Posts by sparrowdown

I think the position of CO is way over the head of younger couples raised in the truth from a sheltered background. They are clueless when it comes to children, work, or any of the real problems people face.

Older converts that have experienced the real world make better COs but the job is very physically demanding for anyone over 40. Unless you're extremely fit, which, let's face it JWs are too busy to be physically fit.

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It's official - JWs have least common sense of any religious group in US

by slimboyfat in

some fascinating results in the latest pew research.

(how did i miss this before?

) including that jws rely on their religion the most of any group to tell right from wrong and rely on common sense the least.

sparrowdown

There was a gang of older sisters at the cong I attended. They were really judgemental and gossipy, and had the elders in their pockets. They hated me -of course.

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Disfellowshipping Sounds Wonderful to Me Now

by xjwsrock in

2 people were read out last week as disfellowshipped.

of course now the announcement is read "so and so is no longer one of jehovahs witnesses".

they read that statement twice, once for each of the names.

sparrowdown

And you cry true tears of joy.

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CO in midwest gets pink-slipped

by LevelThePlayingField in

i saw the coordinator heading for the stage and hit record on my ipad.

i was shocked but here it is.

here's my typed transcript of the letter he read:.

sparrowdown

How old are they?

Maybe, with congregations consolidating means circuits are shrinking and they don't need as many COs.

The older ones (over 40) would be the first to go, I imagine.

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I Hate the Sound of the Word Jehovah

by cofty in

listening to clips of the latest manipulative video from the watchtower i realised how much i detest that word - jehovah.. sometimes i have thought it would be interesting to observe a meeting or part of a convention.

every time i heard that word i would be unable to stay in my seat.. i have a visceral reaction every time i hear it.

it stands for so much that i have contempt for.

sparrowdown

Oh man, I am so glad to hear you say that, I do as well.

I always did, right from when I was studying all through being a witness I have had a gut reaction type of aversion to the name.

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Caleb and Sofia used to brainwash children

by shattered_origins in

okay, i need to vent.

as a newly awoken individual, i have yet to "come out" to my hard core jdub parents.

my plan was to lay low and use my unbelieving husband and baby as an excuse for my "inactivity", it has worked for the last few months.

sparrowdown

Please put your baby's psychological well being first, before your Mother's feelings.

He isn't old enough to make a choice, he's counting on you to do that for him.

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Watchtower Policy Claims Another Teenager

by Lee Elder in

a tragic story of how the watchtower unduly influenced or brain washed a 14 year old jehovah's witness into martyrdom.

the real irony here is the synthetic blood that failed was a hemoglobin solution, and red blood cells are nothing but tiny doughnut shaped bags of hemoglobin.

any thinking person will conclude that if red cells are blood, then so is hemoglobin.

sparrowdown

What a tragic waste of young life, he was rescued from his parents, only to die for WT.

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We talk a lot about conditional friends on here

by cappytan in

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friends

so, when people post about being shunned by their friends, i've heard several posters say things like, "their friendship is conditional.

real friendships aren't conditional.".

i'm sorry, but that just isn't really true.. if you and i were friends, there are conditions.

sparrowdown

Oubliette - "..wine and pasta..." it certainly does, but more of a seated around a dining table kinda thing, whereas the beer and pizza you can lounge around a sofa.