Posts by out4good3

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Come Be My Follower - my wife is making the son read this with her

by insearchoftruth in

my wife has gotten another renewed zeal for the wts, well due to his own misbehaving (and i am sure conversations with the dubs on how to get him better) she has decided to make him read come be my follower.. am pretty sure i have a pdf of this..... my stepson is pretty good at thinking for himself and i have already shown him stuff on 1975 and other questionable teachings, last night when she finished reading chapter one with him, he stepped out of the room, looked at me and said "that was hell".. anyone here have any thoughts on this book, i think she is going to read it with him (and he is almost 16) so i would like to provide him a leading question or two, maybe this can cause her to think as well.. thanks,.

isot.

out4good3

Don't worry....He won't need any therapy.

At age 16, going through all that those years entail, my wife also tried that crap with our son thinking that if she shoved WT material down his throat by making him read books an answer questions to her satisfaction that he'd do better. It was making them both miserable.

All it did was drive him further away. It was only my stepping in and putting a stop to it and forcing her to recognize that he wasn't interested in being a witnessand that that wasn't necessarily a bad thing that they have a relationship at all right now.

While the dynamics of your situation differ in that he's a "stepson", I'd probably suggest that you ensure that you're available as a sounding board for his frustrations as there will be many to come.

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Wow, they just came to my door for the first time in

by beksbks in

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more years than i can remember!

two very nice older men.

as soon as they started to bring out the pamphlet i said "jehovah's witnesses?

out4good3

We don't need you to change to belive what we know, but you need us to be who you think we are (worldy, evil, etc) in order for you to believe the Watchtower is the truth.
That was beatiful....I really like that.

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Here is the GB photo from the new book "Bearing Thorough Witness"

by BonaFide in

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out4good3

***dry heaving***

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District Convention Mischief?

by jws in

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does anybody have a list of convention dates and a hi-res scan of a convention badge?.

i remember all of those talks about behaving at assemblies and all of those talks about setting a good example.. .

what if people were to go to an assembly, looking exactly like a jw, but behaving like a jw could never get away with?.

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{IN DRUNK MELODY} WE'RE JEHOVAHS WITNESSES! WE SPEAK OUT IN FEARLESSNESS! OUR'S IS THE GOD OF TRUE PROPHECY!!!... WHAT HE FORETELLS COMES TO BE!!!!!

I really hate that song. HATE in the strongest sense of the work.

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No phone calls please...

by rockmehardplace in

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for all those that read my post from the other day, i have been asked that if i am to miss any meetings i must call one particular elder per his request.

so on sunday i woke up and decided to stay home from the meeting and test my theory that this guy is on a power trip.

i "had a headache" which in all reality was a small hangover from the night before.

out4good3

"Brother Call Me" asked if I remembered our conversation from the other day. I told him I did and he asked why I did not call to let him know where I was.

I froze. I had a million things I wanted to say, many of which were involving phones and places to put them. However, all I could muster was "I didnt want to."

Short and sweet. I like that!!!

Other than not reminding him that your are a grown a$$ man and that it's not incumbant upon you to report your whereabouts to anyone and you'll not be chastised by them on your own property, you did good.

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AGAIN with the college bashing

by Pistoff in

ok so the mate took good notes at the ca and here is the newest on "higher education:.

the usual bashing of motives: those who want great wealth, prestige and seek it in a college educationcollege graduates don't always get jobs in their fieldsdrugs, drinking and sex are "rampant" at collegesthose who want to "snatch us away" are near if we go to college (isa 54)if we seek a college education, we are not spiritual mindedthe most disturbing for me was this:.

those who choose college will not get blessings from jehovahand of course there was the obligatory interview with the college graduate who disdains the education whe received.. .

out4good3

I sure hope they're not running with that Awake college education crap again. It wasn't too long ago that my wife used to put "watchtower theocratic ministry school" on her resume's when looking for a job against my better judgement. It is no wonder she never got a call back.

I work for a community college in a job I'd never have gotten were it not for me going back to school and getting a two year degree. Right now, because of my length of service and the systems I'm responsible for, I make as much as anyone with a BS or Masters degree just starting out. I"ve started back going to school to further my degree and give me more options.

I go through resume's for job openings in my department as they come. Without at least a two year degree and a couple of years experience, your resume won't even get a cursory look.

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Saturday DC Releases

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

a brochure: the bible-what is its message?.

it's dumbed down for the doorstep.

26 subjects simplified to a page or two each.. a book: bearing thorough witness about god's kingdom.

out4good3

You are really taking one for the team!!!

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Friday DC Releases

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

end of morning program, dvd video released: "the wonders of creation reveal god's glory".

end of afternoon program, announced upcoming release of a new songbook: "sing to jehovah".

excuse me while i go barf now.. b the x.

out4good3

As if they had anything worth learning........

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Friday DC Releases

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

end of morning program, dvd video released: "the wonders of creation reveal god's glory".

end of afternoon program, announced upcoming release of a new songbook: "sing to jehovah".

excuse me while i go barf now.. b the x.

out4good3

Perhaps there is a selection written by Brother Prince!!!

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2008 Generation Change

by cognac in

i don't pay to much attention to jw stuff and so i don't know what this change was.

can anybody inform me?.

out4good3

?????

What

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