RebeccaChi

Joined

• started 3 topics
• posted 112 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by RebeccaChi

• 
  65

  Give me a caption for this

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. social
  2. humour

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  Smile and pretend you don't want to die.

  WTF are wrong with these parents? Do they really think that this will make the religion look good? It just shows how out of touch they are with reality!
• 
  27

  Most pathetic Special Needs Talk

  by RebeccaChi in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  remember all the stupid special needs talks?

  i remember one that was about a kid picking up a $5 bill outside of the kingdom hall.

  he looked around to see if anyone around him lost it, and when no one did, he decided to keep it.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  Remember all the stupid Special Needs Talks? I remember one that was about a kid picking up a $5 bill outside of the Kingdom Hall. He looked around to see if anyone around him lost it, and when no one did, he decided to keep it. Hence . . the need to discuss this situation for a half-hour with the congergation and make the kid feel like shit. The freak elder who gave this talk reminded me of the old school Kermit the Frog reporter on Sesame Street. This guy stressed words and even scrunched his face like Kermit. Anyways . . . he said that if we ever find money on the ground (anywhere, not just outside of hall) and don't plan on finding it's rightful owner, or donate it to the WTS, we need to leave it on the ground. Otherwise it's just as bad as stealing from someone's pocket! LOL!
• 
  107

  Remember when assemblies were fun?

  by Aphrodite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just remembered when i was a kid and we would go to the assembly, it was fun because we got to buy new clothes and put extra effort into looking good.

  when we would get there you could save your seats and even save some for your friends, then go off looking for them.. i used to love our circuit assembly because of the food.

  it was at the assembly hall and there was a big kitchen, some of my favourite brothers worked in that kitchen, sometimes i was allowed to go in and help.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  It's funny that no one really talks about the "talks" given at the assemblies! I would spend the entire day trying to figure out how to make the day go by quicker. I would scan the audience for people I knew. Count the mum pots lining the stage. Pick out my favorite color of the mums. Stare at the baptism pool and imagine having a normal life swimming in a backyard pool with kids from school. Critique outfits worn by "sisters" walking past stage. Decide what time would be a good time to get up and go to the bathroom. (stretch time) Sneak a peek at my watch without others knowing I was checking the time . Decide if I should have the bean buritto, chicken patty, or Italian hoggie. Lemon-lime Shasta or cola Shasta. Vanilla Swiss Miss pudding or chocolate. haha! I really hated the assemblies!
• 
  38

  Are JWs attracting more and more off-center people?

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread is prompted by the thread about a jw woman who disprupted a funeral.

  i don't know the details as i can't view youtube from work, but it did get me to thinking.... over the last couple of decades, at least, i've noticed that more and more 'fringe personalities', for a lack of a better term, have infiltrated the ranks of the everyday jws.

  true, jws are themselves a fringe element to normal society, but even within their own communities, there used to be a sense of normalcy, or at least seemed to be.. has the cultic message of the wt society started attracting people with different thought processes over this time period?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  Think about it - I have been out for about the same amount of time and I'm sure things have to be pretty much the same. Maybe just more inbreeds.
• 
  38

  Are JWs attracting more and more off-center people?

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread is prompted by the thread about a jw woman who disprupted a funeral.

  i don't know the details as i can't view youtube from work, but it did get me to thinking.... over the last couple of decades, at least, i've noticed that more and more 'fringe personalities', for a lack of a better term, have infiltrated the ranks of the everyday jws.

  true, jws are themselves a fringe element to normal society, but even within their own communities, there used to be a sense of normalcy, or at least seemed to be.. has the cultic message of the wt society started attracting people with different thought processes over this time period?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  bump
• 
  9

  Have you noticed ? the GB's purposeful Tone while speaking??

  by freewilly01 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after being absent for years from the borgorg i really noticed the purposeful fake tone of the voices of the gb.

  i was just surfing cults and cult leaders and found an interesting link with the gb and cult leaders...... in the satirist:.

  the article was:.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  I also noticed the creepy way the GB and other freaks in bethel talked. "Geeeeehoooooooeevahhh!!" Gosh were they weird!

  As for the KoolAid, the JDubs would have to bring their own to the convention in a big cooler. They will then have to stand in line to get their packet of cyanide after the discourse, with the option of dropping a donation in the tall cardboard donation box.
• 
  74

  Worst Kingdom Melody lyrics- your votes?

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my votes for worst kingdom melody lyrics: song 125- "jehovah is on my side" (try singing these lyrics without laughing like beavis and butthead): "i know that in this crucial hour my faith will yet be tested/ around me swarms the devil's crowd like bees that were molested/ but i can ever beat them off beneath divine protection/ on those who love to bear his name god sets his deep affection.

  " or how about song 201- "rejoicing with god's nation" (grab your thesaurus for this one): "in a land so good and spacious/ free from strife and things vexatious/ look!

  a happy crowd vivacious/ in god's service that is efficacious.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  Ok . . . We need to keep this post going. It's a win in every way . . .

  "Young brothers, young sisters we urge all of you . . ."

  "Those we keep inviting . . . to the Kingdom Hall!"

  "Loyal love . . . God is love . . . ."

  "Theoooooocratic order . . . we must all OBEY . . ."

  "Sing, sing, sing, Jehovah now is king . . . ." (I always thought that was Jesus.)
• 
  42

  Life On Hold: The CO Visit Week

  by sacolton in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone have to cancel a vacation trip because it was on co visit week?

  i still don't get why the co visit was as if god himself was in town.

  is it kinda like if the pope were to visit with catholics?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  I would get a kick out of seeing everyone acting so fake during the CO visit. Everyone would get there 1/2 hour early, the Kingdumb Melodies would be blasting early on. During the song everyone sang loud and proud, especially those on the podium who looked like opera singers. Ohhhh, and the intense 20 minute prayers . . . . . You would have to open your eyes every once in a while to regain your balance.
• 
  13

  anybody here from illinois?

  by NINfan05 in

  1. jw
  2. friends
  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  I live in Northbrook.
• 
  38

  Are JWs attracting more and more off-center people?

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread is prompted by the thread about a jw woman who disprupted a funeral.

  i don't know the details as i can't view youtube from work, but it did get me to thinking.... over the last couple of decades, at least, i've noticed that more and more 'fringe personalities', for a lack of a better term, have infiltrated the ranks of the everyday jws.

  true, jws are themselves a fringe element to normal society, but even within their own communities, there used to be a sense of normalcy, or at least seemed to be.. has the cultic message of the wt society started attracting people with different thought processes over this time period?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  RebeccaChi

  This post is so funny! Who in their right mind would join this freak show in this day and age of technology? I remember being a teenager in the late 80's and we had a few creepers in our congregation who I could swear were studying just to try and hook up with the "young sisters". One guy must have been in his 40's or 50's and looked really bad for his age. His hair was yellowish gray and was all slicked back in one length. He he always wore a tight green suit that looked like a cheap knock-off of one worn by the Mamas and the Papas. There were several women around his age that were single (of course these gems would only be available if he got baptized) but he was always interested in those under the age of 20. He must have been a publisher because I remember him going out in service and trying to sit next to me in one of those standard field service minivans. He told me he wanted to find a nice young sister to pioneer with. Yuck!