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  The Ray Franz Movie

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  been wanting to talk about this for a while... three years ago on this forum my friend cedars brought this up.

  let's do it!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sykaxxpyos.

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  grumblecakes

  Think about some great, documentaries, many do not come anywhere close to having a "broad audience", they just have to be interesting.

  Right off the top of my head,here's a few great examples:

  Exit through the gift shop-had no idea who Banksy was before and i had zero interest in graffiti art. Saw it anyway, LOVED IT.

  Dear Zachary-do not know the family, never even heard of their case, but dear god, how poingient and well made. Their story will stay with me.

  Toynbee tiles (i forget theactual name of thisdocumentary, but holy f**k thats a great, weird story)

  As viewers, we dont always need to bepersonally touched by something, we just need a great story and a little intrigue. Ray franz`s story has both.
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  The Ray Franz Movie

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  been wanting to talk about this for a while... three years ago on this forum my friend cedars brought this up.

  let's do it!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sykaxxpyos.

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  grumblecakes

  Ya know...im thinking really the audience is not as small as we think.

  Most people have at least heard of jehovahs witnesses. Those really familiar would love to see this film.

  Those somewhat familar may beintriguedi.

  Those not-really-familiar-but-they-came-to-my-door...just may be curious ("yeah, what the f**k is up with those guys?! Expose on a cult? Hell yeah ill watch") enough to watch.

  When i think of all the weird little indie films or special interest docs ive watched...yeah if you market this right, youll get viewers.
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  A suggestion for Fading Dubs. STOP SINGING!!!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  whether or not you realize it [ many of you do ], words have power.

  think of the power of the human voice.

  think of a beautiful song, or a symphony.

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  grumblecakes

  Hmm, ive never sung, only lip synched the whole time, but only cause im very self concious of my terrible voice.

  I never closed my eyes during prayer, just looked down. I didnt know we had to close our eyes. Thought there was no specific rulefor it.
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  the circuit assembly

  by thedog1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am off to the circuit assembly tomorrow.

  not really looking forward to it as it is the first one i will go to after finding out many things on this forum.

  since the last assembly i have read coc, in search of christian freedom, and some of the gentile times reconsidered.

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  grumblecakes

  Take Nyquil tabs with you. Youll either sleep or relax so much you wont give a f**k.

  I did that once, quickest assembly ever!
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  FUNERAL OUTLINE

  by freeatlast36 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i knew it.

  march 28, 2014 at 9:57pm.

  nobody seemed to notice that i wasn't sitting with my immediate family.

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  grumblecakes

  As an active witness, i couldnt bear ti attend my moms "memorial" due to this specifically. Its awful.

  It does vary a bit depending on the person giving the talk. I once heard abeautiful well balanced memorial talk for a sister, he was a pretty exceptional guy tho.
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  Female JW's....No hierarchy here....

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  despite jw's lying to outsiders about there being no hierarchy in the religion, we all knew there was plenty.. i love that in the real world, by enlarge equality is something we strive for and seek.. that aside, focusing on this forum in paticular, isn't it refreshing to see that the opinion of females, of the youth, of everyone... is as valid and equal as everyone else.

  i hated the sexist, ageist, authoritarian rule of the jw's when i was a member.

  so females of the forum, how does it feel to have a voice post wt ?

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  grumblecakes

  You roclk S&R! way to put youself in someone elses shoes. You restore my faith in humanity a bit.

  For all lurkers wondering, like 98% of women in the borg hate this s**t and die a little inside every time it comes up at meetings. You just dont dare ever show it!
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  Who are the real WT puppet masters ?

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a few days ago i posted my estimations about how much the wt actually makes a year.

  you guys were all really helpful and provided a lot of useful info.

  a good estimate would be 2-3 billion dollars a year.

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  grumblecakes

  Flipper-agreed

  Adcms-whoa!!!! Thx for that video!

  Phizzy-yeah, ive observed the same evolution of a man rising in the borg.

  apog-do you still want to believe/be a jw? Just trying to understand where youre coming from.
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  Ok, now I know why you atheists get so spittin' mad at some believers.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  2. friends

  cuz they feel like they're banging their heads against a wall.. i don't really fall into the category of atheist or believer, but i'll go where the facts lead me.

  that generally leads to atheism, and is why atheists end up getting mad and therefore rude at believers: they will lay out facts, raise questions, play devil's advocate, and reason in an evidence-based, structured way.

  i've seen it many times before on this forum.

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  grumblecakes

  Amen!!!

  The more i read your post, the more i think we sh0uld be friends IRL. (also LOVE futurama). Lololol!
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  JJ Abrams and the WTBTS.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  you are probably wondering what these two subjects have in common.

  well, i have been pondering something for quite some time.

  i have been trying to figure out how explain the recent and huge doctrinal shifts of the wtbts since the 2012 annual meeting, and the accompanying modernizing of the jw official website.

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  grumblecakes

  **OODAD I LOVE You Posts!

  "It was then that I realized the futility of trying to save all the JWs. It makes me sad, and it hurts. I worry every single day about everyone that I know. Not a day goes by that I don't contemplate TTATT. From the moment I wake, until the moment I sleep, even my dreams are infused with TTATT. I imagine that when I die, I will still be worrying about everyone I know. Still, what can I do? You can't make someone see truth."

  Yeah, same here. that is the big thing, man. all these people you left behind that were your friends... they will never see that the emporer has no clothes. Im going throught the same thing right now and when i have to face an individual, a friend i t f**king hurts, they will never consider any other possibility than what they get from the GB is from god himself . The answer us obvious, the answer is freedom ...

  but they will not grasp it. its right there, but they wont.

  all you can do i, wait, and be there, unconditionally, if any one of them wakes up.

  great post, thank you.
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  funny odd movies

  by Hortensia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have you ever seen lars and the real girl?

  very funny, odd sense of humor.

  have you seen rare exports?

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  grumblecakes

  Be kind, rewind