Posts by pale.emperor

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Co-Ordinator of BOE Secretly Putting His DF'd Daughter First

by pale.emperor in

long story short, a friend of mine around the same age as me is df'd.

she's from another city.

we met up a few months ago with other exjws.

pale.emperor

Long story short, a friend of mine around the same age as me is DF'd. She's from another city. We met up a few months ago with other exJWs. She seemed happy and in a new relationship. I found out this week that she was hospitalized. Her boyfriend (a non witness) was beating her. This time he broke her jaw, a few ribs and stabbed her in the leg. She was hospital and the guy has been arrested.

Being DF'd her family were having nothing to do with her. Even through this. I was really worried for her mental state because when i spoke to her on the phone she was over the top happy to speak to me, would laugh at things i said even though i wasnt being funny, and kept asking me what church i go to and what church she should go to (im an atheist). Her dad is co-ordinator of the BOE and she told me today that (1 week after this ordeal) they've finally spoke to her and he dad is letting her move in to the family home but not saying anything to the BOE.

Dont get me wrong this is good news. But my worry is, will they make her attend meetings? Will she fall back into the cult for acceptance and being told what to do? She's clearly seeking guidance. What's Watchtowers stance on this if it gets out? Would her dad have to step down as an elder?

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Assistance

by bola in

as experienced people, i need your assistance..

pale.emperor

Well as you know, while being disassociated you'll be treated exactly the same as a disfellowshipped person.

If you get re-instated you'll be "welcomed" back to the "loving" congregation.

Of course it'll be all fake and superficial. Do what you think is best.

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Chapter 29 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave

by new boy in

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chapter 29.

1500 bottles of brandy.

i'm driving down the fdr drive late one sunday afternoon.

pale.emperor

To say Bethelities like their booze would be an understatement.

An ex-bethelite elder that woke up only 6 months ago told me the same thing. Except he was in London Bethel.

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New Jehovah Witness Convert

by Eddie Fernandez in

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hello house,i am sorry for bumping in like this, ii am a newly baptized jehovah witness, i have been a christain all my life any but i love this new insight and teaching,so i am looking to find a jehovah witness lady that can help me grow strong in faith,i would rather meet someone here because we would take time to get to know each other before we meet, this is a light about me,i am 37 , single, never married and have no kids,i have a good sense of humor, i am loving, caring and trustworthy.i'm an easy going person and i try to stay clear of any drama.i am presently in living in lexington,kentucky but willing to move soon.i am a reserved man,now i am ready to settle down and i'm looking for a woman i can vibe with on a spiritual and intellectual level, i want love and commitment,i am intelligent and successful but let me not toot my own horns,thanks for taking your time to read this.attached my picture and i did include my mobile number.+1 913-730-5780looking forward to hearing from you .thanks.

pale.emperor

Also, Eddie, it's Jehovah's Witness. Not Jehovah Witness.

Might be worth remembering that, otherwise people might think you're not really a JW.

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Faces on TV Broadcasting

by TheFadingAlbatros in

i agree that being photogenic is not given to every ordinary mortal.

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but when at the beginning of every new month i am confronted with the various faces of those males showing off as a priority on tv-jw (see jw broadcating september 2017), i am asking myself if i honestly am faced with normal people, or with people who went mental already since ages ago.. is it maybe due to the fact that the majority of them already do not feel anymore like belonging to ordinary mortals ?

pale.emperor

The best quote anyone ever said about him was "somewhere there's a circus missing a clown".

Cant remember if it was someone on here, or someone on YouTube but that's a brilliant line.

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What Type of Elder Body Did You Have?

by minimus in

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i was an elder in two different congregations and both were conservative and strict, especially congregation number one.

it was headed by a former branch servant as they were called back then.

all elders were by the book.

pale.emperor

The Gardiner - A no bullshit, straight talking, old school elder. This guys swears as part of his normal vocabulary but for some reason was never taken to task over it. Unapproachable, unlikable and would think nothing of telling your wife and kids off in front of you.

The Other Gardiner -The wealthy elder that disobeyed the GB by going to University in the 1990s and managed to have a good career lecturing/teaching botany. Now retired from that he's a Gardiner but doesn't really need to work at all. He's in "the clique".

The Bus Driver - Woahfully uneducated in other religions, nice enough man and more down to earth than most elders. He's best friends with The Poser (below) and is in "the clique".

The Poser - Sure, his wife is clinically depressed, but his young kids are super well behaved at meetings and conventions (staring forward at all times, WT studied, pads full of notes, must be seated by the time music starts). This guy is the center of "the clique". From personal experience i've been at a dinner table with this guy, the bus driver and the other Gardiner and they've laughed and talked about JCs they've been on. Shared all the details with the table. He's a dick.

The Window Washer -Fresh out of Bethel. He's one of those rare finds that converted to JW-ism in his teens and is naive to how The Borg actually doesnt have anyone elses best interests at heart. Nice guy, but he's in "the clique" so no chance of you two becoming friends.

The Teacher - This one actually had been to university and taught sign language at a deaf school. Nice enough bloke. In "the clique" because he's young and his wife is hot.

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Faces on TV Broadcasting

by TheFadingAlbatros in

i agree that being photogenic is not given to every ordinary mortal.

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but when at the beginning of every new month i am confronted with the various faces of those males showing off as a priority on tv-jw (see jw broadcating september 2017), i am asking myself if i honestly am faced with normal people, or with people who went mental already since ages ago.. is it maybe due to the fact that the majority of them already do not feel anymore like belonging to ordinary mortals ?

pale.emperor

You mean like this?

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Signs that the last days really are here

by Half banana in

not for the world but for the watchtower cult.. .

what happens to organizations which are on the decline?

what are the signs of impending doom?.

pale.emperor

Regarding the Hitler video above, thats Tony Morris's reaction i reckon haha

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Funniest or strangest thing to happen to you when knocking on a door

by usualusername1 in

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what is the funniest or strangest thing to happen to you or your partner when knocking on doors?.

mine was seeing a greenhouse with mannequins inside.

scary...paul.

pale.emperor

Working in a block of flats in a rough area. The guy at number 66 had scratched another 6 onto the door. No JW would call there. The guy i was working with insisted "there's someone stronger with us than with him!" so knocks on the door. The householder was a scruffy fellow and a wall of smell hit us as the door opened. Like boiled cabbage and shit. He invites us in. There's beer cans, thousands of beer cans, piled up all around his living room. It looked like a rubbish dump.

My ministry partner was ignoring this and giving a witness about how bad the world is etc. then the householder puts on a womans voice and calls out "legion!"... we're sitting there dumbstruck. I ask who legion is, and he replies "my cat. I lost him in here 5 years ago".

We leave.

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Watchtower Ironically Warns It's Memeber About "Propaganda" - Watchtower July 2017

by pale.emperor in

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-july-2017/propaganda-winning-battle-for-your-mind/.

in what is just the height of irony, watchtower warns us about propaganda, and accepting everything we hear/read.

yes, we should ignore those that try to stop us thinking critically as this watchtower article will now teach us.

pale.emperor

So JWs are supposed to follow the advice of the GB to the letter at pain of disfellowshipping... but if/when that advice fails they can hold their hands up and say "hey, we're just imperfect men!".

Sounds legit.

The banning of blood transfusions, abysmal child protection record, no career, no university, shifting dates, removing old publications from the online library... this is a house of cards waiting to fall.