last night on pbs, there was a program about finding and persuing nazi's after wwii.
nazi's from croatia were given refuge in catholic seminaries and a priest then credited them.
with baptism and a new name.
Last night on PBS, there was a program about finding and persuing Nazi's after WWII.
Nazi's from Croatia were given refuge in Catholic seminaries and a priest then credited them
with Baptism and a new name. With the help of a "porous" Red Cross issuing passports, Adolph Eichman
and other Nazi's were able to escape to Argentina.
i'd like to call lurkers attention to the need of being discreet when contemplating joining or staying in the the jw religion.
my general observations on active jw's and how their lives are going.
the majority of them relate many beautiful ways their lives have turned out after joining but they refused to mention how rough and tough the journey truly is., here in america, we have received reports of many jws who terminated their lives because of the difficulty of coping with the cultish shunning and abandoment of those they love.
Staying is not being honest. The freedom of being honest with yourself comes with
a strength building character that grows and grows as seen in these many posts of
former JW's.
are there songs other than these?.
eels.
jehovah's witness leave me alone.
Made an 80 year old woman laugh. Sent it to daughters
brother knorr is rarely mentioned in the awake or watchtower and i don't really know much about him.
is there a reason why brother knorr does not receive as much mention as brother russell, rutherford or even frantz?
can you help me understand why he was like?
His first speech as president was disappointing to the faithful; but he got better.
His new deputies wrecked havoc in my congretation. Our lovely brother, whom we all adored, was not allowed
to lead the congregation in song as he didn't go out in service. He was rudely told to get off the podium.
(This man came from a very prominent Cleveland family.)
No one could sit separately behind a table in the back of the hall, but had to sit with with the audience.
This all may seem minor, but our congregation was special with loving people who had endured the
Depression and the hardships of WWII. They were tolerant of one another and there was no hint of intolerance
between those who were well-to-do and those who were not.
Thanks for listening.
i was a poor jw.
lived in the worst part of town.. there were rich jws in our congregation, or so it seemed.
they had businesses, lived in a nice part of town, always a new car, etc.
There was a wealthy building contractor in Cleveland, who hired young JW's out of prison after WWII
to give them a job for parole requirements. His family was strong in the organization, but do not believe
he was ever baptized.
i have been meaning to post my experience at the pioneer school and i will as soon as time permits but theres something that has happened recently in my life that has impacted me in such a horrible way that i just have to get off my chest.. as you may know ive been trying to fade.
its very hard.
hard as hell.
Take some advice from an old women, be thankful she revealed herself before you got married. Don’t chase after her because
you don’t need someone like her in your life. If you haven't attended college or a trade school, do so now. Attend sporting events
catch the fever of a winning team. Try new cultural events. Campaign for someone if and when you discover you agree with their
goals.
many of us needed time to get away from this religion.
i took the course of fading and it's worked pretty well for me.
after i saw sooooo many silly rules being enforced, i needed to get out!.
I left the organization 45 years ago when there was no forum such as this one, and those that faded/left were guarded and reluctant
to share their thoughts. It is healing and helpful to read everyone’s comments, that the reasons haven’t changed and the conclusions
and evaluations are alike.
many of us needed time to get away from this religion.
i took the course of fading and it's worked pretty well for me.
after i saw sooooo many silly rules being enforced, i needed to get out!.
When my mother was diagnosed with cancer 50 years ago, the social worker asked me if my religion had nursing homes for their members. Realizing there was no help from the organization or relatives in the organization, that I was alone except for kindness of strangers, turned my back and took care of my mother myself.
the urge watchtowers ironic prediction .
today i uploaded a new article to my blog showing a prediction of watchtower that has come true.
this prediction was made by means of a watchtower illustration in year 1958. .
Rutherford was famous for his declaration: “Religion is a snare and a racket”
Two recent books exposing the history of Catholism give substance to his statement.
Absolute Monarchs by John Julius Norwich
Render Unto Rome by Jason Berry
i volunteered to help out at an assembly hall build about an hour away from where i live.. i thought it would be an amazing experience & was looking forward to it very much.. when i went to reception i was asked if i had any trade skills, it was just about then i began to realise because i had no 'blue collar' trade skills i would be treated as a lesser person.........maybe even a slight nuisance.. as all the 'brothers' busily carried out their 'manly' tasks it became quite a discouraging experience because i found other 'unskilled' jw's guarded their jobs very closely & said they did not need any help.. if it was a place of christian joy i did not find.. .
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I think there is a tale to be told on how the site for the kingdom hall was chosen.
