Posts by FedUpJW

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Those formula prayers. I want to scream

by stillin in

when the co is visiting, i think i hear "thank you , jehovah, for this special week of activity" until i want to vomit.. also "jehovah, please remember those sick and afflicted.

we pray that they can make a recovery and be back with us.".

stale, canned, institutionalized garble.

FedUpJW

"Jehovah, please remember those sick and afflicted. We pray that they can make a recovery and be back with us."

Just a few weeks ago I mentioned almost this very same thing to one of the eldurrs. I asked him if he ever thought about how Jehovah would "help those who are shut-in to know we "love" them," if no one ever bothered to actually go visit those shut-in persons, and see if there was anything they personally could do for, or with those ones? His reply? "Well if they are listening into the meeting on the phone tie-in they hear us ask Jehovah to help them know we "love" them and that is how they are encouraged."

Strange thing is that I must be doing something wrong. I no longer go with any group in field serve us. I go alone, without the required dress up for Sunday clothes and make my serve us into a service by going to those people and seeing of I can do their shopping for them, or fix something on their home, or perhaps just sit and spend some of that most finite and precious commodity I have with them. . .time.

I guess the eldurrs are too busy being "loving" shepherds to actually show any love.

Hypocrites!!

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Harmagedon backpack... Are we retarded??

by sp74bb in

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sorry for this matter has been already discussed.. i got shocked after watching this video:.

kingdom hall disaster demonstration.

this is really insane !!!

FedUpJW

Why is a bug out bag a great idea? Where are you bugging out to and from what?

Oh I don't know. Maybe like the time I was forced to evacuate during a 10,000 acre forest fire and had a "bug-out bag" ready to go with important documents, a few days worth of cash for emergency use to secure hotel lodging, vehicle fuel, restaurant meals the next county over, and a few other needed items? Perhaps not important to some, but better prepared than being a leech on someone else charity IMO!

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David Splane on the "older members" of the GB

by Richard_I in

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in the august broadcast, david splane is shown in a morning worship video.

i just wanted to focus on the end of the video, were he has this to say:.

the governing body loves to get together and discuss the bible.

FedUpJW

Surely new light comes from Jehovah?
Surely any new light from Jehovah wouldn't have 'ramifications on other prophecies'?
Surely new light from Jehovah would 'fit' with 'everything'?
Right?
Right?

Great point!

Didn't someone in history say something profound about a house divided against itself? Oh yeah...that's right; I found it in that book the governing body is so fond of sitting around discussing, the Bible. Jesus said it when accused of resurrecting people by Satan's power. So why are they divided when they try to fit things together?

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Jw's and beards

by wannaexit in

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without going into details.

it appears that new light might be coming down the pipes that beards are acceptable.

FedUpJW

I've had one for six weeks now, well trimmed not the ZZ Top style, and not one word has been said. . .yet.

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How delusional is Tony Morris actually?

by Festus in

anthony morris iii was representing gb in international convention in helsinki, finland.

in his final talk he mentioned that at the fight of armageddon jesus will fight together with the 144 000. he then reminds the audience that one angel destroyed 185000 assyrians.

so what are "144 000 immortal creatures together with jesus going to do".

FedUpJW

There won't be much for those 144,00 to do. After all with the world population counter just a minute ago saying that the earth's population was 7,444,967,225 and counting that means each of those 144,000 will only get to kill about 51,644 people after the JW's are saved. They are getting short-changed and I am sure ToMo the Destroyer will be really pissed that he doesn't get to kill more than that. Maybe he will only target men with tight pants?

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A change in understanding Deu.6:4

by no-zombie in

while i may be wrong, i believe that today's wt study article was the first one to say the deu.

6:4 was not written to refute the trinity.

i found it odd to say the least, since for all the years i've being going to meetings (over 50+ in actuality) the verse written by moses, has always been used to counter the trinitarian gods of the egyptians and the trinity today.

FedUpJW

Not to hijack your thread this entire article was contradictory in many ways.

It made this statement, ". . .it is clear that his fundamental requirements for true worshippers(they spelled this word wrong) remain the same today." Yet the governing body changes the rules every few months or so.

Then, "To give Jehovah exclusive devotion, we must be careful not to allow anything to take, or even to share, the place in our life that Jehovah alone should occupy." That's why JW's basically worship the governing body, branch members, circuit overseers, elders, pioneers etc.

Or this, "Or the love of the world might involve. . .the pursuit of higher education." Let's see them fight their legal battles with only high school graduates. Or any of the engineering needed for their Warwick compound using only high school graduates. Or any of their dental, medical work including surgeries performed by only high school graduates.

HYPOCRITES!

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Elders and Attendants sing, clap and turn backs on Street Preacher after Duluth RC.

by ToesUp in

very strange behavior by the attendants and elders after the duluth, ga, rc.

on the first link the attendants start to exit the arena, then line up and turn their backs on the street preachers.

(around the 6:00 mark).. elders and attendants after duluth rc.

FedUpJW

What's with the orange lapel ties?

Years ago I worked with a well known band. We used neck lanyards like this to hold our backstage passes so that we could move around much easier.

They did make one feel somehow just a little bit more special than the public crowd in the arena. THAT is the reason for them IMHO. Just another little "bone" thrown to the attendants to make them feel they are "special".

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Elders Advice Backfired And Now Im The Happiest I've Ever Been

by pale.emperor in

just wanted to update you guys of the amazing couple of weeks i've had in recovering from the cult.. i was attending the meetings still just so i could see my daughter in the kingdom hall and have her sit we me half the time.

i had no intention of ever becoming a jw again but was hoping to be re-instated and just not turn up ever again so i could at least see my family.

but then an elder said something to me that changed all that.

FedUpJW

i had joint custody of my. . .kids when their mother divorced me. It didn't mean jack shit when they were turned against me in their early teens.

I hear you there. Pretty well the same story here. A son whom I haven't seen or spoken to in nearly twenty years (his choice). A daughter who has just now began to reach back out to me after the same amount of time. And four grandchildren that I have never seen, even in pictures.

Their loss I guess.

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Experience You'll Never Hear at The Conventions: I write Porn Part Time and Pioneer!

by MTSman in

i’m a pioneer in city of brotherly love.

(yeah i said my city.

don’t give a fuck) most pioneers who need extra money, get a part gig working as a security guard, barista, or making sandwiches for a few bucks an hour.

FedUpJW

I’ve got a degree. . .Quit a dilemma.

And that is where you lost my interest. Just sayin'.

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Poor Sisters

by Darryl in

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i really felt for you sisters i mean i really did.

when you showed up at the sunday meeting and found out the subject of the talk was going to be -and i can't quite remember the exact wording- but something to the effect of marriage and headship, or honoring and obeying your husband, or something like that how many of you wanted to jump right back in your car and head home.

i mean 45 straight minutes of beating down you poor ladies and telling you that you are not worthy of making one decision, taking the lead in anything, don't question the man be obedient and keep quiet.

FedUpJW

Another example : they usually live much longer then men.......

That's because we have to put up with women.

Now before you all jump on the lynch wagon, that was an old joke from many years ago, and I only hoped to bring a grin to someones face, and a groan from the rest.

Carry on!