Pathofthorns
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"Witness" health disorders
by Pathofthorns innot to demean any who may genuinely suffer from the following conditions, but it seems that every time the society puts out an article on certain "illnesses", coincidentally there is an increase in the latest fad medical condition among witnesses.. the illnesses i'm referring to are chronic fatigue syndrome (cfs), fibromialgia, burnout, depression, and the latest from awake, multiple chemical sensitivity (mcs).. while there are many who genuinely suffer from these illnesses, it almost seems that people (usually sisters late 30's and 40's) delight in discussing which of these sickness they have.
i figure, either a) if they genuinely have these conditions, a large contributing factor is the "truth" and all of the politics that go along with it as well as the routine.
also stress from things like poor financial planning, also due to past policies of the society.. or b) these illnesses are often conveniently self-diagnosed or difficult to prove and provide nice excuses for staying away from meetings/service, and to take frequent vacations.
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One for the road
by Pathofthorns inso i've been trying to slowly fade away, just going to meetings on sundays, and even then its been hit and miss.
i figure the daniel book is a write off with 607 figuring prominently along with all the "fulfillments" based on it, and since i'm not going out in service, the tms/sm is a waste of time.. even sundays play out like a broken record, the wt study articles show no sign of real change, but a clinging to power and a re-defining of wt history.
the public talks are sheer fantasy.. the sad thing is, i like the people, and perhaps even the concept is attractive.
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Radio Song
by Pathofthorns in"hey, i can't find nothing on the radio" .
"yo, turn it to that station" .
the world is collapsing around our ears .
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"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?...
by Pathofthorns in"ever get the feeling you've been cheated?".
famous last words of johnny lydon on stage at winterland before the sex pistols broke up.. when asked on tv, "why are you all so angry?
" the reply was, "because they won't let us say what we want.
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1975 recording "Stay Alive 'til '75"
by Pathofthorns inthis real audio recording of a district overseer in 1968 is one of the most disturbing things i came accross in my surfing.
it perfectly demonstrates the misleading nature of the "we never said 1975" statement.
while perhaps technically true, see if this talk doesn't make any loyal jw rethink what was really said about 1975.. download real audio if you don't already have it to listen to this talk.
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Paradise earth or heaven?
by Pathofthorns init has been said to me "what other organization offers a hope of a paradise earth?
" to "prove" that witnesses have the "truth".. it seems to me that this "spiritual materialism" and the inability to see beyond the physical and fleshly world draw many to become and remain witnesses.. as for me, i fail to see such a fleshly reward set out in scripture and more so i cannot possibly see how anything fleshly could live forever in a problem-free environment.. everything fleshly and physical is temporary and changing.
nothing lives forever.
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Daniel and the internet?
by Pathofthorns in*** rbi8 daniel 12:4 ***.
4 and as for you, o daniel, make secret the words and seal up the book, until the time of [the] end.
many will rove about, and the [true] knowledge will become abundant.. .
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"this song is not a rebel song..."
by Pathofthorns inwar.
sunday bloody sunday.
i can't close my eyes and make it go away.. how long, how long must we sing this song?.
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I don't like the drugs, but the drugs like me?
by Pathofthorns inis it just me, or is there an unusually high number of young ones in the truth smoking and doing drugs like ecstasy and dope?.
is it that these people are doing this out of rebellion or simply that they like to live in a fantasy world?.
i've talked to a number who seem to think that they will live a double life for a while, then come back in five years "because they know its the truth".
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A New "Class"?
by Pathofthorns in(edited for waiting :).
in 1935 a "new class" was "discerned" when the great crowd was understood to have an earthly hope and survive armageddon.. could there be a new "class" of witnesses surfacing today?
the articles, such as those on blood, feature a "some" whose conscience permits this and that.