two documented disturbances during memorial 2016. type 'memorial 2016' on youtube.
Why not do legal protests, such as standing on a nearby public sidewalk and protesting that way?
Rhetorical question. The answer is: These acts were done to serve the needs of the protestor, not the audience.
Unfortunate choice of techniques.
"Disrespecting the faith"--yeah, that was the intent, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Being disruptive on private property, doing criminal things--->not ok.
so about last night.... i am out at a local club (not restaurant, not event venue - a club) to see a rap concert.
now, i am with some friends minding my own business, and i find that i am standing right behind 3 active jw's - one of whom used to be my best friend.
this girl is as fake as they come: 1) she used to live with me and would bring non-jw guys home all the time, 2) was living with a man when she lived down south - until he dumped her, and then she decided to go back to jw's the 1st time and got reproved, and i supported her.
dear friends this is my first time posting.
i am not a jw and have never been one but i have a friend who married a jw and converted.
in spite of the bunk barometer going off in my brain over the years and never responding to her efforts to convert me, she just cannot stop preaching.
I hope this community can help me to suggest a suitably friendly but crushing written response to stop her writing any more unwanted jw nonsense.
"Hi jw friend, thanks so much for keeping me up to date on what's going on in the jw organization. I happened to join a forum (jehovahs-witness.com) and am sharing all of this information there. There are some ex-jws there who like to keep up to date on what's going on in the organization so they can help their relatives who are still jws."
OR
"I feel really uncomfortable discussing religion with you. I am happy to keep in touch with you as a friend and discuss non-religious stuff. Thanks for respecting my wishes."
OR
"I noticed you seem really interested in discussing the jw religion with me. If that's the case, I have lots of info to share with you. For example, I read that [insert jw scandal here and links/references]."
i called a guy i haven talked with for over two years yesterday.
i met him at bethel back in the 1970's.
david b was known as the g job king back then.
It takes more than courage and disgust to leave a cult fully and permanently.
It takes work.
You have to face your issues.
If you don't, you're at risk for going back and/or never being a healthy person again.
Grief and Relapse Prevention for Ex-Cultists By Beth Shan
it's just so weird to me.
for a group that is against idolatry so much and yet each person has to "touch" the bread and wine.. one lady was standing and holding a baby.
she called the server over just so she could put her thumb on the bread and wine.. did jesus ever clarify what he wanted them to do in remembrance of him?
almost a year ago i moved back to the dallas - fort worth area after spending 16 years in the northern california area.
the area i live in has several nearby parks and walkways and these areas have several "share a book" pods mounted on a pole spaced about 1/2 mile from one another.
people are encouraged to add books they no longer use to these pods and to take one if they are interested.. i have been diligent on removing watchtower publications from them and what has surprised me is how many old publications in pristine condition are added almost on a daily basis.
i went to the memorial last night.
it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.
during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.
Seriously, the logo flashed for 1 second? That is really bizarre, especially since they were all against (mythical) subliminal advertising and backwards masking.
During the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.
Sounds morbid!
pull out a can of cheese whiz, top the bread with it, and take a nibble.. .
say really loud...."oh, wow!
jesus' body is really tasty this year!".
Pretend you're at a wine tasting.
Hold it up to the light, swirl it around, sniff it, take a small sip and swish it around in your mouth.
Then spit it back into the glass and critique it.
is there an app for that?
seriously, in this day and age, there has to be a way to find someone you lost contact with.
i know, facebook...but i'm having no luck there.
Is there an app for that? ;)
Seriously, in this day and age, there has to be a way to find someone you lost contact with. I know, Facebook...but I'm having no luck there. This person is probably going by a different name now and ran away from home (I think permanently) to get away from dubs I think.
I do not want to post a name in the open forum.
I pretty much know approximate age, old name, gender and I could probably recognize a photo. That's all I've got.
I can't be the only one. Cults split friends and relatives apart. Is there anything available that works, kind of like a bulletin board for adoptees looking for their bio parents?
can anybody answer this for me?.
whenever i tell people i'm ex jehovahs witnesses, they always assume that i'm against the jehovahs witnesses, but i am more so against the watchtower then anything.people assume that i'm anti-jehovahs witness, but now that i've done more research i've realized that its the watchtower thats more harmful then the jehovahs witnesses, even though theres a lot of jehovahs witnesses i dont like, i'm not against jehovahs witnesses as a group.. can anyone explain this to me?.
I am more so against the watchtower then anything.... I'm not against Jehovahs Witnesses as a group. Can anyone explain this to me?
"JW as a group" are "the WT". Who is the WT if it is not JWs?
To me, it is like saying, "I am against the organization who sets up dog fights but I am not against the dog fighters as a group."
