TerryWalstrom
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This truly pisses me off
by Terry inhttp://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/asia/kyrgyzstan/court-ruling-for-conscientious-objectors/.
december 30, 2013 | kyrgyzstan.
kyrgyzstan court rules in favor of conscientious objectors bishkek, kyrgyzstanthe constitutional chamber of the supreme court of kyrgyzstan unanimously declared on november 19, 2013, that the countrys current law on alternative service is unconstitutional and violates the right of freedom of religion.
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Circuit Overseer Field Service Advice
by MrFreeze inlol for some reason i was just reminded about the time a circuit overseer told my mom a good method of talking to householders was to say the following things "i don't have too much time to talk to you" or "i'm very busy today so i'll only share this one thought.
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i know if i had been at the door i woulda said "if you are so busy why the hell are you wasting time knocking on my door butthead?
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TerryWalstrom
JEHOVAH'S WITNESS TRAINING CENTER
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How about FIVE good reasons we can say the Faithful and Discreet Slave is "imaginary"
by Terry inthe catholic church has tradition and magesterium.. protestants have sola fide and sola scriptura.. mormons have 12 apostles and a priesthood.. muslims have the mullahs and the hidden imam.. 7th day adventists have the "visions" of ellen white.. jehovah's witnesses have the mouthpiece of god; i.e.
fds or faithful and discreet slave.. .
all these religions have something in common--mystical links to justify their own authority!.
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TerryWalstrom
How is it my pattern works and Simon's doesn't?
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Site Update: Jan 10, 2015
by Simon ini've made some updates to the user section of the site.
besides some cosmetic tweaks the most notable new feature is the ability to see a listing of the topics someone has posted on - this includes topics they started as well as topics they replied to.. it will look like this when you go to a user page or your own profile page:.
simon.
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TerryWalstrom
I must be a dunderhead--I can't find the EDIT function after I post (within the time limit) and need to make a correction.
I've hovered my pointer over everything and can't find it.
Should I try prayer and fasting??
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New member, no longer just reader...
by freemindfade inso i joined very recently and began posting and commenting without a formal intro.
been reading for a while, decided it was time to jump in.
mentally i am completely cleansed of this thing, but still have to maintain a minimal involvement for spouse and family.
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TerryWalstrom
A HUGE WELCOME!
You are in a weird spot and it must feel unbalancing at times.
I think of it--and have thought of it--a number of different ways. For instance. . .
Have you ever heard of some very prominent figure who was a war hero, and later it is discovered it was a lie?
How awkward is that?
What do you do with the built in respect once granted the phony war hero?
It was automatic--now--the basis for respect, admiration, and empathy is called to account!
When we awaken to the JW mirage, we see something quite like that before us.
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Except, in the case of JW's it is slightly different.
How so?
When we 'wake up' to the 'truth about the Truth' one nightmare ends as another begins.
We have discovered something about our own status!
We are like the folks who invested their life savings with Bernie Madoff who awoke to the headlines: FRAUD!
Now what?
The others don't know our worship is phony and our credentials are counterfeit.
The others in the Hall still insist Bernie is their guy!! They won't allow anybody to say he is a crook! They insist they'll eventually become extremely rich--if they JUST HANG IN THERE!
"Wait on Bernie. . ." echoes . . ."Wait on Jehovah. . "_________________________
Should we stand up and shout, "FRAUD" along with those who know? Or, do we keep silent?
The victims continue to treat us with solidarity, camaraderie, and equal status with themselves--only as long as we keep our big mouth shut.
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The problem is TWOFOLD.
1. The basis for belief vanishes between us and the Governing Body ( dogma and teachings disintegrate as corrupt.) The source authority as 'channel of communication' is revealed to be a superstition like a lucky horseshoe.
2. Our identity is dissolved into a fiction of persona. We are faking it, whereas before, we were feeling it. In effect, we are forced to become what we hate: phony poseur.
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What options are before us?
A. Go along to get along
B. Make the noises of a dissident and incur penalty
C. Go covert and plant seeds as agent provocateur.
D. Live a completely bifurcated life, a secret life. Those inside, who continue to love and respect you, are loving and respecting the 'not-you' and you are loving and respecting the 'duped-them.'
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There is a fallacy: SUNK COST FALLACY
It goes like this:
"I have invested SO MUCH in this _______________; if I leave now I lose everything I've put in so far!"
It is a gambler's addiction, chasing after the Big Win to offset the losses.
There is another term for it: being a LOSER.
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The price you pay can be long, slow, painful, costly, and ruinous over time.
Or, you can take the loss up front, and walk away from the table.
There is no mechanism in place whereby a courageous, honest declaration can be made which can cause a big RETHINK, is there?
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Once there was a monk named, Martin Luther. . .
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Once there was a young student in Tiananmen Square who faced a column of tanks. . .
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The fact of the matter is a harsh and ugly one. We have, and the others have, no
model of dissidence to look toward and say to ourselves:
"He/she did it--and so can I."
