Don't they always say that '75 stuff was never in their literature?
Wolfgirl
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'One thing is absolutely certain..'
by ISP in*** w68 8/15 500-1 why are you looking forward to 1975?
35 one thing is absolutely certain, bible chronology reinforced with fulfilled bible prophecy shows that six thousand years of mans existence will soon be up, yes, within this generation!
(matt.
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brutalized toddlers
by little witch indoes anyone remember the advice from from the stage, encouraging mothers to remove babies from the room when they were hungry?.
how about, wooden spoons to beat toddlers into submission, preferably in front of the congegation, as to set an example in disipline?
was this just in our hall, or was it from the borg?
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Wolfgirl
I don't remember it ever being preached from the podium, other than "spare the rod, spoil the child," but I do remember it happening all the time. Not just to me, but to almost all the kids in the hall. No wonder practically none of them are JWs anymore. And the parents would laugh and joke about their stories of abuse.
I also hated that line: "If you don't stop crying, I'll give you something to cry about." Even worse was, "This hurts me more than it hurts you." Bullshit. Let me break wooden spoons and brushes over your legs and see if it hurts me more than it hurts you. Happened to me all the time, mostly from my mother.
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Elders vs. Clergy? Lacking
by patio34 insince i'm not a religious person anymore, this is not a thread advocating clergy people.
but simply a comparison between most clergy and jw elders.
usually jws have made it a positive that elders are not like clergy.
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Wolfgirl
You know, I never thought of it that way before. When I was a JW, I used to repeat that line about volunteers vs. paid clergy, as if it were a good thing. But I didn't even stop to think about how COs, DOs, and Bethelites had their living expenses taken care of for them.
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Higher Education is from Satan the Devil
by avengers in"higher" education not needed in god's new order
in the june 8, 1967 issue, the awake!
magazine printed an article on pages 3-8 entitled "second thoughts about a college education.
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Wolfgirl
My parents thought the end was so near that they held me back from even starting kindergarten for a year. They said the end was going to be here any minute, so why put her in school? I graduated 10 years ago.
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DID YOU EVER LEARN anything because you were a JW?
by minimus inwas there ever anything positive from being a witness?
could you say that because you were a witness at least......or was it all negative?
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Wolfgirl
I learned to overcome my fear of public speaking. I still don't like it, but I do it much better than I would have without the TMS. I also learned I could be a very good spin doctor.
It did keep me out of some trouble, because I'm sure I would have been one of those teens having sex too early. Some people think there's nothing wrong with that, but I think sex as a teenager is too much. They're not ready to handle the emotional/mental stuff that comes with it.
Edited by - Wolfgirl on 11 September 2002 4:17:58
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Which did you prefer? Watchtower or Awake?
by LDH inwhen i was a jw, i really couldn't stomach the watchtowers.
the only articles i would read would be for the family study/watchtower study.
it seemed so archaic and old-people-ish.. i did read the awake from cover to cover almost every time.
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Wolfgirl
Hee-hee! What a larf!
I preferred Awake, coz I like some of the nature/science stuff.
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Longing for the good ole days in WT
by JT inyes this was the good ole days when we hung on every word coming forth from a member of the gb-.
now we look at thier comments and want to laugh- you got to love it.
james.
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Wolfgirl
RunningMan...very good.
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Has Jehovah Forgotten About The Phillipino JWs?
by Mister Biggs ininteresting that the non-jw captives have somehow escaped.
could it be that the "angel of lot" led these captives out?
it's amazing how, if the jw captives die in captivity, then the jw's will spin it that "time and unforseen occurance" happens to all (even loyal jws).
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Wolfgirl
No, no, no...it'll turn out to be something like this:
'The Bible tells us to expect persecution as Jesus' true followers. Some of us may even die. That just proves we are God's true servants, and no one else is.'
Blech.
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Kudos to Tony Blair, UK PM
by Amazing in... not because he supports action regarding iraq, for that is a debatable issue.
rather, it is because tony blair has proven to be a stand-up statesman who has been able to work well with two very different us administrations, clinton then bush ... while keeping his own moral clarity and vision.
if tony blair represents the majority of british sentiments, then the usa can thank its lucky stars as having such a close friend and ally ... and americans need to better appreciate our british brethern.
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Wolfgirl
I'm married to an Englishman. I support him.
A lot of English people feel the same about going to Iraq as a lot of Americans...that it doesn't really fall under the realm of a "war on terror." That it's what Bush has wanted to do all along.
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What was your JW Regimented Schedule?
by Beans inmonday: family bible study (this is when i would get yelled at for not reading the scriptures properly) .
tuesday: meeting night .
wednesday: i`m free .
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Wolfgirl
Well, as a child it was...
MONDAY: Free
TUESDAY: Bookstudy (for which I had to prepare)
WEDNESDAY: Free
THURSDAY: TMS & Service meeting (for which I had to prepare)
FRIDAY: Family study for the Watchtower study on Sunday. Yeah, that's right. Friday night studying...our family really knew how to be fun.
SATURDAY: Service, and family study if we missed it on Friday night.
SUNDAY: Public talk, Watchtower study, and field service sometimes as well.