i managed to catch the new dvd on youtube last night before the inevitable takedown.
as a film i felt it wasn't anywhere near as good as the prodigal movie, the story wasn't as dramatic, the characters much less interesting and developed and the direction weaker.
i found the prodigal relatively entertaining (all things considered) this one was just dull.. here are some of my random thoughts anyway [spoiler alert - ha!].
This video is a primer for the death of all your hopes and dreams and the beginning of self righteousness.
Anyone notice how white this whole video was?
Interestingly enough they do not include how admired this family would be by the other Witnesses. Thier freedom would be envied by most witnesses.
most people here have never met you.
we converse, discuss, argue, laugh, agree, question, share our lives..... quite often, you kind of get to know what a person is like.
some people, we tend to gravitate to and others, we shy away from.. how do you think you come across to other people?
I have a very sarcastic nature when it comes to many subjects here. I do not suffer fools lightly considering thats what I did for a living for 9 years as a pioneer. I am tired of being taken advantage of by people and don't put myself out for many people I don't know. I do care about people and am empathetic I just don't bend over backwards to relieve thier pain. It's their business not mine. I now know and respect my limitations. I am less trusting, but not overly so. I love to laugh and see the humor in most situations. I am not stupid nor do I aspire to "dumb myself down" to please the people I was once forced to have "mutual affection" for. Sorry but an ingnorant person by choice is no longer my type.
what did he say?
some of you already know that i am deaf.
http://www.jw-archive.org/post/86148425918/mark-sanderson-visiting-st-petersburg-brother#sthash.bfxa8kcb.dpbs .
When I heard him say "In this system of things" I had to turn it off. That fantasy is so far from reality for me I can't even listen to such foolishness. Sorry bout that. I'm sure someone will be helped to hear the BS.
i don't understand why so many ex jws and faders think that the jws will continue to grow and thrive as a religion.
i still attend a meeting once a week and you can smell the death of the religion creeping up when you hear the talks, read the study wts and hear the letters from the gb.
the way the organization has changed is a sign that it reached its peak (in "healthy" membership) long ago.
People never expected the Worldwide Church of God to become trinitarian again or completely bust into pieces. Thier Ambassador College went belly up too. So maybe Patterson will experience that one day? There is no guarantee that things will remain static forever. Things change by virtue of the fact that leaders change. The Rank and File continue going through the motions though many of thier hearts are not in it. It is becoming a religion of zombies. The young leaders are living in a fantasy that will collapse upon them eventually. C'mon, its been 100 years already!
i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
To Kill a Mockingbird
Old Man and the Sea
Sophie's Choice
The Cider House Rules
these days, virtually every public talk speaker thinks it's interesting and intellectual to include a dictionary definition of some word.
often the word is in common use and needs no explanation, such as 'exercise', or 'knowledge', or whatever.. now contrast that to all of the words that the wt has it's own meaning for, and referencing a dictionary for the common understanding of it would be viewed unfavourably.. words like 'generation' or 'men' (as in jesus is mediator between god and 'men' - 1tim 2:5-6).. what words have the wt redefined that you know about?
- i'd like to compile a list if possible.. splash.
C'mon, the biggest one of all is the never ending Generation.
did you loath them?
did you feel it was a "privilege" to have the elders care deeply about your spiritual well being?
if you were an elder or ministerial servant, did you enjoy going to the homes of the sheep?.
The general reception was suspiscion, a sort of "what have we done wrong?" attitude. The attitude of the elders where I was consisted of parenting the flock who were clearly hiding something or unable to make decisions on thier own. No one wanted the visit. Those that wanted one never seemed to be scheduled by the PO. We were strongly admonished to stick to the schedule provided.
Who is Antone?
87 year old sister (who's current husband, a total nazi one foot in the grave) was excited to relate that (she heard) a talk at the regional convention said a wife would be happy to meet her ressurected husband and grab him in her arms!
she reads that as reunion of the married kind.
she is pooping skittles she's so happy.
And speculation runs rampant! You know you can get disfellowshipped for forming an opinion!
87 year old sister (who's current husband, a total nazi one foot in the grave) was excited to relate that (she heard) a talk at the regional convention said a wife would be happy to meet her ressurected husband and grab him in her arms!
she reads that as reunion of the married kind.
she is pooping skittles she's so happy.
87 year old sister (who's current husband, a total nazi one foot in the grave) was excited to relate that (she heard) a talk at the Regional Convention said a wife would be happy to meet her ressurected husband and grab him in her arms! She reads that as reunion of the married kind. She is pooping skittles she's so happy. Yet she's still married to Captain Bligh. I think she is hoping he takes the long dirt nap so she can have her first husband back now. Don't get me wrong he deserves everything coming to him, but this is a result of New Light coming thorugh a crack in the wall. Its trickling in. What responses have you heard about this "New Light"?
