Posts by Gypsy Sam

anyone who has awakened to ttatt and conscientiously left the organization--especially a once-prominent individual from a prominent multi-generational tribe of jws-- after decades of devout, high-profile "serve-us," who continues to put in an annual appearance at the memorial thoroughly subverts and undermines, by this one act, any hope s/he may entertain that his/her departure will stir family or former friends to question the whole watchtower bamboozle.

by this one concession s/he assigns him-/herself by every single jw to their handy and dimissive purgatory: the "spiritually-weak.".

nothing blasts a louder, clearer, and more deliberate message to the jws who personally knew you and those familiar with your jw bona fides that you are not merely "not making the meetings" or "spiritually-weak" but that there is a conscientious reason you have rejected the entire watchtower society life than choosing to forego what they know you know to be their one-and-only holy and sacred event of the year, the lord's evening meal.

Gypsy Sam

So true. That is why we aren't going for the first time this year :)

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EX JW Podcast

by snare&racket in

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i am setting up a podcast (radio show) where we will cover the issues of jw's, amongst the topics of science, belief and more.. i am letting you guys know because i would like to interact with the forum as we do them, looking for suggestions for topics, looking for guest ideas and also we can mask voies and change names, so interviewing current jw's to help provide people a voice, an outlet for their frustration whilst providing a safety net.

there is no hierarchy, but current elders, bethelites etc that contribute here already will be more than welcome and protected!.

the podcast will be pro science, i will have both atheist and theist co-presenters in the episodes but i can't deny my bias towards evidence and science, but hopefully it should be enjoyable and informative for us all.. i plan for it to be about 2hrs long, maybe an episode a month or every 2 or 3 weeks.

Gypsy Sam

What about covering Other science related issues? For example, GMO's and vaccinations?

I am noticing an increase in people I personally know, not vaccinating their children. I also notice quite a few former JW's that I grew up with posting on Facebook articles against vaccination. Although my daughter is already 16 and received all typical vaccines, except the recent HPV, I'm interestedin this issue and all the misinformation that seems to spread.

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one hit....

by snare&racket in

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a magician, a con man, a spirit medium.... will have more power over you with a single hit, than without.

what i mean by a 'hit' is, if they convince you of something or amaze you just once intially, they can use that to hold a power over you for quite some time.. if a spirit medium was to point at you and say the name of the person you were hoping to 'talk to' on the other side, it would likely overwhelm you.

tarot card readers will describe your exact personality and thinking process.

Gypsy Sam

You're so right. I can only stand the embarrassment for a moment at how I lived a portion of my life and then I move on, to

more constructive behavior for myself.

Have you seen the show "The Mentalist"? I'm not much of a TV watcher, but my daughter loves this show. I came to appreciate the main character and how he debunks superstitions.

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EX JW Podcast

by snare&racket in

jw
friends

i am setting up a podcast (radio show) where we will cover the issues of jw's, amongst the topics of science, belief and more.. i am letting you guys know because i would like to interact with the forum as we do them, looking for suggestions for topics, looking for guest ideas and also we can mask voies and change names, so interviewing current jw's to help provide people a voice, an outlet for their frustration whilst providing a safety net.

there is no hierarchy, but current elders, bethelites etc that contribute here already will be more than welcome and protected!.

the podcast will be pro science, i will have both atheist and theist co-presenters in the episodes but i can't deny my bias towards evidence and science, but hopefully it should be enjoyable and informative for us all.. i plan for it to be about 2hrs long, maybe an episode a month or every 2 or 3 weeks.

Gypsy Sam

I'm interested.

Would like to hear a science 101 type course.

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Have You Been Invited To The Memorial?

by minimus in

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one of my best friend's, who is an ex elder had two elders visit him at his home yesterday to invite him to the memorial.

he was cordial to them because they were'nt over the top.. so far, i have had no invites, thank god..

Gypsy Sam

So, when I left I saw the two of them walking around, slowly. It was hot out (over 80 degrees). I realized it seemed odd they were still out, together, at 6:30 p.m. They are each in their late 50's or early 60's, each married to other people. Surprised they didn't have a chaperone or car group. Amazing what can pass when you need to get time in, lol.

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Photography and HDR

by ILoveTTATT in

as i have mentioned before, i love photography, and specially a technique called hdr.

hdr stands for high dynamic range, and it means the ratio of the "lightness" of the lightest spot in the picture to the darkest.. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high-dynamic-range_imaging.

Gypsy Sam

I gave mine to my mom, but my teen daughter recently received one as a gift. I'll give it a shot. :)

I'm in sunny Florida and my iPhone honestly takes great shots, but when I go on vacations outside of Florida I enjoy a real camera.

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Photography and HDR

by ILoveTTATT in

as i have mentioned before, i love photography, and specially a technique called hdr.

hdr stands for high dynamic range, and it means the ratio of the "lightness" of the lightest spot in the picture to the darkest.. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/high-dynamic-range_imaging.

Gypsy Sam

I've tried it out since reading your thread. I'm not noticing a huge difference, but I've only tried with my iPhone.

i have yet to successfully add a photo here from my iPad.

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Have You Been Invited To The Memorial?

by minimus in

jw
friends

one of my best friend's, who is an ex elder had two elders visit him at his home yesterday to invite him to the memorial.

he was cordial to them because they were'nt over the top.. so far, i have had no invites, thank god..

Gypsy Sam

Just ran into them at my door as I was coming home with my teen and hands full of groceries. I remember them from a hall I attended over 10 years ago. They didn't seem to recognize us and when the "free invitation" was offered, I simply said I was all set and thank you with a huge smile.

The sister actually has a son at Bethel. He was always a nice kid, maybe he woke up and is reading this :)

I have comments ready for a jw I don't know that may knock on my door, but not only do I have plans to go out tonight, I have no plan to debate with elderly witnesses that have been born and raised in south Florida that would recognize me.