Being a looneytoon is in the eyes of the beholder. In the eyes of jws anyone that questions the society is a looneytoon. Being a looneytoon is being different from what is considered normal. If you had a group of looneytoons they would consider each other normal. Some people that are looneytoons don't mind being in a group of people who considred themselves normal. If you are a looneytune and don't want to be thought of as being a looneytoon then you should only associate with other looneytunes. The problem arises when a group of looneytunes consider someone in their group a looneytune then you just have a kettle calling a pot black. It just goes on and on , so I think I better quit before I am considered a looneytune, or is that too late.
so many nut cases are JW's
by fresia 19 Replies latest jw experiences
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confused and lost
According to the book "Jehovahs witnesses-a contemporary religious movement" by Andrew Holden "...the WTS undoubtedly appeals to isolated individuals with narrow social horizons".Sounds suspiciously like the GB to me !!
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blueviceroy
Only confused people are members of JWs, I don't mean regular folks that maybe trying to save others within the organization
But the real died in the wool magizine hucksters. They are to be pitied not hated or ridiculed
They need relief from the state of thier existence, the suffering they feel inside may be masked by deeds,service,prayer whatever , maybe they even feel a little truth
It's like a starving man eating from a dumpster ,. the foods all covered in crap but it's food
Instead of deriding a human in need why don't we spend that energy on bringing relief to a very real need in this world,
People are asleep to what they are , we are wonderful beings made out of GOD not the miserable little creatures the world at large tells us we are.
Commenting on an obvious problem without asking for a solution is just a self gratifying strokefest of the ego
That is what caused the person to eat the dumpster fodder to begin with, ego strking of some kind or another caused a person to hold up the "truth" and say "this is it and there is no other"
That kills an individuals needed search to understand because understanding has been given to them or forced on them
Then a feeling of lack of fullfillment pervades the existence because the individuals own sense of what is real is quashed
It very simply means that pursuing a line of thought originating in self for the agrandizment of self is a destructive action that leads to more people being "nut cases" so you see we are all part of the solution we are not outside of any others problem we are a part of it
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golf2
Emotional Misfits !!!!
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Honesty
For you guys and girlz who don't think being a JW causes you to be a bit different...
<<<<<<<< Just take a peek at my avatar.
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new boy
O.K. let take a closer look on who is attracted to them in the "Door to Door" work.
Ring....Ring....
"Yes Hello!"
"Are you a happy person?"
"No!"
"Good!.... Were looking for unhappy people everywhere. In fact we have a message for you today....God is coming and he is very pissed off....In fact he is so pissed off he is going to kill just about everyone."
"Really?"
"Yes.... but if you join us he will let you live.....but not your family....unless they join us too!"
"Good....were do I sign up!"
Nut cases.........na.....seems normal to me.
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Paralipomenon
I agree that nutters are attracted to the organization. When someone starts going to the meetings, they are love bombed like everyone else. For most nut cases, they've chased away every other person in their life, so the witnesses present a new audience.
I've also found that after the nut cases get baptized, most of the congregation treats them like nut cases. -
LongHairGal
The problem with the 'nutty' people in the religion is when they are unwisely put on a pedestal because they have a lot of hours in. Some of them need to have restrictions because of kooky behavior.
The reason many of them get so many hours in is because they don't work at a conventional 9-5 job. Sometimes they live at home with a relative and don't have the financial burden other people have. In many cases they might be receiving benefits. So, of course, you will see them out in field service more than the person who works a 9-5 job.
The only time I ever heard of a 'nutty' person getting corrected was if they did something outlandish or pissed off the wrong person. The 'wrong' person being an elder, of course.
All in all, some of the 'nutty' people there were more lovable than the ones with all their marbles. I wonder why this is?
LHG
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fresia
I agree that nutters are attracted to the organization. When someone starts going to the meetings, they are love bombed like everyone else. For most nut cases, they've chased away every other person in their life, so the witnesses present a new audience.
I agree, I really believe it is a social thing for misfits, rejects from the world, and over the years it has become a lot worse. I get around a bit from state to state as well, and the number of nutters in the congregations compared to about thirty years ago is staggering. Not just loonies either but some are real tormenters, trouble makers and are allowed to upset others and get away with it, turn the other cheek, be forgiving and it goes on, its always the same ones and they never get reproved, they are sick so we have to keep putting up with it, if they treated some worldy people the way they do the b/s I'm sure they would have been in all sorts of trouble.
Its not just the nutters that are attracted to the JW's its also the weird and ugly, I know that sounds awful, but its true, some of the brothers are so horrible they would have no hope of getting a women outside the congregation, but in the religion I have seen the most ugly short fat men with really pretty women, and they really think they are wonderful, I know it is the person and not the looks, but the egos of men in the org is really a joke, the women are desperate for husbands and there are just not enough brothers, I feel so sorry for them. I know that sounds terrible but its true.
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primitivegenius
as a dub your encouraged to be nuts. they love the mentally ill......... this way they can get them to do stuff that normal free thinking people would tell them HELL NO when asked. oh your suffering from a chemical imbalance.......... the cure is to attend all the meetings, read the bible constantly and to pray constantly, dont forget buying a four door car is a guaranteed way to be cured....... and go to all the meetings, and give us all the money you would normally be spending on doctors visits and medicines.......................... we want you to stay nuts and blame yourself for not being happy.
those who like myself were born into the borg............ dont you find that in comparasion to people with normal upbringing.......... your socially retarded to a greater or lesser degree?
im speaking from personal experince....... instead of haveing a normal childhood i was limited in socialisations and was forced to pioneer during the summer months with my parents so no interaction to have a clue. when i left it took me ages to straighten that part of me out........ hell i still am socially retarded but i push through it........ sometimes