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  "Imitate Jehovah" CA Actually Didn't Have That Theme At All

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just got back from "imitate jehovah" ca and noticed that the theme was never really used at all.

  all the talks were about family, preaching and getting along with others in the hall.

  they didn't once go over an account of how jehovah acted in the past and how we should imitate that action.

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  dothemath: I think everyone here knows most witnesses would drink anything the governing body told them to.

  And why not? They're already swallowing down tons of proverbial bullshit!
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  Who Qualifies for TTATT?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first learn ttatt i started telling every one.

  ttatt will not help him, it will destroy him.

  all his family are jws.

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  I would like to add that just because I am convinced that people are better of believing what is true rather than falsehoods and lies, I do not think it is my responsibility (or anyone else's for that matter) to go around pointing out other people's delusions.

  But if they come around here trying to push their bullshit on me, then they have asked for it.
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  Who Qualifies for TTATT?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first learn ttatt i started telling every one.

  ttatt will not help him, it will destroy him.

  all his family are jws.

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  Oubliette

  I get your point, I really do. But I am nonetheless absolutely convinced that knowing the real truth is better than believing lies.

  I just do.

  Honestly, none of this would be a problem if the WTBTS wasn't a hierarchical, authoritarian cult that enforces institutionalized shunning of anyone that dares disagree with their pack of lies.
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  I got up yesterday morning (Saturday) and enjoyed the watchtower work

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  reaching the fire watchtower on top of wayah bald overlooking the smokey mountains can be a difficult hike from nantahala lake up the bartram and appalachian trails where they straddle each other passing through this area.

  the most enjoyable watchtower work i've ever participated in.. the views from the tower are spectacular.. .

  looking across nantahala forest to the smoky mountains, described poetically as the most elevated peak; from whence i beheld with rapture and astonishment, a sublimely awful scene of power and magnificence, a world of mountains piled upon mountains.

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  Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
  
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  TTATT is a process, and it’s going to take time. There are no Short-Cuts.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i talked to a close friend that served with me as an elder for a few years.

  he allowed me about an hour to explain why 607 is not the correct date for the destruction of ancient jerusalem.

  i showed him all the scriptures needed and i showed him the wt magazines that proved it.

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  It’s just that I’ve been real busy with all the meetings, field service, I’ve got a couple of Bible studies, work, blah, blah, blah.

  This is one reason cults keep their members busy with busywork. They don't want them to have time to discover that they are in a cult.
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  Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..

  by mentallyfree31 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who were your past circuit overseers?

  i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

  ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).

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  Shirley W: Did any of the sisters ever report him?

  One bragged to me about being able to, like it was a privilege or something. (BTW, she was in her early 20s at the time).
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  Finally! The perfect JW!

  by ToesUp in

  1. social
  2. humour

  the gb is happy to announce the perfect jw.

  no more obedience problems!.

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  It'll only be perfect if it can generate an income stream which it will of course unquestioningly turn over to the GB.
  
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  Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..

  by mentallyfree31 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who were your past circuit overseers?

  i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

  ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).

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  Millie: I may or may not have laughed at hearing him called "Barfmann"

  I would have!
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  Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..

  by mentallyfree31 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who were your past circuit overseers?

  i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

  ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).

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  Harold Weidner: Liked to have young sisters give him a foot massage. Creepy with a bad comb-over. Think of Donald Trump's ugly older brother: just as opinionated only without all of the money.
  
  Bob Saia: His first wife cheated on him and it broke his heart so he joined a cult and never looked back. He was the guy that persuaded me to join this cult, not too surprisingly after my girlfriend cheated on me and broke my heart.
  
  Andy Laguna: Nice enough fellow, basically harmless. His biggest deficits were that he had never had a job, never been married--probably never even had a girlfriend--and naturally never had kids. So of course he thought he was qualified to tell us regular folks how we should live our lives!
  
  Nick Kovalak: Never had children, yet he felt qualified to give advice on parenting and child-rearing. Took "living in the past" to new lows. "Did you bring your toothbrush in service this Sunday?" Had absolutely zero ability to relate to people that had to work for a living. Obvious contempt for people that spawned human children.
  
  Harley Brenneman: Nice enough guy. Might even have known TTATT. Hard to read.
  
  Allen Wollen: One of the few CO's I knew that had actually ever had a real job, ... and children! Almost human as a result. Still, a company man to the bitter end.
  
  Martin Harfmann: Loved to tell stories about the "good ol' days" before he was a JW. I wonder why? Favorite expression during Saturday morning service, "Doesn't a cup of coffee sound good about now?" "Now where was I? Oh yeah, that reminds me of the time ..." Fancied himself the "James Bond" of COs. A legend in his own mind. After I was DF'd, he actually pressured my ex-wife into making the same meal I had made for his previous visit. What an insensitive asshole. If you see him, please tell him I said so.
  
  In retrospect I wonder why I ever listened to any of these jokers.

  Oh, I know: It's a cult!
  
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  Epic rant by UK TV reporter Jonathan Pie.

  by dazed but not confused in

  1. social
  2. humour

  a friend on facebook posted this.

  this is how news should be reported!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p979hai5qlk.

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  Oubliette

  These have GOT to be spoofs.

  Either way, they are pff!