Posts by scotsman

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Just saw the film, "Apostasy"

by Bad_Wolf in

it was a very good film but not fully what i was expecting.

a jw could even watch it, i don't think the title fit the movie.

there was absolutely nothing about apostasy, nor do i recall the word even being mentioned.

scotsman

The exterior was a recently sold Kingdom Hall, the interior was a Masonic lodge.

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Apostasy Movie

by The Fall Guy in

jw
friends

i found it extremely accurate, and as such, not a pleasant experience.

merely reinforced my certainty regarding the org's venomous teachings & practices.. a very well made film for non-jw's to get a good insight into the minds & attitudes of the cult and its members, but not really one i'd urge faders to go and see.

victim returning to the scene of the crime scenario.. opinions will differ..

scotsman

I bumped into someone I know that works in the local cinema that’s screening Apostasy: apparently it’s been really busy, selling out some nights. Granted it’s on a smaller screen but the good reviews seem to have resulted a wider audience.

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Cheese!

by neat blue dog in

any cheese lovers out there?

i just love virtually any kind, from creamy and soft to brittle and sharp, from cottage cheese to the 'moldy' cheeses like gorgonzola.

i like to try new things, so any suggestions for cheese varieties you have tried?

scotsman

Époisses washed down with a Sauternes.

Dolcelatte with drizzled honey and toasted almonds.

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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

by flipper in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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scotsman

https://youtu.be/9_iqifzdNrM

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Why are JDubs scared to death of apostate websites?

by Sour Grapes in

when i was an elder back in the 1970's i loved to debate and challenge ministers, preachers, and holy rollers.

now you can be a loyal jdub fully indoctrinated for 30 years but just take a peek at an apostate website and you are doomed.

yes, satan now has you by the gonads and all of the years of being at the meetings, all of the family worship nights, all of the conventions, and all of the personal study just go up in a cloud of smoke.

scotsman

Apostate websites are dangerous because you can read them in private with no audience to play to. They are scared of apostate websites like they were scared of Crisis of Conscience when it was published.

They are right to be scared as it might bring their world crashing down around them.

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Invited to a talk: What to do?

by Fred Franztone in

jw
friends

my sister texted me last night with an invitation to watch our dad give his first ever public talk.

i don't live particularly near to my family, but i'm not too far from them to make the journey, and i am on good terms with them, having never been baptised and so not disfellowshipped; they don't shun me and likely wouldn't even if i were disfellowshipped, it's not in their character.. i haven't been inside a kingdom hall since 2006, and i would like to keep it that way; i only intend to step inside one again in the event of a family wedding or funeral service.

i don't want to be rude to my sister, ignoring the text isn't an option, so i need a diplomatic way of declining her invitation.. i've considered saying that i'm busy, but this leaves things open for her to ask again in the future, and i'd rather she got the message that i'm not interested, without me having to say so in an explicit way.. any suggestions from those who have been in a similar situation?.

scotsman

I agree with Wild Thing’s suggestion. It’s spot on.

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Elon Musk causing an uproar on Twitter

by Tallon in

elon musk has called one of the thai cave rescue divers a 'paedo' on twitter.. this could prove to be a very costly post should the diver sue him for defamation.. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/15/elon-musk-british-diver-thai-cave-rescue-pedo-twitter.

scotsman

Steve2 is getting confused with Peter Thiel, who bought NZ citizenship. Another charming billionaire.

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Guardian interview with Apostasy director

by cobweb in

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friends

this is a really long article about the film apostasy and interview with the director about his story and how he came to make the film.

apostasy director: ‘it was liberating to leave the jehovah’s witnesses’.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/15/apostasy-director-daniel-kokotajlo-liberating-to-leave-jehovahs-witnesses-interview?cmp=share_androidapp_copy_to_clipboard.

scotsman

Anyway...back to the interview and movie. It is good interview and I am not sure that I want to see the movie. I have seen the trailer and it is just too real for me. It made my stomach lurch when I watched it. I left so long ago and watching this movie would put me right back into the environment that I rejected. I don't want to go there.

I’m seeing it next weekend, taking some friends to give them a taste of what the JW world is like but confess I’m feeling apprehensive about how it will leave me feeling.

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Anyone watching the handmaids tail?

by blownaway in

i thought this was all about the 18th century.

but its current or just post current times.

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scotsman

I imagine that if you were watching it in Turkey you would find it particularly chilling.

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Ministry experiences

by Freedom rocks in

hi does anyone have any bad ministry experiences to share or really funny ones?.

some of mine were:.

- having water sprayed on us with a hose.

scotsman

Having a householder gently push me over the edge of a balcony and hold a sword against my throat in the roughest part of the city. He wasn't threatening me he was illustrating how he would deal with an intruder. I recall being completely calm about it although my partner was freaked out. I was 18 and thought I was invincible.

Group of kids cornered us in a snowball fight one night in a housing scheme, it was hilarious.