One of the first Kingdom melodies I ever heard was "Be Like Jeremiah", which still comes into my head from time to time. It made me laugh because I had a tortoise called Jeremy and used to imagine being like him, sticking my head inside my shell and ignoring people. Within a few years I started to wish I had, indeed, followed the good example of my tortoise
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Damn you Kingdom Melodies! Damn you to hell...
by unshackled ini haven't been anywhere near a jw meeting or convention in at least 8 or 9 years.
but this afternoon, i'm doing some weed trimming and suddenly realized i had this lyric playing in my head...over and over.... .
"ours is the god of true prophecy,.
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According to WT 8/11: YOU MIGHT BE MENTALLY IMBALANCED IF YOU PROFESS TO BE ANOINTED!!!
by JustHuman14 inaccording to the august 2011 watchtower magazine:.
memorial partakers.
this is the number of baptized individuals who partake of the emblems at the memorial worldwide.
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ambersun
lol at sizemik
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According to WT 8/11: YOU MIGHT BE MENTALLY IMBALANCED IF YOU PROFESS TO BE ANOINTED!!!
by JustHuman14 inaccording to the august 2011 watchtower magazine:.
memorial partakers.
this is the number of baptized individuals who partake of the emblems at the memorial worldwide.
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ambersun
I don't know for how long this insanity by the GB will go on, but they have lost control complete. They don't know the number of the anointed ones, plus they are claiming that this a personal issue between Jesus and the annointed persons, end on the other hand they are telling us that those persons might be crazy!! !
In my opinion, feeling you of of the anointed class is equivalent to becoming a born again Christian in other churches. I really feel that the WT's constant brain washing and pushing the r&f to do more, be more zealous, show more love for Jehovah etc etc, has created this out of control situation with members genuinely feeling they must be of the anointed class due to the intense emotions they are experiencing. It is a wonder the number is not actually much higher than it is!!
To accuse them of being mentally unstable is the same as a church leader constantly whipping his congregation up into a frenzy of devotion then when they claim to feel 'born again', accusing them of being mentally unstable and over-reacting.
I can remember back in the 60s there were several members of the congregation I attended (one just a teenager) who started partaking of the emblems and it caused an outcry. A brother was sent from HQ to come and sort it out and left with a flea in his ear as he was told by the ones in question that he had no business interfering. Nothing more was ever said on the matter, and they are still partakers to this day as far as I know. Quite amazing !!
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Damn you Kingdom Melodies! Damn you to hell...
by unshackled ini haven't been anywhere near a jw meeting or convention in at least 8 or 9 years.
but this afternoon, i'm doing some weed trimming and suddenly realized i had this lyric playing in my head...over and over.... .
"ours is the god of true prophecy,.
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ambersun
I still get certain songs popping into my head at odd moments even though I haven't been to a meeting in over 20 years. I actually don't mind too much because it's great to know that I have successfully faded away and don't have to go and sing them for real any more.
If it bothers you, just play a few catchy CDs and your brain will get the message and put the cult song back on its dusty shelf in the recesses of your memory until the next time it decides to get it out for a quick play
P.S. I am sooooo glad I faded long before I had to endure listening to any of this new stuff, seemingly devoid of any possible influence from real composers with actual training and musical ability. Who are actually writing these songs? As the WTS frowns on further education, I can't imagine anybody in a high position in WT land having been allowed to study music past a basic High School standard. It all sounds dire
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Must Read Message I got on youtube....
by Tuesday inhey folks so i got this actual message to my youtube account i believe everyone would find really funny:.
tim,.
i had a visit today of some local jehovah's witnesses and one of them (i think his name was brandon west) said that he had met you in new york city.
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ambersun
Hopefully I'll get off my lazy ass and make some more soon.
Ooh yes, please do Tim, except I wouldn't call you lazy by any means
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ambersun
Blue/green, sometimes more blue than green or the other way round depending on the light and what I am wearing.
I have often wished my eyes were brown, as I had friends with big brown eyes that looked stunning when they were made up, and I felt mine were a bit wishy washy in comparison. Incidentally, many of those friends wished they had blue eyes which shows we are never satisfied with what we have got lol.
P.S. OOh, just noticed my avatar has got the same color eyes as me
And the same body shape
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Must Read Message I got on youtube....
by Tuesday inhey folks so i got this actual message to my youtube account i believe everyone would find really funny:.
tim,.
i had a visit today of some local jehovah's witnesses and one of them (i think his name was brandon west) said that he had met you in new york city.
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ambersun
Tim, I find your videos very helpful as your subjects are so well researched and you have a gift for putting into words things that I know to be false about WT teachings, but don't quite have your gift for explaining them in such a concise and easy to understand manner.
It appears there are many others who also find your videos extremely valuable, whether they are looking for answers personally or just searching for the right words to try and reason with our JW relatives and their closed minds.
Thank you for all your hard work in putting those videos together , they are very much appreciated
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Over 40 Lady and want a tatoo, What do you think?
by lovelylil ini've always liked tatoos and disagreed with the wt's stand on them.
i just turned 42 on may 14 and think its about time i get one.
nothing drastic, just a small lilly flower on my left shoulder.
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Well, from a mother's point of view (as I am old enough to be your mom) I agree with mouthy that there may be risks involved and to look into it very carefully before making a final decision, but you said you only want to get a small tattoo so I shouldn't think that would cause much harm if done by a qualified tattooist, and a little flower on your shoulder would look pretty.
I also think - hey, you only live once and after years of denial as a JW, if it is really what you want then go for it girl!! You are certainly not too old!!
Isn't it wonderful to be free to live life and have fun !!!
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RUTHERFORD - Alive and well?
by sizemik inmany here are familiar with this entry in wikipedia .
for those that aren't, here's a link;.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/joseph_franklin_rutherford.
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Sadly, I think you are right luna2, and it seems as long as there are gullible people looking for a 'strong leader', there will always be power crazed, obnoxious, drunken, chauvenistic oafs only too willing to give them exactly what they want
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...WBT$/JW 1975.....Harold Camping`s May 21 2011 Rapture...
by OUTLAW innow we know how stupid we look..when we knock on peoples doors... with the wbt$ message... .
"armageddon is just around the corner!".
..................... ...outlaw.
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Whoops, I think mr. Camping made a mistake and forgot to calculate the ZERO year so that means it's supposed to be May 21, 2012
Oh no, please don't put ideas in his head