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  Oh Damn...I have been sprung!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  i knew it could happen one day...yet i was so careful..... sitting at the sound cabinet, i had our awesome forum open on my tablet, and didn't see the microphone brother looking over at me...... he wandered over and asked me "whats that site?".

  i quickly responded "oh, i googled to get to our jw.org site, and this must have popped up" while quickly closing it.... he didn't look too fussed, but my heart was beating..... he is pretty chilled out and certainly not an "uber-dub"...but this was a wake up call to be more careful...i am fading fast, but don't want anymore attention from the nazi-elders while doing so!.

  be careful all!

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  cappytan

  Clear your browser history!!! Deny, deny, deny.

  Don't clear your browser history. Tell them you'll let them see your browser history when they have a warrant.

  Why anyone would let an elder look at his browser history is beyond me.

  Hypothetical:
  Elder: "Can I see your browser history?"
  Me: "Hell, no." (We say "hell" in Texas even in the congregation.)
  Elder: "Why not?"
  Me: "Because it's none of your business."
  Elder: "What do you have to hide?"
  Me: "I'm hiding nothing. I'm preserving my dignity and privacy. You're not the police."
  Elder: "Well, it seems to me that if you had nothing to hide you wouldn't be objecting."
  Me: "Okay, let's call the service desk and ask them if it's okay for an elder to demand to see someone's browsing history. Better yet, let's call my attorney."
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  Utah to bring back firing squads

  by cofty in

  1. social
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  are parts of the usa in a different century from europe?.

  why don't they just stone them to death?.

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  cappytan

  Doesn't the firing squad have to do with the Mormon doctrine of blood atonement?
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  Wife fully awake.

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i learned this past week that my wife is now awake.

  i just shared the pbs newshour segment with her with no comment other than something along the lines of, "jw story on pbs.".

  she is furious at the arrogance of these men.. thats what happens when you get a momma angry!.

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  I suggest you both exchange time spent with Bible reading and religious texts, with long hikes and walks in the woods, along with a gentle practice of being silently present in and with the moment.

  I'm currently exploring Buddhist philosophy, so "being silently present in and with the moment" is precisely what I'm trying to do.

  She's not quite to the point yet to abandon theism, although she has stopped praying.
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  JW's caught laughing at Child rapist accusers"

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jwvictims has done an excellent but disturbing article on how jw's feel about the child abuse problem.. http://jwvictims.org/2013/11/23/jehovahs-witnesses-caught-laughing-at-child-rape-accusers/.

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  cappytan

  Here's the talk in context. (It made the jw-archive and is being played off as being taken out of context.)

  https://soundcloud.com/jwlibrarian/johnson-ellwood-fight-the-fine-fight-of-faith

  (If someone has time or the know-how to download from SoundCloud, you probably should as the Librarian is apt to remove the talk because it's being linked on an Apostate website.)
  
  
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  Leaked New Songs 139-142

  by toweragent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://jwtalk.net/forums/files/download/498-songs-140-142/.

  i don't know if anybody has seen this (or if anybody cares).

  but it seems that some of the "new" new songs have been leaked by somebody at bethel.. just a bit of a warning, do not click on that vocal rendition of song 142... it is awful.

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  cappytan

  wifibandit: Work content filters won't let me on imgur or mega.nz.

  Are the audio files orchestrations or piano?
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  Leaked New Songs 139-142

  by toweragent in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://jwtalk.net/forums/files/download/498-songs-140-142/.

  i don't know if anybody has seen this (or if anybody cares).

  but it seems that some of the "new" new songs have been leaked by somebody at bethel.. just a bit of a warning, do not click on that vocal rendition of song 142... it is awful.

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  cappytan

  I seriously thought that The Life of a Pioneer was a parody. SMH
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  Shutting down the Judicial Committee "invite".

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  judicial committee invitation comes, with be there or be square consequences.. ( come or we will df you ).

  what are the sure fire, tested and true tactics that will keep the elders off your back?

  ( for good ).

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  cappytan

  The elder's book specifically prohibits anyone recording a meeting.

  Oubliette: Right. But what do they do if the person keeps showing up with a recorder, fully willing to cooperate with the committee, but only under the condition of being allowed to record it? Would they just DF the person in absentia? Or would they keep attempting to have the meeting only to have to postpone it because the person shows up with a recorder again?
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  IKEA Bekant motorised standing desk

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. physical

  if you're anything like me and have a desk job you will sit for long periods of the day and it's very unhealthy according to lots of studies.. one thing you can do to change that is to stand - you burn more calories as well as reducing health risks.

  yes, it hurts (like hell) at first and you really need a chef's mat to stand on and ideally some hard foam 'things' you can put one foot on to allow you to change your position.

  you can also get 'standing stools' like the mogo to give a bit of a half-way house:.

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  cappytan

  The black desk with white legs actually looks really good.
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  Shutting down the Judicial Committee "invite".

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  judicial committee invitation comes, with be there or be square consequences.. ( come or we will df you ).

  what are the sure fire, tested and true tactics that will keep the elders off your back?

  ( for good ).

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  cappytan

  I know there have been undercover recordings of JC meetings, but has anyone ever openly insisted on recording the proceedings?

  Show up to every JC meeting scheduled, but openly pull a tape recorder out. And when told to turn it off, refuse to do so.

  Would they proceed while being recorded? Or would they reschedule, reschedule, reschedule or DF you in absentia. Can they DF you in absentia if you're willing to meet, although you bring a tape recorder every time you meet?
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  memorial campaing experience

  by antes8080 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so a friend from work had a get togather to watch ncaa basketball this pass weekend and i went on saturday morning as we wer watching the game some one rings the doorbell and my friend gos to the door he is there maybe a minute or so, he walks back into the room and screams outloud !!!

  "yes i got invited" and starts laughing as other see what he was talking about .

  someone sais " i hate those door knockers".

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  cappytan

  They're now counting them as "tracts" placed, so people can feel like they're accomplishing something.

  There's a place to mark "tracts" on the time slip? Shows how long it's been since I turned in an actual slip instead of texting some BS hours.