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  "Look what you made me do to you"

  by Zoos in

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  this line used by abusive spouses and governing bodies who mandate shunning:.

  look what you made me do to you...".

  it's got a bit of a history (according to the bible).

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  ambersun

  Great observation Zoos.

  God has proved himself to be a master at throwing his dummy out of the pram when things don't go his way. Every childish tantrum thrown by God throughout the Bible, and all the suffering resulting from these hissy fits has ALWAYS been someone else's fault, never his own, even though he is supposedly the all powerful, super intellectual creator of all things living and inanimate. How did all the imperfections in mankind come into being in the first place if God didn't put them there?

  Therefore, it only follows that his loyal subjects will use the same line of reasoning to excuse all their own hissy fits when they don't get their own way.

  Yes, all you children who refuse to dedicate your entire lives to a controlling organisation and get kicked out and shunned by your family, left to fend for yourselves, you deserve all you get! Anything that happens to you as a result of "keeping the congregation clean" is entirely your own fault as you made us do it to you
  
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  Convention program 2017 AM3

  by George One Time in

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  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.

  why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.

  any ideas?.

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  ambersun

  stuckinarut2 I watched that video on Lot and I agree it is brilliant!
  
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  Convention program 2017 AM3

  by George One Time in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.

  why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.

  any ideas?.

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  ambersun

  I notice that on Saturday morning they are targeting the poor kids again "Safeguard Your Children From “What Is Evil " (normal life?) followed by "Train Your Children in ‘the Way They Should Go’"

  Oh dear, poor little mites. Perhaps they need reminding to give their money to the GB instead of wasting it on ice creams .
  
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  February 26, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Witnessing in Public Places

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  february 26, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: witnessing in public places.

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  february 25, 2017 to all congregations re: magnetic boards and posters for public witnessing.

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  ambersun

  This is very worrying. All my JW family are constantly showing pics of themselves standing by the carts in all sorts of locations, from train stations to public parks, always where there are loads of people.

  The weather in the UK is very blustery at the moment and if trees can be uprooted and injure people then so can carts! Not to mention people rushing about not looking where they are going. I will try to tactfully alert my family to the dangers of being unprotected but I won't hold my breath .
  
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  February 26, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Witnessing in Public Places

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  february 26, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: witnessing in public places.

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  february 25, 2017 to all congregations re: magnetic boards and posters for public witnessing.

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  ambersun

  I am curious to know how this would affect the "individual publisher" if an accident were to happen and a pedestrian was injured due to tripping over the cart or something similar. Has anything like this ever happened? Would they be left to deal with the situation entirely on their own?
  
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  I Saw 2 JWs Doing Nothing With Their Cart Today

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  my girlfriend and i were walking along a seaside boulevard and lo and behold!

  2 jws were standing by the pathway.

  they made eye contact and said hello.

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  ambersun

  Hmmmm, I use every opportunity I can to remind my JW relatives how cushy life is for them these days.

  Back in the 1960s pioneers spent 100 hours every month, in ALL weathers, knocking on peoples' doors the old fashioned way, carrying heavy book bags full of watchtower literature, and were expected to have bible studies, and report a respectable number of literature placements and return visits every month.

  Even the rank and file publishers had to do a minimum of 10 hours a month traipsing round the streets placing a respectable amount of Watchtower literature which actually involved making an effort to engage people in conversatioin at every door we visited.
  

  They don't know they're born these days sitting by their little carts playing with their phones. JWs have never had life so cushy .
  
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  Best statement a householder made to get you to leave them alone.

  by Esse quam videri in

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  knocked on a door on a saturday morning.

  a window opened on the floor above me.

  a grizzled old man stuck his head out and said, " we're all heathens here!

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  ambersun

  how absolutely ridiculous of me to go to the door, during a snowstorm, with my five year old son and have that happen😨

  Ahh but don't forget the angels were protecting us all. At least that was what we were told to believe.

  As a teenage pioneer working alone for much of the time, I lost count of the dangers I faced. Men opening doors completely naked, total weirdos inviting me in for a "chat", an alcoholic couple inviting me in to a room full of booze and asking me to drink with them. The list goes on.....

  Yet my parents believed I was perfectly safe from harm as I was doing Jehovah's work.
  
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  When you were an active WT door knocker... How did you knock?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  2. friends

  on the door frame, on the door, door knocker, bell.. loud, very loud, regular, soft... gentle... or just pretended and never knocked at all?

  we just had a city worker come a knocking on our front door and my responce after she left was, she should go down to the local kingdom haul and give lessons.

  her knock was so loud, she could raise the dead.

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  I am curious about what has happened to your old bold CO.

  He sure was a wierd and wonderful personality, a definite "one off". Some of the elders in the congregation used to dread his visits as he was horrible to them, but strangely enough was very kind and supportive of us lowly sisters. He used to call me "honey" . This all happened between 40 and 50 years ago, but apparently he and his wife are still alive and kicking but now are just regular members in a congregation somewhere in the South of England I believe. He must be very old by now!
  

  
  
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  Assembly Dramas:They were so bad.... but.... you waited for them to break away from the monotony!

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  you do remember the four day assemblies... sitting outdoors being fried in the sweltering heat,getting heat stroke in the middle of july in an outdoor baseball stadium.sitting outdoors from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. was so much fun while you wore a suit,long sleeve shirt and a tie while your brain fried.

  mom's who had children to take care of,lug strollers,feed all the kids,take them for bathroom breaks and try to not faint from the heat.. the sound and audio was always breaking and barely audible from the wind,airplanes flying over and (if you attended the cicero,illinois circuit )you would smell horse manure from the horse stables next door.. you know that you are a jehovah's witness.... when the only excitement waiting for the drama... where brothers and sisters dress up in ancient cloths,fake beards,fake rocks and fake soldier uniforms and wave their hands incessantly to pretend that they are acting out a drama.the excitement was unbearable!.

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  I was in one of those dramas back in the 1960s. The sound was all pre recorded for us to mime to, and being English, I thought it was really cool walking out on stage miming to the dulcet tones of that American sister's gorgeous voice. I have never sounded so good before or since lol.
  
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  When you were an active WT door knocker... How did you knock?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on the door frame, on the door, door knocker, bell.. loud, very loud, regular, soft... gentle... or just pretended and never knocked at all?

  we just had a city worker come a knocking on our front door and my responce after she left was, she should go down to the local kingdom haul and give lessons.

  her knock was so loud, she could raise the dead.

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  ambersun

  This CO turned to me and said,"what's more important, sleep or Jehovahs word.He banged on the door like the police.

  Ooh that brings back some seriously cringe worthy memories from my pioneer days! I can remember working with a CO who would bang hard on every door, and if he knew they were in, he wouldn't give up. He would look for another means of access, even getting into their back yards while they were sunbathing !! One poor woman was dozing on a lounger wearing nothing but a skimpy bikini and woke up to find two bible punching wierdos standing over her. She was absolutely terrified! The fact he was trespassing didn't bother him in the slightest, as "Jehovah's word" was far more important.How we didn't end up in a police cell is a mystery!!

  Personally, I was always mindful of night workers and sleeping babies, so always knocked quietly and never more than once.