Posts by Muddy Waters

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"Are you old in this system?" Feb 2015 broadcast video. Must watch

by stuckinarut2 in

if you have not already watched the feb 2015 broadcast, go to approx.

it has an elderly sister talking about being old in this world...a long time pioneer who probably thought the end would have come years ago...as the society told her many times.. now she is told to be on a mission to get young ones to also pioneer, and watch for the not so subtle condemntion of higher education!.

sickening stuff........ they missed the obvious elephant in the room.... a life wasted on nothing...now she has no money, and lived waiting for a fairy tale!

Muddy Waters

And did you notice, this is the second time these WT videos have used the parable of the poor widow contributing to the temple from her want.

The first slimy time they used this parable was only last month -- to encourage a poor single-parent family who had only a bit of rice to eat, yet mom and the kids were still encouraged to do and give all they could to "Jehovah".

And they are using this same parable yet again, to encourage an old, tired, faithful sister to keep doing more and giving more. They are leeches, parasites, soul-sucking vampires! And they try to make everybody behave that way toward everybody else too.

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Ode to the trolleys in Feb's broadcast

by konceptual99 in

check out the song about the trolley at the end of this month's dubcast.. http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=mp4&output=html&pub=jwb&issue=201502.

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Muddy Waters

You know, maybe they should having singing service bags, too. Why should they be left out? They hold all the literature too and go everywhere.

They may may not have wheels, but they have *handles*!! Just think of it! How could this be overlooked?? Why, some of them even have zippered compartments and places to hold pens and magazines.... There are so many fascinating and interesting things about a service bag when you really think about it. They open, they close... They are so perfectly metaphorical for all the doors that are opened and closed upon JWs.

Why oh why are these hard-working, loyal service bags being unheard and unsung?

Come to think of it, there are so many things that have been personificationally neglected. The meeting chairs. The information board. The podium. Those hard-working microphones.

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Ode to the trolleys in Feb's broadcast

by konceptual99 in

check out the song about the trolley at the end of this month's dubcast.. http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=mp4&output=html&pub=jwb&issue=201502.

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Muddy Waters

Good lord... utterly inane. Is this Caleb's new friend?

Singing trolley carts. They have wheels, they have racks, they have books, they have tracts -- ( but no Bibles of course! )

Are they really serious with this ?

My gawd.... I have no words...

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The Opal Ring: a story based on the true life of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Julia Orwell in

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friends

it's finally finished!

it's a fictional story about an old jw.

it is very long, about 7000 words.. the opal ring.

Muddy Waters

Awesome.... I couldn't stop reading it... So many things resonated.

Will send you a PM in the next few days... xxoo

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making meetings more interesting

by openminded in

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friends

do you keep falling asleep during meetings and assemblies?

long and boring home studies?

> here's a way to change all of that.. > > .

Muddy Waters

Haha, this is great! One phrase we can add now that will surely bring a fast Bingo would be "GOVERNING BODY" !!!

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New Avatar - Korah

by cappytan in

i decided to update my avatar.. since the society says that disagreeing or speaking against the governing body is like korah challenging moses, i decided korah would be a fitting avatar!.

what do you think?.

by the way, if you didn't realize this was korah or don't know where this came from, it's from one of the new "comic book" bible stories..

Muddy Waters

Haha, this is great. And you can just tell by the lines ingrained in his face that Korah must have felt like this for a long time..... Bwhahahaha! Yes, the spirit is really moving me ....

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My mother says I should just DA already.

by Julia Orwell in

cut the cord.

sever all ties.

start new.. and she's right.

Muddy Waters

Rebel8, I love what you said.... Your post (page 2 on this thread) about acceptance & moving on vs. forgiveness really struck a chord with me. Thank you, those were beautiful and insightful, healing words without the nauseating religious aspect!

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My mother says I should just DA already.

by Julia Orwell in

cut the cord.

sever all ties.

start new.. and she's right.

Muddy Waters

Julia, I agree with the people who advised you to not make any immediate decision about DA stuff right now. You are in too much turmoil and pain -- it really hurts too to lose our little pet(s) -- and the lack of their quiet, sweet presence leaves such an empty space...

Don't fill the places of your pain with decisions that could impact your life with more confusion or sorrow. You said maybe you still care what those bastards think... But those bastards were people we loved too... So the mind-fook is hard because we also know how JWs are trained to think -- it is such double-talk/double-think.

Be gentle with yourself right now, and it is not a sin to tell people that. Walk gently. Especially when you in pain. When you need to walk strong, you will know. You are healing, and yes, a counsellor who knows about abuse or controlling situations, PTSD, etc, could be of enormous benefit.

I feel your non-JW mom means well, but she does not totally understand the whole interplay of .... all that ... mind-sifting JW stuff.

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