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  Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

  by Thetruthhurts in

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  2. beliefs

  what were some of yours?

  the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

  these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

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  Oh yeah....I remember the gift giving one. No little card attached to indicate who the present was from.

  Also toward the end of my cult incarceration a dear relative died. I sent a beautiful bouquet of flowers to the hall where the memorial service was to take place. When we arrived it was nowhere to be seen...I questioned an elderette I knew and she went panic stricken, ashen...gasping that we don't have flowers in the hall...some WT directive that they were banned at funerals because historically they were to keep decaying corpse odor muffled and demon possession somehow figured into this. The beautiful bouquet sat out in the hot summer sun parking lot. I was appalled. A funeral with no flowers......
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  Unwritten, congregational 'rules'

  by Thetruthhurts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what were some of yours?

  the big one in our hall was no frontal hugs!

  these were generally thought of as inappropriate, only side hugs should be given between sisters and brothers.

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  Omg.......

  No two door cars....

  They tried to ban gum chewing in the kh......

  The man husband aisle seat one previously mentioned....

  Alas...not having set foot in one of their "temples" unfamiliar with current unwritten rules......do females always have to be in skirts or dresses still or do they let people dress as they like? Men still have to do the suit thing, jacket and all?
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  Who’s The Best Actor/Actress? Who Is Overrated??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  one of my favorite actors is robert de niro.

  some of his later movies were so so but overall i think he was outstanding.

  meryl streep, i just never thought she was anything exciting yet people say she’s the best actress of all time.

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  Meryl Streep was fabulous in the Bridges of Madison County. Other than that I accept she is a talented actress but I find her self-aggrandizing and kinda frumpy. Odd she and Redford got together...he just seems so much more interesting a person. But what do I know....
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  Who’s The Best Actor/Actress? Who Is Overrated??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of my favorite actors is robert de niro.

  some of his later movies were so so but overall i think he was outstanding.

  meryl streep, i just never thought she was anything exciting yet people say she’s the best actress of all time.

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  tiki

  Top three males:

  Ralph Fiennes

  Anthony Hopkins

  Al Pacino

  Top three females:

  Helen Mirren

  Angelina Jolie

  Hhhhhmmmmm.....Reese Witherspoon is good but not in the above league.....I do like Margot Robbie and I think Saorise Ronan has fabulous potential but needs more development.

  And Bradley Cooper is too damn handsome to leave out.
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  People Were More Ingenious in the Past

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  ok, you'll have to bear with me with this one.. i want to talk about toasters.

  a) a toaster you can buy today, any brand.

  b) a toaster invented in 1948. for a bonus, how long do you think a toaster purchased today will keep working?

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  It's a corporate ploy called planned obsolescence.....we had a toaster from the 70's that lasted until about 2017ish....I bought an expensive good name brand one in hopes it would last a good long time....it went maybe 2 years then the wire stay hook or whatever went and the thing went caput. So much for getting your moneys worth. So next I got an $18 Wal-Mart one. I got about ten toasts out of that one and it went. I have given up on toast.

  We had a dishwasher that lasted from 1971 to sometime in the 2005 range. The one I currently have is maybe ten years old and unless dishes are completely rinsed they come out scabby and filmed and need rewashing. The top shelf doesn't clean at all. Utter wasteful of resources society....cheapen goods, hike prices....keep the hamsters on the money wheel.
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  Elders Know of Serial Killer & Told to Keep Quiet

  by Sea Breeze in

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  See no evil...hear no evil...speak no evil...

  Wow....so let a killer loose among the congregated throng...despicable creeps.
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  Why Does So Much Intellectual Innovation in the US Tend to Come from the East or West Coasts ???

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are many good universities in the central part of the us but why do so many innovative things, i.e.

  silicon valley, seem to happen on one side of the country or the other (california, new york, massachusetts to name a few)?

  even what is considered the most high tech area in the center of the country, austin texas, is a huge liberal bastion.

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  We liberal-minded intellectuals prefer living within driving distance of the ocean. It is conducive to creative thinking and critical analysis. The very thought of being surrounded by cornstalks and miles upon miles of flat plains is devastating to our collective souls.

  Seriously, major universities are the hubs of innovation....and they are mostly located on the coasts. The fine arts abound in such areas as well....drawing curious minds. Progressive thinking is encouraged and enhanced.
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  *WARNING SUICIDE RELATED POST

  by Annamouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  bit of background: a couple of years ago i was reproved after i slept with a brother that i was in love with but we were not married.

  in fairness, the elders were kind and supportive.

  the problem is, i had always been the model witness before that.

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  Sex is a normal and natural human function. Religion dictating right vs wrong regarding human copulation is simply another way power hungry men endeavor to rule their subjects. You most certainly should not have been made to feel dirty and disgusting, but that mindset likely was drilled into you by the religion.

  Work on loving yourself....being the best you can be. Suicide attempt indicates an awful lot of inner turmoil....I do hope you have gotten professional therapy....and keep at it.
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  Disfellowshipped JW's Still Have "Normal Family Relations"

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "when someone is disfellowshipped from the religion, normal family relations continue, with the exception of spiritual fellowship.”a watchtower lawyer clears up this common misunderstanding:.

  https://jwvictims.org/2017/11/19/watchtower-lawyer-lies-outright-in-court-about-disfellowshipping-and-shunning/ .

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  "Normal family relations".....in that cult abnormal family relations are far more prevalent.....dffed or not.....
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  Allowed?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  a jobo i know has cancer.

  her son goes and cleans her house and generally cares for her.

  so does another non-jobo relative.. the congregation, interestingly, has shown very little support apart from the odd one rabbiting on about 'bible promises this and that'.. so, the co visited and said, 'but your son is an apostate(tm).

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  They will have to see "if he is allowed"?!?!? They are assuming responsibility or authority over an ill woman and her son!?! What utter gall.

  This scene plays out over and over again....elderly incapacitated....unable to be seen at meetings or in service are soon forgotten. That "love among us" supposedly identifying them as the one true religion is utter bullsh!t.