Posts by LevelThePlayingField

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What happened in 1995?

by pale.emperor in

i was born in 1984 so was only 9yo in 1995. i read on various posts on here and on other websites about false expectations about 1975 and 1995. i'm aware of the 1975 failure but what was said in 1995?.

LevelThePlayingField

Here's a funny thing. If you do a search for "1975" in the 2014 cd rom, it comes up 666 times in the Awake.

The devil is in the details.

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I've created a survey

by pale.emperor in

hi guys.

thanks for taking part in the previous poll i did about disfellowshipping.. i've created a survey here: https://goo.gl/atcm22.

and the results will be published here: https://goo.gl/qzqzjd.

LevelThePlayingField

Awesome, can't wait to see the results.

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An infographic I just created...

by HappyHappyHappy1914 in

hey everyone.

i don't post here often, but i lurk pretty much everyday.

i just created the following infographic based on the recent yearbook stats.

LevelThePlayingField

Yeah, I agree. This is very professional looking. And quite nice actually.

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why jw's commit suicide?

by notalone in

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friends

we all know the rate of suicide is high among jw's.

my question is this- was there some subliminal messages that encourage this.

i was a born in and my entire life i would have these thoughts that could come out of nowhere,"kill yourself.

LevelThePlayingField

I think the religion in general, with all it's teachings makes for a bad mix of emotions and mental health. For one thing, the "do more" mentality is constantly pushed. But Jesus was not that way in the Bible. I don't know, I'm sure others will add to this. But it does seem that JW's have a high rate of suicides.

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The beard issue

by Ray Frankz in

this is my second topic here.

sorry for this biiig post.

i would like to tell you guys about one of the things that bothered me most, despite of being something quite simple, but since it affected me directly, so.... well, being a ministerial servant, i knew the bad view the jw in general have towards beards.

LevelThePlayingField

I think that in 20 years the beard thing will be all but gone. Have a beard or not, no big deal.

But right now, it's an act of congress if you have one.

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My story...

by ironsnake656 in

i would like to share my brief experience about my life from liberal jw to a ex-jw.

as i told you in my first post, i'm from juarez, mexico.

i'm second generation born-in, well not really... my mother knew jwland in 1968 and a year later, she got baptized.

LevelThePlayingField

Thanks for sharing. You mentioned that you want to be an activist. I think that's a great goal. Share more when you can.

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North Korea viral video and JW Comparison.

by pleaseresearch in

i watched this video yesterday from this brave young north korean woman.

hearing her share her experiences living in her country and what the people go through on a day to day basis is so very similar to jws today and how we lived.. please watch and tell me your thoughts.. thank you.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ijj3insyk.

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LevelThePlayingField

Your points are well taken. But I really think LIsaRose has made some valid points.

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North Korea viral video and JW Comparison.

by pleaseresearch in

i watched this video yesterday from this brave young north korean woman.

hearing her share her experiences living in her country and what the people go through on a day to day basis is so very similar to jws today and how we lived.. please watch and tell me your thoughts.. thank you.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ijj3insyk.

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LevelThePlayingField

Well, I disagree. The comparison is not that far off. Think of it as a hyperbole. Sure, you can't get executed for watching a movie but you can be a in a special needs talk for watching a rated R movie, and then shunned. Sure, you won't be raped for $200 but might be raped by an elder in your local hall, and all to end up with everyone telling you it's your fault, and did you enjoy it type of questions from the other elders.

So a far cry, no, it's not. N Korea has physical brutality, the funky-ass watchtower has mental brutality.

Never forget that. Remember the real why you visit this site anyway. It's to help you cope with the Watchtower's torture.

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Went to a Different Kind of Convention This Year

by Saethydd in

my old congregation's regional convention was the week before last, and for the first time in 20 years, i wasn't there.

instead on the very same weekend, i went to a geeky fan convention called magic city con.

i had loads of fun there, i cosplayed as a jedi and the doctor (which is my current profile pic).

LevelThePlayingField

My hat goes off to you because, to be honest, that sounds like a lot of fun. I'm just imagining myself being there. Not having to watch what I say. If I like something that's Star Wars like, I don't have to explain myself, I can just be myself. I envy you. Good job.

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WT Library being edited

by berrygerry in

i thought that wt would have started doing this, but i have not noticed any posts before.. can anyone confirm (post is from fb)?.

so i have been looking up these different articles to read for myself...one problem.the last time we got a disc was 2015 and i used my mil's disc to down load it to my computer.

they did a update to it last year over the internet, the program updated it's self.

LevelThePlayingField

These guys are really effen corrupt. In 15 years no one hardly will know of anything about the JW's real past.

Be we apostates will always know. And all those that REALLY want to know the truth will find out. There is no stopping it.