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  Explain Your Avatar

  by new boy in

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  i know this thread has been done before.

  however maybe some of the new comers might like to know.. my avatar is the cover of my first novel "your crazy life.

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  pale.emperor

  Mine is the Roman emperor Augustus.

  My name "The Pale Emperor" is twofold:

  The Pale Emperor was a moniker given to Constantius Chlorus Roman emperor from 293 to 306. He was the first emperor to openly claim that there is no god. He suffered from some sort of blood disorder which gave him a pale complexion.

  The Pale Emperor is also the title of a Marilyn Manson album. I got into Marilyn Manson about the same time I started to wake up from the cult and this album in particular was a comfort to me.

  
  
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  It's My Birthday Today

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. experiences

  today is my 34th birthday.

  or, my 3rd birthday that i've actually acknowledged seeing as i was raised in the cult.. i woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!".

  i got a card from my ex-jw brother and i bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my nikon camera (photography is a hobby i took up since leaving the cult).. i dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something i have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy.

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  pale.emperor

  Today is my 34th birthday. Or, my 3rd birthday that I've actually acknowledged seeing as I was raised in the cult.

  I woke up this morning to my 4yo running into my room and wishing me a "happy birthday daddy!". I got a card from my ex-JW brother and I bought myself a birthday gift - a new 50mm lens for my Nikon camera (photography is a hobby I took up since leaving the cult).

  I dont know about you guys, but birthdays is still something I have to make a conscious effort to acknowledge and enjoy. It has no "feel" (thanks Watchtower). Same deal with Christmas. My daughter is the only child in my entire family that's ever celebrated birthdays and Christmas and still cant quite get her head around the fact that I never did it as a kid.
  

  I do wonder if today jolts any memories for my uber-JW family?
  
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  Tag teams of Cart Sitters

  by days of future passed in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  one sunday, we took our dad out for lunch.

  since it didn't open till 12:00, we were going to have to kill time.

  this restaurant is situated with other businesses around a small park and when we parked, we noticed there was a cart to the right in the park.

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  I've recently seen a few who dont even have a cart. Just standing there holding a magazine to their chests cover facing.

  It looks very odd.

  If I didnt know who they were I still wouldn't stop, it looks like they're activists selling newspapers.
  
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  Brexit Rollercoaster Grinding to a Halt

  by The Fall Guy in

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  2. current

  uk prime minister could be out of her job within hours.

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  regardless, another referendum on stay/leave looks very likely - now that people can see what the real consequences of a divorce from the eu would be..

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  Unfortunately, the majority of those who vote LEAVE are the older generation - the very ones who'll be dead in a few decades leaving my generation and that of my children living in the mess they voted for.

  Leaving the EU is a step backward in my opinion. Stupidest idea I've heard outside of a Watchtower.
  
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  Mentally diseased ANOINTED!

  by Normalfulla in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my aunt is a super uber jw, albeit a little more delusional than the standard issue jw.

  she has 4 kids all who are out and never baptised, she's a widow now and sold the family home and has bought a new place and has plenty of cash in the bank.

  my cousins are all very concerned because their mum has a new friend whos "anointed" and says jehovah has spoken to her and she will survive armageddon and so will her kids if she sticks close.. she has been paying out for holidays and vehicle repairs for this anointed sister and her extended family and my cousins are alarmed at whats going on and can see the situation for what it is.

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  Oh dear, I hope they sort that shit out. JW or no JW I don’t like to see people being taken advantage of.
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  Bohemian Rhapsody

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  been to see the new film (movie) tonight.

  outstanding!

  brought back lots of memories.

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  My friends have been to see it and told me that there is even a Mike Myers cameo in it (remember his scene with Bohemian Rhapsody from Wayne’s World?)

  Yh! I never noticed until I got back home and saw it mentioned online. He's the plays the head of EMI. His accent and makeup is so well done you'd never think it was him.
  
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  Bohemian Rhapsody

  by cofty in

  1. social
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  been to see the new film (movie) tonight.

  outstanding!

  brought back lots of memories.

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  Watched it last night. I absolutely loved it. Malik plays a very good Freddy (that accent isn’t easy to do). Brian and John are dead ringers and the mannerisms were just like them (John Deacons squint!).

  Ive has the line aid version of Radio Gaga on a lot this morning 😊

  The Elton John biopic is out next: Rocketman.
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  Noah 'warning the people'

  by KW13 in

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  2. friends

  am i imagining this?at the kingdom hall we were told many times that noah warned the others about the coming flood and was ridiculed but actually there is no evidence of this in the bible!there is however evidence to the contrary.

  matthew 24:37-39.

  37 as it was in the days of noah, so it will be at the coming of the son of man.

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  Just for the JW lurkers... checkout biblehub.com which has many translations (including the original greek) which states:

  https://biblehub.com/matthew/24-39.htm

  "And they were oblivious, until the flood came and swept them all away. So will be the coming of the Son of Man."

  Pretty hard to "be oblivious" if you've you've been warned isn't it? The Greek word "
  ἔγνωσαν" translates as "understood": https://biblehub.com/greek/egno_san_1097.htm

  Yes, your god YHWH is a murderer who drowned people who had no idea what or why it was happening.

  Preacher of righteousness my ass.
  
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  The Biggest Issue Is Not Guns—It Is Mental Health!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  crazy people shoot up places and kill people.

  take away guns and they will find knives, poison, bombs , etc.. seriously, there are a lot of mentally unhealthy people!

  they need professional long term help..

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  A lot of mentally ill people here in the UK too minimus... guess how many have gone into a school and shot up or sliced up a classroom?

  To my recollection, the last one was the Dunblane massacre in 1996 with 17 casualties. In fact, random people taking up arms and randomly killing eachother isnt very common over here. Sure we still have gangs (who tend to target other gangs) and we have terrorism but nowhere near the level the USA has.
  
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  How many Witnesses would drink the cool aid at a "Jonestown?"

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so my mum died from mild form of lukemia which can simply be treated with a blood transfusion each month.

  to me this was a watchtower assisted suicide.

  the liaison elder encouraged her to "stay strong" and said a prayer.

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  I know my mum would. In fact, she'd take two just to pove how holier than the rest of them she is.

  My sisters would too.

  I'd reckon at least a third of the rank and file.