Posts by Driving Force

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Pranks to play in the hall...
by purrpurr in
1. jw
2. friends
what pranks could you/would you/ have you played in the kingdom hall?.

i have never but here's two i've thought of, 1) replace the liquid soap with glue 2) smear nutella everywhere in the bathroom!.

what's yours?.
Driving Force

nicolaou
Best laugh I have had today. Brilliant, I agree with you "Bastards".
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Disaster Demonstration in Kingdom hall
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwr9w_i02di.
Driving Force

To prepare for a disaster is not a bad idea. If you do not live in an earthquake zone, or an area that can be flooded, the question you ask yourself is, what is there to prepare for? Well that is what I thought, anyway not too long ago a factory caught fire about 1 mile from where I was living, toxic heavy smoke, that kept low and did not disperse so easily. Well luckily for us the wind blew it in probably the safest direction. Away from the residential area across the Rhine river towards Essen. If the wind was in our direction or no wind at all we would have had to evacuate, and practically with no warning.
Also a few years ago in this part of Germany there was ice rain which brought down many overhead power lines and many household had to be evacuated, (no electrical power, no heating) due to freezing temperatures.
But anyway I am still not prepare for a disaster, apart from a copy of my important documents stored in the cloud, and no doubt the NSA, GCHQ and the BDN have copies of them too.
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The Angels will guide a nuclear bomb away from the Governing Body!
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is one major reason why i dont try to wake up anyone anymore.

they need to take the first step, and then i will help---- if they ask.

otherwise i just listen and marvel at how some of them think.
Driving Force

John, could you keep a straight face?
I would probably have fallen off my chair laughing.
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Greetings
by Pioneerbot in
1. jw
2. experiences
wanted to say hi.

i've been lurking for a long time.

i also spend time on other forums.
Driving Force

To all you Ozzies, do not forget:
Sorry couldn't resist.
But I really love you apostates down-under, you have some great people in Australia like Angus Stewart.
Wish you all well.
Driving Force
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Greetings
by Pioneerbot in
1. jw
2. experiences
wanted to say hi.

i've been lurking for a long time.

i also spend time on other forums.
Driving Force

Heeee, great, glad you woke your kids. Just recently woke my daughter, but it was a long process. My wife is still in.
Glad to have you here.
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JWs have more good points than bad
by lsw1961 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1) many who were on the destructive path have been transformed by their teachings (this includes me who was once vicious, and presumptuous and atheistic).

2) equal monthly pay to all members of the bethel community regardless of whether they are bc members or sweepers.

this is something that still remains as an unattainable dream for the world.
Driving Force

Isw196
Good to see your are still here.
I was talking to my 15 year old daughter (a born in) recently about shunning and disfellowshipping, about how even family members are not allowed to have any contact with a disfellowshipped family member. She said I was lying, because she could not believe how inhumane that is. As a family shunning/disfellowshipping was something we never discussed when I was in.
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JWs have more good points than bad
by lsw1961 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1) many who were on the destructive path have been transformed by their teachings (this includes me who was once vicious, and presumptuous and atheistic).

2) equal monthly pay to all members of the bethel community regardless of whether they are bc members or sweepers.

this is something that still remains as an unattainable dream for the world.
Driving Force

I think we could be more patient and go easier on them
I wholeheartedly agree with you on that.
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talked again with co worker jw study
by JunkYardDog in
1. jw
2. friends
today i was testing my co worker to see if he's really a jw.

with simple things like god bless you when you cough.

asked about his birthday and remember he wished me happy birthday a few months ago.
Driving Force

JYD
Good for you, I'll buy you a beer when we meet up!
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JWs have more good points than bad
by lsw1961 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1) many who were on the destructive path have been transformed by their teachings (this includes me who was once vicious, and presumptuous and atheistic).

2) equal monthly pay to all members of the bethel community regardless of whether they are bc members or sweepers.

this is something that still remains as an unattainable dream for the world.
Driving Force

punk
I think you are right, he bit off more than he could chew.
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JWs have more good points than bad
by lsw1961 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
1) many who were on the destructive path have been transformed by their teachings (this includes me who was once vicious, and presumptuous and atheistic).

2) equal monthly pay to all members of the bethel community regardless of whether they are bc members or sweepers.

this is something that still remains as an unattainable dream for the world.
Driving Force

Isw1961
Welcome to the forum, it is nice to have you here.
You have every right to express you opinions and I am happy that you found this forum to do so. I agree with some of what you say, but not much.
I joined the JWs in 1986 and I honestly believed in what was said and I followed along like a sheep for many years, believing that the GB really had our best interests at heart, only to find out after 29 years that that is not the case.
The things that are wrong far outweigh the good things here is a list of some of the things that bothered me about the organization that caused me to leave:
Child abuse - 2 Witness rule (See "Candace Conti vs Watchtower as an example)
UNO - NGO membership
Environmental pollution issues
Owning shares in companies that deal in weapons
Owning shares in companies that deal in pornography
Intellectual dishonesty
Using mind controlling techniques in their literature and meetings
Flip - flops in teaching
Overlapping generation teaching
the list goes on. Have you tried "www.jwfacts.com" or "www.jwsurvey.org" for information?
It might be a good idea if you did that.
Like I have already said, we are happy to have you on the forum.