Posts by GoneAwol

Our last congo had territory that housed a lot of travelling type folks and gypsies. Mainly run down terraced housing. This was our first time on the doors after we had just moved to this new cong. First door was an end of terrace house and the door was slightly open. I knocked. Nothing. Knocked again. Nothing. Somebody must have been in. So I pushed open the door a bit more so I could shout hello to anyone that might be there. There was a hallway with a room off. Out of this door walked a very small horse...

Me and my wife just looked at each other with a 'what kind of congregation have we got into' look.

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During Your IN Years If You Had Anointed At Your Hall, What Were They Like?

by LoisLane looking for Superman in

the scoop of humanity at one khall, the anointed ones" were a mixed group.. one bro, h. had been in for eons.

he was df for adultery, back in the day when they would announce your sin openly from the platform to everyone.

he just kept on coming and partaking until he was reinstated.

GoneAwol

In my home cong there is a guy who thinks he's of the special class. My Dad used to be an elder and was present when this idiot told the body he felt he was of the annointed. Apparently, he'd asked an old sister who also thought she was special what it felt like to be annointed. Like he wasnt sure or something.

That was in the late 70's. Now his family are all out, he comes in to the meetings late and goes home straight after, doesnt chat to anybody, his talks are really rubbish as are his prayers. He takes the memorial talk every year with no feeling for the ransom at all. Nothing he says is believable, and he's had a string of failed businesses. I know, I did work experience with him as a young man. Most in that hall dont believe he has the 'power' bestowed on him. He's the ultimate grumpy sod.

GA

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Who has had their District Convention seats stolen by other Witnesses?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

over the years i have had to deal with this problem personally and as a attendant covering my section at various convention centers.

i had people who were suppose to be decent jehovah witnesses pick up all the books, bags and coolers belonging to brothers and sisters who arrived at the appropriate time and picked them up and dumped them all at the end of the seating row.

so here is what goes down, the sister runs up to me panicking and saying "dear brother, i had all those seats reserved for my family and now look!

GoneAwol

I was an attendant at the Metro Radio (was telewest) arena. My job was to stand at the heavy door upstairs that led to the arsembly bigwigs rooms and also look after that section of seating. One year, Dan Sydlik was due to give a talk. His extended family wanted to sit in my section to be near the bigwig rooms, but were late arriving. So they 'politely' asked me if a family could be moved to accomodate them. I said no, the families were all settled and listening to the indoctrination session. They then told me who they were, to which I replied "Thats nice! If you want, you can ask one of the families yourselves." I was 'politely' told to do my job or the arsembly coordinater would hear of it. I asked them to wait where they were. I went through the heavy door and went to the arsembly coordinaters desk. I told Glen Mcfarlane what had happened and that I didnt wish to be spoken to in a manner befitting a turd.

He said he would handle it. After speaking to them, they filed into the bigwigs rooms after which I didnt see them again 'till after lunch. Guess where they ended up sitting after the intermission? Yep, my section. I learned later that a family was asked (told) to move to another section so that the entourage could get a better view. I kept giving them the cold stare the whole afternoon.

Being an attendant at that arsembly guarding that particular door from the rank and file did more to wake me up than bad doctrine ever did.

GA

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Old Convention Pictures

by Bangalore in

old convention pictures.. .

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bangalore.

GoneAwol

Wow. Flashbacks of helping build the platforms at Edingburgh conventions as a kid. They were works of art. One year had a small mountain with snow on top. Bridges and running streams and waterfalls. And weirdly the platforms were allways painted in a terracotta orangy brown colour. It would take 2 weeks to build some of them. Then came the 'simplification', or 'the we need to make more profit' times, and we ended up putting up a low square box for them to shpeel the sh*t from.

GA

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Human Apostates and the Power of the Internet

by SeventhSojourn in

GoneAwol

Beautifully done! And welcome ApostateChick!

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Time for this Newbie to say - Hello everyone!

by SeventhSojourn in

in just the several months i've been lurking here, i have benefited from many of the posters comments and viewpoints.

this is truly a special place for the unique community that has been created here.. after years of holding off my exit from the org (that may be another post) i recently became officially out (by letter of da), but it was a very difficult process as many of you know.

thankfully, i now have my wife (was also a witness) onboard and we support each other.

GoneAwol

Hello from the Northeast of England! You seem to have got out the jw hell with just a few bruises. I'm sure you will be a great help to those here who are still finding life very harsh due to the shunning policy. Hear more from you soon!

GA

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Imitate their Faith - New book coming

by 2kingdom1914 in

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GoneAwol

...and looks like its about to box someone! Weird. Now look at the big picture on the first post again. The eye is drawn every time to the alien boxing baby. You cant miss it. Coincidence? mmmmm...

GA

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Imitate their Faith - New book coming

by 2kingdom1914 in

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GoneAwol

weird alien baby in a turban

.....see it now?

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Imitate their Faith - New book coming

by 2kingdom1914 in

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GoneAwol

ok clue time, man holding the stick, his right shoulder. Alien baby wearing a turban.