Posts by TTATTelder

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Display of National Flags in Kingdom Halls in Chile: WTS' Response

by BluesBrother in

remember this and other threads a few months back, on the subject that some kingdom halls in chile acquiesced to govt rules that every building should display the national flag on the day of celebration?.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/262505/kingdom-hall-chile-has-national-flag?size=20&page=1.

many of us here and around the net, calling on our dub experiences cried "never would that happen!

TTATTelder

What happened to not stumbling others?

-TE

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The contempt of Anthony Morris: the face doesn't lie.

by freemindfade in

i have noticed something even long before even looking into ttatt, something about morris bothered me.

i am personally very attuned to body language, facial expressions and general subtleties in human interaction.

there was something about his face that really bothered me, and i will explain it.

TTATTelder

Totally agree with OP. The guy is a pompous ass.

God's representative?........Don't make me laugh.

-TE

25

Watchtower choir

by wannaexit in

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i think i've seen it all now.

nothing surprises me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpfzs7l_3sq.

TTATTelder

...and it's a wonder that JW old-timers and spinsters aren't hurling themselves off the roof. - sir82

That made me laugh ....so freaking true.

They act like they are being understanding when they are really throwing salt in the wound with those lyrics.

Keep 'em bare foot and pregnant!!!! That's the Watchtower Way!!!

-TE

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Charles Taze Russell Pyramid

by enigma1863 in

so i live pretty close to the jw pyramid in pittsburgh and i have thought about going there and attaching a sign of some sort to the pyramid.

i was thinking of using a qrcode to link to something.

link.

TTATTelder

Interesting google shot of it. I would like to see it in person one day. I think a lot would sink in just looking at that thing.

-TE

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Jehovah's Witness elders - intolerant religious bigots

by Watchtower-Free in

june 2014 my cobe and other "senior elder" and yes big words always confound them.

crickets = slack jawed blank ignorant stares.

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TTATTelder

I likey....

I also like the reply -"No, I didn't hear this from apostates...Satan told me, and like Jesus I want to make a reply to Satan."

(I guess Jesus wasn't an intolerant religious bigot.)

-TE

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New forum: one month progress report

by Simon in

well, we survived the first month at least!

yes, the new forum is now 1 month old.. of course there have been some issues and i'm grateful that people have been patient while i worked on them.

a big thank-you to everyone who's been patient, have provided useful feedback or just been willing to adapt to something new during the transition.. i've also made some improvements along the way and am fairly happy with how things are from a basic functionality and performance perspective so it's time to start looking at some of the new features i've been planning.

TTATTelder

Nice to have the freshen' up. Thanks for the hard work.

-TE

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What's so great about the Elder's School???

by DATA-DOG in

i have a friend who is an eldub and he just completed elder's school!

what did he learn?

as far as i can tell, he learned:.

TTATTelder

Iam scheduled to go but haven't yet.

So this is what I have to look forward to:

1) Guilt

2) Fear

3) Fear

4) Guilt

Sounds like par for the course. It's such a good ole boys club just with religious overtones. Basically it's like there's an unspoken agreement. The Org. will prop up elders and tell the flock elders are used for a special service by Jehovah - if the elders agree to follow their rules and respect the chain of command. It's a "We will stroke your back if you stroke our's" kind of thing. I mean it is palpable when you are in those meetings.

-TE

17

Search for GB Fan Name

by sparrowdown in

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justin bieber has beliebers.

benedict cumberbatch has cumberbitches.

surely the ego-stroking gb worshipping fans deserve a name.. gbsters?

TTATTelder

F.D.Assers

-TE

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Thinking about thinking and upbringing

by ballistic in

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i was thinking about being "brought up in the truth" as opposed to joining.. as a child's brain develops, it builds connections based on what it is taught.

these connections are inseparable from the person in that our thoughts and memories actually become part of our personality (who we are).. a very simple example, might be being taught *not to do something* because it "displeases jehovah".

the understanding of right and wrong is then set in the child's mind and built upon.. there are several points of thought i have about this fact.

TTATTelder

We take in a lot of info growing up and afterward. Some of it is contradictory and we usually default to the explanation that came from trusted authority figures. Once we determine that the authority figure was our drunk uncle Rutherford, we allow the other observations to float up to the surface. They were always there, but dismissed and unsorted. It's a long process, but one I believe is doable with enough patience.

-TE

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JW Blood Doctrine Constitutes Idolatry

by TTATTelder in

if you sacrifice your life for something - that is devotion to the highest degree and can in certain context constitute worship.. .

as has been discussed many times on this forum, the blood doctrine of being willing to sacrifice life to honor a symbol of life (blood) is ludicrous (see this excellent thread by cofty http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/273265/my-explanation-why-they-got-wrong-about-blood-using-only-nwt?page=1).

it is also idolatry.... .

TTATTelder

matter of stupid ignorant bible interpretation - fink

Cant argue with that. LOL

I don't think it's a huge stretch to say it's idolatry, though. Sacrificing lives on an alter to Blood.

Wacko crap however you slice it.

-TE