LongHairGal

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  Suicide rates jump 50% amongst young people number one cause.

  by Yomama in

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  social isolation.

  unloving shunning..

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  LongHairGal

  YOMAMA:

  I know of more than one suicide among JWs. The most recent one I heard of was not because of shunning since the person was in ‘good standing’. Also, this was not exactly a young person either.

  While nobody can know exactly what went through this person’s mind - I wonder if it had something to do with the beliefs and the end of the world talk.

  I agree with what many feel that the unloving practice of shunning can contribute to this. I experienced shunning to some degree by JWs since I was in the workforce full time but this had no effect on my self esteem as it might on a born-in person..I cannot imagine my formative years filled with the dreadful talk of destruction and Armageddon.

  How healthy could this possibly be?
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  Just invited to a zoom memorial.

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  walked away from the trooth years ago(over 20) my older sister sends me an invite to the memorial via zoom.

  i have no interest in jwism at all.

  should i ignore or respond?.

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  OVERRATED:

  I was invited to tap into the memorial on Zoom by distant JW friends. I politely declined with the excuse of not having enough service, etc. with my cellphone plan.
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  Do You Think “Normal” Is Ever Going To Happen Again?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  since covid, our lives have all been affected.

  do you think people will ever get back to normal, pre-covid?

  are masks, vaccinations and social distancing the “new normal “?.

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  LongHairGal

  MINIMUS:

  I don’t like the public service announcement/pep talks I’m hearing! They’re telling people that even if they’re vaccinated they should still mask and socially distance because of ‘variants spreading’, etc.

  I have long felt that with this very massive vaccine campaign..this should at least greatly reduce or end the danger of the virus. But, if it does not and people are STILL expected to do what they have been doing for the past year - then it’s all been crying wolf and they don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
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  Spiritually Weak Ones Are Bad Association according to the Governing Body

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after you read the words of jesus in mark 2: 17, you will see that the contrast between the teachings of jesus and the governing body.. .

  you clearly read what's written in the bible, but the society is always twisting and bending scriptures to their benefit.

  here is stephen lett talking about ''spiritually weak'' members and twisting jesus's words teaching on sinners:.

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  LongHairGal

  LV101:

  Yes that’s true and I have No tolerance for these JWs who never wanted to work!

  I’m sure this offends certain people on the forum who were once of this mind but maybe aren’t anymore. But I was never like this having worked a full time job and I got knocked for it. So, they’ll have to understand where I’m coming from.

  I wouldn’t be Retired if I didn’t plan for the future!!..I resisted pressure and labeling (unspiritual) by older hypocrites (many who are now deceased)..who either worked in their youth OR married a worldly guy. This sap worked 40 years so they could ring doorbells, act pious and go to special gatherings I wasn’t invited to.

  The biggest reason I’m glad I’m no longer active in the religion or around any of the sadsack people: I don’t want anybody coming up to me looking for handout$. Let them track down their ‘spiritual’ friends for money.

  That’s not my problem these unkind JWs were conned into believing Armageddon was coming and they didn’t ‘need’ to plan for the future. Just WHO thinks this? Even so-called worldly people who don’t have much going for them know they need to plan for the future and their old age which is coming for them on the highway doing 80 mph!
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  My first Kingdom Hall zoom meeting

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i haven't been to any meetings in the last 9 years.

  besides a couple of elder visits here and there, i've been pretty much left alone.

  my family has also left me alone, and haven't acted any different towards me.. this week my brother, his daughter and his son all called me to invite me for the next weeks memorial and also my nephew's first sunday talk, which he gave today at noon.

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  RULES & REGULATIONS:

  I’m a ‘Fader’ and never attended a Zoom meeting. I also can’t see why anybody would want their face and every movement on camera...It would be unnatural and self conscious. Not only that, your home becomes an extension of the kingdom hall. That would never be acceptable to me.

  At least when you attended meetings at the kingdom hall, when it was over you went home. You had privacy. You didn’t have uninvited and unwelcome eyes seeing everything in your home and scrutinizing your clothing and the expression on your face!..As far as I’m concerned, they can KEEP their Zoom meetings.
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  Spiritually Weak Ones Are Bad Association according to the Governing Body

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after you read the words of jesus in mark 2: 17, you will see that the contrast between the teachings of jesus and the governing body.. .

  you clearly read what's written in the bible, but the society is always twisting and bending scriptures to their benefit.

  here is stephen lett talking about ''spiritually weak'' members and twisting jesus's words teaching on sinners:.

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  LongHairGal

  PISTOLPETE:

  Edited to say ‘higher plane’ - although some of these self-righteous JWs were also rather plain as far as I was concerned.
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  Spiritually Weak Ones Are Bad Association according to the Governing Body

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after you read the words of jesus in mark 2: 17, you will see that the contrast between the teachings of jesus and the governing body.. .

  you clearly read what's written in the bible, but the society is always twisting and bending scriptures to their benefit.

  here is stephen lett talking about ''spiritually weak'' members and twisting jesus's words teaching on sinners:.

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  LongHairGal

  PISTOLPETE:

  Higher plain? In their minds maybe.

  How do you think I feel about the older hypocritical S.O.B.s who came into the JW religion after they earned their living..and then proceeded to criticize me because I worked full time to support myself?

  If I had listened to them I would not be Retired. I never got a chance to tell them off.

  This is why I’m not interested in any hard-luck stories about Witnesses who never wanted to work. They better track down any ‘spiritual’ friends left who are probably associates of these departed JWs who lived out their affluent lives after knocking a younger person like me who worked!
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  Spiritually Weak Ones Are Bad Association according to the Governing Body

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after you read the words of jesus in mark 2: 17, you will see that the contrast between the teachings of jesus and the governing body.. .

  you clearly read what's written in the bible, but the society is always twisting and bending scriptures to their benefit.

  here is stephen lett talking about ''spiritually weak'' members and twisting jesus's words teaching on sinners:.

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  LongHairGal

  VIDIOT:

  Yeah, let them do that. It’s just lashing out in spitefulness.

  For the most part, the JW religion is diminishing and in another generation or less it will be a shadow of its former self and will either be a smaller online religion or it will go into obscurity like other American sects of the past.
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  Do You Support The Death Penalty ?

  by minimus in

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  do you support the death penalty or do you think the worst punishment should be incarceration?.

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  LongHairGal

  VIDIOT:

  I think that’s true.

  That’s why famous mass murderer types (mostly of women) who get a lot of press coverage would get the very much deserved death penalty - meanwhile other run-of-the-mill murderers do not, sadly.
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  Do You Get Easily Offended By What People Do or Don’t Do?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does using uncle ben’s food products offend you?.

  are you offended if you see a flag?

  what about a confederate flag?.

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  LongHairGal

  STEPHANELALIBERTE:

  Yes, there is no escape from this garbage and I try to ignore it as much as I can.

  BTW, I am sure you meant the word ‘peace’.