Posts by pale.emperor

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Chapter 23 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy in
1. jw
2. friends
chapter 23.

in 1970 i saw a move that changed my life forever.

which looking back, would have been a total blessing from god.
pale.emperor

Sounds like a lot of misfits end up in Bethel (excluding you new boy).
This would all make a great sitcom.
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Trouble in paradise!
by Confusedalot in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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?
pale.emperor

They forget little problems like this.
Also, as regards to clothes, fashions change all the time. Even in a utopia there's bound to be changes in clothing due to preference or to combat boredom of wearing the same thing. But then if the "kings and princes" ruling from heaven are dictating to us what to wear (no tight pants, skirts to a certain length etc) we're actually gonna be living in North Korea. Can men grow their hair in paradise? Or will there be a list of 5 acceptable haircuts like in North Korea?
No cool haircut. No cool clothes. No hot girls in spandex. No emo girls. No goths. No Rammstein. No more Quentin Tarentino films. No eating meat.
Shoot me now! Oh wait, you cant, im immortal. Noooooooooooooooo!!!
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Going Through A Box Of Old Photo's. Found This...
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
jw wedding early 1980s and where they are now.... .
pale.emperor

Hey Pale. Very interesting photo but are you sure that those you've listed as PIMO would be happy for their photo to be out there on t'internet?
In hindsight i probably shouldn't have. But there's no way of me deleting this thread.
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My return to the WT...a terrible mistake
by JustHuman14 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i haven't posted for quite a bit, decided to share my thoughts on this one, so it is a reference topic for anyone who decides to return back to the org, knowing all about the tatt.

being way for quite long for almost 15 years and all wt's activities, i have missed quite a lot including the "new light" latest updates, i found it quite hard to follow up what was going on to the meetings.

new songs, wt broadcast, videos, internet (so wt now is in favor of the internet) cartoons, and everything seemed completely new and weird to me.. reason for going back it was the severe pressure from close family members to return back to the "truth".
pale.emperor

I never condemn anyone who wishes to return after learning TTATT, as long as people are making informed decisions with all the evidence available to them then that's fine. But im glad you seen for yourself how it is all superficial and fake.
Personally, i'd rather shoot myself that return to that cult.
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Going Through A Box Of Old Photo's. Found This...
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
jw wedding early 1980s and where they are now.... .
pale.emperor

The guy in prison is a real nut case. Even back then we were told not to go near him. He had about 8 or 9 kids that were ALWAYS taken off him and his wife by social services. But they just kept having babies. He was a violent bully and most likely a psychopath. He broke his own babys jaw. One of his kids he locked in a wardrobe and fed her nettles. Seriously a F-d up individual. His wife never did divorce him, most likely was beating her up too.
is he still a dub ?
Im not sure to be honest mate. He's not the kind of person you'd want to upset so i wouldn't be surprised if the elders are just leaving him alone. He's got at least another 6 years left inside.
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Current 2018 outlines ca with br says do not communicate with apostates or Df ones
by poopie in
1. jw
2. friends
how is that possible if your child is df living at home..
pale.emperor

Yet.... you can talk to and say hello to those who've never been JWs.
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Let's talk about Blood again....
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i know we have all talked about this topic before, but for some new ones on the forum, or to refresh ourselves, i wanted to start this thread.. the society likes to go on about the sacredness of blood, and how it should not be transfused etc.. they liken it to a symbol of life itself.

something that should be respected and therefore not transfused.. but, what is more important: real life, or a symbol of life?.

an illustration came to mind.. if we give a bunch of flowers to a loved one as a symbol of our love for them, are those flowers more important than the love itself?
pale.emperor

Ray Franz said it best:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdE7u4_2Vxk
And this is the reasoning i used with JWs.
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Jah Jireh Care Homes
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.jah-jireh.org/.

they have care homes in england and wales: wigan, leyland, blackpool, methyr.and one in canada http://www.jah-jireh.on.ca/.

these are not funded or subsidized by watchtower.
pale.emperor

Here is the report into one of them:
http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/new_reports/AAAB3073.pdf
Oh dear. Isn't that "bringing reproach on Jehovah's name?"
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Going Through A Box Of Old Photo's. Found This...
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
jw wedding early 1980s and where they are now.... .
pale.emperor

Are they still married? I wonder if he attended her JC so he could "build her back up spiritually"
Last i heard they were still married. She left him a few times but always went back to him.
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Jah Jireh Care Homes
by pale.emperor in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
http://www.jah-jireh.org/.

they have care homes in england and wales: wigan, leyland, blackpool, methyr.and one in canada http://www.jah-jireh.on.ca/.

these are not funded or subsidized by watchtower.
pale.emperor

Understand im not bashing the concept of having a care home solely for JWs. I can understand from when i was an indoctrinated JW that the more uber JW folks would like to live in a little commune with only JWs.
But my concern is, and was even back then, that if a resident or staff member is disfellowshipped would they be "advised" to leave? If i were sacked for being DF'd, or victimized for it i'd take them to court on unfair dismissal charges.
Of course, if i do manage to reach the age of 70+ and suffering from a debilitating condition i intend to live out my twilight years high as a kite.