Posts by scotsman

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Thanks, but no thanks!

by FadeToBlack in

that was essentially my reply to a recent sms i got from the elder of the group i am supposed to be in, requesting a visit to encourage me and get to know me better.

my wife has been attending english language meetings in warsaw for the last year or so (i have never been) and i think they are getting antsy about where i stand.

i've met many of them at events my wife hosted at our house, but so far nobody has pressed me on the issue of my inactivity.. at one of the events, an elder mentioned that he'd heard i 'had been' a jw for many years and he was curious what first attracted me to the org.

scotsman

Wise move. When it comes to controlling your fade, less is more.

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Marriage Proposal in the Kingdom Hall

by Listener in

just when you think you've seen it all comes another interesting use of a kingdom hall.a young man serenades his girlfriend with a song (possibly a watchtower song) from the stage through a microphone and backed by recorded music.

then he steps off the stage and gets down on one knee and proposes as he pulls out a ring from his coat pocket.

the large projector screen flashes up behind them with a picture of a sapphire and diamond ring.cameras capture the joyous moment as she accepts and they lock together in a loving hug.

scotsman

The song is Christian Dedication: I can still recall the lyrics even though it's more than 16yrs since I heard them.

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Deliberately Avoiding the "G" and "L" words in their Videos

by steve2 in

now that we have had a "sneak" preview of some of the videos for the upcoming 2018 jw regional conventions, we have opportunity to stand back and ponder their content, including their use of language - or in this case, their avoidance of certain words.

in this post, i focus on what i think is a "quaint", if not peculiar, avoidance of certain words that seems to have become a jw organization practice: they avoid use of the actual words "gay" or "lesbian" in any of the videos - even in people playing the roles of being gay- or lesbian-friendly.

a case in point is the preview of the video featuring the jw woman purchasing an item in a store where wrist bands are given away with purchases.

scotsman

Having a look through the uses of the word in their articles I’m not convinced that it’s always framed within a worldly or negative quote but I agree it’s used a lot less than homosexual. Wonder how the Mormons compare.

My family (all JW) refer to me as gay, my uncle charmingly calls me a poof, so the WT choice doesn’t seem to filter into their language.

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Deliberately Avoiding the "G" and "L" words in their Videos

by steve2 in

now that we have had a "sneak" preview of some of the videos for the upcoming 2018 jw regional conventions, we have opportunity to stand back and ponder their content, including their use of language - or in this case, their avoidance of certain words.

in this post, i focus on what i think is a "quaint", if not peculiar, avoidance of certain words that seems to have become a jw organization practice: they avoid use of the actual words "gay" or "lesbian" in any of the videos - even in people playing the roles of being gay- or lesbian-friendly.

a case in point is the preview of the video featuring the jw woman purchasing an item in a store where wrist bands are given away with purchases.

scotsman

If you put gay into JW.org search you’ll find it is used in articles although homosexual is more frequent, lesbian rarely.

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Deliberately Avoiding the "G" and "L" words in their Videos

by steve2 in

now that we have had a "sneak" preview of some of the videos for the upcoming 2018 jw regional conventions, we have opportunity to stand back and ponder their content, including their use of language - or in this case, their avoidance of certain words.

in this post, i focus on what i think is a "quaint", if not peculiar, avoidance of certain words that seems to have become a jw organization practice: they avoid use of the actual words "gay" or "lesbian" in any of the videos - even in people playing the roles of being gay- or lesbian-friendly.

a case in point is the preview of the video featuring the jw woman purchasing an item in a store where wrist bands are given away with purchases.

scotsman

They used gay in that wife of Lot video, when the daughter brought home work colleagues, but avoided lesbian - referred to 2 mums instead.

and wasn’t there a Young People Ask along the lines of Am I Gay?

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In one sentence, can you pinpoint a single event that woke you up?

by Brian J in

my turning point: serving on a child abuse judicial case.

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scotsman

I was probably PIMO most of my adult life, trapped by fear of the unknown. Then I fell in love with another man and snapped into POMO as the only route to survival.

6 months of being an elder also confirmed what a lot of nonsense it all was.

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Lurkers

by Freedom rocks in

do you think elders and gb members monitor this site to catch people?.

scotsman

See JRJW’s thread https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4881918752456704/thanks-being-helpful

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Tight pants Tony discusses dress and grooming on visit to Scotland - Parody

by UnshackleTheChains in

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gxtzeublo0io02bcaxupqfgxahijer-m/view?usp=sharing.

scotsman

Now having a flashback:

I wore a plain grey kilt and that seemed to get some adverse comment. It also caused an explosive argument when I wore it in Athens, Greece as one witness refused to go out on the street with a man in a skirt (the irony being that the traditional Greek fustanella is basically a mini kilt for men)

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is this really true?!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qirjv48c55m.

scotsman

They don’t seem to like boy on boy or girl on boy but I wonder if there’s going to be advice against girl on girl... or do lesbians fly below the radar?