Posts by Fadeaway1962

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have you heard anything ?

by lancelink in

i was a witness from grade school ( 1976) until 2007. i seem to remember an important aspect that was always talked about at the hall as being a fact.they would say that "the rocks themselves would cry out" if the public preaching work was to stop,,,,, all i've seen and heard these past few months are the witnesses complaining about the witnessing work coming to a halt.but i've not heard one rock crying .. .

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Fadeaway1962

It's a fulfilment of Micah 4:1

In the final part of the day's

The mountain of the house of Jehovah will be firmly established

And to it people's will STREAM.

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Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?

by phoenixrising in

i have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.

i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.

i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.

Fadeaway1962

A gong I was in the po ,his son and son in laws and there pals were elders so some of it is a social thing and to be included in that circle .

And some wife's pushed there husband to be elders to be included in the social circle too.

(And to find out all the gossip)

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Watchtower admits false prophesy in Court of Law!

by digderidoo in

a false prophesy was promulgated?

q. it had to be accepted by jehovah's witnesses?

q. error?

Fadeaway1962

Tell us more crofty🤔

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Watchtower admits false prophesy in Court of Law!

by digderidoo in

a false prophesy was promulgated?

q. it had to be accepted by jehovah's witnesses?

q. error?

Fadeaway1962

Was that the time Fred Franz was asked about his qualifications regarding him translating the Hebrew language bible and he could not even translate a simple verse ?

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8 Documents Arrived Today!

by Atlantis in

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1.--authorization and release agreementfor disaster relief medical assistance.

------------------------------------------------------------------2.--for the attention of all elders------------------------------------------------------------------.

3.--additional direction regarding assistance with practical needs------------------------------------------------------------------.

Fadeaway1962

Hi think I have the same problem as poztate or I am a dummy

Many thanks

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8 Documents Arrived Today!

by Atlantis in

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friends

1.--authorization and release agreementfor disaster relief medical assistance.

------------------------------------------------------------------2.--for the attention of all elders------------------------------------------------------------------.

3.--additional direction regarding assistance with practical needs------------------------------------------------------------------.

Fadeaway1962

Please can I get a link

Many thanks

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New in the neighborhood..

by Italiancalipso in

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i'm not totally new here, as i'm reading since some time...then i tried to sign up but had some technical issue with the email,eventually recovered..... i'm from north italy, for your info from the region where the covid is worse.

i'm male, generation millennial(...unfortunately not the overlapped generation :))) ) ..sorry to don't go in so much details, but i'm pimo ;).

hope i can contribute to this community and help as much i got from you guys.... have nice weekend!.

Fadeaway1962

Welcome italiancalipso

Someone from a previous gong went to serve in a Sri Lanka committee in northern Italy somewhere.

Have had holidays in Tuscany ,Umbria,

Sardinia, Sicily

Great food and wine and history

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Brainwashing left a stain

by Fadeaway1962 in

hi one of my jw parents died recently of old age , after decades of brainwashing of the dead are just a sleep and if we are good we would see them again in paradise .. i fully understand now you have one life and should make the best of it but finding it difficult at the moment to get my head around it .. it's just a bit of a rant but your the only ones that i can try and express how i feel and be able to understand after the years of brainwashing how it affects my thinking process.. thanks for any help and advice..

Fadeaway1962

Thanks sea breeze

Don't think that for me ,it's a bit like a sci fi book I read flashforward by Robert j Sawyer.

Thanks for the thought

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Brainwashing left a stain

by Fadeaway1962 in

hi one of my jw parents died recently of old age , after decades of brainwashing of the dead are just a sleep and if we are good we would see them again in paradise .. i fully understand now you have one life and should make the best of it but finding it difficult at the moment to get my head around it .. it's just a bit of a rant but your the only ones that i can try and express how i feel and be able to understand after the years of brainwashing how it affects my thinking process.. thanks for any help and advice..

Fadeaway1962

Thanks everyone for your kind words

Being a born in 50 plus years like many here it's just proves the continued indoctrination can have on our thinking it's only been a few years fading but still a work in progress.

Italiancalipso welcome and thanks very interesting article , one of my kids is studying physics at uni and always says physics is everything and everything is physics ,

I don't believe there is a god anymore the evidence I have considered is saying to me that nothing is out there but the wonders of the universe.

Thanks again everyone

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Zoom zoom rules +

by Wakanda in

1. and this is most important, everyone listen up: dress up like you normally would for meeting!

-oh, gawd.. 2. if you use a zoom background, make sure it is not distracting, or something crass like prison.

stick with something dignified and subtle.

Fadeaway1962

The elders will not be going out during the meeting like they do at the k/hall for a mother's meeting they will all have to sit through all the the meeting and pay attention