Posts by yxl1

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The Darkness

by Sirona in

i love the darkness.

i'm so glad that i can now enjoy this music, despite f words...whatever.

edited to get rid of embedded page

Black Dog Of Depression.

by Englishman in

i used to suffer with depression.

it happened to me twice, the second time was far worse than the first.

each episode lasted several years.

Thanks for the post Englishman. My mother has just been diagnosed with the big D, and since then most of her close JW friends have been avoidiing her. She gets the occational visit from the Elders telling her that she should reenter the pioneer school to help with her problems.

Since the diagnosis, my sisters and I have made a real effort to include mum in everything. Physical activities seem to help her the most and she's enjoying helping out when I take the kids swimming. Like you, I've given her a few paperback novels to read (which she hasnt done in decades).

The best part was when she accepted my invitation for X-mas dinner. She even bought a few prezzies for the kids!!!! (My wife nearly fainted) and even though she was very quiet throughout dinner, she did enjoy herself. (and I promised not to tell anyone..Ooops)

All the best Eman

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Christian Freedom - Ray Franz

by Noumenon in

jw
friends

in the foreword of ray franz's book 'in search of christian freedom', he says: .

"there is yet another, very significant, side to the matter.

many persons seek only a negative freedom.

yxl1

Many seem so consumed by bitterness and ill-feeling toward the organisation that they seem mired in a permanent state of negativity, some even losing all faith in God and Christ and lapsing into agnoticism, atheism, or giving free reign to the desires of the flesh in all it's various forms.
Isn't it time to learn to move on to something more positive....to real freedom...

Oh my God. Is this a joke? Methinks maybe you stayed a little too long as a Hovah, and are having problems getting rid of some of their irritating, patronizing ways...Mmmm?

BTW, Thanks for the laugh this morning Avishai, that was a real treat!

yxl1

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Witness World discussion about Demonic Influences

by DevonMcBride in

jw
friends

i just saw this on witness world web site and had a few laughs.

how many of you were this pathetic when you were a witness?

devon

yxl1

an inanimate object did speak to me

Was it an Elder or a MS? Haw Haw Haw.

I though this kind of stuff was weird when I was a Dub. Now it just sounds creepy. These people just get stupider and stupider

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Feb 15 Watchtower: Apostates - Guard Against Deception

by truthseeker in

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friends

feb 15 watchtower: apostates - guard against deception

don't you wish this were the real title of the 2nd study article?

well, it is, minus the word apostate.

yxl1

Sadly, I can only imagine that this article WILL prevent a lot of witnesses from listening to the truth about the "truth". This is the kind of article that witnesses I know will quote from whenever I mention an internet article or a point of reasoning.

However, it does show that the Watchtower Inc. are frightened of the effects sites like this are having, and that can only be a good thing.

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Have you ever been dobbed in, and for what??????????

by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

today was a good day.

saturday, no witnessing, no meeting prep, no skirt and no dubs, no rush to do anything in particular, went to the mall to get some things, bumped into my brother (non dub) and his partner and my 3yo neice, had coffee with them and hubby, chatted, came home, kelpie dropped by to visit, went grocery shopping with my neighbour, ......................just to mention a few things.

doing what i wanted to do!.

yxl1

There was a massive witchhunt just before I got married. The local Elders had heard that my future wife and I were "doing the do" before our wedding day. Apparently while they were interviewing a DF person for re-instatement, he said that he'd seen us kissing at a bus stop. The phone calls to anyone that knew us started and gossip went around the KH like fire. When that failed to get the results they were looking for, they phoned my sister who had just left home because of the Dubs. My sister told them what she thought of them while using as many F-words and C-words as possible. She also warned them that if they messed around with her kid brothers wedding, she'd be sending her boyfriend around to have a personal "chat" with this Elder. When the Elder hung up, she dialed 1471, and called him back to continue her rant! Needless to say, our wedding day went ahead as planned!

Thanks sis

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Throwing out Old Watchtowers

by Okram in

when you were a jw,.

did u feel guilty about throwing out old copies of the watchtower even if you had the yearly bound volumes?

my mom won't do it.

yxl1

Am I right in assuming JW's dont recycle? That is a shame.

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Some Highlights,page 9,2004 yb."Our Children.......

by Blueblades in

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friends

during the talk "our children-----a precious inheritance,"the speaker released the beautifully illustrated 256-page book learn from the great teacher.parents who deeply appreciate this divine inheritance will enjoy studying this fine new publication with their little ones.

"children" says the book,"need moral guidance,principles by which to live.and they need these from their tender years on.heart-breaking things can and do happen when childern do not receive help until it is too late.".

learn from the great teacher includes over 230 picture----almost double the number found in the bible stories book.every picture and group of pictures has a caption,most in the form of a question.the answers can be found on the same page.these and the many other questions throughout the book can be a find stimulus for conversation,allowing children to express themselves from the heart.for example,the caption on page 101 reads:"why is it important to remember to say thank you?

yxl1

They print these books with the hope that they will be able to keep young ones in the organization.

Thats one reason. The other reason is money.

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Hidden Images in the JW Publications

by Hunyadi in

i am a disfellowshipped brother and have never had a problem with the organization's doctrines.

i am, however, deeply disturbed at the undeniable use of hidden or subliminal images in the illustrations of the wt publications.

there are so many that it cannot be interpreted as anything other than a deliberate pattern.

yxl1

Nice site, but what is the purpose of hiding a dogs face, an S on a hand or a happy bush? If you have a theory, maybe thats something you can include on your site. I'm inclined to think its the art department playing sillybuggers.

yxl1

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How much of the bible do JW's really use?

by blindfool in

i've noticed over the last several weeks how often the same scriptures are used in meetings at the kingdom hall.. anytime galatians is mentioned you can just about be sure you are going to look up chapter 5 ver.

19.. 2 timothy is going to be 3: 16. i can't remember considering any addional text to get the context of the verse, just reading the same verses over and over.

i'm sure most of you can name lots more scriptures used by jw's.. i think i'm going to start taking notes at meetings and listing which verses are used, then i can look from week to week and see how often the same old verses are considered.

yxl1

Blind,

If you do manage to work out how often singular scriptures are repeated time and again I would be interested in knowing the results.

yxl1