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LOL Daily Show mentions JWs

by beksbks in

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http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-19-2010/extremist-makeover---team-mohammed-vs--team-jesus

They mention JW's in passing. Funny skit though. It's about 4 minutes long.

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Natick, MA Assembly Hall

by Eiben Scrood in

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i have a lot of memories of attending assemblies there for 30 years.

does anyone remember all the purple coloring?

remember that guy who used to wave a stick like he was conducting an orchestra except there was no orchestra, only a guy playing the piano and the audience singing?.

Ha! I loved that assembly hall. It had the prettiest baptism pool ( which is where I got baptised ). I remember we had to check coats in. I remember the ice cream too! I always wanted to hang out in the cafeteria during the talks but there was no way my mom would let me. As an adult when I had kids I would go in there, but by then it had lost its allure. Actually when my son was two he slid off one of the tables ( which had no backs ) and hit his head on the metal on the bottom of the table behind us and we had to take him to the hospital to get stitches!

I also remember they piped in the talks and such into the bathrooms so you wouldn't miss a thing. It was really awkward when you were peeing and midstream they started to say a prayer! And I remember the conductor who had no orchestra too! And the lady who played the piano. I haven't stepped foot in that place in over 10 years, but the memories still stay with me to this day!

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POLL Do you think the average JW is happy?

by aSphereisnotaCircle in

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i noticed on another thread a poster stating that he felt that unhappy jw's were in the minority.. .

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I think your average JW thinks they're happy, because if they're not, then their doing something wrong, because Jehovah's people are supposed to be the "Happy People". They are programmed to believe if they leave they will never truly be happy. I know of a lot of JW's who take anti depressants. If they left, they might find they didn't need them at all.( that's not to say there aren't people who truly are clinically depressed ) I was never happy as a JW, but I always pretended to be. I was a great actor that way. Now that I'm out, I am the happiest person around, and I don't have to fake it!!!

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Just finished reading I'm Perfect, Your Doomed

by cawshun in

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i was disappointed in this book, i kept reading it hoping it would get better.

i guess i got spoiled by this forum.

i have found better writings and stories here and a heck of a lot more humor.

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I loved the book. It mirrored my life growing up in the eighties. At times I felt I could be the one writing it. I especially liked the glossary at the end. I'm sure people here could write great books too, but until then, I'll enjoy what's out there.

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How did you REALLY feel when you where out in field service?

by megaflower in

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i never felt comfortable knocking on door and i hoped no one would be home.

my presentation was short and to the point because i did not want to get into discussions.

as we walked from "door to door" i secretly wished i could be like all the ones i saw in the nighborhood.

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Oh my. Babygirl and Tuesday had it right about bumping into a schoolmate. That was definately the worse torture ever. Once when out in service with this very social brother named Bob, I made the mistake of saying "hey, there's my next door neighbor Scott!" To which Bob slammed the brakes and rolled down the window and called over to this boy. I was probably 14 at the time, and I just wanted to DIE! I slunk down as far as I could in the seat, but to no avail. Needless to say Scott didn't let me forget about that! Ugh!

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The "Daily Text" a mini Brainwash before breakfast? YAWN!

by Witness 007 in

i hate the damn daily text!

i would wake up tired, looking for coffee and some eggs after a party night and my mum or wife would say "first lets read the daily text".......so not in the mood!

it's like a mini brainwash in case you forget your a witness later in the day.. remember whaen it came with the yearbook attached?

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We always read it before dinner as a family, since we all left at different times in the morning. Such rubbish. I hated it, I just wanted to eat! It was just another way to make sure that your mind was constantly on spiritual things, lest your mind wander away.....

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I took the '1914 Generation' prophecy seriously, did you? Do you even remember it?!

by nicolaou in

i was born in 1964, 50 years after 1914. even in my teens i was doing the sums.

i had a worse case scenario figured out - if the 1914 generation could apply to babies and even if they lived to be a 120, i would still only be about 70 years old after they'd all died!

i figured i was part of the first wave of 'jehovah's people' that really would live to see the new order - guaranteed!!

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Like Nellie, I was astounded when they announced this at the Convention and everyone applauded. I was like "WTF". How could they change such a fundamental thing? I didn't go to college because this system wasn't going to last, so why did I need a degree or a good job? All the people who never put aside money for retirement because they'd never have to worry about it. The houses that weren't bought, the children people didn't have. All because Armageddon was right around the corner. When I heard this change, I immediately thought it was changed because time was running short, this generation wasn't going to last much longer, Armageddon wasn't upon us, so the so called "faithful and discreet slave" had to do something to keep its members from questioning,and that is one of the biggest reasons I left.

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How did you REALLY feel when you where out in field service?

by megaflower in

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i never felt comfortable knocking on door and i hoped no one would be home.

my presentation was short and to the point because i did not want to get into discussions.

as we walked from "door to door" i secretly wished i could be like all the ones i saw in the nighborhood.

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I did not enjoy field service at all. I did auxiliary pioneer quite often and I was a regular pioneer for about a month ( until my husband told the elders we had fooled around before we had gotten married 5 months before ). I did this because it was my christian duty. I used to knock on the door soooo quietly, secretly hoping no one would answer the door. I used to look at the side of the street that had the least amount of cars and offer to take that side. I am a very anxious person when it comes to talking to people I do not know, especially when the topic is religion. I don't answer the door to strangers, yet I expected strangers to answer the door to me. I am so glad to have no part of field service any longer. I do not miss it one bit!

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