Posts by JakeM2012

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Yesterday I met a poster from JWN

by crmsicl in

about 4 months ago i pm'd poster "emma" because i noticed she was from the same state i grew up in.

i told her about myself and where i grew up, i was not a jw growing up but she was.

as we communicated we eventually realized that we were from the same neck of the woods and then even from the same high school and graduating class.

JakeM2012

"Two mothers actually named their children Farkel?"

Isn't your sister named Sparkel Farkel?

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Letter From My Mother: Moire insane Watchtower Rhetoric

by confusedandalone in

again, i apologize to any who think i may be going overboard posting these letters, but i am hoping that i can help prepare others for the type of bombardment that they may face when dealing with mentally diseased witness parents who have no idea just how much control this cult has over them:.

august 19, 2013. dear <my name removed> & <my wifes name removed>, .

i had the privilege of attending the convention this weekend for a second time and i must say that i enjoyed it more than the first.

JakeM2012

Confused and alone, I feel for you, manly hugs and I'll buy you a beer.

After reading your post for the last month or so I am happy that I have no contact with my still active family in the "truth", and I'm not disassociated or disfellowshipped. Not bragging. It took me some time to adjust, but now I'm very content. I should have left when I was 18 years old and saved myself the trouble and mess.

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AWAKE quote that is a "Point the finger" and ......

by Phizzy in

remember , there's three pointing back at the wt !

the following quote is taken from the awake 22nd april 1970 issue, pg 8 : -.

"one of the reasons is that people are disturbed by what is happening in their churches.

JakeM2012

Yes, mark worthy! Good catch.

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"Whether These Appear Sound From a Strategic or Human Standpoint or Not." - What do YOU think?

by jw07 in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20131115/seven-shepherds-eight-dukes/.

paragraph 17.

"at that time, the life-saving direction that we receive from jehovahs organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint.

JakeM2012

Personally, I think it just more mumbo jumbo to keep the R&F looking at/to them for guidance. They love the attention.

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the final fall of metaspy

by metaspy in

jw
friends

and so it goes....

JakeM2012

Metaspy, life it tough sometimes, we all go through rough patches. I am not familiar with your struggle, but I am no stranger to "tough and discouraging" situations. Things will get better,,, there has been a lot of good advice here and we do care.

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Pioneer School - 2 weeks long???

by Lynnie in

i talked to my 83 year old pioneer mother over the weekend and she said she's going.

pioneer school for 2 weeks starting today in lynnwood, wa.

is that how long they usually are?.

JakeM2012

I guess the pioneers who are already limited about secular work are even more limited when Pioneer school rolls around.

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Please Share one of your Favourite Quotations

by cofty in

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friends

have you ever come across words that resonate with you?

it doesn't have to be a great gem of wisdom, just something that is meaningful to you.. please share, and if you want to, tell us why it's meaningful to you.. here is something that made me nod when i first read it.... .

"fortunate are those who have learned to see, in the wild things of nature, something to be loved, something to be wondered at, something to be reverenced, for they have found the key to a never-failing source of recreation and refreshment".

JakeM2012

Where there's smoke, there's fire.

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My doubting friend came by and left the letter...

by confusedandalone in

i hope that i am not eating up alot of bandwidth and annoying anyone.

however as i make my exit i want to reveal as many things as possible.

i have a friend who had doubts about the latest change and wrote a letter.

JakeM2012

Aude, " I don't recall ever seeing such a detailed response"

Send in a donation for $5 and see how much attention you get.

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Shunning for inactive ones?

by frogonmytoe in

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friends

i visited my sister in a small town in the midst of the country, the town has a population of 3,000 and there's about 70 in the cong.

anyway, there was a local needs talk a few months ago about associating with family members who didn't live under your roof and no longer went to meetings.

one family of an elder dad and three sons (one an elder too, the others have stopped going) and a daughter (still going but married a 'worldly') are quite prominent and one half of a typical congregational feud.

JakeM2012

It could be that they are not considered "exemplary". Which can be a big and wide net used anyway you want. Considering some of the other recent topics, it seems to be a trend of increased encouragement/enforcement of shunning inactive ones and possibly pursuing them to disfellowship them. As I said in another topic, it is getting pathetic.

.15	-Balance and movement are impaired. At this BAC level the equivalent of half a pint of whiskey is circulating in the blood stream.
.15-.25	-Most people experience blackouts
.30	-Loss of consciousness
.40	-Complete unconsciousness and potentially fatal
.45+	-Breathing stop. A fatal dose for most.