Im slightly worried about the picture on page 2. Is that supposed to be a father studying another religion to which his cult indoctrinated children say "NO!" ? Or is he a pedo?
pale.emperor
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Convention program 2017 AM3
by George One Time inhttps://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.
why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.
any ideas?.
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Cart Witnessing Today In Liverpool [See Pic]
by pale.emperor inremember the jw command only a few years ago "fully accomplish your ministry"?
looks like these young jw's didnt get the memo.. whats interesting is, just a few meters away were some street preachers handing out flyers and shouting about jesus.
i cant stand them either but at least you couldnt say they were skiving on the job.. bet they're still counting this as time as well.. .
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pale.emperor
To be fair, that 1st photo looks like they are on a break, or maybe haven't "set up shop" yet.. The carts have their plastic covers on, no literature is being displayed.
I see your point - but remember, these folks are supposed to have a "lifesaving message to share".
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Observations from an Ex-Elder Part 2 - Cart Work
by doubtfull1799 inup until i left recently i was participating in the cart work.
in the location where we used to set up near our local mall we never had one person stop and take literature or stop and chat - other than fellow brothers.
i thought maybe it was just a bad location or something.
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pale.emperor
This was taken today in Liverpool England.
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Cart Witnessing Today In Liverpool [See Pic]
by pale.emperor inremember the jw command only a few years ago "fully accomplish your ministry"?
looks like these young jw's didnt get the memo.. whats interesting is, just a few meters away were some street preachers handing out flyers and shouting about jesus.
i cant stand them either but at least you couldnt say they were skiving on the job.. bet they're still counting this as time as well.. .
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pale.emperor
Remember the JW command only a few years ago "fully accomplish your ministry"? Looks like these young JW's didnt get the memo.
Whats interesting is, just a few meters away were some street preachers handing out flyers and shouting about Jesus. I cant stand them either but at least you couldnt say they were skiving on the job.
Bet they're still counting this as time as well.
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Interesting Opening statement in a public talk
by Da.Furious inon sunday we had a talk, don't remember the title, but something about having zeal in our ministry and we are the best and have the truth stuff.
the interesting this was the opening statement.. the speaker started: we may have seen on the tv or knew about the tv evangelizers, they have lots of energy in preaching on the tv and they ask for donations by text showing on the screen and their talk is based on asking for money.. then he moved on to talk how our organization is truly supported by god...... the thing that shocked me as related to the ignorance the speaker had.
haven't he watched the jw.org tv channel?
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pale.emperor
If i remember correctly, Stephen Lett even said (im paraphrasing) "...since our last broadcast, we noticed a great increase [of donations], and we thank you for it. When the Israelites were asked for donations to building their temple they provided gladly. But we have many more projects."
So the appeal for money wasnt just a one off, it's becoming a lifetime commitment?
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When you were an active WT door knocker... How did you knock?
by LoisLane looking for Superman inon the door frame, on the door, door knocker, bell.. loud, very loud, regular, soft... gentle... or just pretended and never knocked at all?
we just had a city worker come a knocking on our front door and my responce after she left was, she should go down to the local kingdom haul and give lessons.
her knock was so loud, she could raise the dead.
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Depending on who I was working with I'd just pretend to knock or pretend I was pressing the doorbell. Pretty awkward if they came to the door to ask why you're standing there though.
Othertimes I would knock as light as possible that only bats could hear it.
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I feel like I'm losing my religion/faith
by christina1111 ini'm a baptized jw...been baptized for 8 years...and throughout the years i've been baptized i see "hypocrisy" so to speak in the religion...when you're new and not baptized that's when the jws want to invite you to every gathering they have, they want to appear like they're your best friend...they want to help you out when needed and so forth...however, once you're baptized you go to the elders for help they don't help you....all they do is gather you around the office...have bibles in hand and so forth...they give you articles as well, instead of physically helping you out....but yet when you weren't baptized they would physically help you out and not throw scriptures and articles in your face.
also when you ask for help and so forth with the bros/sisters they want to throw the "each one must carry his/her own load" scripture at you.....but yet what happened to the scripture of taking care of widows and people who are orphans?.
it's not just one congregation...throughout the 8 years i've been baptized i've been through many kingdom halls...many towns...many states...when i was inactive for awhile i even pretended to not be baptized and just play dumb when the witnesses came to my door...they're much nicer to you when you're not baptized then when you are baptized...why is that?.
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pale.emperor
Welcome Christina. I was exactly where you are now, 9 months ago. You're smart, you're seeing the reality of this "religion". And i congratulate you on the fact that you're being honest to yourself and not keeping it in and for visiting this site.
There are many on here that will support you as they have me. JW's are nice to non believers, they want to portray the religion as the best thing on the earth when in fact they're far from truly happy and at least half of my old congregation were on medication for depression and/or mental health issues. Take a look at this site that tells you how to spot a dangerous cult, it's not even directed at witnesses, but they tick every box.
