Posts by Londo111

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Why didn't I leave back then???

by silentbuddha in

sunday my old bethel roommate came up to visit me.

he left a couple years ago and he wanted to catch up and reminisce.. while we sat back remembering crazy things we saw take place at bethel he reminded me of a creepy instance with bro.

swingell.. it was a saturday morning and we decided to actually go get breakfast.

Londo111

I didn't realize Sydlik was an aspiring artist.

I wonder if he tried to submit anything for the art department...lol. What do you say to a "king"?

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looking back on my two decades as a jehovah’s witness, i’ve come to realize how the constant theme of endurance is playing a detrimental role on the individual's psyche.. jehovah’s witnesses have become far too good at keeping going.

they’re experts at surrendering to the demands of the watchtower, living up to what’s expected of them, and getting on with the priorities that those in power have defined and imposed upon them.

they keep showing up, presenting themselves a dutiful pioneer or ministerial servant.

Londo111

Feeling social anxiety over being regular in field service? Take a pill.

Feeling stressed and anxious because pioneer life is hard? Take a pill.

Juggling congregation duties, talks, meeting parts, judicial committees? Take a pill.

I've heard it suggested by elders as a solution in order to be obedient to the org...er...to Jehovah.

Some cults use drugs more overtly in controlling the flock, but Watchtower doesn't officially endorse medicating one's way through theocratic activities. However, it is certainly a common practice.

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Do You Ever Wish That Hillary Was President?

by minimus in

jw
friends

hillary is very supportive of doing whatever it takes to undermine trump.

would you be happy if she were your president?.

Londo111

I voted for her. I'm not a fan, but I don't understand the hate either. I still can't figure out what the big deal over the "emails" was.

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Watchtower Spies and Secret Agents

by TerryWalstrom in

i'm posting this link:http://jwdivorces.bravehost.com/spies.htmlonce you start reading it you won't be able to stop.fascinating and well-documented citations which give credibility to the belief that such a sneaky, underhanded, and often illegal practice has been secretly promoted for decades by watchtower society world headquarters..

Londo111

My grandfather was an elder since the arrangement began and they followed people suspected of “wrongdoing”, until the Society told them to “stop policing the flock”. So it did used to go on. He followed the Theocratic Ministry School conductor into a gay bar and found him holding hands with another man. He followed another person suspected of having an affair with his sectary, but they never found anything incriminating.

Even years after this, my grandfather teamed up with a non-JW he studied with for years, who suspected his JW wife was having an affair. Of course, all this was not sanctioned by the elders.

Unlike Scientology, the Watchtower is very legally savvy, perhaps due to getting in trouble in the past (like the case with the Greek Branch). They know how to dance the line and stay just within what they are legally permitted to do. They also have no problem letting elders fall on their swords and absolving any responsibility.

Of course, Watchtower really doesn’t need elders to stalk people anymore. The informing system among the members ensures there are eyes and ears everywhere. A person is not safe even with JW family…the least bit of dissent can be reported and put a person on the elder’s radar.

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The Ultimate Solution to the Mishandling of Abuse within the bOrg

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

i feel like the world needs to wake up and realize that bethel, the home of the governing body in warwick, new york is the "vatican" of the jehovah's witness world.

their doctrines, edicts, and policies affect every jehovah's witness man, woman, and child around the world.

i don't feel like the politicians in foreign countries understand this.

Londo111

They mislead Bulgaria. Classic theocratic warfare.

I agree with the OP.

It is not up to the local congregation or even the Branch. They cannot "go beyond the things written" by HQ.

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New brother to have a bible study with

by Akid48 in

well i moved to a new congregation, and i have no one to study with and i didnt have a bible study in weeks and i was loving but one meeting my aunt said ''im going to set up a bible study with brother bob (dont his name)''.well come to find out brother bob is a man that puts a lot of pressure on you to join the school etc.. well right now im like fuck,because i dont know how to deal with brother bob so i just wanted to know if any could help me..

Londo111

I think back to being a young pioneer and having parents study with their kids, in one case, a person who was my own age. It made for easy time.

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Olin Moyle

by Vincent Law in

olin moyle was a attorney for the wtbts during joseph rutherford reign.

his papers from wtbts are still at princeton in the rare books section and boxed up.

what is the likely hood that that there was political entanglement and that politics did not keep wtbts at arm's length but from time to time has used the wtbts for it's purposes.

Londo111

JWs would say, "Old light!"

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Drop Off in Mentioning 1914

by steve2 in

videos from the summer jw conventions ("be courageous) show the "urgency" about the end racheted up several notches.

paranoia rules supreme!.

curiously, though, very few, if any, statements in the convention program about 1914 and the overlapping generations.

Londo111

I haven't kept track in recent years.

How much do mention 1914 in the Study edition of the Watchtower? Or in the monthly broadcasts?

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Book of Revelation

by Whynot in

one of the things that really bothered me is how most of the book of revelation isn't understood by most jws.

most of the trumpets were already sounded many decades ago, is that still right?

it seems like most jws just look the other way.

Londo111

Some JWs seem to zone out when "deep stuff" is brought up at the meetings. Many more just don't retain it.

They can't even explain or defend their basic doctrine anymore, nor are they equipped to have any meaningful conversation with outsiders about their religion.

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Mary Shelley the Movie

by smiddy3 in

has anybody seen this movie yet ?

i really enjoyed it .and i couldn`t help but think of those with literally/poetic skills on this forum while i was watching it .. i would be interested in anybody`s comments reviews either good or bad ..

Londo111

The challenge of the book is that it is the first person narrative frame of a sea captain, relating the first person narrative of Dr. Frankenstein, who when encountering his amazingly verbose monster, relates his first person narrative. At times, it's three levels deep.

In the 19th century, authors could get away with these things.

I still can't figure out how the monster learned to read by spying on a family through a crack in the floor or wall or wherever he was hiding.