Posts by FFGhost

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Anyone else remember the Awake saying this?

by BottanicPepper in

i may have put this in the wrong thread.

if so, i'm sorry.. my conundrum is this.... i am almost completely certain that an awake back in the 80's/90's mentioned a group of rock bands we shouldn't listen to and i seem to remember them actually naming guns and roses.. i can't find anything now, and i'm wondering if it's the mandela effect, or if it's another case of the cdrom versions of the awakes being doctored again.. does anyone else remember this?

or am i crazy?

FFGhost

We had a CO play "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen during a circuit assembly. He was trying to demonstrate the dangers of "backward masking", the idea that bands intentionally recorded messages only understood when the (vinyl) record was played in reverse.

After playing it forward, he then played a recording of the same clip, backward.

He told the audience, "now listen - they clearly say 'decide to smoke marijuana' ".

I'm glad he told us in advance, because to an unprepared ear, the recording sounded more like "dgrtvdf sowooort maggitorushssss".

But hey, if the CO says it says "decide to smoke marijuana", who am I to deny it?

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Back to the Meetings------Back to Covid.

by pistolpete in

a lot of pimos are reporting that returning to the meetings is backfiring in that covid is spreading among the members returning.. post;.

so last saturday was my first meeting back in person and well it completely backfired.

last night i got a text from my group overseer saying that someone in the hall tested positive for covid and that we need to get tested(great 🎉).. honestly i kinda expected this.

FFGhost

There's no "COVID Explosion."

Pandemic is not quite over yet:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-we-know-about-omicrons-ba-2-variant-so-far1/

I expect the scenario mentioned in the Reddit to happen in hundreds if not thousands of congregations, particularly in the crowded conditions sure to occur at the Memorial.

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New Discovery at Mt. Ebal: the earliest historical instance of the name of God

by Terry in

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https://youtu.be/guzbxzdpflo.

FFGhost

Oh lord, get ready for some hyper-spastic "See? We told you so" articles from the WTS for the next decade.

27

4 New GB Helpers

by Reservations in

jw
friends

apparently 4 new gb helpers as per reddit.

1) paul gillies.

2) johnathan smith.

FFGhost

He is really exceptionally dull and uninspiring , with no noticeable empathy or warmth though

I'm pretty sure those are exactly the qualifications for "GB member". He'll fit right in.

7

Nagging starting

by road to nowhere in

phone call to us.

attend meeting, wear mask, distance, get shots.

every one was said to be nobodies business.

FFGhost

any potential cold or flu symptoms disqualify people from attending JW meetings at a Kingdom Hall

Or if you've been "exposed" to the virus in the past 10 days.

"Sorry, brother, since a significant number of those infected with COVID are asymptomatic, I cannot confirm I have not been exposed to it in the past 10 days. So, out of an abundance of caution and concern for the brothers, I'll be staying home from the meeting."

Repeat every week until they stop asking.

5

BEHIND the DOOR

by Terry in

jw
friends

behind the doorshe was a small girl wearing an old-fashioned bonnet.

like something out of a victorian painting.

her eyes were cast downward as she spoke to the psychologist; sometimes glancing at the scribbles the doctor made in response to certain words.behind her, in the hall, a tall, stout policeman near retirement age leaned in to catch what the girl was saying.

FFGhost

Help me understand so I can rest my mind.

Where was the girl standing when she opened the door for the first time? In the basement, or outside the basement?

It's a really well-written story.

34

Memorial invite

by JoenB75 in

now they start inviting to their "commemorate the death of jesus" event.

it always makes me a bit sad.

i don’t think i could endure to watch it myself today.

FFGhost

Remember in 2021 when the memorial was at their homes (on account of the pandemic) and elders letter said if there's no anointed people present you dont even need the actual emblems?
I mean, why bother even having it?!!

Or, the other extreme:

Whether there were anointed or not, most every congregation I know of told their members to have the emblems in their own house for Zoom.

What do you think happened after the final "amen" and buffoonish waving and the Zoom session ended?

Guar-an-TEED that 95% of the JWs chugged back the glasses of wine & got out the smoked salmon & cream cheese for the bread.

In other words, "partaking" of the very same emblems, just 15 minutes later when it somehow "didn't count".

And JWs mock Catholics for "pointless, stupid rituals".

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Lies, Damn Lies.

by Lost in the fog in

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/jehovahs-witnesses-to-resume-in-person-services-opt-not-to-resume-door-to-door-ministry/ar-aavnxv0 .

so apparently robert hendricks the spin doctor of the wt society has been proudly telling news channels how wonderful the wt org has been during the 2 years of the pandemic, checking in with each and every member to meet their needs on a weekly basis.. except, based on the comments of former jw friends on facebook, it's news to most of them since they are screaming out that they were totally neglected by the elders/ms throughout most of that period.

a couple even said that because of being ignored by the congregation during this time, that they have walked away completely.

FFGhost

Regarding groceries, in the US, there was a government-sponsored program of distributing boxes of food in the early months of the pandemic.

JWs were among dozens or maybe even hundreds of organizations that participated.

Yet, believe it or not , JWs were told that these government-sponsored gift boxes were evidence of Jehovah taking care of them.

Still not clear if the other thousands of non-JWs receiving the identical products from non-JW distribution chains were also experiencing "Jehovah's loving care".

22

Lies, Damn Lies.

by Lost in the fog in

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/home-and-garden/jehovahs-witnesses-to-resume-in-person-services-opt-not-to-resume-door-to-door-ministry/ar-aavnxv0 .

so apparently robert hendricks the spin doctor of the wt society has been proudly telling news channels how wonderful the wt org has been during the 2 years of the pandemic, checking in with each and every member to meet their needs on a weekly basis.. except, based on the comments of former jw friends on facebook, it's news to most of them since they are screaming out that they were totally neglected by the elders/ms throughout most of that period.

a couple even said that because of being ignored by the congregation during this time, that they have walked away completely.

FFGhost

To be fair, "honesty" is not at the top of the job description for PR flacks in any corporation.

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The Governing Body KNOWS what Russia is going to do.

by pistolpete in

gb sanderson reminding the member what the russian war is all about.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/tng8ys/dont_even_know_what_to_say/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3.

FFGhost

Pudge McGee thinks because he can haltingly speak at a Russian 202 level, he is the direct-from-Gawd pipeline for all information related to "the king of the north".