maybe this has been previously been discussed.
in my area in the us.
it seems that jw men that are felons or have served time seem to have more value.
Great thread! This gives me the idea for a new reality show:
Coming to ABC this fall it's ....
Watchtower Bachelor!!
He is a mild mannered man of God on the outside, but does a rebel lurk underneath?
Follow the trails and travails of 20 sisters as they try to win his flawed heart.
just thought i'd share these "alternate" titles.
any suggestions or improvements are welcome!.
jw trek i: something's wrong with this (motion) picture.
Just thought I'd share these "alternate" titles. I included both Star Trek and Star Wars to satisfy both sets of fans. Any suggestions or improvements are welcome!
Star Trek
JW Trek I: Something's Wrong With This (Motion) Picture
JW Trek II: The Wrath of Barbour
JW Trek III: The Search For Russell's Tomb
JW Trek IV: The Journey To Pittsburgh
JW Trek V: The Final Isolated Group
JW Trek VI: The Undiscovered Territory (You Know, The One That Gets Worked Every 3 Years)
JW Trek VII: Just What Is A Generation?
JW Trek VIII: Initial Contact (With The Unfortunate Householder)
JW Trek IX: Resurrection (It's Just Around The Corner)
JW Trek X: JW Brown's Nemesis
Star Wars
JW Wars I: The Apostate Menace
JW Wars II: Attack of the Mindless Brain Washed Drones
JW Wars III: Revenge of the Jonadab Class
JW Wars IV: A New Date Set (Hopes Raised)
JW Wars V: The Governing Body Strikes Back
JW Wars VI: Return of the Anointed
whats the worst thing youve done during a meeting?
years ago, when i was a bit more wicked/naughty/younger than i am now, i thought i would take some drugs just prior to the meeting to see if it would make things any more interesting.
it didnt, but at least i enjoyed the kingdom melodies tapping my foot to the beat and bopping my head!!
Me, fart audibly during the closing prayer when I was 10 or 11. My Mom said, "I've got a bone to pick with you when we get home."
Check out cleavage when handling the microphone.
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trim line, rug doctor, janitoral bussines, lock smiths, roofers, car sales, book binding, catering, candle making: ....
shane
Nobody's mentioned Lady Love cosmetics. My Mom and a bunch of her 'sister' friends got involved in it in the 70s. One of those things where you recruit people and get a cut of their sales (ie, pyramid).
Don't know if the company was dub owned or not.
a friend and i were chatting tonight and he got on the subject of jw movie themes.
what if wts took over the film industry, what kind of movies would we see (using previous movie titles.
) it was entertaining and i knew you guys could come up with some good ones.. ted jarez and the chamber of secrets.
JW Trek II: Barbour's Revenge
JW Trek III: The Search For Russell's Tomb
JW Trek IV: The Voyage To Pittsburgh
JW Trek V: The Final Assembly (thank God!)
JW Trek VI: The Undiscovered Territory
JW Wars I: The Ray Franz Menace
JW Wars II: Attack of the Apostates
Hope these make sense. At least more sense than that dribble at the assemblies.
some individuals truly enjoy being jehovah's witnesses.
i think about those that would have liked to be in acting.
well, having a part in a demonstration in the service meeting or giving a talk in the theocratic ministry school gives one the opportunity to act, be melodramatic, show a little comedic talent,etc.
The points so far are great. I've got a couple of more reasons to add:
1) they have family in the borg, and don't want to lose contact with them (ie shunning) by coming out of the JW faith. There are 2-3 people I know personally who are this way, who know the WT is bull**** and are too intelligent to believe in it.
2) the borg culture serves as a type of antidepressant medication. They're told that feeling stressed by 'this old system,' being overwhelmed by day to day life, etc., is normal. This is contrasted with happy, cheerful worldlings. Something is wrong with THEM, and their lack of attention to the 'really important things,' or spiritual things (here this phrase means what the WT wants you to do and believe). Not only that, the worldlings are enjoying the life of decadence and ungodliness this old system has to offer. The depresssed JW receives total support and friendship from fellow JWs as long as they're believing the troof and 'being faithful in meeting attendance and field service.' This reinforces the mental condition of the depressed JW. Depression is made to seem as normalcy to this person's mind. My ex actually refused treatment when I begged her to get it, which is the main reason I filed for divorce. Nothing was wrong with her, I was the one at fault since I was questioning the WT.
And, I'm not sayng I'm all perfect. I had this problem myself, and finally got away from the org and its fake treatment. In fact, my journey is to the point of working on positive traits now. After several years and a couple of good counselors, I've largely been able to eliminate the negative JW thinking. I don't mean to brag, I've just been pretty lucky in my post-JW journey. I couldn't have done it without God and some true "worldly" friends.
I hope this hasn't gone off topic. I've never been able to put this in so few words, and felt like it was time.
when you get baptized, you are expected to swallow a multitude of beliefs that either you never really understood or simply didn't truly believe in.
when going over questions for baptism, almost nobody understood the concept of the"faithful and discreet slave".
yet after it was attempted to explain this mumbo-jumbo, every candidate meekly just went along with the explanation without ever truly understanding the fallacy.
Great thread, Minimus.
The resurrection doctrine (about 'not being given in marriage') bothered me. I wanted to 'live through Armageddon' just so I wouldn't come back like some quasi-anointed 'thing' without libido. Libido is a fun thing to have, and I didn't want to lose it.
And, I never understood about the countries with a ridiculous population to JW ratio. For example, what would happen to the 10,000,000 people in Bangladesh to every JW when Armageddon came? Would they just get wiped away? That didn't seem fair. But, how could they possibly be reached in time by the 'preaching work.' Especially since the end was right around the corner.
Three might be that all non-JWs would be destroyed. I knew a lot of good kids in my classes at school and it didn't make sense that they'd lose out if God was love.
Most things I disagree with were after I started on my way out and began thinking for myself more. So, they don't really qualify under this thread. Plus, it would take a long time to write about them.
Now, I realize that God really is more loving and merciful than we can imagine, and that he (or she) puts up with a lot of crap from each of us. I still believe in the ransom sacrifice by Jesus Christ, but I'm not sure about a lot of things. Like I say in prayer occasionally, I'd rather not know all the answers than be 1) wrong and 2) convinced I was right and everybody else was wrong.
I'm much happier and love thinking for myself!
is anyone here a james bond fan?
if so, who was your favourite character?
mine was sheriff jw pepper.. "what are you, some kind of domesday machine boy?
For humor: Jaws, the big guy with metal teeth.
For more adult things: Lynn Holly Johnson as the precocious young figure skater in For Your Eyes Only.
Edited by - FLDude on 9 November 2002 22:26:14
to all my republican friends.. (it's humor, people...if you don't have any, go buy some!).
if your equities are falling, .
if your polls are falling, .
I'm real new here. Just wanted to say I'm Republican. Enjoyed the song anyway.
I'm thinking about getting involved politically. In my city, the city council insists on spending $40 mill (US) on a park right next to a sewer plant!!
No, I didn't have sex with Ms. Lewinsky either!!
silentlambs: silent no more!!!.
published as a joint venture by houghten mifflin and del rey books, this moving narrative of the multi-national efforts of united group of jehovah's witnesses, non-jehovah's witnesses, and former jehovah's witnesses to change long-standing child abuse policy of the 120 year-old religious corporation, watchtower bible and tract society.
in the late 1800's a man named charles taze russell undertook to establish a printing company with volunteer workers.
I'm late, but just ran across this:
What about adding Max von Sydow as Theodore Jaracz?
