Posts by Diogenesister

I agree with Road to nowhere. That was Enrique the local Don who provided security (or more likely forced "protection" for a fee. The donation went the other way lol)

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Would Watchtower Actually Murder Members Who Question the F&DS If They Could?

by Sea Breeze in

imagine if the watchtower had their own country where they could do what they wanted.

do you think they would actually kill people who disagreed with them?

would the elders be willing to carry out the executions?what say you?.

Ha that puts me in mind of the well known fantasy story written by an exjw - set after "Armageddon". The elders do exactly that! There's also a forced marriage and a suicide. In the end when the narrator becomes aware that worldly people are still alive, he's imprisoned and executed!

Have you read it SB?

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2024--Become a Circuit Overseer in Your Mid-to-Late 20's!

by Atlantis in

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become a circuit overseer in your mid to late 20's.

you would have had to qualify as an elder previously.

this would mean the male would have had to have been an elder in his early 20's.

Diogenesister

WhoaThat's totally the way to encourage the absolutely wrong kind of co, to engender resentment in perhaps very experienced older elders. Being lectured by a man the same age as their grandkids (or younger given the age most JWs marry) & reinforce entirely the wrong behaviour-reward system in the young 😬

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Ages of each user here?

by ukpimo in

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i'm interested to know the age demographics here.

it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.

it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.

Diogenesister

50s 😳

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Awake 1976 - Should a Pocket Calculator Be in Your Pocket?

by Ron.W. in

awake 1976 - should a pocket calculator be in your pocket?.

somehow this totally zany 'bible based' article passed me by first time around!.

anyone remember it?.

Diogenesister

remember some of the first Calculators from HP. EXPENSIVE!

Agreed! But calculators were not expensive in 1976 when this article came out lol! Heck our school got a computer a few short years later in 79 - 80 (I think?)

I'm sure the real reasoning behind that article was more medical quackery intimating one shouldn't have anything electronic too near your body bits - hint hint! 🍆🍒

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

by Simon in

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uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

Diogenesister

Meth teeth aside, I never noticed he had the Tom Cruise single front tooth thing. Weirrrrrd

I think he's just got the British slightly crooked teeth thing - one is slightly protruding making it appear he has only one? Usually I find it more attractive than those (weirdly protruding) bright Hollywood teeth (see: David Bowie) but in this case...no!😩

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Awake 1976 - Should a Pocket Calculator Be in Your Pocket?

by Ron.W. in

awake 1976 - should a pocket calculator be in your pocket?.

somehow this totally zany 'bible based' article passed me by first time around!.

anyone remember it?.

Diogenesister

So funny I actually remember this really well.. Even as a young child I thought this sounded a foolish. I'll admit the grandparents who partly raised me weren't buying it, too. So I did have some sensible influences that allowed me to see at least the absurdities & extremes of the faith.

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Reddit thread re Oct 2024 WT with picture of window washer - Theme knocking people who Planned

by LongHairGal in

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this thread currently has over 300 comments.. it shows a picture of an older man washing a window looking wistfully… then it talks all about how some may have doubts about not having planned and the situation they are in now that they are older, etc.

it refers to others who did plan and who supposedly have ‘apparent’ financial security.

in my opinion, the whole gist of this article is to make older witnesses feel better who did not pursue a career or plan well for retirement.. it tries to imply that those others who planned only have ‘apparent’ financial security - which is to say they don’t (?).

Diogenesister

The obituary stated former Elder Arlen St Clair, fell to his death from a customer's roof while washing skylights. Arlen died while washing windows in his mid-70s. Lost his life, lost his shot at a "retirement", and lost his religion. The sad and rotten fruitage of Watchtower.

Lord I wish a major news outlet would write an article about this tragedy

My heart breaks. Talk about your brother's blood calling out to me from the ground! Sometimes we see Watchtower's crime's loud and clear. We can definitively demonstrate to authorities their moral bankruptcy and stop them in their tracks - such as CSA cases. The shunning of minors. Preventing JW parents forcing the blood policy on children.

But sometimes their cruelty is more subtle, as in this case. Watchtower is responsible for this man's death and it's beyond disgusting. There are not words for their disgrace, here.🤬🤬🤬

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Trump assassination attempt??

by Diogenesister in

it happened at a rally in pennsylvania, apparently.

he seems ok i've seen a photo of him bleeding from his ear.

this is absolutely nutso....if it's too it doesn't surprise me the way they constantly describe him as "far right" and that his supporters are "maga republicans".

Diogenesister

Does anyone know about this? It happened at a rally in Pennsylvania, apparently. He seems ok I've seen a photo of him bleeding from his ear. This is absolutely nutso....if it's too it doesn't surprise me the way they constantly describe him as "far right" and that his supporters are "maga republicans".