Posts by LongHairGal

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Does anything about your religion trouble you as a Jehovah’s Witness or is it all good?

by Vanderhoven7 in

can you add to this:.

"does anything about your religion trouble you as a jehovah’s witness or is it all good?

some of the things that would trouble me if i were a jehovah’s witness would include:.

LongHairGal

OVERRATED:

Be very glad you did not do this!

There is nothing sadder than an over fifty person trying to get a job for the first time in their life. And we are talking about today in an economy that is ruined and after several decades of sending jobs overseas - not to mention age discrimination they will face. This isn’t the 1970s when there were jobs aplenty! Hell no, those days are gone. The fired bethelites are facing just about the worst work environment.

I’m SO glad I’m not around there to hear hard-luck stories and appeals for money.

Even though I feel somewhat sorry for these older bethelites who are let go - I also know they made callous, ignorant remarks like ‘not spiritual’ or ‘materialistic’ about people in congregations who worked full-time. I was one such person who was criticized.

So, the way I see it, some of them richly deserve to know what it is like to have to work at an actual job and earn their pay..like the rest of the people in the world! ..Good luck to them. This is a far better sentiment than anything I would have ever gotten from them!

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Does anything about your religion trouble you as a Jehovah’s Witness or is it all good?

by Vanderhoven7 in

can you add to this:.

"does anything about your religion trouble you as a jehovah’s witness or is it all good?

some of the things that would trouble me if i were a jehovah’s witness would include:.

LongHairGal

VANDERHOVEN7:

I’m glad you brought this out above: “..exempt from receiving social security which they don’t find out until they are ousted from their assignments”.

Too many JWs are ignorant about this. Somebody has to pay into SS in order for somebody to receive it.

JWs in bethel were young, naive and felt protected and didn’t have the foggiest notion what SS was..That is, until they got kicked out at an older age! That term of being ‘reassigned’ as pioneers in the field is just to cushion the blow. These people have to learn to make their own way in the wicked old world at a considerably older age than their so-called worldly non-JW counterparts who learn this routinely when they are eighteen or so.

God help people in congregations where these ex-bethelites are sent because they’ll be hit up for money to give these people. Glad I am NOT around this!

I just read a post on Reddit that alluded to there being some lawsuits against the religion for older bethelites being let go with no money. I hadn’t read this before. If so, I’m glad some were smart enough to do it. I’m sure they know it might mean being disfellowshipped, but so what?

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Biblical Anachronisms in JW Literature

by neat blue dog in

in a recent post ffghost made a comment about how they're always inserting modern concepts into biblical narratives to make it relatable to jw's organization.

here are some that come to mind:.

- the capitalized term "governing body" when referring to the older men in jerusalem (really just another group of christians that paul outspokenly disagreed with and didn't look to for approval).

LongHairGal

NEAT BLUE DOG:

Yes, I agree about the anachronisms in their literature. They want people to believe they are directly connected or ‘descended’ from people and situations in ancient bible times.

I had a similar pet peeve back when I was in. Some fool would refer to the artwork in one of the books or magazines as if it were an actual photograph taken in the first century! This made me very angry. Didn’t know they had cameras or video recorders back then!

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The Governing Body KNEW CSA was happening at Bethel

by Newly Enlightened in

https://youtu.be/btryr_z7elg.

LongHairGal

HAPPY DAD:

I believe it means Child Sexual Abuse.

I am in agreement with you about the annoying use of abbreviations everywhere as if everybody knows what is being referred to.🙄

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Newly wed--todays WT

by road to nowhere in

since i am still "in" i "studied".

it takes all of 3 minutes to skim the article.

points;.

LongHairGal

GREAT TEACHER:

I wasn’t the one who downvoted your comment and I can see the point that in many cases it’s cheaper to buy, if a person can. At this point in my life, though, buying something isn’t for me.

But, getting to the important point. I would pay NO attention to those who live a cloistered life inside some religion giving their childish opinions on things they know nothing about.. They are totally removed from reality about life, finances or anything.. The only way they will find out these gritty realities is if they are let-go in the next batch of downsizing!

