Posts by Dunedain

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How would you/did you categorize the elders in YOUR hall!

by Truthexplorer in

i would consider some of the elders in my hall genuine shepherds ( though g men) there are a couple others i would consider robotic/wooden (boring) but ok. then of course there is the complete knob (pharisee wannabe) who grinds my wife and i's gears.

every hall seems to have one!!!

so how do/did you view the elders in your hall?

Dunedain

My old hall started out having "reasonable" men, one of whom was my father, when i was younger. My father eventually stepped down, due to tons of hypocrasy starting, especially as the "older" gentle elders were put out to pasture, and abunch of new assholes came in from other congs, and bethel.

We, also had the, back rubbing, sugar coating, PSYCHO, who was on a disfellowshipping rampage. Some Elders, who used to kiss his ass, and made like his bullshit was "spiritual", eventually HATED him, once he turned on them, and their family. 4 elders wound up leaving to go to other congs. They had to give announcements, and local needs, about how "bad" that was.

Many, power tripping, HIGHLY JUDGEMENTAL, men. Would compare you to JUDAS, and NOT because you were an apostate, but because you committed fornication, and smoked weed. Would, also, say you would have been stoned for that, back in ancient Isreal. Yeah, and i also would have had 100 wives, slaves, and SEEN Jehovah part thr red sea, too, JERK-OFF.

A few older, elders from Bethel, who thought they were practically Jesus incarnate, and expected you to kiss their ass, because they were on the "writing committee", or did jail time when they were 18 for not going to war, PUSSY was probably SCARED.

Elders who used to condemn EVERYTHING the teenagers were doing, and that we were "animals", while their 6 year old children were PERFECT, until they became teenagers, and now THEY are REAL ANIMALS, KARMAS a bitch aint it.

The PO would blame the "poor spirit" of the congregation, on YOU, and then after YOU are gone thru DF ing, the congregation does even WORSE, and the Elder body is splintered. PO would never apologize, or take responsibility for THEIR actions as the HEAD.

Honestly, and this is really the truth, some of the WORST human beings i have EVER known, were the Elders i grew up knowing, up until my early 20's when i left, and i have worked with LAWYERS, and CRIMINALS. Right now, in my life, i have over 300 business accounts, and deal with over a 1000 employees and owners, within these accounts, on a monthly basis, and NONE of these "worldly" people, even come close to being as EVIL as most of the elders i have known. In my second "business", as a landlord, i rent to all types of people, of all economic levels, and races, and neighborhoods, and have yet to find bigger scumbags than the elders i have known, and i HAVE been "beat" on rent.

Some of these "men" have made the biggest impression on my life, in such a negative way, and they were supposed to be the "shepards" of the organization. Myself, now being the man i am today, could never bring myself to treat another person the way they have treated others, including myself, and i never have claimed to be "guided" by "holy spirit".

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Canadian JW's exerting themselves vigorously. Really?

by clarity in

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there were at least four jw's to one lone man on the street.

they look to be mostly elders.

if they are ... is this the example they really want to set.

Dunedain

The "tension", and "escalating" manner, that this got to, was because of the JW's. This guy, and YES it may have been a tad forward, just was asking about wanting to ask a few questions. He was upfront about wanting to tape it and that he just had a few questions. Those 3 men, IGNORING him, unable to engage him, and literally walking away from him, like children, is what escalated it.

Give the guy a chance, THEY assumed it was going to be negative, and THEY pre-judged the situation, just as much as some are saying this guy who approached them did.

When it was clear, that they WERE cowards, and just wanted to "pretend" that there was NOT a human being in front of them, then this guy acknowledged it, and walked away. He did NOT curse them out, or call them names. Yes, its true, we as the watchers of this, probably knew he wasnt sympathetic, but THEY didnt know. Their attitude was to ignore him, pre-judge his intentions, and walk away. That is essentially what HE did too. The difference, HOWEVER, is these men have put themselves on the street TO be approached, TO present information, and TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

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Jersey City Assembly Hall Memories

by LexIsFree in

so i was watching clips from the annual meeting.

i must say i do miss the jersey city assembly hall.

i loved going to that place as a kid.

Dunedain

OH, and who can forget those "light shows" that they would do, at the end on the last day, after the last talk, of the weekend assembly. They would dim/ shut off the lights, play that horrible music, and "light up" the "stars". It was the same "show", every year. They would have the "clouds" spinning around on the ceiling, and the lights twinkle like stars. Then when it was over, everyone would "CLAP", like it was the most incredible thing they had ever seen. Honestly, i think everyone was clapping because they knew that boring as shit assembly was finally OVER, lol.