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Yours is a life ripped apart, secretive, ambivalent, and ultimately disingenuous.
We here, on this Discussion Group, have seen thousands pass through these portals.
We are the Triage center, the emergency room, the trauma ward, and the confessional.
We are each and all different. The only commonality we share, in truth, is we truly believed with all of our hearts one of the most insidious lies ever told.
Our hearts have a jagged tear, and the temporary Jehovah-shaped hole has cried out
to be filled with all sorts of nonsense.
So, bottom line?
We welcome you. We have been you. We are you.
Keep on keepin' on--and do the best you can along the way.
We appreciate the hurt which is your daily bread.
We are privileged and humbled by your demonstration of conscious integrity and
rational choice.
Now you stand to become the change in the world you wish to see happen.
Welcome!
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How would they explain this one?
by StarTrekAngel inwhile there is plenty of pressure for young jws to refrain from every act of premarital sex, self pleasuring or by engaging with others, there isn't a whole lot of advice on the bible regarding this aspect.
i have just recently began to wonder about it so the only thing i can recall regarding this on the scriptures, is the famous words recorded in 1 cor 7:39 or any other paragraph that speaks against sexual immorality.
however, i came across deut 21:10. check it out.
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TerryWalstrom
If you want to understand the pathology of purity, you can look at the history of the Catholic Church.
Plenty of monks isolated themselves from all temptations, took a vow of poverty and some, even a vow of silence. Even then, they felt those natural human longings. So, they beat themselves and the lashes had sharp metal at the end. They would bleed and weep and beg forgiveness.
The pathology was this: When you REDEFINE purity to include NOT BEING HUMAN, you have gone crazy.
What is SPIRITUALITY but a fancy word for not being human any longer?
Crazy people have a club all their own; it is called RELIGION.
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How about FIVE good reasons we can say the Faithful and Discreet Slave is "imaginary"
by Terry inthe catholic church has tradition and magesterium.. protestants have sola fide and sola scriptura.. mormons have 12 apostles and a priesthood.. muslims have the mullahs and the hidden imam.. 7th day adventists have the "visions" of ellen white.. jehovah's witnesses have the mouthpiece of god; i.e.
fds or faithful and discreet slave.. .
all these religions have something in common--mystical links to justify their own authority!.
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TerryWalstrom
The idea that God needs a CHANNEL of communication has never been questioned enough.
We seem to automatically assume into evidence an unexamined premise. We've created a presupposition out of it. It has become the foundation for the Doctrine of the FDS. A parable disguised as a prophecy.
The are of greatest distortion lies always in the CHANNEL between reality and knowledge.
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How about FIVE good reasons we can say the Faithful and Discreet Slave is "imaginary"
by Terry inthe catholic church has tradition and magesterium.. protestants have sola fide and sola scriptura.. mormons have 12 apostles and a priesthood.. muslims have the mullahs and the hidden imam.. 7th day adventists have the "visions" of ellen white.. jehovah's witnesses have the mouthpiece of god; i.e.
fds or faithful and discreet slave.. .
all these religions have something in common--mystical links to justify their own authority!.
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WHAT IS LEFT? Have all the major teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses now changed?
by TerryWalstrom inwas there a second coming?.
a 3rd coming?.
" (the 3rd coming?).
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TerryWalstrom
The fecunity of neuroses at the top of the Organization is breathtaking!
They can't stop fiddling with the knobs.
I should have said, 'These knobs can't stop fiddling with their knobs.'
Have you ever watched a neurotic wash their hands a hundred times a day?
Or, how about people who can't help but straighten pictures and adjust their clothing
over and over again?
The compulsion to 'adjust' is deeply born in End Times personality.
Contrarians to the core, I feel as though the Governing Body feels useless unless it is flexing it's power to alter, amend, abrogate, restore, innovate, and diddle with doctrine.
I'd compare it to a bodybuilder who can't pass a mirror or reflective surface without flexing and preening. What's the good have having all that muscle if you can't show off--eh?
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inheritance
by truthseeker100 ini have a good life and i am now worth around 3 million us.
my two children have their university degrees and a promising future.
what should i do with my money?
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TerryWalstrom
Step One: never announce you have 3 million dollars.
Step Two: Don't ask non-millionaires anything about money.
Step Three: As yourself who your heroes are. Do you want to live the way they live?
Find out how they handle their money.
Step Four: Find the most highly-rated financial consultant you can find.
Your biggest obstacle right now is being unable to know the difference between
friends and predators. I assure you, there are more of the latter waiting out there than there are the former.
People with money never talk about money publicly.
With Inheritance Tax at around 40%, you must think of your money as an ice cream
cone on a hot day. Unless you get it in a cool, dark place, it's gone before you know what happened.
Even very clever investors can find themselves penniless listening to their experts. It is your responsibility to check with many different sources before signing any contracts or paying anything to any attorney, accountant, advisor, etc.
Take some time and set it aside to read the stories of what happens to the majority of persons who win the State Lottery. It is a really cold-blooded fate, my friend.
Good luck!
