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  Women as Viewed by the WTS (continuing installments)

  by blondie in

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  as i do research, i come across other things said by the wts that makes me wonder why i didn't leave then:.

  11/1/85 wt p 24. .

  further, such a woman is humble-minded, not haughty; kind, not surly; tidy, not unkempt; sympathetic, not belligerent.

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  run dont walk

  Great post Blondie !!!!!!!!

  You have all heard my view on this several times over, and I hate repeating myself,

  But the jist of it is ............

  Women are garbage in JW land and will never change.

  -no talks

  -no leading the congregation in any way, even if of the annoited class.

  -no prayers when a male is present (regardless of age)

  -accept abuse (verbal or physical)

  Isn't it funny, all of the males on earth spend alot of time out and about, going to clubs, get-togethers etc etc etc etc. for what ?????? to find a woman to spend their life with.

  Just doesn't make a lot of sense does it.

  Maybe all JW males should be gay.
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  Whats the craziest thing you've done at the Kingdom hall?

  by yxl1 in

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  i was given the "privilege" to open the kh early to switch on the heating.

  they even gave me my own set of keys.. every saturday night, me and another jw would drive to the kh with our amps and guitars and .

  jam until the early morning, using the stage and the kh's pa system.

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  I was mad at an elder, so during the break Theocratic school/Service Meeting song, I filled his gas tank with sand. Wonder how he got home that night ???????????
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  Breaking News from the WTS - The Time of the End is Near!

  by jgnat in

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  in fact, it is very, very soon.

  my jw honey came back from the meeting with this earth-shattering announcement.

  he is prancing around the house with this new-found knowledge that i have not had the priveledge to hear, understand, or appreciate.. got any good comeback lines?

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  Actually I think it makes them a "little" worse (not much but a little), maybe more loyal but worse at preparing for the future.

  I had a discussion with a family member a few weeks ago, and said ........

  Jesus spoke to the disciples and said "No one knows the day nor the hour."
  He couldn't of made it any clearer.

  Brings up the question "Why has the society continued to make ridiculous predictions (subtly of course, they never admit to it.) But many times over in the publications (1960-1990) they stated "it is unlikely we will see the 21st century". Were they right ??? NO !!!!!!!!!

  Getting everyone into a frenzy about the end, increases membership, increases donations, increases field service, increases meeting attendance, the problem is people today don't realize is, they have done this song and dance many times over. (Russel to Rutherford to Knorr to Franz and so on)

  I have read many experiences on this board regarding preparing for the future, and two that stand out, YOU should think about.

  1) a lady gave the experience of when she was young, and really truthfully thought in her heart, that the end was near, Well as she put it, not only did I think I would not grow old, but definitely not my kids. Now today She says my kids kids have kids and she is in her 80's.

  2) Many people have stated, they saved nothing, or never had the proper training for a decent job, now some in their 50' or 60's are working for minimum wage and barely staying alive. They said "we never thought for a moment that we had to prepare for our future."

  So, does it prevent them from making critical decisions about their future ????

  A BIG FAT YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  and I agree, with your last comment, to have faith in God alone is a better course.

  I don't but that is my opinion, I don't push that on anyone.

  As I have said before, (hate to repeat myself over and over), We will all find the truth the day after we die, so enjoy the life you have no on earth, and when it's over, then worry about it.

  Nice to meet another Albertan on this forum.
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  Something I was never told about JW's.....

  by Algun Otro in

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  .... those meetings are soooooooo boring.

  and don't get me started on the 3 days of hell i just spent at the district convention.

  (actually, if there isn't really a "hell", then it was 3 days of "non-existence") ok, ok, i get it.... as a witness, i should "give god glory", and make sure everything i do is being done in the glory of god.... but i don't need 3 days to get that point across.

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  run dont walk

  For us apostates (so-called), it's easy to say just walk away. But the harassment continues for a lifetime especially from family, I walked away 15 years ago and my mom calls and still says are you thinking about going back.

  They (the Watchtower) ruined my family life, for what, a bunch of BS doctrines that make no sense (1914, Armageddon, shunning, who to associate with, etc etc etc)

  If they have the (divine) right to ruin my life with my family, I HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIGHT BACK, and show what the Watchtower really is .........

