Posts by sparrowdown

in that post terry shows how the standard jw response to any report of sex abuse within the borg is to use the "no true scotsman" fallacy.. i.e "he was not a real jw".. my question is for some time in the future, when the true, horrendous, extent of abuse within the borg is public knowledge, and the cognitive dissonance grows for jw's about this being endemic in "god's organization" for so long, how will they excuse it, or explain it, then ?.

how will they push away the obvious conclusion that jehovah must have approved of this going on, or he would have rectified it, not left it to the courts to pick up the broken pieces years later ?.

sparrowdown

Sadly, I am beginning to think there are many who will simply not care- regardless of any evidence that comes to light.

They will simply play the " where else shall I go " card.

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What's Your Favorite Perfume or Cologne?

by minimus in

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it is xmas time and perfumes and colognes are on the list.

what do you really love for a scent if you were being given a gift?.

sparrowdown

Euphoria- eau de parfum.People have stopped me in the street to ask me what perfume I'm wearing (seriously it's that good). It's classed as an oriental I think.

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local needs "are you spiritually grown up?"

by sylvlef in

yesterday local needs was this theme.

are you spiritually grown up.. summary: if you are between 18-35 and not ms or elder, you lazy idiot are like a child.

at this age, especially if you grew up in "da trooooth" you have no issue with jw.org doctrine right (how do you know...?

sparrowdown

Same-old, same-old: you are not doing enough you lazy assholes, now drop and give me thirty.... hrs of field service.

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Your favourite dog breed ...?

by LoveUniHateExams in

in an earlier thread, i mentioned that i wasn't a particularly doggy person but that my parents got a husky last year that i've come to regard as a kind of brother.. huskies superficially resemble wolves and for me it's been fun to compare and contrast husky and wolf behaviour.

huskies howl but rarely bark, and seem to have a strong prey drive and a strong pack instinct - a nod to their wild cousins.

this is why i love huskies, i think.. do you have a favourite dog breed and why?.

sparrowdown

Cavallier King Charles for their gentle friendly nature.

I just loved the little dog from the movie As Good As It Gets starring Jack Nicholson, not sure what breed it was.

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Any elders out there? How to Local needs talks work?

by Letts Party in

so a local needs talk was lovingly given at our hall last week that i'm positive targeted me specifically.

it had to do with missing meetings for work.

they even had a demo on what we should do if our boss asks us to stay overtime on a meeting night (basically say "no" and risk losing your great job which you have no desire whatsoever to lose)... so i'm aware that there's a sort of protocol the elders follow when someone in the hall needs to work on something.

sparrowdown

To be honest, I left pretty much every local needs part scratching my head wondering what or who they were talking about.

For the most part these talks were so general they really could have been talking about anyone. Add to that, most

witnesses are feeling guilty about something, then any part/talk/article could apply to anyone to some degree.

Just play it cool.

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the Wt Study last Weekend

by thedog1 in

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i wasn't at the study at the weekend, the reason was family health problems, but even if that had not been the case i wouldn't have been there.

has anybody else who was there or read the article noticed the unbelievable begging bowl being produced for the pioneers and cos and bethelites, etc?

maybe this has been commented on already but in effect witnesses are being asked to financially support, not only pioneers, but circuit overseers if they need medical help, and to fill in with dealing with aged parents if missionaries are abroad.

sparrowdown

What ever happened to "each one will carry his own load"?

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JW's and Ambient Abuse

by Jehovanomics in

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ambient abuse is the stealth, subtle, underground currents of maltreatment that sometimes go unnoticed even by the victims themselves, until it is too late.

ambient abuse penetrates and permeates everything but is difficult to pinpoint and identify.

it is ambiguous, atmospheric, diffuse.

sparrowdown

God, yes.

That atmosphere you have an inkling is not healthy, but you just can't put your finger on it.

If you try to analyze it verbally you are told you are being negative, fault-finding etc.

Very cultish.