Posts by ambersun

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Whats the most bizzare way a JW has ever tried to "encourage" you?

by highdose in

in my case it was my best freind in the cong who decided to encourage me to answer up at the wt by... refusing to talk to me afterwards if i hadn't answered up!

!.

ambersun

Gladiator, that is brilliant! If only I could turn the clocks back, to when I was constantly being 'encouraged' to pioneer, mostly from brothers who had never pioneered in their lives and were all snug and warm indoors while I was out pounding the streets in all weathers and living off peanuts. "Yes, Brother Boastful and Sister Smug, pioneering is such a wonderful, joyous priviledge why don't YOU do it?" Oh, if only!! I'm sure others reading that account must feel the same!

I was at a family wedding a few years ago, having been out of the Borg for many years. A sister who I had not seen for about 25 years approached me and, without a word of a greeting, just launched into an attack. "Don't you think it is about time you pulled your socks up Amber??!!!" Oh, I felt soooo encouraged, all warm and fuzzy inside. I told her in no uncertain terms that it was nice to see her too and that my socks were well and truly pulled up better than they had ever been thank you very much! She turned red and started to stutter an apology for offending me

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My mum says her grandchild will be killed by Jah...does he kill Millions of under 12 kids at Armagedon? God is LUV!

by Witness 007 in

talking with my anionted mum she tells me how worried she is that our lovely cute grandaughter/neice sarah, 9 months, will have her head cut off by jehovahs angel at armagedon.

{my sister is disfellowshiped and i'm inactive former pioneer/servant 10 years} this sickens me.

i told her how jah loves "even the embroy" of an unborn child.

ambersun

THIS SICKENS ME

Me too! I can remember only too well all the talks about how loving and kind Jehovah was and at the same time staring at those horrific pictures in WT literature of little children and small defenceless animals being hurled mercilessly into deep cracks that opened up in the streets at armageddon. No wonder I had nightmares!

My mother used to fret about the children belonging to our relatives who were not in the 'truth', saying what a shame it was that they would never grow up unless we could save them. Well, none of them came into the 'truth' but they are all grown up with kids of their own now!

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33 %

by Theredeemer in

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so, my mother in law who is still active went out in service with the group that had the co visit and came back with some very interesting news.

first off, she knows that we are fading and is ok with it and has some doubts herself.

anyhow, she said that the co went off track during the meeting before service and mentioned how we are now allowed to receive up to 33% of blood in a transfusion.

ambersun

I echo what others have already said

"Wow"

Other than that I am speechless

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Just yelled at my mom today

by trujw in

sorry to post this but for some reason after a year of not talking i got drunk this morning(yeah i know no lecture) and called my mom and blew up.

i tolded her she was a false prophet and a horriable christian mother who never even came to her grandson's birth by my wife.

my words came out like a river of rage from which i never knew.

ambersun

Oh dear, I feel for you trujw I really do, but ranting and raging at your mom is not the answer. You may well feel better at the moment due to getting it out of your system, but in the long run you will feel mortified if anything happens to your mom and you have not made your peace with her. She is not a false prophet, just a victim of false prophesy and sincerely believes it is the truth.

My suggestion is to wait until you have calmed down and collected your thoughts then give her another ring and apologise for your outburst and tell her that you love her. By all means tell her, calmly, that you meant what you said but that your comments should have been directed towards the organisation, not her.

You are lucky that you have a kind, supportive wife at your side and I am sure she will help you to gather your thoughts together before you make that call.

