Posts by notjustyet

londo has written a great article (imo) about how apostates are a figment of the jw imagination, fomented and concocted by none other than the watchtower.

not necessarily the dictionary definition of the word apostate, which simply means a person who leaves their religion, for by that definition everyone who leaves any religion to become a jw is an apostate.

no, it is jw conception of the apostate, both as an individual and as a group that is imaginary.. .

notjustyet

"Than what the organization CURRENTLY teaches,......"

I mean that kind of says enough right there,... CURRENTLY!!

NJy

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why do I write?

by Separation of Powers in

i must admit, i feel rather like winston smith from orwell's 1984. i sit here in front of the image of a blank piece of paper on my computer screen.

i am alone in my study, alone, but like winston, i am hesitant to write on this blank piece of paper, fearful that i am under the watchful eye of the telescreen.

it is a form of paranoia, i guess, a paranoia that is synonymous with being in the organization; an organization that worries more about perception than substance.

notjustyet

Dang, SOP../

I like your style,... glad you are making it out of that craziness we used to call the "Truth"

You tried to get the user name Winston Smith didn't you, come on,...

NJY

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I played with the Ouija board last night....

by dazed but not confused in

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notjustyet

Here is a part one of Penn and Teller debunking a ouija board.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4wTZuT3wM

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Still in with kids

by thinking_ability in

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friends

notjustyet

There are some great videos on youtube that show children how to get started, here is the first in a series.

Also, Richard Dawkins has a book, or ipad app, "The Magic of reality" that does a good job of explaining how to think properly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP29vOogWvw

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TTATT Billboards?

by Emery in

has anyone ever thought about paying for a billboard close to either an assembly hall or a kingdom hall during memorial season?

for instance i would probably pay for a billboard for a week or 2 displaying jwfacts.com on the highway or a nearby road that witnesses travel on heavily.

has anyone ever tried something like this?.

notjustyet

How abut this one,

You can "wait on Jehovah",..

Or visit JwFacts.com now

NJY

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NLP, Subliminal Messages and the WT Writing Department

by 00DAD in

a few years ago i became interested in the subject of neuro-linguistic programming (nlp).

while the core concepts of nlp have been largely discredited as new-age pseudo-science, there is no doubt that there is at least some validity to the idea.

words and images remain the key way we communicate.

notjustyet

For some examples of NLP, see Derren Brown with some of his youtibe videos/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=befugtgikMg

NJY

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Next blog post is up

by JeffT in

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friends

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escape from the watchtower part iihttp://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/ .

notjustyet

Enjoyed it also, east to read and I remember reading in the past about a wife coming out with a copy of COC and stating that this was hers, glad to see that again.

NJY

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TTATT Billboards?

by Emery in

has anyone ever thought about paying for a billboard close to either an assembly hall or a kingdom hall during memorial season?

for instance i would probably pay for a billboard for a week or 2 displaying jwfacts.com on the highway or a nearby road that witnesses travel on heavily.

has anyone ever tried something like this?.

notjustyet

i've thought about doing this if I am ever confronted bu the local hitmen. ( elders)

I have rented billboards in the past and it depends on the size, traffic, lighted, paper or vinyl printed etc,..

I would have to, currently, have a way of setting it up anonymously to prevent any blow back.

I think that either JwFacts.com or The truth about "The Truth"

JwFacts.com

I think a major highway for a few months would expose all the Jws in the area to the sign. It would be the gossip of the circuit, "Did you hear about the apostate billboard on hwy x,., don't drive by there and look at it"

Also thought about buying one of those directional speakers where only those in the zone can hear the info and I would beam it at the entrance of the DC or CA just looping
"The truth can stand any scutiny, you deserve to know, be like the borens and visit jwfacts.com to learn more"

Have not got the nerve just yet.

NJY