Posts by pale.emperor

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Just seen on Twitter: Ol' Rubber Face Steven Lett - Obedience Required

by jp1692 in

just seen on twitter: .

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pale.emperor

How long can you go without laughing?

I managed 9 seconds once:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeaEyozhvMQ

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The urban legends we heard as JWs!

by stuckinarut2 in

how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

here is an example i was told as a kid:.

the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

There was a crazy African brother in a neighboring congregation that rules his wife and daughters like a dictator. Super strict. One convention he was up there being interviewed about how Jehovah provides. He related he quit his job so that he could full time pioneer while his poor wife went to work TWO jobs. But, you know, this is what Jehovah wants. He really wanted a new kitchen but their congregation also needed funds to build a new hall - so, being the good JW he was he donated all the cash to his congregation <round of applause>.

"And what happened next brother?"

A month later he received a cheque from the Inland Revenue for exactly the amount needed for his new kitchen.

About a year later, his daughter (who has since rebelled against her uber-strict upbringing) told me at a witness party that it was actually fraud. He made a bogus claim on his insurance to get the money for his kitchen AND he was claiming disability benefits while being perfectly healthy and full time pioneering.

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New brother to have a bible study with

by Akid48 in

well i moved to a new congregation, and i have no one to study with and i didnt have a bible study in weeks and i was loving but one meeting my aunt said ''im going to set up a bible study with brother bob (dont his name)''.well come to find out brother bob is a man that puts a lot of pressure on you to join the school etc.. well right now im like fuck,because i dont know how to deal with brother bob so i just wanted to know if any could help me..

pale.emperor

How old are you? If you don't want a bible study don't have one. Or if you do make sure you ask the questions they don't like:

1914

Overlapping generation

Rutherford and Beth Sarim

1975

CT Russell and pyramidology

Rutherford claiming vaccinations were demonic

If you don't know what these subjects are, go to JWFacts.com and do some reading on there about them.

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So, I did a thing ... Shunned VIDcast #1 - Secrets - Jehovah's Witnesses and Cult Life

by dubstepped in

alright, many of you know me from the this jw life and shunned podcasts along with my inane ramblings on here.

i just made my first video and put myself out there on youtube along with my podcast episodes that are on there now.

i put my podcast audio up on there as videos and new people are subscribing and finding it through that.

pale.emperor

This is excellent. I'll be following your channel!!

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Convention 2018 Notes

by pale.emperor in

someone on jwtalk has shared their convention notes (for those interested in a jw perspective).

jehovah’s people will experience hardships, so reliance on god is paramount!.

prayer is essential and vital for our spiritual well-being.

pale.emperor

where was this PE?

im not sure mate. But the attendee heard the songs in French and Swahili if that helps. From the pic I'm seeing white faces so I really don't know.

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Convention 2018 Notes

by pale.emperor in

someone on jwtalk has shared their convention notes (for those interested in a jw perspective).

jehovah’s people will experience hardships, so reliance on god is paramount!.

prayer is essential and vital for our spiritual well-being.

pale.emperor

Someone on JWTalk has shared their convention notes (for those interested in a JW perspective).

Jehovah’s people will experience hardships, so reliance on God is paramount!
Prayer is essential and vital for our spiritual well-being. It connects us to Jehovah and strengthens us under the most trying of circumstances, trials and under persecution’s heat. When trials come our way, pray to Jehovah, supplicate and He will provide endurance.
Isaiah 54:17 emphasizes that “no weapon formed against you will have success.” These “weapons of Satan” - includes lies, threats, humiliation, prison and torture, and execution. STD only wins when we give up, give out and give in! But we can be victorious because Jehovah and Jesus Christ is with us!
Doubt restricts our courage, hinders our faith and may cause us to lose our life. Faith strengthens courage and helps endure hardships, so we must pray constantly for more faith, meditate on Bible prophecies, study examples of faith, attend congregation meetings and preach God’s Kingdom to others.
Jesus has set the superlative example of courage and we all benefit from his example. When faithful, we can be courageous “soldiers of Christ."
Jehovah’s arch enemy is referred to as: (1) an evil murderer (2) father of the lie (3) cunning serpent (4) great dragon (5) god of this system of things. It is important: Do NOT fear STD (or the demons!) We can resist him but only with the help of Jehovah and His holy spirit!
Pray! Hope in Jehovah and act! (Ps. 27:14)
Faith + love for Jehovah = courage!

Yes, what an awesome faith-strengthening convention! Here were the peak attendances each day:

Friday: 5,971
Saturday: 5,905
Sunday: 6,091
Baptized: 28

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The Excuses JWs use for the child abuse mishandling issue...

by stuckinarut2 in

i have noticed a pattern of regurgitated excuses and justifications used by the average jw if the topic of child abuse gets raised:.

"oh but jehovah's organization is setting the lead in how to handle this issue".

"why are you getting so hung up on this one issue?

pale.emperor

"Bob" on JWTalk refers to them as "alleged victims".

Bob, as you've might have guessed, is a c^nt.

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The urban legends we heard as JWs!

by stuckinarut2 in

how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

here is an example i was told as a kid:.

the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

pale.emperor

I've heard the above story by many JWs. It was always "my mums friend" or "my friend told me that..."

I've also heard the same story from Mormons and born agains.

Remember the story about the gestapo searching a Witnesses home for Watchtower literature and they miraculously couldn't see the bundle of Watchtowers right there on the kitchen table?

Pity Jehovah couldn't hide the JWs... i guess his powers are limited to making paper and ink invisible.

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Drop Off in Mentioning 1914

by steve2 in

videos from the summer jw conventions ("be courageous) show the "urgency" about the end racheted up several notches.

paranoia rules supreme!.

curiously, though, very few, if any, statements in the convention program about 1914 and the overlapping generations.

pale.emperor

I think the newly indoctrinated ones and the latest stock of born in's getting baptized are not fully aware of even concerned about the 1914 teaching. It's like removing the bottom brick from a toppling tower - the tower should come tumbling down... but it doesn't. Because now they say "we're not serving a date".

I was only born in 1984 and i remember as a kid 1914 being the number 1 reason why we have "the truth™". It's all become a farce, and those who've invested 60+ years in it cant bare to face the fact that they've been conned. I can understand that.

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Getting Married to a Non-JW

by LaurenM in

so i just got engaged to my boyfriend of over a year.

my jw parents still don't know about him.

i'm currently faded, so they know i'm not a practicing jw, but i am baptized.

pale.emperor

I would like my parents to come to my wedding though.

I wouldn't hold out for that.

Your parents are not going to accept him, simply because he's "not of our sort". Even if they did attend the wedding they'd likely put a downer on it somehow by not mingling with non JWs and probably leaving early.

If it were me, I'd not even tell them you're getting married and only tell them AFTER the wedding. It's frowned upon to marry outside the faith but they cant actually disfellowship you for it. Just make sure you refuse to answer and questions from elders or any JWs for that matter (family included) regarding your living arrangements and sex life before the wedding. Because we all know they will go there and in the real world its nobodys business but your own.