in fort worth, texas around 1959. gradually i became aware of the argot.
special, private language).
jw's had these phrases they used over and over again.. upon first hearing, these words and phrases stood out as odd, weird or awkward.. however.
Even a bit before my time ...sisters had a little
autograph book ..... where you wrote your name
and a little verse .....such as "roses are red, violets
are blue...and I love you" Birthdays were recorded
here. These books were given out by the society as
far as I can remember!
The word "society" is no longer in voque,
ORGANIZATION is the word of today!
We always talked of "getting into the new world!
clarity
i had a thought today that might prove interesting.
i'm wondering if there are any illegal immigrants who are witnesses?
surely it would be a great position to be in as an illegal immigrant because you could play up your plight and prey on the sympathies of others within the congregation.
Here is a Watchtower Letter RE: Reporting Murder!
Or not! ...............
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http://www.silentlambs.org/education/92_murder_letter.cfm
clarity
standing up for yourself,and deciding to follow your own path takes strength .
you have to be strong especially if you were raised in a way of life that dictated so much of who you were .
while being raised as a jehovah's witness i was taught to follow ,unquestionally follow .i was told to put others before myself ,serve,don't stand out ,don't be independent .
Beautifully written TM .... words of experience &
wisdom. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Sometimes on here I feel invisable, my words
unseen.
I think maybe the font that pours out on the
screen is so very tiny, so miniscule that no one sees it,
no one reads.
Am I just writing for myself ......yes, in some ways!
Yes because "we teach what we need to know" ........!
Our words help us to solidify how we really feel.
We can air our thoughts out in public like laundry
hanging in the wind .....
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So just to add to your comment "If you are new on here
give it some time" ......
clarity
i remember about twenty years ago some teenagers were caught fornicating in one of the additional schools.
the schools were downstairs, essentially separated from the rest of the kh.
they weren't just happened upon, though.
Read this earlier but wonderful laughs again,
on a Sunday morning. Thanks!
Well, guess I've missed the Public Talk & will
miss the Watchtower Study too.....haha just
like I always do now!
clarity
it's ok to share your xmas wishes here -- none of us is going to buy you anything, anyway!.
i have a list of books on my wishlist at amazon, some about critical thinking, some about knitting, some about yurok indian basketry.
i wouldn't mind getting any of those.
What do I want?
I would like the watchtower organization
to be exposed so thoroughly that they
slink away in shame!
hi everyone,.
i would like to get a better copy of the watchtower november 15th 1916 copy, where there's a picture of the flowers and everything dedicated to russell when he died.. can someone get a good scan of that?.
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eight year old getting baptized!
(from a jw site.
this 8 year old sister was the youngest of the 31 who were baptized at a regional convention in bogo city, cebu, philippines on the weekend.
Disaster for this poor 8 yr old! Thanks for
posting this .... good to have proof of what
they are doing. One the things I was told
when I was suckered into this cult, was that
they did not baptize children!!!! Liars!
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Amazing that out of approx 28 posters on
this thread ....
there are 6 newbies who have joined us!
Any chance you were baptized as a child too?
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Huge welcome to all of you.....
Toesup
Ivanathon
Hidden-Window
Coalize
Morpheus
Tenacious
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clarity
Watchtower is relentless in it's hate activity!
10, 20, 30, 40 years after a jdub has left the
borg .....they are still hated!
This watchtower printing & realestate investment co,
has instigated hate & programed my grandaughter & her
mother, to just 'toss me away' ...without a backward
glance! Individually they may be decent people but
as a Group ...they are Haters!
clarity
aawa activists burst into a kingdom hall in kent.
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.
Give this guy a break....these used to
be his friends, who he has known for years!
If someone that I was friends with at my
old all did this....you can be sure I would
find out what it was all about.... even now
I am out ...I would love to talk to a friend
from my hall, who left too!
clarity
yesterday local needs was this theme.
are you spiritually grown up.. summary: if you are between 18-35 and not ms or elder, you lazy idiot are like a child.
at this age, especially if you grew up in "da trooooth" you have no issue with jw.org doctrine right (how do you know...?
NavyTown ......right on!
