Posts by snugglebunny

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Political Correctness

by snugglebunny in

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i think i'm just ornery when it comes to equality.

ever since i can remember, i've always believed that all people were created equal.

the colour of a person's skin is irrelevent to me.

snugglebunny

So what if no malice is intended? It is the consequences to others that are important. Political correctness isn't aboutyou...it is about the ones who are marginalized/silenced by dominant culture.

The intention may be good, but the reality is that life isn't fair. I've been on the wrong side of that unfairness as much as I've been on the right side of it. Constantly altering our language so as not to offend those who feel discriminated against actually only serves to highlight their differences and eventually smacks of patronisation.

Refraining from obvious insults is just plain good manners. However, insisting that the dominant culture walks around on eggshells for fear of causing offence - such as saying "Merry Christmas" will only result in many of that dominant culture becoming wearied and unempathetic to the minor culture.

It's all a question of degree and intent IMHO. After all, being offended hasn't yet proved fatal to anyone.

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Political Correctness

by snugglebunny in

jw
friends

i think i'm just ornery when it comes to equality.

ever since i can remember, i've always believed that all people were created equal.

the colour of a person's skin is irrelevent to me.

snugglebunny

I think I'm just ornery when it comes to equality. Ever since I can remember, I've always believed that all people were created equal. The colour of a person's skin is irrelevent to me. I recoiled at my JW upbringing when it came to women being "in subjection", my believing that marriage was a partnership, not an ownership, and that both parties were of equal value. I never cared about a person's sexual orientation, I reasoned that just because I couldn't understand the attraction it didn't mean that everyone else felt the same way. This is why political correctness so pisses me off. I know what I believe without PC people continually telling me what I should believe. I sometimes wonder if PC is actually driving folk into one extreme opinion or the other. IMHO, continually labelling people with the 'ist or 'phobe tag actually does nothing at all except polarise the person who isn't conforming to our own grand ideas. OMG - he called me an 'obe! I'd better change my views immediately! Yeah, that works....snort. Oh, and BTW, anyone who simply can't resist hanging an 'obe or an 'ist label on me after being infuriated by this post should know that I am indeed, globophobic. So there.

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Latest UPDATE UK Charity Commission investigation

by Watchtower-Free in

good afternoon,.

i am writing to give you a quick update about our ongoing statutory inquiries into safeguarding and charities linked to jehovah’s witnesses.. as you may know, one of our inquiries is into watch tower bible and tract society of britain.

we opened this inquiry in 2014. watch tower then initiated what turned out to be protracted litigation against us.

snugglebunny

But wait, the Brexit ends the UK's right to complain. Lucky elders. See ... the JWs holy spirit really protects those of its kind.

http://wire.novaramedia.com/2016/03/brexit-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean-for-human-rights/

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Why are anniversaries allowed but not birthdays?

by hyperpen in

the scripture quotes aside, i was always told that we don't celebrate birthdays because that is a celebration of the self, which has no place in jehovah's organization.

then why celebrate anniversaries?

anniversary celebrations are about the joining of two selves, isn't that twice as selfish?.

snugglebunny

It wasn't until the early 60's that anniversaries were OK'd.

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Don't have sexual fantasies! Today's watchtower...

by purrpurr in

the watchtower today says not to think of sex, or to have sexual fantasies.

i'm just wondering... how many people in the hall hearing this watchtower today would be having sexual fantasies?

sitting there thinking about sister hottie or brother hunky ?.

snugglebunny

I can see it now. KH urinals complete with cake tongs dangling on a piece of string..

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Chelmsford is green-lighted

by Saltheart Foamfollower in

looks like chelmsford is going ahead after all.

here is the text of a letter to be read out this week:.

to all congregations in britain and irelandre: branch relocation project updatedear brothers:we rejoice to inform you that in june of this year, the governing body gave approval for thebritain branch to relocate to new facilities that will be constructed just south of chelmsford.

snugglebunny

a team of about 20 have spent over a year getting rid of the asbestos contamination and are not even half way there.

I'm sure that they're doing asbestos as they can.

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If you live in England . . .

by compound complex in

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friends

would a jehovah's witness ask you, the householder, "does christ dwell in this home?".

i have recently viewed the lady in the van, which was filmed principally in north london.

i am currently reviewing a transcript of alan bennett's play of the same title, looking for the exact quotation (the above may not be verbatim).. also, in the movie's subtitles, the word "curb" is spelled "kerb" in the original transcript.

snugglebunny

Any comments about subtle and obvious differences between American and British speech and writing would be appreciated. Incidentally, in the film, Diehard, a German thug gave away his true identity to Bruce Willis' character by saying it was "raining dogs and cats" and by referring to the elevator as the "lift."

I once travelled in an elevator that I shared with A German couple. It had "Schindler" embossed on the metal floor. I pointed to this and exclaimed "Shindler's lift!"

I thought it was funny...

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Helped with fathers funeral, helped with arranging care for my mother - then SHUNNED again!!

by EssexBoy1 in

well i have not been on this site for ages - so long that i had forgotten my username etc and have had to start again!.

anyway briefly - bought up in 'the truth', baptised at 18, married at 21, had kids, got divorced, remarried, disfellowshipped 15 years ago.. parents and brother shun me.. early last year father very ill, calls me.

i arrange to visit him in hospital.

snugglebunny

I said to my brother after he told me that I had heard about the JW's getting strict again re contact with disfellowshipped ones and that I had learnt of a 93 year old lady in America who had been a staunch JW for over 50 years but left due to the child molestation issue - now her grand-daughter will not even speak to her! My brother said that he wants to be loyal to Jehovah.

I've learned a new technique for dealing with that sort of negative stuff. I always respond: "Good For You!"

...and if you look at the 3 initials in that phrase, you'll see how expressing that makes you feel much better - without the other person knowing what you really mean.

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arise Sir Andrew ?

by stan livedeath in

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snugglebunny

LOL..Brexit is obviously working..

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Disfellowshipped ex-wife Dies - Now What?

by snugglebunny in

it was a shock despite us being divorced for over 40 years.

my son from that marriage phoned me with the news of sandra's death a couple of days ago, followed by my daughter.. sandra was one of 5 siblings.

the other 4 are still jw's.

snugglebunny

Update: I attended the funeral on Friday. A 500 mile round trip in one day on UK motorways is no picnic. I met up with my son and daughter and children and grandchildren from Sandie's subsequent marriages and was treated very kindly. My wife felt that it would be best if I attended without her. I'm glad that I went. It was a conventional semi-religious funeral complete with flowers, hearse and limo. Sandie had stated in hospital that she didn't want any JW's to attend her funeral, so my son duly phoned her 4 siblings and told them to stay away. Reverse disfellowshipping in action!