Mad Sweeney

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  SO FRUSTRATED - I lost my flash drive

  by Mad Sweeney in

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  in addition to a bunch of stuff from work and school, all my research for this saturday's cult free radio was on there (in addition to the previous shows).

  if it doesn't turn up soon i'm going to have to "wing it" tomorrow.

  i don't want to have to wing it.

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  Found. Thanks to my lovely wife for checking on the floor of my other car.
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  SO FRUSTRATED - I lost my flash drive

  by Mad Sweeney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in addition to a bunch of stuff from work and school, all my research for this saturday's cult free radio was on there (in addition to the previous shows).

  if it doesn't turn up soon i'm going to have to "wing it" tomorrow.

  i don't want to have to wing it.

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  Mad Sweeney

  In addition to a bunch of stuff from work and school, all my research for this Saturday's Cult Free Radio was on there (in addition to the previous shows). If it doesn't turn up soon I'm going to have to "wing it" tomorrow.

  I don't want to have to wing it. I had hours and hours of research saved on there. I gotta find that thing!!!
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  Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?

  by Greybeard in

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  here is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.

  born in or converted.

  we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.

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  The Borg forces conformity and calls it a loving worldwide brotherhood.

  The Free enable diversity and and we know we can count on each other no matter how different our personalities or views.

  Which is more like true family? I think the answer is obvious.
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  Have you noticed that the Watchtower is not emphasizing how close the end is as much?

  by stuckinamovement in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  maybe i am off base, but it seems that the last year or so hasn't had the standard retoric about how "imminent, close, or soon" the end will be.

  it seems as if the focus is now on obeying the governing body.

  have you noticed this?.

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  The entire "toes" talk and "new (if recycled 1978 doctrine can be considered new) light" at the district convention was about how imminent and soon the end is.

  They're all about how urgent and soon it all is. Every earthquake. Every hurricane. Every war. Every tornado. Every cry of peace. Every cry of war. Every time they hear or see news, it is "proof" that the end is soon.
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  A Beautiful Essay

  by Magwitch in

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  i was going to post this yesterday and then hesitated.

  i read johnathan's essay (so lovely) and thought this one would very much be enjoyed also.

  my daughter, alexa, 20 years old (3rd year at cu) is getting ready to circle the world in a semester at sea.

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  Thank you for sharing that. It is awesome. Beautiful to see young people putting the more important things first in life.
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  Higher Education and Disqualification for Privileges in the Congregation

  by 00DAD in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i was still serving as an elder in the late summer of 2006 in a congregation of jws in socal we received a letter from the "christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses" (read: the governing body) directing that anyone pursuing a higher education would be disqualified from privileges of service: elder, servant, pioneer, etc.

  i remember this quite distinctly because i had just received by ba in education in june a few months before this.

  in 2002, i had decided to pursue a degree under the society's then current "it's a personal decision" policy and was quite shocked at their drastic policy change.

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  I have to ask this question as someone who has never been an elder but has obtained a large pdf file of policy letters that seems to be missin MANY letters I've heard mentioned in various discussions:

  Is it common for the Borg to send out letters to the body of elders with the explicit instruction to destroy it after reading it?
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  I`ll play the devils advocate : generation change

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have the wt may 15 1994 scan with the birthdates & deaths of the 16 people featured, and it occured to me using wt logic,that you could extend the generation timespan this way.. #6 d.d.

  was born in 1892 and died in 1984. that was the earliest birth of this group.

  #4 j.e was born in 1912 and died in 1997. the age gap between these two is 20 years.

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  There's never a succubus around when you need one!
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  New Song - "Blinded By New Light"

  by RayPublisher in

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  the generation wasnt right (repeat).

  the generation wasnt right (repeat).

  the generation wasnt right (repeat).

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  Hey, can I play it on Cult Free Radio this Saturday?
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  UK newspaper interest in "mentally diseased", any Witnesses want to come forward?

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  following the recent activity surrounding the "mentally diseased" apostate article, a major uk newspaper has expressed an interest in covering the story.

  the correspondent as been told about this forum, and he is particularly interested in hearing from those inside the organisation, as i think few people are aware of how much unrest there is actually within witness ranks at the teachings of the society.. would anybody like to be used as a source, either anonymously or otherwise?

  if so, it might be worthwhile saying a few words on this thread.

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  Has anyone taken the time for a comparison of the "regular" and "simplified" versions? Often the simplified one gets right to the heart of Borg negativity. I haven't really looked at this particular one, though.
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  UK newspaper interest in "mentally diseased", any Witnesses want to come forward?

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  following the recent activity surrounding the "mentally diseased" apostate article, a major uk newspaper has expressed an interest in covering the story.

  the correspondent as been told about this forum, and he is particularly interested in hearing from those inside the organisation, as i think few people are aware of how much unrest there is actually within witness ranks at the teachings of the society.. would anybody like to be used as a source, either anonymously or otherwise?

  if so, it might be worthwhile saying a few words on this thread.

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  Mad Sweeney

  This was merely one six-paragraph subheading in a study article. In just six paragraphs all of the following terms were used:

  “Not content, ravenous wolves, leading them away from truth, cunning, corruptive, smugglers, clandestine, like clever forgers, having fabricated views, false arguments, deceptive teachings, twisting the scriptures, not having others best interests at heart, false teachers, infected with a contagious deadly disease, and mentally diseased, dried-up wells that deceive and disappoint.”

  Depending on how you count that is 17 or more slanderous terms in just six paragraphs.

  And the other articles in that issue have more crap scattered throughout.