Posts by cultBgone

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Prayer Question I Had After Sundays Watchtower...

by freemindfade in

while i was sitting through another grueling watchtower, dying from my brain being turned into cult pudding, i had this thought after i heard this read: .

when we express our most intimate thoughts to god in prayer, he may answer us through a bible passage, an article in a magazine, or an encouraging word from a fellow believer.

-august 2015 watchtard.

cultBgone

Clarity, thank you for the George Carlin post. I really miss him, it's so great that we have YouTube to revisit his brilliance.

As for the whole prayer issue, it always amazed me how on one hand the Big Jehoobie would somehow swing world events so that some piosneer out in the sticks came home to find a bag of groceries on her stoop, yet Jehoobie could not even lift a finger to stop that bus full of jdubs on their way to Jehoobie's convention in South America from rolling down a mountainside. Because, (drum roll, please) as we all know, time and unforeseen circumstance...is some made-up b*llsh*t.

Seriously, how do still-in dubs reconcile this nonsense? It just added fuel to my Get-Out-Of-Jehoobie-Land fire. There has to be some mental cognition when stories like those are in the news.

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My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

by Perry in

jw
friends

none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

just found out this morning.

cultBgone

So deeply sorry for your loss, Perry. There are no words to add to the multitudes already posted so please accept loving thoughts and many, many hugs.

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November 2015 Awake

by username in

ok. when i first looked at the cover of this issue of awake i was instantly struck on how creepy it looked.

my first impressions were the picture looked almost masonic in nature.

well, further investigation has led me to another picture that shows a grand masonic hall.

cultBgone

Hmmm...I thought the only thing of interest was the shared use of the cross and crown symbol. Just seems odd that it was so prominently displayed on the literature. I didn't see anyone accusing the masons of worshipping serpents, did I miss something in this thread?

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Just recovering from a 'Mormon Mind Melt' ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

i was in town centre about an hour ago to buy a shirt and tie for an upcoming job interview when i was stopped by a youngish, clean cut american young man (20-ish) in a cheap suit.

my heart sank as i thought it was local jws.

to my slight relief, it was mormons!

cultBgone

SSC: 2) The angel Moroni showed Joseph Smith the sacred golden plates and was told to bury them near his home. These big, solid gold plates have never been found, despite only have been burried around 1823 and that area of New York being heavily excavated and built on.

He didn't happen to live near Warwick, did he? Maybe the plates are at the bottom of that lake.

(Sorry, just couldn't help myself.)

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November 2015 Awake

by username in

ok. when i first looked at the cover of this issue of awake i was instantly struck on how creepy it looked.

my first impressions were the picture looked almost masonic in nature.

well, further investigation has led me to another picture that shows a grand masonic hall.

cultBgone

A relative of mine's grandfather became a jdub city overseer (way back when) yet he was a 33rd degree mason. The "cross and crown" most certainly was an early Bible Students symbol and was indeed featured on the WT way back when. Makes one wonder if that connection continues today.

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A simple physical exercise leads to great discovery!

by iconoclastic in

when i was working in a shipping company, captain invited me to his house for his wedding anniversary.

there i was attracted to his father (aged around 80) who seemed to be very healthy.

with me he became very comfortable, and talkative.

cultBgone

The first breathing exercise is well known and very effective. I believe the second exercise relates to energy chakras as recognized by some eastern religions. No need to make fun of things you aren't familiar with, really. We are only comfortable with our own customs, but need to recognize that every society has customs and teachings different from each other. That doesn't make them wrong, and we have lots to learn by being open-minded.

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I gotta ask,... Is the org gonna fade from itself and just take what money that is left and run?

by gda in

jw
friends

i just can't shake this odd thought...

cultBgone

That would make me HAPPIFIED!!!

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Warwick, What is it good for?

by freemindfade in

absolutely nothing.... has anyone dared ask what they need this place for?

think about a few things.

in bethels hay day, there was a shit ton of literature being printed, they even need a giant factory with elevators a truck could fit in.

cultBgone

Stealth, funny you mentioned the push-button lake drain as I'm trying to wrap my head around the caption beneath that famous (now-missing) photo of the drain installation diver:

A hired diver in Blue Lake replaces an old valve with a new one. With the push of a button, the level of the lake can now be lowered to prevent flooding in the event of a hurricane.

The last major flooding in Warwick was ten years ago when heavy rainfall caused portions of Kings Highway to be underwater and some cars had to be abandoned (no lives were lost). Most of the water damage was to downtown businesses because their basements flooded. No mention was made of property damage outside of town, as the flooding was primarily on roadways as ditches overflowed.

I'm curious as to just WHY they feel the need to drain "their" lake and WHERE the water drained out of oh-holy-crap lake would be drained TO? And hurricane damage? Seriously, people, these guys use Catastrophic terminology to justify everything they do.

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Just recovering from a 'Mormon Mind Melt' ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

i was in town centre about an hour ago to buy a shirt and tie for an upcoming job interview when i was stopped by a youngish, clean cut american young man (20-ish) in a cheap suit.

my heart sank as i thought it was local jws.

to my slight relief, it was mormons!

cultBgone

I don't know how you endured that long, but kudos to you for hanging in there! And I've heard some wacko things from ex-mormons, but that's the first time I've heard about g*d being a physical creature. Thanks for sharing this!

I am also struck by how similar these two "religions" are. With that in mind, and with all the similarities that have been mentioned on this board between jws and mormons, will any of us be surprised one day to find that there's a large, fabulously wealthy international corporation called Religion, Inc. that markets most of the worldwide religions?

One does have to wonder about these huge money-making businesses (disguised as religions) that are focused on Wealth Management rather than Helping People.

For those who believe: What would Jesus say?

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Fake Reporting, Growth and Crap Blessings

by cookiemaster in

i think the numbers shown in the yearbook and with other occasions that are used by the gibberish buddies to boast about the blessings from jehovah are super fake and inflated, much of it even without their knowledge.

i think they like to take advantage of all sorts of technicalities and loopholes to report numbers as great as possible, but it's not like jws are super reliable sources of reporting.for example i have not been in field circus for something like two years.

i never talked about "the truth" with any non-jw, yet i've never been considered inactive.

cultBgone

I always wondered about this even when I was "in". Not only do they (obviously) not verify the numbers submitted each month, but they can publish whatever numbers they feel will do them the most good. Because even when numbers go down in a certain area, that was used as a call to go "serve" in that area.

Remember when they used to claim that they only counted "active" dubs in their reports? When you think of the THOUSANDS of faders and inactive ones who never report time, yet are still counted as "members", you must wonder if they jack up the literature placement and bibble study numbers in an attempt to make themselves look good. And when is the last time they reported how many were disfellowshipped last year? They've tossed around the *40,000* figure for decades but I'm not sure they even allude to it anymore.

Not much different from the worldwide media today. They can "report" anything they want and sheeple will believe every single detail, because they have given them authority over their thinking ability.