Posts by pale.emperor

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Terrence Howard quitting acting to bring "the truth"

by neat blue dog in

https://thegrio.com/2019/09/13/terrence-howard-announces-hes-done-with-acting-after-empire-ends/amp/.

after leaving the limelight his plans include “bringing the truth to the world.”.

pale.emperor

So he's had his career, made his money and is now ready to setting down and join the cult. Much like that basketball player a few months ago.

I hope he finds what he's looking for... although we all know he wont.

17

clinking of glasses

by sosad1 in

hello all - long ago i posted under sosad..... cant get back under that name so hello again.

i though i remember in hte last couple of years that there was a change in the strict practice of not clinking glasses and toasting,,, that it was more of a conscience decision.. was i dreaming this?

any help towards printed information on this subject is very much appreciated..

It was never allowed when I was a kid with any of the families that I knew. One time a non-JW guest at our house did it and my mum put a tea towel on her head and started praying to Jehovah for protection from bad spirits.

He must have thought we were mental.

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I'm Watching The Exorcist Right Now...

by pale.emperor in

as an ex-jw recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.. eating black pudding.

smoking a joint.

sleeping with someone on a first date.

pale.emperor

I didnt find the film even remotely scarey. The only bit I found uncomfortable was when the doctor was sticking a tube in her neck and the blood was spurting out.

Black pudding is crap. I would not eat blood pudding or sausage on a bet.

I'm with you on that. Tried it once, it tastes like metal. Shan't be eating it again. But at least I have my own reason to not eat it.

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I'm Watching The Exorcist Right Now...

by pale.emperor in

as an ex-jw recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.. eating black pudding.

smoking a joint.

sleeping with someone on a first date.

pale.emperor

As an ex-JW recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.

Eating black pudding
Smoking a joint
Sleeping with someone on a first date

And this evening I'm doing another one... watching The Exorcist. The one film wish (according to my JW upbringing) would 100% guarantee demons to inhabit you're home and maybe even your body.

It's not scary at all. Maybe it's because I genuinely don't believe in the supernatural and so it is, to me, just a fantasy film that could never happen.

I cant believe this film was so feared by the JW me 5 years ago. What did you all think of it?

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How to avoid getting disfellowshipped for having a wordly girlfriend?

by cookiemaster in

hey guys, i've been pimo going on full inactive for a very long time, 5+ years.

pretty happy with the current situation.

over the years, i've gotten lots of grief from the local elders and cos for my inactivity, attending wordly public events and social media posts.

pale.emperor

Listener and Finkelstein are correct.

i would just like to add that there was a girl in my congregation that pulled this off successfully. She was an elders daughter. The family hit a tragedy and she stopped attending. The witnesses thought she was taking a break due to stress. While not attending she got married to a non-witness and still never went back. She’s still in contact with all her family a even JWs invite her to weddings etc.

Could try that?

Also, why in the world would you take this girl to the memorial?

32

Do You Have ALEXA?

by minimus in

jw
friends

what’s your opinion of having alexa ?

is it something you would get if you don’t already have it?

?.

pale.emperor

My girlfriend has one. I do like that I can tell it to play such and such a song and it does. Apart from that I don’t have any need for one myself. It’s most likely the way of the future. In time we’ll likely all have one.

My concern is, is it listening all the time? Getting spam recommendations from things we’ve spoken about earlier... coincidence? I hope so. spooky.

18

Is this really what happens?

by Theonlyoneleft in

hello guys,.

long time no see.

the other day i went out with my sister.

pale.emperor

Mad isn’t it. Essentially asking “is she one of us or one of them?”

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I saw my mother today for the first time in three years

by pale.emperor in

i saw my mother today for the first time in three years..

she was on one of the witnessing carts in town at a station i don’t usually get off at.

i did today as i was dropping my daughter off somewhere.

pale.emperor

I've got to the point that I dont even care now. I know she's my mother but I feel nothing anymore. Just another JW. I have to think that way otherwise it'd drive me crazy.

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I saw my mother today for the first time in three years

by pale.emperor in

i saw my mother today for the first time in three years..

she was on one of the witnessing carts in town at a station i don’t usually get off at.

i did today as i was dropping my daughter off somewhere.

pale.emperor

I saw my mother today for the first time in three years.

She was on one of the witnessing carts in town at a station I don’t usually get off at. I did today as I was dropping my daughter off somewhere. I don’t know if she saw me but, damn, she looks old and tired.

We walked past, I gave her a head-nod and smile. She ignored it (or didnt see it). My daughter didn’t even know who she was so didn’t look up.

I told my older brother (who never got baptized and stopped going to meetings years ago), and he told me she’s been diagnosed with some sort of lung disease. Her doctor has told her to slow down, rest and basically take it easy. The problem with that is, she’s a fulltime pioneer. My brother told me that since the last convention she “realized” that the doctor’s advice was obviously a test from Satan to get her to stop pioneering – so she’s now actually doing more than she was before.

She’s pioneering herself into an early grave.

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Money! How much did you "Contribute" To The WTB@TS When You Were A Member

by The Bethelite in

jw
friends

i was in full time service for six years including bethel.

once i got out of bethel, i figured i had already given them six of the best years of my life (ages 18-24) working as a slave/drone in their factory, so i rationalized that i had given them enough... so over the next 27 years i would say maybe $200 bucks is it.

i think their whole "voluntary contributions" idea is biting them in the ass, because over all jehovah's witnesses are a cheap group people with a few exceptions.

pale.emperor

As a child from age 4-9 I used to put my pocket money in the donation box. But this was the late 80s and early 90s so it would only have been about 50p.

After than I donated sparingly. Not very much at all. Like pocket change.

when I moved out of my parents home I never donated a thing. At the time I felt a little guilty about it but looking back I'm so glad I never put any of my hard earned cash in there.