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  40 years on - and still in Damage Control mode!

  by Bungi Bill in

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  earlier this morning, i posted off to the the institute of engineers an application for membership as an "engineering associate":.

  - today being just over 40 years since the congregation's retards elders made me abandon my apprenticeship.. (in this part of the world, the pre-1975 hype was taken to that level.

  not being content to prevent young persons attending university, they went one step further and treated with hostility any youngster who would "tie up five years of their lives" by entering into an apprenticeship.

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  talesin

  That is so great to read. You brought a tear to my eye, truly. Keep on learning and growing, and good for you!

  :sparkler: :fireworks: :fireworks: :books:

  (trying a few emoticons here! lol! Happy for you BB! xoxo)
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  talesin

  s this the fruit of evolution? Is this what lurkers should look forward to? Dark days in sad thought with no hope?
  I see no benefit to atheism.

  Ah, you need to work on your reading comprehension.

  This thread is about betrayal, and the loss of one's faith in the "One True Organization", NOT atheism or loss of faith in God.

  : )
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  How many of you think.......

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.

  how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.

  okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.

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  Magnum, this is quite recent. Up until the past 2 or 3 years, the only GB members' names that I knew were of course the Franz Brothers, and Nathan Knorr (who was the King when I was a child).

  Now, there are constant threads - pinkie rings, really? Why make these men famous? That means they are winning, because they are the centre of our thoughts.............. that is how insidious this type of thinking can be.

  Every hour that is spent obsessing on some middle-aged guy's pinkie ring, is an hour that is lost forEVER. I'd rather be watching clouds ......... : )
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  talesin

  Now a new wife and daughter, let's say I'll have another 35 years to live, but why keep on living?

  Because you have family, and love! If nothing else, make a list of those who would miss you when you were gone. This was enormously helpful to me, in my darkest hours. Yes, people will say "learn to love yourself and life" and that is true - one of my therapists suggested the list, though, to make me remember that I *do* count ...as do YOU! x o

  punkofnice, I so understand. Keep playing music - got my guitar out last week, after a year. xo
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  How many of you think.......

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.

  how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.

  okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.

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  I agree fulano - the USA is culturally obsessed with fame, and I've seen a real trend towards making these individuals 'infamous'. I mean, it's true that the polygamists and moonies, jonestown, etc. gets all the fame - so the exJWs want some. It is carried over from the JW days, when we all oohed and ahhed over 'famous' JWs. Meh.

  Which, imho, plays right into their hands - who? WHO are these men? Nobody, that's who. :)
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  How many of you think.......

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ..that the governing body are only in it for money and power?.

  how many of you think the gb are all/some are sincere?.

  okay, i know this has been asked before but i can't find the thread and there are newbies here.....and i like the sound of my own voice.

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  talesin

  And they are just the Board of Directors, so to speak - we don't know 'who' owns the assets.

  Hi, you! ((Unky))
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  Lett likes big butts, and he always lies.

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the parody video is being released before the "official" release on sunday!.

  video being re-edited...stand by.. edit: here is the re-cut with wingcommander's excellent input.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5h1cj527s4.

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  talesin

  With every thread focused on these assholes, you give away your power.

  Do they still rule your life/? NO? If not, then why do you feel the need to keep inserting them and their religion into our forum? HMMM?

  BLECH! Let go,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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  THIS IS WHAT WITNESSING HAS BEEN REDUCED TO IN 2015

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.

  whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.

  neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.

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  talesin

  Aaackkkk! Truthseeker, that is an earworm ....... noooooooo!
  
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  Was Jesus a real person?

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  why didn't jesus ever write anything?

  why are there no letters to jesus?

  no painting of jesus from that time?

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  talesin

  Why is there no record of King Arthur? Wasn't his father, Uther Pendragon, a *real* historical figure? I mean, there *were* knights and crusades!

  There ya go!

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  THIS IS WHAT WITNESSING HAS BEEN REDUCED TO IN 2015

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  threads on the newer jw face of public "witnessing" have shared in common the astonishment that jws safely park themselves behind their literature trolleys and exercise incredibly little contact with passersby.

  whether the poster is talking about europe or the united states or australia, descriptions here are the same.. literature stands are protective sheilds behind which jws huddle, talking to each other, sipping on their espressos, whilst the disinterested world passes by.

  neither the jws nor the passersby catch each others eyes.

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  talesin

  I am thinking of taking them a couple of Arizona Iced Teas or something, on the next hot day. It's in the direct sunlight where they are set up, and why not be nice? Show them that an exJW, disfellowshipped person can be happy and caring.
  
  I dunno, maybe I'm getting soft in my old age. ;)

  xx