Posts by scary21

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Another baptism question

by scary21 in

is it only elders that can baptise a jw ?

can a ms or any male publisher ?

just reading the other thread on baptizing in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit.

Is it only Elders that can baptise a JW ? Can a MS or any male publisher ? Just reading the other thread on baptizing in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit. I just thought how easy it would be to just say those words each time they baptized someone.....how hard is that ? If they let male publishers baptise.........well I guess it's not as important as handleing the mikes at the hall,

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Steven Unthank: What do we really know?

by SweetBabyCheezits in

i'm gonna play the skeptic today on a topic that is painful for a lot of people on this forum.

my intent is not to stir anything up but to make sure facts are confirmed.

bear in mind, i'm sickened by the wt's role (and the heirarchy down to elders) in child molestation cover-ups.

scary21

If Barbara says Steve is legit , well I'm willing to believe it was just a language misunderstanding. He did take it down ,and explained his thoughts . He addressed the problem in a timely manner. On the other hand I think it's great that people question things and will not let anything they see that could be false, slide.. No ,that will NOT happen on JWN ! That's a good thing. Please Barbara, keep posting.

Make sure of all things............IMO 99% of JWN love you Barbara ! Maybe only 89% love Steave LOL

Sherry

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Crisis of Conscience now available at Amazon. Sold by Cynthia Franz.

by ScenicViewer in

this book has been out of print for some time, causing used copies to sell for $100 and more.

the price of these new ones is much more reasonable.. hard cover, $30 here.. soft cover, $26 here.. shipping is free, and ray franz' widow, cynthia, is the seller..

scary21

Bought both of his book in hard cover a few months ago. I have the paper backs but they were looking a little shabby........Get them now while you can.

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Where did AGuest - and others - go?

by Qcmbr in

jw
friends

hi - i almost miss sparring with her.

what happened ?

did i miss something?

scary21

Shelby was very kind I'm sure she still is........It's a cult......miss seeing that/him on all the threads..... lol

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Rick Fearon should apologise for accusing faders of being cowards

by cedars in

jw
friends

i hate doing this type of thread.

none of us are perfect, least of all myself, and i would rather focus any criticism on the watch tower society for damaging people's lives.

however, in the short period since i've been a member of this forum i've noticed one member in particular deteriorate in his behaviour into the type of individual who threatens to undermine the credibility of the entire website.

scary21

Mean Mr. Mustard... OMG he DOES sound like the WT.....That's it, yes....... that's why he rubs everyone the wrong way!!!!!!!

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Were You In A Constant State Of Worry As A Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

looking back, did you find yourself always worried about what was going to happen to you if you made a mistake or you even exercised your own "bible trained conscience"?.

scary21

Not so much worried.....on a day to day bases.. But I pretty much knew I would be dead at the big A. I had a FEAR of dieing at 21 yrs. ( 1975 ). Felt that way from age 6 or 7, that I wasn't good enough.

So I wanted to have all the life I could have NOW.....Marriage,baby, and lots of FUN and PARTIES.....I rememer one day, sleeping in bed, the window was open and I was awakened by rain. My bed was far away from the window and it was raining on me.. I got up , went to the front door, opened it up......the sky was all GREEN....the sun was shining...and it was raining like crazy. It was so windy that it took all my strenth to close the door. I thought to myself.....Well here it is, the big A . I wasn't as scared as I thought I would be... A little scared but more like ok here we go... This was around 1976. I have never seen weather quite like that since. After that I didn't have as much fear as before........... I did grow up with fear and guilt !......I guess I was good at pushing the worrys aside by keeping busy busy busy living life to the full, and refuseing to worry about something out of my control. Now I look back and laugh at myself.....I laugh alot...It keeps me sane lol lol.. But it still pisses me off that all the FEAR and GUILT was for no reason and it did not have to be that way.........If only I wasn't a born in

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3/15 WT- " Forget the Good Times you had Prior to being JW - Can't .........

by flipper in

jw
friends

.......... trust your mind !

" yes, they actually said this in a wt study article entitled, " do not look at the things behind " .

i swear the wt society writers and leaders are getting even more controlling and manipulative !

scary21

Just reminds me of (I think it was the book Sign Of The Last Days ). They talk about how people DO look at the past as the good old days. Everything was soooo wonderful, no crime, leaving doors unlocked ect. ect..........Then it brings out the reality.........people even eating their own children....and on and on.......the GB is agreeing that the good old days weren't THAT good, but that's not what they say in OTHER articles.......crime is on the rise (NOT )........things are worse than ever, times are bad bad BAD. Before 1914 times were sooooooo good. right... lol........Another case of speaking from both sides of their mouth.

The bottom line is don't think......Only we can think.......Think only what we tell you to think. If we tell you past times were great....think that.......If we say your past times weren't great, Think that.

Just keep saying it.........Life before being a JW was horrible....I am now happy, I am now happy, I am now happy....happy.....happy ....happppppppy la la la la

Sherry

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review of a newly baptized publisher

by raxxxx in

an elder approached a mate of mine saying that they have to meet up with him soon because he has been baptised a year and it's time for his review?

anyone has heard of that?

they are really pissing me off :/.

scary21

Wow, my hubby just got the results from his yearly review yesterday. On his JOB..............exceeded exceptations........Wonder if this brother can do as well on his JOB....lol... It is a job you know !

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"Interview with a Prosecutor" -- Steven Unthank Replies

by AndersonsInfo in

re: "interview with a prosecutor" (steven unthank) by richard rawe on dialogue.

thank you to all those who emailed me about my upcoming interview by richard rawe on his "dialogue" talk show.. .

quite a while ago i agreed to let rawe interview me.

scary21

Thank you Steven and Barbara for all your hard work. I also want to say a BIG thank you to all the great people on JWN who call it like they see it. TRUTH is very important here !

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Thoughts and Opinions on the VAA?

by arko_n9ne in

as i've posted multiple times before, i am new to many of the aspects of wts scandals so a couple weeks ago, i was on youtube and heard of a group concept from tim kilgore called the vaa (vast apostate army).. personally, i like the concept of former witnesses and anti-watchtower proponents uniting to stand against the wrong doings of the organization.

i would like their rally in a few years to succeed.

if things look promising enough, i more than likely will go.. but honestly, i don't know much about the vaa, and since it's not a concept with that "new car smell" i imagine people have more infor to offer.. i saw on older posts that witnesses are not fans of the idea of anyone banding together en masse against them, as they go to the lengths of calling the vaa a terrorist organization (though no acts of violence or tyranny have been committed or threatened).. so if anyone can offer insight into this group, it would help a man know if it's a group worth rallying with.. .

scary21

Tim, You have more fans then you will ever know.