  - a multi-billion dollar a year organization

  - full of contradictions (UN, child molesters, RAND CAM, 1914 BS)

  - so many levels and divisions it is impossible for the true JW to move up the ranks accordingly, now that all the annoited are dying off they changed their stance a little.

  do you have kids, if they decide not to be a JW what are YOU going to do ???????

  ask yourself that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  Breaking News from the WTS - The Time of the End is Near!

  by jgnat in

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  in fact, it is very, very soon.

  my jw honey came back from the meeting with this earth-shattering announcement.

  he is prancing around the house with this new-found knowledge that i have not had the priveledge to hear, understand, or appreciate.. got any good comeback lines?

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  more "new light" from the Watchtower .................

  the end is soon,

  The sad thing is, people believe it, this is 2003, are there still stupid people being born ??????
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  Breaking News from the WTS - The Time of the End is Near!

  by jgnat in

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  in fact, it is very, very soon.

  my jw honey came back from the meeting with this earth-shattering announcement.

  he is prancing around the house with this new-found knowledge that i have not had the priveledge to hear, understand, or appreciate.. got any good comeback lines?

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  REALLY, very very soon, uh oh, guess all of us on this board better get back to our local kingdom hall, and i mean NOW !!!!!!!! (is it posssible to reinstate 3,000,000 people in one day)

  Actually he is right, the end is soon, October 14, 2,345,890,134 A.D. 12:17 P.M. P.S.T. (of course I could be off by a couple of minutes. Hey I'm not perfect, yet.)

  Czar, that was great Millions now living will never learn, priceless.
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  WTBS' Financial Empire...the tip of the iceberg!

  by MacHislopp in

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  watchtower bible & t

  watchtower bible & t

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  well done, WOW, this info will be helpful many times over,

  It's amazing that out of 6 million followers they can generate this much money, Tony Robbins would be proud of them.

  Or pork chop, since you find this boring and uneventful, feel free to send ALL of your pay cheque to any of the above addresses, I'm sure the Watchtower could always use more money. So don't think about it, send it NOW !!!!!!!!!! before Armageddon comes AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH the end is here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  I WENT TO THE ASSEMBLY YESTERDAY HAHA!!!

  by Mary in

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  well i went to the assembly yesterday, to see what bullshit they'd come up with this year to be upbuilt and i certainly won't go next year wasn't disappointed!

  did you know that there are (gasp!

  ) apostates on the internet??!!

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  Apostate sites on the internet, yeah right, never in a thousand years .

  Where do they come up with these ideas ???

  How did you sit through it all ??? were you able to keep a straight face ??? I doubt it !!!
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  JW,s don't need holidays to be generous. They do it all year round!

  by doodle-v in

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  yeeeeeahhhh riiiiiiight.

  i would hear that quote all the time in talks and parts at assemblies and in magazines.

  i dont know about you guys but i never remember getting presents all year round!!

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  I can't remember how many times I heard that line, must of been in the hundreds.......

  What a load of BS,

  I guess they figured they were being generous by dragging us out in field service on Christmas Day.

  For me, it wasn't that we didn't celebrate Christmas that bothered me, it was all the kids in school and the kids in the neighborhood ALWAYS asking why ??? my answer was because my parents are idiots, that worked for me. Nothing worse then standing out in a crowd especially at a young age, as if life wasn't hard enough, I guess all JW parents figure this is how to be generous to your kids.

  And I do remember my family giving to the needy though, oh yes but only if they were in our congregation.
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  My first meeting after becoming an "apostate"

  by Winston Smith :>D in

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  well, i went to my first sunday meeting after realizing the real "truth" about the wts today.. it is interesting sitting there with a liberated mind-set now.. at one point my wife turned to me and asked during the public talk, "whats so funny?".

  ", i asked her.. "because youre smiling.".

  smiling at the kh, a sure sign that your not a jw i guess.. ~.

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  run dont walk

  Keep us posted on the meeting you attend, it will interesting to watch your attitude as you go to more and more meetings until you quit. So please keep posting, it is interesting how we pay more attention once we decide the Watchtower is wrong.

  Getting back to the Stephen thing (not to offend anyone here) but I know many people on Friday and Staurday nights that see God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit after a good night of drinking, maybe Stephen had a few before , well you know ......

  And to Gadget, maybe your computer is a lot smater than the Watchtower, it can determine instantly that they don't make sense. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

  I fell off my chair I was laughing so hard ......

  Also Gadget please post again regarding the rest of the assembly, I enjoyed your post on day one .......