AFRIKANMAN

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  Did you get " Counseled " about the Music you Listened to While you were a JW ?

  by flipper in

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  from the time i was a small boy - i loved rock n' roll music.

  beatles, rolling stones, led zeppelin, hendrix.

  i started getting slighted for the music i listened to as i lay in my bedroom listening on headphones to led zeppelin's song " black dog " at age 14 with my elder dad looking suspiciously at me as i'm rocking out .

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  Mrs and I are both formally trained muso's -

  I am 60 now [damn] so I identify strongly with the 70's Rock era, being my teen years - We were constantly counseled about the dangers of just about everything unless it was Ray Conniff and Singers ! At one DC, there was a talk on music and we were encouraged to trash our questionable vinyls /

  I am a percussionist [Latin] and of course cut my teeth on Santana - so you can imagine the references to the demonic music of good ol Carlos eg the album Abraxas / Black Magic Women / Evil Ways etc

  I played in Folk Rock and Jazz groups and was very into the 69 Woodstock outpourings - some of the greatest music that ever was imho - And that did not endear me to the elders if they were savvy enough to even know of the artists.

  The music scene is now so vast that any elders wishing to police the music tastes would have a hard time keeping up /

  We currently play the Doors [riders] and Zeppelin's Stairway in our repertoire / albeit very softened back-groundy versions - We do Restaurant Wedding and Corporate gigs - but I wont have any hounders after me no-moh ! We is far-out now man !
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  If the trolleydolly carts are a failure, what's next?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  they could try this:.

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  Loo-Roll etc .................

  Dont give them ideas - they may print tracts on the rolls -

  Mind you its not a bad marketing idea isn't it ?
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  Who did you believe the scriptures were describing when you were a JW?

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it never hit me until i was out.

  matt:23;4 "they tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them.

  on other people shoulders".

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  Beth-Sarim - [ not wishing to be contentious with you or anyone here at all - ] but I have recently been chatting to a number of "church-goers" who were treated very badly within their denominations eg Baptists / New Apostolics / and 7th Day Adventists . In the most latter the person was effectively shunned by the congregants and family -

  You may find this of interest: http://www.wickedshepherds.com/

  On the point of discussion: I would always have applied that scripture to only so-called Christendom ..........until I had to put up with the in-fighting/ ego's / back-stabbing and BS as an elder ..and it was my experience as an Elder that got me searching for a Why ? which has now led to my Liberation from the cult and indeed ALL religion -
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  Your Jehovah’s Witness Is Showing

  by David_Jay in

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  2. experiences

  since i just signed up and posted a few times without doing this yet, here is my story..

  i think that i became a jehovahs witness because of my immaturity.

  i had some quirky personality traits, and i joined finding that i fit in because, as i said to myself: these people get me.

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  Great post ! I needed this cos my JW is showing like Mae Wests cleavage ! I have got to hit the JW Delete button this year and soon !!!
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  Today was an odd day.

  by paul from cleveland in

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  experienced a series of odd coincidences today.

  this morning i noticed a friend had "liked" a picture i had posted on facebook.

  i hadn't spoken with him for a while so i texted him that we should get together to 'catch up' some time soon.

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  Please stay away from me .....................................................don't cross in front of me ...................remain like that for 7 days and on the 7th day go bathe in the Jordan river - you will be fully "cleared" .................lol ! Its the phases of the moon I tell ya !
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  No Sports Cars Please!

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i read on a jw forum that jw's came in for disapproval if they drove either sports cars or 2-door cars.

  the reasoning was that a driver couldn't easily take fellow dubbies out preaching in such a vehicle.

  was that ever official policy or just local nonsense from a grumpy po?.

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  stan livedeath - you lucky bugger !
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  David Robert Jones [Bowie] ; 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016

  by AFRIKANMAN in

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  david robert jones; 8 january 1947 10 january 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cymclz5pqvw&feature=player_detailpage#t=205.

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  David Robert Jones; 8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYMCLz5PQVw&feature=player_detailpage#t=205
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  Is the Watchtower organisation facing the biggest crisis of its history?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  recent developments make me think they might be.

  the problems they are facing are not just lack of funds but also draining authority, and the two could be a heady and explosive mix.

  one of the best analyses ever written of the watchtower was a book called "trumpet of prophecy" by sociologist james beckford in the 1970s.

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  Using the benefit of Hind-sight ...............and after nearly 60 years "in" and now out ............I ask myself was ANYTHING in this group EVER Relevant ? .................. I answer NO ! Never !
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  Umbertoecho here.

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hello people.. i'm tired and a bit sick at the moment but i can't let anyone think that this is going to go away.... i am able to tell you a few things in order to prevent any confusion in the minds of those who are thinking that nothing will come of this arc;that nothing will effect the wtbts in america and other places.. i have been there and given my testimony.

  helen milroy and her assistants were there along with another group of people who are there to lend assistance if you crack up at any time during or after the hearing.

  i did not crack up but can see how this happens.. security is tight and anonymity is sacred to them as they want to protect all who come forward.

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  You Rock !!!!!
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  Have we become what we despise so much?

  by Tenacious in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the majority of members who tend to join this forum have been hurt possibly even traumatized sometimes to the point of wanting to end their lives.

  upon joining the forum, new members are welcomed with open arms, welcome messages start pouring in, "likes" are freely given, a false sense of security is promoted where a member is free to speak his mind without having to worry about the wt gestapo.

  again, similar to how potential converts are welcomed and "love bombed" upon entering a kh for the first time.

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  Try to stick it out and work past the few antagonistic doof-balls here - Maybe the toxicity runs deep and requires specialized therapy to excise from their lives - I keep reminding myself that a few months back - when still "in" I was just like that to - "Father forgive them ......"