WTWizard
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Nesters
by WTWizard inhow common it is to see this in the witnesses.
there are different definitions of nesters, but the one i am here using is children who are old enough where they should have left home, who are still permanently living with their parents.
i am also discounting those who, for lack of opportunity or for timing reasons are living with parents until other arrangements kick in.
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Safety and Bloodguilt
by WTWizard inyou may have heard about those thrill sports at the meetings.
it is wrong to go bungee jumping, sky diving, or scuba diving.
if there is a mishap, you might die (and miss out on all the thrill of going door to door preaching the same message--they might miss out on all those coming in) or get seriously injured (meaning less service, and they don't ever want to allow anyone to get away with doing less).. why would bungee jumping be so bloody dangerous that the watchtower society wants to ban it?
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Help in getting Christmas supplies
by WTWizard inno, it is not too early to be thinking of getting those christmas supplies, especially if you are newly ex-jw and have no supplies.
if you have had decorations, you should have (hopefully) replaced those blown lights and busted bulbs in january while you were thinking of it, so you would avoid a nasty surprise when you go to set it up.. now, for those that are starting from scratch.
the foundation of any good decoration is the christmas tree, and you might have a favorite style in mind.
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225 Songs to Listen To?
by WTWizard inwhen this first made the email rounds a few years ago, there was an announcement in the "kingdom ministry" that jw's shouldn't be listening to "unauthorized" versions of the kingdom melodies and should not forward these files on to other witnesses.
it was bad enough when they kept after you to get rid of all your cds.
first, it was the really bad stuff like rap and heavy metal.
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Clumsy Chariot
by WTWizard inyou may have heard about that celestial chariot at the meetings or a$$emblies.
this is in reference to the book of ezekiel, and when they go through that book, that chariot is commonly referred to.
it is described as being infinitely maneuverable and having eyes on all its tires, which are 3-d.. the real joke is that the watchtower society claims to be that chariot.
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Physical Man vs Spiritual Man
by WTWizard ini have noticed that the watchtower society differentiates the physical man from the spiritual man.
they use the primary essence of each person as the gatekeeper to determine which a person is.
there are physical needs, and spiritual ones.
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July is here...
by WTWizard ini remember last month when there was a rumor started that insinuated june 12th as the predicted date for armageddon, evidently started by the governing body to be spread via the hounder-hounders.
they were talking about only days and a few weeks at most, and that was at the beginning of june 2007. this system of things was not supposed to make it past the end of june.. guess what, bozos!
july is here, and we are still in this system of things!
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Let the stones cry out!
by WTWizard inhow often have you heard the phrase "if we don't preach, the stones would cry out"?
this is in regard to the ministry.. what i cannot figure out is (1) this is so urgent that we have to be out 18+ hours a day doing it, (2) we have to endure all sorts of conditions to accomplish our ministry, and (3) we are supposed to get it perfect so people can be drawn in.
so, why don't the stones get to help us out?
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That Evil Disco??
by WTWizard inback in october 1983, there was a craptower study article that effectively banned disco, rock, and funk music.
it also spelled the end of those rollerskating parties that the congregations used to organize.
now, i can see their reasoning behind the rock (backmasking satanic messages) and funk (dirty), even though it is very specious.. however, the "evil disco" strikes me as weird.
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Well, it's June 12, 2007...
by WTWizard inand armageddon is not here yet.
in fact, i passed several churches of the catholic and protestent denominations.
and i thought that those churches were supposed to be destroyed before the great tribulation which was supposed to culminate in armageddon.