Posts by wallsofjericho

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Free Minds Web Site

by garyneal in

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anyone know what has happened to freemind.org website?

it's still up but it looks like a shell of the site i remember back five or six year years ago.

if i am not mistaken, i think randy may have taken ill over the years.

backhanded compliment to Sunday speaker

by road to nowhere in

a couple years ago we had a speaker, better than average, give the talk.

since i was still pretty much a believer, i commented to him how i enjoyed the talk, and how it was "entertaining".

it was, but he got mad as it was one of the beat the fear of god (governing body) into you talks.

wallsofjericho

Having JW app on my phone alllows me to text and surf web

To sit and relax for a couple hours catching up on some internet reading, I actually quite enjoy it :)

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How Would You Console A Witness Who Has Lost A Loved One?

by minimus in

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let’s say that you haven’t been around a kingdom hall in years and everyone knows you are not a “true believer “ anymore.

yet a tragedy strikes and you want to give a real heartfelt expression of your feelings— what would you say?

would you acknowledge the resurrection hope that the witnesses entertain or say something very different?.

wallsofjericho

No it’s not time to “get even”

And when the roles are reversed it’s not time to preach.... but we all know how that works

imagine a JW in the home of a deceased DF’d sibling, imagine the uncomfortable silence from him, that silence would scream “if he wasn’t DF’d he’d have the resurrection, he knew better”

Unfortunately Most JWs enjoy when a DF dies, gives them a real sense of validation

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2017 Annual Meeting

by Jules Saturn in

this just in from the 2017 annual meeting:.

1. watchtowers and awakes won't be released regularly, at least three watchtower and awakes per year.

6 magazines a year.. 2. a new book is being released: remain in god's love, more of an update like how they did for the what does the bible really teach book.

wallsofjericho

Boy a 4 year university education just got a lot easier to achieve

(long time ex dubs will get this reference)

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my family hasnt signed the blood paper but still say no blood (well the adults do).i overheard a elder taking to my aunt about the blood papaers she needs to fill out.but he also aid she needs a make a small little letter saying i wont take blood.some times i wish i never heard that talk.. even tho i knew i would have to stand up for me being hable to have life.now i just zone out and think will i die for something thats a lie?.

im going to try not to think about it for a little my head hurts after this..

wallsofjericho

Carla is right

my dr did axactly that

staff knows too that if they view a patient file it’s logged, and if done without authorization they will likely lose their job

My dr told me this cause there was jw working in same office

In my hall we had talk recently about blood cards, said Cong. only had 4 blood cards on file from over 100 publishers. Pretty obvious the “friends” don’t want big brother policing their personal medical choices

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Can Today's JW Logically Explain Their Beliefs?

by minimus in

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friends

when i was a jw, i relished explaining my beliefs and why we had the truth!

lol.

todays witness has no clue , in my opinion..

wallsofjericho

JW- We are going to live forever in paradise

when? Soon

Catholic- we are going to live forever in heaven

when? When we die

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Trouble in paradise!

by Confusedalot in

just for fun, some thoughts about the paradise teaching:.

will all the carnivores be transformed anatomically?

if a lion is transformed into a herbivore would it still be a lion?

wallsofjericho

Think of all the flies and maggots on all those dead carcasses !

or will they also eat grass?

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to date JWism has defined my life and i hate that TRUTH

by oompa in

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and i am finding the adjustment to the real world far more difficult than i ever imagined...i f...it has been about five years since i totally woke up to the fraudulant nwt and then all my other doubts i had carried for years were proved true as well.

but almost all of my few friends are exjw or slack jw's and i feel so isolated...my sons friends are mostly exjw too but not their gf's and they have way more normal friends .

how have you done at replacing lifelong friends and family?

wallsofjericho

I remember oompa well

he always appreciated insightful posts with depth

he shared a lot

it was a sad day to read of his suicide

cheers my friend!

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Another example of the smothering and high control nature of JW husbands

by stuckinarut2 in

i have noticed another popular pattern of behaviour amongst witnesses in recent years.. many, and i mean lots of ones with instagram accounts have closed the wife's account, and have started a "couple's" account instead.

also, for families.

the children's accounts have been closed, and the husband starts a "family account".. it is mainly on the husband's device, and seemingly under his control.

wallsofjericho

I disagree with you completely

families members are being more and more isolated by "private" social media. Creating family accounts would encourage family time, conversation and a better sense of family

All families should do this, JW, catholic, atheist, Muslim or otherwise

You should stop letting anger control your life and quit looking for the "bad" in everything.

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New Announcement At The 2017 - DF'd People To Sit At The Back Of The Hall

by pale.emperor in

has anyone else heard this?

a poster on another thread said it's a new rule brought in at this years convention.. last year they were told to shun even non df people and now this?

a religion cant force someone where to plonk their ass surely?.

wallsofjericho

I did not hear this either

i have noticed it more strictly enforced, even refusing entry until after the song and in the "back room" then leaving immediately after prayer

ive also noticed announcements now when someone is no longer a publisher and no longer a pioneer

i don't seem to remember these being announced off the platform before