@waton=> I notice for a few years now, a number of J-Dubs calling brothers "guys" and sisters "girls" or "ladies", and not Brother x or Sister y. Most are doing the informal thing nowadays.
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Lessons learned from the wife of lot drama
by purrpurr inthe video drama shown at the recent comvention was called "the wife of lot".
i noticed some stuble lessons being taught in this soap opera style video.... firstly, all the bad influence comes from women, its the wife and the mother in law whose pushing for more money and a better lifestyle.
while the men remain loyal to god, can't show the men going astray now can we?.
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What I Noticed At An Event During This Week. . . . . .
by HiddlesWife ini attended an event this week with my usual closest relatives, which was inside a community center-ish venue with a backyard area.
it was given by my cousin's best friend.
she invited around 50 people of all age groups and racially-mixed.
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I attended an event this week with my usual closest relatives, which was inside a community center-ish venue with a backyard area. It was given by my cousin's best friend. She invited around 50 people of all age groups and racially-mixed. There was a large buffet, lots of music from SPOTIFY or PANDORA on her niece's device plus various games being played (i.e., spades, online charades, etc.).
What I noticed was how some of the friends were dressed: There was a sister who had multiple ear piercings (3 within her lower lobe and 2 within her upper lobe). Also, she had a small nose piercing in one of her nostrils (the jewel was very cute, btw). In the midst of our conversation, she told me that she is a regular pioneer and has been for 6 years! Furthermore, the niece (of the sister-hostess) and two of her friends (20-25 year olds) were sporting midriff/belly tops with no bras. A few of the young brothers there were hanging around them a whole lot. In addition, there was three other sisters and two other brothers (sisters in there 30-40s; brothers 20-30s) with multiple finger rings--1 or 2 on each finger and thumbs. Some there were also complimenting them on their choice of jewelry during the day.
I hope that I'm not sounding like a complainer or a prude, but didn't the BORG a while back give talks and had info re: dress and grooming, even during times of recreation? I remember when I wanted a second ear piercing (I was in my 20s at the time), an elder's wife overheard me telling this to another 20-ish sister, who had a second piercing herself. The next thing I knew the COs wife took me aside with my mother to tell me that "It does not look good or spiritual for a sister to do so, particularly if you want to become a full-time servant in Jehovah's organization".
Moreover, the music played there was really what some of the brothers and sisters who were and are in the congs I associated with would call "questionable". I like R&B, rap and hip-hop as well, but most of the songs at the event were gangsta-gangsta. Many of the friends rapped and danced to this during the festivities without a care in the world. Only one sister (around 60-65ish) mentioned that "a lot of cuss words are being repeated too many times" in a couple of songs.
So, all in all, I've been noticing a whole lot of changes in the BORG when it comes to a plethora of things. I and many others have been given sooo many dos and don'ts/restrictions throughout the years; and now I see a great amount of differences in the manner in which a number of R&F live their lives. Have anyone else notice similar things going on, too?
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BBC Radio News Report On Pedophile Elder Allowed To Cross Examine His Victim
by pale.emperor inhttps://youtu.be/jmolpaclsca.
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HiddlesWife
That's just like in some legal cases where some assailants were allowed to cross-examine defendants/victims due to these scumbags refusing to be represented by legal counsel, thereby representing themselves.
This brings back to memory regarding the December 1993 Long Island Railroad Shooting. Colin Ferguson killed 6 and wounded 19 passengers. Here is information from Wikipedia concerning this incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Long_Island_Rail_Road_shooting
It's really ashame that WTS has resorted to this level, in order cover up their mistakes!.
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March 22, 2017 TO ALL CONVENTION COMMITTEES Re: Discontinuation of Physical Distribution of Convention Releases
by wifibandit inmarch 22, 2017 to all convention committees re: discontinuation of physical distribution of convention releases.
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That's why there was the downsizing at Brooklyn, Wallkill, etc.; and there is a minimal amount of JWs at Warwick, since just about everything is electronic now.
