Posts by snare&racket

Had he not come across the JW world, he would be the passive-agressive owner of several Car Washes, Tony's Wash n Dry. His staff would sigh as he pulled up in his Cadillac and his face and sovereign ringed fingers would be all over the tacky posters.

"Wash off that turd with Tony Morris the Third!" 💦🚘🧼

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Special meeting next month (February 2020)

by Jofi_Wofo in

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it was announced today that we will have a special weekend meeting next month.

it will be 3 hours long and will include some streamed content.. no explanation was given as to what the meeting will be about, only that it will be exciting and we will not want to miss it..

snare&racket

It wont be that exciting..... remember Armageddon is not coming. Sorry x

High probability, it has a finance angle...... donation, donation, donation!

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First Proper Chat With the JWs in Almost 11 Years

by passwordprotected in

since disassociating in october 2008, i've had little to no direct contact with the jws, apart from immediate family members (ie my parents).

i've lived in my rented flat since may 2014 and haven't had a knock on the door in that whole time.

until saturday morning.

snare&racket

Well handled, with so much respect displayed, it's difficult for them to dismiss you. It may change that young JW's life..... one day....you never know. At the very least it may contribute a tiny seed of contemplation.

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If Heaven is such a good place then how was it ever allowed to get to the state where a war was necessary.?

by smiddy3 in

a precedent has been established .if it happened once it can happen again..

snare&racket

Worse.... who invented War? Who invented swords?.....

The spinning blades at eden.

You can't accept the bible without accepting it's god is a god of war.... a god of profound violence!

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What is the housing / accomodation living conditions of all of the Governing Body Members ? Does anybody know ?

by smiddy3 in

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i would be very curious to know what standard of living they have .

and what type of housing each member has and what type of accomadation do they have and even what type of areas they are living in .

unlike many of the rank & file members who live in housing estates provided for the low income earners and pensioners ?

snare&racket

Back in 2000, the UK bethel, overseers had quite the different rooms to everyone else. In the first week of induction you spend a few days cleaning with some females, the wives of bethelites. Assigned to the overseer rooms were local single sisters, they were related/"fleshly" to each other too.

We had to scrub around their personal toilets with dedicated tooth brushes, i kid you not. There is a reason bethel wives have burnout and emotional fatigue etc, they go to bethel and really, really didn't expect to be doing that!

Anyway, we went to a wing that had trees outside snd the little bed of water, they were still the crappy sized rooms BUT there walls were lined with oak and green leather. They didn't have a paper thin wall or shitty bed, they had an opulent room. Don't get me wrong, being someone that age and being allowed to 'live' in a cults room whilst you slave for them is no luxury.

I had to comment because I saw it with my own eyes, The cleaner actually brought it up, askedmifnit had bothered me. She said that people donate generously to these men for all they do, so they have nicer things,

Keep in mind our allowance was ?£10 a week for supposedly ALL bethelites,

I look back now, ashamed and angry at what they were taking from young, dedicated people. Bethel destroyed so many marriages,

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Need to vent. I am thinking of leaving my wife.

by goingthruthemotions in

i am so sick of this cult, this religion has such a grip on her.

since i left in 2014, things just are getting progressively worse.

and she it's just getting deeper and deeper.

snare&racket

Talking to her will give you your answer...... you must express it. She can't divorce you as per JW rules so there is nothing to lose.

Hmmm.....I wonder if they will change the rules to allow divorce of partners that leave the WT. They have put the partners 'spiritual life in danger'... hmmm

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Science and Watchtower's astounding ignorance

by Diogenesister in

well these goof balls at jwbroadcast apparently think the study of pure science means not having any "practical application".

oi vey.

sanderson may speak russian but he is so ill educated he appears to think that researching a subject and formulating a theory about it means that's the end of it - in other words he's saying it has no practical use.

snare&racket

This is why window cleaners do not make good cult leaders.....The ignorant bucket head is broadcasting his anti science ....via the INTERNET.

The irony of their stupidity is comical, the consequences of their anti science, anti progress, anti knowledge is less funny.....if you decide to follow these chosen few, these holy window cleaners of North America.

Watchtower are now LITERALLY PROMOTING IGNORANCE.... finally some honesty.

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Question for Current and Ex Elders

by Iamallcool in

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have you ever reinstate somebody even if they are not that repentant?.

snare&racket

It's shocking that random men had such huge influence in someone's life and consequential mental/physical well being. The person's future dependent on such arbitrary things as underlining their WT or singing. That whether the elders probing went deeper or not, relied on if they liked the person...

How disgusting,

People have lost children and their families, suffered depression, committed suicide over these decisions.

I sincerely would struggle to sleep at night had I become an elder.

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Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

by minimus in

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as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

snare&racket

Is that really true?

6 a year!