Posts by OneFingerSalute

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So Long Palmyra NY Hall

by mrquik in

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ah just more evidence of the work "speeding up during the time of the end".

i helped build this hall.

was appointed as an ms & elder there.

OneFingerSalute

Fleecing of the flock?

Naw, just the governing body showing loving concern for the money "entrusted" to them by the rank and file. (Sarcasm off)

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2016-2-9-BOE--Screens for Video Playback!

by Atlantis in

2016-2-9-boe..re: supply of screens for video playback at kingdom halls.http://postimg.org/image/ibc7p49ov/..wtunderground!

We are pleased to once again create an over-whelming desire for material things, and to again stir up the spirit of competition between congregations on the part of you fools who keep on shelling out your hard earned money trying to have the latest, greatest, shiniest new electronic device.

We are happy to once again shove out grubby hands into your pockets.

We know you will be blessed for letting us do so.

Your masters in the Big House,

Governing Body

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Did you get " Counseled " about the Music you Listened to While you were a JW ?

by flipper in

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from the time i was a small boy - i loved rock n' roll music.

beatles, rolling stones, led zeppelin, hendrix.

i started getting slighted for the music i listened to as i lay in my bedroom listening on headphones to led zeppelin's song " black dog " at age 14 with my elder dad looking suspiciously at me as i'm rocking out .

OneFingerSalute

I was in a couple bands in the seventies, eighties, and nineties. I was always catching hell from pious JW's for performing songs like Hey Jude, Let It Be, If The House Is Rockin', Cocaine, Delia's Gone, Long Black Veil, Hurt, House Of The Rising Sun, and more than I can even remember. Counseled many times by JW's who were drunks, embezzlers, womanizers. . .

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Caption This Photo From The January Study Edition

by JW_Rogue in

so as some are probably aware the january study edition has two articles on the anointed.

one basically discouraging people from believing they are anointed and another about how ones should view partakers.

this photo is from the second article:.

OneFingerSalute

Damn it! That clumsy punk attendant just spilled chunks of cracker on my brand new suit! I wonder if I can get away with punching hm in the 'nads?

(the older gentleman)

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Again: Where is Jesus?

by Wonderment in

the watchtower of december 2015 reports the following reaction of a family with four teenagers in the country of rwanda with the publication of the nwt, and how grateful they were for it.

the wt magazine said: .

things changed when the new world translation in their language became available.

OneFingerSalute

What struck me was that they spent an hour yesterday asking the pre-planned questions, and parroting the printed answers in a "study" bragging about a Bible translation.

Here all along I thought they claimed that they actually studied the BIBLE. Not some magizine bragging about book publishing.

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The Forgotten Ones

by ToesUp in

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just curious...is anyone hearing the older/infirm ones speaking out to others on how they are being treated in the congregation?

without giving anything away, i have spoken to so many older ones (some are sickly or can't drive in the evening or can't drive at all) who can't make it to all the meetings, assemblies, etc., that are complaining on how they are being treated by the more righteous ones in the hall.

the ones i have spoken to make the comment that it seems to be the younger elders that have less empathy and concern for these ones.

OneFingerSalute

Ah, @dbq407, I think that is the reason my dear parents are now being unofficially shunned.

My father commented to me at the time all the new shiny electronic gadgets were bought for their KH so the congregation could watch GBTV, all the loony videos for the CLAM etc., and then began their blatant pandering for money during every local needs that he was no longer going to contribute anything. And he quit giving money.

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QUICK! Questions to ask MARK SANDERSON!!!!!!!

by TeenageInsider in

quickly!!.

mark sanderson at a regional assembly.. i will find him and ask him questings.. please quickly leave questions you want me to ask.. i will record and post updates!!!!.

hurry..

OneFingerSalute

"Are you aware how much your failure to protect children is bringing reproach on Jehovah's name?"

This, IMO, is the best question so far. IF, and that is a very big if, he were to answer, "yes" would hang them all as accomplices. "No" would admit willful ignorance and also expose them for the uncaring, pompous as-a-wholes they are.

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How Important to You Is Being Married Or Staying Single?

by minimus in

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i have friends that pretty much need to be in a relationship.

if they aren't with somebody, they are miserable.

if they are in a relationship, they are unhappy.. do you feel that you need to be n a relationship or are you content to be single..

OneFingerSalute

The only way being single (IMO) is a poor choice is in the very narrow definition of what a single person can do for recreation in the JDub religion.

If you choose to be single you automatically remove at least one half of the oh so "loving" congregation as associates. Remember, according to WT men and women cannot associate without jumping in the sack for some mattress acrobatics. Of course you will then feel like a third wheel because most everyone else is married (usually miserably). Besides who wants to hang around with squabbling people?

For me being true to myself, enjoying a wide range of people both male and female on a completely friendly level is the most important. However the greatest majority of my female associates are not JDub's for very good reason. And if one of my single woman friends happens to want some very discreet extra attention, well that is like icing on the cake.

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Quiz - What do all of these jw.org WT Online Library references have in common?

by Esse quam videri in

watchtower online library.

sexual abuse.

after effects: g93 7/22 6-7; g93 10/8 4; g91 10/8 3-10. alleged abuser: w95 11/1 27-29. ancient times: g93 10/8 3. appreciation for awake!

OneFingerSalute

The answer jumps out to 'a thinking person' [Watchtower terminology] that the many words are mainly for show, to give the appearance of more.

Exactly. The WT is nothing if not obsessed with appearance for the sake of appearance. Actual information is to be avoided as it may lead that same thinking person to that correct conclusion.

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The Forgotten Ones

by ToesUp in

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friends

just curious...is anyone hearing the older/infirm ones speaking out to others on how they are being treated in the congregation?

without giving anything away, i have spoken to so many older ones (some are sickly or can't drive in the evening or can't drive at all) who can't make it to all the meetings, assemblies, etc., that are complaining on how they are being treated by the more righteous ones in the hall.

the ones i have spoken to make the comment that it seems to be the younger elders that have less empathy and concern for these ones.

OneFingerSalute

My very elderly frail parents live less than 500 feet(US) from their kingdumb hall. My mother cries when she speaks about the oh so "loving" brothers and sisters that just drive by going to or from the KH and cannot even be bothered to wave, let alone stop for a few minutes and visit.

My father being somewhat more stoic just simply says, "No one ever stops anymore."

As much as I can from over 1000 miles away I take care of them myself. Daily calls. A road trip every five or six weeks to personally check in on them. Using the "world" to the full to assist in any way I can until better arrangements can be made, because the JDubya's cannot care less than they do.

My multiple requests to have someone at least stop for a few minutes and let them know they are missed go ignored, even being asked myself by the eldurrs, "wouldn't it be better if they just went to sleep and passed away in their sleep?"

Damned hypocritical idiots. And yes, I see that where I am, the older ones are ignored, ridiculed, and generally treated like trash that the young healthy kool-aid drinkers wish they could have hauled away. (Rant over)