As Robert said, peace be with you and everyone who you love, and who love you

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Dog Cares For A Child With Down's Syndrome

by Bangalore in

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sweet dog cares for a child with down syndrome.. bangalore.

ambersun

Oh mouthy, I agree that is just wonderful! I defy anyone to remain dry eyed after watching this video. Thanks Bangalore

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1961 Kingdom Service Questions-Not to be studied at any meeting, nor placed in general circulation among the publishers!

by Atlantis in

1961 kingdom service questions: personal references to watch tower publications on moral matters..this booklet is the property of the_____________________congregation.

it is to be retained in the congregation permanent file.

its counsel is for the guidance of the congregation committee in handling matters with members of the congregation.

ambersun

Cobaltcupcake, I think they flip flopped on whether to scream or not to scream but I can remember as a teenage girl we were given strict instructions on numerous occasions that should we be attacked it was our duty to prevent it happening any way we could, which ultimately meant screaming our lungs out and struggling for all we were worth regardless of having a knife to our throats or gun to our heads because our virtue was more important than our lives. After all, armageddon was coming very soon when we would be resurrected anyway, so to give in and be raped was not even an option. I can remember being terrified at the thought of it.

I wonder what would happen if that poor young woman who was brutally gang raped and then thrown from a bus in Delhi was a JW. Can you just imagine the elders waiting at her bedside in intensive care for her to regain conciousness so they could 'deal with her accordingly' as a first offender.

Words fail me!

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It would be a lovely letter

by Defianttruth in

letter from the governing body.. .

dear brothers due to our failed attempts of interrupting scripture and completely false, multiple prophecies, we as the governing body are going to implement a few new changes to god's earthly organization.. .

we are not god's earthly organization.

ambersun

I just love change number 1. We are not God's Earthly Organisation. We were started to be an independent bible study group that got out of hand.

Brilliant !!

This would, indeed, be a lovely letter, you can just picture the look on all the faces of the r&f.

If only it could come true.

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Secular forum reacts to FDS "new light"

by cedars in

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it's a short discussion, but it's interesting to see an outsider's perspective on the "new light.".

http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=251464.

cedars.

ambersun

I have just spent the past hour reading the blog in question in JW Survey (going off at a tangent to the links to Anthony Morris III and those hilarious videos on utube lol). Most enlightening and fascinating! The comments from none JWs were, as you say, very interesting. Thank you so much for that, Cedars.

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My 66th birthday is today!!

by Terry in

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once i was little boy in fort worth, texas living with my maw maw and paw paw and mommy.. then, i was an 18 year old 6'4'' skinny 165lb religious nut being dipped in a baptismal during a local assembly.. suddenly, i was 20 and listening to a jail cell door clang behind me as a conscientious objector.. wow!

23 years old and put on parole until my 6 years sentence was ended!

i got married to a nice jw girl and had 3 kids!.

ambersun

Happy Birthday Terry, and many more of them

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Pioneering - the best job in the world!

by MMXIV in

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how often did i hear those words at circuit or district assemblies - that pioneering was the best job in the world?

how often did i hear a fake job advert for pioneering where there was 100% job satisfaction working for the most powerful person in the universe and you'd get to travel the world and live forever.... i've done both jobs and would say that the job advert should more honestly read like this:.

secular job.

ambersun

This is such a brilliant thread, it is bringing back memories that I have suppressed or forgotten about for such a long time that I have suddenly realised that I need to amend a comment I made on my last post. When I said I never pioneered again, that is not quite true.

After the incident with the CO I actually found myself a full time job and proved so good at it that I worked my way up the ladder very quickly and was being groomed for a top position within the company. All was going well in my life for once! I absolutely loved that job, I was earning good money for the first time in my life, using my skills, and I was happy!

Then the alarm bells started ringing in my mother's head. My success was the result of the DEVIL leading me astray and putting temptation in my way. It had nothing at all to do with my personal talents and capabilities! She seemed to be constantly praying about it in front of me before I left for work in the morning or came home at night then kept on and on asking me if I had given my notice in yet.

I never got that position in the company because I was 'persuaded' to give up my job and return to pioneering before the devil could do any more damage. I kept the letter from my boss, following my resignation, for a long time. It spelled out in no uncertain terms what an idiot I was to give up such a good job and that I would never get that opportunity again. How right they were! I only pioneered for a short while second time round which is why I had forgotten about it until now. I couldn't stomach it any more.