Posts by Lost in the fog

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OK what is the deal with Smurfs?

by blownaway in

i heard the crap, smurfs were magical evil creatures.

i saw in the 80s kids parents get talked to because of the kids having one or pjs with smurfs on them but other than the urban meme where did this come from?

was there anything printed about it?

Lost in the fog

I remember a circuit overseer saying parents shouldn't let their children see E.T. because in the opening scene the children pictured are playing Dungeons & Dragons.

I remember laughing too because our family used to watch the light hearted American comedy "Bewitched" about Samantha the witch with the twitchy nose. And then in a public talk about spiritism the speaker used Bewitched as an example of how subtle Satan the Devil was in luring children away to interest them in the dark arts.

Looking back I now realise so many things I heard from the platform was paranoid rubbish.

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Why go back to the Old Testament?

by Lost in the fog in

why do jws insist on still quoting from the old testament to back up some of their wacky ideas?

such as on blood, beards, abortion, tattoos, etc.

surely if the mosaic law code was nailed to the torture stake all of its parts were cancelled.

Lost in the fog

Why do JWs insist on still quoting from the Old Testament to back up some of their wacky ideas? Such as on blood, beards, abortion, tattoos, etc.

Surely if the Mosaic Law code was nailed to the torture stake ALL of its parts were cancelled. Isn't that why the Apostle Paul berated some of the early Christian congregations for trying to adhere to the Law which Jesus had cancelled out. Yet the WT insist on returning to it for principles and advice.

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Sex Offenders and Children Generally

by Lost in the fog in

is there a change in the way child sex offenders are being perceived?

this article is from the telegraph newspaper.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8201521/sex-offenders-including-paedophiles-should-be-allowed-to-adopt-theresa-may-told.html.

Lost in the fog

Is there a change in the way child sex offenders are being perceived?

This article is from the Telegraph newspaper.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/conservative/8201521/Sex-offenders-including-paedophiles-should-be-allowed-to-adopt-Theresa-May-told.html

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Spiritual "Protection" - a Menace on Psychological Development

by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

not quite a week ago, @lost in the fog created a thread entitled: do you have this illness?.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5187824140681216/do-you-have-this-illness.

in my year of being on this forum, i have browsed many a disillusioned thread of ex-jehovah’s witnesses expressing similar symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder when detailing their awakening - my own story included.

Lost in the fog

Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho

What a great post! And thanks for sharing my original link. 👍

So many times in the past I have expressed an opinion or raised a query, the result? An elder or two showing me the perfect Watchtower article as if it would magic away all my ills.

Freed from this BS now I am free to make my own decisions. But yes, it took me to break down mentally before I woke up and found cognitive-behavioral therapy and the POWER to question my own beliefs.

Your post jo-ho is an inspiration for the many. Thank you again. 👏👏

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Climbing Out of The Box

by Lost in the fog in

i have been reading the blog of bruce gerencser, a 61 year old evangelical pastor who moved on to being an atheist and humanist.

his description of climbing out of that box and the reasons why he did so will, i am sure, resonate with many of us on here.

https://brucegerencser.net/2015/02/danger-box-makes-sense/.

Lost in the fog

I have been reading the blog of Bruce Gerencser, a 61 year old evangelical pastor who moved on to being an atheist and humanist. His description of climbing out of that box and the reasons why he did so will, I am sure, resonate with many of us on here.

https://brucegerencser.net/2015/02/danger-box-makes-sense/

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Guidelines For Proper Uses For Sold Kingdom Halls

by Charles Gillette in

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how does the watchtower dispose of kingdom halls no longer usable because of poor attendance and or merging with another kingdom hall.the rank and file contributed lots of money to keep it active.. then they tell us their not using it anymore.where does the money for that hall go.

and what they do with the money they get for the sale of that property.

they certainly don't give the rank and file anything.. and what use will the new owners use it for.

Lost in the fog

Well this is what's happening with one while the new property developer owner waits for planning.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/105496418/hospice-popup-store-set-to-open-in-waitara

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Things to do when im at the new 2018 convention

by Akid48 in

well, its that time where i have to go to the boring convention.

so, i wanted to know if anyone had any good ideas on how too pass the time (i cant just try and listen i fall will asleep and i cant let that happen).. (only got a few weeks before i have to go its going too kill me but i got too do it).

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Lost in the fog

Volunteer as an attendant. Then you can join the others who will be wandering around unable to take notes, and not being able to listen to the program. Better still volunteer for car parking duty and you can be outside of the venue, miles away from where you could even hear anything.

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This Week CLM Meeting

by zophar in

so, this week on the clm there was an interesting comment at our kh.. under the "apply yourself to the field ministry" portion this week, there was the bible study assignment based on the publication: who are doing jehovah’s will today?

published in 2016. the material was from lesson 28 "what can be found on our website?

there is a footnote at the bottom that reads: .

Lost in the fog

I remember a circuit overseer saying that if someone answered up in a part of the meeting to do with the history of the organisation and said anything that isn't consistent with current understanding that would be the same as teaching apostasy.

So if you said the famous ADV talk to advertise the Kingdom, of course they mistakenly believed that the kingdom was established in 1874, then as far as that C.O. was concerned you were out!

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Nothing in life is stable as a Jehovah's Witness...

by silentbuddha in

at least in hindsight it would appear so.

i remember as a small kid not making friends because ultimately they were going to die.

i never saved anything because money would be useless in the new world.

Lost in the fog

It has always been like the Orwellian 1984 world where "big brother is watching you." In the org all the brothers and sisters are watching each other and especially are the elders watching you. Not in case you are in need of assistance but in case you slip up and 3 of them can whack you about the head under the threat of disclosure of this private court.

I remember being told by a circuit servant in September 1975 that all us kids in the congregation could give all of our belongings and toys etc away to our school friends because in October of that year we would be in the new world. Good job none of us wanted to part with our goods! cause we'd have been destitute in the following month (sadly as some adults in our locality were!!)

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Canadian Donations

by Lost in the fog in

i stumbled upon this charitable status page for canada and thought that i would look for the watchtower society of canada.

as they say the report is incomplete because it lacks the normal auditors process details.

but donations received $64.4 canadian dollars!

Lost in the fog

I stumbled upon this charitable status page for Canada and thought that I would look for the Watchtower Society of Canada.

As they say the report is incomplete because it lacks the normal auditors process details. But donations received $64.4 Canadian Dollars! forwarded on as is usual. That is a huge amount of money.

https://www.charityintelligence.ca/charity-details/40-watch-tower-and-tract-society-of-canada