Wasanelder Once

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  "not doing well spiritually"

  by Introvert 2 in

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  working late tonight i just thought this up : whenever we used to hear someone say " so and so is not doing well spiritually™ " or "not doing well in the truth™ " what it really means is they aren't doing well climbing the wtbts's corporate ladder or doing their beck and call following the herd cult thingy.

  been brought up before but had to share..feel free to add..

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  Wasanelder Once

  In other words, "Enjoying life".
  
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  Death of a last Grandparent

  by ScottyRex in

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  still read this forum from time to time, and a long time member originally since early 2000's.

  recently lost my last surviving grandparent, my great and wonderful nan.

  what a flood of emotions that released!

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  Wasanelder Once

  So sorry for your loss. My 89 year old father is home on hospice. (Not much longer now.) He was never a witness, just associated enough to be disappointed in the cult's treatment of my dying mother. He never could see a difference between Joseph Smith and Pastor Russell. Smart guy. This whole hospice thing is exhausting and heart wrenching.
  
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  How To Fade Away Cleanly?

  by SplaneThisToMe in

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  this is my first post and hopefully i can get some advice and input.

  i have been actively involved with the organization for a little over 10 years now.

  i began studying in high school, got baptized and my family fortunately did not.

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  Wasanelder Once

  When you fade, break free. When you waffle and attend a little they think there is hope. Cut it off and give little in reasons why. You are not obligated to say anything to anyone. Determine what you feel you MUST say and then be coy. Good luck.
  
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  Fasten Your Seatbelts - The Crazy Has Started (Also, bring the Koolaid)

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from facebook:just saw my jw mother after not seeing her for more than 2 years.

  when i do see her, it is brief, she never asks about my life, doesn't ask about my 4 children her grandchildren, doesn't ask about my grandchildren...her great grandchildren, she doesn't ask about my other 2 brothers that she is also alienated from, she doesn't ask about my brothers family.

  she doesn't talk about the jw/org either.

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  Wasanelder Once

  They are simply motivating everyone to feel the need to give more money. Its all about the Benjamin's.
  
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  How can a dead chicken atone for your sins?

  by Fisherman in

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  the article says that the dead chickens are given to the poor but i was told that the chickens are thrown into the garbage.

  (who could possibly eat a chicken full of sin?).

  https://www.google.com/amp/abc7ny.com/amp/religion/exclusive-dead-chickens-in-cages-as-part-of-jewish-ritual/2457387/.

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  Jehovah uses the government to discipline his people

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had a conversation with my dad concerning the legal cases the jws are loosing and how their policies are still lacking.

  he answered that he has confidence that jehovah will give his people the wisdom and discernment necessary to make the changes.

  i then explained that most of the improvements were made as a result of various court cases, including the australian commission.. my dad: well, than, jehovah uses the governments to discipline his people just like he did with the jews.

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  Wasanelder Once

  If we could break down JW logic it would read like this sentence: "It means what we want it to at the time we need it to mean what we want it to."

  
  
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  Is There a TV Show or Movie That You Just NeverGet Sick Of?

  by minimus in

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  i love the rifleman!

  i’ve seen it a million times and still will watch it !

  and goodfellas, the movie as well as the sopranos.

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  Wasanelder Once

  Forgive me but I love the old Perry Mason's. Always on late at night but I like them. It's fun to see all those actors from way back in their first performances and c'mon, Perry is a fricken genius!

  Movies? So I Married An Axe Murderer.
  

  
  
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  can you still record the talks at assemblies?

  by greenhornet in

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  2. beliefs

  years ago my parents would record these talks and play them back all the time.

  when they both died, we cleaned out the house and found 50 plus cassette tapes of recorded talks and they were labeled the year and the speaker at the time.

  that was in the year 2000. we just gave them to there jw friends because i did not want to keep them for recording of music.

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  Sometime in the late 90's they discouraged taping talks. CO's complained that some were getting a following via such tapes. Others complained they were running out of material because everyone had heard their best talks. Then there was directive that only elders could record district talks and would control who could hear them. Now they are online I believe, no need to record them.
  
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  God will not let you suffer more than you can bare.

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had a conversation with an old jw friend and he spent a good part of the evening preaching to me.

  as i am “inactive”, i am forced to stay low, thus, i was not argumentative.

  yet, at one moment, he said that angels protect jws in field service and other situations.

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  Wasanelder Once

  It's an old trope they haul out every once in a while. I know it well. They quote the bible about "James the brother of the lord" being allowed to die and someone with him surviving. Its so much piffle. So sorry you couldn't give the idiot what for.
  
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  Have you seen Eraserhead (1977)? ... spoilers!

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  2. entertainment

  i had heard a bit about it, most of it positive.

  i typed 'eraserhead review' into youtube and quite a few videos came up that presumably attempted to explain the film.. i couldn't be arsed watching a youtube vid with some artsy-fartsy person droning on about eraserhead and lynch so i thought i'd start an op about it instead.. i bought the dvd a few days ago.

  i gotta say, it's quite a strange film.

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  Wasanelder Once

  I saw it in an Artsy theater when it came out. Can you say "pretentious"? I found it full of itself and pointless. Anyone can assign the meaning they wish. I guess its a bit Dada-ish. It wasn't for me. Everyone in college I knew felt compelled to sing its praises. When alone they would honestly say they could have cared less.