Posts by sparrowdown

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Were These People “Demonized” or Simply Mentally Ill?

by minimus in

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it seems that every congregation had a problem with people being affected by the demons.

looking back i have to wonder was it that more people were emotionally or mentally unbalanced?

or they simply off their medications or were they in need of meds?.

sparrowdown

There are physical illnesses that cause symptoms which could be mistaken for mental or "spiritual" illness by the ignorant. People in ye olde bible times didn't know any better fortunately we know more - I hope.

Epilepsy of which there are different forms btw originating from different parts of the brain

Brain tumors

TIA

Brain injury

MS

Parkinsons

Side effects from medication - the list goes on.

Not everything is as black and white as demons or crazy.

JWs are a combination of willfully ignorant and extremely suggestable with varying degrees of hypochondria.

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I HATE JW funerals

by jws in

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jw funeral last night.

it was about half an hour from start to finish.

they opened with basic facts about the person.

sparrowdown

The real clue lies in the fact that the JW "funeral" is referred to as a "program."

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Update on Detroit-Area Murder Suicide - Front Page Article

by lepermessiah in

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https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/02/19/keego-harbor-jehovahs-witness-mom-triple-murder-suicide/351559002/.

this was on the front page of freep.com this morning - sadly there are some factual errors in this article that people will jump on (not allowed to go to college was in original article for instance - hopefully the reporter will correct it).

interesting reading the comments below the article - all kinds of opinions.

sparrowdown

There is a lot more details to this than we can possibly know from a news article.

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Cart observations from Cardiff South Wales

by freddo in

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i was in a suburb of cardiff, capital of wales where it was difficult to get near to my customer's offices to deliver and install what i do.

i had my car parked about a hundred yards away and had to make several trips with goods and tools past a local jw trolley cart.

as i was working i didn't stop but observed much of the time from an upper floor office window.. in the hour or so i was there, on a warm sunny (for late february) lunchtime/early afternoon - right by a bus stop and several local shops, cafes and banks with plenty of people about - not one person stopped at the cart.. the two women at the cart i guess were about 50 and 75 respectively - pleasant looking motherly/grandmotherly types.

sparrowdown

Oh I'm sure "views" mean a lot to Jehovah.

11

Changed Jesus Painting

by neat blue dog in

the theme of feeding many through the hands of a few was discussed at a recent clam, and it was based on a wt article from 5 years ago.

for some reason though they changed the picture that goes with it.

usually people are erased from pictures when they defect, but this doesn't look too different, just like they made him have more delicate features.. .

sparrowdown

Why give him a modern haircut in both pics?

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Changed Jesus Painting

by neat blue dog in

the theme of feeding many through the hands of a few was discussed at a recent clam, and it was based on a wt article from 5 years ago.

for some reason though they changed the picture that goes with it.

usually people are erased from pictures when they defect, but this doesn't look too different, just like they made him have more delicate features.. .

sparrowdown

And why is he holding a bagel with a bite taken out of it?

13

The Joe McHale Show!

by DATA-DOG in

i just watched the first episode of the joe mchale show and our old friend gary made the cut!

he makes his big debut as the last joke of episode one!

“pillow talk” has made its was to netflix!

sparrowdown

Hopefully comedians everywhere will discover that JWborgcasting is a comedy goldmine hehehe.

Scandal may not hurt their image as much as ridicule.

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Changed Jesus Painting

by neat blue dog in

the theme of feeding many through the hands of a few was discussed at a recent clam, and it was based on a wt article from 5 years ago.

for some reason though they changed the picture that goes with it.

usually people are erased from pictures when they defect, but this doesn't look too different, just like they made him have more delicate features.. .

sparrowdown

They've given him a nose job and he looks less ethnic.

Why bother when his boys look the same?

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Jehovah Witness family murder suicide

by wannaexit in

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so sad!!!!!.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbj0sivgdke&feature=youtu.be.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2018/02/16/4-dead-keego-harbor-murder-suicide/345756002/.

sparrowdown

I get the impression from the things she was saying this lady is not an exjw, but I could be wrong.

She obviously felt strongly enough about the tragic, needless loss of life so much that something needed to be said and all these heartless robots can think of is the "disruption to the meeting." I get the feeling if she just could have been given a few minutes to have her say she would done so and left.

What about those bro's if they could dive-tackle her to the ground they would do it. Cos the meetings are thaaaat important.

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The Joe McHale Show!

by DATA-DOG in

i just watched the first episode of the joe mchale show and our old friend gary made the cut!

he makes his big debut as the last joke of episode one!

“pillow talk” has made its was to netflix!

sparrowdown

Keep up the good work Jborg you could make it to SNL yet.