Posts by freemindfade

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Everyday expressions used by JWs that are NOT in the bible...

by stuckinarut2 in

reading another thread made me realise that there are numerous expressions used as everyday witness terminology, that is not in the bible.... such as:.

governing body.

paradise earth.

freemindfade

New order. Very masonic.

Worldly. Although now they don't condone.

Need is great

New light. Not in the bible ...

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Mom says, "CO says there's only 15 years left!"

by Separation of Powers in

i don't typically hear from my mom often, but i tell you, over the past couple of weeks, i have heard from her several times.

you heard the comment about "our way of worship will be altered" and thank you for your posts by the way....but yesterday, she calls and is asking about the kids and then, in typical jw fashion mind you, says:.

"you know, you should really get back to meetings.

freemindfade

My thought is this, me and a lot of others even older than me were told when we were young there was no point in doing anything just wait for the system to end it will be soon, you won't go to school, oh no you won't graduate school, well, you'll never have kids, and so on and so on. Lets just say hypothetically God did call up this CO and said "hey old sport, ends coming in 15 or less" and it does. How could millions like myself be held accountable for not believing such a thing when there was a century of crying wolf and false hope?? You couldn't because the jdubs would never admit to "lying" about it, but thats what it is. Someone becomes a liar like my mom saying you have to get baptized (over 20 years ago) or Armageddon is coming and you will die. Then it doesn't happen, you have established a foundation of distrust. And if God was real, and had an end date, and was gonna kill me for not believing it, so be it, because in my heart I do believe its all crap. And if its not who's to blame? me? what about god? what about the org? what about my mom???? My mom sent me some emails about the pope, and the middleast like here we go its coming, same things I've heard all my life. I almost emailed her back really? I thought Armageddon started during the halftime of the superbowl when the harlot rode in on the wild beast lmao.

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

freemindfade

cappytan don't let them dog you. Drinking is awesome. If you have a problem it will be wrecking your life, if you don't you are just having fun. No downplaying of abuse, but not all of us who drink and have a good time and even joke about it are destroying our lives with "the creature". I have a very high tolerance as well, I enjoying drinking very much and as not giving a crap about the Jdub I am happy to admit I love to drink! That being said, I try to stay fit and healthy, so take big breaks from it at times, and don't wreck myself very often, maybe once every 6 months I need to remember how awful that feels lol. But this thread was in good fun and don't knock going to a meeting with a buzz until you've tried it. I don't believe our friend cappytan has a problem. enjoy your lives a little people.

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

freemindfade

It's funny I used to drink with a few past school overseers and I think they were bigger drunks than me. I say drunks because alcoholics go to meetings and drunks go to parties

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At the meeting... And I have #3 Talk

by cappytan in

wife ended up sick this evening.

so i'm by myself because i have talk #3 and i didn't know she would be sick.

buzzing on 4 beers and 1 bourbon and coke.

freemindfade

hahaha you have the holy spirits with you brother

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Those who have not defiled themselves with women

by Doug Mason in

i am seeking a copy of this article:.

those who have not defiled themselves with women: revelation 14:4 and the book of enoch, daniel carl olson, catholic biblical quarterly, 59.3, 1997, pages 492-510, issn: 0008-7912.

if someone is able to locate a copy, you will find my email address at:.

freemindfade

"I did not defile myself with that woman" *bill clinton voice*

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Magic in Watchtower World..Sparlock the Warrior Wizard Toy..VS..The Singing WBT$ Literature "Cart with a Heart"..

by OUTLAW in

in watchtower world... magic is evil.....from satan!

the wbt$ video "become jehovahs friend"... is about caleb and his sparlock warrior wizard toy... the lesson is "magic is evil"... .

in the wbt$ video 'if you could see what i see"... your taken though the day of a wbt$ literature "cart with a heart"... it has a home... it thinks..it can see..it hears..it sings..it can feel!!...

freemindfade

I believe it was the Holy Bible that said "even if their are no sheeple to man/woman the carts, the great god himself would have said cart cry out in song"

After all he's god, he could make all the carts sing, but he is so wise, he uses us pitiful humans to do the singing for him.

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Prank call to Governing Body member Anthony Morris III gets through

by Watchtower-Free in

alert..............alert.....breaking news .......... john cedars of jwsurvey has pranked called governing body member anthony morris iii at bethel .

over 2 minutes of pranking .

as i type he is editing the recording into a video .

freemindfade

It would have been worth it if TM had cursed at Cedars or said something of any value that brought backlash on him, but you get practically nothing from his end except a few words and a hang up. He didn't lose his cool, in fact he seemingly joked around with him about the tight pants for a bit, then cedars just insults him and he hangs up. To some of us as faders and exdubs this may seem hilarious, but to someone looking in, they wouldn't see it as so funny I'm sure. I really respect Cedars and his site, I have referred other faders there. It was a little disappointing for his reach and visibility to be wasted on a prank.

If TM had blown up and called down damnation and said some crazy stuff, ok, but he didn't.

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Prank call to Governing Body member Anthony Morris III gets through

by Watchtower-Free in

alert..............alert.....breaking news .......... john cedars of jwsurvey has pranked called governing body member anthony morris iii at bethel .

over 2 minutes of pranking .

as i type he is editing the recording into a video .

freemindfade

I think this might have been a little much. Seemed less practical and just personal against TM3. I am sure we all have our negative opinions about individual members of the org, high up or more local. But for such a large audience that Cedar has, I think he pushed his personal dislike for Morris into a not so good place.

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The contempt of Anthony Morris: the face doesn't lie.

by freemindfade in

i have noticed something even long before even looking into ttatt, something about morris bothered me.

i am personally very attuned to body language, facial expressions and general subtleties in human interaction.

there was something about his face that really bothered me, and i will explain it.

freemindfade

Simon

Check this out, its less of a physical feature and more of a tell, like poker.

http://www.ted.com/talks/pamela_meyer_how_to_spot_a_liar