Posts by Chook

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Singing

by skimthesurface in

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despite not wanting to be a jw anymore and not being at meetings for a few months, still have k. songs coming into my head- both from old and new song books - usually whilst working.

anyone else?

how does it make you feel?.

JWs may have got my mind with doctrine but they certainly didn't get those shit tunes in my head. I knew when they got new song book five years ago that either God had no taste in music or that there was delusion in the music room at bethel.

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Nicolas King: JW celebrity and example of hypocrisy

by neat blue dog in

nicolas king frequently sings with the watchtower chorus and had a supporting role in the dvd released at the 2014 convention.

(he's on the bottom row, second from the right.).

but he also is a jazz singer, traveling constantly performing at concerts, casinos, charity events, even a brief appearance on the tonight show.

Chook

Your absolutely right regarding the poor kid with violin deprived of a childhood of joy for a publishing companies marketing campaign.

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Hello

by UnshackleTheChains in

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i decided to join this forum as have been lurking awhile.

there are lots of interesting topics on here that appeal to me.. i have been a witness for almost 3 decades and am very disillusioned with the organisation at this time.

i am beginning to see it in a new light as i am getting older.

Chook

Welcome aboard, for some it's a home, others it a shoulder to lean or cry on. There's a lot less prejudice here than the org ever had, you've done a lengthy sentence, for some its like a prisoner being let out after doing a lifer. These guys on here are heroes of the poor.

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Don't touch ark of covenant

by Chook in

i raised an issue with a co once about an elders qualifications, he visited my house and in no uncertain terms said don't touch ark of covenant ( referring to elder as ark ) , i was gob smacked then he said to wife and i that if we pursued such an avenue we could be grieving gods holy spirit.

so ther you go elder are on par with god ..

Chook

Lookout.. this elder was a genuine dickhead who was trying to establish a JC against me for slander ,he had connections to the top. The problem the CO had was he was only appointed 6 months before at the grand old age of 26, my issue raised was he told his wife things that were said in sheparding call. Nothing said to elders is in confidence when they are married. I honestly believe they can't lose their job if CO likes them.

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Children

by Chook in

my philosophy on children ( i have two ) they bring joy until they can speak after that it's questionable.

then gran children ( i have 2 ) which are great, i don't have to discipline and can hand back .

the only other couple of things i appreciate children for is i can leave my wordly possessions to them and i like the idea i will be missed by someone when i leave this planet..

Chook

My philosophy on children ( I have two ) they bring joy until they can speak after that it's questionable. Then gran children ( I have 2 ) which are great, I don't have to discipline and can hand back . The only other couple of things I appreciate children for is I can leave my wordly possessions to them and I like the idea I will be missed by someone when I leave this planet.

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Kamikaze

by new boy in

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there are many people out there willing to die or kill for what they believe in.

i was one of those in my early twenties.

i was a self righteous pioneer and bethelite willing to die for what i thought was "the truth".

Chook

I love that sticker. It's pretty hard to protect oneself from a martyr , it's still effective in Iraq. It's just that nobody recognises the bomb inside the JW witnessing bag, it takes out a lot of genuinely good people.

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Double Standards?

by HereIgo in

i always found it interesting how there are doctors at bethel and jw lawyers, when the org frowns on pursuing higher education.

i guess it's ok if it's for their benefit?.

Chook

Don't listen to what they say watch what they do. Just like at assemblies they say we don't hand around collection plate yet tell everyone we are in deficit of thousands , when in reality it costs next to zero to run an assembly.

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Ridiculous ways you kept your "time going" in service?

by HereIgo in

i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.

then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.

i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.

Chook

How about when JW brought new ones to meetings, the time card kept rolling.

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clearing out

by zeb in

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sad days for me.

i have been doing the above and came across various notes letters i had kept down the years.

there were some letters from my mother.. some i have kept others were from beginning to end all wt dogma.