Conan The Barbarian

Joined

• started 5 topics
• posted 53 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Conan The Barbarian

• 
  19

  The Mormons would not let me speak at my Dad's funeral

  by FormerMormon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  --because i no longer nelieve.

  i was excommunicated for "apostasy".

  that was their rationale for not allowing me to speak at his funeral last month.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  Although sad, this is a common practice and behavior in many controlling religions. Hey, wait a minute! Most religions are controlling!
• 
  21

  Are active bethelites sent here to spy?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i wonder if bethelites are sent here for research, but i can't see any being sent here for research in which it wouldn't awaken them at the same time.

  even the governing body themselves may awaken if they were at this board haha.

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  Absolutely. I think that they monitor this site daily. They are trying to identify current JWs that are on here so they can be prosecuted. The members that are gone already or are identified apostates they dont care about.
• 
  70

  Why did you become a Jehovah's Witness ?

  by Gnosis in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  why did you become a jehovah's witness ?.

  initially upon entering the religion what were the positive things you experienced ?.

  how did that particular way of thinking both benefit and harm you ?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  Forced into it by my Mother. After years of association it became ingrained, my only socialization with other humans, and slowly many relatives involved so there was no way out.
• 
  8

  What is the latest time table "prophecy" of end time?

  by megaflower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have not posted in quite a while.

  i have been out 5 years now (it has been great) and i was wondering if they have a new twist on this.

  th last i heard they where waiting to see who the new king of the noth was.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  They are backing off the time calculation stuff (times of the gentiles) and focusing on the composite sign, how we seeit, it has been going along for a long time so we therefore must be deep in the period of the end. It has become more subjective and loose. It give them more wiggle room. The date of 1914 is still held, but is mentioned less and less. I suspect that 7-10 years from now (1914+5) none of us will hear mention of it at all. It will just fade away from memory and reference. this past Sunday at the Watchtower study, the Brother conducting totally blew the calculation of time that leads up to 1914. Another Elder tried to pick-up the ball and blew it also. It seems that fewer and fewer are able to recite the old details of doctrine/ The times, they are, a changin'.
• 
  26

  Quick, the elders are coming to the house! Hide that!

  by bronzefist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what did you have to hide from the elder's sight if they came to your house?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  MY policy for sometime has been not to let them in the house. When someone visits unannounced, I open the door, say hello, explain that my wife cannot receive company right now, step outside on to the front porch, close the front door behind me and chat a little bit standing outside in the front. When at the meeting, if one of the Elders asks if he and another Brother can speak to me for a few minutes, I ask if it is a judicial matter. When they reply no it isn't, I smile and say, I would prefer not to have any private discussions. It usually ends there and has seemed to be working for quite a while.
• 
  13

  Circuit Overseers Visit

  by I quit! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife is having her circuit overseer visit at her congregation tonight.

  anyone know what they are talking about?

  child molesters?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  I just went through a CO vist a little while ago. They have changed from what they used to be. Now they are much more milder and are a cheerleading session. He gives several "feel good" talks and one about dealing with persecution. A lot of commendation and "hang in there" stuff. The Ministry is emphasized, etc. If you can avoid him before and after the meeting you will be okay. If you go in service do it on Saturday morning where there will be a big turnout and he already has plans. He will leave you alone. His Wife will smile and chat with the Sisters. The Brothers who want to be appointed or want some special part on the CA, etc will get righ up front with the glad handing and the meals, etc so that kind of takes the pressure off the others.
• 
  8

  For those still in, what makes you feel like a witness and what doesn't?

  by Hermano in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've noticed when i exercise regularly i feel thin, regardless of my weight.

  this led me to think about how behavior, thoughts and feelings are tied together.

  so for those of you still in what activities or thoughts make you feel like a witness?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  I am still in, and can't answer that question. I don't feel like a JW and I am not happy, but I have been doing thiis for so long I just have a feeling to keep on doing what I am doing.
• 
  19

  2012 September Kingdom Ministry!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2012 september kingdom ministry.click the link in the blue box by the blue arrow..http://www.sendspace.com/file/lonxue.or.click free and then download file in blue letters after clicking here..http://www.filebox.com/mrtcwj3whmyl.or scans:.pg.1.

  http://uploadnow.org/share/339898-okm-10001.jpeg.pg.2.

  http://uploadnow.org/share/339899-okm-20001.jpeg.pg.3.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  Atlantis:

  I got it.

  Thanks!
• 
  19

  2012 September Kingdom Ministry!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  2012 september kingdom ministry.click the link in the blue box by the blue arrow..http://www.sendspace.com/file/lonxue.or.click free and then download file in blue letters after clicking here..http://www.filebox.com/mrtcwj3whmyl.or scans:.pg.1.

  http://uploadnow.org/share/339898-okm-10001.jpeg.pg.2.

  http://uploadnow.org/share/339899-okm-20001.jpeg.pg.3.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  Hey Atlantis,

  Thanks, but the sendspace site has a message that the file has been deleted.

  Is this true?
• 
  18

  Donations = iPads?

  by Emery in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had my co visit not too long ago and in our conversation on technology (i'm an apple guy) he stated that within the last year the branch supplied all traveling overseers with free ipads to use.

  he then proceeded to tell me he doesnt personally bring his to the meetings as not to stumble anyone (or maybe because we might see his high score on temple run).

  i was pretty surprised by this and began wondering... are jw donations towards the world wide work going to ipads for do's and co's to use in their spare time?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Conan The Barbarian

  Its just part of the WTS moving into the 21st Century and the digital age. As covered before in this Forum, there is a clear monetary advantage to providing literature digitally along with instructions, talk outlines and other items to the local and travelling Management. It is paid for by donations to the Worldwide work. Surprise! Surprise!

  A Brother in my Congo gave a local needs talk about a year and a half ago discussing that using iPads and other Tablets at the Meeting can cause an "unecessary distraction" to the "Friends" and can be an inmodest show of one's personal wealth. This was mainly because an old Brother (who has more money than the US Treasury) was bringing his iPad to the meetings and was using it. It is all he carries to the meeting. About six months later, the Brother who gave the talk shows up at the meetings with somekind of a tablet. He runs an app with a large face countdown timer and faces it towards the current speaker, so the speaker knows how much time he has left in his talk/part. I am sure that this was sanctioned by some Authority somewhere.

  A year and a half ago these things were tabu, now they are being handed out for free to the Travelling Management! You can't make it up.