Welcome back aboard! I'm very happy that things worked out so well for you. It's great that your dad acknowledges he was wrong to make you leave, and that you can have a (pretty much) normal relationship with him. Congratulations!
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Hey from Ohio
by sissyb inhello all - i most likely won't post too often but want to introduce myself.
i've read this board for a long time and feel like i know some of you!
i was a third gen born-in (ne ohio), and half-heartedly believed until i was in middle school.
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inquiring mind has 3 questions
by OutsiderLookingIn injust a few questions from a newbie.
answer one or as many as you want.
1. why cleaners?
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I think most everyone would agree that cleaning is an honorable profession and those practicing it deserve to be respected and appreciated for the services they perform. It is good honest work and should not be denigrated or sneered at by anyone. Not everyone can be a brain surgeon or find a cure for cancer.
On this site, when the terms "cleaner, janitor, window cleaner" and the like are used in a pejorative sense or belittling manner, it is not because we think such work is "beneath us" or that we are somehow "better" if we happen to have more prestigious jobs. It is used to convey the thought that one who is only qualified to do such work is not qualified to counsel others about major life decisions, or make decisions themselves that have long-lasting and potentially devastating effects on others. They are not qualified to act as counselors or advisors in any professional sense simply because they do not have the education, training, and experience to do so. They can only apply a labyrinthine set of ever-changing rules and interpretations promulgated by their masters in New York, often at their direct bidding. To the faithful JW, they are perceived to have great authority and "godly wisdom," but their lack of specific training in counseling or any in-depth knowledge of human psychology leads to very uneven application of even their own rules and sometimes downright horrific outcomes for those turning to them for guidance.
It may be unfair and unkind to use the terms to imply such connotations, but I don't think it's done maliciously. Maybe it's just an unfortunate "shortcut" to make a point, however crudely.
Just my 2¢ worth...
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The Demons were messing with me last night!
by olongapo joe inso said my pops one morning.
we were visiting my sister in eastern tennessee and the night before after everyone else went to bed pops was watching tv when all of a sudden and completely on it's own the tv changed to the tonight show, holy smokes!!
must be demons cause pops didn't change it!
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You faithless heathens! Don't you fools realize that all this really WAS the demons? They just planted some "logical" explanation to throw you off the track! Just like they planted all the dinosaur bones and fossils so they would eventually be discovered and undermine people's faith in the big J-dog.
There are none so blind as those who will not see... whatever hoo-haa the superstitious simpletons are selling the gullible now.
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Witnesses killed my friend today.
by WasOnceBlind intoday has been a horrible day.
what began as a day of joy finding out that one of my lifelong friends had her baby, turned into a nightmare when her brother called me to let me know she had passed away after birth.
i was in shock and didn't ask how.
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This is so sad and tragic. And entirely pointless and avoidable. I abhor the self-righteous and self-aggrandizing Dictators of Doctrine who coerce their minions into dying rather than questioning their ever-changing interpretations of scattered passages from a Bronze Age book of Jewish fairy tales. -
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The Hermit's story PART 2
by The Hermit inmy father is a fast learner.
he studied hard and he was really interested.
real hard.
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"It's a miracle! The big J-dog caused that sweet little sister to stomp on his foot to draw attention to the malignant tumor silently growing there so it could be removed in time. Surely, this is just another example of the life-saving work of his people in this time of the end. Aren't we all moved to exert ourselves even more in praising his holy name?" clap-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap-clap... ad nauseum
Seriously, Mr. Hermit, thank you so much for posting your story. Really looking forward to reading the rest. You have quite a gift for story-telling.
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wt 8/15/03: Easing Nature - Is it for Christians?
by Scully ineasing nature is it for christians?
easing nature the very phrase itself brings to mind the odious product of this activity.
yet, many people have the understanding that this natural bodily function is a practice in which true christians may engage.
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Scully, Scully, Scully... That was GREAT!
I'm sending links to all my ex-JW friends. Thanks for making my morning so much fun.
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate your taking time to make information like this available. There's no telling how much good you're doing. Documentation is the antidote to deniability.
I can almost hear the Faithless Indiscreet Slavebuggers gnashing their teeth right now.
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The new service meeting
by John Aquila ini wanted to relate an experience that happened this morning.
it is regarding the new format for the meeting on thursdays in my area.
its not word for word but im summarizing what i heard, the best i can remember.
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Hot dang! This is the best thing I've heard in a LONG time! Man, I hope more and more JW's take a nice long look around like these ladies did and realize something is definitely "rotten in Denmark."
You gotta love little ol' ladies like your mom's friends! I'm so glad they're changing their wills to leave money to blood relatives instead of the money-grubbing Borg.
Thanks for posting this. You made my day!
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Someones trying to make $$ recording JW meetings
by Watchtower-Free in.99 cents a month.
https://www.youtube.com/user/jwmeetings/featured.
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Hi, Beth Sarim. I was referring to the YouTube site that was selling audio recordings of the meetings. Once the congregation where the recordings are being made is identified, the Society could have the local elders order the person involved to stop doing so. They'd probably be threatened with being disfellowshipped if they didn't comply.
I don't think anyone will be able to shut down jehovahs-witness.com anytime soon. Simon works hard to keep stuff off here that would give anyone grounds to even try. He provides a valuable service by keeping this site up and running. It's a wonderful resource for anybody who's been affected by the Watchtower, one way or another. I hope it's around for a very long time.
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Someones trying to make $$ recording JW meetings
by Watchtower-Free in.99 cents a month.
https://www.youtube.com/user/jwmeetings/featured.
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I have a feeling this site will be shut down very soon. The Society will find out who is behind it and have the local elders order him (or her) to stop. If they refuse, they could be disfellowshipped for "causing divisions," or some other "brazen" conduct like disregarding Theocratic Order or some such nonsense.
They only charge 99¢ a month, which is a fair enough price. But personally, you couldn't pay me $99 month to listen to that crap.
Sheesh! Just the idea of listening to the meetings gives me the creeps and makes me feel like I need a shower.