Personally, I thing as a person he's a peice of trash, but at the same time I could give a crap less. I'm like you, I just keep watching his videos along with others videos to keep up with watchtower latest schemes. He's just a hot topic for most everyone else because he was THE push into the ex world for a LOT of folks. Was for me as well. Kim and mikey and other people hes worked with that a lot of us look up to and respect have been wronged by him as well and we all just expected better from him. But, I'm disappointed in him but othern that I don't care.
Judgerussellford
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The elephant in the room post
by joey jojo inis it ok to talk about the ongoing post about 'he who must not ne named"?.
my perspective: im a neutral observer.
i dont know lloyd evans, im not an active member of any ex-jw group (except this one i guess).
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Immidiate regret. Third rule broken, namely: passion rules reason
by Judgerussellford ini chose world events as a topic because it was the only one that seemed fitting enough.
i left work early (if you can call 445-3 early) so i could get some shopping done, fill up, grab a scratcher for the wife and be on my way home.
after i filled the tank i strolled into the tiny room of the gas station, to find myself behind an argument just started.
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Judgerussellford
I've never heard that emotion is a defense mechanism linked for flight or fight. Thats incredible to me. Makes sense though. Any emotion, fear anger sadness worry &ct, is always immediate. Almost like a blitzkrieg in our own minds against even ourselves. I'm a supervisor in a warehouse, and I often find it hard, even though I have to to calmly diffuse situations, even when I want to start yelling at people and writing them up or sending them home, and its hard, but reigning in my emotions has kept people thier jobs and createded good relations at work,, even with the most difficult ones. you're right, emotions are our primeval defense, but we can't just be getting defensive all the time. Theres rarely any wisdom or compassion in immediate response. Thanks truth :)
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Immidiate regret. Third rule broken, namely: passion rules reason
by Judgerussellford ini chose world events as a topic because it was the only one that seemed fitting enough.
i left work early (if you can call 445-3 early) so i could get some shopping done, fill up, grab a scratcher for the wife and be on my way home.
after i filled the tank i strolled into the tiny room of the gas station, to find myself behind an argument just started.
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Judgerussellford
I chose world events as a topic because it was the only one that seemed fitting enough. I left work early (if you can call 445-3 early) so I could get some shopping done, fill up, grab a scratcher for the wife and be on my way home. After I filled the tank I strolled into the tiny room of the gas station, to find myself behind an argument just started. I guess the Murphys gas station has had a new policy for a while about the amount of coins they can take at once. What I should have done was fill the mans tank for him, to soften his face and help out yet another person suffering from this damn world, but instead this happened
Clerk: I do have to tell you that our policy has changed and we can only accept 1 roll of coins at a time
Man: I wanna see that policy! This is American currency you have to take it!
Clerk: ill do you one better ill get you my manager
Man:I don't want the manager, show me the policy!! I'm 57 years old!!! Paying with really American currency!!
me: a lot of policies have changed in 57 years
Man: she's done this to me before just because she didn't want to count my quarters!
Me: are you an idiot or are you just stupid? Its not her fault that her company makes rules she has to follow.
Man: you shut your mouth!
Me: if you've done this once before, then you knew it was going to happen again, why didn't you prepare better and...(got cut off, was gonna say go to a bank and exchange it for bills)
Man: I did prepare!!
Me: obviously not
Man: I'm on disability
Me: I don't care if you're a disabled asshole or a regular asshole you just need to calm down
Man:I AM CALM!!!!
he then payed what she would take and walked out then the clerk broke down and cried for about 5 minutes. Anyway this incident has bothered me since yesterday when it happened. I realized after coming home I should have taken his quarters, and payed his gas with my card even if he was a jerk. Maybe it would have changed something in him. If I ever see him again ill apologize if he remembers or not. When passion rules your reason, it changes for the worse sometimes
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The day the music died.
by Fisherman inis there any new music or singers whatsoever nowadays or just junk?
and how about movies, besides documentaries is there anything at all, any movie at all, any new actor at all that that has any real worth to watch and enjoy or is it all a boring waste of time.
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Judgerussellford
My brother just took me to see coheed and Cambria. I highly recommend those guys. Singer writes a comic called the Amory wars. All but one album is based on those comics. Progressive rock, story driven, far from stale. If you want music recommendations message me and I'll send you a list. Movie wise? I think its all regurgitated ideas and they got nothing new
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3 years in the making
by Judgerussellford inthursday while i was at work, a new elder stopped by the house (almost 3 years after fading) to encourage us to go back to meetings.
said everyone misses us.
if you did, why not stop by and say hi every now and then?
