iclone
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Massive flooding in Alberta, Canmore, Calgary
by Simon incanmore has been hit really hard, looks awful.. and all that water is coming our way .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=m9f35m-fovi.
http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/06/20/heavy-rain-in-banff-canmore-area-causes-flooding-forces-evacuations.
http://globalnews.ca/news/658584/flooding-washes-out-trans-canada-highway-banff-canmore-declare-states-of-emergencies/.
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iclone
The Friday DC program in Calgary has indeed been cancelled with Saturday and Sunday more than likely to also be cancelled due to flooding.
Now, for the first time ever I can say; "This was the best convention ever"!
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I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE
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iclone
SkyGreen...that is funny. Sounds like you guys have good banter between each other. I do the same with my wife and at times she can't help but to laugh. However like you said, you have to know when to draw the line.
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I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE
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iclone
Ding...Does your wife understand your feelings?
HELL YES!
I went because the child of one of our friends gave his first talk. I decided to go to for moral support. It became abundantly clear why I stopped going.
I told my wife that I feel so sorry for her that she has to endure this week in and week out-poor girl, I wished I could do more to help her.
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I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE
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iclone
So for the first time in many months I agreed to go to the meeting with my wife. I know; why put myself through such anguish. In any event I did not get the reception I was expecting. I spoke to a few friends before the meeting that I do really like. They are not the overzealous type and are very non-judgemental.
I have to tell you that the meeting itself was dreadful! It felt like an all-day Insurance actuarial conference-brutal. Here are some points that I found humorous and disturbing.
- The discussion of the Jeremiah book was disgusting in how they label every single person outside of the JW religion as these vile disgusting creatures. It was horrible and some of the comments were nauseating. I told my wife these horrible people they are describing are sitting inside the walls of the Kingdom Hall not outside, and she actually agreed with me. Then it made some asinine comment about entertaining worldly clients for profit and financial gain. That many (where are their statistics to back this BS claim?) have foregone these opportunities even if it means missing out on financial gains. WTF, so every single person you entertain for business is a foul mouthed immoral, crack smoking, porn surfing heathen? What nerve to pigeon hole all non JW’s into this category. Arrogant a-holes!
- Bible Highlites; the most ironic comment was (sorry I don’t recall the scriptural application) was when this uber elder went on to describe that “we need to be careful of our opinions of men (all non JW’s) as they can absolutely influence and corrupt our thinking”. I thought “oh you mean the way that you allow 8 men to influence and corrupt your thinking ability?” Do people actually listen to themselves when they speak?
- Service Meeting: Pioneer Campaign. BARF CITY! This one made me get up to use the facilities twice as I just could not handle this 20 minute pep rally. First of all the Q&A portions are so infantile. I find the entire process so demeaning and condescending. I mean by the time I was in grade three I was utilizing more self-reasoning than this. I can’t believe that for so many years-decades I thought this was the way of True Religion. What really bugged me was when the moderator made the comment; “of all those that make sacrifices to auxiliary pioneer are 100% always blessed and feel great afterwards, I guarantee it”! Really you “guarantee” that you know exactly how everyone feels? If it is so euphoric, uplifting and gives you abundant joy…then don’t you think people would be pioneering as often as they possibly could? Also if it gives you sooo much joy then why in the hell would you just pioneer for 50 hours and not the reduced amount of 30? No rather you have to get up on the platform and BEG publishers to fill out that stupid form so they can experience all these joys and rich spiritual blessings. BTW can you please quantify in tangible terms what these joys and blessings are? Nope-no can do!
So that is the readers digest version of my "I made a huge mistake” this week. I assured my wife unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger…”I WONT be back!”
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Quickly becoming one of my favorite bands.
by dazed but not confused ini don't usually like folk bands but i love these guys.
the lumineers.
they were just on snl this last saturday.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvcbsswgtg4.
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iclone
Wake Owl
https://www.youtube.com/embed/NgHMqbaRfr0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>
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I found this paragraph in the Watchtower study to be so ridiculous and offensive......
by Pyramid Scheme inusually i read through the study article for the week to see if there are good points of discussion with my family.. when i read this paragraph, i nearly fell off my chair.
this is complete and utter garbage.
i have had discussions with my wife and other family members who also agreed it was complete rubbish.
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iclone
I was truly offended by this statement. As someone who at one time served as an elder, I can tell for a certainty that I made mistakes. I also have served on appeal committees where the mistakes or favoritism of other elders was clearly manifest. (I was involved on one appeal committee that was actually overturned-very complicated case) I think many thinking people would have respected a more honest and noble comment. For example they could have stated that “The elders are not perfect and when judging others they have a clear disadvantage over Jehovah as they CANNOT read the hearts of their fellow man. They endeavor to reflect Jehovah’s perfect wisdom by referring to scripture and praying for his Holy Spirit on these weighty matters. Despite their best efforts; these brothers are not infallible and at times, will make an error in judgment. What is attitude if this is the way we feel. Will we openly and publicly criticize the elders or will we show honor and respect for Jehovah’s theocratic arrangement, despite their imperfections?” Something along these lines would have been much more palatable.
The G.B. 2.0 is totally lacking in humility. As disturbing as this was; I was not surprised as the undertone of the FDS message over the past few years is getting even more pious and self serving.
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Rock Center 1/17/2013 Expose on Scientology drew JW similarities
by RagingBull indid anyone watch the nbc program "rock center" last night?
it dealt with scientology defectors and the stories, (shunning, tax-exempte etc) sounded very much like the watchtower/jehovah witnesses!.
i sat with my family...and there was dead silence throughout the report.
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iclone
I taped it out of cuiosity. It was especially compelling in the second part of the story when they interviewed the family and how the mother was overcome by emotion regarding their shunning process. I look forward to sharing this with my beleiving wife.
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Final prayer after fieldservice today.
by El_Guapo inhi guys,.
i was asked to give final prayer today after the field service meeting.
i asked for jah to bless and comfort the families of the newtown, ct massacre.
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iclone
el_guapo you have a private message.
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The Early Morning Field Service Scam.
by I quit! inearly yesterday morning i was driving through town on a street that rearly has any foot traffic and never at 7:30 am on a sunday morning and there they were.
a group of jbubs milling about counting time.
i drove a little further and there was a second group walking slowly down the street in the morning drizzle.
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iclone
Yeah now all these do gooders are posting their car groups on Instagram-BARF! Don't they realize that they are just what Jesus described that it is all about outward appearances? Now they post these redonkulous photos and it becomes a contest of how many "likes" they can get. Even worse...the nauseating comments made by other jdubs. The last straw was when someone posted a picture of their daughter making a call. Just the memories of being forced into this drudgery for so long actually made me sick to my stomach. This is when I cancelled my account and rejoined under an alias. Memories of the ministry are the most haunting for me.