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Jersey City Assembly Hall Memories

by LexIsFree in

so i was watching clips from the annual meeting.

i must say i do miss the jersey city assembly hall.

i loved going to that place as a kid.

Dunedain

I used to have my assemblies at the Stanley Theatre, too. I was going there since probably 8 years old. I actually gave a bible reading there, when i was 9 years old. Also, did a part on there as one of the kids of a "spiritual family", with another young girl my age, who was the PO's daughter, and our "parents" were a middle aged pioneer couple, lol. I was nervous as HELL, being a 9 yr old kid up on that stage, and in front of THOUSANDS of people. The worst part, was being backstage waiting before you went on stage, thats when your nerves kick in.

Later on, in my pre- and early teens, i remember all the "hang out" spots, that the Stanley theater had. Sometimes, i would meet my friends, during lunchbreak, at the lion fountain, on the side of the main seating area on the ground floor. We would call it the "spitting Lion", it was a Lions head with water sqirting from its mouth and into a "bowl".

Or, we had a meeting spot, downstairs, by where the underground bathrooms were. Does anybody remember HOW MANY stalls there were in those bathrooms? Especially the womans room, they probably had over 50 stalls in a row, just so there would never be a line. After one assembly, it was my congregations turn for the cleaning assignment, and i will never forget ALL those bathrooms/toilets/sinks, that needed cleaning.

This really applies to any older assembly, not just Stanly theater, but i remember the old food "tickets", and the food, like burritos, chicken sandwiches, and the ham n egg breakfast sandwiches, or at least in America they had that. I DO remember the ice cream machines at the Stanley theater. There would always be, bad little kids, loading up on TOO much ice cream, and getting "caught" by MaMA, as she threw little Jamal, an ASS WHIPPIN.

I remember, when you first walked into the theater, there was a large, circular, tiled compass?, on the floor, and i remember a "sister" holding a baby, slipping and falling on the, nice slick tile.

My, father used to always want to sit towards the front, and i used to HATE that shit. When you went to the bathroom, you would have to walk that whole, long walkway, to the back, and you are thinking everybody is staring at you. LOL, i remember a large, fat, "brother" making the "long walk" back to his seat, and his suit jacket was shoved/tucked down his pants, in the back. It looked like he had a "quicky" and barely got his pants back on. There would always be the "sister" making the "long walk" back to her seat, from the bathroom, and with a length of toilet paper stuck to her high heel.

And, lastly, i will never forget all the fashionable "black sisters", and their GIGANTIC FREAKING HATS, lol. Some of those things were INSANE, and looked like satelite TV dishes, on their heads. There were these. big, flowery, lacy, monstrosities, randomly all over the place, and blocking children, and short adults, from seeing anything on the stage.

Good times, good times, at the old OPULENT STANLEY THEATER. Makes many of Christendoms houses of worship, look like a garage.

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This takes the cake

by Sour Grapes in

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today during the public talk the speaker said that satan was behind the new modern phones, which are like mini computers, so that the world would have easy access to pornography..

Dunedain

Just another example of the "signs" of the "unravelling" of the org. To me, the main "vibe" of a, so called, Christian org, should be love, and living in harmony with who, and whats around us. Instead, we see the increasing "vibe" of the org. is hate, fear, attacking, paranoia, and a continued demand for unquestioning "loyalty", even if it goes against your instincts as a human being.

For this man to specifically say something like a modern, computerized cell-phone, was CREATED by Satan, just reeks of paranoia, and a "back woods", out of touch with reality, mind-set. How DOES he KNOW, that Satan created this specific type of cellular phone? Does he have an "inside track" to Satans doings? Does this crusty, old, out of touch, idiot, speak to Satan often?

Yes, brothers, I spoke to Satan lastnight, and he has indeed confirmed that he made the latest cellphone version, and specifically wanted it to have an extra clear picture, for "money shots", and anal. PSYCHO!!!

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Last Days? Are you serious ....?

by Aleph in

believing we live in the last days?.

Dunedain

@ - 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.

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Hello everyone!

by Planetsmashers in

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ive 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.

Dunedain

@ - 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 in

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third 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.

Dunedain

@ - 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 in

a 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..

Dunedain

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 in

a 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..

Dunedain

Lol, WOW, priceless. This is what happens you HANG on EVERY word that some crusty old weirdos say.