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A review of the WT study, "Do not let your love grow cold."
by doubtfull1799 ina while ago someone (i forget who) was doing a series, a regular analysis, of wt studies from the current week.
i have't seen any for a while so i thought i'd contribute one.
have a bit of fun picking out all the unsubstantiated assertions and logical fallacies etc... so here goes: (if you enjoy it let me know and i might try doing another.
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@Doubtful1799=> You hit the nail right on the head with this thread (oh, a rhyme; a good rhyme!).
Your point regarding:
Par 3 - “Selfish pleasures evidently crowded out unselfish love.”
A false dichotomy - people who enjoy the pleasures of life are equally capable of unselfish love. It is not one or the other. In fact people who are passionate about life and the joys of it are often the same ones who do a lot hard, unselfish, and philanthropic work to make life better for others.
I'm getting the strong vibe that the BORG is speaking about hobbies and other interests (i.e., music, sports, traveling, etc.). They have spoken against the R&F pursuing these and wanting them to put a great deal of their time and energies into the preaching work and meeting attendance. In fact, one of the GBs' helpers gave a talk at an Annual Meeting a few years back (if I'm not mistaken) discouraging traveling to different parts of the world "on this side of Armageddon. We can look forward to doing plenty of that in the New World".
I have noticed that some fully indoctrinated/PIMI JWs who don't engage in some form of recreation and relaxation become irritable, arrogant, selfish and unloving people (they only show "love" when they are love bombing to get more people into the BORG)! They reason that whatever happens to JWs is way more important than whatever happens and is occurring to other people who are non-dubs.
One having hobby and traveling can enable a person to become well rounded plus develop an open mind to all topics/subjects and experiences this planet has to offer. Thus, persons who enjoy life's pleasures are happier, selfless, compassionate, caring and more loving towards their fellow man and the world around them.
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JWs Ban TRUE RELIGION!
by Cold Steel inthe governing body of jehovah's witnesses, known for its aggressive worldwide proselytizing efforts, stunned many of its 12-million members by declaring war this week on a los angeles denim and designer jeans organization that goes by the name “true religion.”.
“as members of jehovah's one true religious faith we have no business of associating with any organization that claims to be jehovah's true religion!” a letter from the gb states.
it was dated july 20.. in its opening salvo, the seven-member gb directed believers to not “shop at, buy, nor even wear” true religion's products.
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HiddlesWife
Maybe "tightpantstony" is jealous because he can't FIT in any of them. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2017 San Diego Comic Con!
by HiddlesWife infyi (regarding those posters/readers who are interested): 2017 san diego comic con started last thursday, 7/20/17 and is ending today, sunday, 7/23/17.
here are the footage/highlights of it (i'm planning one of these days to attend it ):.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvu6dd59iya&t=93s.
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HiddlesWife
Another!=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU5YoblkL6c
and another one=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DlTu2CSW9c
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2017 San Diego Comic Con!
by HiddlesWife infyi (regarding those posters/readers who are interested): 2017 san diego comic con started last thursday, 7/20/17 and is ending today, sunday, 7/23/17.
here are the footage/highlights of it (i'm planning one of these days to attend it ):.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvu6dd59iya&t=93s.
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Convention Introductions 2017 "Don't Give Up!"
by accesible inconvention introductions.
2017 “don’t give up!” convention.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0bywm0b0qtwlsbzffazazotvfyxc.
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HiddlesWife
Reminds me the lyrics of a song (one of my close cousins' favorite):
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2017 San Diego Comic Con!
by HiddlesWife infyi (regarding those posters/readers who are interested): 2017 san diego comic con started last thursday, 7/20/17 and is ending today, sunday, 7/23/17.
here are the footage/highlights of it (i'm planning one of these days to attend it ):.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvu6dd59iya&t=93s.
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Hi! FYI (regarding those posters/readers who are interested): 2017 San Diego Comic Con started last Thursday, 7/20/17 and is ending today, Sunday, 7/23/17. Here are the footage/highlights of it (I'm planning one of these days to attend it ):