Posts by wheelwithinwheel

for me, there have always been special movies or scenes in movies that trigger my old jw experience (fiddler on the roof and little mermaid touched me deeply when i watched them as a young jw).

later as a survivor, it was more donnie darko, thx 1138 themes that struck me in particular.. anyway, looking for suggestions on great movies, books (art of any kind, really) that especially speak to or move you as a jw survivor?

there are reasons beyond purely entertainment that i ask..

wheelwithinwheel

Beginning around 26:40 Leah Vincent talks about growing up in a Yeshivish community, a very conservative brand of Orthodox Judaism

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/player.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2446576314

Leah Vincent is the author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood.

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Looking Back In Retrospect To 1975...

by titch in

greetings, folks: so, it's been 40 years since 1975. and, if you were actively involved with the witnesses back then, the mindset of many was, that by early autumn of 1975, it would mark the anniversary of 6000 years of human existence.

and, the hope was then, that it would mark the start of the 1000-year of christ, from the heavenly realm.

but, looking back now, 40 years ago, in june of 1975, only 3 more months remained until early autumn.

wheelwithinwheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0FI0BJeuKQ

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Special Convention 2015 Welcome Belgium

by wheelwithinwheel in

jw
friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtv_kbme_ti&feature=youtu.be.

wheelwithinwheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTv_KBmE_tI&feature=youtu.be

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Question: Are single sisters allowed to be missionaries in other countries?

by Wild_Thing in

jw
friends

as far as i remember, only married couples were allowed to be missionaries.

my jw sister recently told me that single sisters can be missionaries, too.

this sounds too progressive for jws, so i just want to verify it.

wheelwithinwheel

http://www.believermag.com/issues/201302/?read=article_scorah

why sisters can't be trusted

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2015 Convention Reminders Video!

by Atlantis in

credit goes to mike & kim.. .. https://youtu.be/yj3x6wjrsaq .

.. .. atlantis!.

wheelwithinwheel

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2015 Convention Reminders Video!

by Atlantis in

credit goes to mike & kim.. .. https://youtu.be/yj3x6wjrsaq .

.. .. atlantis!.

wheelwithinwheel

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GB’s spring cleaning helps faders

by wheelwithinwheel in

jw
friends

the gbs 2015 doctrinal spring cleaning is a gift to all faders.

when we were fading they were grappling with the dying generation.

their ensuing explanations made our diminishing meeting attendance and service easily explainable.

wheelwithinwheel

The GB’s 2015 doctrinal spring cleaning is a gift to all faders.

When we were fading they were grappling with the dying “generation”. Their ensuing explanations made our diminishing meeting attendance and service easily explainable. We just told everyone that sitting through studies and talks that could change at a moment’s notice was no longer our thing. And going from door-to-door and teaching people ‘truths’ that turn out to be not quite true, well…we just were no longer comfortable doing this. Probably we were labelled spiritually weak, and classified as having been stumbled over the generation fiasco, but…frankly we didn’t care, they couldn’t call us apostates and it was actually part of our reason for leaving.

So to all you faders, why claim burn-out and depression and move to a new congo? Just use the changes in the latest WTs, and let the brothers, your relatives and your friends know you no longer feel comfortable learning about and preaching something that could very well turn out to be a false truth.

That is unless you want to put Christmas lights on the outside of your house. Then I totally understand your need to move.

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Would you call JW HQ???

by DATA-DOG in

i have a friend who is still in.

this friend is a partaker, but has serious doubts about the org.

this friend wants to stand up as a man, and wants to call wtbts hq.

wheelwithinwheel

Your friend missed the new light.

Partakers are now domestics just like everyone else. David Splane 'esplained' it.

The only partakers who get a say on policy now are the GB.

Any other opinions are irrelevant.