Posts by WingCommander

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Prince tried to make a recruitment film for jw's?

by purrpurr in

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i've read in an article on that in 2001 prince wanted director kevin smith to make a movie based on his album the rainbow children.

but the director dropped out when he realised that it was going to be a recruitment film for jw's including flashing messages on screen like "jesus christ is god's son" etc.

has anyone else heard this before?

WingCommander

Prince was a half-crazy recluse who hid his promiscuous lifestyle under the the label of "eccentric creativity." He was a musical genius, but make no mistake about it, if you or I looked, dressed, or acted like him while professing to be a JW, we'd be out on our asses so fast you'd be dancing thru the Purple Rain. He got away with it because he had the $$$$, just like Venus and Serena, etc.

I've seen Kevin Smith's stand-up where he talks about his week-long experience with the "Purple One." It solidified my opinion of Prince as privately crazy! He and Michael Jackson must have been separated at birth.

Two fine "examples" of what motherly JW influence will do for you. Ha!

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Generation expiry date?

by pleaseresearch in

how long will it take for a jw to see that even the overlapping generation is wrong?.

the org waited and waited to see if their interpretation of it came true.

those alive in 1914 would still be alive obviously it didn't and jws have to believe in an overlapping generation.

WingCommander

^^^^ Hahahaha! @ that video above. That's a new one for me! Excellent, absolutely Brilliant!

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Trustworthy JW Lawyers????

by Uzzah in

i will reserve comment but mr. pole has regularly represented the canadian branch of the jws'.

he is their go to lawyer when needing non-direct society representation.. disappointed at how slimy he has become.

he and i used to be friends.

WingCommander

"Trustyworthy JW Lawyers" = OXYMORON

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Live in the U.S.? Tune into Dateline Friday evening, April 15th, to see a report about the Colorado Candelario murder trial (he's a JW).

by AndersonsInfo in

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ralph and pam candelario were active jws in colorado.

ralph murdered pam.

professor jim penton was invited to appear at the trial last month by the prosecution as an expert witness to answer questions about jws.

WingCommander

More goooey Christian love, aye? You just can't make this crap up.

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The slimboyfat challenge...

by The Rebel in

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i hope slim hasn't left the forum, ( again) but i noticed his last post was post 10,ooo which is quite an achievement and a great statistic to say " au revoir" on.

( yes i studied compulsory french at school, but " au revoir" is all i can remember so i may as well use it) .

anyway now for the " slimboyfat" challenge, can anybody here name past or present posters that have made over 10,000 posts?

WingCommander

I don't know how those posters do it. I've been on this forum for over 10 years now, and I have "only" 2,000 posts. I read and post here almost daily. Minimus is crazy! He actually reached the highest post count, (36,000 or something) and now his counter runs BACKWARDS! So he's probably got like 50,000 posts.

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My sister who is still in is going to Costa Rica as a missionary

by time2keepmoving in

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friends

i left the organization in 2011 and never look back.

i left behind my sister and her two daughters by mid 2015 both her daughters (both are in their early twenties) were disfellowshipped and left the organization.

she has decided to go to costa rica as a missionary (i guess that's what they are still calling them, unless that has changed, been gone so long i don't know if they came up with a new term for it).

WingCommander

It's funny, I've been all over the world:

Hong Kong: Didn't see any JW's.

Ghangzhou Province of China: Didn't see any JW's.

Bangkok, Thailand: Didn't see any JW's.

Floating Market (Mekong) in Thailand: Saw a Kingdom Hall, on stilts!

Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: Didn't see any JW's

Nearly every Caribbean island there is: Didn't see any JW's

Canada: Didn't see any JW's. In Niagara Falls, saw many other religions represented.

Peru (Lima, Cusco, Amazon Junge, Machu Picchu): Didn't see any JW's, though saw lots of Catholic charities and heard about JW's, SDA's, and Mormons being a pain in the ass, trying to get money, but offering nothing in return. Poor people here weren't buying their cult crap!

Florida & Hawaii: Didn't see any JW's.

NY & PA: JW's everywhere.

Beaches of New England, USA: Cart "witnessing", everywhere.

Where the hell are all the JWs? I never see any outside of Pennsylvania, and like I listed above, I've gotten around in my 36 years. Next year, I'm planning on trekking from Kathmandu to Everest base camp. Wonder if I'll see any Napelese JW's?

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Kobe 60 points last game

by James Mixon in

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the old guy went out with a bang..l.a lakers.

a great career

WingCommander

I honestly prefer Curry over Kobe, and I've watched Kobe for 20 years. I remember one of the initial meetings between Kobe and Jordan in 1996. Kobe wasn't even in the same league as the older Jordan. I didn't care for Shaq, either. Matter of fact, Lebron doesn't do anything for me. Kobe, Shaq, and Lebron are all money-grubbing, thug blowhards in my opinion. MJ had style and class, and I see that in the young Curry and even Kevin Durant.

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Drifting what i've feared has started already...

by pale.emperor in

im in the process of drifting out.

my entire family are jw's.

my wife and her family are too.

WingCommander

@ pale.emporer:

I didn't say for you to tell them you are leaving. No. I said that you should tell them, "NO" when asked and/or pressured into anything you don't want to discuss or do. Big difference. If they see non-compliance as "apostate", then they really are bat-shit crazy. You are an adult. Being an adult means more than answering and cowering to your parents. Guess what? You need to stand up for yourself and start saying, "No", with no explanation required except that you are saying "No", and that THEY need to respect your decision. Any further inquiries are NONE of their damned business! JW's are the nosiest MF'ers I've ever seen. I was born into this as well, so I know exactly where you are coming from. You need to teach them to respect your boundaries. Currently, you have none, and they know it. Put boundaries up, then re-enforce them not only thru actions, but thru the word "NO."

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Anybody remember those brothers that would harass, and hound the elders into making them, finally, appoint him as an elder himself?

by Dunedain in

lol, for some reason, i was thinking back to all the many "characters" that were often so prevalent in kingdom halls back in the day.

they are, i am sure, still there now, but fortunately i haven't been in a kh for like 20 years.. anyway, i remembered this one brother, who was dying to be made an elder.

he could not believe he wasn't an elder yet, after sooo many years.

WingCommander

This guy was obviously a dumbass. He would have been made an Elder in less than 2 years if he had been donating (by cheque with his name on it) in the contribution box, and giving out enough green handshakes come the CO's visit. I've seen some real low-life posuers become Elders super-fast using this very method. No Holy Spirit required, just green handshakes and all "who you knew".

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Drifting what i've feared has started already...

by pale.emperor in

im in the process of drifting out.

my entire family are jw's.

my wife and her family are too.

WingCommander

Just say NO! And STOP giving talks, period.

JW's: The only Organization that requires you to ask "permission" to step down from "voluntary", non-paid positions and responsibilities. Ummmm...NO! You owe these people NOTHING! Zilch. Zero. Stop doing them, and if pressured by these clowns, ask them who they think they are to be interrogating you?

Tell them nothing, or else to F' off. They'll soon get the hint. What are they gonna do, DF you for not giving a damn? Grow a pair and be a man and put these clowns in their place.

That is all.