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  A Total Waste of Time "In The Field"

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i am walking down the street in a spanish neighborhood and two men, obviously jw's, are standing between houses writing furiously on their tiny slips.

  i am nearly a block away approaching and they just kept writing the whole time i walked up.

  i finally arrive to pass them and they are still both writing.

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  What a waste of life!
  
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  Well another one leaves the Borg.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i took a quick trip to the store and i happened to see a young man (about 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time i was leaving- about 2 years ago.

  a couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work.

  one of them, a very attractive girl.

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  I took a quick trip to the store and I happened to see a young man (About 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time I was leaving- about 2 years ago. A couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work. One of them, a very attractive girl.

  This young man’s girlfriend has just broke up with him and he was devastated. The man had just finished his business degree and was going back for hospital administration schooling. When I recognized him I approached him to say hi and he sticks out his hand and tells me, “Woa, sorry, I really don’t want to talk to you”

  I was taken back, and felt it was because of my beard or probably negative talk about me. So I asked him, “May I ask why? He tells me,"I not a Jehovah Witness anymore and I really don’t want anything to do with you people.” I told him, “Well I’m not either.” So he looked shocked and then relaxed and we started talking. I asked him what cause him to leave, “Was it the internet? “No,”

  Then he continued, “After about a year I started noticing things, like the elders of the congregation. I mean these are the leaders, the examples, and they are the stupidest people I have ever met. Have you ever heard their talks? I mean it’s crazy. People praise them after a talk and all they do is read an outline and spit out a couple of stupid jokes that make no sense. That’s what I’m supposed to strive to be like? Like these nincompoops?”

  “Have you met the pioneers? All these people want to do is work part-time meager jobs, and go door to door peddling their magazines. Oh, have you seen their magazines? They are like 1st grade reading material.”

  And the Jehovah witness girls, do you know what they are like? That pioneer sister that found me, I invited her to go dancing and she said no because it was worldly. I invited her to fly with me to NY for a weekend to see some theater plays, and I would pay for everything and she said it was wrong to do that. I invited her to go to the San Diego zoo in California for a weekend, and she said that was not wise. Can you imagine me marrying a Jehovah Witness girl? It would be a nightmare marriage.”

  Then they found out I had a degree and was still going to school. They would make these remarks that vilified education. That education was from the devil. I was like, “What's wrong with these people”

  Then what finally did it, was when we had the Circuit Overseer visit the hall and he gave a talk. He said from the platform that a person that pursues Higher Education is showing his true colors spiritually. And that such a person would not make a very good husband or wife. A person like that longs for the things of the world just like Lot’s wife, and we know what happened to her don’t we friends? She became a pillar of salt. How would you like to marry someone who at the very end becomes a pillar of salt?

  After he said that, I got up during his talk, left my book bag, Bible, magazines there on the chair and walked out, got in my car and left. I changed my phone number right away and never looked back. Those people are crazy. I’m just upset I wasted a year of my life.

  Now I have a job that pays over 100k and hopefully with just a little more experience and more schooling I can get my own hospital to run and make real good money. I want nothing to do with those people.

  I asked him if they contacted him and he said, “Not that I know of, but then again I’m either at school or studying on weekends and work during the week. I said, “you know, they might disfellowship you.” He said, “I don’t give a Fu** what they do."
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  Why did Jesus come to earth? Invite to a DC

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just had an invite to a district convention later this month in calgary (i guess they get to clean up the saddledome before the stampede, lol).. they gave me a leaflet asking "why did jesus come to earth?

  " so i asked them "so why did he come?".

  "well, he came to save us".

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  Priceless!
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  ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (A brief personal memoir)

  by TerryWalstrom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  once upon a time in hollywood (a brief memoir).

  when i lived in los angeles, i was an art consultant with creative galleries.

  among other things, we sold and rented art to movie studios.i worked with the set decorators who picked out whatever was needed.

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  Hey Terry, that was one of my favorite shows. He became even more famous in the Spanish Novelas. Here is a little history for Eric.

  Later in 1979, Estrada was voted one of "The 10 Sexiest Bachelors in the World" by People magazine and was featured on the cover of the November issue

  In the 1990s, Estrada played the role of Johnny, a Tijuana trucker, in the Televisa telenovela Dos mujeres, un camino ("Two women, one road"). Originally slated for 100 episodes, the show went to 400-plus episodes and became the biggest telenovela in Latin American history. He was reportedly paid one million dollars for that role.

  As of 2009, Estrada was a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County, Virginia
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  Our hall is asking for money...

  by thedepressedsoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i guess the branch isn't happy with the amount being sent each month since we are way lower than our loan amount.

  we now have to another financial survey to see the max amount that can be given.

  it is "encouraged" for all to be in attendance and give much forethought and consideration to the amount you can donate each month.

