Posts by millie210

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Personalities on the forum
by compound complex in
1. jw
2. friends
we've frequently discussed how forums are different from real life, yet many have developed close friendships through this and other boards.

some posters are super friendly and personable and others just state their business and do not interact.

i understand human nature and cannot be friends with everyone.
millie210

Great food for thought CoCo.
I like the anonymity of forums. Instead of being less ones self I think it enables us to be more of ourself. It is a place where you can be truly honest about what you think and feel without running the risk of hurting the feelings of people in your day to day life that may have expectations of you.
Before I felt confident enough to express my displeasure with the Org in person, I came here. I said what I thought. I got validation, my confidence grew, I confided in people I know in my life and they too responded positively.
This forum was a starting point, a leaping off place of new ideas and feelings that were blooming in me. It was a great dress rehearsal in a safe area.
I always assume someone is who they say they are. If they are not, it will show up given time. Some of the finest people I have ever conversed with are here on the site. I love it.
(and of course I love you too CoCo - that seems a given with your gentle soul)
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I need quotes from watctower demonizing the internet, and gadgets e.g smart phones, tablets etc
by joe134cd in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i need wt quotes where wt goes fully out and: .

demonizes the internet, .

witnesses preaching on the internet.
millie210

Thanks Steve!
Unmitigated egotism.
That is the only thing that can explain the way they see the world versus the way they themselves are.
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Keep the meeting going! (even if somebody's dying)
by TimeBandit in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a true story.

it's about a sister named henriette venema.

she was a very loyal jw.
millie210

Dearest Time Bandit,
You know what is a tribute to Henriette (Hennie)?
You are my friend.
You are.
She would be so amazed at knowing how much you care after all this time.
Thank you for sharing her antics and her larger than life personality and letting us all get to know her.
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I need quotes from watctower demonizing the internet, and gadgets e.g smart phones, tablets etc
by joe134cd in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i need wt quotes where wt goes fully out and: .

demonizes the internet, .

witnesses preaching on the internet.
millie210

LostGeneration, thank you for that picture and article. I couldnt find it.
Do you know the date of the article? It was an Awake I think?
I had to laugh at a statement in the article that accompanies the snake picture....
someone can be "pretending to be in the know without even revealing his name"
Oh really?
You mean like every publication the Org puts out? No names and pretending to be in the know????
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Who was the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses? JW Org states it was not Russell
by ToesUp in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
found this article in the about page on jw org.

i was a born in and was always taught charles taze russell was the founder.

guess i was wrong!
millie210

The info at the Seventh Day Adventist website is very honest. It even refers to its early days as "not the churches finest hour".
Still, the accurate data is in stark contrast to JW org.
https://www.adventist.org/en/information/history/article/go/-/ironically-early-adventists-were-reluctant-missionaries/
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Who was the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses? JW Org states it was not Russell
by ToesUp in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
found this article in the about page on jw org.

i was a born in and was always taught charles taze russell was the founder.

guess i was wrong!
millie210

Christian Science proudly gives credit to its origins to Eddy at their website
http://christianscience.com/what-is-christian-science/mary-baker-eddy
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What will Tony say?
by konceptual99 in
1. social
2. humour
genuine picture from a convention in holland.

what will tony say?!.

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millie210

Are we sure they are JWs? They look far too happy!
Just kidding!
I think it is great that the sphere of influence Tony Morris has seems rather limited to the puritan sector of the U.S. and doesnt extend globally with much impact.
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Necessary Family Business (NFB) is now acceptable according to the weekly WT Study
by Quarterback in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
during the last decade i've seen so many articles, and top speakers try to downplay that nfb policy.

now, this weeks wt study mentions a positive experience of someone applying having, "contact and applying nfb with a df relative".
millie210

Thanks for that Blondie...
Anyone think maybe it is a legal disclaimer or hedging their bets legally?
Who decides what is "necessary" family business?
The average JW is not allowed to think for themselves in any area - not grooming, dress or even sexual conduct between married people. How on earth would they be able to discern necessary family business from un neccesary?
Most will think it best to have NO contact period and the Org still gets to look good in print.
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Cart "witnessing" in Rio during the 2016 Olympiad
by oppostate in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at the 2016 olympic games in rio de janeiro, brazil, there are reportedly 62 carts with over a thousand brothers/sisters taking shifts and <ehem>working</ehem> the proximity in rio de janeiro from 8 in the morning till 11 at night (8:00 to 23:00), august 5th-21st.. .

such an "olympic" effort!.
millie210

Look at the crowds storming them for literature!
LOL! That made me laugh so hard I have tears!
Thanks ttdt~
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Any Reviews or Feedback from the District Convention??
by daringhart13 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i stopped in to see if that are any overwhelming statistics, stories or feedback from people regarding the 2016 district convention.....haven't seen much...... any stories or threads?.
millie210

It might be worth mentioning that in the final video (the ressurection/new system video) where they are wrapping all the other videos in and showing the outcomes of the people who were in the previous videos, that the one of the DFd girl?
She and her kids made it in to the final video. The presumably worldly man she got DFd over and had the kids with (their father) is not shown.
Are we being lead to a subliminal conclusion that he died?
If so how horrible to put in peoples heads.
Did they just leave him out because they didnt want to come right out and say what they really each - that most of humanity is going to die at Armageddon?
If so, how cowardly.
So subliminal threats or cowardice on their part. Those are the choices the video leaves us with.