I’m glad I’m out of the idiot JW religion for many years.. I pray nobody is foolish enough to make life-altering decisions based on what’s printed in those rags! 👎

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Does anything about your religion trouble you as a Jehovah’s Witness or is it all good?

by Vanderhoven7 in

can you add to this:.

"does anything about your religion trouble you as a jehovah’s witness or is it all good?

some of the things that would trouble me if i were a jehovah’s witness would include:.

LongHairGal

OVERRATED:

It is SO true about them not wanting anybody to ask questions.

When a person is new in the religion some issue or teaching will always come up that will make a person ask a question.

I remember asking questions and getting inadequate answers along the lines of ‘waiting on Jehovah’ to either fix things, clarify things, etc.. I knew the answers I got were BS and got the sense that they hate thinkers! Too many questions and you will be on their radar.. Even writing to the ‘society’ as it was called proved to be a waste of time. I wrote a few times. I was still a ‘believer’ at that point and I consider that my questions were sincere. I received only one of what I considered to be an intelligent response that indicated that somebody at least read my letter!.. The others were a waste of time as I got laughable cliche responses which did not even address or downright ignored my questions. I knew then it was a waste of time and effort and I never bothered again.

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What are some of the weird teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses, past and present?

by Vanderhoven7 in

i just picked up a few from mark jones as follows:.

i see is that the vast majority of jws don't seem to understand what their religion actually teaches.. the more controversial or embarrassing doctrine - although still official doctrine that has never been rescinded - is just not talked about anymore in the magazines.

there are dinosaurs living on venus.https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2fowhx/dinosaurs_on_venus/.

LongHairGal

VANDERHOVEN7:

Yes, it’s true that the average JW doesn't know all that much about the religion’s past crazy teachings. But, I don’t believe they even care. In fact, most of them can’t clearly explain to anybody what they even believe NOW.

It’s gotten to the point that I don’t think they believe it matters WHAT is being taught. They wouldn’t dare admit this to anybody, but I believe it’s true. They only care that they belong to the ‘right’ religion (or club as I call it). They only know the terms ‘new system’, ‘Armageddon’, ‘governing body’ and the name ‘Jehovah’..Nothing else matters to them!

CARLA:

I think that you (as a non-JW) have reached the distinction of knowing more about the Jehovah’s Witness religion than even your husband who is ‘in’.

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Why do Anti-Jws refuse to answer questions- and ignore our answers?

by DoubtingThomas in

jw
friends

denial..

LongHairGal

DEAR ZING’s PARTNER:

I believe the original poster DT has left the building, but point taken.

Real truth should be able to withstand questions and scrutiny.👍🏻

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A New LOW for Jehovah's Witnesses

by Newly Enlightened in

https://youtu.be/eufngqq77tu.

LongHairGal

This is very tacky in my opinion and I would think a person who does this would be courting danger.

People who are grieving might be unpredictable. I am reminded of the movie I saw years ago called “The Verdict” with Paul Newman. He played a burnt out lawyer who wasn’t doing well. Before he got his big case it seemed he was what people call an ‘ambulance chaser’.

There was a scene where he went into a funeral home and mixed among the mourners pretending to be one. I believe he was passing out business cards. One of the mourners who was close to the deceased (the son?) sensed something was off and was angry that he was there.. He told him off good and was so outraged that the lawyer almost got his behind physically kicked out into the street!...This type of angry response is what somebody is risking when they intrude on people’s grief!

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Moses, Pharaoh and the Exodus Fairytale

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

exodus 7. .

new king james version.

moses before pharaoh.

LongHairGal

PUNKOFNICE:

I loved that movie and especially Yul Brynner as Pharaoh with his decrees: “so it is written and so it shall be done..”

I thought Exodus was my favorite bible story. Some think these things never happened. I think they did (to some degree). But I’m not defending anybody who tries to make this story relevant to today. I think certain JWs think these Go-bags they are instructed to have are because there is going to be another ‘Exodus.2’ . They might expect some miracle like the parting of the Red Sea to occur.. Whatever.

I think the bible is a book mainly of history with some fantasy, exaggeration thrown in.