I overheard two pioneer stormtroopers speculating about this at the hall once. The most positive, imaginative comment was "...maybe there'll be lectures...". That's it? Your idea of paradise is an extended service meeting? If that really is what paradise is like you can shove me back in my box and nail the lid down.
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Paradise Earth. What will it be like?
by punkofnice inparadise earth!!
if the wtb$ gb were right (work with me here.
i don't believe they even know how to tie their own shoe laces let alone be correct about this), what would life in a paradise earth be like?.
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I think I'm in trouble.
by LoneWolf inhi, peeplezs!.
my little freckle-faced gal sent this to me this mawnin'.
how to start a fight.
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Husband Down
A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.
The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart.
“What do you think you're doing?” asks the wife.
“They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans” he replies.
“Put them back, we can't afford them” demands the wife, and so they carry on shopping.
A few aisles further on the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket.
“What do you think you're doing?” asks the husband.
“It’s my face cream. It makes me look beautiful,” replies the wife. Her husband retorts: “So does 24 cans of Budweiser and it's half the price.”
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The new writing department of the WTBTS
by Aussie Oz inthere is a new writing department in wt land.. us.. think about it, the watchtower/jehovah's witnesses are a reactive 'religion', not a proactive one.. that means of course that they react and modify doctrine, rules and direction in response to what ever may be effecting them.
probably the last time they were proactive was the 40s and 50s but these days its all about preservation rather than growth.. i am sure that the actual writing department have eyes and ears out in 'aposta land'.
after all, who discuss and disect the books, magazines and letters more than we do?
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More decption in Feb 1 WT
by why144000 inhow is this for deceptive writing.
in the feb 1 2004 watchtower under the title 'how can you satisfy your spiritual needs' the artice gives three examples of professional people who have become witnesses, a doctor, a lawyer and an architect.
all come complete with two pictures each.
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cuckoo in the nest
And I bet today he's still fleecing the other sheep.
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What changes have you noticed in the Witness
by d ini have noticed are more angrier then when i was a child in the 90's and that they seem more uptight.what changes have you seen?.
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cuckoo in the nest
To me it seems the thumbscrews have been applied ever more forcefully over the course of this year. When I first started attending the KH as that lowest form of JW life, a "study", (how I loathe that term, it makes you sound like something to be peered at under a microscope. Actually, that's pretty much how they behaved) they seemed to emphasise positive aspects, the hope of eternal life, paradise Earth etc. But over recent months the tone has turned much darker, much more sinister even.
Every week has another article full of "thou shalt not". High control piled on high control, ever tightening the thumbscrews on the poor downtrodden mass who can't or won't stop to examine the spiritual salmonella they're being force-fed. How often have they pilloried "entertainment" recently, or tried to beat the internet to death with a big stick? We all know why, it's all about information control. They're scared the poor bloody infantry might start to think for themselves, do their own research and smell what the society is shovelling. The org is running scared, and to maintain it's grip Big Brother has to make the rank and file feel even more scared.
Whilst sitting through the public talk, each week seemed to have it's own "this is bollocks!!" moment, and the incidence rate steadily increased. To alleviate the boredom I'd play "GB sweepstake", and try to predict how many times the governing body would be mentioned, or lauded, that week. The average was three. I think that's when I hit breaking point, when I could no longer stomach it, even as a cynical observer. The Governing Body was mentioned in the opening prayer. Elder "genial smiling assassin" expected us to pray to the seven old farts. Not for. To. Arseholes to that. The following meeting was the great apostabash, which I just had to see for myself, but since then I haven't set foot back in the Ministry Of Truth.
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Mrs. Brown has the right idea...
by cuckoo in the nest ina clip from the british bbc/irish rte co-produced comedy show "mrs. brown's boys".
admittedly it features the mormons, but i'm sure we all can think of another barking mad bunch who fit the bill just as well.
possibly a technique to try next time your saturday morning is interrupted?.
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A clip from the British BBC/Irish RTE co-produced comedy show "Mrs. Brown's Boys". Admittedly it features the Mormons, but I'm sure we all can think of another barking mad bunch who fit the bill just as well. Possibly a technique to try next time your Saturday morning is interrupted?
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All of you should start a splinter JW group..
by fortbethel inforgive me if this comes off as harsh,.
i've read & read many posts here mostly very negative.
alot of you have family that have shunned & continue to shun.
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I think the principal that applies here is that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The amount of vitriol aimed at the watchtower is proportional to the harm it has caused. Some members recognise it for the farce that it is and treat it as one big joke, how can it have any hold over you when you can't help but laugh at it. For others the pain is more raw. Certainly whatever the reaction, the experience was enough to put people off the idea for life.
As for salvaging the least lunatic facets of the doctrine, we have an expression here in the UK.
You can't polish a turd.
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I really want to go JW but..
by fortbethel ini've studied with like 30 diff denominations.
i really feel jw is best for me.
i think it's the 144,000 part & the once a year get together when they pass around the sacrament that bothers me most.
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Hello Fortbethel, from your description of yourself you and I could be twins. Both male, same age, single and both my parents are dead now. I've been semi-seriously studying with a witness couple for years too, after they started visiting my mother and then refocused their attention on me, probably thinking I was more responsive to their message. I was a lapsed Anglican (Episcopalian) with an interest in matters philosophical and comparative religions.
I suppose it was after the death of my mother that my interest in their teachings moved from an academic level to more of a "hands-on" approach. Their take on the physical resurrection of the body has certain appeal at certain times, and they certainly knew their audience. It also seemed to agree with the words of the funeral service "...in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life". Maybe bereavement just knocked me sideways for a bit, and the old grey matter wasn't firing on all cylinders. Whatever was the case, I found myself polishing a chair with my butt in the local Kingdom Hall.
It's only when you get beyond the warm, fluffy cosiness of the Bible Teach book, the diet Kool-aid, and get to observe dubdom from the inside that the JW's reveal their true nature. True, there are some very nice people in the org, but is it the org that makes them so, or are they just nice by nature? Certainly the burdens imposed by the seven-headed monster in Brooklyn seem to crush the spirit out of some.
I still attend the public meeting on the odd occasion, but it's more to study them than study with them, and also so as not to offend the couple who introduced me to dubdom. Despite everything they are decent people and don't deserve to carry the can for all the Watchtower's excesses. However this is reducing, and sometimes I can't help but plant the odd seed of dissent...
If you truly want to find spirituality, it won't be found in an airless, windowless brick box whilst some middle-manager conducts a sales seminar every Sunday. The world is full of good people, good churches. Go find them. Good luck and may your god go with you.
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How can i make my cat drink?
by highdose inits the height of the summer here and i think my eldery cat is not drinking enough.
his urine smells strong like human patients that i used to work with did when they hadn't drunk enough.. hes got fresh water down all the time, but hes not touching it?.
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Hello Highdose, I had similar trouble with my elderly tom. He wouldn't drink tap water only rainwater from the water butt. Do you live in a hard water area, as this can put them off drinking. Try him with bottled mineral water but only the still kind. Hope it's just a case of feline fussiness and not the onset of kidney trouble, good luck to you both.
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Songs about escaping mind control/JWs?
by chosetheredpill ini'm looking for suggestions of songs that make you think about your escape from mind control.
please reply with your suggestion.. here's a youtube playlist i just made.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=pl4618cce125431c7a.
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cuckoo in the nest
The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) by the Fun Boy Three.
I find this one singularly appropriate. I've even used it on my phone as the ringtone for the MS I (sort of) study with.
