings anymore.
he told his parents.
reply from dad - typical party line - "live in our house - attend the meetings - or leave".
Why, Why, Why, Why, Why.......?????
I ask myself this every day I think about this religion. Why do I, or more appropriately, we, why do we have to choose between our families and this religion. It's unfair, and to add insult to injury they print articles saying, "Nobody Should Have To Choose." I'll never understand it, doesn't make sense. You know, I don't loose sleep over other people who have differing opinions from myself. Nothing is that serious to hold that kind of resentment and contention. But for some reason, old men in Walkhill and Brooklyn feel it necessary to destroy people's families over a book that contains questionable prophecies, letters, and histories of an ancient Semetic people. Several old men of European descent, and one token African American think its ok to rip families apart over minor disagreements regarding this book. I'll never understand it.
michelle rodriguez on growing up a jehovah's witnessmarch 13, 2011 06:10 pm edtmichelle rodriguez is said to be one of the fastest rising female action stars in hollywood, and is often compared to angelina jolie.
she has many hit films under her belt, such as, avatar, the fast and the furious, and swat.
in a recent interview, the beautiful actress spoke about her childhood, and growing up as a jehovah's witness.. .
Thanks for reading my article at Gather everyone. I actually was unaware Michelle Rodriguez was a JW until a few months ago. I happened to be browsing Wikipedia pages for info on a different article, and saw that she was raised one. At any rate, I appreciate the views, and hope you are all well.
Anya
Hope we're doing well? Do you realize we're all ex JWs, or current JWs with undercover dissent in our hearts? We're all afraid we're going to lose our families over this religion. You know what that's like? Hope we're well? I'm living a double life, acting like a good little JW, meanwhile I hate this accursed religion, but I have to stick with it because it would literally kill my folks if I leave it. Hope we're doing well? Sheesh............. She is good looking though. Thanks for the article.
around 1970,two jehovah's witnesses knocked on my uncle's door and handed him a watchtower magazine.
he read it and started a bible study with the two witness brothers joined by his immediate family.
my uncle soon called my aunts,uncles,and my mom and dad.
Every now and then this thought creeps in my head too. Like out of all the religions I could have been born into, it had to be Jehovah's Witnesses. Why couldn't I have been born into something else? Thats life though, there's a million other scenarios that would have been worse. I could have been a harlequin baby(google that if you don't know what it is!!!), or my mother could have been a crackhead, or I could have Lupus, or Sickle Cell Anemia, ADHD with a Digital Cable package, there's a million things I could have experienced. It sucks to be born into a family of devout JWs, but I've had plenty of good experiences in my life. Plenty of good memories. It hasn't been perfect, but nothing is.
