Posts by Tempest in a Teacup

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Who REALLY believed in the idea of living forever on earth??

by stuckinarut2 in

seriously.....even when you were 100% in "the truth", did you really believe in living forever?

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Tempest in a Teacup

I didn't buy into it all the way. The paradise pictures always seemed way too sappy for me. Everyone smiling too much, playing with pandas and tigers.... I guess it was my skeptical nature but I never, ever visualized paradise like this
(....)
So I did not knock on doors or anything I did for the paradise, but because I wanted to be a good daughter and not disappoint my parents.

THIS!!! Oh how you took words out of my mouth!!! I was going to write these words when I read your post.

I may have believed that doctrine if these typical pictures where not attached to it. THE FANCY PICTURES completely flushed out any trace of belief I might have developped for it.

I am so sure that I could have believed the bible verses and the watchtower publications'words alone; a weird psycho-cognitive process made the pictures to automatically cancel any gram of faith I'd be tempted to put into the teaching.

I enjoyed looking at the pictures though.

They'd make my heart smile. My head and my heart screamed "too good to be true" even before I learnt that expression.

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Oppressive wolves will enter the flock....

by stuckinarut2 in

jw
friends

ok, so i politely let an elder in our cong know how i felt about the gossip and slander that has been levelled at me.. he has been pushing to find out how i feel about the events of the last few months.. i calmly replied: .

"well, i know that it was foretold that oppressive wolves would enter the flock and treat many harshly.

i stood up to such harshness against many in our cong, then i was turned on and had accusations levelled against me!

Tempest in a Teacup

Good!

What was his reaction?

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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

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.

Tempest in a Teacup

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

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".

Tempest in a Teacup

.......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

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".

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

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.

Tempest in a Teacup

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

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.

Tempest in a Teacup

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

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.

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

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".

Tempest in a Teacup

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!