Tempest in a Teacup

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  Caleb and Sophia... Run... They're Alive

  by Seeking agape in

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  im curious what the typical witness over the age of 10 really thinks of these cartoons.
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  Today's (4/12) WT study - all about Jesus

  by OneEyedJoe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  today's watchtower study article is all about jesus.

  this stuck out to me after a year of hanging out on here where one frequent point of criticism is that jws claim to be christians but never talk about jesus.. anyone think it's a coincidence that today was the "special talk" follow-up to the memorial?

  i think not - this is the most attended sunday meeting of the year, complete with many ubms, studies, and miscellaneous other potential victims who have been subjected to a coordinated effort to pressure them into attending.

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  Darn it!!
  I forgot that the "Special" talk was today.

  I forgot too! I walked in to find the place fuller than usual and people all dressed up! I then realized the type of jw I've become...Not so long ago, it used to be a biiig deal for me.
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  And so it begins...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i have not reported a single hour of fs in 3-4 months.

  while my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), i know she would have rather done it.

  elder asked me to turn in my fs report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk".

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  .......a part from being told to wait on Jah there is nothing they can say.

  They'll again blame it on the ever so convenient " human imperfection" and tell him that that is why Jah said he was going to start the cleaning from his house .

  but first, could you loan me $5000?

  LOL
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  And so it begins...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wife and i have not reported a single hour of fs in 3-4 months.

  while my wife is mostly doing for me (positive thing), i know she would have rather done it.

  elder asked me to turn in my fs report this past week and then he added... "we need to talk".

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  it's not that I don't do spiritual things. And compassionate things. And I'm happy now with that. When/if I get to the point of turning in time I will let them know.

  Like this!

  In that case I'd also add: I stopped submitting hours monthly because when I do it my conscience torments me a lot. Ever since I stopped reporting the hours my conscience is at peace. This may be temporary or permanent, but I don't want to violate my conscience anymore.
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  Why attack?

  by newqatarjob in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as someone brought up as a jw and been an elder and been disfellowshipped (twice!!!

  ) i find it difficult to understand why ex jws have to attack the religion, yes religion, not cult or sect.

  i am no longer disfellowshipped just do not want to practice anymore.

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  When a religion routinely attacks other religions and train its members to do the same, it is only fair that such members attack their own religion when they get the reasons to do so.

  Back to the sender...
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  Shunning Styles 101. Any I missed? Care to elaborate?

  by Open mind in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my oldest brother got baptized at 12 and realized he was 100% gay at 12 1/2.

  sucky timing huh?

  he fought the fine fight of the abstinent until his mid-twenties and then decided he couldn't live like that anymore.

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  The I-have-99-friends-and-you-ain't-one-of'em style: generally inflicted in k halls or assembly halls or memorial, funerals or some weddings. It consists of going out of your way to show extra love to bros and sisters with the sole intention of accentuating the d'fed person's feeling of being an outcast. Sometimes it is done to show that person 'what s/he is missing' to entice him to 'come back'; but most at times it is done out of sheer malice.

  I have done this on many occasions, for the 2nd reason; mea culpa.

  T in a T
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  Anthony Morris has brothers!!!

  by elkatire1980 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i would like to know if anthony morris really has the particle "iii" in his name.

  i was looking how to ask about it and i found to ask his brothers.. in the watchtower 15 5/15 you can read in the article "remembering my first love has helped me to endure": .

  i must confess, however, that when i first learned the truth, i was not very tactful, especially when i talked to my immediate family.

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  Tempest in a Teacup

  He has 143,999 siblings...and COUNTING.
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  Nature of the Word "Spiritual" Amongst Witnesses

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  even as an atheist i consider myself spiritual, always have, metaphysics and spiritual discussions about enlightenment and so on i find interesting, even if belief in a yhwh is not in me.

  i want to propose this simple definition of the word "spiritual" among jehovah's witnesses.. spiritual = indoctrination or indoctrinated.

  i have been told how i'm "just not a spiritual man".

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  For JWs, "spirituality" = "how much do other people observe you performing certain acts approved of and/or required by the Watchtower Society".
  
  

  comments at meetings by slightly rewording printed sentences, but who beats his wife, never prays, watches porn, and plays sick & twisted video games in the privacy of his home, is viewed as a sterling spiritual example for everyone.
  

  On point! I'd add: In short, doing to perfection what you know is expected of you, and making sure you're watched doing those. If they're not watching you, devise ways of attracting their attention and make sure you are within earshot of others to make "spiritual comments"

  • Clean the hall after meetings
  • In ALL conversations, remember what this brother said in a talk 5 years ago, or what an obscure bible aid said about it 7 years ago.
  • Generously and often poke up jw traditional comments such as: "the Org is doing so well", "this system this, this system that", "the new system this, the new system that", "Jehovah this, Jehovah that";
  • Hold up your watchtower so that everyone could see how you have used 3 colors to highlight the answers, meaning that you have studied it 3 times and filled the margins with observations/bible verses.
  • Generously and often poke up comments about how many hours you did in fs during the week and how many bible students you were blessed with.
  • Comment on how you left work tired and panting and yet made time to go visit that one bible study.
  • Comment on how you help brother x or sister y do this or that.
  • You know bible versed so well that you can poke up any at any time in a conversation or in fs
  • Comment on how "rewarding and sweet" today's ministry was.
  • Comment on what you gathered from today's text, or yesterday's, or even the one from 10 days ago.
  • As faithfully and boldly as possible, give a comment explaining and supporting beyond measure that obscure and far fetched doctrine which has everybody raising an eyebrow.
  • Make comments which show the others in the hall that you consulted 5 heavyweight-and-not-easy-to-research "bible aids" and old watchtower edition when preparing you WT article.

  Will come back if I get more. Cathartic!
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  Shutting down the Judicial Committee "invite".

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  judicial committee invitation comes, with be there or be square consequences.. ( come or we will df you ).

  what are the sure fire, tested and true tactics that will keep the elders off your back?

  ( for good ).

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  A note from a therapist saying you are too emotionally fragile at this time.
  (I heard the Org tells elders to back off if they think suicide is a possibility).

  Thinking about it, how truly pathetic jw life is! Basically it is as if he's in school or at work, having to show a note from the Doctor to the Big Daddies just so he could be left alone

  That said, I'm keeping the idea too, for the cloudy days ahead for me.
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  Elder Using Innuendos at Every Single Opportunity

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's this elder in my hall.

  in his comments and talks, he loves to include the kind of details that would leave listeners wondering who his comment/talk is about.

  he seems to see himself as a jw behaviour expert and drops titbits whenever he's behind the mic.

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  There's this elder in my hall. In his comments and talks, he loves to include the kind of details that would leave listeners wondering who his comment/talk is about. He seems to see himself as a jw behaviour expert and drops titbits whenever he's behind the mic.

  With his wording and 'insider details', totally unnecessary (often unrelated to the topic being discussed but which he always finds a way to force in) he loves to generate 'suspense' and mystery. IMO some of the things he talks about could have happened long ago yet he'd present them as fresh issues. For example he'd go like:

  "When we're told to do............, some of us rather reason that..........,and do......... instead." etc etc etc

  I mean he does this systematically for reasons best known to him...sometimes I wonder if he isn't just cooking some of it himself.