Posts by Wasanelder Once

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Do You Think Jehovah's Witnesses Are Typically Ignorant People?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think most witnesses are simple minded.many are ignorant.

there are a lot of basically "good people "in the religion but i believe many are kind of dumb, including many elders.

do you agree with my thoughts??
Wasanelder Once

Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated."he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid"

synonyms:uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unenlightened, benighted;

"they were ignorant of astronomy" lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular."

synonyms: without knowledge of, unaware of, unconscious of, oblivious to, incognizant of, unfamiliar with, unacquainted with, uninformed about, ill-informed about, unenlightened about, unconversant with, inexperienced in/with, naive about, green about;

By that definition I would say yes in many ways.
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Jerry Lewis
by glenster in
1. social
2. entertainment
rip march 16, 1926 to aug.20, 2017 he was too conservative for me about a few things but he was my biologicalmother and you never forget a woman like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xejfsfmbfqs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3kamg9lizw&t=87s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkog-wi9_2g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cxz769dgae.
Wasanelder Once

Jerry's film persona was so goofy I loved it when I was a kid. Nothing makes me feel like a kid again as much as watching him conduct the choir in the movie You're Never Too Young with Dean Martin.
Hike
I cried when John Lennon was shot and now I am definitely feeling weepy for Jerry. He was truly my inspiration as a child. What an idiot he portrayed, made me feel competent.
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fun tv show
by nancy drew in
1. social
2. entertainment
we've been watching a show called people of earth it's hilarious has anyone else seen it?

it's a comedy about people who have been abducted and meet at a church to talk about it and the portrayals of the greys,the reptilians and the nordics and their issues is classic.

it's on tbs.
Wasanelder Once

I love the whole cast, so silly. It's better than many shows on this season.
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When clerics wear hats they're a hoot!
by oppostate in
1. social
2. humour
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Wasanelder Once

There's nothing like a silly hat to convince believers that you are close to God.
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am i right for doing this?
by Akid48 in
1. jw
2. experiences
so im not in school yet but i was rethinking over somethings that happened from that school year.i know that one person that is a jw in my school.now we had gym together but he is a grade up from me when i would do something that didnt seem right and something we shouldnt do he gave me a mean look or he would just stop hanging out and walk a way so i stoped talking to him for my own good.

i just kinda feel bad for not talking to him but if i do something that seems bad in the jw eye i feel like he might tell the elders.. and i dont need that right now.....
Wasanelder Once

It is never wrong to protect yourself from foolishness that makes life miserable. Have no fear, you are fine. If he asks why, just say you are really busy or be honest and tell him you are tired of being judged and having him make a big thing of nothing.
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What Simple Pleasures Do You Enjoy Since Leaving Watchtower?
by pale.emperor in
1. jw
2. experiences
what simple pleasures do you enjoy since leaving watchtower?

here's some of mine, in no particular order:.

a cigar: i dont smoke cigarettes at all, but i do enjoy a good cigar from time to time.
Wasanelder Once

I love to hear the news without seeing it as a sign from God of how soon the destruction will be here at his hand.
I find it so liberating not to be judged by the elites in the congregation who didn't like my showing them up via my sincerity which exposed their lack of honesty. Motives that were self centered.
I love NOT going to McDonald's, EVER!
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Homophobic "story" in June 2017 WT
by ILoveTTATT2 in
1. jw
2. friends
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Wasanelder Once

Epilogue: Rose, her NWT and a cucumber lived full of guilt ever after.
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WTBTS Nihilism
by Nicholaus Kopernicus in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just one picture is worth...... .

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Wasanelder Once

Now with Extra Cognitive Dissonance!
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Are You Objective About Who You Were As a JW?
by Wasanelder Once in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
today there was a jesus preaching head case with a bullhorn blaring "save yourself from the fires of hell!

accept jesus.

god loves you!
Wasanelder Once

Today there was a Jesus preaching head case with a bullhorn blaring "save yourself from the fires of hell! Accept Jesus. God Loves you!" He came into the store I entered and stood behind me in line continuing to rant about Jesus and Chemtrails and Trump getting ready to "Chip" us all just as Revelation says.
I didn't engage him, why would I? Then it hit me, that was me pioneering for 9 years. I didn't use a bullhorn or stare people down, but I firmly believed Jehovah was going to destroy all the people I saw and I had a responsibility to make it known to them. I was operating from a belief system that made me act irrational, however sane it may have seemed to me. I couldn't completely condemn this wacko, he was sincere. Is he wrong? Yep. Was I wrong? Yep.
Looking back I see that without objectivity I became a fool for a religion. Are you removed enough that you can see who you were with true objectivity?
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What are your beliefs now, religious/non religious?
by Jules Saturn in
1. jw
2. experiences
what are your convictions now that you are no longer one of jehovah's witnesses?

are you a born again christian?

have you joined another denomination of christianity?
Wasanelder Once

I just believe in me, Yoko and me. (and that's reality).