do any of you remember things you should never have said to a fellow j.w ?.
two of mine come to mind, one was when we were out in field circus one day and my companion was complaining of knee pain, he explained, " it has a crack in it ", i replied " that explains why my bum hurts, that's got a crack in it", the other one was when a guy showed me a chef's knife he had bought for chopping, and i said " i always wanted a big chopper ".. you ?.
Once upon a time in a Kingdom (hall) of yore....at a meeting for field service, the obviously gay circuit overseer yet wed to a (self-absorbed) woman was arranging car groups, and as the majority present were loath to pursue the morning activities and stalling or revising directives.....little sister me commented to the erstwhile leader that he must be the Circus Servant.
He was not pleased.
sooo.... i've been perusing recent topics for a few minutes and seeing pretty much the standard jw fare these days - scandals, abuse, bad behavior, cover ups, bullying, shunning, family splits, torturous extrications from a cult, mind control etc.. i started to try and think of anything the dubs were doing that was actually beneficial to mankind in any way, and i'm struggling.
without being facetious, wtf do they do to make anybody's life better?
help me out here.. pros.
Some people thrive on misery...
it looks like more “witnesses “ will be brought in, making this trial who knows how long?.
They will drag it on as long as possible...
from a member of the board asking for this to be posted.. hi.
i'm pimo.
could you please let people know about this?
The little one becomes a thousand......that application to be revised? New light?
Expediency ....dwindling ranks? Or $$$$ to be made selling off properties...
here, in the us, we go to the "bathroom".
am i taking a bath?
we either poop or pee.. when we go to canada, we go to the "washroom".
Drop a load
See a man about a horse. (that one I never figured out)
Hershey squirts
Tinkle
are you put off with gwyneth paltrow`s marketing of a brand of candles she advertises as "smelling like my vagina " ?.
she sure has gone down in my estimation as an actress and /or role model for young women if that what she was ever about in the first place .. how gross is that ?
and the interview i saw after this with her was one big joke ?
She marches to the beat of her own drummer.
I think she is kinda nutz.
graceyou won’t find any in the new world translation!no no no.you only find “undeserved kindness.”(ask yourself why you don't deserve kindness.
?isn’t kindness basic decency?
?if you are one of jehovah’s witnesses you have a reason.jehovah’s witnesses are never on firm standing with their god.
Interesting piece. I struggle with the concept of "grace" still.....
Love the junk jalopy analogy. Perfect fit for the mangled teachings of that religion. If only they would make a serious study of ancient history, cultures and mores before trying to dissect scripture perhaps they would come up with a more cohesive belief structure....or perhaps not.
i haven’t posted in awhile.
my wife asked me after the year 2000 came and went without fanfare(because the wt organization said all the “new world” would be here within this 20th century would end), “ what would it take for you to leave the truth?”.
my reply was “ if i turn 60 in this “system of things”.
Welcome to freedom...and reality! Enjoy life free of the anxiety and drag that particular religion puts on its people. And too...you owe none other than yourself explanation as to your decision. From what you say you have already ceased allowing them power over you by denying contact. Now relax and make the best happiest life for yourselves!!
i remember when i was a kid in the early 70s that we always had a baseball game or picnic where they would get together and bring a dish to pass.
every summer there was one or more.
we had canoe picnic parties and camp fires ect.
Sir82...love your comment on the implication...too funny. And yet so very true..... Yep..and get a pair together alone and they'll be humping for sure....
meeting part comment on how the flood covered everest.
that is even more ignorant than mountains being pushed up and eroding in a few thousand years.
and it wasnt cold either.. i should have commented on the bristlecone in the awake that survived the flood.
Wasn't it that giant water canopy from Edenic times....when the atmosphere was warm and humid and bright sun didn't shine through as we know today....and then the canopy plopped and submerged earth in massive tons of water and reshaped the geography and altered the geology???
I personally believe there was a flood in ancient days.....localized however....and speculations as to the topography and changes wrought are just that....speculations.
