@ - Bonzai - Its true that we have the technology to nearly wipe out all of the planet, at this time, BUT i guarantee you if we were alive during the BLACK PLAGUE, which was many centuries ago, we would have been thinking THOSE WERE the last days. Almost half the Earths known population DID die from the black plague.
Dunedain
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Hello everyone!
by Planetsmashers inive been lurking for a while and finally got around to registering.
about me: i was essentially born in & indoctrinated from youth.
i was always a borderline "bad association" type because i always did the minimum and always disagreed with much of what was taught; even when i was a child.. luckily for me my father was never a jw so i never had to endure the male head pressure.
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@ - Planetsmashers - Welcome, and i would have hated to have to endure with " male head pressure ", too. Lol, sorry, i couldnt resist, male head pressure just sounded too funny to me, but we know what ya meant, dont worry. -
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"Sorry, sister; but the CO said he isn't going to visit anyone durind the Special Week."
by Tempest in a Teacup inthird post about the big disappointments that woke me up.
i'm writing them in no particular order.
these episodes made me bitter when they happened.
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@ - Tempest in a teacup - I dont blame you for being discouraged, and feeling slighted by that CO's actions. The sad thing is, that probably 90% of us here have had similar experiences of being treated very unlovingly by Elders, CO's, and many others, "professing" to be true christians, but showing themselves to be true frauds. -
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You need to marry a ministerial Servant!
by John Aquila ina single sister in her 40s and her two single daughters were visiting my mom.
i would say her daughters are in their early 20s.
my mom got sleepy and we put her to bed but the three sisters stayed to finish their drinks..
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BTW, rumor has it, that ministerial servants, can shit GOLD, and their farts smell like angel's breath. They have also been known to, occassionaly walk on water, and urinate carbonated soda. -
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You need to marry a ministerial Servant!
by John Aquila ina single sister in her 40s and her two single daughters were visiting my mom.
i would say her daughters are in their early 20s.
my mom got sleepy and we put her to bed but the three sisters stayed to finish their drinks..
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Lol, WOW, priceless. This is what happens you HANG on EVERY word that some crusty old weirdos say. -
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Any funny stories of when a"brother" giving a talk, said something "funny" or "questionable", and didn't even realize it?
by Dunedain inthere were always all types of speakers in the org.
myself, growing up a "witness", must have heard all types of talks, and given by all manner of speakers, especially on sundays, when almost every week we would get a "visiting" brother giving the public talk.. sometimes, you would have a "great" speaker, all fluent and animated.
other times we would get a comical speaker, one who would maybe purposelly get a few laughs outta the audience.
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Oh Geez, they are starting to come back to me now. I got another one i just remembered, lol.
My family and i was visiting a different congregation one Sunday, cause my father was giving the public talk. Anyway, this congregation was in a totally different kingdom hall, in a completely different neighborhood, and the hall must have been an older building.
So, when it was time for the Watchtower study, the conductor, who was an older black brother, was half way thru the study, when the heating furnace, which was behind the stage, started "acting up" and making these loud BANGING noises.
The brother conducting the Watchtower, stops mid sentence, and yells, " BROTHER ANDERSON, IS BROTHER ANDERSON HERE, BROTHER ANDERSON, GET UP ON HERE, WE HAVING DAMN EXPLOSIONS GOING ON UP HERE "
Evidentally, i am assuming, Brother Anderson must have been in charge of the furnace, lol.
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Any funny stories of when a"brother" giving a talk, said something "funny" or "questionable", and didn't even realize it?
by Dunedain inthere were always all types of speakers in the org.
myself, growing up a "witness", must have heard all types of talks, and given by all manner of speakers, especially on sundays, when almost every week we would get a "visiting" brother giving the public talk.. sometimes, you would have a "great" speaker, all fluent and animated.
other times we would get a comical speaker, one who would maybe purposelly get a few laughs outta the audience.
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There is a scripture, somewhere in the old testament, cant recall it exactly, but where it was speaking about " boiling kids in their own milk ", of course these scripture was talking about "kids" being baby GOATS.
Well the brother was reading that scripture, for the bible reading, and after reading it he commented, " brothers, can you IMAGINE, these people were actually boiling their own CHILDREN in their own mothers milk ". He was appalled, and aghast, and continued his talk, about how much the nation of Isreal had "fallen from grace", that they were even boiling their children in milk, lol.
Stupid, knucklehead, thought they were talking about human children, instead of baby GOATS, lol.
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Dunedain
Nobody on Earth, right now talks to Jesus, and he definitely doesn't talk back, either. Jehovahs Witnesses, do beleive in Jesus, and say he was a form of their ransom, some of JW's beliefs about Jesus, are questionable, though, but ANY beliefs in Jesus can be questioned. Also JW's pray to Jehovah only, but in Jesus name, at the end of their prayers. They do NOT pray directly to Jesus. Many of JW's teachings concerning Jesus, and worshipping him, like Listener said above, have changed drastically over the years.
While they do "beleive" in Jesus, and that he is a ransom, in recent years, JW's adoration and feelings for Jesus have become less and less, while MORE reverance is given to Jehovah, AND the Governing Body, even more than Jesus himself. Some even say, that many Elders in the JW congregations, are more revered than even Jesus, himself. But, lastly, NO Jehovahs witnesses, or any other humans now on Earth, speak with Jesus.
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What is Your Favorite JW YouTube Video?
by cognac inmaybe it's shocking, funny, a good story, etc.. i was just watching the one below... i was shocked!
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e7qmypu7mxo.
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@ - Morpheus - That video is great. Do you know anything about it? Like, was it made by exJW's, or who was behind it? Very "ingenius", in its own way. I appreciate if you got any background info on it, thanks. -
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Apostasy and Pedophile Scandal are Spreading
by cookiemaster inso here's an interesting thing that happened lately.
if you guys have followed my previous posts, you probably know my mother almost died from severe anemia, decided to take blood transfusions to avoid death and the elders announced the congregation she disassociated.
last week a "brother" came to visit from a congo about 100 kilometers away.
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@ - Magnum - Me too, it takes time, but its happening at the most rapid pace ever. It is a domino effect, many, many, "seeds" were planted over 20 years ago, and now its spreading and growing, at an incredible rate. Many have been hurt, by this org, some have quietly bided their time, while others have been pre-emptive. Either way, the "fruits" are in bloom NOW.