Rules and Regulations provided a link to this 20 yo thread and I enjoyed it so much I wanted to bump it up again.
Posts by 3rdgen
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54Covering up bathroom mirrors at the assemblies!!!
by nojudgement inthis was one of the craziest things i remember about the summer conventions.
i would go into the sister's bathrooms and the mirrors would all be taped up with brown paper so that we couldn't look at our reflections.
were were amish or something?
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Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
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My breaking point would be the first time I needed to use the ladies room- usually within the first hour or so. They were always stinky with taped up mirrors. (Can't have those vain sisters touching up their make-up or hair.)
If by some miracle I could avoid the ladies room the breaking point would be the old "Keynote Address". The subject was always a lead-in to some later released study book. The " Type and Antitype" and the endless convoluted explanation of some prophesy book like Ezekiel, Daniel, or Revelation. Kids were crying, men nodded off, sisters daydreamed, and I took out my binoculars to see if I could spot someone I knew across the stadium.
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"We're in the last days!"
by BoogerMan innot just jw's, but countless others (evangelicals etc.
) are claiming that we're in the "last days.".
but........bible students/jw's have been spouting this fake message since the 19th century!!!!!!.
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3rdgen
Yes, Blondie,
"The toenails of the toes" Or maybe the toenail clippings. :)
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"A Jehovah's Witness"
by NotFormer ina very certain distinctive of jws is how they refer to themselves.
"one of jehovah's witnesses".
it's one of those coded jargon thingies.
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Stan: LOLOL!
At least the sister said she's ONE OF Jehovah's Witnesses. Gotta get that grammar right.
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How would you rate the Watchtower approved songs?
by Vanderhoven7 ini was asking why jws won't sing any church hymns even if they were doctrinally correct.
jws asked me in response if i would sing any of their songs.. dan watkins wrote .
its a hilarious misunderstanding, if it does not come from the watchtower bible and tract society, then it is effectively considered as coming from satan.
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3rdgen
When I was a little kid we used the Green Paperback "Songs to Jehovah's Praise" songbook. The chorus to one song was "Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish in the way."
Since I couldn't read yet, I thought, How can I kiss the SUN?
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Vice President Kamala Harris…your thoughts??
by minimus ingood pick?
bad pick?
helpful to president biden?
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3rdgen
Duran: LOL! Love me some Carlin .
I just received my DNA results from Ancestry.com
My Mother was German
My Father was English and Swedish/Danish but
I identify as Ex JW
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Will Governing Body follow through with New Zealand Royal Commission's recommendation to publicly apologize?
by was a new boy in'following on from an apology from the prime minister, the commission recommends all faith-based leaders offer a public apology, including the pope, the archbishop of canterbury, the president elect of the methodist church, the moderator of the presbyterian church in new zealand and the head of each individual presbyterian support organisation, the general of the salvation army, the overseeing shepherd of gloriavale, and the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses.'.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/national/govt-takes-blame-will-apologise-to-children-abused-and-tortured-in-state-care/ar-bb1qwoyt?ocid=bingnewsverp.
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3rdgen
The reason The GB HAS NEVER and WILL NEVER apologize for previous doctrines and policies, no matter how harmful is :
an apology = a legal admission of GUILT which then = LIABILITY
Legal Liability = AUTOMATIC DAMAGES which = boatloads more $$$$$ paid out to victims by the corporation.
WTC is never going to help victims collect $$$ no matter how egregious their agent's conduct.
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Ages of each user here?
by ukpimo ini'm interested to know the age demographics here.
it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.
it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.
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3rdgen
Diogenesister: Thank you. That means a lot.
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Ages of each user here?
by ukpimo ini'm interested to know the age demographics here.
it must be significantly different to other exjw forums.
it would be a damning report for watchtower if most of us appear to have left for decades.. you don't have to mention your exact age, you could always say "in my 50s".. i am in my 70s.
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SydBarrett: LOLOL!
Where did you get a picture of our last Apostafest?? Look how happy we are! It's GREAT to be out at any age. :)
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WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.
by WingCommander inco training video: link to ex-jw reddit thread discussion.
today is the first time i was made aware of this actual elder body video.
it's training for how a co should handle elder's whose children decide to pursue further education.
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3rdgen
I forgot to mention that the best part of our story is that after B.Ass and I suffered through and made it out of our 1st marriages "in the Truth", We truly appreciate each other's character and good qualities. AND.....
We both left JWs about the same time. We are OUT of the F.O.G. together. Now, if only we were young lol.