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  The ORIGINAL 'Sweet Child o' Mine'

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  gun's 'n' roses did a decent cover of it!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbsezzgcwmi.

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  days of future passed

  Lederhosen fun!
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  pictures for or of pimos

  by waton in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a picture so embarrassing, even wtbts inc does not want to describe it?

  this week's study, no 52, march 1 2020 wt dec 1919. picture description (on page 27) for pages 23 and 26 but not for the one on page 24, too embarrassing?

  picture it, page 24. the wt lady, with a head volume ~8 times that of the gentlemen sitting behind her, eager to have her voice boom in the kingdom hall, raising arms with 3 other "sisters", whereas all 4 males are abstaining.

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  days of future passed

  Not a bible in sight. What were to happen if the internet went down/ no wifi?

  Look how progressive the bro in the back is with his baby holding skills. Maybe that is Sister Happy's husband and she is going to comment on that. And I get from the picture, that all the husbands are expecting a glowing report from their wives.
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  Please help

  by Dano3456 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i are not religious nor do we want to be.

  we are very set in our spiritual beliefs.

  we have worked with a jw who's family have been like a part of our family for 6 years.

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  days of future passed

  Everyone is different. Some children and adults, won't be bothered/influenced by just going to a few meetings. However, there are instances that can affect children very deeply and you won't know about it.

  From my own experiences growing up in this religion, I accepted what was said from the platform because I was told lying was bad, lying about God was punishable by everlasting death. So of course, things said at the hall, were going to be true otherwise they would suffer eternal death.

  We had books that showed death and violence to those that didn't serve God. Peer pressure. Constant encouragement to not live life now but wait till God makes things right on earth.

  One of the saddest videos that they have put out recently, shows a young child being offered a chance to expand his abilities to play the violin with other "worldly" children. His father continually pressures him to not do it till in the end, the child turns his back on the opportunity. Just so he can spend more time with god. Almost everyone that has grown up in this religion, lost out on their true creative abilities because of the Watchtower strongly discouraging doing anything other than going to meetings, go out in service, study the bible.

  You can skip to 6:07 or so if you just want to see the clip. (thanks to berrygerry for posting it here)

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzgd8Oa2rE

  My nieces were visited by their grandparents a few years ago. Their mother had been "disassociated" before they were born and she was shunned by her parents. So when they came to visit, they took them someplace fun but then showed them the video that has been posted here of the boy with the "magic" toy. When they came back, they went in their room and began to cry. Why? Because they were going to have to throw away their toys they loved that were "magical" or suffer God's wrath. One video. One time.

  So I would say if you want to take the chance to let them have alone time with her, take her to meetings, I would have a discussion about how you would like to hear about what she did with them. What did the meetings talk about, how did she feel about those subjects. And I would do it every time she went. Children are sponges as they say.
  
  
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  Illustration in todays WT

  by road to nowhere in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  quick glance.

  the guy working the cart has a skinny suit.

  i assume they stage things so where did the sports car come from?

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  days of future passed

  #2 Remember when they used to have a bible opened? That is so old school.

  #1 Trying to make out that anyone who has such a car, is looking for some fast women - the guy is targeting ladies with shopping bags. But we see the clean cut JW's are having the better life...

  #5 We know what the teacher and all the kids are thinking about her answer.... But Let's Make Sure we pressure all the JW school kids into "standing up for the truth"

  #4 Heroic Elders out to spread Theocratic Warfare. They called each other before going out so they could color coordinate. The one on the right is of course, the one in charge because he has the bigger tie.

  #3 Yes you old people who now know you aren't going to walk into the paradise - pray more so you won't be depressed. (but you will be anyway)

  #6 Let's pretend we're in the paradise! I'm sure God will make it possible for us to breathe under water so we can marvel at all the beauty. Ok enough of this going to fun places. We need to be at the meetings and standing by our carts.
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  Scouts File For Bankruptcy

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-scouts-america-bankruptcy-sex-abuse-lawsuits/.

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  days of future passed

  I just saw this on msn. Gave me thoughts of the WT doing the same. They'll just spin it as sticking it to Satan and his system of things.
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  Why the Oxygen Special will not work like we think it will...

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  within the very documentary is a reason i think that jw's for the most part will not wake up even if they watch this program.

  the one lady actually saw as her family sat behind the abuser in court supporting him despite the established fact that he had abused their very own child.. this shows how deep the indoctrination is.

  i am not saying that some won't wake up, but the majority will carry on, not even because they think these things are lies but because they will look past that at all costs to side with jehovah.

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  days of future passed

  I found that the program was long. Course, it was supposed to be viewed on two separate nights so watching it all at once would make it long.

  It was presented in a serious and cautious manner. Hated how the WT jerked people around. Promising to "look" into scheduling an interview with Bundy but obviously it wasn't going to happen. Playing games with Zalkin and Bundy when they showed up at Warwick.

  I watched the Dateline on CSA years ago. It didn't get me out then but it did figure on getting me out later. So this program will do the same thing I'm sure for others. Especially if more and more articles/programs come out.
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  Allowed?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a jobo i know has cancer.

  her son goes and cleans her house and generally cares for her.

  so does another non-jobo relative.. the congregation, interestingly, has shown very little support apart from the odd one rabbiting on about 'bible promises this and that'.. so, the co visited and said, 'but your son is an apostate(tm).

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  days of future passed

  Years ago I ran into my former boss, a JW lady who didn't know I was no longer apart of the religion. She wasn't pioneering at the moment and explained how she'd been taking care of her ill mother-in-law.

  That was great but then she said "That's been my service to Jehovah" She felt she had to say that because, this religion puts itself first above any act of kindness. Just so I wouldn't think she was slacking.
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  Have You Ever Been Scammed?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of course we all were scammed while we were jehovah’s witnesses.

  i’m thinking of ways besides religion.. a popular scam is to get a call from your electric company saying they overbilled you and needed to verify your name, address and social security number.

  then they will send you your money back.

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  days of future passed

  The second biggest scam for me (not counting the WT) was my sister. I always believed that as family, we would look out for each other. Also, that she wouldn't lie to me. Wrong on those two as well as many others.
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  Special meeting next month (February 2020)

  by Jofi_Wofo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it was announced today that we will have a special weekend meeting next month.

  it will be 3 hours long and will include some streamed content.. no explanation was given as to what the meeting will be about, only that it will be exciting and we will not want to miss it..

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  days of future passed

  Hear any chatter about it after the meeting? Probably how now easily to donate money by having automatic withdrawing from your bank account by the WT.
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  Poem about shunning.

  by R1001 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the shunning .

  he places the smiles .

  wherever politeness asks, .

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  days of future passed

  You have a lot of truth in that poem. What most have gone thru and more will go thru. I don't find it negative, it's just your experience and frustration and sadness.

  Keep writing.