Muddy Waters

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  G Losch Talk - Do Not Hold a Grudge

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a new video on jw org tv titled do not hold a grudge is presented by gb's oldest member gerrit losch.this is just another representation of the standard of talks prepared and given by the highest level of authority and position within the jw organization.

  they desperately need help, not even their complete rebranding can save them from themselves.some of this gb member's gems about holding a grudge include -.

  - what can lead to a grudge?

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  Muddy Waters

  Gee, and how many bible references did he use? He quoted from their highly esteemed Insight book.

  Rhyming, wow. Budge, grudge, sludge.... Oooooh. You are immersed in the mudge, MrLosch, and after you they shall trudge...
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  Simon: What happens when you can no longer support this site?

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  hey simon, .

  the recent closure of jwr made me realize that this site may not be eternal as well.

  a great deal of people attach a lot of importance to xjw communities and yours is the best.

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  Simon, thank you. Thank you for taking the time to explain things and give us much-needed reassurance!
  
  In light of the terrible mishandling of JWR's rude, abrupt and short-sighted closure, I really appreciated your very intelligent, compassionate, and reasonable description on how one would properly (with compassion and awareness!) bring a forum to an end:

  "... It's hard to predict the future and make absolute promises but I can't imagine ever just shutting the site down without any warning and if it was going to end, would imagine it would be a staged process - initially disable new registrations, eventually disable posting (after a lengthy period) and then have the site read-only for as long as possible. Basically, provide as much opportunity as I could for any transitioning."
  
  Thank you, dear sir & your lovely wife (and all others who make this site wonderful!) I hope you know how much you are appreciated.
  
  
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  JWR usernames list

  by StarryNight9 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.

  i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.

  jwd = starrynight9.

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  Muddy Waters

  Here: Muddy Waters (little blue newt avatar)

  There: MuddyWaters (little bluebird avatar)
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  Message from Designer Stubble to the former JWR members

  by Designer Stubble in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  message from designer stubble to the former jwr members.

  first of all i am glad to see that many of you have found your way to this great forum, facilitated by simon.

  i am sure that after the dust of the jwr shutdown has settled, you will find this to be a good new home.. i would like to apologize for the sudden closure of jwr.

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  I am very hurt and saddened by the abrupt and rude way the "support" forum was shut down and closed off -- if there were some upsets or problems, it was unfortunate that a few "bad apples" were allowed to spoil the whole bunch....

  I too, had bookmarked pages of great information and helpful, healing posts from that site, and even had it mentioned in my will that if any family wanted to know about my journey out of a cult, that they could look up my posts over there under my user name, MuddyWaters.

  I see that was very short-sighted of me, and I should have printed out my posts and saved them somewhere. We were never even given the opportunity to do this, it's as though all the members were disfellowshipped in one great unprecedented move ...

  The most attractive aspect of that site was its emphasis on HEALING and recovery... There were a lot of posts expressing pain, bewilderment, confusion, sorrow, loss.... yet hilarious comeradarie too. Designer Stubble was often the first person to welcome and respond to all the new people (including myself) who were lost and looking for a safe place to land.

  The forum was unique and special. Many members, including myself (in a very small way) helped support it financially (and I would be happy to do the same for this forum too!)

  So it feels extra-shitty to be left in the cold this way. Very poor form. I agree with Slimboyfat about his example of how the forum should have been closed: to give notice, a reasonable time frame to copy valuable information, exchange contact info, etc.
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  This is sad news.... I too posted there and valued very much the people there & their insights and support. It was the first place I landed upon my awakening, and there is a wealth of information there...

  I feel too that my awakening process was all "documented" there, kept safe, with so many helpful, loving comments and support... so many Links to much valuable information... The site was VERY easy to navigate and search. I can't believe that nothing is planned to be archived or saved!!! this hurts,

  This hurts a lot.

  It's like a sudden, shocking, out of the blue announcement: "JWR is no longer one of ..."us"...."

  No more contact, no more anything, case closed... I think the members deserve better, a lot of people shared their soul on that site...

  No opportunity to even transfer ownership, etc?

  It feels like the admins and mods have just coldly "disfellowshipped" everybody there!

  Perhaps the JW brain/mindset can never be fully eradicated...
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  Governing Body Geoffrey Jackson in a Skirt! Is this for real??????

  by mrmagic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  saw a video with geoffrey jackson giving a talk on stage in a skirt.

  is this for reall??.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0d4itktmk.

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  One standard for them, another for the rank and file... and one man in a skirt to rule them all... lol.

  I guess the local people are supposed to be impressed by this, how friendly-seeming and accepting-seeming are the JWs to their culture.... But it is all for show, as we all well know.
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  Just called into the Kingdom Hall, Speaker said he couldn't tell if anyone was listening to his talk... Well I was and what a joke

  by Greybeard in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just called into the kingdom hall, speaker said he couldn't tell if anyone was listening to his talk now that everyone uses electronic devices and nobody laughed... well i did!.

  he also mentioned when everyone used the bible he could hear the pages flipping and he knew they were following along.

  this was really funny to me.

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  Muddy Waters

  Hey, Greybeard, how are things?

  Dont forget, 12 to a dozen too. ;)

  And 12 on a clock....

  But there are more number fascinations.... 6 and the Fabrini thing (may have misspelled that)... (always 6 sides to a snowflake; series of 6 in flower petals....) and two (2 eyes, two hands, two ears, two nostrils, two lungs, two kidneys, two ovaries, two testicles, two... whatever....)

  And 10... 10 fingers, ten toes, ten units to math calculations...

  This could keep ya going for awhile... ;)
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  The more things change, the more they stay the same

  by OutsiderLookingIn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  oldskool wrote on another post that "the 'truth' is an experience, and the 'beliefs' are designed to get you to behave as a member of the experience.

  " i've read a lot here about the many changes to the wtbts in recent years.

  but this got me thinking about the practices or, for the most part, non-practices that make someone a jw.

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  - No windchimes

  - No smoking

  - No saying "good luck"

  - No saying "bless you" after a sneeze

  - No throwing rice or confetti at weddings
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  All 2016 Convention videos in English and all Talk outlines for download

  by Watchtower-Free in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  all convention videos in english and all talk outlines for download.

  http://avoidjw.org/2016-regional-convention/

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  Muddy Waters

  BluesBrother, you are on to something with your "face-crime" reference - it wasn't SAID, but it was SHOWN in the video on the two faces of the brothers who were complaining and finding fault!!
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  A Man about a Dawg!!!

  by Defianttruth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  one of the things i could never understand is people handing over absolute control to these charlatans.

  i know over the years they have bashed owning pets for various reasons.

  complete stupidity.

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  Muddy Waters

  Yes, I can't remember which Awake or WT, but owning pets definitely frowned upon - they take time, attention, money, focus, etc., all away from the org. Can't have that!