so for the first time i dialed in.
rick fearon....what a joke.
he sounds like a new jersey 3rd grade retard with tourette syndrome trying to play the role of pt barnum.
So for the first time I dialed in. Rick fearon....What a joke. He sounds like a New Jersey 3rd grade retard with Tourette syndrome trying to play the role of pt Barnum. This doesn't help our cause much.
I am looking forward to Kathleen Conti's interview.
Siam
learning the truth about the watchtower society can be very painful for a number of reasons.
first, it is so disconcerting to realize that the core of your existence and the foundations of your beliefs are false that it can throw you for a real loop.
as witnesses we are so confident in all of the answers we have been given, to questions that we never asked, that we mentally put ourselves up on a pedestal above the masses of poor, blind, wicked humanity.
bump for those new ones stuck in the penitentiary
i'm not sure where this thought came from (believers will no doubt say 'from satan'), but it has started to coalesce in my brain lately.
i've often referred to the bible and argued from it to debunk jw beliefs, and still tried to consider it as a great piece of literature at the very least.
but as my wife was listening to the meeting on a loud speaker phone at home this weekend, i just had this thought.
Well done.
SIAM
can anyone please provide a scan of the following reference?.
vertroosting (consolation), september 1945 p. 29, "wanneer wij ons leven verliezen, doordat wij weigeren, inspuitingen te laten maken, dient zulks niet tot een getuigenis ter rechtvaardiging van jehova's naam.
god heeft nooit bepalingen uitgevaardigd die het gebruik van medicijnen, inspuitingen of bloedtransfusie verbiedt.
Can we get a photocopy of the article? This is big.
Funny stuff Sir82,
I bet their strategy changed because repitition for emphasis is even more annoying in written form.
See what I mean?
SIAM
sorry if this is a dbl.
post.. talking to an elder yesterday, he stated he was going to km school next week and that it was an "emergency" km school being held all over the country and that all the circuits had to purchase projectors for the school.....but he couldn't say anything else (secret society bs)little does he know the details can be found here on jwn.. any undercover elders know what this is about?.
kensho.
judging from the km school program it will be about porn, probably some more crap on how to hide molestors and shield the branch from legal liability, and how to go after people they suspect of disloyalty in the matters of disfellowshipping, higher education, and worship of the slave.
Miz let us know how it goes.
SIAM
this thread posted under 'fun and humor section', is intended compares, contrasts and to acknowledges the unique contributions of each poster and how he or she has affected you over the years.
its one of way of acknowledging a poster's presence on jwn from the perspective of fellow posters.
you are free to compare and contrast two or more posters.
Tornapart is an absolute sweetheart.
all of these posters you have listed have made some great points in the past and I always look forward to reading many of their posts.
SIAM
imagine boarding a bus with your family for a long anticipated vacation.
the destination is a place that is promised to be beautiful warm and sunny.
as you are boarding the bus you are given a ticket stub with several paragraph's of fine print.
Thanks for the feedback. I remember what insired me to write this. I was sitting in the Kingdom Hall one night and I looked around at all of the people. Lots of them had been witnesses for 30+ years. Most were sittling quietly listening to Brother Drytoast give a service talk. Many in the audience had an almost vacant expression on their faces. Not happy nor sad, just blank with no spark behind their eyes. There was one old brother who was sitting across from me who had become a witness in the late 1940's. He was in his 90's and I could tell that he was lost and confused but he couldn't say anything because he had invested his life in a lie.
I thought about my own upbringing and how I was sold a story that stole my future. I thought about my own little children and wondered how long of a ride they would take if I or their mother or both of us did not get off of the Bus.
SIAM
http://www.kgw.com/home/docs-holt-had-guns-child-porn-and-stolen-iphone-176052031.html.
I will bet you money the elders had a clue that he had a porn problem. I feel terrible for his Wife. This will be interesting to see how the investigation shakes out.
Siam
maybe these occupations are quoted to make a point, but it loses meaning when maybe 1% of brothers i know actually has these as jobs..
Funny,
in my congregation there are 5 brothers with businesses providing carpet and window services. I have had to hire custodians on occasion in my line of work. 80% of janitorial and window companies are run by witnesses in my geographical area. People even crack jokes about it " jw's might be a effing cult but at least they are a clean people"
siam
