Posts by Clearview

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Memorial Audience Filled with Unbelieving Mates and Other Miserable Relatives

by xjwsrock in

i looked around my hall and saw so many miserable unbelieving mates and relatives it was actually funny.

they were in a glazed-over stupor.

they looked liked children forced to go to an opera.

Chapter One of my New Novel "New Boy"

by new boy in

jw
friends

the pledge is over and all the children sit back down at their desks.

many kids look at keith as he walks back into the classroom.

then your religion is weird.” .

Clearview

Yep, that brought back some memories, been out almost 9 years and the happy birthday song still makes me feel uncomfortable and left out, stupid cult.

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The diabolical plan of the WTBTS.

by DATA-DOG in

diabolical, or just really dumb, desperate and grasping for control; either way, the devil is in the details of the january 15, 2016 "study edition" of the watchtower tractazine.

so, we have two intertwined articles concerning "anointed" individuals within the sect of the wtbts inc. "the spirit bears witness with our spirit.

" and "we want to go with you people.

Clearview

RWTFF = Resting What The F**k Face. That part made me laugh too :)

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Sophie gives even more than ice cream money to the WT

by OrphanCrow in

How do the r&f not see what's going on here? I mean, its not even a picture of a kid with money going into the maze, its just a picture of a f*****g hand holding out money. How much more blatant can they get? They might as well just come out and say "We don't care about you, just put your money in the box, spend all your time trying to find other people to put money in the box, and don't complain about it".

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Where's my invitation to the Memorial? What the hell!

by ToesUp in

jw
friends

a carload of jw's worked our street today.

obviously they are doing the invites to the memorial.

of course, we didn't answer.. 1 ring, 2 seconds at the door (that's all we get?

Clearview

I found mine in my door today. I carefully wadded it up and placed it in the garbage can, but not before noting the time and date of the memorial so that when that time and date comes, I can reflect on how happy I am to not be sitting there listening to some idiot drone on about nothing.

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CRA screwup for WT Canada?

by berrygerry in

okay, they've posted their 2015 return - i am very confused.. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23-eng.action?b=119288918rr0001&fpe=2015-08-31&n=watch+tower+bible+and+tract+society+of+canada+%2f+la+tour+de+garde+soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9+de+bibles+et+de+tracts+du+canada&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3a80%2febci%2fhaip%2fsrch%2fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3fk%3dwatch%2btower%26amp%3bs%3dregistered%26amp%3bp%3d1%26amp%3bb%3dtrue.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on?.

Clearview

Marking this thread, can't wait to see if the info is accurate or an error on the gov. website.

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Evolution is a Fact #28 - Something Darwin Didn't Say

by cofty in

one of my friends posted an inspirational picture on facebook this morning.

even before i checked i knew that it was a fictional quote.

it was written by somebody who has not grasped a basic fact about evolution.. darwin did not say this.... it is a common misunderstanding that evolution favours individuals who are able to adapt to their environment.

Clearview

Another awesome thread, thanks cofty :)

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I can't just walk away, I need to keep reinforcing what I did was right (Leaving the org)

by pleaseresearch in

when i speak to my mum about things, she says why do you keep looking on the internet and news etc... why don't you just live your life and forget what you learned growing up.. maybe i was so so indoctrinated as a child that even though i have woken up and learnt ttatt, i still need to keep up to date with new findings from ex and fellow brothers and sisters.

listening to their testimony about why they left.. this was to me and all of you i'm sure, the truth.

so to finally wake up is absolutely massive.

Clearview

Same here. Although I've been out for almost 9 years, I like to stick around here and keep up on things because my parents are still in, and some of the guilt of them thinking they're going to lose me "soon" is a bit of a cloud over my conscience sometimes. I know I shouldn't let it bother me, but it does.
I'm waiting for the silver bullet of information that might wake my parents up. I don't have a lot to add so I mostly lurk here.
Part of me also wants to watch as this worthless cult crumbles to the ground.

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Evolution is a Fact #27 - Monkeys, Typewriters, Shakespeare, 747s etc.

by cofty in

most creationist arguments can be summarised as "complexity, complexity, complexity - therefore god".

we have all heard the illustrations about the odds of (insert favourite example) evolving, being less than 10,000 monkeys typing macbeth by pure chance.

evolution is not like that.

Clearview

I've been following (lurking) this series closely. Best one yet!

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Another one bites the dust...

by StarTrekAngel in

so despite glimpses of hope here and there, the wife is just not seeing this cult for what it is.. so who is the one the bit the dust?

i've not been feeling so well lately.

a bit of lightheadedness.

Clearview

I usually just lurk here and don't comment very often, but I had to sign in to say that I feel for you man. That kind of anxiety and stress is the worst. I know the exact feeling in your chest that you describe, and the depression, though mine was from a really stressful job. As soon as I left that job (got laid off - best day of my life) my condition magically disappeared within a month, but it does come back once in a while when I get stressed out, and the situation you're in is exactly the type of stress that triggers it. I don't really have any advice, I just wanted to say that I can relate and I know exactly how you feel. I hope that somehow soon you're not under so much pressure, nobody should have to live like that. Stupid damn cult, free to leave, my ass!