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  ToesUp a minute ago

  So, what happens if a congregation does not have enough funds to cover local expenses, utilities, supplies, etc? Let's say they have asked the "friends" for additional funds, still not enough. Will WT help the congregation?

  Has anyone experienced this type of situation?

  Yes, about 4 years back, The WT just stopped sending literature. After about 2 or 3 months the problem was resolved and they started send it again. Just like getting behind on your house payment, it's better to work with you and keep the payment coming.
  
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  Thought Regarding OT Nation of Israel & Kings

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  sorry when my mind wanders during indoctrination sessions i come up with this crap.. so i was thinking, when the hebrews wanted a king to be like all the other awesome nations around them, correct me if i am wrong, but god wasn't with it?

  that was their idea, and another thing he "allowed".

  now typically when man decided to go by their own wisdom against god's direction he'd wash his hands of it and completely step away and let them do it on their own.

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  When you start reading Jewish history, you start realizing that the accounts dealing with the failure of the nation had to be explained in a way to shift the blame on something that sounded reasonable to persons who believed the Creator and God of all the Universe was working "ONLY" with the nation of Israel. What better explanation than to say, "The people wanted a King so we got in trouble"

  It's better than saying, "God didn't really talk to us, the truth of the matter is that Other nations like the Philistines, Assyria, Babylon, etc. were just more powerful and capable than us and that's why we were being beaten by these other nations."

  Even today, when people are struck with some type of misfortune, they try to explain it away by saying something like, "We slacked off in our worship, or we sinned and now we are paying the price.

  If God was really having a conversation with the Nation of Israel and was working ONLY with them, wouldn't the most powerful and wise Creator in the Whole Universe tell the Nation, "Hey, your wrong in wanting a King, so I will tell you straight out--NO-WAY!

  Isn't that what we as parents would do if our 10 year old kid wanted a high speed motorcycle- NO WAY!

  Instead of letting him crash and get maimed and then saying, You wanted a motorcycle so that's what you get!
  
  
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  We were duped just like you!!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if the gb finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans dont think they dont have a plan.. they are always way ahead of the game.

  all the governing body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of jws, .

  is play the victim card.

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  Perhaps they could even come up with new revelations, as the Mormons did.

  
  

  Please don't give them any ideas!

  
  

  
  
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  We were duped just like you!!

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if the gb finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans dont think they dont have a plan.. they are always way ahead of the game.

  all the governing body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of jws, .

  is play the victim card.

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  If the GB finally gets caught in their devious shenanigans don’t think they don’t have a plan.

  They are always way ahead of the game.

  All the Governing Body has to do to escape repercussions from an angry mob of JWs,

  Is play the “Victim Card”

  Example,GB statement;

  It was the Bible’s fault; it’s not inspired from God

  

  But to be honest, we did tell you that it was not inspired.

  w96 4/15 p. 19 Why True Worship Receives God’s Blessing

  Bible translations themselves are not inspired by God. Translations, by their very nature, may reflect variations of the understanding of the original tongues in which the Bible was recorded.

  
  

  But you wanted to believe so we supported you!

  
  

  
  

  Good luck we wish you the best!!

  
  

  
  
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  Plastic surgery prize for beauty pageant winner?

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is a bizarre story where a university held a beauty pageant in a night-club and the winners received vouchers for plastic surgery.. ok, apart from the wildly out of date neanderthal concept of lining girls up to rank their attractiveness and treat them as objects, the prizes simply make no sense.. surely those ranked right at the bottom should be the candidates for cosmetic surgery?

  if someone is already beautiful, don't mess with it!.

  the world is just bonkers..

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  Winners received vouchers for plastic surgery….Surely those ranked right at the bottom should be the candidates for cosmetic surgery?

  Most people these days that enter beauty contests are extremely concerned with personal features that were not even considered in the past. Like a different nose, different chin, more defined cheekbones, fuller lips, and of course the big bosom. So to the winners it's a big deal because now they can get lips like Angelina Jolie. Sad but true.

  
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  Switching Halls

  by the comet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's time for me and the mrs. to get the hell outta dodge.

  recently my hall has undergone major management changes and the atmosphere is..less than ideal.

  i'm getting multiple calls a week asking to set up a time to meet, i've politely declined but these guys aren't taking a hint.

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  You could also do the maniac card. Awhile back, a publisher told the body of elders that he had to change congregations because he was getting "weird thoughts" of buying a gun and shooting all the elders and their families when they least expected it.

  They never bothered him after that.

  He just disappeared!