LongHairGal

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  Invatation Snubs - Anybody?

  by CaptK in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mother who has been a jw for over 50 yrs, was sent an invatation to an elder's son high school graduation party.

  however it was addressed to just her alone not including her husband who is not a witness but a nice guy just no jw.

  the elder's son has yet to speak to my mother at the meetings even a hello or a casual conversation.

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  LongHairGal

  How would you like to be in a book study where a sis. was making arrangements for her upcoming wedding and you know you were not going to be invited because they would act furtively around you? This girl didn't like me and usually avoided me like the plague. I was hep to what was going on but I didn't say anything of course.
  
  Well, about a month before the wedding I get a tug on my arm and a coy look on the face of the mother. She tells me they have had a few cancellations and would I like to attend the wedding. I said yes.
  
  I gave an inexpensive gift and didn't give a hoot what anybody thought.
  
  I know I was criticized but I didn't care in view of the general attitude of the family.
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  WTS definition of honesty

  by littlerockguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  can somebody tell me the wts definition of honesty?

  i dont have my insight book with me.

  i knew their definition of a lye and how they apply there definition with their legalistic actions.

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  LongHairGal

  Yes, lying under the right conditions was condoned as theocratic warfare if the person was not entitled to know the truth.
  
  One of the problems with this skewed definition of honesty is that it contributes to the general unaccountable attitude that some of them display.
  
  I believe some of them think they can get away with anything as long as they go out in service or appear to be repentant. It is almost as if the ministry is a "white wash" for any wrong they do.
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  Did every congregation have one or two desperate singletons?

  by diamondblue1974 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

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  i remember in the kh i went to there was always at least one desperate singleton who would sniff around the single women particularly the ones which were his own age...he was mid 40s i seem to believe...never had a girlfriend and would have married anybody who wouldve had him.

  there was no real harm in him...just lonely i expect but i think he made most women skwirm.. what about you...did your hall have its own resident 'single sister stalker'?

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  LongHairGal

  Blondie:
  
  Very funny but true!
  
  I have always said that a brother could be homely, have $2 bucks in his pocket and own one cheap suit and there would be women who would want him.
  
  But, at least you are referring to men who actually WANT to be married. How about bros. who really don't want to be married but go around leading women on and causing trouble!
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  Did you meet any con artist types there?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seemed to me that there were a number of con artist types of personalities i came across during my years there.

  i am not referring to people who were actually doing anything illegal.

  what i am referring to are people who were very adept at getting things out of other people.

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  LongHairGal

  I note that many of you are mentioning pyramid schemes even though I was not referring to them.
  
  But I see how they can become interrelated!
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  Did you meet any con artist types there?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seemed to me that there were a number of con artist types of personalities i came across during my years there.

  i am not referring to people who were actually doing anything illegal.

  what i am referring to are people who were very adept at getting things out of other people.

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  LongHairGal

  Your stories are shocking and only the tip of the iceberg!
  
  I believe it is true that such types are attracted to religious organizations because they think the people are suckers. But the part that is really bad among the JWs is that you are being set-up to be a sucker - even if it wasn't in your nature to be one. They urge you to let your guard down, telling you to widen out. You can have an experience that can leave you reeling! But the worst part is that nobody is accountable! You are on your own. If you went and complained to the elders you would be told that you didn't use discernment, etc. or something along these lines. And never mind that scripture about not taking your brother to court because I certainly would.
  
  I also learned something else about con artist and manipulative types: they will very often show hospitality to you first (an "investment" so to speak) because they figure they will get back much more from you than they put in.
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  Relationships and age difference

  by greendawn in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  people say that love is blind to age difference but when you have/had to strike a relationship or marry with someone what's the maximum age difference that is/was acceptable to you?

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  LongHairGal

  You have to remember that the older you get the less important it is.

  Basically I like somebody within a decade of my age. That can be older or younger. And that is only because I feel somebody closer to my age has more in common with me. But I will make exceptions sometimes.
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  WHO IS JOHN GALT? (A survey on Ayn Rand)

  by Terry in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  since its publication in 1957, atlas shrugged has sold more than five million copies.

  perhaps a measure of the book's continuing influence may be estimated from the results of a survey conducted jointly by the library of congress and book-of-the-month club in 1991. the survey asked readers which books had made a difference in people's lives.

  the results found atlas shrugged placing second only to the bible.

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  LongHairGal

  I read Atlas Shrugged last year. I liked it even though it was a bit long. The most tedious (and unreal part) was John Galt's manifesto speech which I speed-read through.

  As far as the message of the book goes. I agree with John Galt. I am living proof of that on my job and have had a few confrontations over the years.

  We DO live in a world today where a person with ability is taken advantage of by other people. Only in his fantasy novel it got so bad that the good people literally had to drop out of society.

  LHG
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  Did you meet any con artist types there?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seemed to me that there were a number of con artist types of personalities i came across during my years there.

  i am not referring to people who were actually doing anything illegal.

  what i am referring to are people who were very adept at getting things out of other people.

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  LongHairGal

  Bikerchic:
  
  Interesting about the elder who screened his calls and didn't pick up for certain people!
  
  I wouldn't ask them for the right time!
  
  I'll never forget years ago when I needed help for something serious I approached an elder in my hall. In retrospect, he was piss-poor in ability but what did I know? I couldn't get five minutes of his undivided attention.
  
  I walked away in tears.
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  Did you meet any con artist types there?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seemed to me that there were a number of con artist types of personalities i came across during my years there.

  i am not referring to people who were actually doing anything illegal.

  what i am referring to are people who were very adept at getting things out of other people.

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  LongHairGal

  Upside/down:
  
  Good points. The things I saw were the opposite of self-sacrificing!
  Yeah! They wanted the other guy to be self-sacrificing and benefit from HIS self-sacrifice.
  
  What always got me was how they were telling us to widen-out. But you never knew who or what you were widening out to until it was too late.
  
  This may not be foolproof here is something to look out for in detecting a person who might fall in to this category:
  
  BEWARE: whenever you see an excess of humor - like a comedian/comedienne OR
  whenever you see an excess of "spirituality" - be on guard!
  
  an alarm should go off in your head!
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  Did you meet any con artist types there?

  by LongHairGal in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it seemed to me that there were a number of con artist types of personalities i came across during my years there.

  i am not referring to people who were actually doing anything illegal.

  what i am referring to are people who were very adept at getting things out of other people.

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  LongHairGal

  It seemed to me that there were a number of con artist types of personalities I came across during my years there. I am not referring to people who were actually doing anything illegal. What I am referring to are people who were very adept at getting things out of other people. These things could be money, material things and/or favors.
  
  There were several that I saw but three individuals in particular come to mind. One was a man and two were women. The man did things I consider to be so shameful even by "worldly" standards. No self-respecting masculine man would do what he did. Always trying to get-over on everybody. His modus operandi was getting sympathy from the elderly and it is rumored they would give him money.
  
  Of the two women, one was a single who hopped from place to place. I guess she had to. Once the jig is up you usually have to move on.
  
  The other was a more respectable but cukoo type who was very clever in getting people to do for her.
  
  It made me sick to see these things.