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  JW email forward about the tsunami

  by cyber-sista in

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  anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

  don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

  but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

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  cyber-sista

  Pierce--there are thousands of people out here who have left the WT Organization because of the treatment they received or saw others receive while living under the WT regime. Why do you think the WT keeps warning you about the internet? What don't they want you to know?

  We all have stories here--you can chose to believe them or not, but they all have the same thread running through them--we were all abused in one way or another by the WT cult and we are all witnesses to that abuse. I am sorry if this disturbs you--it has disturbed us all too. I hope you find your way.

  The best to you,

  cybs
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  JW email forward about the tsunami

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

  don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

  but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

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  cyber-sista

  Yes, sorry pierce--maybe you don't know where you are.

  I happen to know people who are volunteers for the red cross and other community organizations who indeed are there when you need them. The red cross--unicef and many of you would call "worldly" organizations are the ones who would be there if you were ever in need of disaster assistance. There are large organizations who are capable of handling disasters of this sort. The WT does not have the resources nor the manpower to help out on disasters of this magnitude. Despite of what you have heard the WT is just one small drop in the bucket when it comes to disaster relief.
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  JW email forward about the tsunami

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

  don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

  but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

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  cyber-sista

  There are many international relief funds out there who are working in that area right now. AOL homepage has an area with a listing of all of the non-profit organizations--Amazon does too and I am sure other internet sites are doing the same. I wouldn't trust giving my money to the WT Org.

  Are there any assitants out there that can reformat this page for size--this topic is filling up my whole screen and beyond...
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  JW email forward about the tsunami

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

  don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

  but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

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  cyber-sista

  Franklin, I guess one of the things that bothers me about this is that instead of just saying what a great tragedy this is for humankind they only focus on those few JWs as if they were the only ones in the world who mattered. They comment on a few Kingdom halls being damaged, but what about whole towns and families being wiped off the face of the map?
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  JW email forward about the tsunami

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  anyway, this is an email i received this morning.

  don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and i am grateful for any who have come out of this alive.

  but yet i am still suspicious of any of these jw reports.

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  cyber-sista

  Anyway, this is an email I received this morning. Don't want to give any disrepectuful comments about it as this tragedy is overwhelming and I am grateful for any who have come out of this alive. But yet I am still suspicious of any of these JW reports. I have received several like this over the years--they always put their WT twist on it--(brothers were spared because of attending the meetings and being out in field service) ********************************** Dear Friends,
  
  Just this lunch hour we received a report about the tsunami in the Orient: (Monday noon meal)
  
  From Sri Lanka, Sacelles, India, Mauritious and Thailand: No local brothers or sisters were killed. Some suffered minor injuries such as cuts and bruises. Only a few Kingdom Halls were damaged. Some were spared because they were attending the meetings when the 30-40 foot high wave hit their village along the coast. Unfortunately, in Thailand where the major damage was in the tourist areas, two Brothers are known to have been killed and others injured. Since some tourists may be Jehovah's Witnesses, the branch in Thailand is endeavoring to find any others. The report from Indonesia has not yet been received. Two brothers visiting Thailand from Finland were saved because they were in field service when the wave hit the tourist area they were staying at. When they returned to their cabin it was destroyed along with others. NOTE: I telephoned someone at Patterson. Read the above to them and they confirmed that is what they heard at noon yesterday (Monday ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Am I reading too much into this? The two brothers who were tourists were killed (perhaps they were not doing God's will at the moment.) It was noted that the ones who survived were attending meetings and in service (doing God's will). Again, I don't mean this in anyway to be disrespectful about this overwhelming tragedy, but this email gave me that strange JW twilight zone feeling. cybs
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  Frustration

  by Dustin in

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  2. friends

  i just wanted to say hi to some people who might understand my frustrations.

  i quit the organization about 2 years ago.

  i was born into it, and stayed in it for 25 years.

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  cyber-sista

  aloha Dustin,

  I hear you--some days are better than others, but this is a good place to

  come and unravel and process this stuff out of your system...time heals...

  Love, cybs
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  RE: SASSY'S PLEA FOR HELP WITH TSUNAMI DISASTER

  by azaria in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  convince me that i'm wrong.

  i am extremely disappointed with the response.

  but the same thing happened during the crisis in the caribbean (haiti etc) a few months back.

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  cyber-sista

  The Tsunami disaster is all over the news - TV - Radio - papers - and it is impossible to miss it.
  

  There are several actions to collect money.

  Just because people aren't responding to the posts here on the disaster doesn't mean they haven't taken some personal action to donate to the cause. The AOL home page has links to donation areas--along with Amazon and I am sure many big internet companies are doing the same.

  Yes, I visit this board frequently, but I don't live here. This is a terrible disaster for sure. Yes, and I came here this morning and answered some of the other posts this morning--some of which had nothing to do with the disaster. My heart goes out to the people in these devastated areas, but I personally need to keep connecting on some other levels in order to keep my sanity--things like this are so overwhelming if you overly focus of them--I am sure others feel the same. For those who would like to do something please donate--there are plenty of places to do so. That is probably the best we can do.

  cybs
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  suggest anew avatar for Minimus

  by stillajwexelder in

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  many change their avatars on here quite regularly - minmus keeps the same one - any of you any suggestions of anew one for him

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  cyber-sista

  I don't like change either--I have grown quite fond of the little fat red round guy.
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  How many classes of sheep?

  by Goldminer in

  1. jw
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  so according to the teachings of the wts there are 2 distinct classes of sheep.really?.

  here is a list of different classes i counted in the organization.

  4.unbaptized publisher.

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  cyber-sista

  Reinstated

  Reinstated but without privleges

  Reproved

  Reproved but without privleges

  Marked as bad association
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  How many classes of sheep?

  by Goldminer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so according to the teachings of the wts there are 2 distinct classes of sheep.really?.

  here is a list of different classes i counted in the organization.

  4.unbaptized publisher.

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  cyber-sista

  You missed sister with the "unbelieving mate"

  Most definitely a much lower class which I am most familiar with (put you down a notch in JW land)

  And we must remember those "spiritually weak ones"

  I have also heard an elder use the term "submarine witnesses" in regard to those who don't attend meetings except when some disaster in the world or their lives occur and then they resurface for a bit and perhaps attend a meeting or two. He used this term after 9/11 when a few of those types were in the audience--tactful huh?