Posts by konceptual99

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Memorable Regional Conventions

by pale.emperor in

i still have my convention to "look forward to".

looking forward to see/hearing some of the things of the things i've been reading about on here.

i've already seen the cultish vids on youtube.

July 2016 CLAM videos

by wifibandit in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46pnudcub0.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpqeptnux3o.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijg_-bz-k8.

konceptual99

Keep going Wifi. The mere fact that every bit of video the org produces is being leaked and put out for the world to see is fantastic!

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Memorable Regional Conventions

by pale.emperor in

i still have my convention to "look forward to".

looking forward to see/hearing some of the things of the things i've been reading about on here.

i've already seen the cultish vids on youtube.

konceptual99

Southampton. The Dell. Late 80s, early 90s.

One convention we had a bloke run on to the pitch and streak naked until being rugby tackled by an attendant. And no, that's not a euphemism.

Same place, same time period. A sister mixed her words up in an interview and said shit.

For us teenagers sunning ourselves on tepee south stand it was pure comedy gold.

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i was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.

konceptual99

Biggus Dickus

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Life of Brian

by berrygerry in

i was a younger dub at the time of this release, and stopped watching this movie near its beginning, when john cleese was stoned with the huge rock for saying jehovah.. this was despite having been (and continuing to be) a major john cleese (and monty python) fan.. any fans of this film?.

konceptual99

What have the Romans ever done for us?

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"Life is so hard!...tribulation and problems abound!" Persecution complex of witnesses.....

by stuckinarut2 in

the meeting this week is mind-blowing in the way it fuels the crippling "persecution complex" of witnesses!.

paragraph 1 set the theme with this gem:.

does it shock you that you can expect to face many tribulations before you gain the prize of everlasting life?

konceptual99

Too right BB!

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A question about the animated videos

by no-zombie in

has anyone found out who really produces the animated videos of caleb and sophia?

are the made in-house or contracted outside?.

konceptual99

There was some discussion here in the past that a brother based, as I recall, in Hawaii who ran an animation business was producing them but my understanding from a family member in Bethel is that they are 100% produced in house. I don't recall seeing any corroborating information however

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Wild speculation / fearless prediction: how to (continue to) ratchet up the flock's fear

by sir82 in

jw
friends

i've been thinking: what with all the bunker videos at the rc, instilling fear and paranoia and excitement among the masses, what could the gb do as a follow-up?

how do they feed the flame?.

how about identifying the "king of the north"?.

konceptual99

It's an interesting theory and I would say holds significantly more water than them announcing the start of the GT.

Having said that, I would ask why bother? Right now the org has the R&F running around like headless chickens trying to keep up with all the changes they keep pushing through. The videos at the RC are designed to build expectation, fear, speculation and so on.

Simply put, they don't need to say anything. The R&F are making it up themselves so why bother putting themselves directly on the line by making definitive statements that could expose them further down the line?

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What is the official stance on shunning family that "faded"?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

does anybody have any quotes from watchtower literature or video that shows what their stance is on associating with family who have left the witnesses?

or even what the unofficial stance is?.

not disfellowshipped or officially disassociated, just "inactive" for say 15-20 years, but also openly living a "worldly" life birthdays, holidays, including attending another church?

konceptual99

If you are openly celebrating birthdays and holidays then expect less contact after the RC. It's not a new instruction but a rare reminder that inactive ones persisting in "wrongdoing" should essentially be shunned.

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Dress and grooming

by stuckinarut2 in

i know this is an old topic, but it came to mind again.... yes it is appropriate for people to dress neatly and respectfully for a dignified religious gathering, but why does it have to be a full suit with collared shirt and tie?.

why does it have to be a full dress or skirt and jacket?.

sure, we would find it distasteful for a person to arrive in swimwear or work overalls or other inappropriate attire, but why does it have to conform to strict standards?.

konceptual99

Lol! Blasted autocorrect! I guess it figured out the spirit of what I was saying and decided shit was much more appropriate than suit.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bt51b_alan-partridge-love-making-and-mousse_fun

skip to 2:50 if you want to miss the build up to one of my most fave AP scenes...