Posts by cobaltcupcake

i wonder whether any of you took note of the article in the 12/15 study edition wt "the simplified watchtower .. why introduced" i couldn't believe they actually had the temerity to put such tripe into print and onto the record.. i was flat-out astonished with its put-down of vocabulary building and self-improvement:.

one egregious example: " the time spent looking up words and explaining expressions (ostensibly from the "smart people's" watchtower) is now spent gaining an understanding of the scriptures and how they fit into the lesson.".

one jw cited in the article actually blames her college education for causing her to fall into the bad habit of "speaking and thinking a way that was more complicated than necessary.

cobaltcupcake

It wasn't all that long ago (well, maybe it was) that just the opposite was applauded in the same magazine and we were encouraged to have a dictionary handy when we were preparing for the meeting. I remember how they used to say that reading the literature improved your vocabulary. Now they've dumbed down the "smart-people's" Watchtower and created an even more dumbed-down version. How toopid do they think their constituency is?

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the other side of disfellowshipping

by nowwhat? in

personally i hate it when you come face to face with someone disfellowshiped and you can't do a simple acknowledgement or greeting.

they are obviously making an effort to be there to be reinstated.

as i recall back in the 1970's they did allow this but what is always the case some took advantage of this provision and in engaged in full blown conversations.

cobaltcupcake

that the spirit protected everyone from me during the meeting..

For full protection they should install a "DF-Only" bathroom and drinking fountain. Did they give you a scarlet letter to sew onto your clothes? Did you have to walk through the hall crying out "unclean, unclean?"

Despicable is exactly right.

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I am like Dr. Leo Marvin in "What about Bob"

by NVR2L8 in

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a few days ago i watch the old bill murray movie "what about bob" with my family and realized that i'm in the same situation as dr. leo marvin (played by richard dreyfus).

for those who have never seen this movie, dr. marvin is a psychiatrist who is unable to shake off an obsessed patient who manages to track him down during his family vacation.

the patient befriends the family who see him like a charming man, when in fact he is driving dr. leo crazy.

cobaltcupcake

God, I love that movie!

Having suffered from anxiety myself I can totally relate to Bob's perceptions.

I think the M. Night Shaymalan movie "The Village" closely mirrors my experience with JWs.

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My wife just told me to move out...

by nolongerconfused in

because of "religious" differences, she now wants me to move out and "separate"...i said what biblical grounds does she have for her request?.

she couldnt respond...she said she'd rather be beaten up by me than have an "apostate" in the house.... this org definitely encourages conditional love.... i don't know what to do...by the way, we dont have children.

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cobaltcupcake

I'm so sorry you're going through this!

As someone pointed out, in a WT years ago it laid out the grounds for separation, and one of them was absolute endangerment of spirituality. If you're pushing TTATT too hard, she may actually have grounds to leave. I'd apologize and hit the mute button on preaching at her.

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Today's watchtower study... Ugh.

by OneDayillBeFree in

watchtower studies like today's really make me feel anger for this cult.

i mean almost all of them do but this one is one of those articles that takes things too far.. i mean they are condemning the people who are trying to help/save the earth because it's "satan's" world and instead are saying that religious salesmen with magazines are doing way more than the others!like are you f**king kidding me?another reason why i hated this study article is for what some of the young ones did in response to the study.

as one was unwrapping a piece of candy, he decided to throw the wrapper on the ground.

cobaltcupcake

I can remember wanting to volunteer to help out in the community, but of course I couldn't. I had to repress those desires and try not to care.

Is there any part of your personality they don't try to squelch?

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Notes from "Safeguard Your Conscience" Special Assembly Day

by WinstonSmith in

recently we had the 'privilege' of attending our local special assembly day.

the theme for this year was safeguard your conscience, and you guessed it, they looked up every reference to the word 'conscience' in the bible and then wrote a talk about each one.

it was most definitely a case of "pack your bags, we're going on a guilt trip.".

cobaltcupcake

If, on a regular basis we ignore the prodding of our conscience, we can let ourselves drift away from Jehovah. We should not let our imperfect flesh guide us, but rather, holy spirit.

Hold the phone! Do you guys really and truly believe that the holy spirit is guiding you to protect pedophiles in the congregation?

I might add that my bible-trained conscience screamed at me to leave rather than remain "faithful" and be party to pedophilia.

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Deteriorating content of the WT

by His Excellency in

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has anyone noticed the recent deterioration in the quality of wt's contents lately?..

the spiritual food seems to be getting more and more shitty these days.

i have given a thought to what could really be going wrong, and if it is likely that some on the wiriting committee is consciously dishing out those nonsense to facilitate more poeple seeing ttat.

cobaltcupcake

They've definitely dumbed it down over the past couple of decades. I can remember when I'd have to consult a dictionary while preparing for the WT study. Now they've got both dumb and dumber versions out each month.

Anyone remember the phrase "we oldsters of this generation?" It used to be liberally sprinkled throughout the literature. Was that a Freddie Franz special?

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Hubby and Wifey saying Hi

by free and happy in

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so where do you start?.

i've been reading peoples experiences for several months now trying to figure out what i want to say but how do you put your whole life into a few words?.

i was a born in but have been happy and free for 5 years and luckily for me my husband felt the same way and we have freed our children from being brainwashed.

cobaltcupcake

Welcome, both of you! I love your exit story with the briefcase on the platform. LOL!!