nowwhat?: Loved the OP!
BU2B, great question. ToMo's priorities are way screwed up!
in my previous post, i mentioned i am now out but wanted to go to the branch meeting anyway.
i am so thank ful i did!
if there was any lingering doubt that i was making the right decision, tony's rants gave me total clarity.
nowwhat?: Loved the OP!
BU2B, great question. ToMo's priorities are way screwed up!
my wife went out of curiosity.
she is out enough to where it doesn't affect our marriage, but she keeps it a secret from her family and others.
she is beginning to understand what it means to give over your thinking to an organization, and once she works that out there will be no going back.. so she went to the branch visit.
I loved what you wrote, and I agree that AM the Turd is a moron.
But calling him that to your mother won't help your cause.
if to mo's comments in the talk re "parents are to blame for children not being in the truth etc", (and yes, as many have already very nicely pointed out that this must therefore imply that "jehovah is to blame for satan and the angels rebelling"), doesn't this mean then that members of the gb need to step down?.
haven't some of the gb got family that are not "in the truth"?.
hypocrites yet again!.
GC: ... it's not a guidance or a law, just a comment taken out of the experience context.
Taking you at your word, the only reasonable response is this: you are naively ignorant as to how manipulation and propaganda work.
i celebrated halloween and my birthday and the elders have been told.
husband told the elders i've called the religion a cult.
they said i'm "heading down a road to be an apostate.
You need to absolutely insist that your children canNOT be pawns in this little drama of theirs.
This is non-negotiable.
anyone will atend?.
how we can follow this meeting?.
anyone will inform us live?.
Stillin: Bro Morris reminds me of Archie Bunker
Except, and I'm sure you know this, but Archie Bunker was a fictional character deliberately designed to lampoon racist bigots through satire.
Millions of people think AM the Turd is really "God's spokesman" and they should listen to him. The point of Archie Bunker was to make fun of his stereotypical bigotry and thereby demonstrate how NOT to be.
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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TTATTElder: He thinks parents should pray in front of their children and admit mistakes and even cry during prayer.
So he's encouraging people to be drama queens!?!
Weird.
These people are unhinged.
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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WBF: Great review Oubliette!
You're welcome.
You know me. I like to review.
Let's review: It's a cult!
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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NE: We heard that Tony the Turd is bashing homosexuals again.
Not "again," STILL!
this is the scuttlebutt in one of the "bethel congregations" by us.. no details as to exactly what this "faith-testing" announcement might be.. anyone else hear any of this pre-zone visit hype?.
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OTWO: "... everyone who paid attention ... will recognize that nothing serious was really highlighted ..."
Here is a quick summary of today's spiritual "food at the proper time" from Christ's brothers in the "Time of the End":
Brothers: No tight pants. They make you look gay. Also, if you're not a MS by your 23rd birthday, there's clearly something wrong with you. Maybe you're pants are too tight.
Sisters: Don't marry brothers that aren't at least an MS; and for God's sake, be modest when you go jogging.
Parents: Forget Disneyland, come to Bethel. Why? Because if you're kids leave "the Truth," it's your fault! Never mind that Satan left Jehovah; that's different.
Everyone: Speaking of Satan, he isn't Gog of Magog after all. We don't know who is, but it isn't him. Either way, you need to keep sending us money because we need to build lots and lots of Kingdom Halls. "Where are all of these KHs being built? There aren't any new ones being built around here!" you say. Well the answer is obvious: Somewhere else!
Oh, and if you thought you were going to get some encouragement, you were wrong. If you think God "understands" you, you were wrong.
Tony the Turd clearly says, "People say 'God understands.' Well, that's not the god of the bible, that's not the god I know."
Tony said it. I believe it and that settles it.
Let's review: It's a cult!
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