Posts by fader

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Holocaust Museum/Cocentration Camp - would you visit?

by eyeslice in

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this is a spin-off thread to one posted today about bethel trips.

i find the idea of bethel, holocaust museum and broadway somewhat repugnant.

i have written before about the society's almost sickening bleating on about the concentration camps.

fader

I have been to the Holocaust Museum in Washington several times and I have visited a couple of the concentration camps in Germany. I think it's important that we make every effort to never forget, even if it makes us uncomfortable. When I started my current job, by the way, I had seven weeks of initial training, and on one of those days we had to go to the Holocaust museum.

On a side now, I attended a congregation for four years in Germany. Two of the Kusserow sisters were in my congregation (at least one of them is dead now). Remember the WT had a big article about them? Several times actually. And there is a display at the Holocaust museum that talks about JWs and the Kusserow family. I remember we went over to their house one day and they showed me the letter that Hitler himself had signed ordering the execution of one of their brothers. It was chilling (even though I can't read German) to see it.

What makes my blood boil is that we (collective we, meaning the world) vowed that we would never let these atrocities happen, and yet we (by this I mean America -- since I'm American) stood by and allowed a genocide to happen in Rwanda in 1994. I worked in Rwanda briefly and traveled there a number of times. Even though the genocide was 10 years ago, it's still shocking to go there. Everywhere I turned there were people missing limbs, and other's who had lost entire families, etc. There are a couple really well written books that discuss the genocide in Rwanda (one is ..."we regret to inform you that you and your family will be killed tomorrow") if anyone is interested.

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Did You Ever "Report" Someone To The Elders?

by minimus in

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were you a snitch or a secret-keeper?

fader

I'm embarassed to admit it, but when I was going through my uber-witness phase I dimed out my best JW friend, a RP sister twice my age. I can't even remember what I said, I think I pinned something I did on her. She got talked to but nothing else. She and I left the 'truth' at the same time and are still best friends and she never lets me forget about this! Fortunately we both have a good laugh about it now.

It's still embarassing though!

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If You Could Tell Brooklyn Just One Thing

by Englishman in

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you're angry and thoroughly pissed off with all things apertaining to jehovah's witnesses.. you also know that this thread will be read by active jw's.

some of those jw's will be in the brooklyn bethel right now, reading what you write.. so, is there one thing, one belief, one policy, that, if it were to be changed or anulled, would mollify you?.

is there one change that they could make that would stop or lessen the active antagonism that you feel against the wt?.

fader

Block in the text. Right click and copy. Go into reply. Left click on the clip board icon at the top of the reply box(5th along). Block in again. Left click on the little balloon thing next to the smiley face.

I did it!! Thanks Eman!

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If You Could Tell Brooklyn Just One Thing

by Englishman in

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you're angry and thoroughly pissed off with all things apertaining to jehovah's witnesses.. you also know that this thread will be read by active jw's.

some of those jw's will be in the brooklyn bethel right now, reading what you write.. so, is there one thing, one belief, one policy, that, if it were to be changed or anulled, would mollify you?.

is there one change that they could make that would stop or lessen the active antagonism that you feel against the wt?.

fader

Englishman, you asked: "Is there just one change that would appease you?" No, there isn't. The organization is rotten to the core, there is no saving it, nor is there any chance of my going back. BTW, how do I do those cool copy someone elses text in my reply? I'd love to be able to do that.

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Very sad, terrorist attack here in Madrid - Spain 173 deaths

by heianderen in

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you can take a look here in english:.

http://www.guardian.co.uk.

in spanish:.

fader

I'm really sorry to hear of this. Initially speculation was that it was an ETA attack, but in my humble and uniformed opinion, it sounds a lot like an Al-Qaeda type operation: simultaneous explosions, etc. I can sympathize with how devastating this is. I was in Washington on September 11, and I was scheduled to fly out of Dulles airport that afternoon. It hit very close to home for me.

My best to you, I hope you did not lose any friends or family. From what I can tell right now, my colleagues in Madrid are all accounted for.

fader

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Whats the most unhealthiest place you've ever ate at?

by dustyb in

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there's this place here in town called "babe's".

its soooooooooooooooo good, but the only drawback is that the hamburger is more grease and fat than it is meat.

they'll actually take the dripping fat with the spatula and throw it back in the burger and start smashing it in.

fader

Dusty,

Not to rag on you too much there bud, but what's up with your grammar!

You question should have been stated:

"What is the unhealthiest place at which you have ever eaten?" or even "What's the unhealthiest place you have ever eaten at".

But "Whats the most unhealthiest place you've ever ate at?"???

fader

PS: don't be mad, okay? It's rare that I get to correct other people's grammar. Even tho I is a colyge gradjewate.

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Do you have a natural talent?

by dustyb in

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i have a natural talent of bullshitting and coming up with ideas off of the top of my head.

ideas that work mind you!

but like my ma said, i can bullshit my way out of a paper bag full of cowpie set on fire =d

fader

Basically,. I do this thing with my tongue where I curl it and then fold it backwards in half and people tell me it looks like a vagina.

Not having seen many up close myself, I'll take their word for it.

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If You Could Tell Brooklyn Just One Thing

by Englishman in

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friends

you're angry and thoroughly pissed off with all things apertaining to jehovah's witnesses.. you also know that this thread will be read by active jw's.

some of those jw's will be in the brooklyn bethel right now, reading what you write.. so, is there one thing, one belief, one policy, that, if it were to be changed or anulled, would mollify you?.

is there one change that they could make that would stop or lessen the active antagonism that you feel against the wt?.

fader

okay, here's mine:

1. blood doctrine, role of women, shunning, DFing, 144,000 go to heaven, the governing body is god's mouthpiece, field service, five meetings a week, sex before marriage, birthdays, other holidays.

Now ask me for number 2.

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