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I appreciate all the comments, and I apologize if I sounded rude. If you met me in person, the way I speak is completely different from my writing style. In writing I become a little more passionate in my words. And that is more for long haired gal because I feel like i came across as very rude to you and i apologize if i seemed that way to you.. everyone here just wants to make sure everyone here is safe from it all.. took most of us a long time to get away from it.. But to answer concerns and comments, I am 100% prepared for a JC. it would honestly be a relief I just wanted to put it off for the sake of my grandmas heart because she's a life member and will be in till she dies but I love her. I am aware that its to decide to do me or not and I'm fine with that. I'm happy with my life and if they don't want me in it thats thier loss. I'm far past being scared of people not liking me. High school was a long time ago and I dropped out of that too lol. As for the ones of you who won't ever meet up with them, good. They really don't deserve it or you. And its definitely a better route than I'm taking but I just got to close this chapter in my life. And yes I realize they're counting time and if they wasted 6 hours here talking to me its they're time wasted. As they want to plant seeds, so do I. Will it work? Probly not. But it is what it is. I was expecting this visit on Saturday but lo and behold, he never texted called or showed up! (Sigh) sooo still waiting. I will try to record it for everyone and throw it on my channel on YouTube. As soon as I delete my only 3 crappy videos I'll share the channel name and post it. But the other 3 are way to cringy to share to you guys lol. I do appreciate everybody's input though. I apologize again if I was rude at the start I did not meen to sound like that at all
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3 years in the making
by Judgerussellford inthursday while i was at work, a new elder stopped by the house (almost 3 years after fading) to encourage us to go back to meetings.
said everyone misses us.
if you did, why not stop by and say hi every now and then?
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Why shouldn't I allow it? Does shunning him make me better than them shunning us? I should think not. I'd rather spend my time treating them they way I wanted to be treated rather than sending the damaging emotional and mental torment they, as a whole, do. Maybe that would be fulfilling the letter Paul wrote when he said to heap firey coals on your enemies heads. Or maybe rather the words of the messiah himself, that we should continue loving our enemies. THEY don't, and thats why most of the folks like us hate them. They don't feel pity because of thier bloodthirsty, member hungry leaders. But I feel pity for these misguided folks. So why would I allow it? Because it should be allowed. Because we weren't allowed the decency of it. And I did not come to a forum to be told to do one of the very things we had happen to us, to the people who did it. Thats not how change is made. Not a single person on this earth was born wanting to be hated. Not me, you, anyone here, anyone there. Thats why there's so much animosity between us and them. I will not shun just as I have been shunned. No, I will not allow shunning of anyone who is not a murderer or sexual predator, in my home. And as an individual, this man is neither one of those things.
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3 years in the making
by Judgerussellford inthursday while i was at work, a new elder stopped by the house (almost 3 years after fading) to encourage us to go back to meetings.
said everyone misses us.
if you did, why not stop by and say hi every now and then?
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Thursday while I was at work, a new elder stopped by the house (almost 3 years after fading) to encourage us to go back to meetings. Said everyone misses us. If you did, why not stop by and say hi every now and then? So after that impromptu sheparding call, I was informed about it when I got home from work, contacted an elder and arranged a discussion with him today. I've been dreading this for almost 3 years, but I've had 3 years to prepare so wish me luck everyone. Its gonna be a long evening. Hopefully he comes alone though I very much doubt it
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TV and the Media
by punkofnice ini look at tv and the media as all fiction.. i wonder if the media is now just a tool to cauterise the brain and zombify us?
i'm sure the uk's bbc does.
it seems to be a tool to brainwash people to buy into latest agenda or trend that must be followed.....or you're an outcast like a disfellowshipped one.
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Judgerussellford
People at work don't even talk anymore hardly unless its us smokers outside. Everyone else is stuck in their stupid phones all the time its insane. Have you ever watched someone watch thier phone or a tv/computer? They're the most timid zombies we'll ever face. Its mesmerizing and creepy. I could do without, but then... stuff like this
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Was you or your family ever a local needs talk subject?
by Foolednomore inour family was always a topic on a local needs talk.
but it was funny when the brothers needed money they would come with their hands out.
this is when we lived in the states.
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Judgerussellford
I think I was once for foul language and drug use that I got reproved for (only found mentioning references in my Facebook posts never did pin me), but ours was always about finances, then the new hall was about gossip. Third hall I got df'd in a couple months in so didn't pay attention, and after reinstatement it went back to gossip in hall number 4.
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Vienne----------Smiles----------Atlantis!
by Atlantis invienne:.
from time to time we do this vienne.
if grandpa wrote something that sounded uncomfortable or was too harsh, then you just let old grandpa apologize right up front with no questions asked.
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Judgerussellford
Well said Atlantis. To grow as people and a community, we must recognize the faults that are our own, then fix them. One of those faults being that we are not in anyway infallible.