Posts by Narcissistic Supply

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Long Time Bethelites Facing Job Insecurity, Old Age, And Poverty, As Watchtower Corporation Downsizes Due To Years Of Wishful Thinking, Failed Predictions And False Hopes

by frankiespeakin in

i think many older ones at bethel have a nagging feeling that these new guys that make up the governing body now at bethel don't really give a rats ass what happens to them and that because of all the failed predictions their future is very bleak as the corporation trims all the fat and sends them on their merry way with little hope of material benifits for all years of slaving for the corporation.. the scenario or fantacy cycle for wishful thinking is: a pattern that recurs in personal lives, in politics, in history and in storytelling.

when we embark on a course of action which is unconsciously driven by wishful thinking, all may seem to go well for a time, in what may be called the dream stage(1874-1914, 1916-1925, 1925-1975).

but because this make-believe can never be reconciled with reality, it leads to a frustration stage(1975-2014) as things start to go wrong, prompting a more determined effort to keep the fantasy in being.

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New Yaught!!! New Yaught!!! We Just Love This Idea!!!

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So What Do You Think: Are JWs The WORST Religion One Could Be In?

by minimus in

jw
friends

be realistic..

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On The Way Out.

Couldn't agree more. Some people have to get to that point of being so Angry and Fed up. Some people will go off on the drop of a hat. I'm one of those people. I could care less what people think. I could care less what people say. I could care less. I don't have to have anyone's approval. And if a JW comes in to my space i will let them have it full on. No holding back brother. I think some people have to get to that point. After all i spent 7 years trying to hold my marriage together and having 2 jw's stand on my throat 24/7. My favorite saying now is Pound Sand! ...... "we just love this idea."

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Please help. I am losing the plot.

by wordyword in

after being a witness for 40 years, i now find myself disfellowshipped.. i have had a number of doubts for a few years now, but still feel as if i'm living my life in the "t minus " to armageddon spector.. my parents are in their 80's and my dear mother is in very bad health.

i was allowed to pop through - about once a month to make sure my parents were ok and for them to see their grandchildren.

this all ended after the july watchtower article and especially since the district convention - with all the "counsel" on associating with disfellowshipped family members.. around 6 weeks ago, my dad asked me point blank why i wasn't trying to get reinstated.

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Be strong. I can do all things through christ who strengthens me.

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Why do the GB need a new Bethel compound if the end is so close? Here is the "official" answer

by sir82 in

jw
friends

as most of us know, the society is spending 10's of millions of dollars on a giant, state of the art, secluded bunker country club headquarters in very remote, isolated warwick ny.. the question that "some" have is, why?

if armageddon is coming "very soon", why go to all that time & effort & expense?

why have thousands of jws dedicating their time to this massive effort instead of the "lifesaving ministry"?.

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Viva La Vida Lyrics

from Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

lyric artist album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
I'm just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Songwriters
MARTIN, CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY JOHN / BERRYMAN, GUY RUPERT / BUCKLAND, JONATHAN MARK / CHAMPION, WILLIAM

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In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth...

by geek in

jw
friends

this very first sentence in the bible makes no sense to me, i struggle with it and i am wondering what other's thoughts are on the subject.

don't get me wrong, i believe in god, i believe their is a creator, or atleast i hope their is.

but i struggle with him creating the heavens and the earth, i mean, why would he?

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who knows.

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Do you have zeal for TTATT?

by ILoveTTATT in

jw
friends

who of you feels like they have zeal for ttatt and wish to spread it far and wide?

who feels that it is like a "fire burning in your bones" that you can't keep shut?

(don't worry, i love the power of the internet for anonymity)... ;).

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I don't know what TTATT is. I have no problem throwing the flyers back at JW's when they put the crap in my door. I have no problem telling a jw to pound sand. my ego is very well established. i don't wish bad on them. i just want them to stay away from my family. i don't care if they do have a 4th grade education.

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Even MORE evidence for "Jesus died on a Cross"?

by ILoveTTATT in

i like jwfact's http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/cross-or-stake.php.

it would probably be interesting to add the information found in this article:.

http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/crucifixion/the-staurogram/.

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Who knows!! what a bunch of petty nonsense!!

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Is it me?

by 5go in

......or does it seem the gb is setting up the faithful for a big change on something.

seems like nowadays every other thing coming off the platform is saying hey we are the only one approved to speak for god and not liking any change we pronounce is your problem not gods..