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BOE: Singers for recordings in German - bethel email address uncovered
by Edison Trent inlast week a new letter for the boe in germany was published online.
i want to share it with you (poor translation by google, sorry for that):.
to all service comitees of german speaking congregations.
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pale.emperor
When did Prince become a JW? Because his lyrics would make Caligula blush...
"Darling Nikki" (1984): "I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess U could say she was a sex fiend/I met her in a hotel lobby, masturbating with a magazine"
The opening lines to "Darling Nikki" are so shockingly blunt that it's almost comical, especially since no other song from Purple Rain comes close to being this dirty. In fact, this song is so filthy that it landed on Tipper Gore's "Filthy Fifteen" list of songs, which eventually led to those Parental Advisory stickers on albums.
"Sexuality" (1981): "U don't need no money, U don't need no clothes/The second coming, anything goes"
If there's one thing that Christians love, it's a sexual pun based on something from the Bible. That'll definitely go over well.
"Do Me, Baby" (1981): "Take me baby, kiss me all over/Play with my love/Bring out what's been in me 4 far 2 long"
You don't have to explain how intercourse works, Prince. We get it. Hopefully she gets it, too.
"Jack U Off" (1981): "If you're tired of the masturbator/Come on over 2 my neighborhood/We can jump in the sack and I'll jack U off"
Just look at that title. If Tipper Gore thought that "Darling Nikki" was filthy enough to warrant a Senate hearing, she probably would have sent the military to invade Minneapolis and detain Prince if she ever heard "Jack U Off".
"Little Red Corvette" (1982): "U had a pocket full of horses/Trojan and some of them used...I'm gonna try 2 tame your little red love machine"
Prince, why would you hang with anybody who carries around used condoms in their pocket? That seems too gross even for you. Make sure she gives you one of the wrapped ones.
"Delirious" (1982): "My temperature's runnin' hot/Baby U got 2 stop/'Cuz if U don't I'm gonna explode/And girl, I got a lot"
I'm sure whoever it is Prince is singing to in this song appreciates the warning.
"Let's Pretend We're Married" (1982): "Look here, Marsha, I'm not saying this just 2 be nasty/I sincerely wanna f**k the taste out of your mouth"
...This is absolutely terrifying. Ladies, if any man says this to you, even if it's Prince, you should probably call the police.
"International Lover" (1982): "If 4 any reason there is a loss in cabin pressure/I will automatically drop down 2 apply more/2 activate the flow of excitement"
Prince wrote an extended air-travel related innuendo without a single reference to the mile-high club. This is why he's a national treasure.
"Head" (1980): "I'll give U head/Til you're burning up/Head/Til U get enough/Head/Til your love is red/Head love til you're dead"
Prince, I'm pretty sure she's going to tell you to stop at some point before she dies, so don't go setting aside the rest of your life to do this.
"Lovesexy" (1988): "Oh pretty little whip/U got me drippin'/Drippin' all over the floor, the floor"
I know he's probably talking about sweat, but he could so easily be talking about something else here.
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Anyone read the latest Awake (on the supernatural)?
by LoveUniHateExams injust read some of this latest awake on the org's webshite.. it begins by talking about the 'supernatural' - wizards, witches, vampires, etc.
- their popularity and why they might appeal to people.
then it goes on to state the wt belief that someone is 'behind it'.. now, i like a few horror/scary films - when i was a kid, i always actually liked being a bit scared by them, tbh.. the silence of the lambs, a nightmare on elm street (1984), the ring, the witch, the thing (1982) and a few others are all great, imo.. they are just genres and subgenres of film, that's all.
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Schnell, gotta love Jack Chick in all his crazy glory.
My whole family has lots of demonic stories and experiences - but when you press them for details they contradict themselves. I stopped believing in the supernatural after reading Derren Brown's Tricks Of The Mind. He debunks all of that. Now i think to myself, if anything supernatural did happen to me I'd claim James Randi's $1m prize money. So far, nothing has come up.
My family used to say having any other bible translation outside the NWT would bring demons in. Also, second hand clothes, Harry Potter DVDs, books on conjuring tricks etc. Which is strange because my home is full of Hindu idols and so far i haven't had a sniff of a demon. Slept like a baby since the day i left the cult actually.
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Homeless guy begs with the Watchtower
by ShirleyW inafter that crazy story about the bride and groom going out in service in their wedding attire, that reminded me of a scene yesterday in one of the subway stations, a disheveled homeless guy had one hand out begging for some money, "does anyone have some spare change to help me " he kept saying, in his other hand was a copy of the magazine.
so what must've happened was some dub passed him by and instead of giving him a quarter gave him a copy of the latest publication.
although some of the beggars use their money for alcoholic beverage anyway instead of food i'm sure that magazine will be put to good use when he feels the need to take a squat somewhere and needs some paper.
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When i last visited Germany i noticed almost all the homeless/beggers had Watchtower magazines. The witnesses get to count them as placements in their report and the homeless get to wipe their ass after taking a dump in a dark ally somewhere. Everybody wins.