Posts by MrFreeze

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Thanks and sorry

by JimmyPage in

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thanks to everyone here who sent me a christmas card and my apologies if you haven't received one from me yet.

it has been a very stressful week, most of it spent in the hospital visiting one of my parents who won't be around much longer.

your holiday wishes have not gone unappreciated, please bear with me!

MrFreeze

Oh my goodness that's terrible. I wish you all the best.

I don't want to turn this on me, because I know you are going through a tough time but having literally watched my father die, I can't help but feel for you. I wish you all the best.

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Am I Being Selfish?

by MrFreeze in

as i watched "it's a wonderful life" for the 100th time, i couldn't help but notice the similarities between me and george bailey.

okay, maybe i've never helped finance somebodies house or helped people the way george was able to help people.

maybe it's an awful comparison.

You know what Snoozy, your words have really affected me. Your quote there "I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not" has helped me make firm in my heart what I know what is right. Thank you for that. I know I'm a nice guy and there are certain people who appreciate me for who I am, not what I believe. Is it really worth it, to spend my time on people who would throw me away that quickly? Is that a selfish thing to think? One of my closest friends in the organization just unfriended me on facebook. I'm a nice, genuine person with a good heart. They are throwing me away. They will make it sound like I'm throwing them away. You know what, I would still be friends with them, even if I stopped being a dub. They are disowning me, not the other way around. Although it is sad, it's what I know is right. I thank all of you people. You are some of the best people ever! Even though you may be sarcastic at time to people's cherished beliefs, I know you all have a good heart and sincerely want to help people escape a life of misery. As the JW's would say, three times for emphasis, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

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YouTube - Elder lies about shunning and custody packet

by Soldier77 in

this is unbelievable!

theocratic warfare with the courts?.

elder states that jw's do not shun: (listen to his weak definition of shunning).

MrFreeze

I actually just came across this on youtube. It's pretty awful. Shunning is one of the worst teachings ever. It totally destroys the natural love of a parent and their child.

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Video based on "Kingdom Control". It's short but to the point. Seen it?

by Wasanelder Once in

i just posted a short video with the soundbyte from the talk in the thread on kingdom control.

here's the link.

i don't know if i can embed it properly:.

MrFreeze

I'm Spartacus! Nice video.

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Did your wardrobe of clothes change when you left the JW'S

by Hairyhegoat in

mine did and i have not put a suit on since escaping the cult.

the mrs has given all but 1 away to the charity shops and i have loads more room in me wardrobe now.

what items of clothing did you get rid of when you got out of the cult ?

MrFreeze

I still have all the same clothes. I still wear dress clothes and pants to work. I don't mind wearing a tie. It actually makes me feel more professional. Then again I work in an office.

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Has Bethel ever...

by MrFreeze in

has bethel ever turned someone away for bethel service?

do you know of anybody personally?

i'm just wondering because i've never heard anybody turned down yet they act like it's some sort of special privilege..

MrFreeze

I was just curious because everybody I know who applied got in. I guess my experience with that is special. Thanks everyone!

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Am I Being Selfish?

by MrFreeze in

as i watched "it's a wonderful life" for the 100th time, i couldn't help but notice the similarities between me and george bailey.

okay, maybe i've never helped finance somebodies house or helped people the way george was able to help people.

maybe it's an awful comparison.

MrFreeze

No he didn't have it so bad, but he could have had better. He deserved better.

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Has Bethel ever...

by MrFreeze in

has bethel ever turned someone away for bethel service?

do you know of anybody personally?

i'm just wondering because i've never heard anybody turned down yet they act like it's some sort of special privilege..

MrFreeze

Has Bethel ever turned someone away for Bethel service? Do you know of anybody personally? I'm just wondering because I've never heard anybody turned down yet they act like it's some sort of special privilege.

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Watchtower's new entrants get to hear the Governing Body share their qualifications

by Dogpatch in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-frdngnwvm .

here's a rare one you'll not find elsewhere, send it to your friends!.

new bethel entrants introduction to the governing body circa 1985. two new bethel boys at watchtower headquarters somehow managed to videotape this introduction to the brooklyn bethel headquarters of the governing body off of the bethel tv screen.

MrFreeze

Wait a second. Woah woah woah woah. Did that brother say he was pouring concrete at the age of 15? Isn't that child labor? Nice find but this video makes me want to barf.

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Am I Being Selfish?

by MrFreeze in

as i watched "it's a wonderful life" for the 100th time, i couldn't help but notice the similarities between me and george bailey.

okay, maybe i've never helped finance somebodies house or helped people the way george was able to help people.

maybe it's an awful comparison.

MrFreeze

As I watched "It's a Wonderful Life" for the 100th time, I couldn't help but notice the similarities between me and George Bailey. Okay, maybe I've never helped finance somebodies house or helped people the way George was able to help people. Maybe it's an awful comparison. I'm nowhere near the man George Bailey was in the film, but I'm going to make the comparison anyway.

Let's talk about George. Here's a man who had big dreams. He wanted to travel the world. He wanted to go to school and become an engineer. He was right at the doorstep of both and yet he gave that all up to be able to lend people a hand. He was all ready to travel and live his dream, then his father passed away leaving the business for him to take care of. Sure, he could have stepped down and let Mr. Potter take it over, but it would have been to the detriment of the whole town. So it left him all alone to care for this institution that meant so much to the town. He even gives up a high-paying job that would help make a better life for him and his family. He just wanted so badly to help people. He was willing to give up his dreams and his comfort for other people.

Am I being selfish for choosing a path that would seperate me from my family, all to attain some personal freedom and some happiness? I just want to help people and make people happy. Should I have just kept my opinions and thoughts to myself to keep me and my family together? I don't have big dreams like George Bailey had. I just want to be content. I couldn't find contentment in the religion. Was it selfish of me to disappoint friends and family all to try to reach that? I've always given of myself for others. I don't feel that I've ever really looked out for my own interest. As Peter Bailey put it " All you can take with you is that which you've given away."

This is so unfair. Why am I even forced to make a choice either way? Sometimes life just really seems screwed up.