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  Witness Speak: the worst of collection

  by grumblecakes in

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  so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.

  what words or phrases bugged you the most?.

  a few of mine:.

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  rocketman

  Some of my (not) favorites, some of which have been covered:

  Jehovah - it's used far, far too often. I used to count how many times it would appear on a single WT page, for example. It's amazing how they over-use this name.

  Fine - "brother, that was a fine talk", "what a fine meeting!" etc

  Glean - One elder I knew used this term all the time.

  Article titles that ended in - How? and - Why?

  Assembly

  Convention

  Elders School

  Beneficial

  Mate

  Momentary touching of breasts

  Petting/Heavy Petting (great photo posted on an earlier reply)

  Divine (seemed to be used in Convention titles all the time)

  Scriptural Divorce

  Approved Organizational Procedure

  Mother (as in Jehovah's Organization is our Mother)

  Work - as in "Preaching Work", Disciple-Making Work". They made the very word "Work" sickening.

  Submission (Wifely Submission was probably the worst example)

  Husbandly Head

  Head - as in husbandly head, but also just the word "head", like hearing some sisters say "he's my head".

  Like - as in "Christ-like" and other uses for like as a suffix.
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  In Jehovah's Witnesses- Elders Have Rights- other JW's Don't- 10/15 WT

  by flipper in

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  in the 10/15 watchtower study edition on pg.

  12 is the article " what kind of spirit do you show ?

  " right away this article starts drawing the line of demarcation in the sand between who has the right to make decisions within jehovah's witnesses and who does not have the right to do so.

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  Having served as an elder for a decade, I can honestly report that I was no "doctor", not by any stretch of the imagination. I was a guy with a full-time job who found enough time to do all the usual jw-related activities. I had little or no ability to offer anything resembling what a qualified physician or psychiatrist could.
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  As A Jehovah's Witness Did You Never Accept Or Believe Something They Taught?

  by minimus in

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  i never believed that in 1975 or by the end of the 20th century, we would see the great tribulation occur.

  some witnesses would listen to fred franz' talks where he clearly told his audience that 1975 was the end of 6000 years and the beginning of the jubilee....or something like that.. was there something that you never truly accepted that you were supposed to believe as a jehovah's witness?.

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  Good thread...here's a few things I didn't buy into:

  Shunning of family members, and shunning overall. I never bothered shunning anybody.

  The blood doctrine. Ideally, yes, I can see not using blood, but in an emergency I can't see dying over it or letting a child die over it.

  The interpretations of Revelation prophecies as applying to Conventions and Watchtower articles.

  The age of major life forms on earth, especially prehistorically in regard to dinosaurs.
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  So, Jesus had a wife.....

  by oldlightnewshite in

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  rocketman

  Did the married Jesus hog the remote control? Did he belch? How about taking out the garbage? How did he handle the toilet seat? The questions are endless...
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  Cowboys Beat Giants 24/17

  by yknot in

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  praise be to the football gods!!!!!.

  giggles *somebody* owes me a congratulations.....

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  I picked the Cowboys to win. I'm 1-0 on the season - time to quit while I'm ahead.
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  Leolaia: Where is your story?

  by pirata in

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  i looked through your posts but couldn't find your life story.

  have you written it?.

  i would love to read your progression from/through jw to avid scholar :).

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  I've always enjoyed your posts Leolaia and they are extremely informative and challenging. Keep up the great work!
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

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  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  I'm sorry to see that you're in such a predicament Terry - I hope you recover quickly!
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  Favorite LAST episode to the ending of series drama or sitcom?

  by dreamgolfer in

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  1) mine, newhart show #2 - when "bob" wakes up and and said he had a dream he was running an inn in new hampshire.

  and it is suzzane pleshette next to him.

  still can't get it outta my little noggin.

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  Star Trek endings...

  Next Generation's, I thought, was pretty good, though the old Picard seemed, well, really old. But I thought it was pretty thought-provoking overall.

  Voyager - Gilligan finally got off the island that was the Delta Quadrant. I was just glad this show was over.

  Deep Space 9 - I can't remember the last episode, but I do recall some decent shows as the Station was taken over, then recaptured.
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  Favorite LAST episode to the ending of series drama or sitcom?

  by dreamgolfer in

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  1) mine, newhart show #2 - when "bob" wakes up and and said he had a dream he was running an inn in new hampshire.

  and it is suzzane pleshette next to him.

  still can't get it outta my little noggin.

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  Friends ended predictably, and Seinfeld ended somewhat disappointingly for such a great sitcom. I can remember both finales (because they still air frequently).

  Some series never even get an ending due to programming decisions. I don't think CSI Miami, which has been pulled after 10 years, had a conclusion. Or did it?

  Actually, I liked what could have been the finale for CSI New York. I think the series has been renewed, but it was a close call. And last season's finale, with Mack Taylor shot in a convenience store holdup and fighting for his life, mirrored the series itself, which was teetering on the edge of cancellation.
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  Theistic Evolution

  by cofty in

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  thoughtful christians including scientists like francis collins and kenneth miller accept the evidence for evolution unconditionally.

  the only thing that distinguishes their understanding of life from the views of dawkins is that they believe god planned and started the process intentionally.. just a word about the subtle but vital distinction between "theistic evolution" and "intelligent design".... over-simplifications alert - intelligent design is creationism in disguise.

  it is a modern twist on the "paley's watch" argument.

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  This kind of touches on a little 'theory' I have about the Genesis account involving Adam and Eve:

  Man evolves to a point where God decides that man can now be subject to 'test', and the account is allegorical.

  Of course, this scenario is full of holes, and I don't even really believe it.