Posts by scary21

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End within 2 years (again)

by road to nowhere in

an old elder friend from out of town stopped to see my ailing wife.

more than the locals do.

he said elder school emphasized 2 years and the existing body will be the leaders through persecution and tribulation.

My ex mother in law ( wonderful, loving person) was telling me she would be in the mountains raising goats. It made me think , my JW mom never said what she looked forward to doing in paradise. As soon as I got home I could hardly wait to call her. " Mom, mom what do you want to do in the new world " Her answer was " What ever they tell me " I was so disappointed.

I said " guess you will be digging graves. " Yes, I'm kind of a smart ass .My poor mom died at 92 without the promise she would never die. So disturbed !

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What evidence is there for a biblical jesus?

by Touchofgrey in

is there any independently verified evidence that a miracle worker called jesus existed and did the things that the bible said he did?.

the four gospels were written by unknown authors many decades after the so called events, so can't be considered as eyewitness accounts.

i think that there may have been a apocalyptic preacher who was executed by the romans and the story evolved from their.

scary21

JOSEPHUS is the only one I have heard spoke of Jesus. Lots of good stuff on you tube. Yes Bart Ehrman books

are great reading if you're interested in early Chistian history. Thriftbooks have lots. Start with Misquoting Jesus.

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Another Sad Shunning due to homophobia by J.W's !!

by Phizzy in

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scary21

For some reason in my experience, all the gay men I've known all my life have had the best personalities and always make me feel funny, cool, young and beautiful.. . I just got a new gay next door neighbor and I love him and his microbladed eyebrows. Best neighbor ever !

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Ages of each user here?

by ukpimo in

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i'm interested to know the age demographics here.

it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.

it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.

scary21

60's but young at heart. Raised in but never baptized. Stopped believing in my 40's.

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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE

by stephenlettclownface in

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friends

i apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.

i have been a lurker here for several years.

i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.

scary21

Coffty, last comment page four I posted about your forty part series and so much appreciated your hard work. Yes I have It booked marked. I don't post much because I seem to be the story killer LOL. Again Thankyou, everyone should read it IMO.

Sherry

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VERY NEW AT THIS BUT LOST IN SPACE

by stephenlettclownface in

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friends

i apologize if this post ends up in the wrong place.

i have been a lurker here for several years.

i thoroughly enjoy this site, have for years, and read something or another on this site many times a week.

scary21

YOU ASKED WHY SOME OF US BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION. Coffty did a forty part "why evolution is a fact" from 7 years ago. I still have it bookmarked. Welcome to the site. I can so clearly see you and your wife laughing your butts off about some of the silly things they believe and do. We remember !975. 1914 generation, overlapping generation. COO COO. Hey, we could be crying but I too chose to laugh.. Why would God have to strike the magic wand billions of times ? (99%of the population is extinct) when he really only had to do it once. or two more times if you count humans. Catholics believe in both. Retroviruses were very interesting to me.. Good luck on your journey. Oh I keep forgetting, can't say luck. or lucky...LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY lol.

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Lloyd Evans Patreoff May 2024

by DerekMoors in

time for this month's patreoff!

the fat one's numbers seem to be leveling off a bit, but we all know someone with his gravitational pull can't keep up momentum for long.. i made up another chart and used 356 for april because that's where he was on the 2nd.

also, this time last year was when he put out his "things are bad and i don't just mean what i look like naked" video and got a +187 bump.

scary21

I'll take 329. TY

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When The 'Tower Is Mentioned In A Will

by NotFormer in

i assume someone from wt attends the reading of the will.

an elder, a co, some especially selected person from the branch under whose purview this sort of thing is maintained?.

what is the procedure?.

scary21

I remember in the mid 80's a close friend of my mother's and a wonderful person to me as a young girl died. She left everything to the Watchtower. I remember I was very poor at the time and needed a dining table and chairs. I inquired how much it would be , thinking it would be affordable.

Nope they wanted $750. Really, it was outrageous. I guess someone bought it because, you know, the money was going to the WT

I just bought my daughter a much nicer set in 2023 on Market Place for $180 40 years later..( just for comparison) SAD AND GREEDY !

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Life in a spiritual (UN)-paradise

by Reasonfirst in

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a long, long time ago, when i was young, i became a 'special' pioneer.

it meant that i had to spend 150 hours a month, and i received a small allowance.

i was then assigned to a small country congregation, in western nsw (australia).

scary21

Fascinating..... Please continue .

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Goodbye Mother

by punkofnice in

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so my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.

that was indeed very traumatic.

i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.

scary21

So sorry to hear this. It's heartbreaking to lose a mom. Good for you for not having a JW funeral. Telling their lies makes me sick. Telling our moms that they would never die !