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  I believe that the greater percentage of JWs-You Will Not Be Able to Help, no Matter What Facts You Show Them.

  by John Aquila in

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  so i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.

  we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.

  but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.

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  Outlaw, I was about to say something serious when i saw your hilarious caption: "They said i could eat the kid... AFTER we take the picture"

  Thanks for your humor. Laughter is truly the best medicine for just about anything!
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  I Rolled My Eyes When...

  by Iown Mylife in

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  today as i had the old timey music playing and the song love potion no.

  9 came on, i remembered being reproved by a brother at a get together when i sang along to that same song.

  oh that song is spiritistic, blah blah.

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  SecretSC, I like how you think.
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  I Rolled My Eyes When...

  by Iown Mylife in

  1. social
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  today as i had the old timey music playing and the song love potion no.

  9 came on, i remembered being reproved by a brother at a get together when i sang along to that same song.

  oh that song is spiritistic, blah blah.

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  About 20 years ago there was a congregation party given for the 8th grade and High school graduates. Among the fun and games kids did lip sinks and skits to various songs.

  My son's friend dressed up like a Muppet and got in trouble for performing "Wild Thing" by the Troggs. He was only 12 or 13. What a stupid cult!
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  I Rolled My Eyes When...

  by Iown Mylife in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  today as i had the old timey music playing and the song love potion no.

  9 came on, i remembered being reproved by a brother at a get together when i sang along to that same song.

  oh that song is spiritistic, blah blah.

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  Hey Marina, I remember the song too.

  If the brother who counseled you is still alive he must be having a stroke now that worldly music is being sung/ danced to at KHs these days. Heck, Good ole' Pharell's "Happy" is the background for a Bethell ad.

  As Dillan would say, "The Times, They are a Changin' "
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  FAVORITE DRINK....

  by brandnew in

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  me personally.....i think....if it was meant to be mixed ...it would come in the bottle that way.. that said...bacardi gold.

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  Any really smooth rich dry red wine. Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
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  I believe that the greater percentage of JWs-You Will Not Be Able to Help, no Matter What Facts You Show Them.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.

  we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.

  but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.

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  I agree that ignorance is truly bliss as a dub IF you skate on the surface mentally, have a strong social circle and manage to escape personal attacks on your family or yourself. Your friend is right that learning TTATT "disrupts the peace" Unless a person is fed up and disgusted with the religion they are better off living in their fairy tale world.

  As a person who saw my father, four really close cousins, and my 21 year old son die while still a true believer, I can assure your friend that the hope of seeing them again was of ABSOLUTELY NO COMFORT to me. Grief is grief period.

  I also witnessed both of my staunch MILS on their deathbeds dejected that they did not live to see paradise. They were so sure they would never die "in this system" (tm) that they made no preparations for the inevitable. I'm guessing your friend has not lived long enough to actually have his faith tested.
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  What Do I Smell Like (Happy Friday All)

  by freemindfade in

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  so i just smoked a cigar, then came back into the office to wash it down with some bourbon... for whatever reason i was telling cappy what i smell like now, here is the list, please add your own .

  fmf: .

  i smell like an old leather chair in a civl war era library .

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  You smell like an episode of Madmen
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  Geoffrey Jackson Royal Commission update

  by umbertoecho in

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  hello people.

  the rc will still go ahead with it's live stream on friday 14th august.

  however, it seem that it will be a video link.

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  Justice McClellan was annoyed by not being made aware of the authority of Jackson as a GB top dog. Material needed if any one here could ..

  by umbertoecho in

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  hello again.. splash had a pile of scriptural evidence which he uploaded and it was good material.

  it established the gb as the fds and used watchtower study articles.........i don't know if he was the only one but the material flew in the face of what those men have been saying.

  it proves, using their own material how they indeed think they are the ones with the direct control over millions of lives, because as you know.........they are the direct hot line to god.

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  OC, That's it, thanks!
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  Justice McClellan was annoyed by not being made aware of the authority of Jackson as a GB top dog. Material needed if any one here could ..

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hello again.. splash had a pile of scriptural evidence which he uploaded and it was good material.

  it established the gb as the fds and used watchtower study articles.........i don't know if he was the only one but the material flew in the face of what those men have been saying.

  it proves, using their own material how they indeed think they are the ones with the direct control over millions of lives, because as you know.........they are the direct hot line to god.

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  Anon2, Welcome! Wasn't there a fairly recent Watchtower with an illustration of the world (globe). Sitting on top was the governing body followed by the branches followed by traveling overseers etc. all the way down to the rank and file who were so low they weren't pictured on the globe but below. In addition Jehovah is pictured above but Jesus is missing altogether which implies that the GB is directly below God replacing Jesus.

  Maybe a picture could say 1,000 words to the RC.