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  "Special" has lost its' special meaning

  by stillin in

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  today is the day of the annual "special talk.

  " it took me all of two years to realize not to get my hopes up for anything special.. then came the special assembly day.

  sad.

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  burnedout

  Agreed, special assembly day, special talk, special pioneer, special announcement...

  special this and special that.

  Special K

  I am burnedout on SPECIAL.
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  I can't take it anymore!

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my dad was recently made an elder about maybe 6 months ago, and now he is never around he's always at work or doing some kind of jw crap.

  now he conducts the watchtower study and is even doing the special talk tommorow.

  he's become an even more strict controlling jerk than he was before, and i'm never allowed to go out and do anything non jw related because he doesn't have the time.

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  NeverAllowedToBeMyself has given the exact description of what happens...
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  I can't take it anymore!

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
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  my dad was recently made an elder about maybe 6 months ago, and now he is never around he's always at work or doing some kind of jw crap.

  now he conducts the watchtower study and is even doing the special talk tommorow.

  he's become an even more strict controlling jerk than he was before, and i'm never allowed to go out and do anything non jw related because he doesn't have the time.

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  That is how I acted as an elder. I had to be exemplary in every way and my family also. I felt trapped in many ways, so many 'privileges' to take care of. Every bit of it was never ending work.

  I too was an elders kid and felt the same way you do. My Dad was a great friend and father. The stress of being an elder is what got to him. Shamefully, I let the same thing happen to me as an elder, except I had a meltdown, nearly killed myself, then quit.

  Was your Dad like this before his appointment?
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  Nearly subliminal use of JW.AAARRRG on screen at Memorial

  by burnedout in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i went to the memorial last night.

  it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.

  during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.

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  One image makes me want to research how the Roman death sentence was carried out. The 'artwork' showed a Roman soldier with a rickety ladder leaning against an already upright stake. A nearly dead Jesus with feet dragging was being hauled towards the torture stake.

  It looked like the Romans would have to hold a limp bodied Jesus way up on the stake while one dude hammered in a few nails while standing on his half-assed ladder.

  I was looking at this scene while pondering the mechanics of getting a man nailed up there when POOF!!! fade out to the corporate website logo (again no longer than ONE second), then black screen...
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  Nearly subliminal use of JW.AAARRRG on screen at Memorial

  by burnedout in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i went to the memorial last night.

  it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.

  during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.

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  burnedout

  I went to the memorial last night. It was the first time I have seen two big HD tv's on the sides of the stage. During the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.

  As EACH image would fade to black or transition to the next image the screen would display the logo for their website for 1 second and then disappear. Really bizarre. Saturated advertising for sure.

  burnedout
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  What TV shows were forbidden in your JW household?

  by Funchback in

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  in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.

  it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.

  the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..

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  Miami Vice
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  Just a simple question.

  by Sabin in

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  do you think it is easier for an elder to wake up to the wtbts because of the position he is in which gives him access to info that the rank & file would not be privy to, or do you think it would be harder for him to wake up because of all the prestige/power/admiration he receives as a result of being an elder, or does it come down to something else entirely?.

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  burnedout

  I was an elder for 11 years and the constant stream of letters from 'mother' to the BOE kept pulling back the covers and showed the org for what it is. Highest on my list of growing concerns were letters about handling sexual abuse. It became obvious that an elder had or would soon be exposed to personal liability.
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  Brothers - Reach Out for a Fine Work!

  by cappytan in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1ixarr31y.

  they must really be having issues finding brothers to slave for the org..

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  burnedout

  LOL!!! Saturday Night Fever is right on. As the camera panned up I was expecting to see the guy swinging a paint can.
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  Attempted arson Kingdom Hall Australia Feb 9 2016

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2016/02/09/break-enter-arson-beenleigh/.

  https://www.google.com/maps/place/kingdom+hall+of+jehovah's+witnesses/@-27.7070899,153.2022375,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x97799a9c520da3ff.

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  Blonde, yes I think the KH bombing was around 1985. I was up late that night in Florida listening to my shortwave radio and was excited that I could hear Radio Australia. When I heard about the bombing I woke up my Dad to tell him. IIRC, the bomb was under the stage and the brother giving the talk when it exploded was thrown some distance but not severely injured.

  Why must people do things like this?
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  CLAM (Feb 8-14) - Are You "Reaching Out"? (15mins)

  by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the brief outline for this item makes reference to the most recent wt on the subject of "reaching out" (sept 15 2014 - pages 3-6) if you are a jehovah's witness and thinking about becoming a ministerial servant or elder, then please consider the following information prior to attending the kh for this weeks clam.

  first - if you hope to become an elder, in the uk you will also become a charitable trustee.

  you will not be given any training for this part of your role.

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  burnedout

  A few weeks before my public nervous breakdown at the KH, I was interviewed onstage as an example for other young brothers to be a happy Elder like me...

  I said the words because I was expected to, but inside I knew I did not wish anyone to experience the torture of that position.

  On the outside I was a 'Happy, Joyful Elder', while on the inside I was planning suicide as my only escape...

  The 'yoke is light', my ass it is.