Posts by dazed but not confused

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Did you hear Jw's swear?

by highdose in

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i know that what counts as swearing differs alot from region to region, amongst the words i heard used were "crap, bloody, shit, git, bastard, bitch" and the dubs who used these words would say that they didn't belive they were swear words at all!.

dazed but not confused

I cussed from about the age of 5 or 6 regularly. I tried not to in front other JW’s. Once I told a kid who was a study to fu*K off. He told and I had a meeting in the back room with the elders. I was about 16 and had been baptized for a few years so I needed to be more “exemplary.”

My mom – uberJW – would call me a “little shit” when I would do something wrong and she was mad but trying to be funny in a way. She used that word a lot. I said Hell once in front of her and she flipped. I said "Hell is no where near as bad as shit." She said “Yes it is!” That’s about when I started to realize she was a bit of a hypocrite like every other JW.

I love to cuss. I won’t cuss in front of some people or at work in front of a home owner or client unless I hear them do it first. It’s a great stress reliever.

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JWs came to my house today

by enigma1863 in

i got an unexpectedvisit from an elder an a new guy i never met before.

he said jehovah hasnt forgotten me.

they said all jws are filling out an emergency contact information form.

dazed but not confused

I Have never heard a Witness claim that the flood wiped all the dinosaurs away before.

My mom told me this was one of her theories. She said when the earth was made, there was soooooo much vegetation that the dino's needed to eat it down, then god may have destroyed them in the flood or perhaps just before creating Adam and Eve. I was 6 or 7 and bought into that for a number of years, until I could think for myself.

So, Im not shocked that some still entertain these theories as stupid as they sound.

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New magazine Carts

by jonno12225 in

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news from my wife from the recent meeting is that our congregation will be recieving 2 new magazine carts for market witnessing.

we live in a small market town in north yorkshire and have regular street markets.. the congregation is small (75+ publishers, -1 now) so it seems that this is being rolled out pretty conprehensivly now to all congs.

i still have no info as to whether each congregation has to purchase these from the hq or costings per unit..

dazed but not confused

My goodness, Dazed! Can a cross be photoshopped into that picture? I'm thinking to the left of his window...

Lol... maybe he's an atheist

Just Lois - I was good at the initial knock. I had a specially tailored presentation that did not leave an opening for a RV return visit (TM). I would never place WT or Awake. Only the small tracks. I read a scripture and asked if they'd like to read it. If they did, I would leave saying have a good day. I droped years ago the part where I said "Can I come back in a week or 2 and see if you had any questions?" I almost never would come back...

It was the return visits that I HATED. I never had any desire to work something up. But when we HAD to go out, my favorite days were when we did RV's... "Does anyone have any RV's they'd like to do"? I always said I didn't have one but I was working on it.

I was however comfortable with talking "informally" (TM) with people at work or school about the troof...

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New magazine Carts

by jonno12225 in

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friends

news from my wife from the recent meeting is that our congregation will be recieving 2 new magazine carts for market witnessing.

we live in a small market town in north yorkshire and have regular street markets.. the congregation is small (75+ publishers, -1 now) so it seems that this is being rolled out pretty conprehensivly now to all congs.

i still have no info as to whether each congregation has to purchase these from the hq or costings per unit..

dazed but not confused

Because they are afraid to go door to door anymore...

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2013 Yearbook of JWs - Weird Cover Photo!

by 00DAD in

ok, can someone please tell me, what in the world do these women have on their faces???.

i couldn't find that it said where this was taken, but i'm guessing it's in myanmar as that is the featured country in the yearbook.

for context, here's a scan of the entire cover:.

dazed but not confused

Thanaka - A Distinctive Feature of Myanmar: The remarkably smooth skin of Burmese women is one of these traditions. Thanaka is a yellowish-white cosmetic paste made from ground bark. It is a distinctive feature of Myanmar seen commonly applied to the face and sometimes the arms of women and girls.

I'm surprised the JW women are wearing it. You know there's gotta' be some pagan origin to this!!! You would think.....

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2013 Yearbook of JWs - Weird Cover Photo!

by 00DAD in

ok, can someone please tell me, what in the world do these women have on their faces???.

i couldn't find that it said where this was taken, but i'm guessing it's in myanmar as that is the featured country in the yearbook.

for context, here's a scan of the entire cover:.

dazed but not confused

Nicotine Patches???? LOL... How weird.

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New magazine Carts

by jonno12225 in

jw
friends

news from my wife from the recent meeting is that our congregation will be recieving 2 new magazine carts for market witnessing.

we live in a small market town in north yorkshire and have regular street markets.. the congregation is small (75+ publishers, -1 now) so it seems that this is being rolled out pretty conprehensivly now to all congs.

i still have no info as to whether each congregation has to purchase these from the hq or costings per unit..

dazed but not confused

I hated service. So glad I left when I did. I never had the desire or heart to be a "preacher"

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What is your religious belief now?

by jwfacts in

i have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.

as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.

this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .

dazed but not confused

No. I can't imagine an atheist explaining to a fictitious bronze-age character that some fictitious events didn't actually happen.

Ahh, you beat me...

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What is your religious belief now?

by jwfacts in

i have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.

as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.

this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .

dazed but not confused

Can you imagine an atheist trying to convince Moses there is no God and that the 10 plagues were all part of his imagination?

I can't imagine why people believe in a fictional character that only exists in the fantasy of the bible.

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Your most DISTURBING WATCHTOWER Bethel/Branch experience? (No full names please)

by Balaamsass in

ok.. you 70 plus bethelite members.... this is your chance to share stories!

inquiring minds want to know !no full names please..follow t.o.s.

to avoid borg libel lawsuits).. i will start the ball rolling with week one.

dazed but not confused

Chip -

lol...