Could it be that they are trying to generate a quick cash influx and then say the tribulation is here and we are closing our doors. then they dissapear with the money while the r&f are trying to hide from the boogie man?
Posts by 2112
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74News Flash !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by TooBad TooSad inmy wife excitedly told me that she talked to the wife of an elder that just came back from.
the special training for elders in upper state new york and that the elders are being told .
to go back to their congregations and to get them ready for the great tribulation.. i said to her that is great news !!!!
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Notes from Losch's talk during "zone visit" to Hawaii (from my mother)
by Lady Zombie inmy mother forwarded me this e-mail yesterday.
i've copied and pasted it exactly as i got it.. -------------------------------.
notes from bro.
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2112
Did he say that points 1 & 2 were fulfilled in biblical times? I thought everything has a modern day fulfillment with the WT at the center of it all?
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Brotherly love in action ?
by lancelink inkind of a strange experience here, maybe someone can make me see what's going on.
my parents live in another state, to visit them would require at least a 22 hour drive, no trains, .
planes are fine but since the airport is in the middle of nowhere tickets are getting quite costly ($$$$$$.
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2112
When my mother got cancer everyone in the congragation gave their usual "I'm sorry's".
A few were helpful thriugh the five + years but I stress a few. The entire time the book study was held in their house never once being offered to be at another home. Even when mom was bed ridden from chemo the book study went on and most nights they expected drinks and desserts afterword. A few were upset when we did not entertain afterwords and some were vocal about it. The whole time the other eldaers used my dad so much (and he let them) that my mom would sit at home and cry feeling that he put the "brothers" above her.
The two biggest kickers came when she finally died. First my dad wanted to give away a lot of my mothers clothes and things like that (I don't know why). So he called a few of moms friends and my sister (Non JW). But before all was said and done there were around 20 women in the house going through my mothers belonging trying to grab what they could. (My mom was into fassion and had impecable taste) So when the "loving sisters" started going through my mothers underwear my sister and I had it and sent them all out. And yes I heard about it later from the other elders for being rude! There is much more to that but you get the idea.
The second kicker was at mom's funeral when to PO and anothr elder were talking, not knowing me and my best friend was behind them. The PO said "Well I glad that's over now (My dad) can start serving Jehoavea like a real witness should" My dad was the secratary for 4 years was the head of one of the RBC was at every mtg, elders mtg., we were even having book studies in dads house before he or mom were babtized.
It was all my best friend could do to keep me from attacking the PO. To this day I have no respect for him, just utter contempt.
There are many good people in the WT but the only love the WT promotes is love of self. In turn the witlesses only have that example to go by so they to love themselves.
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Opinion poll: Is it wrong for grandparents to buy presents for all but one?
by cognizant dissident inmy parents (jw's) have 4 small grandchildren between the ages of 5 and 8. they recently went on a trip and brought back presents for 3 of the kids but left out one because they "didn't have time to find anything".
my sister was very upset and refused to accept the present for her daughter if they had nothing for her son.
my parents thought she was making a big deal out of nothing and since gifts are voluntary, technically, they don't have to buy them for any of the kids and can do so as they choose.
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2112
Wow, I wonder if this is a real JW philosophy that I missed or what. My JW wife does the same thing but does not say she forgot she just says if I buy for one I donn't have to buy for the others. We have 4 boys, She had one when we met, have one together and we adopted two of her nephews. All good kids. If she or I see something we want to get for one of them I will sometimes say we could get something for one of the others. This really gets her irate. I mean she gets pissed and insists it would be wrong to get something else for someone else. To the point that at the simple suggestion of such she will often just refuse to buy anything for any of them.
Go figure
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"attempted suicide"... meaning..?
by Gregor ini see this expression being used frequently and i think it would be helpful to parse the possible meaning by the person using it.
because it has such a huge range of possible impressions that could be taken by the reader.
just to illustrate, i will place myself in the #1 category below of person who might use the expression "attempted suicide".. a.
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2112
I'm in group B often, but not lately.
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martial arts
by Mysterious ini remember the jw view of martial arts being cemented in my head when i asked my mother at the age of 6 if i could take karate.
the look of horror on her face.
she told me it was violent and jws could not practice violence.
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2112
I practiced Aikido for years and was an instructor. Yes the JW outlook on MA is totally wacked as with their outlook on just about everything else. To say MA teaches violence is to speak from ignorance. As for the meditation, like everything else it is what you make it out to be. Any thinking apart from the WT is dangerour but only to the WT. Since I stopped practicing I have been more angry, and irritable, or maybe I'm just getting old.
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Your Favour Rock Guitarist...
by justhuman ini will vote for ritchie blackmoore because:.
1.he has excellent guitar technic.
2.he plays with passion and feels every single note he hits on the freds.
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All those mentioned so far are awesome! I do have a few more..
Vito Bratta - White Lion, Michael Schenker - UFO & MSG, Ric Emmit - Triumph, Kim Mitchel - Max Webster, Steve Vai,
The number one in my opinion would have to be whoever is playing at the moment as they are all great.
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Do you like yourslef?
by R.Crusoe ini find this question another i hate to think of!!.
i view myself through others which is a reality of zilch so it is bad karma for me to consider it!.
maybe its circumstantial of many life events but i'll bet exjws feel the power of the above dynamic as a negative force for humanitarian ectics and personal self worth!
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I am a nice guy, I am funny, and I care for others. I am one who always thinks the best about people and gives them the benefit of the doubt. But I still don't know if I like me. Maybe if I get to know me better?
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How was your personal experience with the JW's brand of LUV?
by Honesty inmine was great !!!.
until i started telling jw's about the united nations thangy.. .
i immediately began losing friends at the rate of 3 or 4 a day until there were no more..
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It was and is totaly conditional.
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2112
"Et tu Dantes!"