Posts by Diogenesister

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Looking for Podcast recommendations.

by nicolaou in

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i'm a postman so i get 4 to 5 hours every day with my headphones on and i'm really chewing through some stuff.

i'm after science (evolutionary biology and anthropology especially), history of religion and comedy.

old sci-fi audio books are also a favourite.

Diogenesister

Sci-go books any Phillip K. Dick books.

Podcast: The Here and Now Podcast

The Dream podcast ( exploration of pyramid schemes/history of pyramid schemes. You'll see so many connection)

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News from Bethel Heavy

by cinnamon1642 in

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pioneer hour change is legit.

letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .

elimination of circuit overseers.

Diogenesister

think they left because of family and they wanted to start their own fam

Clearly😂..and couldn't wait till they got home!😂

but hard to imagine they'd kick people out for porn - I assumed it was common at Bethel -- but not back then when they were

I know of someone called Jordan who was asked to leave when he admitted to porno.

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New Covenant in this week's coverage

by waton in

unexplained features: the covenant was with all of "gods people" not just the priests or kings.

the new covenant wt style be made only with the 144 000 king priests and not all members of the "israel of god" ?.

if the new covenant is for the "forgiveness of sin" why is only .01 % of wt members covered by it?

Diogenesister

WatonThe 144 k have to sacrifice that right, as the second Adam Jesus did too,

Just wondering ( because I haven't a clue) it says in Rev 20 that those who were martyrs ( you were right, beheaded) who rule as kings and priests, will do so for 1000 years. Watchtower claims they do so forever as I recall. Do you know where we got that idea from, or is it a "Watchtower Own brand™️" scripture(less)😄

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New Covenant in this week's coverage

by waton in

unexplained features: the covenant was with all of "gods people" not just the priests or kings.

the new covenant wt style be made only with the 144 000 king priests and not all members of the "israel of god" ?.

if the new covenant is for the "forgiveness of sin" why is only .01 % of wt members covered by it?

Diogenesister

UH-Oh.....just found out what happens to false prophets in Revelation 20 😲

Give you a little heads up....it ain't pretty.

Just thought I'd mention it in case Ken Cook is the GB "Apostate monitor" this week...😬him being new n'all

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Personal story of bethel, sexual abuse and child baptism

by GetMeOutofHere in

born into a strong jw family in the early 80s.

my father died when i was 4 and that left a huge emotional scar on my tender mind.

with my mother, i went to live with family members and was sexually abused between 4 and 10. he was an ms but when elders later found out, all that happened was he got his privileges removed.

Diogenesister

My dear dear boy Hello and welcome!

I'm going to guess you are an Open University Alumni!! If so we are trip-let (is that a word?) Connected! British exjws are the other two in the three-fold cord!!

I think abuse for young boys can have an added dimension of awfulness in that biologically the body cannot help usually but respond even when being raped. I think it even happens to women but maybe not so obviously, with the resulting wrong belief by the victim that they are somehow in collusion with the perpetrators, though nothing could be further from the truth. I'm sure the perp often plays on that biological fact entraping the child even further. I just want you to know even if you had 20 orgasms a day you were a child, a victim and abused with you trust betrayed horribly.

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your father. I see that you became a victim because you had a massive hole in your heart where your father had been and this man's "love" filled that hole...or so it felt. Just like watchtower took advantage of your grief so did the molester. It's horrible beyond words.

I too woke up due to Open University philosophy courses!! Combined with the ARC and the wonderful Chris Hitchins! Boy do we need him now! He is deeply missed.

I can see you have two wonderful women in your life whom you don't want to disappoint. Is fading for medical reasons completely out of the question? Have you tried the Socratic method with your wife? Has your mother waited for your father's resurrection? If so I fear it may be kinder to leave her as she is. Only you know what's best in your situation. Being a PiMO who can pass on info may help to divert you somewhat. Volunteer for technical help to avoid listening to talks at assemblies? You could undergo therapy and say you need a break whilst you undergo therapy. Let me know what you think about that.

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Do You Think People Should Be Scorned For Wearing A Red MAGA Hat?

by minimus in

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do you support free choice to wear a political hat or article of clothing?

if someone wants to put a bumper sticker on their car in support of a political candidate or party, should they be able to do it without fear of being maligned or abused?

?.

Diogenesister

Well I think America's pretty great already!😄

(What a brown nose I am!)

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Okay I believe the Andre thing now.

by Sharpie in

before, i was thinking, this whole thing with the character the writing department has must be a coincidence.

they must use other names?.

nope.

Diogenesister

g77 12/8 p 30: When six-year-old Andre's mother went into labor at home in New York, he was the only one there to help. "Go into the bathroom and fill a basin with hot water," he was instructed, and shortly the little boy "was helping his mother wash and was monitoring the delivery, telling her of the infant's progress,"

Now this really is a made up story by a man.

A mother is in labour ALONE with her 6 year old boy and she tells him to fill the basin with hot water in the bathroom...so the boy can help his mother have a wash??? (Then he's "monitoring the labour" ?!!)

Yes having a wash is the first thing ya do in labour!!!

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highlights from Circuit Overseer Guidelines

by neat blue dog in

i just finished looking through the circuit overseer manual, so here are some highlights.

first up, regarding circuit assemblies:.

if a brother is so extremely overweight that others would be distracted if he had a part on the program, good judgment would need to be used in deciding whether to give him an assignment.

Diogenesister

Iwantoutnow I was left on my own. My PO took most of the crap, since he also approved it, and he had to read a Letter at a Meeting stating how Sorry we were for doing it.

The PO has to go on bended knee in front of the cong for agreeing to a family group - something for families shock horror - that was actually successful.

Disgusting. Yet no high up says sorry for allowing child abuse to flourish, or lying to members about donations.

It's all arse-about-face!!!

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