Posts by Je.suis.oisif

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Ok, just received my memorial invitation.
by Je.suis.oisif in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
mornin' all.

saw the jdubs going from door to door just now.

uk time 10:15 am.
Je.suis.oisif

*od & nut should read of & but. Still cant edit posts from my tablet.
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Ok, just received my memorial invitation.
by Je.suis.oisif in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
mornin' all.

saw the jdubs going from door to door just now.

uk time 10:15 am.
Je.suis.oisif

Mornin' all. Saw the jdubs going from door to door just now. UK time 10:15 am. Pushed myself to answer door instead od hiding. They seemed embarrased to see me. I was polite. I accepted the invitation, but asked them why the memorial date this year didn't coincide with the Jewish passover! They responded with " that's the date of the memorial"
I said " I know, nut why is it a month out this year? Don't we always celebrate this event at the same time as the passover"?
One asked " How, when is the passover"?
I replied " It's 22cnd/23rd April".
No come back, just that they'd be happy to see me. I said sure. Then promptly put it in the waste paper bin.
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umbertoecho re the ARC
by umbertoecho in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
hello to everyone.. i hope you are all well and sorting things out between yourselves.

i have temporary internet access which is probably a good thing for now.

i have been contacted by the arc in a respectful and loving manner today.
Je.suis.oisif

Phew umberto. Thanks for the update on your progress. I've been concerned lately wondering how you are.
smiddy 4hrs ago speaks for me also. I couldn't script my thoughs any better than he has done. I echo his sentiments.
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am i overreacting?
by freeandcontent in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi, new here but have been lurking for a while.

some background first, i am from the uk, 3rd gen born in, dad, grandad elders etc.

17 years ago i left, no df or da just left, 18 years old and alone but i did it and have had no regrets.
Je.suis.oisif

Welcome. You would be justified in voicing how you want your child to be brought up. These Caleb & Sophia cultoons are sinister.
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JWs at Rolling Stones Concert!
by Atlantis in
1. watchtower
2. bible
was this done for an advertising stunt?

received this in an email.. ------------------------------------------------.

.. a few days ago in porto alegre there was a rolling stones concert.
Je.suis.oisif

I was gobsmacked when I first saw this. Totally smacks of desperation.
If it rains, do you think theyll be singing Gimme Shelter
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ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SUSPICIOUS, CYNICAL and WRONG? IF SO, WHY?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the intellect gives us our powers of conception, judgment, and free choice in the way which has separated humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

it really works and this is proved by the fact we are out of the food chain dominating all other species.. however, be warned!

human intellect is not a perfectly functioning machine.
Je.suis.oisif

Terry,
Sorry for partially hi-jacking your wonderful thread. I've only just realised what I've gone and done.
Thank you for your reasoning and logic.
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ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SUSPICIOUS, CYNICAL and WRONG? IF SO, WHY?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the intellect gives us our powers of conception, judgment, and free choice in the way which has separated humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

it really works and this is proved by the fact we are out of the food chain dominating all other species.. however, be warned!

human intellect is not a perfectly functioning machine.
Je.suis.oisif

Conan,
Should have added - Hi & welcome. Have more faith in your intellect and gut feelings, because your on here asking questions and that is healthy.
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ARE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES SUSPICIOUS, CYNICAL and WRONG? IF SO, WHY?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the intellect gives us our powers of conception, judgment, and free choice in the way which has separated humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom.

it really works and this is proved by the fact we are out of the food chain dominating all other species.. however, be warned!

human intellect is not a perfectly functioning machine.
Je.suis.oisif

Conanthebeliever,
This describes how my daughter was treated before she became baptised. Then she found out about the Australian Royal Commission into child sex abuse from several sources. She approached the pioneer sister who studied with her to baptism. She was speechless. We can only surmise that said pioneer was closed down by the elders, because she never "got back to her". This left my daughter floundering. She suffered terribly, and decided to disassociate herself. That was traumatic in the process. She's getting there.
She found out the true personalities of quite a few in her KH after this. Be very careful before you commit, because it is not what it appears to be. I can say this because I gave 32yrs of my life to this cult.
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Totally Out Of Place, But I Didn't Realize It!
by Divergent in
1. jw
2. friends
as a jw, i did fit in, but i didn't belong (like the picture above).

i was oblivious to this as a kid & in my teenage years, but i realized this subsequently after leaning ttatt & when trying to fade.

i did not belong!.
Je.suis.oisif

When I learned TTATT & started to fade, everything fell apart. The friends I thought I had were NOT friends in a true sense. Apart from "the truth," there was nothing much we had in common! Once you are not into "spiritual things," that was it. I couldn't relate to them, & neither could they relate to me! Conversations were shallow, superficial, & awkward.It became extremely difficult to carry on any conversation with them! Such a big difference compared to my "worldly" friends who I can freely converse with at ease about almost any topic imaginable!
So very succint. You've just verbalised my internal struggle. And I was baptised at 27! It's nearly a year since I attended my last meeting. Boy doesn't time fly when you're having fun.
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Happy Mother's Day
by jhine in
1. jw
2. friends
to all the moms out there happy mother 's day us moms are very important people , so let's all give ourselves a pat on the back jan
Je.suis.oisif

Hi there Jan, Xan,
Happy mother's day to you two too!
I heard a man of the cloth discussing mothering Sunday on BBC radio 2 on Friday. It was initiated by the church to free children one day a year to spend precious time with their mothers because of the way children were used in service/ employment/coal mining etc. I've never heard that before and I found it sweet. It had nothing to do with venerating humans as far as this priest was concerned.
Happy mothers day to all mums.