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  Michael Jackson - Teenage Superstar Jehovah's Witness!!?...that's what killed him!

  by Witness 007 in

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  imagine being a teenage superstar....and a jehovah's witness???

  poor guy must have suffered a worst mind f#ck then any of us.

  teenage girls worshiped him, but i doubt he ever had one.

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  There is no question that his family life, and most likely his own personal makeup, were big contributors to what he was. Perhaps even bigger than the JW's. Otherwise every person in his situation would be the same as he was. But why couldn't this "wonderful organization" help him. After all the FDS provides "food in due season". They sure missed out here. We can just imagine the conflict this poor guy went through. I doubt it's coincidence that one of the strangest brilliant people in our time was also some form of dub.
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  Michael Jackson is Dead!

  by slimboyfat in

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  someone else posted on another forum they heard on the radio michael jackson is dead.

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  Interesting...CNN is listing MJ as a JW. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/25/michael.jackson/index.html#cnnSTCOther1

  Isaac
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  A Few Thoughts on Michael Jackson

  by jamiebowers in

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  the talking heads on television are busy lamenting michael jackson as a tragic figure regarding his lack of a childhood due to his super stardom.

  that all may be true, but mj was destined to somewhat lose out on childhood by virtue of his birth into a jw family.

  i'm not a born in, but i've read enough of their posts to know what torture it is to be one.

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  Jamie, this is exactly what I feel. No real mention is made of his JW roots. But that must have affected him. We will never know how and to what extent. But it can't be coincidence that someone so strange in many of his ways, was a born-in dub. Dubs who are "half in, half out" as they probably were sometimes suffer more as they try to reconcile a double life.
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  Michael Jackson DEAD at 50!!!

  by sinis in

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  looks like suicide.

  i wonder what the jw's will do??????????????????

  good ridance - no room for child pedo's....

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  Well WT had an opinion.... As I say those idiots at WT probably had him all confused on what was right or wrong.

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  g845/22pp.19-20WhatAboutMusicVideos?

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  “I

  WouldNeverDoIt

  Again!”

  In another popular video, Thriller, the performer is seen to transform first into a “cat person,” then a dancing “monster.” Evidently not wanting viewers to conclude that it promoted spiritism, the film begins with the disclaimer: “Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult.—Michael Jackson.” Nevertheless, it was so realistic that some who saw it admitted that they were horrified at first. What was this short film intended to convey? And how does the performer, Michael Jackson, feel about it in looking back?

  “I would never do it again!” says Jackson. “I just intended to do a good, fun short film, not to purposely bring to the screen something to scare people or to do anything bad. I want to do what’s right. I would never do anything like that again.” Why not? “Because a lot of people were offended by it,” explains Jackson. “That makes me feel bad. I don’t want them to feel that way. I realize now that it wasn’t a good idea. I’ll never do a video like that again!” He continues: “In fact, I have blocked further distribution of the film over which I have control, including its release in some other countries. There’s all kinds of promotional stuff being proposed on Thriller. But I tell them, ‘No, no, no. I don’t want to do anything on Thriller. No more Thriller.’”
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  Michael Jackson is Dead!

  by slimboyfat in

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  someone else posted on another forum they heard on the radio michael jackson is dead.

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  And here is WT's reference to the King of Pop... As I say those idiots at WT probably had him all confused on what was right or wrong.

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  “I

  WouldNeverDoIt

  Again!”

  In another popular video, Thriller, the performer is seen to transform first into a “cat person,” then a dancing “monster.” Evidently not wanting viewers to conclude that it promoted spiritism, the film begins with the disclaimer: “Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult.—Michael Jackson.” Nevertheless, it was so realistic that some who saw it admitted that they were horrified at first. What was this short film intended to convey? And how does the performer, Michael Jackson, feel about it in looking back?

  “I would never do it again!” says Jackson. “I just intended to do a good, fun short film, not to purposely bring to the screen something to scare people or to do anything bad. I want to do what’s right. I would never do anything like that again.” Why not? “Because a lot of people were offended by it,” explains Jackson. “That makes me feel bad. I don’t want them to feel that way. I realize now that it wasn’t a good idea. I’ll never do a video like that again!” He continues: “In fact, I have blocked further distribution of the film over which I have control, including its release in some other countries. There’s all kinds of promotional stuff being proposed on Thriller. But I tell them, ‘No, no, no. I don’t want to do anything on Thriller. No more Thriller.’”
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  Michael Jackson is Dead!

  by slimboyfat in

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  someone else posted on another forum they heard on the radio michael jackson is dead.

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  As I posted on the other thread...

  Here's to Michael Jackson, , a young JW who was a victim of that vicious doublespeak. Someone who could never stabilize after being exposed to such dissonant thinking. He MAY have done the bad things attributed to him. But let us never forget from where he came. For those interested, a NYC radio station KTU, is celebrating his life by playing his music till midnight. The link to listen live is here: http://www.ktu.com/main.html

  Isaac Carmignani
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  Michael Jackson DEAD at 50!!!

  by sinis in

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  looks like suicide.

  i wonder what the jw's will do??????????????????

  good ridance - no room for child pedo's....

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  Here's to Michael Jackson, , a young JW who was a victim of that vicious doublespeak. Someone who could never stabilize after being exposed to such dissonant thinking. He MAY have done the bad things attributed to him. But let us never forget from where he came. For those interested, a NYC radio station KTU, is celebrating his life by playing his music till midnight. The link to listen live is here: http://www.ktu.com/main.html

  Isaac Carmignani
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  Hi Everyone

  by BorgHater in

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  i recently found an ex-jw site and have been posting there.

  i came across this site also and have been enjoying reading your posts and the discussions you have.

  you're a fiesty lot on these boards and i love it!

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  Welcome BH. As already mentioned nice name.
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  Relapse: I'm considering returning to the Kingdom Hall.

  by Blue Grass in

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  i'm a long time lurking of this site(2 years) and a first time poster.

  to provide a little background of myself i was not raised as a witness but started studying when i was 19 and got baptized at age 21. a few months after i was baptized i left due to the constant worship of the faithful and discreet slave and the lack of emphasis on christ.

  for reasons i'm not sure about yet i decided to attend the district convention last week.

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  Bluegrass, just remember that there are many religious groups that can satisfy a need to be around moral, Bible oriented people without being as controlling as WT is.
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  simplify your life...that was maybe a good jw idea.......but how??

  by oompa in

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  once your kids move out.....and you hit midlife crap..........just how much do you or should you do this?.....here in usa......times are pretty awful moneywise/workwise.......i just feel the need to downsize bigtime..........anybody gone supersimple and are now superhappier??........thanks......oompa.

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  I think that this is a concept made up by people who lived in simple times. It's true that we can over complicate things in our lives through poor planning, or dysfunctional behaviors. But it's also true that our lives are complex because we have grown as a species. We know more about science, health, human psychology. We need to remember that the Bible was written two to four thousand years ago! They just had less to think about back then. So I know give a lot of credence to this simple life stuff. I'd rarther have all the things that we have today and screw the simplicity.