Posts by just fine

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"We're In The Last Days Of The Last Days!"... So Say's Old Rubberface

by pale.emperor in

have you seen this on jworg?.

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/coronavirus-report/.

2 minutes in everyone's favourite clow, stephen lett, tells us all that this coronavirus means we're in the last days of the last days.. cool.

just fine

This guy looks like an idiot. I would be embarrassed to be part of organization led by him.

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Are we talking about the Corona Virus?

by DATA-DOG in

if you haven’t watched the joe rogan podcast dealing with this virus, you should.. i’m wondering if the deluded gb will continue to schedule meetings of large groups of dubs.

they shouldn’t and neither should any other churches.. i can only cringe as i imagine groups of people coming together at mega-churches and conventions and conferences ( if you’re pentecostal ) and infecting each other while believing they are safe.. be smart everyone.

be informed.. dd.

just fine

Not where they are. Everything is still on except for the circuit assembly.

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Are we talking about the Corona Virus?

by DATA-DOG in

if you haven’t watched the joe rogan podcast dealing with this virus, you should.. i’m wondering if the deluded gb will continue to schedule meetings of large groups of dubs.

they shouldn’t and neither should any other churches.. i can only cringe as i imagine groups of people coming together at mega-churches and conventions and conferences ( if you’re pentecostal ) and infecting each other while believing they are safe.. be smart everyone.

be informed.. dd.

just fine

My parents are both in their 70’s. They are auxiliary pioneering this month and the elders are reminding the congregation about the commitment they made to Jehovah to get their hours. It made my blood boil when my mother told me they are still going out door to door in the midst of this. I told them to stay home as they are in the age group most affected by this.

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Financially Are You Doing Better Than A Couple of Years Ago?

by minimus in

jw
friends

we hear how the economy is much healthier now.

are you better off than you were before, or the same or worse?

?.

just fine

Yes - much better.

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Why do Americans have to pay so much for College???

by RubaDub in

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friends

i know there is a huge college/university lobby here in the us that lives off of students paying, in some cases, enormous amounts of money just to attend.. putting politics aside, if that is possible, (and i am not a bernie sanders guy by any means), but how can we pay for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, high school, and then throw a huge debt to someone who wants to continue learning?

can't the us (public and state universities) afford four more years for young people to get on a career path without having to, in some cases, take out a mortgage/loan more than the cost of some homes?

then, (and nothing against immigrants, i am married to one), but then the us has to "import" students from other countries to fill the needs that we should be supplying here.

just fine

I don’t want to pay for everyone’s college. As an example, I went to a State school for my undergraduate degree. I worked full time while I was in school and got some small scholarships, not a full ride. By working I paid for school and rent and living expenses. I got my degree with zero student loans and zero parental help.

A coworker went to the same college. He didn’t work at all and took out student loans for his tuition/books/living expenses and ended up with $75k In student loan debt. He financed rent, beer and pizza, but got to party for 4 years. I don’t feel bad for him at all, he could have owed a lot less if he made better choices.

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Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

by Fadeaway3pointer in

fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

just fine

When I was leaving I framed my interactions with my parents in the context that they are manipulators, and deal with them accordingly. It helped me to remove some of the emotion because I could see it for what it was - emotional blackmail. I wouldn’t accept it from anyone else in my life so why would I accept it from them.

We didn’t speak for many years. I graduated college, got married, started a career all with no contact. After I had been married for nearly 15 years they decided to contact me. I laid down the ground rules -I wanted a relationship with them but I wouldn’t be manipulated or guilted. I didn’t want to hear anything about religion. And it’s been working, mostly for a number of years:

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Do You Think “Higher Education “Is All That??

by minimus in

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friends

as jehovah’s witnesses, we were regularly told how awful a college education is.

i’m no longer associated with the religion but i am not so pro university.

it’s not because i think you are better off without a degree.

just fine

I have two Bachelors degrees - I only ran across one professor who would retaliate for disagreement. Ironically it was a lower level elective in Women’s Studies.

My degrees are in the Finance/Business area and all other professors were quite open to dissent.

I don’t think a degree is all that, but I do think it should be your choice to go to college or not. My education has served me well and allows me a good standard of living free of financial stress. It also helped me to question things I am told - basically the opposite of what the Watchtower preaches.

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Unpopular Opinion on Convention Protests

by Jehalapeno in

i think it's really sad that people that wasted countless hours preaching for a cult are deciding to waste more hours on that same cult after leaving it.. get a hobby.

enjoy life.. "the best revenge is a life well-lived.

" - some person said this..

just fine

The whole attendant line just reminded me of how controlling the whole stupid cult is. Talk to who we say you can talk to, look where we tell you to look. And the self righteousness - to try and hide or silence anyone who is different.

It looked rather silly too😀

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Unpopular Opinion on Convention Protests

by Jehalapeno in

i think it's really sad that people that wasted countless hours preaching for a cult are deciding to waste more hours on that same cult after leaving it.. get a hobby.

enjoy life.. "the best revenge is a life well-lived.

" - some person said this..

just fine

I think all of us had different experiences and are at different points in our recovery. I am all for anyone finding their way to healing and peace.

For some protesting might be that path. It wasn’t for me, but if it helps those doing the protesting, then they should do it.

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Generally Speaking Do You Support The Police?

by minimus in

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friends

i know bad cops exist in many cities.

i know some cops who aren’t “bad” but do have an attitude.

however, i prefer to have law and order as opposed to chaos.

just fine

Yes, most of them do care about the communities they police, even though they see a lot of people at their worst.