Posts by flipper

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Help? :(

by BlackWolf in

i apologize for how rantish this is but please hear me out.

anyways i'm a 15 year old girl and i've never really wanted to be a jw.

its just never been something thats made me feel happy or loved.

BLACK WOLF- Welcome to the board here ! Nice to hear from you, you are among friends who understand. Do you have any non-JW relatives or close friends with nice, caring parents who understand your situation who might give you emotional support ? It would be good to surround yourself with those authentic, truly caring people as much as possible.

I realize at age 15 you are still living in your parents home- but it's never too early to plan on your future. As some mentioned start saving your money, get a part time job if you are able in your time off from school and plan on a college education. If you are getting assistance with your anorexia problem that's a good thing, keep getting help there either physically from a doctor or counseling to assist you. And keep listening to music my friend ! Music is a healer , I play music and I listen to it ! It's helped me through some hard times indeed. Just remember we are all here for you as a support, O.K. ? Hang in there, take care, Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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The Thrill Is Gone and so is B.B. King- the REAL King

by flipper in

jw
friends

i know there's another thread about this specially talented musician's passing- but this guy was a torch carrier from the old bluesmen like muddy waters, howlin wolf, john lee hooker, and lightnin' hopkins who made chuck berry millions of $$$$$$ and collaborated with rock n rollers like bono of u2 .

these old bluesmen from the 1940's deserve all the credit for the babv that the blues ended up giving birth to- rock and roll music.

any comments are appreciated and welcome for b.b., music, or the blues in general pour your heart out.

flipper

BROKEBACK WATCHTOWER- True indeed. I have B.B.'s Anthology CD with about 40 songs on it, some of them live performances as well. A truly soulful , magnificent performer and musician. Thanks for the you tube my friend.

ORPHAN CROW- Indeed Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee were a couple more old blues performers who were magnificent. Thanks for the you tube ! I too am a HUGE blues fan ! Been listening to a lot of Peter Green's guitar work the original guitarist of the original Fleetwood Mac as a blues group in the 1960's lately. Cool stuff.

LV101- Wow, so he lived and died in Vegas ? I didn't know that, cool.

BREAKFAST of CHAMPIONS- I'm glad to hear that you saw B.B. perform live too. I got that privilege in the year 2000 when he performed in the Sacramento , CA. area . Really soulful performer.

TWITCH- Indeed, a true musical icon is dead. The true King is dead. He was an original for sure

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2015 Convention Releases

by wifibandit in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc7cyswlvwg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmuamqiv4k.

flipper

OUBLIETTE- " Jabba the frog turd " . I about spewed my coffee on the computer screen ! I love it ! LOL ! Hilarious. Thanks for making my day- that's classic

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2015 Convention Releases

by wifibandit in

http://www.jw.org/en/publications/jw-convention-releases-2015/.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc7cyswlvwg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfmuamqiv4k.

flipper

Oh my holy Fuc---- God. Have the creators at Disney Studio's taken over the WT Society Writing or Creativity Department ? These guys HAVE to be dropping acid to make these kinds of terminally weird cartoons. This is so creepy. So is Lett himself. Peace out, Mr. Flipper

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"So you are an atheist. So would you kill me if it were to your advantage?"

by OnTheWayOut in

jw
friends

i worked a different shift.

i knew the people i worked with, but not as well as i could have.. anyway, religion comes up.

one guy mentions in front of another that i wrote a book about my religious experience.

flipper

OTWO, this dude's about as clueless as they come to ask you that question. Working with you, anyone with a fraction of a brain would know the kind of person you are.

Having been out of religion, God, and other superstitions for my whole adult life I can't count the times I've gotten that attitude and it still really pisses me off.

On a brighter note, see you soon!

Mrs. Flip

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"Be Kind to the Fornicators in the Congregation!" -- New August Watchtower

by FusionTheism in

have you noticed the article entitled "watch your associations in these last days" in the new august 2015 study watchtower?.

unless i'm reading it wrong, or somehow misinterpreting it, it is saying that we should be kind to intentional breakers of god's laws inside and outside the congregation, including fornicators, but that we must not be close associates with them.. are they already preparing for a shift in their disfellowshipping practices?.

here are the relevant paragraphs:.

flipper

My first thought on seeing the title "Be kind to fornicators" was that what they really mean is don't speak out about all the pedophiles.

Mrs. Flipper

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"So you are an atheist. So would you kill me if it were to your advantage?"

by OnTheWayOut in

jw
friends

i worked a different shift.

i knew the people i worked with, but not as well as i could have.. anyway, religion comes up.

one guy mentions in front of another that i wrote a book about my religious experience.

flipper

OTWO- What an absolutely ignorant co-worker to have to work with ! You were probably much more patient with this guy than I would have been. But I get it- you were kind of his captive audience since you had to be there working around the guy. Oh my god. I think the brain cells of most religious people have definitely been placed up on a high shelf somewhere to gather dust and cobwebs. For him to tell you that you might commit murder due to not being religious is quite insulting indeed. You handled it well my friend- better than I would have. I might have hauled off and punched the guy

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New video telling the R&F to be generous

by Splash in

bro sanderson has a 7 minute video up on their streaming website called "be willing to open your hand".. in it he tells us not to be "tight fisted" or "stingy" and later "regardless of how much we have or how little we have, we'll find something within our power to be able to do".

we have the responsibility to imitate jehovah's generosity.. there's a bit about giving to one another when we see the need, which is nice, then he drops in how 20 years ago the canada branch committee asked the bethel family for donations to the disaster relief fund, and promptly raised over $10,000.

i think that's pretty good going for those under a vow of poverty.. "the generous person will prosper" he says, then illustrates this using a made up story.

flipper

What an ignorant illustration. That flaxseed in the hand illustration is very weak. They'll say anything to scrounge a buck or three out of JW's. Amazing

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Attention JW lurkers: May JW TV broadcast demonstrates the GB's utter contempt for you (and all non-elite JWs)

by sir82 in

in may's "we will never solicit for money, but now we're going to solicit you for the next hour" broadcast, we kept hearing about all the "facts" that the gb would like for us to know.. hmm...what facts did they leave out?.

-- $millions have been spent in out-of-court settlements of child abuse cases.

-- $untold amounts are being spent on legal defense of wt policies related to child abuse.

flipper

SIR 82- You nailed it precisely. The secrecy and cloak of illusion the WT leaders use to deceive rank & file JW's is like a circus performer doing slight of hand tricks- only this time WT Society is doing slight of hand tricks with JW followers money . I mean think about it- to even HAVE an annual article printed up every year ( when is it in November's WT ? ) about HOW JW's can contribute life insurance policies, inheritances, material possessions, stocks, jewelry, real estate, etc. to " further kingdom interests " is disgusting.

And rank & file JW's are none the wiser. They are TOO trusting of the GB's motives, TOO trusting that the WT leaders know best on their behalf. WT leaders are ONLY interested in keeping the financial game going for the WT organization so the benefits can benefit the WT corporate attorneys, WT shareholders , and WT leaders to keep their coveted positions of power and control. All on the backs of poorer rank & file members and aging JW widows who have been duped by this organization's motives since 1879. 136 years now which has turned this organization into a money grubbing real estate land grabbing machine. Disgusting

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Catch phrases used by the GB

by stuckinarut2 in

i read a comment on another thread that made me think of this topic.. how many catchphrases are used by the gb and organisation in an attempt to control or gain power or prevent questioning?

feel free to list as many as you can think of!.

i'll start:.

flipper

Here's another one - " doubting can be the beginning seeds of apostasy or leaning in that direction " I've seen that used as well