As I posted on the the other thread about the AGM - could someone explain how this meeting will work for a common and garden witness (will they attend soemwhere and see it on a big screen or will it be broadacst some ontehr way and are only certain Witnesses invited?) as my wife has not said anything to me about a meeting tomorrow.
Frazzled UBM
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AGM 5 OCTOBER 2013 (UNOFFICIAL RUMORS)
by WatchTower87 in- 23 day to go .. annual meeting unofficial rumors.
- new bible.
- new nwt (revision).
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"The excitement is PALPABLE"
by Separation of Powers ingot caught at the supermarket (in between the martini olives and snack crackers ) with several bottles of hard liquor in my basket along with some red licorice by a sister that has known me for years.
still respects me, not knowing that i am in full fade mode, or at least not recognizably knowing.
anyway, when she sees me, her eyes get all big and she heads in my direction, nearly ramming my liquor laden cart with her vegan oriented basket.. "hey sop, how are you doing?
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Frazzled UBM
So is this Annual Meeting tomorrow 5 October? Who gets invited and how does it work? - is it broadcast to KHs or what? My wife hasn't said anything about her having to attend some special meeting tomorrow - we are going to see the musical Mamma Mia - so I am not sure whether it is because she hasn't been invited or she isn't going. Could someone enlighten me please?
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Hubby's going to the big meeting instead of celebrating our anniversary
by KariOtt inmy hubby just informed me that he wants to attend the "big" meeting saturday instead of celebrating our anniversary.
seems i was right when i accused him that the cult means more to him than i do.
asshole.
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Frazzled UBM
KariOtt - I feel your pain - the Wedding Anniversary is the ONLY celebration we are allowed as UBMs, so to have him blow you off for a meeting, even if he thinks it is an important one, is unacceptable. It is so sad. I agree with those who think you should be reevaluating the relationship - what do you actually see in this guy? It is hard enough having a wife who is a Witness but having a husband who is one woudl be worse because of all the head of the household BS. Go out an get plastered with your gfs on the big day and come home at your most obnoxious and withhold affection and other privileges of a physical nature for at least a month if not permanently.
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Child indoctrination explained by transactional analysis
by paranoia agent inthe purpose of psychology is to explain and help others to change, if suffering from depression or anxiety or we just want to understand the other or improve ourselves there are different types of psychological therapies to help us.
we are aware that psychologists have the know-how, just has mechanics know cars and astronauts know space shuttles and psychics, but we know they know a lot but we know very little possibly because its too complicated, it doesn't make rational sense, we don't have enought time or just like my diploma in accounting if its not put to good use it will turn into a vague memory.. look at my previous thread in cognitive dissonance, it sounds alien to many, it sure sounds to those that i explained it to, that is because its not something we normally hear about so explaining it to others these words and their context also requires a connotation from the listener for cognitive dissonance to make any sense.. my very first assignment was on cognitive dissonance in a paper titled media illiteracy or cognitive dissonance which discussed statistical discrepancies between what people said regarding their preferred news media output -tv or newspapers- and the actual sales/view/quality figures of those two media outlets, in the usa during the 70's and 80's.
it turns out that people lied about tv news medium being higher quality than newspapers because the quality is lower than newspapers (local news recorded in many states), the truth is that nobody wants to admit (during the questionnaires for this empirical data) that watching news on tv is easier and lazier than reading.
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Frazzled UBM
Will you deal with inculcation of phobias into children that they carry intt adult life, consciously and sub-consciously, and are manipulated by the WBTS to keep the grown up child a captive of the organization? That to me is the most cogent psychological explanation of WBTS child indoctrination.
