Posts by mynameislame

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UNITY vs CONFORMITY - discuss.

i've read the walsh trial that indicates the societies stance of ' unity at all costs, even if we're wrong ' but that sounds more like conformity to me.

so how do other religions or movements justify the range of beliefs within their respective movements?

for example, the born again movement, a massive range of beliefs, but they don't insist on conformity.

mynameislame

Unity is when you are there by choice. Conformity is when you are forced to change or risk some sort of loss.

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i ask because many a time being honest and telling the truth, even with tact is not met well - in my experience.. in the last couple of days i went for an interview with a company and when asked what my current package was i was honest and told the truth.

they came back with the exact same offer - i then asked if we could negotiate considering my experience blah blah blah - they didn't both to respond and after three emails and asking for some sort of curtesy reply, i got a very offish response.

a collegue i work with went for the same interview, lied about what she earns and they offered her a higher salary and were happy to negotiate even higher.

mynameislame

Somtimes I wonder if the JWs weren't on to something with their "it isn't lying if the person is not owed the truth". I'm sure I paraprhased that statement a bit.

I personally tend to be too honest.

Pointy haired boss: Hey so how do you like our shiny new product that we are banking on for making our numbers in the next quarter?

Me: It sucks!

I don't see a problem with creative truth telling. In my opinion a company has no right asking you how much you got paid at your last job so I wouln't have any problems adding in my 401k match, vacation time and rounding to make it look a little better.

Also, although i'm not very good at this, it is possible to answer without actualy answering. Lots of ideas for that on the internet.

In the end you need to live with yourself so I say test the waters to see where your boundries are.

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Avoid Going back to the JW's - Educate Yourself about Mind Control

by flipper in

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friends

i've talked with some good friends on the board about this before and we seem to be in agreement : one reason ( among many ) that some disfellowshipped jw's go back and return to the wt organization is because they are full of uneeded guilt or uneeded fear because they haven't educated themselves about how the wt society uses mind control tactics to deceive them into thinking they have " nowhere else to go " .

i understand that some dfed ones may go back to the organization for family and friends- however- it's an exrecise in futility because once you learn the truth about the truth you cannot undo what you heard.

so some may just go back and live a fake jw life to appease family- but just think of how that can damage a person's emotional and mental health playing the fake jw game the rest of their lives !

mynameislame

I have thought about going back just to see some old friends and faking it but those meetings are soooo boring, pure torture, worse than a 24 hour Kardashian marathon with my eyes taped open.

But I never quite understood the hypocritical part. If you no longer believe it why would it be hypocritical? I can think of a million reasons not to go back but worrying about being a hypocrite isn't one of them

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What is the story behind this picture of Rutherford at a drinking party??

by EndofMysteries in

i have seen this photo several times but never any back story on it.

was this at bethel?

was this before or after the prohibition?

mynameislame

He kinda looks like WC Feilds to me!

LOL his name didn't pop into my head but when I was looking at it I kept imainging someone saying something in WC Feilds voice.

Now I know why

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite

and furthermore always carry a small snake.

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Anybody watching the show Resurrection?

by mynameislame in

resurrection.

the lives of the people of arcadia, missouri, are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.. .

so far it seems to be an interesting take on the subject.

mynameislame

Is it just me? It seems like Jacob isn't very confused by how much things have changed since he died. If I went to bed and woke up the next day to a flat screen tv, smart phones and parents that looked more like my grandparents I’d be a bit confused.

When I heard the name Caleb started looking around for sparlock.

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Avoid Going back to the JW's - Educate Yourself about Mind Control

by flipper in

jw
friends

i've talked with some good friends on the board about this before and we seem to be in agreement : one reason ( among many ) that some disfellowshipped jw's go back and return to the wt organization is because they are full of uneeded guilt or uneeded fear because they haven't educated themselves about how the wt society uses mind control tactics to deceive them into thinking they have " nowhere else to go " .

i understand that some dfed ones may go back to the organization for family and friends- however- it's an exrecise in futility because once you learn the truth about the truth you cannot undo what you heard.

so some may just go back and live a fake jw life to appease family- but just think of how that can damage a person's emotional and mental health playing the fake jw game the rest of their lives !

mynameislame

If you ever consider going back just remember, these are the same people you are going to have to spend eternity with.

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New Release, 2014 JW Research Guide - up to date doctrine

by EndofMysteries in

i just noticed on jw org they have a publication called the 2014 jw research guide.

browsing the topics, you can see it's the up to date doctrine.

one category for example is 'recreation and entertainment' and it's filled with gems referenced for research for jws, articles such as, "keep leisure in it's proper place", "why won't my parents let me have fun?

mynameislame

"Why won't my parents let me have fun?"

Was the answer "because then getting a new tract at the DC wouldn't be the most exciting thing in your life"?

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Anybody watching the show Resurrection?

by mynameislame in

resurrection.

the lives of the people of arcadia, missouri, are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return.. .

so far it seems to be an interesting take on the subject.

mynameislame

I'm getting ready to watch episode 2 on my DVR tonight....

the ressurected can't be children and such

What? So children that die will be resurected as adults or not at all? Bet you'll never hear them mention that in the door to door work.

That was something that creeped me out thinking about the new system. It would be weird if there were no children.

The show made me think how much more reasonable it would be if God were to resurrect people and reverse the aging process for the ones that were going to live forever. But the ones that aren't going to survive will just grow old and die naturally. Hey if we are fantasizing might as well make it a happy fantacy. If that were the case the dubs wouldn't have any use for their disturbing armageddon pictures.

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What do you love about being a JW?

by FL_Panthers in

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friends

as the title says, share what you love about the truth!.

we know that the gb or anything else in the truth is all true and nothing is false!.

love u guys xxx.

mynameislame

how would you feel if the end came soon? Like next year?

The real question is; how would you feel if, after spending your entire life as a JW, you find out it isn't true?

If you are ok with that then you might be in the right place.

I personally didn't have a bad time as a JW but there came a time for me to start living my life differently.

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Sound familiar?

by carla in

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friends

this sounds familiar-.

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http://gma.yahoo.com/fla-woman-says-church-scientology-ripped-her-family-165522676--abc-news-topstories.html?vp=1.

mynameislame

I remember watching a Tom Cruise interview a while back. When they brought up the scientologists you could physically see his defenses kicking in. Exactly the same way it would happen for me when I was a dub.