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Child indoctrination explained by transactional analysis
by paranoia agent inthe purpose of psychology is to explain and help others to change, if suffering from depression or anxiety or we just want to understand the other or improve ourselves there are different types of psychological therapies to help us.
we are aware that psychologists have the know-how, just has mechanics know cars and astronauts know space shuttles and psychics, but we know they know a lot but we know very little possibly because its too complicated, it doesn't make rational sense, we don't have enought time or just like my diploma in accounting if its not put to good use it will turn into a vague memory.. look at my previous thread in cognitive dissonance, it sounds alien to many, it sure sounds to those that i explained it to, that is because its not something we normally hear about so explaining it to others these words and their context also requires a connotation from the listener for cognitive dissonance to make any sense.. my very first assignment was on cognitive dissonance in a paper titled media illiteracy or cognitive dissonance which discussed statistical discrepancies between what people said regarding their preferred news media output -tv or newspapers- and the actual sales/view/quality figures of those two media outlets, in the usa during the 70's and 80's.
it turns out that people lied about tv news medium being higher quality than newspapers because the quality is lower than newspapers (local news recorded in many states), the truth is that nobody wants to admit (during the questionnaires for this empirical data) that watching news on tv is easier and lazier than reading.
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Frazzled UBM
So will you be explaining how the WBTS uses Witness parents to indoctrinate their children to become Witnesses?
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Which country is better to migrate Canada or Australia?
by His Excellency ini am sure nowhere is perfect but if we want to compare these two countries from different prospectives like racism, job, income/spending, quality of life, standard of living etc.
can you please give me a rough idea by sharing your experiences.. .
by the way, i am considering applying for a masters progrmme in any of the two countries.. .
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Frazzled UBM
yadda yadda 2 - you a kiwi by any chance? 'How do you tell a well-balanced kiwi? He has a chip on both shoulders.' Cheers
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If you don't believe in God where do you get the strength to cope?
by Miss.Fit ini know there are some here that are going through some tough times.
some of you do not believe in god.
some are not sure.. i was told recently by a friend to pray to god for help and he would comfort me.. my first impulse is to pray.
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Miss-Fit - I have been following your story and glad to hear you seem to be getting back on track and dealing with your depression. Good work and keep it up. cheers Frazzled
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What movie or TV show would U recommend 2 break thru cognitive dissonance?
by Open mind intalk about "food at the proper time"!!
i was just perusing this forum and stumbled across a post by abandoned called "the joy of sect".
it's a simpson's episode where homer joins a cult.
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Frazzled UBM
I like Blondie's list as Pleasantville is a really good analogy for life as a Witness and the mayor and his cohorts who try to stop people going techincolour up behave just like you would expect elders to in those circumstances. 1984 is the best but probably the hardest to get a Witness to watch. I would add the Island, Logan's Run and the Truman Show to Blondie's list to make it pretty complete.
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Which country is better to migrate Canada or Australia?
by His Excellency ini am sure nowhere is perfect but if we want to compare these two countries from different prospectives like racism, job, income/spending, quality of life, standard of living etc.
can you please give me a rough idea by sharing your experiences.. .
by the way, i am considering applying for a masters progrmme in any of the two countries.. .
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On the travel point I think Canda is better because Australia is actually a long way from anywhere - so isolation adn parochialism is a problem - this is one reason why I live in London even though the weather sucks big time.
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Which country is better to migrate Canada or Australia?
by His Excellency ini am sure nowhere is perfect but if we want to compare these two countries from different prospectives like racism, job, income/spending, quality of life, standard of living etc.
can you please give me a rough idea by sharing your experiences.. .
by the way, i am considering applying for a masters progrmme in any of the two countries.. .
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Frazzled UBM
I am Australian - I suspect there are a lot more black people in Canada than in Australia. While Australian Aborigines are black, they are unfortunately now a very small percentage of the population and are not well represented in the cities. The majority of immigrants to Australia have been from Europe, Asia and the Middle East. There have been some Somalis and Sudanese who have come more recently but they are also a small minority. Educated Australians are not racist but there is an underbelly of racism in the poorer suborbs on the Western edge of the Eastern coast cities and in the bush. Australian Universities have high standrad graduate programs. A lot will depend on whether you prefer codl weather or hot weather. Candians and Austalians are quite similar - laid-back and friendly with a problem-solving direct manner. Oh yes and I forgot - we Australians talk funny - lol.